The Spiritual Formation of our students occurs daily with our encounters with God and with each other and this formation is deepened through our Theology Classes and School Ministry Program.

Daily Mass at 7:20 AM in the Chapel

Mass is celebrated each weekday in the Chapel. Students are most welcome to join us as we begin our day centered around the Word of God and the Grace of the Eucharist.

Daily Prayer during homeroom and at the end of the day - Prayer is essential to our academic, moral, emotional, and spiritual development. When prayer is being offered everyone will stand in silence in respect for these sacred moments of grace. If you are in the hallways when prayer is offered students must stand and remain where you are in reverent silence until the conclusion of the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Morning Prayer is offered for the school community at 8:00 each morning. These prayers unite us as a community as an acknowledgment for God to strengthen us and sustain us through the day. We bookend our week with prayers to our Patron - Saint Therese of Lisieux. Our week begins with the Novena Rose Prayer, and on Friday we pray the Daily Offering.  

St. Francis’ Peace Prayer is prayed at the beginning of 8th period:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.  

Lunchtime Liturgies in the Chapel at the beginning of each lunch period

These are moments to gather in prayer in Chapel at the beginning of your lunch period. The liturgy includes an opportunity to offer your needs to God, to listen to the daily reading from Sacred Scripture, and to receive the nourishing strength of the Eucharist. The liturgy begins shortly after the bell rings to begin the period and lasts for about five minutes.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday

The Blessed Sacrament is present on the Altar in Chapel, for private or group periods of Adoration, every Thursday from 1st through 8th period. 

Rosary 

One of the mysteries of the Rosary is prayed every Thursday in Chapel at 2:45 PM. The Rosary offers the opportunity to pray the traditional prayers of the Catholic Church while meditating upon the events of the Paschal Mystery and Salvation History.

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy:

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed every Tuesday in Chapel at 2:45 PM. The Chaplet offers a variety of prayers, prayed while holding the rosary, that reflect upon the Passion of Jesus and his great gift of Mercy.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation:

The Sacrament of Penance is offered daily, in Chapel, on a rotating schedule - one period each day. The schedule will be announced. Also, Penance Services are celebrated in Chapel during  the Advent and Lent seasons.

Retreats:

An annual retreat is a mandatory component of Catholic Education. The Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes will have a designated retreat day, at school, in Advent. The Senior Class will have the opportunity for small group retreat experiences that are held after the school day into the early evening. The Senior Retreats are conducted during the Second Semester. 
 

Spiritual Organizations:

The Community Service Corps (CSC):

The Community Service Corps (CSC) showcases our Theresian Spirit of simple, loving service by conducting numerous social and environmental activities throughout the school year. Information about the CSC is shared through your Theology Class CSC Representative as well as through a Google Classroom CSC site. 

Respect Life Club:

The Little Flower Respect Life Club - You Can’t Spell Life without LF - organizes a diverse program of activities throughout the year to raise awareness of the scope of life issues. Additionally the Respect Life Group participates in the various events sponsored by the Archdiocese.

Liturgical Friends - Ministry Group

The Liturgical Friends are altar servers, readers, and participants at our school liturgies. Previous experience as an altar server is helpful but not required. The Liturgical Friends assist at our Community Masses which are celebrated in the Auditorium.