Spiritual Life

St. John’s offers a variety of ways for students to actively celebrate their faith through liturgical worship and other means. These diverse offerings aim to bring our students closer to Jesus Christ in the way that resonates best with them. Our beautiful De La Salle Chapel is available to all throughout the day. 

Masses available throughout the year: 

• Daily in De La Salle Chapel at 7:15 am
  • Open to students, parents, faculty, and staff 
  • Wednesdays during community time in De La Salle Chapel 
  • For students and available faculty 
• All-School Masses celebrated in Gallagher Gymnasium
  • Beginning of the year
  • Holy days of obligation throughout the school year
  • Founder’s Day at the end of the year 
• Class Masses
  • Each class celebrates a Mass together in Frana Auditorium and reads their class mission statement. 

• Students of qualified age and background can be trained to become Eucharistic ministers and altar servers. 
• Students are called upon to be liturgists, helping assemble Mass themes, songs, prayers and readings. 
• Students serve as lectors at all Masses. 
• Music ministry is a volunteer ensemble that meets once a week. This ministry is a vocal service for school Masses. 

• We begin every class period with prayer, recalling that we are in God’s holy presence, and end each class with a commitment to “Live Jesus in our hearts... Forever!” 
• Students also write the daily prayers announced to the school body. 
• Praying the rosary is available to students, faculty, and staff after school on Mondays. 

• Reconciliation is always available with our chaplain.
  • Each Advent and Lent, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered to the school community all day. 
• The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is available to students who want to be initiated into the Catholic Church. 

• Adoration 
• Meditation 
• Faith sharing