High school students from across the Archdiocese were invited, and more than 100 students—most of them our own—chose to spend their Friday night, from 6:00–9:30 PM, gathered in prayer. Several priests and vocation teams from local religious communities were present to hear confessions and serve on prayer teams. Many members of our faculty and administration also attended to witness what we have since described as a true revival of faith among our teens.
The most moving moment of the evening was the Eucharistic Adoration procession. Jesus, present in the monstrance, was carried throughout our auditorium, allowing time for Him to be present to each individual student and adult. Without prompting, students fell to their knees on the auditorium floor in reverence and adoration. For many, it was an entirely new experience. Adults who witnessed this powerful moment were moved to tears.
Nothing could have inspired such a response other than the True Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the movement of the Holy Spirit.
Providentially, this event took place one year and one month after Archbishop Pérez consecrated our school to the patronage of St. Carlo Acutis—a beautiful reminder of God’s continued grace at work within our Archbishop Wood community.