Cardinal joins Father Andrew White, S.J. School in Leonardtown in celebrating its 70th anniversary
Fitting everyone in the frame of a family photo can take some maneuvering. But after Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a Sept. 6 Mass at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church in Leonardtown, Maryland, marking the 70th anniversary of the adjoining Father Andrew White, S.J. School, the cardinal along with the participating clergy, the school’s nearly 270 students in the pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade, and its teachers and staff, posed for a group photo in the church, after photographers in the choir loft directed the shifting of students to fit in the composition.
At the beginning of the First Friday Mass, Cardinal Gregory noted that day was “a celebration of 70 years of Catholic education. For 70 years, the Word of the Lord, the sacraments of the Church and trust in Our Lady have been celebrated here.”