Dominican High School - Profile Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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ofa 0 IQI1 On the completion of our high school career, we, the Seniors of 1954, as loyal daughters of Holy Mother Church and Mary, Mystical Rose, wish to dedicate this volume to Our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, in honor of the Marian Year. May his glowing example of Christ-like charity, together with the perpetual love of Mary, lead and direct us in all phases of our Hfe,inoraL intellectual, and social. 0 Mary, -- our lde, our sweetness,and our hope! School OF CONTENTS 4-7 8-9 10-37 . . 38-59 . . 60-71 . . .72-101 . . . 102-104

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forward Enraptured by the splendor of your heavenly beauty and impelled by the anxieties of the world we cast ourselves into your arms, O Immaculate Mother of Jesus and our Mother, Mary confident of fmdmg m your most lov1ng heart appeasement of our ardent deslres, and a safe harbor from the tempests whlch beset us on every s1de 0 Though degraded by our faults and overwhelmed by 1nf1n1te misery we admire and praise the peerless richness of sublime gifts with which God has filled you above every other mere creature from the first moment of your Conceptlon until the day on Wh1Ch, after your Assumption 1nto Heaven He crowned you Queen of the Universe 0 Ocrystal Foun truths' O fragrant Lily of all holiness capt1 vate our hearts with your heavenly perfume' O conqueress of ev11 and death 1nsp1re in us a deep horror of sm whlch makes the soul detestable to God and slave to hell' 0 Owell beloved of God hear the ardent cry which rises up from every heart 1n thxs year dedicated to you Bend tenderly over our aching wounds Convert the wicked dry the tears of the afflicted and oppressed Comfort the poor and humble quench hatreds sweeten harshness safeguard the flower of purity 1n youth protect the holy Church, make all men feel the attraction of Christian goodness In Your name resounding harmoniously 1n heaven may they recognize that they are brothers, and that the nations are members of one family upon which may there shine forth the sun of a umversal and smcere peace 0 Rece1ve O Most Sweet Mother our humble suppl1cat1ons, and above all obtamfor us that one day happy w1th you we may repeat before your throne that hymn which today IS sung on earth around your altars You are the glory you are the joy you are the honor of our people!Amen. Pope Pius XII Prayer for the Marian Year. 0 With your help Mary we can prove to the world that these years at Dominican were spent not only to acquire knowledge but to form a strong upright character and conscience. You alone can lead us up the steep and narrow road to Heaven and you alone can help us lead the Marian Life in the Marian Year. .2. OUR HOLY FATHER'S PRAYER FOR THE MARIAN YEAR tain of faith, bathe our minds with the eternal , . . n v , , 1 2 - 7

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our chaplain The Reverend Leonard Burcki To Father Burcki teacher friend and priest we owe our deepest grat1tude May our future l1ves prove the fulf1ll ment of your Mar1an Chal lenge the marlan challenge The morn1ng star r1ses gxvmg dawn and hope to a world shrouded 1n darkness Shadows d1sappear and clear llght guldes man through h1s da1ly11v1ng 0 A young g1rl kneels at prayer and suddenly the angel reveals to her the sub l1me purpose of her 11fe Mary accedes and the Mar1an age 1n the h1story of the world has begun 0 In th1s twent1eth century a young g1rl kneels at prayer and the d1v1ne vo1ce enthralls her heart another Mar1an 11fe deepens Mother of God 0 She w1ll be a mother of good counsel lend1ng gentle d1v1ne w1sdom to soften heartache to deepen Joy to read 1n both the1r eternal meanmg 0 She IS the tower of 1vory sanct1fy1ng the h1gh purpose of a 11fe of grace a spxrltual vesselof honor and devot1on enr1ch1ng the next generat1on from her fullness o ln her gzrlhood she IS a v1rg1n venerable because she 1S prudent and faxthful 1n the m1dst of tempt1ng d1stract1on, she 1S the more powerful because she IS chaste and undeflled 0 Maturmg 1n fragrance as a mystlcal rose she IS the cause of our Joy for she becomes a mother most amlable and adm1rable she IS the help of val1ant Chr1st1ans she IS the queen of that peace whlch comes only w1th the grace of God she 1S the very gate of heaven for to know and love and follow her IS to trace footsteps surely to God 0 She IS the Marlan g1r1 reflectmg w1th her daxly 11v1ng the sxmple consecrat1on to God Behold the Handma1d of the Lord 0 And every year 1n her llfe IS a Marlan Year Father Burck1 4 l ' Q O Her years, too, will be a continual litany reechoing the motherly soul of the