Elmira Catholic High School - Victorian Yearbook (Elmira, NY)

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Elmira Catholic High School Annual President ...... Vice President . Secretary ...... Treasurer ...... Margaret Arman Helen Burns Edward Carroll Mary Coughlin Ann Crossed Charles Fouhy James Frost Ann Gerrity Shirley Gilroy XVilliam Graham CLASS OF 1938 Class Officers Mary Hall Albert Hogan Mary Margaret Kelly NVilliam Kelly Frank Kessing john Mack Helen McCarthy Frances Mclnerny Ellen Moxley John Mulligan Vkfilliam Reed 1.1-1.-...l--1-. CATHOLIC ACTION . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rohde . . . . . . . . .. Mary XfVipHer Margaret Mary Shannon . . . . . . . . . Charles Fouhy jean Reidy Michael Rhode Irene Rhode Margaret Mary Shannon Kathleen Sheehan Dolores Sheehan Arthur Smith Firmina Sweeney john Tormey Mary VVipHer Catholic action will never be of ll material orrler, but spiritual, never of a uforldy order, but celestial, never political, but religious. - Pius XI Jesus Christ, Our Leader, came into this world to save the souls of mankind. He established His Kingdom, the Catholic Church to continue that sublime work until the end of time. just like any other kingdom or society, the Catholic Church needs leaders to guide its destinies. By our Lord's command, Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature, it is our duty to spread the word of God whenever we have the opportunity. In our modern times the integrity of faith and customs is always gravely menaced, and priests, because of the scantiness of their num- ber, are powerless to meet the necessities of souls. It is all the more urgent to practice Catholic Action in which the laity comes to the aid of the clergy and fills out the small number of priests. A zealous lay Catholic may per- form wonders in winning immortal souls. livery Catholic ought to be so enthusiastic over the marvelous privilege he has received that he should be bursting with eagerness to impart his knowledge and to gain converts for Christ. All classes of society are called upon to assist in the great apostalate of Catholic Action. The finest type of training for Catholic Action is threefold in character. The first is the quest for Christian holiness. A Catholic layman who is to assist in spreading the kingdom of God must hrst set up that kingdom in his own heart. He must make his own life a truly Catholic one which with him- self, he should aim at Christian perfection which means the securing of union with God by love and the detaching himself from gross earthly de- sires. Christ expects him to live his life so as to remain in His mystical Body. In striving after Christian perfection he is obeying the words of Christ, Be ye perfect as also your heavenly Father is perfect. The second type of preparation in which the lay Catholic must partici- pate if he wishes to be trained adequately for active Catholicity is in the l57l