The Marist Brother Linmeyer  felt a need for a place of prayer and reflection, and finally, we were able to make this happen. A statue of Our Lady of Grace was placed in the garden at the entrance to the High School.

Paul tells us in Thessalonians, “Pray always”.

Fr Tshepo Duik blessing the Marian Garden

On Friday, 8 September, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we gathered to bless one such reminder, the Marian Garden of Hope. When one wanders around the school, The Marian Garden of Hope will serve as a call to prayer, a statement about God’s abiding presence in our lives and a reminder of God’s gift to us in the powerful intercession of Mary, the Mother of His Son and our Mother as well.

Mrs Koch, Fr Eduardo Gabriel, Fr Tshepo Duik, Mr Ndlovu, Fr. Thabo Mothibe and Mr Williams

Whether you gaze at the garden as you walk by, or Mary’s statue catches the corner of your eye, whether you sit on a bench in silent prayer or in conversation with a friend or a colleague, may Mary’s intercession accompany you and obtain for you the peace and hope that you seek.  May it also become for us a place where we seek to deepen our relationship with God, a space where we can silently and prayerfully encounter our personal rebellion against God, a place where we can silently and reflectively come to terms with God’s will for us and a Garden of Hope, where the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary stands as a reminder of our hope in our personal resurrection.

Fr Eduardo Gabriel, Fr Tshepo Duik, Mr Ndlovu, Ms Coertze and Fr. Thabo Mothibe

Fr Eduardo Gabriel, Fr Tshepo Duik, Mr Ndlovu, Ms Coertze and Fr. Thabo Mothibe

We would like to thank everyone who worked or donated towards The Marian Garden of Hope.  We appreciate and pray that our garden will be a place where everyone will find a sense of calm and peacefulness.