September 14, 2024 • 4:00pm • Catignani-Drennan Fieldhouse
100 Years of Father Ryan
Community Celebration Mass
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Four O’Clock in the Afternoon
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Commemorating the Opening Day of School for Nashville Catholic High School for Boys, in 1925.
Catignani-Drennan Fieldhouse
Mass Participants
Celebrant
Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, J.C.L.
Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville
Concelebrants
Rev. Msgr. Mike Johnston ’63
Reverend Rhodes Bolster ’11
Reverend Mark Hunt ’85
Reverend Pat Kibby ’73
Reverend Joe McMahon
Reverend Anh Tuan Phan, Chaplain
Reverend Mark Sappenfield ’87
Reverend Brent Thayer
Reverend Luke Wilgenbusch ’11
Deacons
Deacon Brian Edwards, Deacon of the Word
Deacon Bill Hill ’67
Deacon Jim Holzemer ’69
Deacon Marty Mulloy
Master of Ceremonies
Reverend Gervan Menezes
Lectors
Mark Asack ’25
Dempsey Barbera ’25
Sloane Hansen ’25
Ryan MacClary ’26
Nate Watson ’26
Gift Bearers
Members of the Father Ryan Alumni Board
Susie (Francescon) Bateman ’75
Ellen (Byrd) Butrum ’77
Hannah (Harris) Donnelly ’09
Rachel (Mayo) Ellen ’01
Billy Haley ’01
Cantor
Julie Cox, Father Ryan Choral Director
Father
Ryan Singers 2024-25
Lagan Bain ’26
Robert Brown ’26
Cristal Carrillo ’25
Ava Fawknotson ’27
Ella Jane Francescon ’26
John Glasser ’26
Harper Hill ’28
Claire Hinson ’27
Luke Klein ’28
Sarah Larkin ’28
Jack Liebhart ’26
Jillian Manno ’26
Danielle Meyer ’27
Sophie Mullins ’26
Katelyn Neswold ’25
Delaney O’Brien ’26
Marie Pareigis ’26
Jett Perez ’25
Susannah Phillips ’25
Alia Rosenstein ’27
Father Ryan Singers, Alumni
Amanda (Tallent) Bailey ’99
Rev. Rhodes Bolster ’11
Michael Bottei ’16
Aria (Cavaliere) Negri ’99
Emma Cox ’17
Sophia Cox ’23
Keaton Durand ’19
Jenna Foster ’17
Ali Jones ’23
Jim Langdon ’54
Andy McClendon ’22
Christine Mendoza ’04
Samantha Oliphant ’18
Caroline Patient ’21
Instrumentalists
Andrew Bannon, percussion
Marcina Clark, piano
Brent Fernandez ’99, guitar
Julian Gomez ’86, bagpipes
Randy Lancaster ’83, guitar
Noah Sy ’20, violin
Eucharistic Ministers
Emilie Armstrong, faculty
Louisa Bateman, faculty
Gracyn Becker ’25
Shellie Braeuner ’83, faculty
Neelie Crooke, faculty
Finn Shaver ‘26
Aiden Sissons ’26
Kennady Smith ’26
Maggie Smith ’26
Olivia Smith ’26
Maddox Spence ’28
Pau Sum ’26
Emma Trevathan ’28
Lauren Uribe ’28
Campbell Wallace ’26
Spencer Pomeroy ’18
Maddie Sampson ’15
Owen Shaver ’23
Noah Sy ’20
Lily Scott ’21
Lauri Dismuke, faculty
Sloane Hansen ’25
Jessie Henry ’25
Sarabeth Sizemore ’25
Lucy Trailov ’25
Altar Servers
Riley Akers ’27
Lucas Bivens ’27
Leo Hagey ’25
Colton Gibson ’26
Soren Samples ’28
Benjamin Sullenbarger ’27
100 Masses for the 100 Years of Father Ryan Celebration
Today’s Mass is the first of 100 Masses that will be said for Father Ryan during the two years of the 100 Years of Father Ryan Celebration. The Masses will be said at Father Ryan, at parish churches and school chapels throughout the Diocese of Nashville, and at churches in other parts of the United States and abroad, including this October at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, the architectural inspiration for the Cathedral of the Incarnation here in Nashville.
