Cardinal Gregory Celebrates Mass

FEAST OF HOLY CROSS CELEBRATED WITH CARDINAL GREGORY

The Catholic church’s Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14 is a special day for The Academy of the Holy Cross and our sponsoring congregation, the Sisters of the Holy Cross. This year, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, joined the community to celebrate Mass with students, faculty and staff. He was joined by Msgr. John Enzler and Father Stephen Planning. Four Sisters of the Holy Cross—Sister Paula Goettelmann ’60, Sister Sharon Mihm ’63, Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson ’61, and Sister Sharlet Wagner attended as special guests and were specially recognized for their commitment to their alma mater and the congregation.

President Katy Prebble welcomed Cardinal Gregory to The Academy of the Holy Cross at the beginning of the Mass. During his homily, Cardinal Gregory spoke about what he called “complaint snakes” in reference to the negative influences in the world; and how people can rely on their faith to help combat the negativity. At the conclusion of the liturgy, members of the Student Council presented Cardinal Gregory with a donation to Catholic Relief Services-Disaster Relief for Haiti and presented gifts to the sisters along with a donation to their Ministry to the Poor Fund.

1 – Cardinal Gregory with student representatives and school administration (L-R) Assistant Principal Lindsey Tonks, Alika D’Souza ’23, Margaret Rose ’23, Kayla Norris ’23, Marina Buziak ’22, Adaugo Umeh ’22, Cheyenne DeGross ’22, Cardinal Gregory, Raquel Bowman ’22, Claire Deausen ’22, Eliana Patterson ’22, Megan Steele ’22, Sydney Branch ’22, Principal John Sullivan, Christine Nguyen ’22, President Katy Prebble

2 – (L-R) Sister Paula Goettelmann, CSC ’60; Sister Sharon Mihm, CSC ’63; Cardinal Gregory; Sister Sharlet Wagner, CSC; Sister Ruth Marie Nickerson, CSC ’61

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