ST. STEPHEN
THE PATRIOT SAINT
The school derives its name from St. Stephen , the first Christian Martyr , Who is regarded as the Patron Saint of the institution and 15th of February I celebrated as St.
Stephen's or The Founder's Day. St.Stephen is Portrayed in glowing terms in the Books of Acts,Chapters 6 & 7 of the Bible.
Stephen was a man of God. He was not only wise but also a person of profound faith. God blessed him richly and he was filled with the Holy spirit.
He performed many miracles and went about spreading the message of God. However,there were some men from cyrene and Alexandra who were members of a group called "Free Men".
They began to argue with Stephen and were joined in by others from cilicia and Asia.They were no match with Stephen who spoke with wisdom that the Holy Sprit had bestowed upom him.
They influenced the teachers of the law of Moses, had Stephen arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin .There were false allegations made against him that he was talking against laws of
Moses and saying that jeasus of Nazareth would destroy everything and change that custom that Moses had given when asked if the allegations were true he spoke badly against evil practices of the Jewish
Council who became furious when he said that he could see Jesus standing in all his right hand of God. They yelled at the so called abomination, dragged him out of the city and stoned him a death. In the likeness
of his master, he too , at the time of death cried out for forgiveness of all those who had tormented and kill him.
St. Stephen is a glowing example of spiritual leadership.Even at a very young age he had a faith, wishdom, vision, courage love forgiveness humanity and above all he had been inspried by the Holy sprit.
He stands as an outstanding withness of Christ and a radiant martyr for the cause of the mission.
We sincerely hope that the life of St. Stephen will inspire all young men and women, who come under tutelage , because they are "STEPHANITES".