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Welcome back.. from holidays and from lockdown!

How quickly things can turn around, but if last year taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected!

Next week on Thursday, we will be holding our first school mass for the term. Unfortunately, with restrictions as they are, we are unable to invite our parents to join us. We will however let you know if anything changes between now and then. The mass will be celebrating St Mary of the Cross MacKillop whose feast day is on August 8^th. I am particularly looking forward to this feast day after our retreat last term and learning more about her and her work. One thing that struck me the most was her ability to accept God’s will in all things. Below is what she wrote about it and I think I have included this before in a previous newsletter, but it seems relevant to what is happening in our world at the moment. If you want to hear this in song form follow the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPcpHaetyOw

“Oh, Father, I cannot tell you what a beautiful thing the will of God seems to me. For some years past, my Communions, my prayers, my intentions have all been for God's will to be done. I can never pray for a particular intention, a particular person, or anything particular about our own Institute, but in God's loved will, that is - whilst I desire with all my heart to pray for these, I cannot help at the same time desiring that He only use my prayers for the intention that His own will most desires at this time. Thus I feel a joy when things go well, for I see His will in this, and an equal joy when they seem to go wrong or against our natural desire, for there again I see His will, and am satisfied that He has accepted my prayers and those of many more for some other object at the time nearer to His adorable will.

To me, the will of God is a dear book which I am never tired of reading, which has always some new charm for me. Nothing is too little to be noticed there, but yet my littleness and nothingness has often dared to oppose it, and I am painfully conscious that in many ways I still in my tepidity offend against it without perceiving what I am doing. But such dear lessons as you gave me the other evening then come to my aid and encourage me, for the love of my sweet Jesus is too strong, too beautiful, and His merits too great, for me not to cling to Him.”

God willing, we will be easing out of these restrictions sooner rather than later and we can see you back here at school to join with us for Masses and Assemblies and other such occasions.

God Bless,

Miriam