CHARLOTTE — On Sept. 8, students at St. Ann Elementary School celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in their classes.
In addition to the all-school Mass for the feast day, each class brought bouquets of flowers to one of the statues of Mary at the school and parish.
They enjoyed special birthday treats in honor of Mary in the afternoon. Students also honored St. Ann, the school’s patron, as the mother of Mary.
Other activities for the feast day in various classes included making a donut rosary, Mary’s “birthday trivia,” drawing and coloring pictures of Mary, making birthday gifts for Mary, and devotional walks.
Several students were spotted stopping to pray individually as they passed statues of Mary on campus.
— Photo provided by Anna Owens