Milestone Anniversaries Celebrated
The school community celebrates the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker each year and recognizes employees who are celebrating milestone anniversaries. St. Joseph has two feast days on the liturgical calendar. The first is March 19—Joseph, the husband of Mary. The second is May 1—Joseph, the Worker.
“Our dedicated teachers and staff embody the true spirit of Jesuit education,” said Principal José E. Roca '84. “They approach their work not just as a career, but as a vocation rooted in purpose and service. Their commitment goes beyond the classroom as they strive each day to guide and nurture the spiritual, moral, and intellectual growth of our young men. Forming compassionate, faith-filled leaders grounded in Catholic values is at the heart of everything they do."
Our heartfelt congratulations to the employees who were honored during the Mass. Their unwavering commitment to Jesuit education, which forms the backbone of our school's ethos, is commendable.
10 Years
Arnaldo Fajardo
Maria Ruiz
Donald Chaney
15 years
Claudia Basso
Kimberly Homans-Torres
Blas Liste
Maria Consuegra
20 years
Carlos Maza
Graciela Garcia-Chang
Juilo Diaz
35 years
Charles Cleveland
50 years
Carol Vila
This summer, an article commemorating Mrs. Vila’s five decades of service will be published in the Belen Alumni Magazine.
The Mass on May 1st was celebrated by Fr. Guillermo M. García-Tuñón, S.J. ‘87, at the Our Lady of Belen Chapel.
Click here to watch the Mass on our YouTube channel. Click here to view the photo album.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.