A Cloud of Witnesses
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This is what the saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord ... and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone.
-Pope Benedict XVI
(Saints cont. from pg 5) down to their top five, they then delve into exploring each of them in order to decide on the one saint that is best suited to them. Trivette says that the students are then encouraged to pick one that is similar to themselves; this helps them connect with the saint and see the possibilities in the project: “By researching and understanding a Saints life, the students are then able to see that they could be like that saint one day.” says Trivette. Celia Velasquez a fifth grader who participated in the project this year said she chose Saint Cecilia “ because she reminded me of myself. She loved God, and loved music and singing.”
considered this to be “the hardest thing” because of the amount of writing she had to do, this enabled her to learn many new things about St. Cecilia.