Joy in Others

As I am sure most of you know, this past Sunday Pope Francis canonized a new saint: Mother Teresa. This morning at assembly, Father Bill shared a few of her more famous quotes with our students:

"If you spend time to judge people, you have no time to love them."

"I am a little pencil in the hand of God who is sending a love letter to the world."

"If you can't feed 100 people then just feed one." 

When I think about the different components of our Lion Joy this school year, I can think of no better patron saint for "Joy in Others" than Saint Theresa of Calcutta. In fact, I am sure she must have whispered in the ear of one of our 1st grade students last week. 

The student, pictured below, teamed up with his brother to sell lemonade. Unlike most children, who look to turn a profit for a new toy or video game, the boys donated half of their money, $22, to our mission collection, which we take up during school mass on Wednesdays. 

This money will go to our sister parish in Sainte-Suzanne, Haiti for the purchase of Christmas presents for children of the parish. These students, and I am sure there are many more in our community like them, are living Joy for others and making sure God's "love letter to the world" is being sent.