Good Counsel High School - Counselor Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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EEKUALC OUN S EL o IL1931 2 MY HEAVENLY GUIDE To Thee I fly, O, Mother mine, And seek protection wholly Thine. I place my hope and trust in Thee, Grant, that all danger I may see. I humbly ask You, Virgin Pure, To guide me with a step so sure, In little things to own no will, From sin and harm preserve me still. Though storms and tempests are not few, Let me remain sublime and true. Forsake me not a child forlorn, Who daily for -all wrongs does mourn. Receive my prayer, 0 Mother Dear, Which though short is sincere. Allow me under Thy mantle blue To start a new life, honest and true. Stella Wierzbowska '31 LILY OF THE VALLEY Lily of the valley, thou sweetest flower, Clinging meekly beneath our bower, Showing thy beauty for us all to see, For as a class-flower, we have chosen thee. Your bell shaped flowers so pure and so white Tell us to be sincere, kind and polite, Thou art so innocent, simple and pure, As no other flower we are most sure. Lily of the valley, flower of our choice, Teach us thy sweet lessons witho-ut a voice, To keep our souls always undefiled, And be ever onward our continuous light. When through life's journey we wander, And many dangers encounter, A thought of you, our lily dear, Prompts us to the end to persevere. Frances Marciniak '33 Page Twenty-sim

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'xml l2ffUlteCoUNsrfLo1L,1931gg5 if at .,', Mary, Our Mother The heart of every child feels the need of a mother to direct and protect it on its journey of lifeg and God Who has created that heart and knows its needs has given ns a mother in the person of Mary. Jesus, in His 'last hours of agony on the Cross, confirmed our claims upon Mary by the words addressed to His sorrowful Mother, Woman, behold thy son and to His beloved disciple John, Behold thy Mother. From that blessed moment, Mary's heart was filled with a maternal love for mankind, as St. John unmistakably represented all the faithful. Thus, Mary be- came our most tender, loving Mother and the dispensor of the infinite merits of the passion and death of our Savior. Every child of Mary feels her tender compassion. She is a refuge, a consoler in affliction and a guide to sanctity. Through her intercession, success is attained in study and labor, for her wisdom banishes the darkness of the intellect. Mary otlten works in secret, even without our interior knowledge. ln times of danger, in the midst of temptations, she spreads her mantle over her child to guard and protect it. When the slightest offering is made, she lavishly imparts most precious graces and blessings. Mary is our guide to sanctity for in her we find an accomplished model of virtue and perfection. Her implicit obedience, constant prayer and, glowing love for God and neighbor are but few of the virtues which we must endeavor to imitate. Following the footsteps of Mary, no child has ever gone astray, for as the holy Doctor, St. Bernard says, When you pray to her, you will not despairg when you think of her, you will make no mistake, when she holds you, you will not fall, when she protects you, you need not fear, under' her guidance, you will not grow weary, under her favor, you will arrive at your journey's end in the harbor of safety. We, the students of G. C. cannot fully appreciate the privilege of having Our Lady of Good Counsel as our Patroness. At her feet we gather, at every possible opportunity, to greet Our Counselor with songs and prayers and return with light and cheerful hearts. Her outstretched arms and sweet, motherly smile seem to say, UCOIIIC to Me my daughters. Susan Miotke, '31. Page Twenty-eight