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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, O 86 CT. 15-21, 2021 BTR
Villa Maria students fi nd
inner peace on Peace Day
Villa Maria students take part in Peace Day on Sept. 21, 2021. Photo courtesy Caroline Hennessy
The unique Villa Maria Academy
tradition of celebrating peace in coordination
with the United Nation’s International
Day of Peace continued on
this 16th annual Villa Peace Day. Students
meditated on inner peace and
created “glitter jars” as a reminder to
stop and breath, and fi nd peace within
so it can be shared with the world.
Villa’s peace day was inspired by
the United Nations Day of Peace, celebrated
each year on Sept. 21. On this
day, all nations, even those engaged in
confl ict, commit to non-violence and
cease fi re. The Roman Catholic Church
along with other churches around the
world pray for peace on this International
Day of Prayer for Peace. Sr. Teresa
Barton was inspired by them to
initiate “Villa Peace Day” just a few
years after the terrorist attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001. “Villa Peace Day” was
born as an expression of the school
community’s dedication to peace and
justice, and to honor the memory of all
those lost on that terrible day.
Every year there is a different
theme to illustrate and embody peace
that can be used to interpret the meaning
of peace for students of all ages.
From “Petals for Peace” to “Lord,
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace”
to this year’s theme “Inner Peace,” the
essential theme is always constant.
Celebrating peace helps Villa students
remember and understand that peace
is a choice and something worth working
towards every day. Being mindful
of the peaceful energy we generate in
our hearts helps us share it out into
the world, enriching our families and
communities.
The event was planned by Mrs.
Mastropietro, the head of Campus
Ministry, with lots of help on the glitter
jar assembly line from Mrs. Haney
and Miss Giorgio. Social distancing
prevented a community assembly
so classes observed the day in small
groups, enjoying the perfect weather
of the last day of summer. After all the
students assembled their own colorful
glitter jar, Mrs. Mastropietro led a refl
ection on inner peace, fi nishing each
session with a prayer for peace in the
form of a “Hail Mary” dedicated to
Our Lady Queen of Peace.
-Bronx Times
Est. 1940
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