A sea of grey skirts flowed over the downtown San Jose streets as more 700 members of the Notre Dame community of students, faculty and staff made their way to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, our downtown place of worship, for the first liturgy of the school year. This year’s Mass of Commissioning, presided over by Monsignor Francis Cilia, incorporated themes of faith and confidence, exploring the questions of what it means to have faith in ourselves, in God and in each other. The mass also included a blessing over the community and this year's leadership theme of confidence.