100 years of the College of Lourdes - Portugal

It is not enough to have started, you have to continue! Mother Louise Mabille

     On October 1, 2022, in the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Assumption, a Eucharistic celebration presided over by the Reverend Father Fernando Torres took place to solemnly open the centenary year of the College of Lourdes. Sisters, teachers, students, families, friends and collaborators of the works of the PPFMNS joined to mark, as an educational community, this very significant date in the history of this College. This moment filled the hearts and souls of all who witnessed it and made us think that it is worth “celebrating”, praying and singing, as a collegial community.

On this special day, the educational community and the educational management have invited the Mayor of Santo Tirso, Dr. Alberto Costa, and the Educational Advisor, Ms. Silvia Tavares, to be present. They, therefore, joined in the celebration, emphasizing the educational mission of the school in the municipality of Santo Tirso.

    It is true that the College of Lourdes has been working for 100 years (1923-2023) to ensure that its students grow up in a truly human perspective, by cultivating values ​​​​such as fraternity, tolerance, respect and sharing. This premise will make the difference between "living well or simply living" and that is why it is a space "where those who seek it grow, learning to study and play, respecting the values ​​that endure".

     As the Director of Education, Pedro Reis, said in his welcome address to the celebration, quoting Mother Louise Mabille: “It is not enough to have started, you have to continue”.

Congratulations to the College of Lourdes!

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