St. Mary’s Dominican High School marked the beginning of the school year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit.

School chaplain, Rev. John Restrepo, O.P., celebrated mass.

Student liturgical ministers and retreat leaders received a special blessing and commissioning. These students play a key role in leading the Dominican student body in prayer and worship. Groups include the Student Preachers who lead daily afternoon prayer; Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Liturgical Music Ministers, Altar Servers and Lectors who assist in school Masses; Retreat Team Leaders who plan and facilitate the overnight Junior Retreat; the Teen Cross member who represents Dominican to the Archdiocese of New Orleans; and Christian Leadership Council officers who direct Dominican’s major service projects.

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