Divine Savior High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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'lr A fi if - P Ta,-.,1. 63 I ,cw .. mf - fr- All , -'31 A e fel ca mai all. ima aim eiizzi. ie sci 7 f f , A f V dye -W - - . . Y- J- -.W WE, THE SENIORS OF l954, dedicate this CHI RHO to His Excellency the Most Rever- end Archbishop Albert G. Meyer, who on the occasion of his Enthronement said, l wish today wholeheartedly to dedicate myself to the advancement of the Kingdom of Christ through a faithful tending of the flock com- mitted to me, in truth and in love. To this end, l humbly solicit your prayers and your co-operation, so that I may be fortified and sustained in body, soul, mind, and heart like- wise to follow the guidance of our Holy Father .... To him who is our Shepherd we dedicate not only this book but ourselves to his service in carrying out the work of Christ on earth. We are about to set forth on various paths in the world. Our Archbishop will always be ready to help and guide us on those paths. We promise him our loyalty and fidelity by living as true Catholic women in whatever state of life God may will for us. Priests of the Mil- waukee Archdiocese pledge their obedi- ence to His Excel- lency, September 24, l953, on the occa- sion of his Enthrone- ment at St. John's Cathedral. Courtesy of Milwaukee Journal

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OPQLUOI' The theme of the cover design shows that the motto, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, has the fullness of its meaning in Christ Crucified. We must study the Crucifix, we must become devoted to the Passion of Christ, we must become like Christ in our own personal sufferings, if we are to ever apply the motto, l am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, with any practical reality, to our own lives. lt is only by sharing in the Passion of Christ, that we arrive at a fuller understanding of how Christ is truly our way, truth, and life. He is this in a special manner, in His passion and death. For by that act he showed us the true meaning of the way we are to follow, the truth we are to believe, and the life we are to live both here and in heaven. The members of the 1954 class who, as members of Christ's Mystical Body, stand within Christ beneath the foot of the Cross, hence, the number of the year stands between the Chi Rho both together forming a cross, indicating that the members of the class have dedicated themselves to suffer in union with Christ for the fullfillment of the will of Christ. The initial V for Via-, veritas, and vita, is a blossom, a morning glory. The vine at the end of which it stands, is the spiritual life, which comes from heaven, indicated by the beginning of the line on the upper right hand corner. On the vine are three buds, representing Faith, Hope, and Charity, which come from God. The blossom, being at the end of the vine, indicates that the true flower of life, the true flower of devotion, is the purpose and termination of our lives. This flower is surmounted by the Chi Rho, or Christ, expressive of the idea that Christ dominates in true devotion, and the flower of devotion is directed toward the Savior. Hence the Chi Rho in the form of a cross, to connote the idea of Savior, as it was on the Cross that Jesus saved the world. The three parallel lines indicate that the three virtues, faith, hope, and charity, come from heaven. The figure of Christ represents the Way as expressed on the division page of the Class section. lt is the position of the figure during his Fall, indicating that the Way of the Cross represents the Way of the Christian Soul, following in the footsteps of Christ. The crown of thorns represents Truth. The Head of Christ was crowned, indicating the glory of His infinite Wisdom and Truth. It is symbolized on the division page by a crown of thorns. The divine Mind which we are to con- form ourselves to, is the Will of God, and yet we cannot conform ourselves to the divine truth and wisdom, the divine will, we cannot share and understand the truth that Christ is the truth, unless we penetrate and share in His Suffer- ings. The side of Christ represents Vita, or Life. This is symbolized on the Activities division page and it is from His Sacred Side that the Church of Christ was born. The wound of the side is selected, because it is the outpour- ing of the heart, representing the outpouring of the Love of God, which should characterize the Christian Life. The Christian life, once again, is sustained and bestowed by the Sacraments, which have their life giving power from the sacrificial death of Christ, which is especially represented by the wound in the side. 6