On the first of February, the first of Spring, we celebrate St. Brigid's Day. We made traditional crosses in the classroom on Friday.
St. Brigid was probably born in Dundalk and when she was growing up, she heard St. Patrick preaching in Ireland. St. Patrick had a great impact on her, and she decided to enter a convent to serve the Lord. During her life, she founded a monastery in Kildare as well as convents all over the country. She converted a chieftain to Christianity on his deathbed and wove a cross from rushes. Read more about St. Brigid, as well as the story about her famous cloak here.
We made the crosses in groups of four with rushes collected by Morgan, Ella and Hannah. We will keep them in our homes and classroom to bless them for the year.
St. Brigid was probably born in Dundalk and when she was growing up, she heard St. Patrick preaching in Ireland. St. Patrick had a great impact on her, and she decided to enter a convent to serve the Lord. During her life, she founded a monastery in Kildare as well as convents all over the country. She converted a chieftain to Christianity on his deathbed and wove a cross from rushes. Read more about St. Brigid, as well as the story about her famous cloak here.
We made the crosses in groups of four with rushes collected by Morgan, Ella and Hannah. We will keep them in our homes and classroom to bless them for the year.