Catholic Central High School - Spires Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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eanlfevala ln the siqht of God, our life is but a day. With this in mind, we have divided our yearbook into thecanonical hours of the day. MQtinS- present to you our Spiritual Leaders. Lfruds- We introduce you individually to each student at Catholic Central. The Little H011rS ot Prime, Terce, Sext. We invite you to our classrooms. Nbne- We take you to Catholic Athletic Field to see our teams at play. Vespers- We tell you about the social side of Catholic education. C0mP1ine- We end our day with our hymn of praise.

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GGZWGZGZ The history of mankind is best learned from the pages of the Bible. Here We meet the omnipotence of God and His great love for mankind. Here, too, we find Man sometimes keeping close to God, at other times of- fending Him. In the fullness of his love, he sang songs of gratitude. In the peni- tence of his heart, he sang to Him for mercy and pardon. With the gratitude and love which inspired the writers of the sacred Psalms we, too, sing to God in the fullness of our love and the sincerity of our penitence for our yearbook theme is: 7a 'flee We Silt? I

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Decidaatiaal The covered wagons rolled over the plains of the West, onward, onward, to seek the gold that was in the California mountains. While these pioneers were going West to seek the gold they had heard about, the East was witnessing a gold rush, not to a state, but to a small town within a state. The covered wagons came to a halt in Springfield in l849 to find gold, but this gold was visible to everyone. This gold glowed warmly against the soft blue sky as it protected the small, new town. The pioneers came here to seek the warmth and love which that golden spire symbolized. The pioneers sought and found it in St. Raphael Church. This golden spire was a beacon calling to the people to come and to give glory to God. Catholicity had staked its claim in Clark County. Here the pioneer found th T e abemacle. Here the golden chalice and paten became residence of their God Here the gold . en ostensorium permitted them to see and talk to their K' . P ' ' ing rom golden ciboria, they received their God With- in their hearts and souls. Gold was discovered by these pioneers just one hundred years ago. It is to those people who built our churches and schools, who founded our good Cath- olic homes that d ' ' we edicate Spires 1949.