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Volume 3 - 11 February, 2014 Dear Parents & Students
I delight in sharing with you this extract from the College Captains’ Welcome Address, given at last week’s Inaugural Mass.
What is Sincerity? Sincerity is having the courage to live by truth, believing in honesty, having integrity and realising self‐acceptance. It is to “speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.” This unique value of Sincerity stems from the La n words, “sin” which means without, and “ceras” which means wax. The word sincerity can be understood simply through the history of the phrase, “without wax”. This story was first introduced through Roman and Greek ar stry, when sculptors came across a flaw in their perfect sculptures. When the ar sts found this flaw, they would fill the crack or chip with coloured wax to match the marble. The wax was said to be used as a cover‐up to mask any imperfec ons. To us, the ‘without wax’ story goes hand in hand with Mary Ward’s ideal that we should, “be such as we appear, and appear such as we are.” During your own personal Loreto journey in 2014, we ask that you be your own ar st, and be proud to stamp your sculpture ‘without wax’ to let everybody know that you are your own authen c piece added to our Loreto Museum. Be proud to let everybody see who you are, see what you believe in and know what you can contribute to the life of the College. . . . If your heart has nothing to hide, you will be filled with an everlas ng, deep truth, that will con nue to guide you as you rise above your concerns to achieve your dreams. Be proud in the knowledge that there is no other sculpture like you. You have been made with your own marble, and hidden within you are your own chips and cracks that you may or may not choose to expose. Throughout this year our virtue challenges us to embrace its meaning into our everyday lives, around our homes and school. It is through sincerity that we can all grow within these grounds, bringing something new and exci ng to the table every day.
JusƟce
Freedom
SINCERITY
Verity
Felicity