While attending Catholic school, I realized that the Daughters of Charity lived a Spartan life, marked by simplicity. I had an opportunity in the fifth grade to assist my teacher, Sister Clara George with cleaning the church that sponsored our school, which was Saint Martin’s School. Once a week we cleaned all the pews, the goblets used for communion and the communion plates.
During one of these cleaning sessions, my teacher shared her daily schedule with me. It included 5 a.m. prayer, reciting the liturgy, rosary and lighting of candles. She also told me that she prayed for our class.
I left that day thinking about the life she lived. It was so simple. I thought about how she centered her prayer around my fifth grade class. Sister George was not someone who I initially saw eye to eye with. She had sent several notes home regarding my use of too much paper, and my overall general attitude. I’m glad we ended our relationship on a positive note.
