The clouds parted and a ray of sunshine shone down on the grotto outside St. Theresa School, during a Feast Day procession Friday.
St. Theresa School students Friday celebrated the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, “the Little Flower.”
The school community gathered to celebrate the Feast Day with a beautiful mass followed by a procession to the church grotto, where the statue of St. Theresa was adorned with roses.
Eighth grade student Clare Kenny dressed as the school’s Patron Saint.
St. Theresa School eighth grade student Clare Kenny dressed as patron saint, St. Therese of Lisieux, for the school’s Feast Day Friday.
“The heavens opened up in a bright light as a student from each grade placed a rose in a vase in her honor and then disappeared soon after,” a news release from the school stated. “It was a special day for the St. Theresa School community as they honored their Patron Saint, St. Theresa.”
St. Theresa School is celebrating its 78th year of providing a Catholic-centered education for pre-kindergarten through eighth grades consistent with the educational mission of the Church. The school emphasizes learning basic skills through a blend of traditional and current creative teaching methods and the use of technology. A caring faculty, supportive parents and parishioners foster the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional growth of the whole child.
For more information about St. Theresa School, please call 610-838-8161.
Note: Information and photos contributed by St. Theresa School.
A mass led by Rev. Jerome Tauber is celebrated Friday at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Roman Catholic church in Hellertown. The mass was part of Feast Day celebrations for the parish/school’s patron saint, St. Therese of Lisieux.
