St. Gabriel Classical Academy

He is risen!

Wishing our Guardian families a blessed Easter!

Today is Good Friday.

Good Friday is the second day of the Easter Triduum and the day that Catholics and other Christians throughout the world commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus. According to Mark 15:42, Jesus died “on the day of preparation, the day before the sabbath.” The Hebrew Sabbath is celebrated on Saturday which is preceded by Friday. Therefore, the Friday before Easter (the day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead) is traditionally marked as the day Jesus died on the cross.

Why don’t we celebrate Mass on Good Friday?
The Good Friday liturgy has three parts: the Liturgy of the Word, the Veneration of the Cross, and the Service of Communion.

The Mass itself is the unbloody re-presentation of Jesus’ death on the cross at Calvary. The priest, and victim of the sacrifice are the same person, Jesus, at both Calvary and every Mass. From the earliest days, Good Friday has been kept as an aliturgical day, that is one on which we do not celebrate Mass. The Eucharist that is received on Good Friday was consecrated a day earlier at the Holy Thursday liturgy.

During Good Friday services, you might see Catholics go up to the front of the church and bow before or even kiss a cross. This act is called Veneration of the Cross and in which Catholics honor the great sacrifice Jesus made on the cross.

At the end of the Good Friday service, the ministers and assembly depart in silence.

Good Friday is also a day of fasting and abstinence (from meat).

** aboutcatholics.com/beliefs/good-friday/

ON HOLY THURSDAY!

Jesus instituted the gift of the Eucharist
And the gift of the Priesthood.

We want to thanks our priests for their gifts that they received and their prayers, support, and love to our community.

“THERE IS NOT EUCHARIST WITHOUT THE PRIEST”

Let us pray for our priests!

The Mass tonight at 6:30pm (Bilingual)

Please note that tomorrow is an early-release day, and SGCA is closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday.

St. Gabriel's Easter Triduum Schedule!

The school year may be winding down, but our FSA isn't! There are lots of fun things happening in the next two months, and we hope to see our Guardian families at one of our April activities!

We had such a special time celebrating Mrs. Revels and her sweet baby-to-be today at her baby sprinkle!

Whether you are traveling or staying home for Spring Break, we pray that your family is able to relax and rejuvenate. We look forward to seeing our Guardian students back at school on March 30!

SGCA is thrilled to announce that we are starting a Student Council! Prospective candidates filled out an intent form (including obtaining teacher recommendations and the principal's signature), hung campaign posters in the school, and yesterday they gave their campaign speeches. 4th-8th graders voted, and the results are in! Congratulations to Nick (President), Jael (Vice President), Erik (Secretary) and Jack (Treasurer)!

Student Council meetings will begin after Spring Break. In the fall, 3rd-8th graders will have an opportunity to run for Grade Representative.

Today our middle schoolers took part in a Lenten Retreat, led by Salesian Sisters Quynh and Jackie. Students learned that Lent is a time to "harden not their hearts," and instead model their hearts after Jesus.

Reminder that tomorrow is an early release day, and there will be no school Friday, due to parent-teacher conferences.