Graduation Mass Procession on Ascension Sunday (May 17, 2026)
Pueblo high school and college graduates walk from the Fr. Charles J. Murray Parish Hall to St. Joseph Church on Ascension Sunday (also graduates mass).
St. Joseph Catholic Church livestreamed mass on Sunday, May 17, 2026 (The Ascension of Our Lord)
Celebrant: Fr. Steven Murray
Assistant: Deacon Ed Riccillo
Spirit Choir Mass Music
The Ascension of Our Lord
May 17, 2026
(Sun: 11 a.m)
Entrance:
Here I Am to Worship (SJPSB-40)
Preparation of Gifts:
Oh Lord You’re Beautiful (SJPSB-88)
Communion:
We Remember We Believe (SJPSB-130)
Sending Forth:
He Is Exalted (BB26-37)
SJPSB=St. Joseph Parish Songbook
St. Joseph Catholic Church held a Mass for all seniors graduating from Pueblo-area schools at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 17 (Ascension Sunday).
There were 21 graduates (the largest gathering in years) on hand for Mass, with 18 from Pueblo County (11 boys and 7 girls), one each from Pueblo Central and CSU Pueblo, and a preschool graduate, too!
Below is a list of graduates attending mass.
Emily Adame: Pueblo County High, University of Northern Colorado (undecided)
Blake Anderson: Pueblo County High, U.S.Coast Guard
Yasiel McCulley-Bachicha: Ascension Preschool, St. John Neumann School
Jessica Cadena: Pueblo County High, Regis University (Pharmacology)
Nayeli Chacón: Pueblo County High, will enroll in the Keller-Williams real estate program
Donovan Cassares: Pueblo County High, CSU Ft Collins (International Business/Human Health)
Mia Gallegos: Pueblo County High, CSU Pueblo (working at UCHealth as a Patient Transport)
Matthew Garret Granato: Pueblo County High, Pueblo Comm College (Welding)
Jonathan Hernandez: Pueblo County High, Univ. Colo.-Colo. Springs (Mechanical Engineering)
Nicholas Hernandez: Pueblo County High, Otero Junior College (Construction)
Madison Kersten: Pueblo County High, Colorado School of Mines (Civil Engineering)
Fonzie Maes: Pueblo County High, Otero Junior College (Construction)
Isaiah Martinez: Pueblo Central High, CSU Pueblo (Business Management and MBA, Corp. Trainer)
David Miranda: Pueblo County High, Pueblo Comm College (Welding)
Jessie Moore: CSU Pueblo, Western University, OR (Dr. of Physical Therapy)
Troy Moore: Pueblo County High, CSU Pueblo (Business/Marketing)
Niko Mora: Pueblo County High, Monroe University, NY (Exercise Science)
Alyssa Peralta: Pueblo County High, CSU Pueblo (Nursing)
Aubrey Peralta: Pueblo County High, Pueblo Comm College (Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
Douglas Platt: Pueblo County High, CSU Pueblo (Music)
Nevah Williams: Pueblo County High, University of Northern Colorado (Psychology)
