Daily Prayer Life
· Each day begins with the Morning Offering
· Participation in Holy Mass is an essential and orienting feature of a Holy Spirit Academy education
· Teacher and staff profess an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium
· Students and full-time faculty and staff will assist at Mass on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and special feast days at St. Henry’s Parish
· Students attend Masses at area parishes on certain special occasions.
· Eucharistic Procession at the beginning of the year after Opening Mass.
· Commencement Mass at the end of the school year
· Confessions available on First Fridays and at various times during Advent and Lent
· In addition to the sacraments, faculty and students pray the Divine Office—specifically the hour of Lauds (Morning Prayer) during Homeroom on Mondays and Tuesdays
· To facilitate vocational discernment, male students may be enrolled as altar servers
· Yearly Encounter the Holy Spirit Retreat
Students and faculty recite prayers during the school day:
Morning Offering
Angelus at lunch
Grace before meals
Come Holy Spirit before class and Glory Be at end of each class
Daily Examen at end of day in Adoration
The school will observe seasonal devotions throughout the liturgical year both with prayer and festivities
Devotions to Ven. Fulton Sheen our school’s patron