Religious Education
Marylene Douglas
All students attending St Louis de Montfort's Aspendale have the right to feel safe. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a fundamental responsibility of all within our school.
Commonwealth countries had a Queen for 70 years until her death in 2022. Now we have a King – Charles III. Opinions are divided on the Royal Family’s place in our modern world. So what does the role of kingship mean today?
In biblical times, people had a different concept of Kings and Kingship than we do. They saw the King as the protector of widows and orphans – of those who had no one to stand up for them, those who had no wealth of their own. These defenceless ones were the regarded as the responsibility of their King who had authority for their lives in quite a positive sense. It could be said that the wealth of a good and wise King gave hope to those of his ‘subjects’ who were in need.
In a spiritual sense, we belong to Christ in a similar way. Today, we acknowledge that all of Creation is dependent on his goodness, his provident mercy and care.
The Feast of Christ the King invites us to pause at the threshold of a new liturgical year and remember who stands at the centre of our faith.
Celebrated in the final week before Advent, it acts as both a culmination and a beginning. We look back over the year just lived, recognising moments where Christ’s gentle kingship- rooted not in power but in service, compassion, and truth, has shaped our lives.
At the same time, this feast turns our eyes forward. As Advent approaches, we prepare to welcome the humble King who comes not with force but with hope.
Christ the King reminds us that true authority is found in love, and that our lives are meant to reflect His way of humility and justice.
Standing on the edge of Advent, we are invited to renew our trust in Christ who reigns now and comes again in glory.
One way we can honour the Feast of Christ the King is to emmulate His example of caring for the poor and unfortunate with love and compassion.
Please help us provide St Vinnie's with the goods they need to deliver to the poor this Christmas. Although each class has been allocated something to supply, all donations are welcome, as are giftcards or cash.
