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A TRIBUTE TO THE STUDENTS OF REGIS JESUIT
“Hope is not something we give, but rather something we find, together.”
- Fr. Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
As we enter the final weeks of the 2019-20 school year, I want to thank and congratulate our student body. No high school year represents an ordinary year, and least of all this one. When we canceled classes for March 13, just ahead of Spring Break, none of us had any idea that we had just completed our last day of on-campus classes for the year. At first, it might have felt like a snow day call or a head start on a cherished school springtime break. Hooray! But it quickly became clear that the hiatus was nothing to celebrate. Day by day, the reality of the moment and its meaning for our time together became more evident.
The notion that humanity is designed to be in relationship with each other came into vivid relief as we missed out on sleepy morning arrivals (or what seems like late, late evening arrivals if you are a swimmer or an owl), the daily rush to the Steele Center café and communal prayer to start the day. We missed out on flooding McNicholas Green during lunch on a beautiful 70-degree day, gathering to witness the building of a State Championship season and the roar in the hallways on the last day of classes. I could go on here, but the list is too long and probably unfulfilling to dwell upon.
For me, an oasis in this desert has been seeing your faces and voices with morning prayer, birthday wishes, the afternoon Examen and especially the weekly edition of RJTV. Oh yes, and I even caught a few TikToks, too. As companions on a journey within the mission and life of Regis Jesuit High School, we are aware of our limitations even as we catch glimpses of our ability to be missionaries for others and for each other. You never ceased in your gestures of love, encouragement and care for one another, and you continued to imagine creative ways to serve others. Even in this time of cruel separation, I am grateful for the many gifts you continued to bring to our community and to me.
Yesterday, Fr. Arturo Sosa SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, delivered a profound observation to Jesuit-mission acolytes like me around the world when he suggested that we need to understand the unique abilities of our youth, now more than ever. “Youth have more keen eyes than we do. Today we need to rely on that eyesight for vision toward hope.” Message received and internalized.
It has been a privilege to be your companion on the journey of this year. Know of my deep gratitude and appreciation for the gift that is you and of my prayers that God will continue to bestow his generous blessings upon you.
AMDG
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David Card '87 is Regis Jesuit's president. He writes for Inspire & Ignite once a month, usually for the first week, throughout the school year.
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David Card '87 is Regis Jesuit's president. He writes for Inspire & Ignite once a month, usually for the first week, throughout the school year.
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