Each week a different class is responsible for assisting Father Steve with Mass. This past Wednesday, TJ's class had the honors. TJ's opening reading was as follows:
"Good Morning. Welcome to Christ the King school Mass. Today we celebrate the feast of St. Eleizabeth of Hungary. Elizabeth was the daughter of teh king of Hungary. At the age of 14 she was married to Louis of Thuringia, a German prince and bore three children. Under the guidance of a Franciscan friar, whe led a life of prayer, sacrafice, and service of the poor and sick. Seeking to become one with the poor, she wore simple clothing. Daily she would take break to hundreds of the poor in the land. They loved her and called her 'Dear St. Elizabeth'. One day Elizabeth was carrying bread for the poor. Her husband met her, and looking under her loose cloak saw 0nly roses. After her husband's death Elizabeth was left with three children. Giving her money to teh poor, she worked to support her family because she was mistreated by her husband's family. She joined the Third Order of St. Francis, spending the remaining few years of her life caring for the poor in a hospital. She died at the age of 24. She is the patron of hospitals. As we celebrate Mass today adn near our American holiday of Thanksgiving, let's remind ourselves how much we have to be thankful for. Because we are thankful for what we have, let us reflect on instances where we can be more like St. Elizabeth by assisting others less fortunate than us."
TJ pronuciated and projected the words wonderfully. He did a great job as did the rest of his classmates!
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