January 6, 2025

Dear St. Raphael Families,

 Welcome back, and Happy New Year!  

I hope your Christmas vacation was filled with love, joy, and wonderful moments spent with family and friends. As we conclude the Christmas season with the beautiful Feast of the Epiphany, we look ahead to a blessed and exciting new year together.

Catholic Schools Week – Save the Date! 

We are thrilled to kick off Catholic Schools Week (January 26–31), a special time to celebrate the faith, learning, and community that make Catholic education so unique.

One highlight to look forward to is on Tuesday, January 28, when our students will join others from local Catholic schools for the annual Mass at Bishop Diego High School. This is a powerful opportunity for our school community to come together in faith and prayer, strengthening the bonds we share with our broader Catholic family. What a blessing it is to celebrate this unity and our collective commitment to Catholic education.

A Fresh Start in 2025! 

As we return to school, let us carry with us the joy of the Christmas season and the spirit of renewal that a new year brings. Together, let’s make 2025 a year of growth, discovery, and shared accomplishments. I can’t wait to see all that our students will achieve!

Thank you for being such an essential part of our St. Raphael School community. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead, filled with learning, laughter, and God’s grace.

Important Dates:

January 6: School Resumes 

January 13: Jeans for Jesus

January 15: School Mass at 10:45 am

January 20: No School for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 27-31: Catholic Schools Week

January 28: Mass at Bishop High School

In Mary’s Love,

Ms. Michelle Limb, Principal 

Prayer for the New Year

O sacred and adorable Trinity, hear our prayers on behalf of our holy Father the Pope, our Bishops, our clergy, and for all that are in authority over us. Bless, we beseech Thee, during the coming year, the whole Catholic Church; convert heretics and unbelievers; soften the hearts of sinners so that they may return to Thy friendship; give prosperity to our country and peace among the nations of the world; pour down Thy blessings upon our friends, relatives, and acquaintances, and upon our enemies, if we have any; assist the poor and the sick; have pity on the souls of those whom this year has taken from us; and do Thou be merciful to those who during the coming year will be summoned before Thy judgment seat. May all our actions be preceded by Thy inspirations and carried on by Thy assistance, so that all our prayers and works, having been begun in Thee, may likewise be ended through Thee. Amen.