Aquinas Institute - Arete Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Uhr g-Xqnimxa Qdnsiituie nf 3R.U1ZhB5fBJZ i 1127 priming Qsfmrute Qfinzlylzsfer, E. E, June 5, 1959 His Holiness, Pope Pius XII Vatican City, Rome, Italy Your Holiness: y , 1 V In fealty we, the Seniors of the Aquinas Institute of Rochester, pledge our prayers and whatever in us lies to further the principles of Social Justice and Catholic Action so clearly defined by your Holiness an by your illustrious predecessor, Pius XI. Your deep interest explains the fact that you alone of all the successors of Peter visited our fair land in.order to judge for your- self of its power and glory. Nor can we forget that while here you stood in mute tribute at the grave of George Washington, the Father of our country, and that you visited in his former See our beloved Bishop Kearney. Your words in praise of America an its Catholic people on your return home and your recent expression of appreciation of the work being done in Catholic America make us feel that, more than any other of Christ's Vicars, we may call you our own. On her ever growing roll of Beati, Holy Mother Church records the name of Martin de Porres, South American negro, humble Dominican lay brother. Blessed Martin shares with Your Holiness the common brotherhood of the children of Saint Dominic. No name on the roster of saluted Dominicans has shed greater brilliance upon the history of his order than that of Thomas of Aquin, Patron of our school.

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O Blessed Morfin de Porres Negro Dominicon Loy Brother Whose life so splendidly exemplihed All that fhe Term Sociol Jusfice implies We offer Ihis simple Iribufe ol devofion ond esfeem. Moy our lives of Cofholic Action Aid in bringing fo fhe True Fold Those millions ol Americon Negroes Who ore siill groping ln Ihe dorlcness ol error ond unbelief! TI-IE CLASS OF T939 oi THE AQUINAS INSTITUTE OF ROCHESTER QQQQ CREDO r r mr I3

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31112 Cgquinas glnsiiixrte uf glfinrlqesier 1127 Pefueg Qshemxe Qfinzlqesier, Qi Wg. And so, as members of the Senior Class of the Aquinas Institute of Rochester, we join with the members of the Dominican order and with the numerous clients of Blessed Martin.throughout the world in praying that before the tercentenery year of his death has reached its fullness, this lowly exemplar of Social Justice may be elevated to Sainthood. There are some dark pages in achievement. Perhaps the darkest of slavery and the present social May it not be in the designs our country's glorious record of are those condition of an all- which present the story of the negro. , wise God that the negro race will secure its rightful status in the the mediation of Martin de Porres as the Patron Saint of Social Justice? Thus may the millions of American Negroes be rescued from the deadly talons of Communism and received within the True Fold where they will share with us the freedom purchased for all mankind upon the heights of Calvary! land of liberty through Prostrate in spirit before your throne we implore your Apostolic Benediction and beg to remain Your devoted children, The Members of the Glass of Nineteen Thirty-Nine of the Aquinas Institute of Rochester through Www Q. Martin A. Schnorr Editor-in-chief of the 1959 issue of the Arete