School Houses

St Matthew = KINDNESS

Patron Saint of: Tax collectors, accountants
Born: 1st Century AD
Died: 74 AD
Feast Day: 21st September
Attributes: Angel

St Matthew was a dishonest tax collector driven by greed until Jesus Christ chose him as a disciple and showed St Matthew KINDNESS.  Matthew was named Levi before his call by Jesus.  'Matthew' means 'the gift of God.'  On the day Jesus invited Matthew to follow Him, Matthew showed KINDNESS to his friends by hosting a great farewell feast in his home.  He invited all his friends so that they could meet Jesus too.  From that day on, instead of collecting tax money, Matthew collected souls for Christ.   Despite his sinful past, Matthew displayed one of the most radically changed lives in the Bible.  He left behind all his riches to follow Jesus.

St Mark = PERSEVERANCE

Patron Saint of: barristers, Venice, Egypt
Born: 1st century AD
Died: 68 AD
Feast Day: 25th April
Attributes: Lion

St Mark is known as the 'Evangelist'.  The purpose of the Gospel is to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world and to encourage believers to endure and PERSEVERE in the face of difficulty and persecution.  St Mark is thought to be the first Gospel writer.  he is also thought to be St Peter's 'interpreter' writing down accurately what St Peter remembered.  St Mark is believed to be the 'John Mark' referred to in the Acts of the Apostles.

St Luke = COMPASSION

Patron Saint of: Artists and surgeons
Born: Syria
Died: 84 AD
Feast Day: 18th October
Attributes: Book, pen, brush, palette

St Luke was a doctor he showed love and COMPASSION to the people that he healed.  He was a missionary who accompanied St Paul on his missions.  St Paul describes him as 'beloved'.  "Luke the beloved physician." (Colossians 4:14)
St Luke wanted to proclaim the Good News.  He stayed loyal to St Paul when he was imprisoned in Rome.  After everyone else deserts St Paul in his final imprisonment and sufferings it is only St Luke who remains with St Paul to the end.  This demonstrates the COMPASSION of St Luke

St John = RESPECT

Patron Saint of: Love, friendship, loyalty
Born: 15 AD
Died: 100 AD
Feast Day: 27th December
Attributes: Eagle, Chalice, Scrolls

St John was called to be an Apostle by our Lord Jesus Christ.  He showed Jesus great loyalty and RESPECT when he was the only one of the Twelve not to forsake our Saviour during His Passion. 
He founded many churches in Asia and wrote a Gospel and 3 Epistles.  The Emperor Domitian has St John cast into a cauldron of boiling oil and he emerged completely unhurt!  He lived an extremely long life and died in the year 100 AD.