This article first appeared in the Devils Lake Journal Sept. 25, 2025.

liturgy: (n) a form or formulary according to which public religious worship is conducted; from the Greek “leitourgia,” meaning public service

The mass might have been in Latin for all my classmates knew.

I peeked to the right and to the left. It was Wednesday. Our whole row appeared monotonous, wearing one school uniform, having the same ponytail hairstyle, and chanting the same words.

The liturgy seemed to be t...