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ROSE Hours

Reflective Outward Service Experience
 

  • The rose is the most easily recognized symbol of Saint Rita of Cascia.  For Saint Rita, the rose was a sign of faith and trust in God.  Rita, an Augustinian nun, was a messenger of great compassion, hope, and reconciliation to the people whom she encountered.  She has become a powerful example of faithful service for all those who follow in the Augustinian tradition.
     

  • It is in this tradition of loving service that Saint Rita High School has introduced the Reflective Outward Service Experience (ROSE.)  A critical aspect of education in the Augustinian tradition is an education in being of practical service to all God’s people.  The ROSE process is a well-defined, integrated attempt at responding to this educational imperative.

There are essentially three stages in this process of Christian formation.

The following are the graduation requirements.

  • Freshmen Year: 25 hours of service at home, with reflection paper due in Theology class.
     

  • Sophomore Year:  25 hours of service: 15 hours at St. Rita; the remaining 10 hours at his home Parish or Church, or at his former grammar school. Paper required in Theology class.
     

  • Junior Year: 25 hours of community service in the broader Chicago/neighborhood area, with the reflection paper required in the Theology class. There will be a service component grade on the report card. Failure in this area will result in summer school.

Saint Augustine was quite fond of reminding his community of the following:

      Charity makes us support one another in bearing our burdens.  When the deer have to cross a river, each one of them carries on its back the head of the one following, while it rests its head on the back of the one preceding. In that way, supporting and helping each other, they are able to cross safely wide rivers, until they reach together the stability of the land. (Excerpt from “Eighty-three Diverse Questions”)

       How much we can learn from the deer!  In the ROSE program, students learn the importance of providing support for others in need in the community.  Students also learn about vehicles which exist in the community for support — should they themselves ever be in need.  How wonderful it is when we can support one another — living together as sisters and brothers!