Opening Liturgy
Today, we kicked off the 2024-2025 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 “10,000 Reasons,” “Oceans,” and “We Are One Body.”
Father Kumar’s homily inspired us to let our light shine, dispel darkness and fear, seek wisdom, and be courageous—reminding us why we’re here at Padua. Before our Alma Mater, we sang our Diocesan theme song “Walk by Faith,” with the lyrics reminding us that “the darker the night, the brighter the light that shines, you shine.”
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Father Kumar’s homily inspired us to let our light shine, dispel darkness and fear, seek wisdom, and be courageous—reminding us why we’re here at Padua. Before our Alma Mater, we sang our Diocesan theme song “Walk by Faith,” with the lyrics reminding us that “the darker the night, the brighter the light that shines, you shine.”
We appreciate Karen Duppel, Director of Campus Ministry, for organizing the Mass and our music ministry, and Father Vincent Kumar, OSFS for making this Opening Liturgy memorable. We officially welcomed Father Kumar into our community and presented him with a gift from Padua Academy.
Thank you also to those students involved in the Mass:
Call to Worship - Jenna Funchion '26
1st Reading - Gianna Plumley '27
Responsorial Psalm - Alexa Vokolos '27
Prayer of the Faithful - Sophia LaRosa '27
Gift Bearers - Hailey Vandenbraak '25 and Jacqueline Higgins '28
Eucharistic Ministers - Gianna Brunno '25, Madison Kenner '25, and Charlotte Scalora '25
Colors:
Green Banner (Freshman) - Patricia DeAscanis '28
Blue Banner (Sophomore) - Caitlin Igo '27
Red Banner (Junior) - Madison Tymes '26
Yellow Banner (Senior) - Bella Smookler '25
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