Catholic Youth Convention Inspires Local Students to Strive for Sainthood

Catholic Youth Convention inspires local students to strive for sainthood

LACEY — “What I notice, is that there are a lot of saints in the making here,” Aires Patulot said as he looked over a crowd of about 500 high school students and chaperones Nov. 15.Students came from as far north as Lynden and as far south as Vancouver, covering the whole Archdiocese of Seattle, to join together for the 2025 Catholic Youth Convention at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey.This year’s theme was, as Patulot hinted, “Saints in the M…

All Saints and Souls Youth Mass in Phillips

A Youth Mass was celebrated by Fr. Lourduraju Madanu in honor of All Saints and All Souls on Saturday, Nov. 1, at St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips. Students in grades kindergarten through second participated in a procession at the offertory, carrying candles they had decorated in honor of their ancestors and deceased parish members. Students in grades three through five dressed as saints and processed around the church just before Mass, pictured…