Francine Cabanacan, Grade 9-St.

Thomas the Apostle

1) Who is St.Arnold?
-Was born on November 5, 1837 in Goch, a small city in lower Rhineland
(Germany).
- He was ordained a priest on August 15, 1861.
- He was assigned to teach natural sciences and mathematics
- Found the society of the Divine Word
- He was known as a strict yet fair teacher

2) Who inspired St. Arnold to be a religious leader and a religious father?

Who and why?
Growing up, he was greatly influenced by his father, a man of deep faith
who revered the Holy Trinity and the word of God. He was raised by devoted
Catholic parents who taught him to consider the worldwide missionary needs
of the Church. The family’s prayer, which would come to guide Arnold in his
life’s work, included a nightly rosary followed by the Prologue of St. John’s
Gospel, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the
Word was God."

3) Make a personal summary of the discussion. (30-50 words)

-We are celebrating SVD week because we are part of the SVD institution.
St. Arnold is found the society of the Divine Word. He went on to study
theology and was ordained a priest on August 15, 1861 for the Diocese of
Münster. As his first assignment, he taught natural sciences and mathematics
at a secondary school in Bocholt, where he was known as a strict yet fair
teacher.