Feast of St. Philippine Duchesne

Dress uniform required.

St. Philippine opened the first Sacred Heart school in North America at St. Charles in 1818. Her feast day is Nov. 18, the day on which she died. She is honored for her saintly and courageous life on the American frontier. The children at St. Charles are especially proud of the close ties to Mother Duchesne, and her feast day is one of the most special occasions of the year at the Academy.