Students
across the LDCSB marked the start of Lent this week with Ash
Wednesday services. In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI set the tone, saying
Lent should be marked by a more frequent listening to the word of
God "by more intense prayer, by an austere and penitential
style of life."
The Pope said that following the example of St. Paul, Lent should
be marked by a more frequent listening to the word of God. " It
should be an encouragement to conversion and sincere love for our
brothers, especially those who are most poor and in need," he
said. In a celebration of Ash Wednesday at the ancient Roman
basilica of Santa Sabina, Benedict XVI offered the life
of St. Paul as a model of how the Christian should live Lent.
In his homily, the Pope focused especially on a phrase from the
second Letter to the Corinthians: "We implore you on behalf of
Christ, be reconciled to God." (5:20). " Paul," he
commented, "experienced in an extraordinary manner the power of
God's grace, the grace of the Paschal mystery that is the vital
force of Lent itself. He presents himself to us as an 'ambassador'
of the Lord. Who better than him, then, to help us travel in a
fruitful way this path of interior conversion?"
Father Dan Vere and Seminarian Victor De Gagne
from St. Justin's Parish gave out ashes during a paraliturgy at St.
Anthony Catholic French Immersion School on Ash Wednesday.
Above, the scene at St. George School on Shrove
Tuesday, with Fr. John Pirt burning the palms from Palm Sunday .
Father Francis from St. George Church burned palms
in preparation for Ash Wednesday (Above) while students from St.
Theresa looked on. (Below) This is the third year the school have
held this event.
Celebrating Those Who Have Made a
Difference!
This will be the sixth year of an initiative to profile London
District Catholic School Board Graduates who live the Ontario
Catholic Graduate Expectations. Those selected must be
secondary school graduates of the London District Catholic School
Board or its predecessor Boards. They must demonstrate impact in
professional and/or personal life in the following areas: spiritual,
academic, aesthetic, social, or physical; demonstrate fulfillment of
the Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations; and demonstrate
stewardship in Catholic Education. Nominators must complete a
nomination form, signed by the nominee and submitted to John Boles
at the Catholic Education Centre by February 28th, 2009. Printable
nominations forms are available Here..
There is a limit of one nomination per nominator. A Selection
Committee will review all nominations and make a final decision
based on the criteria. The graduate (s) will be profiled in
Spotlight, on the Board Website and during Education Week. This is
your opportunity to publicly honour someone you know who has made a
difference in the world around them! A list of previous winners is
available Here.
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fostering better understanding of Catholic Education.
Students
across the LDCSB marked the start of Lent this week with Ash
Wednesday services. In Rome, Pope Benedict XVI set the tone, saying
Lent should be marked by a more frequent listening to the word of
God "by more intense prayer, by an austere and penitential
style of life."
