Graduating with faith, hope and love
Sixth form graduate Anthea Thompson receives her
graduation certificate from Minister of Education,
Alden McLaughlin
Some of the St Ignatius School graduates listen as
Father Abbas addresses the
Minister for Education, Hon Alden McLaughlin, H.E the
Governor, Bruce Dinwiddy, and his wife, Emma
Dinwiddy, listen to Father Abbas talk about the
virtues of faith, hope and love.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
St Ignatius Catholic School had their graduation ceremony on Thursday 23
June.
After the graduates entered to the sound of Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and
Circumstance,” Master of Ceremonies, Jeremy Rice, invited everyone to sing the
National Anthem.
During his address, the Principal, Kenneth W. McKenzie, wished the students
well, as they came to the end of their educational journey at St Ignatius.
He also thanked the parents for choosing St Ignatius for their children.
“The St Ignatius experience is something more than sitting in a classroom,”
he said, as he explained that the spiritual aspect of the students’ education
was an integral part of that experience.
During the Graduation Address, Father Paul Abbas spoke on Jesus’ parable of
the neighbour who asks for three loaves of bread at midnight.
“Midnight is the time when one day ends and a new day begins. This is the
end of your time here at St Ignatius, but it is the beginning of something
new,” he said.
Father Abbas said the loaves represented the need to satisfy a hunger.
“This world teaches us that material prosperity, that getting a better car or
house makes us happy,” Father Abbas said. “But we know that these things alone
are not enough to satisfy.”
He went on to give the names Faith, Hope and Love to each of the three
loaves.
“These three qualities,” Father Abbas said, addressing the graduates, “that
you will need throughout the rest of your lives, and without which, you will
always experience hunger.”
Later, the Hon Alden McLaughlin, Minister for Education, gave out the
graduation certificates and Morgan Da Costa gave the “Student of the Year”
award to Ridhima Kapoor.
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