{"id":26305,"date":"2020-09-16T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=26305"},"modified":"2020-09-15T13:14:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T12:14:56","slug":"wednesday-reflection-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/wednesday-reflection-13\/","title":{"rendered":"WEDNESDAY REFLECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mid-week Reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Feast of St Ninian<\/p>\n

St Ninian was an Englishman but since he came from Cumbria he was not far from being a Scotsman! In the year of Our Lord 394, he was ordained a priest in Rome, probably by Pope Siricius.\u00a0 Today, as\u00a0 we celebrate the Feast Day of our school patron, we can be confident that St Ninian\u2019s High School has deservedly earned a reputation for academic achievement and for promoting a seriously profound religious education.\u00a0 To continue to do so is of paramount importance. The Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationis) issued at the Second Vatican Council on 28th<\/sup> October 1965 teaches that it is a grave obligation to see to the moral and religious education of all our children.\u00a0 What a joy and privilege it is for teachers to take this r\u00f4le earnestly. As someone who has been involved for many years in the spiritual life of the school, I have witnessed how good catechesis makes young Catholics who are manifestly good, happy, pleasant and, towards their senior years, not afraid to talk about Christ.\u00a0 We hope that pupils who are not members of our Faith, will benefit from their experience of studying in a Catholic school. A Catechism is a doctrinal manual giving a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers and often, especially in past times, committed to memory.\u00a0 Catechesis is the religious instruction given to pupils.\u00a0 As educators, we have the opportunity and, hopefully, the courage to invite our students to pray.\u00a0 As a priest, I like to encourage teachers and pupils to visit the Oratory for Eucharistic Adoration during free moments in the school day.\u00a0 This practice gives us time to pause in silence.\u00a0 At a Mass during World Youth Day in Australia in 2008, there was close to half a million young people present and yet, after Communion, the silence was so deep and intense that the only noise heard was that of the birds chirping and singing!\u00a0 This from a generation used to machines, iphones, tweeting, emailing, lap-tops and all the modern means of communication.\u00a0 Silence, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, trumped the media.\u00a0 Is there, do you think, a great hunger among students for Truth and for God?<\/p>\n

Let us pray:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord, our God, in your goodness and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe.\u00a0 Send your Spirit upon our pupils and fill them with your wisdom and blessings.\u00a0 Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge\u00a0 We ask this in Jesus\u2019 name.<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monsignor Monaghan<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mid-week Reflection: The Feast of St Ninian St Ninian was an Englishman but since he came from Cumbria he was not far from being a Scotsman! In the year of Our Lord<\/p>\n

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