November 2nd - El Dia de los Muertos/All Souls Day
We all enjoyed Halloween festivities on Friday beginning with our parade, followed by the Carnival hosted by the SLC. It was such a fun and lively celebration of a holiday that most of our students (and many staff) LOVE. Then yesterday, we began the day with our morning assembly and prayer service for the Feast of All Saints Day. Our invitation to have students dress as saints allowed us to meet some saints right here on our school yard! We look to the lives of the saints to show us how to devote ourselves to God. Believe me, I see saintly behavior among our students and staff daily.
Sadly, my four sisters and our families buried our brother, Sam Spear, yesterday. Sam died suddenly on October 22, and we are shocked and grieving. We also celebrated the 5th anniversary of our other brother’s death last Thursday, so now we have many souls in Heaven, looking over us and interceding on our behalf. Both of my brothers were very devout Catholics and attended Mass regularly. Our Catholic traditions and rituals around death are indeed so comforting. Gathering to say the Rosary, having Mass to celebrate their lives, and prayers and holy cards are all practices that are traditional in our faith but truly have significance and a deep spiritual effect for the grief-stricken. We turn our sorrow and grief to God, to Mary and the saints, to give us peace and comfort. We find great strength in our belief in eternal life in Heaven and that we will meet our loved ones again.
So on this Feast of All Souls Day, el Dia de los Muertos, we honor our loved ones who have passed before us, remembering the light they were while they were alive, and the guiding light they shine on us from Heaven to help us and be with us in their absence.
May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen.
Warmly,
Julie Thomas
Interim Principal
