From its inception, Our Lady of Grace School has been Christ centered. We begin the day with prayers. Each child prays for the one beside him or her. Each child prays for his or her intentions. We pray for a country and especially for countries in turmoil. We pray for the suffering in our midst. We pray for the unborn and all vulnerable life.
We attend Mass once a week and adoration weekly. We pray the Stations of the Cross once a week during Lent and we celebrate feast days. All the children take religious studies. Our teachers and curricula are faithful to the magisterium of the Church. Our Motto is “Our Best for God”.
The school fosters a great love for Mary who magnifies Jesus for us, bringing Him ever closer to each one. The school name, Our Lady of Grace, honors that fact. We also honor St Francis of Assissi and St Theresa of Lisieux as our patron saints. The school strives to fulfill the mission of Catholic education as outlined by Pope Benedict XVI:
Education is integral to the mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News. First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth (cf. Spe Salvi, 4). This relationship elicits a desire to grow in the knowledge and understanding of Christ and his teaching.
In this way those who meet him are drawn by the very power of the Gospel to lead a new life characterized by all that is beautiful, good, and true; a life of Christian witness nurtured and strengthened within the community of our Lord’s disciples, the Church.
Teachers and administrators, whether in universities or schools, have the duty and privilege to ensure that students receive instruction in Catholic doctrine and practice.
This requires that public witness to the way of Christ, as found in the Gospel and upheld by the Church’s Magisterium, shapes all aspects of an institution’s life, both inside and outside the classroom.
Pope Benedict XVI, Address to Catholic Educators, Catholic University of America, April 2008 Catholic schools are established as a privileged means of forming the whole person, educating them.