February 8, 2008

Special Mass celebrates Catholic Schools Week

From left, Dominic Spears, a seventh-grader at Holy Spirit School in Indianapolis, and Shelby Hughbanks and Katie Oskay, both eight-graders at Holy Spirit School, kneel in prayer on Jan. 30 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis during a Mass in observance of Catholic Schools Week. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

From left, Dominic Spears, a seventh-grader at Holy Spirit School in Indianapolis, and Shelby Hughbanks and Katie Oskay, both eight-graders at Holy Spirit School, kneel in prayer on Jan. 30 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis during a Mass in observance of Catholic Schools Week. (Photo by Sean Gallagher)

By Sean Gallagher

Nearly 650 students, teachers and administrators from more than 30 schools in seven deaneries across the archdiocese gathered on Jan. 30 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis for a special Mass in observance of Catholic Schools Week.

Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar general, was the primary celebrant. He was joined by more than a dozen priests who concelebrated at the Mass.

A choir from Immaculate Heart of Mary School in the Indianapolis North Deanery sang at the Mass.

During his homily, Msgr. Schaedel, after asking the students several questions about the birth of Jesus, told those present that “Catholic schools revolve around Christ.” †

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