Opening Liturgy 2025-26

We kicked off the 2025-2026 school year with our Opening Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, uniting as one Padua community in prayer and reflection. The church was filled with the sounds of our music ministry leading us in favorites like “Oceans” and “We Are One Body.”
 
In his homily, Father highlighted this year’s diocesan theme by referencing the verse in Isaiah 43:1 “I have called you by name, you are mine.” Vesna Vuckovic ’26 shared a Salesian Reflection, encouraging us to begin each day with the Direction of Intention so that together we may grow in sisterhood and faith. Before we left mass, we sang as one community our Alma Mater.
 
Thank you to Father Kumar, Campus & Music Ministry, and all our students involved in the Mass:

Altar Servers - Sophie Civillico '29, Caitlin Igo '27, and Kamryn Tomlinson '27
Call to Worship - Erin Small '26
1st Reading - Sophia LaRosa '27
Responsorial Psalm - Jenna Funchion '26
Prayer of the Faithful - Elena Pettineo '26
Gift Bearers - Ava Gates '26 and Lia Catalina '29 (big & little sisters) 
Eucharistic Ministers - Siena Evans '26, Elsa Lutcher '26, Giuliana Manzi '26, Vesna Vuckovic '26 
Salesian Reflection - Vesna Vuchovic '26
 
Colors:
Green Banner (Freshman) - Deanna Gonzalez '29
Blue Banner (Sophomore) - Mina Nowroozi '28
Red Banner (Junior) - Rachel Abbott '27
Yellow Banner (Senior) - Milani Ng '26
Gold & Brown Banner (Alumnae) - Rosa Iacono

View additional pictures & video of the singing of the Alma Mater at the end of Mass on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
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