The Loyola Academy Community Celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass

"You don't need to do something big, you don't need to be perfect. Just start small," he said. "Notice the people around you. Pay attention if someone is struggling or if they’re sad. Be kind, be patient. Take care of each other, that is how real faith grows."

At the conclusion of Mass, members of the Loyola Academy Service Team (LAST) emphasized the importance of almsgiving during the Lenten season. They introduced the Gonzaga Lunch Program, one of their latest service projects. Each week, LAST packs two hundred lunches to be distributed to those in need through community partners like A Just Harvest. Since the project began, LAST has packed more than two thousand lunches. They invited the entire school community to join their efforts this Lent by adding a dollar donation when checking out at the cafeteria register, helping them purchase the supplies needed to continue packing and distributing lunches.

Thank you to the following students for their help and participation in Mass:

Call to Worship: Jonathan Crisan '26
1st Reading: Sofia Cabrales '25
2nd Reading: Meaghan Barrio '25
Intercessions: Hunter Solon '26
Gift Bearers: Emma Hernandez '25 and Robert Govea '25
Cross Bearer: Bernard Opoku-Darkwa '26
Book of the Gospels: Sarina Kruszynska '28
Sacristans: Colin Langford '25, Brandon Matejka '25, Danny Vehovsky '26, Addison Leadbetter '25, Rebecca Jalloway '25, and Rose Harlan '26

Student Eucharistic Ministers: Ava Arguelles '26, Amelia Lister '26, Kate Dimberio '26, Emmary Arcinega '25, Lily Tarzon '25, Emma Farris '26, Henry Fisk '26, Lilly Ryan '26, Juju Miller '26, Emilia Nelson '26, Ashley Zapata '25, Elise Abbasi '27, Clare Leyden '25, Addison Leadbetter '25, Alicia Hourihane '27, Katelyn Robson '27, Michelle Dutkin '26, Ryan Huening '26, and Hannah Winters '26

Faculty and Staff Eucharistic Ministers: Ms. Melissa Krein, Mrs. Valerie Galloway, Mr. Ty Wahlbrink SJ, Ms. Sarah Bennett, and Mr. Josh Hooker

A special gratitude to our celebrants: Loyola Academy President Rev. Gregory J. Ostdiek, SJ; Loyola Academy Campus Ministers Rev. Stanislaw Czarnecki, SJ, and Rev. Arek Ciemiega, SJ; and Rev. Theodore G. Munz, SJ.