Bishop Ireton High School - Flight Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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....- ,...v M..-T Man's Search For Meaning . . . An adolescent is in a state of changing rebellion. Reli- gion is no longer an accepted truth but something the adolescent must decide for himself. lt is this challenge of the faith that depresses so many adults. But they see only an outward expression and not the inner self of the teenager. He seems to be always the last to become en- thusiastic over religion yet few notice that teenagers are always the first to condemn dishonesty or immorality The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales are ever cognizant of this fact. The religion classes are not dogmatic hand- outs. They stress the empirical approach. They let the teenager discover his faith and give him only a vision of the real world. The decision of his faith is left to the teenager. But class is not the only vehicle used by the Oblates to present this vision. They try to be Christian gentlemen not only to provide an example but because this was their decision as teenagers. They make the faith more meaningful through concelebrated Masses, reception under both species, and closer union with each other A priest is ordained to celebrate the Eucharist. Here, Father Robert McNally offers the bread and wine, symbols of our lives. through classroom Masses. It is not holiness through y phoniness but only an attempt to help the teenager find his own answers.

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Many Dignitaries Honor lreton Before the pa rents of the students and the seniors, Mr. Larry Williams directs the Wind Ensemble and the Glee Club in the National Anthem for the flag raising ceremony. At the reception following the dedication, Bishop Russell thanks God not only for the meal before him, but also for the completion of Bishop lreton High School. On his right are Fathers John Conmy, Jo- seph Wingler, Joseph Schwartz, and Arthur O'Leary, S.S.J.

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Concelebration, the sign of priestly unity, is offered daily in our chap- el. The concelebrants are: Frs. Thomas Palko, Paul Kenny, Robert Mc- Nally, David Hagan, and Adam Radomski. 13 Proclaiming the Word-Fr John Gavin uses the opportunity of individual class mass to bring his senior students more intimately in contact with the liturgical experience.