- Candles filled Holy Cross’ Mary Chapel with light as community members participated in the Ninth Annual Multifaith Community Prayer held at the College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Holy Cross)
- Holy Cross President Vincent D. Rougeau speaks at the Ninth Annual Multifaith Community Prayer held at the College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Holy Cross)
- (Left to right) Michael Sokei Herzog, sensei of the Boundless Way Zen Temple; Marybeth Kearns-Barrett ’84, director of the Office of the College Chaplains at Holy Cross; Vincent D. Rougeau, College president; Abdullah Kazi of the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester and Dr. Preeta Banerjee, Hindu chaplain at Tufts University, sing “For the Earth Forever Turning” at the Ninth Annual Multifaith Community Prayer held at the College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 24, 2023 (Photo by Michael Ivins/Holy Cross)
- Participants sing “For the Earth Forever Turning” at the Ninth Annual Multifaith Community Prayer held at the College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 24, 2023. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Holy Cross)
With fresh snow blanketing the ground outside, members of the Holy Cross community gathered in Mary Chapel on Tuesday, Jan. 24, for the return of a cherished annual tradition, Multifaith Community Prayer, following a three-year pause due to the pandemic. The event, held on the first day of spring semester classes, is a celebration of the rich faith traditions represented on campus and a time to engage in peaceful reflection as a community.