Enjoy the full 2023 Baccalaureate Mass here.

After celebrating the Eucharist and in keeping with tradition, the Rebarchak Award winner was invited to address the graduating class. the Rebarchak Award is presented annually to a senior student who has modeled service to the school community. This award honors the memory of Michael Rebarchak, an outstanding member of the Class of 1979, and it recognizes the substantive yet unheralded contribution made to Loyola by a senior student who quietly makes things happen through his or her involvement in and around the school.

During his address, Noah Tekhle, the 2023 Michael Rebarchak '79 Memorial Award recipient, spoke these words: "We all have a lot of gifts and we should choose to share them. Class of 2023, I hope that you have found your gifts and that you want those gifts to be shared with others to make the world a better place. As we move onto the next step, let's all step out of our comfort zones and say yes to an invitation and let's invite someone to come along with us."

Before the liturgy concluded, Fr. Ostdiek blessed the St. Ignatius medals that are distributed to each year's graduating class—a cherished Loyola tradition: "Gracious God, your saints and holy ones perpetually give you glory...may this holy image of St. Ignatius Loyola be for all who wear it a source of your rich blessings and a gateway to your loving presence."