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At MBS, The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Program Nurtures the Students' Spiritual Development

Mission Basilica School children from the Kindergarten Readiness program through the Third Grade take part in The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a religious formation which nurtures the spiritual development of the youngest child. These 4 and 5 year-olds have been using small models of the altar, articles of the Mass, and priest's vestments to learn their names and functions. Don Heffern, Sacristan Coordinator, showed the children the actual items used in the Mass. The children are in awe of the beauty of the ciboria and Blessed Sacrament.

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