Spiritual Life
As a Catholic School, our lifestyle reflects a Christian Orientation to God. Prayer is an essential part of this Orientation. Therefore, the school day begins and ends with prayer. Classes include prayer and other celebrations may take the form of Mass, prayer services and other devotional activities.
- MASS: School-wide Masses and Prayer Services will be celebrated during the year, the dates and times of which will be announced. Attendance is not optional. It is expected that participation and decorum be reverent.
- RETREAT: As part of its total educational mission, the program of York Catholic High School includes an opportunity during the school year for the students to reflect on their lives as Christians. Parents and students are informed of the required days of retreat.
- SERVICE: To form habits in the area of service, the school monitors a program of Christian Service whereby each student is required to perform hours of non-remunerated service each year within a volunteer program or individually. Senior high students are required to verify sixteen (16) hours of service and junior high students are required to verify twelve (12) hours of service. While this amount of time is minimal over the course of the year, it is important in teaching students the merits of volunteer work, and their accountability for this requirement. In addition, students are required to reflect on their service experience by writing short essays and relating the essays to scripture.
- SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered to the school-wide community three times a year: at the beginning of the school year, and during the seasons of Advent and Lent.