St. Ferdinand Catholic Parish and School

Check your campus Fast Direct for a link to join the ASA Parent Association meeting on Tuesday, January 5th at 6:30pm.

Catholic Education, part 2 Another saint instrumental to building Catholic schooling in our country was St. John Neumann. As bishop of Philadelphia he organized the first diocesan school system. St. John Neumann persevered in the many challenges he met in life and his words encourage us to do the same. "Everyone who breathes, high and low, educated and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work. God sees every one of us; He creates every soul for a pu...rpose." St. John Neumann, pray for us! Mass - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aRUS6aM8FZQ&feature=youtu.be

Catholic Education Pope St. John Paul II said that Catholic education "aims not only to communicate facts but also to transmit a coherent, comprehensive vision of life..." and it is "above all a question of communicating Christ, of helping to form Christ in the lives of others." He also said, "Parents are the first and most important educators of their own children..." Being Catholic Christian is not only a "religion", it is a way to live life that is conveyed to students thr...ough a loving family and caring teachers. The past year has provided many opportunities to practice this important partnership! Many thanks to all who contribute to Catholic education! With her feast day on January 4, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was a pioneer in Catholic schooling in the U.S. She home-schooled her children, founded a Catholic school and a religious order, and is the first native-born U.S. citizen to be proclaimed a saint. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton , pray for us! Mass - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZKalKgdwio&feature=youtu.be

Better late than never... "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." - St. Jerome As Catholics we are blessed to hear the Word of God at every Mass. Here is an opportunity to take your study of Christ, God's Word, up a notch. The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz podcast will cover the entire Bible in 365 days, beginning January 1 (yes, we are late, but you can access the previous podcasts). You can do this at home and it is free. To check it out go to https://as...censionpress.com/pages/biy-registration Mass - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4JhsXkPpF7k&feature=youtu.be

Mary, the Mother of God (and our mother, too) The Octave day of Christmas is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The following is an ancient and beautiful prayer asking for her motherly care: We fly to Thy protection,... O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen Mass - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dwYlfPuTdAU&feature=youtu.be