St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church

Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic Jesuit church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

For the church in Montreal, see St. Raphael the Archangel Church (Montreal).
Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
DistrictRoman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
LeadershipBishop Luis R. Zarama
StatusActive
Location
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, United States
StateNorth Carolina
Website
www.saintraphael.org

St. Raphael is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh.[1] The church is also the host of Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School.[2] and Saint Raphael Preschool.[3] The priests are members of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus[4] (the USA East Province was formed when the Maryland and USA Northeast provinces merged in 2020[5]), the US Jesuit Portal,[6] and Jesuits Worldwide.[7][8][9][10]

Church

The Church of Saint Raphael the Archangel was dedicated in 1966 to serve a growing Catholic population. In 1996 the Jesuits accepted pastorship of the parish. It is the only Jesuit Parish in the Diocese of Raleigh. In 1997 the parish started a Hispanic Ministry program and added Spanish masses to the services. The main altar of St. Raphael's contains a relic of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.[11] The altar in the church's Chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Americas contains relics of Blessed Miguel Pro and of St. Katharine Drexel.[12]

Motto

To See as Christ Sees and Love as Christ Loves

Mission

Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic Parish is a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service.

As stewards of this community, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.

Saint Ignatius Statue

In 2014 a bronze life size statue of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, was dedicated and blessed. It is located outside of Ignatius Hall, a gym and social center at the parish.

Angel Fountain

The Masini family, parish members of St. Raphael's, dedicated a stone statue and fountain of an angel playing a flute in 1996 in honor of their daughter, Toni Christine Masini, who died in 1992. The fountain was designed by two graduate students from North Carolina State University.

Chapels

The church has a Marian Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for daily mass, smaller liturgies and private prayer, as well as a Blessed Sacrament Chapel, used to reserve the Eucharist.

Schools

Saint Raphael the Archangel Catholic School and Saint Raphael Preschool, hosted on the grounds of the church, offer pre-school as well as grades kindergarten through eight. The school feeds into Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. It is one of the only Jesuit-run schools in North Carolina.[13]

Scholarships

Saint Raphael Catholic School offers the Ryan O’Connell Memorial Scholarship to assist families who come under unexpected distress or have financial issues. The scholarship was named in honor of Ryan O'Connell, a third grader at the school who died in the year 2000.

Sports Department

Saint Raphael Catholic School has the following sports teams:

  • Boys Soccer
  • Girls Volleyball
  • Boys Varsity and JV Basketball
  • Girls Varsity and JV Basketball
  • Boys Lacrosse
  • Girls Soccer
  • Boys Varsity Baseball
  • Cheerleading

See also

References
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  2. "Saint Raphael Catholic School -". Saintraphaelschool.org. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Home - Saint Raphael Preschool – Raleigh, North Carolina". Saintraphaelecc.org. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. "The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus". Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  5. "Structure of the Society | Jesuit Provinces". jesuitseast,org. Jesuits USA East. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. "Welcome to the Society of Jesus in the United States". Jesuit.org. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. "SJ : The Society of Jesus". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
  8. Archived November 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Archived copy". events.mync.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "AOL - News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Local & Lifestyle". AOL.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. Archived August 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "North Carolina Jesuits celebrate new Pope". Triad.news14.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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