LEADERSHIP
The Loreto Year of Verity Welcome to the New School Year We warmly welcome everyone to the 2020 Loreto Year of Verity. Verity essentially means Truth. For our foundress, Mary Ward, this meant having integrity and truth, encouraging us to be truthful in the way we appear, living the truth to be who we are and in what gives meaning to our lives. We are then able to live to our fullest potential, acting in accordance to what is right for us. Mary’s truth centred fundamentally on her faith and hope in God. It challenges us to invest our everyday living with value: “This is verity – to do what we have to do well”. – Mary Ward It is with great excitement and optimism that we announce our theme for Verity 2020; “Ignite our light, let truth unite.” This theme will embody our direction and focus for the year, while acting as a piece of wisdom to guide us in all aspects of school life. Inspired by our Verity Prayer, we’ve used light as a metaphor to help us understand the ideas of honesty and truth which are qualities that are strongly associated with Verity. Firstly, the phrase “ignite our light” is all about the importance of striving to find the truth within yourself. This can be on an individual level, or on a larger scale as a Loreto community. Following in the footsteps of Mary Ward, we seek to let this light discover who we truly are, our most authentic selves. The second phrase “let truth unite” focuses on the greater aspect of Verity. Although we can certainly look at our own truths, we keep coming back to the idea that Verity empowers us to help and connect with others. This can be as girls at Loreto Toorak, as Loreto girls worldwide or as Mary Ward men and women. This is our Verity. Right: (L-R) Captains of School, Francesca Zappia and Mia O’Callaghan
MIA O’CALLAGHAN & FRANCESCA ZAPPIA CAPTAINS OF SCHOOL 12
For our foundress, Mary Ward, this meant having integrity and truth, encouraging us to be truthful in the way we appear, living the truth to be who we are and in what gives meaning to our lives.
