Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Students recite the poem by the Christian Brothers, "The Holy Catholic Church". Student recitations are a part of the Classical Grammar/Writing course at QAS. Well done, Javi and Leo! Recitations are an important part of Classical Education at QAS.

I'll never forsake thee, I never will be,
O Church of the Saints! an apostate from thee;
Though false friends entice me, and fortune may frown,
My faith and my Church, until death I will own.

They may boast of their wealth, they may talk of their gold,
I'll be true to the Faith like the Martyrs of old;
"A Catholic live, and a Catholic die!"
Be this my life's watchword, at death my last cry.

I may lose some advantage and forfeit some gain,
I may meet with unkindness and suffer some pain,
But Jesus and Mary will surely bestow
More gifts than from sin and apostasy flow.