Sacramental and Devotional Life
Education is not just intellectual formation; it is the formation of the whole person. We invite our students to become saints!
A Eucharistic Centered School
Our school community is committed to centering itself around the Eucharist of our Lord. We desire our students to become saints and therefore we offer them, as much as possible and with the blessing of Archbishop Kurtz, the opportunity to attend Holy Mass weekly and make frequent use of the Sacrament of Penance. Along with Holy Mass and the Sacraments, our school lives the liturgical year with the Church, often commemorating a particular feast day or adjusting our spiritual emphasis during the seasons of the liturgical year.
Marian Devotion
Our school bears the name of the Immaculata, a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary which was used by St. Maximilian Kolbe, referring to her Immaculate Conception. St. Maximilian Kolbe, one of our school’s patron saints, challenged Catholics not to be afraid of loving Mary too much, for we “can never love her more than Jesus did.” Our children pray Kolbe’s Marian consecration prayer together every morning and are encouraged to pray the Rosary daily. We observe, in some manner, all the feasts of the Blessed Mother throughout the school year. Our students always look forward to constructing Marian grottos with their classmates in preparation for the school’s May procession and crowning!
A Spirit of Joy
One quality that distinguishes our school — and is often noticed by visitors — is an atmosphere of joy! The lives of the saints are filled with joy amidst all the hardships of their individual journeys. We, likewise, who are striving to be saints of the new millennium, also delight in the great beauty, mystery and joy which our Catholic faith brings. We strive to foster a spirit of unity and Christian camaraderie between our faculty members and administration and also among the students themselves.
Faith in Action
We encourage our children to practice acts of charity outside the school, and we also make time to serve our neighbors together as a school community. We believe this to be an important aspect of cultivating hearts which see Christ in their neighbors. In the past we have visited nearby elderly homes, helped with parish cleanup and offered our voices in song to cheer up those in need of joy during the holiday season. Each year, different grades take turns participating in a first Friday work of mercy serving for different groups in the community.
