Happy Feast Day!

Today is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Here is an account of her story on Wikipedia. She is the patroness of the Americas. We are having a special Spanish mass this afternoon.

Our Lady of Guadalupe - Pray for us!

Daily Summary - 12/8

Mass Readings for the feast of the Immaculate Conception.



O Mary, Conceived Without Sin, Pray For Us Who Have Recourse To Thee!

Scripture
Discussed the Prophet Elijah. (Handout)
Current Assignments:
• Read UTS 31-33 and answer the questions on this handout.
• For next class read #42 on the reading list. Be ready for a quiz.

8th Grade Religious Studies
Discussed the Immaculate Conception.

9th Grade Religious Studies
Began watching The Nativity Story in preparation for Christmas.

Oral Communications

Section A: Began speech preparation for final in computer lab.

Section C: Began speech preparation for final in computer lab.

Resources and handouts for speech preparation:
• Speech evaluation form
• Outline sheet
• Speech structure checklist
• Soyouwanna Deliver an Effective Speech (from soyouwanna.com)

Happy Birthday Mary

Today is the day we celebrate the birth of Mary. Why? In Church tradition we believe that Mary, by God's grace, was conceived without sin, which we call the Immaculate Conception. We celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th. Today, we celebrate Mary's birth exactly 9 months after her conception.

Wish Mary a happy birthday today!