Be the Light

At St Clare of Assisi, we are all striving to live like our patron Saint, Clare. We aim to do this through our four school ‘Rays of Light’, which are:

· Faith,

· Community,

· Learning and

· Leadership.

Our theme for this year is ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’. Psalm 119:105 This psalm allows us to continue to be the light by listening to, praying with and acting upon God’s word. Faith, community, learning and leadership are all qualities that can shine through us as we aim to live out our school motto ‘Be the Light’.

As a school we will be celebrating the theme through masses, prayer celebrations and classwork. We invite you to chat to your children about what the theme means to them and how they think God’s word lights a path for us in our daily lives.

Before beginning his ministry, Jesus went into the desert to pray. He didn’t eat or drink; he fasted and used the time to focus on his relationship with God. Today, during the 40 days before Easter known as Lent, we too are called to focus on our relationship with God. Catholics do three things to grow closer to God during Lent: pray, fast and give alms to those in need. Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving are the three pillars of Lenten spirituality.

Over the next three weeks we will look at these pillars.

The first pillar of Lent is PRAYER.  We pray to grow in our relationship with God and ask God for guidance on how to live our lives. In our prayer, we also thank God for the gifts we have been given and we pray for those who have less than we do. During Lent, we can make an extra effort to pray each day to become the person God calls us to be.