Cathedral Preparatory School - Literulae Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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From a Ct'lIfC'lIlI1.lll Qflgl'Ull'fl1 l1lIlllIl'Ug'l'C'.S'.S' p I. 'xg' f r W Apu' A I w 'Q ' V - . -sf . me ,496 , 1519 ' 'i ' ' fr', s 'vim P Q 1' . wg ' ' 4 Jw' 'tu r - '.',L.,- g.iy-lf' N' fl ,f 5 'R r 1 uxc5r,-:,l1'.l.I- . It s . 5 val. -ya-r 1- ef ,Y .'i . ' - ' -is T - 'W 19 - gq. .1 Q , Y V' v I, ,F N 4 . xt if 3 ' .. , , , , -.1 i-rw v t '- ,N YA 7 ' 0 u K , 23 V., i Aj 3103,-N, A 1 G 'M' ,QM vp 7 -1, A f' ' A 1' 'Q ,qs 6 ,Q af . .. , s - .1 . , Q r X fp. l ' M if A :swf a,1i3,qj ' ' 15332 Q4 'F' it VP fx '- ,,' Qs Y' 4 -'- 4' 2 . 'ri-5, . , ' f It is written that many, many years ago-at a time when Iamestown and Plymouth were still young-priests appeared in the area that now comprises the Erie Diocese. These missionaries strove unsuccessfully to realize in the Red Men the Biblical text That Christ may be formed in you. Perhaps, Our Lord, in His Sacramental Presence, came to our shores, but the harvest was far off. Iust two centuries ago, a parish priest ap- ,Sak st - 1 L Q el f peared here with two hundred French families, and the work of Christian education and the formation of the Christian character went on for a few years, but the harvest was not yet. 1873-1893-St. Peter's Cathedral, twentv Years in the building, represents the early period of earnest strug- gle and noble beginnings. ,,...,...--qv i x , Again, one hundred and fifty years ago, Catholic settlers began to trickle into the area. Scattered priests began to serve, and the Work spread. Philadelphia, then Pittsburgh, served as the center and source of activity-all directed to the eternal good that Christ might be formed in men. Then, in l853: Bishop Michael O'Connor of Pittsburgh requested that his diocese should be divided. A Papal Brief of Iuly 29th carried into effect the request, and the Diocese of Erie was established. ILP' -f 'YT ,Q f-1.