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2022 Baccalaureate Mass

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On May 20, 2022 the Class of 2022 gathered in prayer to celebrate the Baccalaureate Mass at St. Edmund Church. In his homily, Fr. Mark Amatrucola, co encouraged the graduates to stay close to the core of their lives, their families, their friends and their faith, trusting in the mercy of our loving God to lead them in the years ahead. Listen to his full homily here.

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