Virtues of the Month
School year 2011 - 2012
The theme for our 2010-2011 school year is "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace".
Jesus teaches us to live our lives as our heavenly Father asks us to. We do this by honoring His commandments, saying our prayers daily, and treating others with respect. When we live as our Father asks us to He will provide all that we will need.The St. Gregory the Great School Community strives to "incarnate the Gospel in everyday life" by taking the call and challenge of Jesus seriously to become his disciples. During our school in-service week, time was spent discussing the meaning of "disciples" which led to developing a listing of possible Christian virtues for us to consider for our "Virtue of the Month" focus.
Virtues are firm habits to do what is right and good. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "a virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best himself." (CCC 1803)
Virtues open us up to a good and meaningful life. They guide us to live morally, control our emotions and avoid what is sinful. In doing so, virtues help us become "fully human" and tap into the rich potential given to us by God. These are the virtues that we will live as a school community this year.
| September | Change hatred into LOVE |
| October | Change injury into PARDON |
| November | Change doubt into FAITH |
| December | Change despair into HOPE |
| January | Change darkness into LIGHT |
| February | Change sadness into JOY |
| March | Seek to CONSOLE |
| April | Seek to UNDERSTAND |
| May | Seek to GIVE |