Amidst the busy school life and LAS writing, there is a great need for a spiritual retreat and renewal. Before exam week, last August 3, the Grade 4 had a recollection at Balay Kalinungan, Universtity of St. La Salle, Bacolod City with Rev. Fr. Salvador Barcelona, the school's spiritual director, and teachers Romnick Sadio and Ms. Jennifer Tabujara as the facilitators.
Several activities were held during the recollection. Students collected objects that best represented them and shared it with their classmates. They also had to share about their knowledge of God. They wrote a letter to God and burned it. The ashes were wiped on their forehead and then cleaned with a white cloth. The ash on their forehead signified their sins and the white cloth symbolized Christ. "The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." (John 1:29)
One of the core values of St. Francis is being prayerful and the recollection contributed so much in the spiritual and prayer life of the students.
"My experience during the recollection was I feel so blessed because God is there and Fr. Barcelona is helpful." by Shan Gabriel Flores
"I felt God's love and I enjoyed the activities we had that day. I feel so happy to know that God loves me!" by Anne Marie Gulmatico
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"My experience during the recollection was I feel so blessed because God is there and Fr. Barcelona is helpful." by Shan Gabriel Flores
"I felt God's love and I enjoyed the activities we had that day. I feel so happy to know that God loves me!" by Anne Marie Gulmatico
View more photos here.
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