Holy Cross School

Holy Cross School in New Orleans is the second oldest educational institution founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in North America, predated only by the University of Notre Dame.  In more than a century and a half of serving children in the New Orleans metropolitan area, Holy Cross has evolved from its early days as an orphanage and farm to an all-male college preparatory school for primary through secondary grades.  Our Mission is to form the hearts and to educate the minds of the young men entrusted to our care, guided by Catholic values and the principles of Blessed Basil Moreau’s philosophy of Christian Education.

Holy Cross was a cornerstone of the Lower Ninth Ward community prior to Hurricane Katrina, and we now strive to serve our Gentilly neighborhood and the greater New Orleans area in the same way. 

The Holy Cross Man

The Holy Cross Man is our school code and is recited and lived by our young Holy Cross Men. It is a rich tradition that defines who we are and the true essence of our Holy Cross Faith Community.

The Holy Cross Man is a refined gentleman who lives by faith. Devoted to his soul's welfare, he reflects often on God. His daily actions are sanctified by prayer, the practice of virtue, and manly piety. Since sanctity is his goal, he has a deep devotion to Our Lord, to Our Lady, and to St. Joseph, patron of his school.

The Holy Cross Man is studious. He regards learning as a duty; intellectual perfection as an honor. He knows that his school is his training ground where he must mold himself into a useful man.

The Holy Cross Man is loyal to God and Country. Devotion to his school and his teachers is demonstrated by his cooperation, zeal, and spirit. He is a friend of all because he is a member of the Mystical Body of Christ.

In a word, he is a man of faith and honesty, of strength of character through self-mastery, of respect for the Christian family and lawful authority, of leadership in the pursuit of the true, the good and the beautiful - that is the Holy Cross Man.