College of New Rochelle - Annales Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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3n iUUmoriam S HORTLY before dawn on March 13th, our Mother de Sales quietly slipped away beyond our sight, out into that blessedly calm and peaceful eternity toward which every separate thought and action of her long, self-effacing life had been strained. For each of us whom she directed and guided with only the thought of God’s glory first, and then our own good, there will be always before us the example of the quiet splendor of her life. We recall too well for need of any reminder, the dignified stateliness and serenity of our Lady Mistress of Dis- cipline, as she walked back and forth among us in the crowded hall; a prayer ever on her lips; the calmness of her features concealing the unceasing responsi- bilities and worries for us and our College, that were ever predominant in her mind. We remember with a now saddened admiration, the absolute sincerity of her words when she addressed us; the fairness of her appeal, always; and the generosity of her opinions. And lastly we come to ponder at the memory of her each night when that hall was empty; kneeling humbly on the lowest step of our stairs and with all the simple trust and faith of a little child asking Our Lady, “The Real Mistress of the House,” to guard us lovingly and keep us safe till morning. Then one night she quietly gave back to Our Lady, her noble life, worn to a thread by unsparing toil in God’s service for a far longer period of years than any of us have lived. Now it is our turn humbly to kneel at the foot of those steps, and ask Our Lady to “guard her lovingly and keep her safe till morning.”

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