Eleven young men took their first vows as Jesuits at St. Thomas More church on Summit Avenue in St Paul, MN, today. I was honored by an invitation from a former student to attend the mass and reception afterwards. The large church was filled with family and friends, and I have never before been in a gathering with so many Jesuits! By an amazing coincidence during the reception , I talked to a Jesuit from Xavier College, visiting from Cleveland. Much to our delight, we discovered a mutual friend, a Jesuit who had been close to our family for decades and who our children still refer to as Uncle Jack. Like most Jesuits I have met, Jack was an intellectual and learned man whose death and absence has been sorely missed by our family and the Jesuit community.
Congratulations to all of the eleven men whom we honored today!
bless them in their service!
ReplyDeleteSplendid portraits, Kate! What a beautiful church.
ReplyDeleteAll those Jesuits is just plain scary! :) Your photos are beautiful and it is a gorgeous church and I can imagine the mass was splendiferous! Great fun.
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Nice portraits. Your former student looks positively radiant.
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful to see, Kate!
ReplyDeleteThey look very happy.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a wonderful event to attend.
ReplyDeleteWhat an uplifting post. They all look so proud. You must to have been very special to him, to be invited.
ReplyDeleteAh, BC from St. Louis Daily Photo blog and I did 4 years with the Jesuits in HS. We know what that's all about. hahahaha
ReplyDeleteHow nice to be invited to honor them! Great shots of happy and proud people.
ReplyDeleteYour former student obviously thought a lot of you. It was an honor to be invited to such an important day in his life.
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