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CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK
‘We almost didn’t have it’
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Posted on Jan 29 2019
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signs the Catholic School week proclamation at the Mt. Carmel Cathedral Friday as Bishop Ryan Jimenez looks on. (Erwin Encinares)
The 2019 Catholic School Week officially started last Sunday despite the recent Super Typhoon Yutu that ravaged Saipan and Tinian as Gov. Ralph DLG Torres announced in a proclamation over the weekend.
“We almost didn’t have it,” said Mt. Carmel School president Galvin Deleon Guerrero in a short speech before Torres signed the proclamation at the Mt. Carmel Cathedral Friday.
“There were a lot of questions and concerns whether we would continue [Catholic School Week],” he said, adding that after discussions, the committee named after Catholic School Week decided to push through.
“…We haven’t lost heart of what Catholic School Week is,” Deleon Guerrero further noted, adding that the destruction of Super Typhoon Yutu forced them to “scale back on festivities.”
Torres in an interview noted that with a majority of residents on Saipan being Catholic, the proclamation in promotion of the religion is important to the CNMI.
“…The most important thing in our lives is…the love of God—everywhere we go, it is with us,” Torres said in a brief message. “…Whether if you are in first grade, graduating high school, or even travelling abroad, God is with you,” he continued.
Torres told the MCS students who were attending the proclamation signing ceremony that it should be included in their daily lives as a priority.
“…You’ll need Him in your life no matter what occupation you have, no matter where you are, no matter what you are doing in life, you need God right next to you,” he said.
The proclamation recognized the several Catholic schools in the CNMI, including the Sister Remedios Early Childhood Development Center, Mt. Carmel School, and Rota’s Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja for “training and producing students strongly dedicated to their faith, values, families, and communities.”
