Faith and Mission
On Sunday 15 August, we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. In our Catholic tradition, we believe that on this day, Mary the Mother of Jesus, was taken into heaven as a reward for her faith and trust in God.
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St John Baptist de La Salle said “that the special grace we ought to ask, of the Blessed Mary, on this day, the Feast of the Assumption is for us to be removed and to be freed from the corruption of the world and especially to have great purity” (Med 156.2).
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He asks us to look to Mary and to pray to her. We ask for her guidance to be virtuous, good and honest people with the same faith and trust in God that she had.
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On this Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary, we give thanks and praise for Mary, in the hope we are inspired by her example of humility and willingness to be true servants of God.
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Mary is our hope and our promise of what God can do in our own lives, if we trust and believe. Mary is an example to us all. Through her openness, trust and faith in God, Mary enabled God’s will to be fulfilled in an extraordinary way - she put her whole life on the line for God by accepting the invitation to be the mother of his Son.
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St John Baptist de La Salle reminds us that “when the angel (Gabriel) declares to Mary that she is the Mother of God, and honours her as such… (Mary), has no other reply except that she is the servant of the Lord…. May all the graces God gives us, no matter how remarkable they may be, incline us also to be humble ourselves.” (Med 112.1)
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As Lasallians, we are people of hope, people sustained by inner joy – we are people just like Mary. Our prayer is our remembrance of Mary and our continued trust and faith in her help, especially in these troubled and uncertain times.
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St John Baptist de La Salle – Pray for Us Mary our Good Mother – Pray for Us Live Jesus in Our Hearts – Forever
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Rana Brogan
Deputy Principal — Faith and Mission
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