Mr. Oroszlany’s Mass of the Holy Spirit Reflection

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Reflection – Mr. Oroszlany Mass of the Holy Spirit September 7, 2012

Thank you Fr. Sehler for leading our celebration today. I also offer an extra special welcome to our Class of 2016, to our transfer students and to our parents, in attendance. Special thanks to the Church of St. Ignatius; Ms. Baber; Mr. Tiozzo; our liturgical singers; altar servers; readers; Eucharistic ministers; and gift bearers.

Jesuit schools around the world begin their academic years with a celebration of the Mass of the Holy Spirit. I, personally, see the Mass of the Holy Spirit as an opportunity to celebrate new beginnings and God’s unconditional love for us.

This summer, my wife and I attended a Sunday mass in a little beach community in Virginia, named Chincoteague Island. The pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle offered an unexpected homily based upon a song by The Rolling Stones and that song was – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” I plan to look at the lyrics a little differently than he did as I do not want to concentrate on the “can’t” part of the messaging here, but do want to focus on the next line of the chorus from this famous ballad…. and that is “If you TRY some time, you might just find that you get what you need.”

It’s that “TRY” part that I what to highlight in looking out to this Academic Year. In Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller Outliers, he chronicled


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