Faith In Education T-shirts - 2011 Edition

As you know, over the past several years, the Owensboro Catholic Schools have provided your child with a free Faith In Education t-shirt. The t-shirts have been varied in design, and colors, and based on the number of them still seen around Owensboro Catholic events and the broader community, they have been very popular.



The t-shirts were created to give students a way to show their pride in OCS and in being Catholic!

Over the past few years, we have subtly incorporated new logos such as the Auspice Maria , as seen to the left, which means under the protection of Mary, to the t-shirts, so as to lead to further discussion about their faith.

This year, the t-shirts will have a saint incorporated in the design of the t-shirt. These saints, chosen by the sites themselves, hold special importance to the students' age group or school site. This same saint, along with others, will have pictures placed in the schools. This will give teachers an opportunity to incorporate learning about these particular saints into classroom.

Why do we honor the saints?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church # 828 - 'By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic virtue and lived in fidelity to God's grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models and intercessors. "The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church's history." Indeed, "holiness is the hidden source and infallible measure of her apostolic activity and missionary zeal."

Elementary K-3 Campus - St. Bernadette
Since the church we attend for Mass each week is named after Our Lady of Lourdes, we thought it was only fitting that we choose Saint Bernadette since she was the young girl that Mary appeared to in Lourdes, France telling her that she was the Immaculate Conception, a teaching which became dogma in the Catholic Church in 1854.

Elementary 4-6 Campus - St. Michael
We chose St. Michael because the prayer to Saint Michael is taught in 5th grade and review in 5th grade. We felt like he would be a good example to help our students with the struggles and temptations of this age. Help to be positive role models and stand up for what is right.
Owensboro Catholic Middle School - St. Paul
St. Paul is the "hero" of the Acts of the Apostles. Our 8th graders study the Acts of the Apostles the entire first quarter in Religion in preparation for Confirmation.

Owensboro Catholic High School - St. Matthew
As one of the Gospel writers all students study during their four years, sophomore students spend time during the year studying St. Matthew.