Catholic High seniors receive class rings at Mass

Deacon Chuck Ashburn proclaims the Gospel reading under the watchful gaze of Brother Richard Sanker, CFP and Msgr. Lawrence Frederick. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Deacon Chuck Ashburn proclaims the Gospel reading under the watchful gaze of Brother Richard Sanker, CFP and Msgr. Lawrence Frederick. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, CHS rector, accepts the gifts during the annual Ring Mass held at Catholic High School in Little Rock. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, CHS rector, accepts the gifts during the annual Ring Mass held at Catholic High School in Little Rock. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Brother Richard Sanker, CFP, administers a blessing to a student during Holy Communion. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Brother Richard Sanker, CFP, administers a blessing to a student during Holy Communion. (Dwain Hebda photo)
A Catholic High senior receives communion during the Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)
A Catholic High senior receives communion during the Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, CHS rector, blesses the seniors’ rings prior to distributing them at the conclusion of the annual Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, CHS rector, blesses the seniors’ rings prior to distributing them at the conclusion of the annual Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Ring fingers newly adorned, CHS seniors light candles to close the annual Ring Mass with a hymn and the Alma Mater. Preston Wilson (left) lights his candle and Matthew Noonan looks on. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Ring fingers newly adorned, CHS seniors light candles to close the annual Ring Mass with a hymn and the Alma Mater. Preston Wilson (left) lights his candle and Matthew Noonan looks on. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Seniors Russell Brown (left) and Griffin Woodall recite a prayer by candlelight during the 2016 Ring Mass, celebrated Sept. 14. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Seniors Russell Brown (left) and Griffin Woodall recite a prayer by candlelight during the 2016 Ring Mass, celebrated Sept. 14. (Dwain Hebda photo)
The senior class receives a final blessing prior to the singing of the Alma Mater Sept. 14. (Dwain Hebda photo)
The senior class receives a final blessing prior to the singing of the Alma Mater Sept. 14. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Altar servers process out at the end of the Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)
Altar servers process out at the end of the Ring Mass. (Dwain Hebda photo)

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Rings await Catholic High School seniors at the annual Ring Mass, celebrated in the Little Rock school’s gym Sept. 13.

The rings, which officially denote a student’s status as a member of CHS’ ranking class, are presented at the conclusion of Mass, by tradition attended only by seniors’ mothers and the student body.

The ring’s design has remained largely unchanged through the years, down to the iconic blue stone, signifying the unbroken line of Catholic High brotherhood across the decades. 

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