Pious Societies
Pious Societies
These comprise six different Christian groups in relation to Christ, Mother Mary and the Saints. It is an avenue where each student is saddled with the responsibility of understanding the nitty-gritty of the society through the Catholic view. Each group has an Animator who sees to the swift organisation of the meetings.
Our weekly meetings take place on Sundays from 12 pm - 1 pm. The Pious Societies include
St Anthony of Padua
St Vincent de Paul
Legion of Mary
Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Holy Childhood Association
Young Christian Society
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA SOCIETY
St Anthony of Padua, a Portuguese Catholic priest and Friar of the Franciscan order, the Patron Saint of lost items and graces, was born in Lisbon Portugal. He was a well eloquent speaker, dignified, and extra ordinary in his dealings and spiritual matters.
St Anthony is especially invoked and venerated all over the world as the patron saint for the recovery of lost items and is credited with many miracles involving lost people, lost things and even lost spiritual goods.
The devotion dates back as far as between 1704- 1708 in Africa. Then, it was taken as a movement.
Paduans, in Louisville, strive to emulate his good life and works and pray for themselves and others, in order to find their lost items, grow in the faith of striving to witness God, and get rooted in works of evangelisation, love of the Poor and charity.
They also have the opportunity to discuss burning issues bordering on faith, moral, intellect etc. which serve as guiding light to them at their meetings and living in the School.
ANTHO............PADUA
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY.
St Vincent De Paul was born in April 24th, 1581 in Poug, France and died in Sept 27, 1660. Paris.
He is the patron St of all charitable organisations due to his charity and compassion for the poor and marginalised in the society.
This society was founded in his name by Blessed Frederic Antoine Ozanam in 1833.
In Louisville Girls High School, our mission as members of St Vincent De PAUL society is geared towards emulating the good example of our predecessors by constantly making positive impact in the lives of the poor and marginalised in the community by spreading love, giving both material and spiritual assistance where necessary with the cooperation of the parents and the members of staff of our institution.
St Vincent de Paul, pray for us
THE Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of the Catholic Church, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, The essential aim of the Legion of Mary is the sanctification of its members through prayer, the sacraments and devotion to Mary and the Trinity, and of the whole world through the apostolate of the Legion. The Apostolic works of the Legion of Mary are categorised into what is called the 3 C's: Conversion, Conservation and Consolation. Conversion works of the Legion are apostolic works motivated towards bringing a soul a step closer to Jesus Christ, through His Church and by the means of its sacraments.
The Tessera is the prayer card of the Legion of Mary. Active members pray the Catena, or middle portion, daily. The Catena starts with the question: Who is She? Who is Our Lady? Then Mary gives us the perfect answer in her Magnificat. There Mary reveals her deepest identity, her very heart and soul. There she gives us the most perfect picture of her spirit and as the Handbook says, “The spirit of the Legion is nothing more than a sharing in the spirit of Mary.”
Ave .... Maria
THE HOLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION
The Holy Childhood Association was founded on 19th May 1843 in Nancy, France, by Bishop Charles DE Forbin Janson. He sought a way to assist missionaries in China who had written for help with the help of Paulin Jaricot; he established a children's charity to provide assistance to children in foreign lands.
The aims of Holy Childhood Association are
1. to instill missionary consciousness in children and guide them towards spiritual communion and material sharing of their resources with other children;
2. to contribute towards promotion and development of missionary vocations; and
3. to prepare missionary animators who accompany children in their journey towards a more mature missionary consciousness.
However, its primary objective is to encourage children in their journey towards a more mature missionary consciousness.
The Holy Childhood Association has a mission rosary which is used to pray for Peace and God's Kingdom among all people of the world. Five different colours represent the five continents, each continent has a particular intention. Yellow represents Asia; Blue represents Oceania; White represents Europe; Red represents America; and Green represents Africa.
In Louisville Girls High School, the Holy Childhood Association members strive to help and pray for children all around the world.
YOUNG CHRISTIAN SOCIETY
Young Catholic Students is an international movement founded by a Belgian Priest, Cardinal Joseph Cardjin in 1927. It came to Nigeria in 1959 through Miss Fred Mahoney (now Mrs Freda Ogunade) with the help and support of Most Rev. Edmund Firzgibbon SMA, the then Bishop of Warri Diocese.
The movement was formerly known as Young Christian Students but was later renamed Young Catholic Students in 1982.
METHODOLOGY
The YCS operate on the methodology of SEE, JUDGE AND ACT with its motto as "To bring students to Christ and Christ to Students.”
The YCS is a worldwide movement of Catholic at all levels, where students come together to share their interests, problems, experiences, anxieties etc. to find a solution of their own through creating Awareness, Reflection, Action and Evaluation.
In Louisville Girls High School, we discuss societal, faith and moral issues to the extent of reflecting upon the very basics of Christian faith.
We seek to grow in faith through exhortations, watching some Christian faith-based movies and group discussion, seeking to grow in faith and have better interrelationships in the school and the world.
We discuss issues such as Lukewarmness, Catholic Spirituality, Papal Encyclical like 'Care of the Earth', Gender Discrimination, Double Standards, Identity, Secular Music etc. We also have personal actions on any topic.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS SOCIETY
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) devotion is especially concerned with what the church deems to be the long-suffering love and compassion of the heart of Christ towards humanity. The popularization of this devotion in its modern form is derived from a Roman Catholic nun from France, Margaret Mary Alacoque, who said she learned the devotion from Jesus during a series of apparitions to her between 1673 and 1675, and later, in the 19th century, from the mystical revelations of another Catholic nun in Portugal, Mary of the Divine Heart, a religious sister of the congregation of the Good Shepherd, who requested in the name of Christ that Pope Leo XIII consecrate the entire world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart developed out of the devotion to the Holy Wounds, in particular to the Sacred Wound in the side of Jesus. The first indications of devotion to the Sacred Heart are found in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the fervent atmosphere of the Benedictine or Cistercian monasteries.
In Louisville, Students share their experiences, reflect on Christian topics relating to their situations and watch Christian movies. They engage in charitable works as an expression of the love and compassion symbolized by the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This can involve supporting the less fortunate with material things. The liturgical Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated the third Friday after Pentecost.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come!