Liturgy

Mass of Holy Spirit Jumpstarts New Year

Hundreds of students proudly adorning bright red ties fidget in their seats, waiting in angst for the mass to begin. Suddenly, the students quiet down at once, a phenomenon in and of itself, as the procession begins, marking the...

Did Christ Really “Multiply” the Loaves?

"So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their...

Ash Wednesday: Shameful or Glorious?

"For you were made from dust, and to dust you shall return..." Genesis 3:19 Unlike a normal Wednesday at Jesuit College Preparatory School, the students, faculty, and guests all solemnly filed into the Terry Center to celebrate the Mass of...

Jesuit Rejoices in Celebrating the First School Mass of 2016

Will Aberger '17 sits eagerly in the Terry Center, waiting to celebrate the first school Mass of 2016.  Surrounded by Jesuit students, he looks down the center aisle to see Fr. Wally Sidney, S.J. lead the procession to the altar,...

The Immaculate (Mis)Conception

On December 8, 2015, every available Jesuit student strolled into the Terry Center to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, one of the ten Holy Days of Obligation. Father Ron Boudreaux began the Mass by addressing one of the...

The 33rd Week of Ordinary Time Mass Is Anything But

The Terry Center, filled with Jesuit Dallas and Strake students, teachers, and guests, sit in anticipation for the mass said by Father Carlos Esparza S.J., class of '98. Father Esparza's return to Jesuit is preceded by working with the...

Mass of Holy Spirit Sparks the New Year

A sea of red on Friday morning as  Jesuit students piled into the Terry Center for the first mass of the year, September 4, along with thousands of Jesuit schools across the world, a tradition begun in 1548 at...

Reflections on the First Mass of the Year

One cross and two candles lead the red-robed Father Huete through the congregation of students wearing red tie after red tie.  He bows at the altar, and the Mass of the Holy Spirit begins. "It certainly has been a...