St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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Youth Strives for Personal Holiness Maria Costa explains to the officers the purpose of the guard of honor. ll. to r.l: Cenciicyc Morris, treasurer: ,lames Lovelace, president: Sharon Lanigan, vice-president: Cerald O'Rourlie, secretary: Maria Costa To Christ through Maryf, These four words contain the purpose of the Sodality of Our Lady. Through devotion to Mary the Sodalists strive to become closer to her Son. The Sodality, under the capable direction of Sister Paulette, the moderator. undertakes many activities during the year to fulfill this purpose. The monthly meetings include recitation of the Little Office, panel discussions on topics of inter- est to Catholic teenagers, meditations, and an oc- casional guest speaker such as Father May. On the third Sunday of each month the Sodalists at- tend 8:45 Mass and receive Holy Communion in a body. Committees such as the Eucharistic Com- mittee encourage the members to avail them- selves of the Church's means of holiness. Some of the highlights of the year for the Sodalists are the annual Communion breakfast, the sponsor- ship of the Christmas ball, the ceremony for the reception of the probationers. and the beautiful May Crowning. Social and religious activities, forming the lvasis of a good life, are both to he found in the Sodality. From this organization the students of St. lVlary's obtain spiritual comfort for the present, and a deeply rooted love and devotion for Christ and Mary, which will malfe them bet- ter Catholics for the future. Junior boys present Mary7s liaclio flour at Sodality meet- ing. ll. to lil: Robert lloixd, Ronald l'ortcr. William Bulger, Karl llcim. Ccrald U'Hourkc mm. . a

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Faith of Youth Youth. dt-spite its restless pave, has moments of deep spiritu ihty. In faith, youth cliscmfers the purpost- of lite and thc- umm alt its pruhlvnts. t H1

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Youfh Draws Apart from The Crowd 'l'Iu- stmln-nts listvn att1'ntiu'lv as l illllt'I' Ulix l'nr two lnrn-li days bt. Mary s students rt'- trvatvd from their 1-rc-r'y1lay 1-are-s in thv world and Iurnvd tu an vxaniination nl tliviiisvlws and the-ir rclatimi to Cod. With the- 1-miipvteiit spir- itual guidarivv nl l'i2lllH'l' Oliver Murray. 0.I .M.. tho rutrvalants att:-niptt-fl this intmspvrrtimi and tlist-nvora-tl wht-rc they had failed in the past. livginningi with Mass 4-avh ninrning and trun- tinuing with 1-nrilvl'mi4'os. spiritual reading, and group prayer, tht- rctreat ollivrt-rl ample time for 4-auh participant to seam-li out the rnessagv of eavh ul lxillllffl' Nlurray's sernions and apply it tu himself. IQUVZIIISC of l'i2lllN'l'iS straightforwardness in pros:-nting tht- tc-at-liings of thc' Church and 1-1' Nlnrray r.-Ile thvni ul tlu-ir linul final and lfntl. his clear-1'ut login- usurl tu prmo his pninl. lu' vapturcd liste-ncrs. the attention and adniiratimi of his When ants wwrrv resolyefl to right tht- wrungs ul tlu-ir past and to livt- Z1 life ul ss-rvice in thvir vliust-n vmration, whatever it may he. As l athe-r lNlurray intoned the Papal Blessing at thc- close- uf rt-trual. the underlying themv of must of his talks ran through thc- minds of the students. lt was thoniv of tho Angels on tlw first Christmas night. and the theme of the life of the person whose- Vlcclnvstlay inurning 1-anw. tht' rvtrvat- hirth they heralded- Pvace on earth tu ni:-n ul grind Will.H lfatlit-1' Murray vhats with sunn- nl lhv rutrvatants. ll. In r.t: llraullvy l uoIr'. .lzunvs l.m4'la1'r-, llonzihl llmrulilris. l'aIlie'r Nlnrray, Cz-rald ll.R0llI'lsf' - www.: nz ......lfx the-