Benedictine Academy - Benedictine Yearbook (Elizabeth, NJ)

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S. x., if When we came To BenedicTine, we were young and unsure . 'Would we ever become a parT aT This varm headed Tamily? New Taces, almasT all un- iamiliar, surrounded us. ShorTly we mode Triends, oT which The TaculTy soon became The dearesT. We discovered ThaT They were True, loyal guides who would give Their all TO help us. We never reallzeo ThaT such a closeness could exisT beTween insTrucTors and Their sTudenTs. 'Many were The Times we were worried and upseT wiTh personal problems which seemed unsolvable, yeT They were never Too busy To Take Time ouT from Their already Tull schedules To counsel us. We coula acTually Teel our TribulaTionsi' melT away under Their sympaThy and guidance. The knowledge which we have gained during our Tour years here aT B. A. can be aTTribuTed To our undersTanding, inTeresTing, and helpTul advisors. However, The mosT valuable parT ol our educaTion, which our beloved TaculTy endeavored To insTill in us, wasn'T only readin', 'riTin', 'n' 'riThmeTic.' buT also a Truer and clearer picTure aT The FaiTh which we as CaTholics hold so dear. They clariTied many ol our doubTs and uncerTainTies, noT only Through classroom insTrucTion, buT also Through Their shining examples seT TorTh unfailingly. We can never Tully express our graTiTude To you. We only hope and pray ThaT someday we will meeT you again on our iourney Toward our Tinal goal. And yeT, we pause Tor a momenT and Think . . . We all realize ThaT none oT This would have come To pass if we wereniT lucky enough To be here in America. Truly we are The privileged and chosen children aT God, Tor here in America we are able To pracTice our religion wiThouT Tear. We do noT have To worry abouT persecuTions and The evils oT Communism oppressing us. God is so good To us... We can voice our opinions Treely. The loud rumbles aT papers coming from The prinTers seem To shouT all over Thig wonderTul land ThaT The roar aT The Tree press is The music aT liberTy. And so, dear ETernal FaTher, we have To Thank You Tor every single Thing we possess. lT You hadn'T been so wonderTul To us, we would have noThing, lor wiThouT You, There is noThing. You gave us The parenTs we love so dearly. You allowed us To come here To B. A., and You gave us, ouT of The millions oT people in This greaT wide world aT Yours, The privilege oT being Americans. IT we Tound Trouble expressing our graTiTude To mere morTals, Lord, iT is impossible To Tell You. All we can say is, Look deep inTo our hearTs. They will Tell You all ThaT our TalTering, sTumbling words can noT say. 5

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