This author used to work as a corporate trainer for several years. As such, I have a clear understanding of just how challenging it is to be a teacher, and the tremendous impact - positive or even negative - they can potentially make on the children under their care. So when I was asked to faith-share yesterday at a retreat for the teachers and staff of Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGC) in Pearl City, I was more than happy to do it for these hard-working professionals... and, for the sake of their students, too.
The Staff & Faculty of OLGC School.
Following my usual format, I spoke of the history of the concept of Sainthood, the Church's Canonization Process, and the lives of several holy individuals, Blesseds, and Saints; bringing their respective relics, as follows: St. Bernadette of Lourdes, St. Damien of Molokai, Sts. Louis & Zelie Martin, St. Margaret of Castello, Ven. Maria Domenica Lazzeri, Bl. Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, and St. Therese of Lisieux ... and this ministry's relic of Our Lady's veil.
In addition, relics of certain Saints whose statues are displayed in OLGC Church were specially requested and brought to the presentation: St. Anthony of Padua, St. John Marie Vianney, St. Peregrine Laziosi, and St. Padre Pio.
respects to our spiritual heroes.
I found the OLGC Team to be a warm and welcoming group; well-prepared for the topic at hand by their devout retreat organizers ... and judging by the feedback and new invitations I received from a couple of teachers, I left the event very hopeful that faith-seeds were planted, resulting in good spiritual fruit for the teachers and children of OLGC School - may our good Lord, Our Lady, and the Saints bless them all ... and all Thanks, Praises, and Glory be to God!
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