OUR MOTHER MARY’S BIRTHDAY- ST MARY’S SCHOOL FEAST DAY

Tomorrow we celebrate the Church feast of the birthday of the mother of God, Mary. Mary was the very first saint – the first follower of Jesus - from the moment she said “YES” to God’s request to become his mother on earth. As Jesus was dying on the cross, he made it clear that Mary is also our mother. The Bible records his last words to Mary: “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.”  John 19:26–27. Jesus established that Mary is the heavenly mother of all of humanity to whom we can turn for help. How blessed our school is to be named St Mary’s.

On this special feast day, we give thanks for Mary (the patroness of our school and Parish).

We are all called to become saints, and so we ask Mary to pray for us that we may follow her example in better devoting our lives to God.

From MARY we learn to be…

HUMBLE – to listen to God and to surrender to God’s will and say “Yes”.

COURAGEOUS – when faced with tough times and decisions

TRUSTING - when all hope seems gone that God is with us and loves us

COMPASSIONATE - to go out of ourselves and reach out to others just as she did with Elizabeth

FAITHFUL - to love Jesus her Son and have faith that we are unconditionally loved and cherished

Our special Feast Day will begin with Mass at 9:30am. All are welcome to attend. Following Mass, the children will join together in stage groups to participate in a number of special activities to celebrate and honour Mary.

The children are asked to wear BLUE clothing.