Bishop McGuinness High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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e deeL glhe wa ,ufhe frudz.. . Sister Mziry' Merc'4-rlf' RSM., is principal of Catholic High School. and religion instructor Leon Kapraun, Ed- ward Lynch, Louis Bruning, and johnny Larkin are asking Father Howell their usual amount of questions. The an- swer must have been interesting. Page I0 4-sv., 45 5 When the school bell rang last September for the hrst time of the new term, a new class of freshmen, excited at the thought of being in highschool, were caught in the midst of the bustling crowd of students as they hurried to their classes. It was quite a dif- ferent story from grade school, but the newness soon wore off. To the other three classes, it was just the beginning of another school year at Catholic High with the juniors stepping up a notch to take the reign as seniors. Getting into the swing of school life wasn't a simple task after three months of vacation, but after struggling through the hot September days the stu- dents found they were ready to settle down and put in a year of hard work. This year our annual is divided into departments. Since this is a Catholic school, the main purpose of which is to train minds of students in Christian principles as well as in the regular subjects, we feel that the Religion Department is the most important and permeates all the others. i Z At ,

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Unknown to many people the tltle of Our Lady of thc Snovxs IS not one that has been recently glven to the Blessed Vlrgm On the contrary Gur Lady h as been venerated under thrs tltle sxnce August 5 352 A noble patrrcxan and hrs wxfe who were wxthout chndren ef themr own eleeleled to bequeath therr wealth to the Blessed Vlrgxn Perplexed as to how they could glve her thelr fortune the devout Roman couple prayed earnestly tor gurdancc On the mght of August the hfth Our Lady appeared to the patrlelan hls wlfe and Lllltflug the Holy Father xnstructmg them to buxld a ehurch rn her honor on the crest of the Esquxlme Hrll whxch they would find eovered wxth snow Hearlng that the snow was a favor from Our Lady the p ople called her Our Lady of the Snows The chureh that was bu1lt on the Esqurlme H111 1n Rome was named St Mary Mnor Basllrca lt lS the most xmportant church of Our Lady rn thc Ftern xl Clty Supplxants and pxlgrxrns throng to tlns shrme rn a constant stream from all over the world Many who have mvoked the Mother of God under tlns trtle have rece'1ved splrrtual as well as temporal blessxngs Thls basrlxca has been used by the Popes for the rrnportant functrons and cercrnomes of the Church sxncc lt 1s thc prmclpal church ln Rome In makmg the'1r pllgrlrnagc to St Mary Major Catholmc Hxgh students offer to Our Lady of the Snows m thelr da1ly rosary the glft of thexr Acadermc subjects Thcse subyects consxst of Rehgxon Englxsh hmstory and languages 5. e 1 . ' . f 7 , 1- ' . f K k . , . ' , , f . ' ' . 1 1 y' v . A I r 'k ' . . u ' -' . 3 ,I Y . , 1. . ' . ,I . , n . I I :, . r A r ' ' l . f , -. , 1 l .f . y , , . I 1 , . ' . f v , 1 . , V C 4. . 1 . . - U v . is e . . ? f' Z if Z . ' . ' , f . V 8 r 1 D . I 4 I 1 1 1 l u x e 4 ' 1 ' 1 A - . B J H . , ' V ' . lei' ' , ,Fr f 'Q---V . A. .. T 1.. . 1 az, .' .' ,g-N ' .N ' 'J , lg 'z 5. , .e 3 - ge-- ' ki , V G ' A '54, X, kv . as. ' 1 if ,K ' In 4, ,

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...andthe Adv Religion instructors were Sister Mary Mercedes, RSM., Sister Mary Wilmett, RSM., Sister Mary Camilla, SP., Sister Gabriel, Ad.PP.S, and the Rev, joseph Howell. Each school day began with the offering of daily Mass in the school chapel or in the parish churches with the students taking part in the recitation of the Mass prayers. Besides the regular course work, Y.C.S discus- sions groups and the study of the New Testament also made up a vital part of the class work. iff' 'QI- The Rev. joseph Howell is Ath- letic director, and readies the boys' religion classes. Sandy Harder and Barbara Evans stop at the Chapel for a brief visit before going ro religion class. Visits similar to this, made by the students, are an important part of their daily schedule. Page 1 1