all saints day

every year the 5th grade students of the school pick a saint to dress as for all saints day.

they prepare for this day for quite some time- they also do a written report on the saint,

and a class presentation.

then, at the all saints mass they each give a speech on their saint at the end of the mass.
it is always so touching to hear these kids talk about the saint they are representing.
they do such an amazing job, a true testament to the time they have put into it.

and what a great reminder it is for us to hear about how the saints lived their lives.
especially in the voices of these kids it is really amazing to hear their stories.

the 5th graders then wear their costumes all day on all saints day to remember the saints.
and to remind us of how we should try to live our lives.

here are both 5th grade classes after the mass:

the kids get to pick the saint, andrew picked st. andrew...

this is such a special day in the life of the education of the kids at ssj.
we are so proud of our little st. andrew and all the hard work he put into preparing for it.