St Vincents Seminary - Vincentian Yearbook (Montebello, CA)

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The time has come to say good-bye, but many are the friends that I will never forget. First, I want to thank my parents, especially my mother for her love and wisdom. I would also like to thank my brothers and sisters for sharing their love, fun and joy. In addition to my family, there are four friends I want to thank for sharing four great years with me. Thanks, Phil, Jose Ricardo, Ralph, and Mike. I will always remember the class of ' 79. I also want to thank the faculty for its consider- ation and understanding. Likewise, I want to thank Alex, Paul, Tony, Pete, and the rest of the junior, sophomore, and freshman classes for sharing the laughs and hardships during the years. Above all, I want to thank God for sharing His love. I hope to love Him more and more throughout my life. If you love something; set it free. If it comes back; it ' s yours. If it doesn ' t, it was never meant to be. .(ii) I 97

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I will proclaim your greatness, my God and king; I will thank you forever and ever. Every day I will thank you; I will praise you forever and ever. The Lord is great, and must be highly praised; his greatness is beyond understanding. Good-byes have always been difficult for me. It ' s a time when something good and beautiful seems to be ending. But is it ending? If we truly love something, then it ' s ours forever and no person or thing can ever keep us separated. That ' s how I feel about St. Vincent ' s. This seminary is part of my life and even if the future draws us miles away from each other, I ' ll always be a part of it and it a part of me. There are so many who have influenced my life in a positive manner. These individuals have helped build the foundation on which I live and will li- ve — and those aren ' t just fancy words; I mean it! A few of these people I ' d like to thank right now. First of all, I ' d like to thank my family who backed me up with love the whole way through. I would also like to thank my other family, my class — J.R., Phil, Joe, and Mike. These four brothers hold a very special place in my heart. Of course, I ' d like to thank the other seminarians and the faculty who have been true friends throughout my four years at St. Vincent ' s. Thanks, Fr. Windsor, for your love and support. Most of all, thank you, Jesus! Remember, a true friend is a friend forever! 96

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hey will tell about all your goodness, and sing about your kindness. merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love. He is good to everyone and has compassion to all he made. I I N These past four years will be with me forever. It seems like just yesterday that I packed up and came to check out exactly what a seminary was all about and to see if I had a vocation to the priesthood. During these four years, I have learned a great many things, especially about community life. I have also grown in wisdom and love for God. There are many people I wish to thank. First of all, my family, for standing with me through thick and thin. . los amo. I wish to thank my class, Ralph, Joe, Mike, and Phil and all my past classmates, who are not forgotten. Good luck to next year ' s student body, especially to the class of ' 80. St. Vincent ' s is blessed with a truly great faculty. Thank you all, past and present, for your pa- tience, concern, and wisdom. There are many others who deserve to be men- tioned—Ruben H., Mike C, Anna P., The Chain Gang, Las Hermanas Josefinas, the Friends of St. Vincent, all those who supported the team, and the Kenoak Street Gang — to mention just a few. Thank you all. Most especially, THANK YOU, GOD, for all Your love and for bringing me to S.V.S.