College of St Mary - Mosaic Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Ma brings a renewal of dedication to Mar if uf 4 gg is um 'wT Ef l J -,E ,PW HT Mounting the stairs to the campus shrine, attendants . Therese O'Connell,freshmang Shannon McGuire, soph- omoreg and Barbara Colfer, junior, honor Our Lady. 4 I ' E I . 1 5 W In the traditional ceremony of May Crowning each per- May Queen, Mary Marnin, chosen by her senior class- son consecrates himself to the Mother of Christ, pa- mates, c r ow n s th e V i r g in wi t h d e 1 i c a t e blue troness and ideal of every Saint Mary collegian. and white carnations while the student body sings a hymn of praise. M, ..

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Led by the clergy, members of the procession took al- ternating verses from the texts of the Old Testament which foretold of Mary's becoming the Mother of God. To re resh the soul, Following Mass in Marian Hall, students and faculty members approached the outside shrine to crown Mary the Queen of May. This year's ceremony was similar to the liturgical Bible vigil in which readings from scripture were alternated with a short homily explaining the significance of the text. Th e lit any of the Virgin followed the readings, uniting the past with the in- vocations of the present Church. Mary is the communicator of the Spirit who dwells within her in fulness. . .and of Christ in her eternal Motherhood. lt is the universal motherhood of Mary wh i c h draws the Christian man to her honor. For this same reason the Saint Marian dedicatesher- self th r o ugh th e closing prayer: My Queen,my Mother, I give myself entirely to thee and to show my devotion to thee, I consecrate to thee this day my sight, my hearing, my speech, my heart and my whole being. Wherefore, O good mother, as l am thine own, keep me, guard me, as thy property and possession. Amen. .41 'Tin vf... .f H? - .7-PQ' :If pi-H,.vl'4'-' V fe? I - I .19 ' ' V: xx In Mary the Church holds up and admires the most ex- herself desires and hopes wh olly to be. Saint Mary cellent fruit of the redemption, and joyfully contem- faculty and students gather before Mary's shrine to plates, as in a faultless image, that which the Church honor her as Mother and Queen of the Church. L

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100 ardi ...blowing in the wind. Sheer exhaustion, pants Marilyn Donohue as she blows up a room full of pink and yellow balloons. It takes no brains--just blow! Burma Shave on a pink balloon and a thin sharp razor to scrape it off!!! The slightest pressure from Ruth Brinker and BANG !--a shower of shaving cream sprinkles Gras--New Orleans style gullf- , Pick a posy and win a prize! Colette Malolepszy, Phyllis O'Rourke, and Julie Heller wait in line while Mickey O'Brien and Margaret Hoffman do a little gardening. a little French maid named Linda Coenen and Baby Huey Loretta Cihacek in the cuddly lace cap. That freckled face in back didn't get splattered but wait till her turn.