Please join us for this beautiful Saint Paul Catholic Classical School tradition as we honor Our Lady and Praise God for the gift of Mary. Please join us in the school cafeteria aftwerwards for a fellowship.
6:30 am - December 9 - Saint Paul the Apostle Church
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As a school family, we are bringing focus to the virtues. Stemming from the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, we name two virtues each month to discover and strive to live out. Additionally, we learn about a saint who embodies those particular virtues.
For the month of November, we are focusing on the virtues of Loyalty and Patience We celebrate Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s Story
According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. At the age of 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers. Amazed at her wisdom and debating skills, they became Christians—as did about 200 soldiers and members of the emperor’s family. All of them were martyred.
Sentenced to be executed on a spiked wheel, Catherine touched the wheel and it shattered. She was beheaded. Centuries later, angels are said to have carried the body of Saint Catherine to a monastery at the foot of Mt. Sinai.
Devotion to her spread as a result of the Crusades. She was invoked as the patroness of students, teachers, librarians and lawyers. Catherine is one of the 14 Holy Helpers, venerated especially in Germany and Hungary.
Reflection
The pursuit of God’s wisdom may not lead to riches or earthly honors. In Catherine’s case, this pursuit contributed to her martyrdom. She was not, however, foolish in preferring to die for Jesus rather than live only by denying him. All the rewards that her tormentors offered her would rust, lose their beauty, or in some other way become a poor exchange for Catherine’s honesty and integrity in following Jesus Christ.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a Patron Saint of:
Lawyers
Librarians
Philosophers
Students
Teachers
-Courtesy of Fransican Media Saint of the Day
Saint Paul Catholic Classical School is seeking Substitute teachers immediately to help fulfill the school’s mission to accompany parents on their journey as primary educators to unlock the wonders of God's creation through a comprehensive, faith-based, classical education. In communion with the Catholic Church, we foster awareness of each child's dignity as created in the image and likeness of God. We strive to form the whole person, which enables each child to seek truth, goodness, and beauty in all things and to grow and live as an instrument of God's love. Please visit the Catholic Schools Office of the Diocese of Dallas at www.csodallas.org/apply to see all available positions.
If you are interested and would like to serve SPCCS as a substitute teacher, please apply. Please send your resume and cover letter to Courtney DeMakas at c.demakas@spsdfw.org. Safe Environment Certification also needs to be current, please contact Beatriz Gonzalez at beatriz@saintpaulchurch.org.