Immaculata Academy - Lilium Convallium Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Lhurch, p01. . I gamzallttg l am the T i estame tolH' uni. 0rgilnizahon m 001mm eMild 1 lo trODiCs hceplsl lpostles '9. teach H and commissionel i all nations, mi; tiladly they heard hisi preaching and teachingi' low Jesus, and in ordert appomted Simon Peleral , and upon this rocklwill: t. He directed theml.:- of the Son, and 0f the Hilli 11: And behold, I am ll'i? I melting the love and semi . present time have faith tl. and for which Helaidu ieve in Christ and Hismiv n and persecutiontheyei: ito many lands, spreading lDOitllllitl, in Asia llinor. Lth their way into Cell ted multitudes of peoplt of redemption, a wotlzl after some time at Aunlmft ted the ever-increasmgm illowers, even as it lialdfh: g to equal the bm'mChi' Christ was with H15 t WI 1 min, France. Gelma't' Liht to all nations. things of the sies among her 0 'h from the is vows and st urv Henry H, iwcause past; ll WM 1 l n Western' . art? Met till 0 3 : LILIUM CONVALLIUM Sacrifice of the Mass in the newly discovered America. lowed by other missionaries, of over 16,000,000 Catholics. dred and seventy millions. The Catholic faith was brought to Oregon in 1838 by Father Blanchet, itthe Apostle of Oregon? Father Blanchet established the mission at St. Paul, the oldest Catholic mission in Oregon, and it was Father Blanchet also who later received into the Church Dr. McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon. Surveying our brief essay, we find that Christ gave to St. Peter the power of the keys, or supreme authority over His Church. 0T0 thee I will give the keys to the kingdo.m of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, it shall be bound in heaven, and what- soever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven? By this St. Peter was also made the Vice-gerent of Christ upon earth, and in matters of faith and morals he and his successors are infallible. The Popets supremacy consists in his primacy, both of honor and jurisdiction, over all the bishops and churches of the world. The Pope, by virtue of his position at the head of the Catholic Church, is given many titles, among which are Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Arch- bishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, and Sovereign of the Temporal Dominions of the Holy Roman Church. Pope Benedict XV is now reigning on the throne of St. Peter and is his two hundred and fifty-nirLth successor. He was crowned September 6, 1914, and since then has given the world many evidences of his holiness and diplomacy, and is doing his part to carry on the work of the Divine Founder. Down the centuries he was fol- so that today we have in the United States a population The total Catholic population of the world today is two hun- aMONICA MORLEY, t1 7. INTERIOR IMMACULXTE HEART CHURCH.

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, - ah, hrmauwhweuuvn v .4 a w 1!; 1- Wu: e ' . 1 . . . .1 , LILIUM CONVALLIUM A Brief History of the Catholic Church The object of my brief dissertation is the Catholic Church, its organization, develop- ment and present status. , The Church, her founder, Jesus Christ, His mission and the Testament of Him left us by his disciples, are known to every student of history. . . The Catholic Church today is the most stupendous organlzatlon 0f the WOFId- From a few disciples it has growniinto millions, found in everv country. Its precepts are taught and reverently obeyed from the frozen North, through the troplCS,.t0 the 001d Antarctic regions of the South. With its center of government at Rome and its branches in every land, it is accomplishing a most wonderful work in the civilizatlon of mankind and the sanctification of the souls of men. . . Its history began when Jesus ChOSt: His twelve apostles and cornmlssmned-them to carry His teachings to all the world: ttGo ye, therefore, teach all nations, teachlng them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you? Gladly they heard hlS VOlce, left their usual occupation and commenced their mission of preaching and teaching. The elo- quence and sincerity of their words induced many to follow Jesus, and in order that what they had begun should continue until the end of time, He appointed Simon Peter to be the infallible head of His Church, saying: ttThou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it? He directed them to teach all nations, ttbaptizing them in the name of the Father, and 0f the Son, and of the Holy Ghost? and He promised that He should abide always with them: tiAnd behold, I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world? Jesus set His apostles an example by preaching and teaching the love and service of God and the neighbor, and they and their successors up to the present time have faithfully ful- filled their duties toward the end for which Jesus labored, and for which He laid down His life. When at last the majority of the Jews refused to believe in Christ and His mission and even crucified Him, the apostles, in spite of the opposition and persecution they everywhere met, converted thousands to the faith. They journeyed into many lands, spreading the light of the true religion. They preached in Persia and Mesopotamia, in Asia Minor, Armenia and Arabia, afterward in Greece and Rome, and even pushed their way into Central Asia. At every place where the apostles preached they converted multitudes of people and or- dained many priests, that they might continue the work of redemption, a work begun by Christ, for which end He founded His Church. St. Peter, after some time at Antioch, perma- nently established his See at Rome and from thence directed the ever-increasing number of churches. ' As Christ had foretold, the world hated His faithful followers, even as it had hated their divine Master. In no place in history can we find anything to equal the brutal ferocity of the persecutions waged against the early Christians. But Christ was with His Church; the Christians rapidly increased in numbers. What is now Spain, France, Germany, Home and the British Isles were evangelized; the faith was being taught to all nations. Persecutions from .w1thout the fold gradually became things of the past, but new and greater sorrows were 1n store for herhschisms and heresies among her own children. The Greek schism of 858 separateti the Eastern Church from the Western. In the fif- teenth century Mar-tln Luther, an Augustlnlan priest, broke his vows and started a new religion whighfrapldly spread over Germany. In the s1xteenth century Henry VIII of England sepa- rate rom the.Church.and founded the Church of England, because the Pooe refused to allow him to divorce hls lawful Wife and marry another. . .Through these many sorrows the Church stood firm d1v1ne. At the present time many signs are in evidence tha to the bosom of the Church from which they departed, and when there shall be one fold and one shepherd. With the discovery of America, a new field was 0 olic Church. Father Perez, the faithful friend and discoverer on his voyage to the New World, and wa as a rock, for her origin was t her erring children will return that the day is not far distant pened for the propagation of the Cath- adVISer of Columbus, accompanied the s the first priest to offer up the Holy 22 afounder.

