De La Salle Institute - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Kan errata att 1. The A1'chco11f1'ate1'nity of the Divine Child The vear 1925-26 will be memorable in the annals of De La Salle In- stitute foi' the formation of the De La Salle Institute Chapter of the Arch- confraternity of the Divine Child jesus. This society which is a branch of a world-wide spiritual organization in honor of the Boy Christ, has branches in all the educational institutions conducted by the Christian Brothers. Its headquarters are located in the Brother's School at Bethlehem. The Society aims by means of meetings, conferences, novenas, general Communions, an Annual Retreat and other works of piety to develop the spiritual life of the members and to unite them more closely to the Divine Boyhood of Jesus Christ. As stated in the constitution the object of the Archconfraternity is fivefold- 1. That God may have first place in all the studies in educational es- tablishments. A 2. That teachers and pupils may be every where free to observe the laws of the Holy Church without any restraint whatever. 3. That Catholic children may not be exposed to loss of faith in schools where God is not recognized. 4. That the number of vocations to the ecclesiastical and religious life may be increased among the student body of De La Salle Institute. 5. That devotion to the Child jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar may be increased among the students of De La Salle Institute, es- pecially through the practice of frequent Holy Communion. Meetings were held on the 25th of each month in the School Auditorium. At each meeting, the renewal of the Act of Consecration to the Divine Child was recited, and an address on some appropriate subject was given by a prominent alumnus or some leader in ecclesiastical or civic life. At the first meeting we were fortunate in having Rev. Dr. Mitty '00, Diocesan Chaplain of the Archconfraternity to address the society. Another speaker of note was Mr. john Brosnan '09, a prominent attorney of New York City, who addressed the society at the April meeting. On the 25th of May all the members of the society attended the annual vesper service of the New York division of the Archconfraternity in St. Patrick's Cathedral. In company with ten thousand other members they did honor to the Divine Child and prayed for the intention of the Arch- confraternity. From the 16th to the 25th of each month a novena is made by the mem- bers for the increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life and for the increase of the practice of frequent Holy Communion among the boys of the school. ' Page sixty-'nine tl 9 2- clltcafad

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