October 17
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary, Pray for Us!
OCTOBER 16
St. Hedwig
Have your students read about St. Hedwig and maybe indulge in the Polish tradition of making the soles of St. Hedwig, a bread shaped like the soles of shoes to remind us of how she walked to serve the needy and to go to church sacrificing her shoes to do so. (https://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/search/label/St.%20Hedwig)
OCTOBER 21 – 22
NCEA New Superintendents Academy in Raleigh, NC
OCTOBER 22 – 25
NCEA Catholic Leadership Summit in Raleigh, NC
If you couldn’t make it this year, be sure to mark your calendar for October 13-16, 2024 in Seattle.
OCTOBER 22
St. Pope John Paul II
John Paul II, best known for his patronage of Polish-Ukrainian Reconciliation; World Meeting of Families 2015; and World Youth Days, was beatified in Saint Peter’s Square on May 1, 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI, and canonized by Pope Francis on April 17, 2014.
NOVEMBER 1
Solemnity of All Saints
NOVEMBER 2
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
NOVEMBER 12 – 18
Discover Catholic Schools Week
Discover Catholic Schools Week is the complement to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week in January, January 28 – February 3, 2024. Use this week to showcase to your local community and prospective families what makes your Catholic school great. With new theme and logo for the next three years, you can find great themed products at www.catholicschoolpride.com.
NOVEMBER 14 – 15
Many Gifts, One Nation: A Day of Giving to Catholic Schools
With FACTS as a partner, this one-day fundraiser begins on November 14, 12 PM ET and goes through November 15, 12 PM ET. For information on how to make this a landslide donation event, visit, www.NCEA.org/csw and https://factsmgt.com/ncea-national-day-giving-faq/.
NOVEMBER 23
Thanksgiving Day
Show you are thankful for each student in your class by writing out words of affirmation and encouragement on slips of paper to give to them before they leave for the holiday.
DECEMBER 9
St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known simply as Juan Diego, was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is the Church’s first indigenous American saint.
Ask your class to look up the significance of St. Juan Diego’s tilma.
DECEMBER 25
Christmas Day
DECEMBER 31
Feast of the Holy Family
JANUARY 1
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (New Year’s Day)
When back at school, ask your students to share their hopes for the coming year.
JANUARY 4
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
A convert to Catholicism, St. Elizabeth faced a life of trials and loss. She began a sisterhood and started the first free Catholic school in America, St. Mary’s College, in Baltimore, MD.