The Monitor joins Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., and the parishes and schools of the Diocese of Trenton in congratulating the Class of 2026 with this annual KEEPSAKE EDITION. We are pleased to celebrate this year’s 1136 Catholic high school and 737 elementary school graduates and present for our readers page after page of joyful and hopeful photos and stories. Our thanks go out to the schools who partnered with us by sharing some of their best stories and images from their graduating classes.
In addition to a photo essay on each of the Catholic high schools in the Diocese, we invite readers to look for these features:
WORDS OF WISDOM – Bishop O’Connell and other Baccalaureate Mass homilists challenge graduates with messages of faith
A JOURNEY ALL THEIR OWN — Class of 2026 will be remembered for commitment to faith, school tradition and academic excellence
MAKING AN IMPACT — Graduates put faith into action, reflecting compassion in helping the poor and vulnerable
BUILDING A HOPEFUL FUTURE — Schools hope graduates ‘continue to live the values they practiced here’
ALSO … St. Katharine teacher receives award from GCU; Eighth grade graduates lauded; Local family celebrates graduations spanning generations
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Please join us in celebrating the Class of 2026! May God bless them and guide them as they embrace the CALL TO GREAT THINGS.
Rayanne Bennett
Associate Publisher
And The Monitor team