Through these Masses, Father Ryan invites the community to join in celebrating our Tradition of Faith, Knowledge, Service as we continue our mission to be an experience of the living Gospel while challenging students to reach their spiritual, academic, and personal potential.
Look for information on the dates, times, and locations of these 100 Masses at fatherryan.org/100masses, and join us whenever you can.
Chalice and Crozier for Today’s Mass
The chalice being used by Bishop Mark Spalding is that of the Most Reverend Thomas Byrne, the Fifth Bishop of Nashville, who served from 1894 until 1923. Bishop Byrne had the vision for a Catholic high school for boys and led the initial planning for this school. The Sixth Bishop of Nashville, the Most Reverend Alphonse J. Smith, continued Bishop Byrne’s vision and founded Nashville Catholic High School for Boys in 1925, which became Father Ryan High School in 1929. His crozier is being carried by Bishop Spalding today.
We appreciate the generosity of the Diocese of Nashville in loaning these sacred items for this celebration.
Father Ryan’s Chalice Display, featured in the front lobby of the Main Office, honors the school’s Tradition of Faith. The 14 chalices, all from alumni priests or former faculty members, were gifts from the priests and their families as a way to celebrate the Catholic faith here and across the State. They are regularly used in Masses at Father Ryan.
The display was made possible by the generosity of the Giacosa Family, Linda and David ’66 Bohan, and Patty and Bill ’65 Farmer.
Bishop Byrne
Bishop Smith
100 Years of Father Ryan Community Celebration
Welcome ..................... Francisco M. Espinosa, Jr. Principal
Procession of the House Saints Amy Duke Director of Houses
Elliston House: Georgia Forbes ’25 and Peter Hagey ’27
Emerald House: Grant Kingston ’25 and Jack Armour ’26
Immaculata House: Colton Gibson ’26 and Joseph Derrick ’25
Norwood House: Jessie Henry ’25 and Sloane Hansen ’25
Oak House: Olivia Smith ’26 and Ella Jane Francescon ’26
Trinity House: Ryan MacClary ’26 and Sully Smith ’26
Mass ..........................
Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, J.C.L. Bishop of the Diocese of Nashville
Father Ryan Alumni Priests
Priests of the Diocese of Nashville
Greetings ......................
Paul J. Davis ’81
President
Remarks .......................
Freddie O’Connell
Mayor of Nashville
Jeff Yarbro
Tennessee State Senator, 21st District
Jeff Preptit
Metro Council Member, 25th District
Dale Grimes
Mayor of Oak Hill
Closing ........................
Paul J. Davis ’81
President
Procession of the Bishop and Priests
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
(Reginald Heber, John Dykes; Public Domain)
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
The Introductory Rites
Sign of the Cross and Greeting
Presider: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen
Presider: Peace be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
The Penitential Rite
(Curtis Stephan)
All: I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, through my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Presider: Kyrie Eleison All: Kyrie Eleison
Presider: Christe Eleison All: Christe Eleison
Presider: Kyrie Eleison All: Kyrie Eleison
Gloria
(Curtis Stephan)
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise You, we bless You, we adore You, we glorify You, we give You thanks for Your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen, amen.
The Liturgy Of The Word
Reading I
Isaiah 50: 5-9a
Dempsey Barbera ’25
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 116
R. I will walk before the LORD, in the land of the living.
Reading II
James 2:14-18
Sloane Hansen ’25
Acclamation
and Verse before the Gospel
(Curtis Stephan)
R. Alleluia, alleluia. Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Mark 8:27-35
Deacon Brian Edwards
Homily
Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding, J.C.L.
