Page 3 - St. Joseph Messenger September 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Prayer Before Study - St. Thomas Aquinas 2
A helpful prayer to guide your work and study

St. Thomas Aquinas - Light of the Church 3
A fitting patron saint for your school year

History of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross 5
St. Helena’s Mission to find the True Cross

The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin 7
Mary shares in the life and death of Jesus

News of Interest 8
Venerable Carlos Acutis

Let’s Travel to Rome 9
The four major basilicas of Rome

St. Pio of Pietrelcina 11
Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry

Exercises and Activities 12
A worksheet for the reader

Glossary and Answer Key Back Cover

Cover Photo:
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, 1518-35, Panel
Adriaen Isenbrant
O.L. Vrouwekerk, Bruges

St. Joseph Messenger,
along with its publisher,
White Rose Media,
dedicates all of its work
to the memory of
the White Rose in our lives,
SALVATORE GIOVANNI ROSE.
He is our advocate and yours.

Sal Rose, pray for us!

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