On Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, will be the celebrant and homilist for Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls' Feast of St. Therese Mass, which honors St. Therese de Lisieux, for whom Little Flower is named. This year's feast day celebration is particularly special because it also marks the 70th anniversary of Little Flower. Mass will begin with students processing into the auditorium holding the flag of each graduating class, a total of 71 flags.

Following Mass, Bishop McFadden will greet students and each will receive a rose, a commemorative book clip and a copy of a letter sent to Little Flower in 1939 from Mother Agnes, St. Therese's sister.

8:30 a.m.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
1000 W. Lycoming Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
215-455-6900

Little Flower Catholic High Schools for Girls was given its name by Cardinal Dennis Dougherty the 8th Archbishop of Philadelphia. Cardinal Dougherty was confident that St. Therese of Lisieux, patroness of Little Flower would be a role model for young women who attended the school. Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls opened September 1, 1939 welcoming over 2,000 students its first year.

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