St Vincent's International Day

United in Diversity

Deeply moving, amazing, emotional. These are just some of the words used to describe our beautiful International Mass, celebrated in school this morning by Father Martin, from the parish of Holy Angels, along with the staff, parents and pupils of St. Vincent's. 

The readings were each presented in two languages by some of our superb bilingual children, while everyone joined in with hymns and prayers from around the globe. Throughout mass, we were reminded of our unity in God's family by flags and symbols, such as that of the United Nations and the Olympic Rings.

Father Martin spoke very movingly of how we are as one family in the eyes of God, saying that there are no countries or boundaries to separate us in heaven. He reminded us that a smile can be in any language, but it is always in the language of love and he made our day by singing for us. It was a simple, beautiful song, written by himself, that spoke of God's everlasting love for us all. Let's not forget the invitation he made to us to create our own poems on the theme of unity in diversity- us, God's creation, mankind.

After mass, we all enjoyed a bountiful offering of delicious food from all corners of the world, as children brought in samples of their favourites. Thank-you to all the parents for your response in donating such varied and generous amounts. Thanks also to Father Martin and Mr McCann who prepared the mass, to Ms Carr who provided music and to Mrs Kaczmarczyk who organised the food. However, the biggest congratulations must go to our amazing children, whose multilingual talents are living examples of God's gifts.

Have a look at the photos and I'm sure you'll agree - we look forward to making this an annual event!