Prayers of the Faithful
Nate Watson ’26, Ryan MacClary ’26, and Mark Asack ‘25
All: Lord, hear our prayer.
The Liturgy Of The Eucharist
Preparation of the Gifts
Ave Maria (Franz Schubert)
Noah Sy ’20, violinist
The
Eucharistic Prayer
Preface
Dialogue
Presider: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit.
Presider: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Presider: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is right and just.
Preface
Sanctus (Curtis Stephan)
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.
Mysterium Fidei (Curtis Stephan)
Save us, Savior of the world For by Your Cross and Resurrection, You have set us free.
Doxology and Amen (Curtis Stephan)
The Communion Rite
The Lord’s Prayer Rite of Peace
Presider: The peace of the Lord be with you always. All: And with your spirit.
Agnus Dei
(Curtis Stephan)
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. (Repeat)
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
We invite our brothers and sisters in faith who are not Catholic to come forward with arms crossed over their chests in order to receive a prayerful blessing.
Taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord. O taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.
I will bless the Lord at all times. Praise shall always be on my lips; my soul shall glory in the Lord for God has been so good to me. (Refrain)
Glorify the Lord with me. Together let us all praise God’s name. I called the Lord who answered me; from all my troubles I was set free. (Refrain)
Worship the Lord, all you people. You’ll want for nothing if you ask. Taste and see that the Lord is good; in God we need put all our trust. (Refrain)
Communion Meditation
O Come to the Altar
(Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye)
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Are you hurting and broken within? Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling. Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling.
O come to the altar
The Father’s arms are open wide. Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Leave behind your regrets and mistakes, Come today there’s no reason to wait. Jesus is calling. Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy, From the ashes a new life is born. Jesus is calling. (refrain)
Oh what a savior!
Isn’t He wonderful?
Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen. Bow down before Him
For He is Lord of all. Sing hallelujah, Christ is risen (refrain)
Bear your cross as you wait for the crown, Tell the world of the treasure you found.
The Concluding Rites
A Blessing
(Music by William Randall Lancaster ’83, lyrics adapted from “A Blessing” by Father A.J. Ryan, vocal arrangement by Julie Cox and William Randall Lancaster ’83)
Sung by Father Ryan Singers and Father Ryan Singers alumni
Be thou near, or be thou far! Domine dirige nos.
Let this blessing, like a star, Domine dirige nos. Shine upon thee everywhere! Domine dirige nos. As we raise thy name in prayer. Domine dirige nos.
Go! then: shine thou bright and pure. Domine dirige nos. If thou e’er shouldst fall, be sure, Domine dirige nos. Home to us thy footsteps trace! Domine dirige nos. We shall hold for thee thy place. Domine dirige nos.
And in many a holy hour, Alleluia! As the twilight folds the flow’r, Alleluia! We shall fold thy name in prayer: Alleluia! “God’s light bless thee everywhere, Alleluia! God bless thee everywhere!” Amen.
*Latin Translations: Domine dirige nos: Lord, direct us.
The Solemn Blessing Dismissal
Recessional Hymn
Amazing Grace
Julian Gomez ’86, bagpipes
“A Blessing” is Father Ryan High School’s hymn. It was imagined and created by faculty member Randy Lancaster ’83, and arranged by Randy and Choral Director Julie Cox, as a special salute to the legacy of this school and its
Domine dirige nos: Lord, direct
Music by William Randall Lancaster
Lyrics adapted from "A Blessing" by Father A.J. Ryan Vocal Arrangement by Julie Cox and William Randall Lancaster, 2024
100 Years of Father Ryan
These rosaries, with designs inspired by the Father Ryan
Heavenly Father, we gather as Your loving children, thankful for the many blessings and relationships forged in these 100 years of Father Ryan High School. Grant us always the grace to nurture faith, to pursue knowledge, and to serve others with charity.
May Your light continue to inspire and guide the entire Father Ryan community in this time of honoring the past, embracing the present, and looking to the foundation for the future with hope.
