Having gathered together on the top oval, the Year 11 (now having entered Year 12) Big Sisters sought out their Year 7 Little Sisters. Once they found each other, they talked about how the year has been for them.

Once inside Westview, the liturgy commenced with the lighting of the College candle, which is a reminder of our unity as a St Pat’s community and it acknowledges that Christ is in our midst. Next, the College Song was sung as a way to emphasise our unity in the presence of Christ. After praying the College Prayer together, we listened to the proclamation of the Word of God. The reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews captured perfectly the purpose of this Big Sister/Little Sister Liturgy:

“We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works. We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer.” (Heb. 10: 24-25) After the proclamation of the readings, Cara M. delivered her reflections on the readings, giving encouragement to both the Year 7 girls and the Year 12 girls.

After the readings and Cara’s reflections, in their Big Sister/Little Sister pairings, all the girls were invited to select a symbol which represents who the other girl is. They then shared their symbols and explained as to why each symbol had been chosen. This was an opportunity for the girls to affirm each other and to be grateful to each other for the support given and received.

The liturgy concluded with the singing of The Servant Song which encourages us to be servants to one another. All those who participated in this liturgy are to be commended for the respectful way in which they entered into the prayer and the rituals.

Angelo Gattone - Mission Coordinator