MISSION STATEMENT:
To provide students with excellence in education, both academically and spiritually, in order to prepare them to become college-worthy leaders and faith-filled adults who will live and defend the Catholic faith with confidence and joy.
CATHOLIC FAMILIES:
Saint John Paul II Preparatory School (JPII), as a Catholic school in union with the Latin Church in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, professes to uphold all the teachings of the Catholic Church as pronounced by the Magisterium and taught through the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is assumed that Catholic families seeking admission support JPII in this profession and would only contribute to the harmonious spirit needed for their children to fully benefit from the education offered at JPII. Parents and students are required to sign a Statement of Faith, professing their agreement to support this mission.
FAMILIES OF OTHER FAITHS:
Families of Christ-centered faiths professing the Nicene Creed are welcomed. When families of other faiths are accepted it is understood that they support the policies contained herein. Parents of children of other faiths, as do Catholic parents, further agree that their children are not permitted to malign the validity of Catholic teachings. However, honest inquiry is encouraged for all.
Non-Denominational Position:
Although you do not need to be a member of the Catholic Faith to attend our school, these statements are based on essential Catholic beliefs that we strongly support as the primary doctrine for teaching. We desire to remain united in the salvation and love of Christ.
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
With firm faith I believe, as well, everything contained in God’s word, written or handed down in Tradition and proposed by the Church - whether in solemn judgment for in the ordinary and universal Magisterium - as divinely revealed and calling for faith.
I also firmly accept and hold each and every thing that is proposed by that same Church definitively with regard to teaching concerning faith or morals.
What is more, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the college of bishops enunciate when they exercise the authentic Magisterium.
If I am not Catholic, I commit to not teach anything that contradicts this Statement of Faith.