Sights & Sounds: Celebrating 2025 college graduates
In May, four Catholic universities within the Archdiocese of Newark – Caldwell, Felician, Saint Peter’s, and Seton Hall – held commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2025. Other institutions that have active campus ministries for Catholic students, like Montclair State University and Kean University, also held graduation ceremonies.
Below you will find photo highlights from the ceremonies, along with words of wisdom from some of the commencement speakers. The link at the end of the article leads to even more photos.
You are now the class graduating as communities, countries, and the world feel like everything is up for grabs – and the stakes feel even higher. Tap into your empathy, your kindness, your personal strength, and your commitment to service for others. That, and all you’ve learned, is what you carry forward.”
– Sarita E. Brown, Felician University commencement speaker
You’re not done. You’re never done. You learn every day, inside and outside the classroom.”
– Katia Passerini, Ph.D., Seton Hall University commencement speaker
Decide what your happiness looks like, and don’t worry about what others are doing. This is really difficult, especially in the age of social media, when your every friend is constantly communicating about achievements, about travels, about their latest acquisitions. We need to train ourselves not to measure our happiness and our success by comparing it to someone else. Gain your satisfaction by your own measurement.”
– Marta Costanzo Youth, Saint Peter’s University commencement speaker
The college graduates of 2025 are no doubt well-prepared for the challenges that await them in a world that needs their creativity, determination, and desire to help others. We congratulate them and wish them well!
Visit our photo gallery to view more images of the 2025 graduating class.
Featured image: 2025 graduates celebrate after Felician University’s commencement. (Photo: Felician University)
