Why do we gather?” asked James Erps, SJ, director of Campus Ministry, opening the September 9 multifaith celebration in St. Joseph’s Chapel, attended by some 150 students and University community members. “We are here to celebrate each other and to ask that our community be blessed as we begin a new academic year,” the congregation responded. Entitled “Inviting the Spirit of Wisdom,” the service contained prayers, readings, and music from Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, and Protestant traditions. It featured three musical groups: the Donnell Patterson Ensemble, composed of church choirs from the Boston area; Dünya (meaning “world”), which performs music “representing the Mosque and Turkish Sufism”; and Shir Tsiyon from Hebrew College, led by Cantor Scott Sokol (above, center), dean of the Jewish Music Institute. After the celebration, participants took part in a dinner to break the daily Ramadan fast being observed by Muslims.