Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love, but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Amen
-St Augustine
Growing in Holiness
In 2010 Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI gave an address to pupils (all students at the Catholic Schools in England, Wales and Scotland) on an Apostolic Journey to the United Kingdom. In that address Benedict XVI stated that he hoped among the students listening there were some future saints of the twenty-first century. He stated, “What God wants most of all for each one of you is that you should become holy. He loves you much more than you could ever begin to imagine, and he wants the very best for you.”
At times we can forget that we are called to be saints, to pursue holiness. But what does this mean? Benedict, explains that holiness is placing our deepest hopes in God alone, recognising that God wants your friendship and responding to it and being attracted to the practice of virtue – so you begin to recognise dangerous things that cause destruction by developing compassion.
At Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, it is our hope that our staff and students pursue holiness and in doing so our students will recognise the bigger picture of all the work they will do and in the context of growing closer to God.
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Opening College Mass Postponed
Due to the current restrictions our annual College Opening Mass has been postponed. Parents/Carers will be notified of the new date once this has been confirmed.
Year 7 Welcome Day Liturgy
Family attendance to our annual Year 7 Welcome Day Mass had to be changed due to the current restrictions in schools regarding gathering in large numbers. However, we were still able to be united in prayer via a livestreamed liturgy to our Year 7 homerooms. Deacon Chris lead the liturgy along with several of our Year 7 students asking God for His blessings throughout our students’ time at CRC Caroline Springs. During the liturgy, the students and their families received a blessing and were presented with their homeroom candle as a symbol of ‘the Light of Christ.’ In Deacon Chris’ homily he reminded the students of our calling to “encourage one another to shine and add their light to whatever we do” as Christ said in the Gospel “your light must shine in the sight of men, so that, seeing your good works, they may give the praise to your Father in heaven’ (Mt 5:14-16).
Friday 8:00am Mass – St Catherine of Siena Parish Church
Students, parents and their families are invited to attend 8:00am morning Mass.
Friday’s during Term 1
8:00 – 8:25am
St Catherine of Siena Parish, Caroline Springs.
The Eucharist allows us the opportunity to receive so many graces from God. Strength, forgiveness and hope are some of these graces we receive. However, the most important is growing in a deeper love for Christ from receiving him in the Eucharist. It is a wonderful opportunity to spend some time in silence and prayer and move our focus away from ourselves and on things we may need to work to allow Christ to reign in our hearts.