Virtue of the Month
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Love
Jesus made one lesson clear above all other lessons - the lesson to love. Love is not about us - it is about forgetting ourselves and looking out for the good of the other. That's what Jesus did - he forgot about himself on purpose. He chose to give up his life for the good of others - us!
Becoming a truly loving person is challenging. It takes prayer and concentration to get used to making little sacrifices for the good of others. Making little sacrifices on purpose so that others will have a bit of food, a bit of shelter, a bit of peace, a bit of quiet, a bit of fun, a bit of friendship.
A loving person...
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Wants the best for others
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Is willing to make sacrifices for the good of others
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Learns from the heroic lives of saints and holy people
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Knows that we are all lovable
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Many elements of Catholic character and virtue are developed in Dufferin Peel schools. In the coming year, our schools will focus on these particular virtues:
Faith - God made us to live together as a family community.
Empathy - God wants us to care about everyone's feelings
Conscience - God helps us to choose to be good people
Hope - God helps us to keep on working for a more peaceful world even when we feel discouraged.
Self-Control - God wants us to do what we know and feel is right.
Respect - God wants us to treat all people with the respect they deserve.
Kindness - God wants us to give generously to others around us.
Love - God wants us to serve and to see the goodness in everyone we meet
Acceptance - God wants us to make friends with everyone no matter how different they may look or act.
Fairness - God wants us to treat each person as we would like to be treated.
When we act out these virtues, we are making the presence of God visible in the world around us. We will be participating in our own prayer that: your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Mt 6:10)