Xavier College Prep in Phoenix opened the BVM congregation's 175th Jubilee year with an all-school Mass in the school gym on November 1, the Feast of All Saints.

Bishop Thomas Olmstead celebrated the liturgy, and the 11 BVM Sisters in Phoenix renewed their vows.

Parents were invited to the liturgy, and a reception followed.

The adjoining grade school, St. Francis Xavier Elementary, celebrated its BVM roots earlier in the school year with an all school Mass and dedication of a plaque honoring the five BVM Sisters who founded the school in 1936. Student-made banners added to the liturgy.