Seattle Preparatory School - Echo Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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CHAPEL The chapel-it was always quiet in here, but now the silence is full of sounds . . . the students singing Benediction. . . . the recitation of the Rosary . . .the Retreat talks . . . the voice of Father saying daily Mass . . . the gentle swish of the Confessional curtain . . . the clack of the door stop as someone comes in for a visit. I can remember my first visit to this chapel, the first thing that struck me was how hard the kneelers were. But it was this room that made Prep different from other schools-a place to stop for a minute every day, a chance to step out of the hectic world of homework, dates, and iobs into a quiet, peaceful associa- tion with Him whom we serve.

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WMM The retreatants gather on the steps of the retreat house. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee .... One of the high points on the spiritual activities calendar of the school year is the annual closed retreat at Port Townsend. Each spring for the past ten years, about thirty Prep upperclassmen have set aside one week-end for solitary recollec- tion and meditation. The site of the retreat, Manresa Hall, and the surroundings lent themselves to a proper retreat attitude. This year the retreat was given by Father Wilfred P. Schoenberg, a member of the Gonzaga Prep Faculty. The retreatants attended daily Mass and Communion, heard several talks daily, and made their own meditations. Strict silence was observed at all times. Thanks to the excellent ability of Fr. Schoen- berg and the fine attitude of all those making the retreat, everyone left Manresa Hall with a better insight into himself and the faith which he professes. The view from Manresa Hall. No one seems very talkative.