Religious life at Stonyhurst College
The Jesuit mission statement is "Creating people of Good Judgement, Clarity of Thought, and Principled Leaders for the Next Generation".
[1] The Jesuit ethos has three central components: Creating men and women for others Stonyhurst has a long and well-developed tradition of voluntary service, helping students to understand the problems faced by disadvantaged people.
Students are encouraged to develop and use their skills to contribute to society; Medicine and the Law are popular career choices for example.
Pupils run, under the supervision of adult trustees, their own charity, Learning to Care, raising money for various causes.
(Stonyhurst Children's Holiday Trust) Week takes place at St Mary's Hall.
It is funded largely through the sale of Christmas cards and the Poetry Banquet, which is organised and managed by pupils.
The Jesuit retreats that pupils experience aim to lay the foundations for a lifelong personal relationship with God.
It stands for the Latin phrase Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God).
[citation needed] A distinguishing feature of Stonyhurst is the singing of the Pater Noster, the "Lord's Prayer" in Latin.
It is not only sung at Mass; pupils learn it by heart and sing it with pride as an anthem before sporting events.
[4] The interior of the Victorian St Peter's Church was ornately decorated with angels and elaborate patterns until the 1950s when these were white-washed over.
[5] It was established at the College of St Omer where, in its early days, it concentrated on producing controversial works on theology and devotions to be sent over to England at a time when such literature was illegal there.
Outside the Boys Chapel, there is a statue of Our Lady with the baby Jesus, and in the past during the month of May, May Verses were exhibited here.
The connection to Lourdes is extremely important to the school, and in celebration of the 150th anniversary a new Rosary Garden and statue were built in front of the historic building.
