Virtue = Strength March 18

Dear Assumption Catholic Schools The strength for the week is perseverance – the ability – strength and desire to keep going and never quit. Perseverance-2023-2024-Mini-PDF Jesus did not give up even to the point of dying on the cross to save us.  In our lives we will face hardship and adversity but by perseverance we […]

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Virtue = Strength March 8

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Building on the virtue of fortitude is the strength of mortification Mortification-2023-2024-Mini-PDF Mortification, based on Faith, is the strength to deny oneself through penance and austerity to strengthen the will in the practice of virtue and grow in the likeness of Christ. The mortification is never an end in itself, but a means by which […]

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Virtue=Strength March

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As the calendar turns to March we will focus on the virtue of Fortitude The virtue of Fortitude, or Courage, is the strength to do the right thing in the face of fear and/or difficulties. Fortitude-2023-2024-Mini-PDF From The Catechism of the Catholic Church #1808 Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and […]

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Virtue=Strength

The strength this week is kindness – The strength to be friendly, thoughtful and welcoming to others. Kindness-2023-2024-Mini-PDF DEFINITION Treat others the way you want to be treated. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Matthew 7:12 Lord, thank You for allowing us to learn about the virtues. Strengthen our wills and […]

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Weekly Virtue Message

Dear Assumption Catholic Schools, This week our strength building on the virtue of LOVE FOR NEIGHBOR is COMPASSION. The strength to be aware of the needs of others and the desire to help them. DEFINITION Treat others the way you want to be treated. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” […]

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President’s Virtue Message February 10 2024

Dear Assumption Catholic Schools Switching to Mondays for the weekly message from Virtue=Strength. The strength this week is Respect – This builds on the virtue of Love for Neighbor.  Respect means to treat others as you wish to be treated. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Matthew 7:12 Respect-2023-2024-Mini-PDF “Look […]

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President’s Virtue Message February 2, 2024

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For the month of February the virtue is Love for Neighbor also known as charity. The virtue of Love for Neighbor, or Charity, is a divinely infused virtue, that gives us the strength to love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. As Jesus […]

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President’s Virtue Message January 26

Greetings Assumption Catholic Schools, This week our strength building on the virtue of PRUDENCE is UNDERSTANDING. The strength to know what is the right thing to do in each situation. Understanding your choices, large and small, allows one to make the right decision. “The Lord opened the understanding of my unbelieving heart, so that I […]

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President’s Virtue Blog January 19

Dear Assumption Catholic Schools, A special prayer to our March for Life students and staff who have journeyed to Washington DC to provide witness to the culture of life and the protection of the unborn.  May they travel safely and may their experience be fruitful This week our strength building on the virtue of PRUDENCE […]

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President’s Friday Virtue Message January 12, 2024

Greetings Assumption Catholic Schools, The Church calendar has turned from Christmas to Ordinary time.  Of course nothing in the life of Jesus is ordinary in the sense that humans think of the word ordinary.  Our next few weeks will be spent hearing and reading about Jesus’ ministry and how He was made known to the […]

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