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

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Torch bearers lead the kings and pages. To the entrance of Aloysia Hall they march and place a wreath. Let us have music for Christmas . . . Sing out the carols of old. ll It 1 And carollers march down the stairway. president, Mother Mary Dolores. The wearing of the rings indicates the students' declaration of love and loyalty to God, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and the col- lege. The date was the anniversary of the first Carol Night ceremonies. On Carol Night the program begins with a formal banquet in Preston Hall which is very beautifully decorated with There is the soft glow of candles winding in a slow procession. V '..,Qi... M -sf - - ' . 'S' Cy 5 Qi gear N5-gh ,gg nf l ll' ' 'fffiq l vl he -. , 4 M ,. '-- ffgevyzf. 54 , X -E'-a',q4:,jW5,:-.1.-1?-I3-.. g - . ' .-rw 42, ' '- v, 1- Hz' L-Q-Mfg., D , 1. i . M ,f. . -- 1'v', vi' ' -, -Pl ina!-aff :J.-.-f'- - , Q g '...-f. !9Al'i f . Us if ' V1.1 . 'lieu 4. J ' , 3-5.4 ' ' -1 'iv . 1 7fvi'fTiEfwetwfQff:an 'Hia-Am f 2 1' k 'z'ii1fz.-it ' -1 ' 'if -T? -fl 'f5i,fisT'4'5ff4:w-5' Ftf f-391'-HI.- '1ti-1mf , ' L, , 1 ll' ' Y' .. I' 551-awTi2H'iSr4W35fv'? Tffffbizf-' ff mf5 W4v5- ..'E!3Ea.n.. Ml 'talks' E3 Ps,-.f,,,,,,9 xiii

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Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas, tonight! They pass the lighted Christmas trees on the lawn and still singing, the procession winds its way around the campus. the bright colors of the yule season. The Bishop, Monsignori, priests, guests, and students are present at the dinner. After the banquet the students, repre- senting kings, pages, torch bearers, shep- herds, and carollers, dressed in vari-col- ored costumes and carrying torches and flambeaux, march down the wreath-decked senior stairs in a candlelight procession. To the strains of Deck the Halls, they leave the residence hall and make their way around the campus, singing the familiar Christmas carols. Wreaths are placed on the front doors of the buildings. As the last wreath is hung on the chapel door, the singing procession enters the college chapel where the president of the Student Coun- cil, following an old English custom, places in the Manger, awaiting the Infant, bun- dles of straw, symbolizing acts of sacrifice At the front door of the convent, too, they place a wreath. Ceremonies close with Benediction . . . then, Home for Christmas! performed by the students during Advent. This custom is described by the Bishop who delivers a talk in which he explains the inspiring tradition of Carol Night. The ceremonies in the chapel close with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Angels grace the sanctuary. ,J