Mount St. Mary College Students Receive Holy Sacraments

| 07/2/2025

By: The Good Newsroom

The Most Rev. Dominick J. Lagonegro celebrated the Mass with Father Gregoire Fluet, vice president for mission and ministry at the college

Mount Saint Mary College students who received sacraments pose with Most Rev. Dominick J. Lagonegro.
Mount Saint Mary College students who received sacraments pose with Most Rev. Dominick J. Lagonegro. Front row: Left to right, Braydon Matthew Rappa, Lauren Catherine Tavarez, Ayleen Cecilia Morales, and the Most Rev. Dominick J. Lagonegro. Back row: Joseph Michael Patierno, Father Gregoire Fluet, Vice President for Mission and Ministry at the Mount; Salvador Toribio Serrano, Kaelyn Elizabeth Donoghue, Leandro Leo Ortiz, and Melissa Trinity Diaz. Photo courtesy of Mount Saint Mary College.

NEWBURGH – A group of dedicated Mount Saint Mary College students recently strengthened their faith by receiving sacraments at the Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary on campus.

The sacraments included Baptism, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation.

The Most Rev. Dominick J. Lagonegro celebrated the Mass with Father Gregoire Fluet, vice president for mission and ministry at the college.

“It’s always a joy for me to offer the sacraments and witness wonderful students continuing their spiritual journey,” said Father Fluet.

The confirmed students stood before their family, friends, and the college community to affirm their faith and commitment to their Catholic beliefs. Receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation were: Melissa Diaz, Kaelyn Donoghue, Ayleen Morales, Leandro Ortiz, Brayden Rappa, and Lauren Tavarez.

Receiving the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation was Salvador Serrano.

Receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, First Holy Communion, and Confirmation were Raven Brake, Christopher Murolo, and Joseph Patierno.

Brake’s son Nicholai, a student at Bishop Dunn Memorial School on the Mount’s campus, was also baptized and looks forward to First Holy Communion. Brake’s husband, Daniel, received First Holy Communion.

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