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM Cardinal Newmanis Dream of Gerontlus Truth seems to have been the stumbling block of the world Since Hula; btetglmilgnigs 2f Ihel; Some men found the truth; to others, God mereltully revealedl 1t telllecieof mangand mysterious truthedeath and the land bey9ndt-ift'rtllllatallllfllsplliilizzgloelglhitclgfll1711VVe have ever been set him to ar uin his final destination sc1en 1 ma y . - e u t -V 7 i trying to pee? thfough the fog-banks of the Stys and into that. undlscox' erteld CdOUiflljrhquH: whose bourn no traveler returns? tWthat is after death? question those in iel and. .tliai is heaveniw ponder those who have the light. But, iieye hlfth 110i 59911: nor 931 1931 ,'1191 flet hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the thlngs that God has. prepaied . 01 those who love Him? And so, the poet may soar into the highest sphere of 1115 lmaglnatlon, the nhilosopher devle into the lowest depths of his reasoning mlnd, and not advance one JOt '2 1 , t 11, tion of the unknowable kingdom. . . t0Vt 13111::iflOthCeeIeourse of a generation or so, a genius will attempt to enlighten ns in regard to the hereafter. He will employ philosophy or imagination as the. key to the velled temple, and fail utterly to satisfy us in his explanation. There was a genius, though, who hlt upon the right solution, Cardinal Newman. The Cardinalis device was a 51mp1e one; merely the Scriptures and the Teaching of the Church that he shaped into a'beantlful poem, the Dream of Gerontius. And this poem, although it has not the faultless technlque of Homer, not the marvelous extent and arrangement of Dante, is, in a sense, as great a piece of literature as the Purgatorio or the Iliad. I do not say that the Dream 'of Gerontius even surpasses the Faust of Goethe or the Paradise Lost of Milton in matter of art, but I do believe that it carries a more valuable message to the soul of man. The Dream of Gerontius is a death song, promising recompense t0 the heavy-laden, giving consolation to the afflicted. It is a sublime poem, unique in its treatment of the greatest of themes, eternal life. To us Catholics there is a keen appreciation of its orthodoxy; yet to every one who believes in God it holds out its simple lesson. Gerontius is a man who has followed the path of righteousness. We first meet with him in the poem, whendeath is hovering above his couch. ttJesu, Mariaal am near to death, And thou art calling me; I know it nowe- Not by the token of this faltering breath, This chill at heart, this dampness on my brow, ,Tis this new feeling, never felt before, That I am going, that I am no more? Cardinal Newman was a true artist. How vividly, and with what potent words he de- scribes the dread summons at the door of Gerontius! With what perfect naturalness he blends this descriptive verse with broken prayer! ttJesu, have mercy! Mary, pray for me! Lover of souls! Great God, I look to thee. tTis death,e0 loving friends, your prayers!- titis he! . . f, It must often occur to men in the hurried course of their careers to think of death. On such occasions do they not generally either banish the thought of the unpleasant cer- tainty of death, or assure themselves of courage at the end? Is it not true that nearly all men fear death? And do not timid, strong, and careless ones alike wilt or wax frantic under the awful strain of dying? Gerontius is a strong man, and yet we find him fearful, full of awe at the approach of the death angel. He dreads to die, as we all dread it; wishing to pFO- long his mortal existence for no better reason than to shun the dark chasm ahead. ttI feel as though my very being had given way, As though I was no more a substance now. And could fall back on nought to be my stay, And turn no whither, but musttneeds decay And drop from out the universal framei Into that shapeless, scopeless, blank abyss, That utter nothingness, of which I came: This is it that has come to pass in me; 0 horror! tory. 24 a 'i0 a . mat iubmlSS t Sandus De W Misererei Parce ,. 'es care, W C ligajhahmf apt W9 3 ital! 50155 5M i ll call no mOI'EE 1 That sense of rum That masterful neg Of all that makes 1 Over the dizzy hr: 0t some sheer inf: Orworse, as thoug Down, down forev The solid framew And needs must st Into the vast abys homer and Vergil con yearegives us men an :t to take you! he i triceexpires. Yet co 'nulius? tthvissima hora The Pain has wea Lord, into Thy