Good Counsel College - Vestigia Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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DEDICATIO MOTEIER MARY VERONICA 4- To the Sisters of the Divine Compassion in Honofr' of Tlieifr Dicwnond Jubilee. Right Reverend Monsignor THOMAS S. PRESTON, V.G. 5. Lil ,nk CE lf, 2Ir,.,,4,14-sf -VTYB YQ? is ai:- f y3 f'-t, RFQ. Q, in X . Wil Fly' ,Hi N f m fff. ml ff: G: T'Qf1Fxf7 q .rf-'beef fur- -1. ' 'mr-ll, jgx 'ri lk ffl -ff il gi 1ai-gif! Ii :MM ......., ,,,.,... .mg-...A R... Q' fq v..-: '-fr-x ff ive. M , ,f V, :f lossle- ' e il g f Q' as IAM fi ,Li lip? 'ik it 5 a ..3, , X, I If X .c, . g. xf-, .1 - 1' ivillll ff, i 5 gfl'm Xvifkaii, it gQlQ'f'fl.f'i xx:-lol 'X -M xg' cfs? ' iifff it ,Xenia XG f'Q,vwibQg:.5 H, 5, gflxj,-,w . 4 'V 'gli' ,vii -1, jf NVQ,- Q':'x3'Eg9:::?Tfxi: 'Ttiii .ff f6i.b. 55:1 z. N -'s,,r1 ' ' QQQQQK .-'ef fa-454?W ing '? -1 T25 vs:-X X wwsswf ,mv-'.-f44U7 X-by 1, . J-E.v,..-..-.f. ,fl 1 ,,K,,.,,xv 1 Giigxxcmst 'SQ-3 X-:iff f.-if xxx 515' 'X The Sisters of the Divine Compassion have always been surrounded by an abun- dance of interested friendship, magnani- mous love, humble piety, and stimulating teaching. This year marks the celebration of the seventy-iifth anniversary of this community. Brilliancy, size and degree of isometric perfection are the most important factors governing the value of a diamond. The diamond is recognized universally as the peer of gems. So, too, are our Sisters of the Divine Compassion marked by the reflec- tion of God's love. The growth of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion may be likened to the gradual perfecting of a diamond. At first it is found as a rough, homely mass of crystals which in time come to perfection in brilliancy through the artistry of highly skilled and careful hands, hands which grade, polish, and finally allow the glorious emergence of a colorful and brilliant gem. Similarly the Order of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion began, preceded by seventeen years of hard, charitable work among poor girls in New York City. In 1869, Mrs. Dannat Starr, a convert to the faith, gathered together a group of promi- nent Catholic women in an organization known as the Association for Befriending Children. Its purpose was to rescue chil- dren from poverty and unfortunate home conditions and to teach catechism to them in preparation for the reception of the sacraments. A year later the House of the

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