Holy Cross High School - The Cross Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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SOME PREFERRED RETREATS IN THE CATSKILL COUNTRYSIDE AT VALATIE A.-........, St. joJef1h'.r Retreat Houfe, rozzdlrrted by the Brother-.r of Holy Croix, .filuated in the rolling Catxhill countryride eighteen mile: south of Albany, New Yorh. Brother john jofeph pointx out the upproarhing bu: to a group of luggage-laden junior and Senior retreatatltr. Pete Gunther Jeemr anxiour to be on hii way ai the retreatant: board the bu: at the beginning of their four-hour bu: ride on a .rrenir route to upper New York. l me Previous to this year, the privilege of attending one of the closed retreats at St. joseph's Retreat House at Valatie, N.Y., was limited to juniors and Seniors. This spring, however, saw the facilities of the weekend retreat opened to under- classmen also. Those who availed themselves of this fine opportunity enjoyed not only the special facilities of the retreat house, but the beautiful Catskill countryside and the lively bus ride as well.

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I f I! , FX l 7, i l Ever aware of its unique ability to provide for the spiritual growth of its students, Holy Cross provides each student with the means of making an annual retreatg during which time silence prevails in the corridors and classrooms, confessions are heard, daily Mass attended, Communions received, con- . . SILENT LINES OF PENITENTS AND COMMUNICANTS Z School Chaplain, Faiher Glearon, arrirled the retreat mailer in the daily dirlrihution of Communion zo the long linex of commurziranls who availed lhemfelzfer of thi: wonderful opporlunizy to receive the Sarramenl. ferences delivered and spiritual reading provided. Above all-classwork is suspended and all efforts are concentrated on the all important business of looking after spiritual needs. Held each year during the week between semesters, the annual retreat is regarded by teachers and students alike as one of the most profitable weeks of the year. There Sophomorer were mapped hy zhe phoiographer ar they pu! to good ure one of Ihe many period: devoted io private .rpmtual reading.

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HOLY CROSS MISSION UNIT NEWLY FORMED Row I.' J. Daly, T., Colton, J. Barthel, J. Bussman, A. Cocheo, R. Schmidt. Row Il: G. Paront, C. Bocksel, J. McCann, J. Walsh, S. Ardizzone, W. Dolan. Row III: L. Nardiello, J. Buckheit, R. Zalusky, R, Dolan, T. Ganley, D. Santucci, D. Laughlin. Row IV: T. Oddo, T. Pangia, A. Acevedo, S. O'Neil. On January 13 at 2:45 p.m., Brother josephat Chmielewski, C.S.C., supervised the organizational meeting of the Holy Cross Mission Unit. The aim of this new club is to aid the home and foreign missions through the media of collecting, sorting and selling stampsg collecting old medals and rosaries, bandage material for leporsoriums, used razor blades, Christmas cards, and last but not least, the offering of prayers by each of its members for mission intentions. It is hoped that through the opportunity provided by this Mission Unit that the students will have an excellent and very practicable way of exercising their Christian Charity and realizing their spiritual ideals. Now, a student will have a first-hand chance to truly enter into the spirit of sacrifice. He will be able to nurture immediately the supernatural virtues which, up to now, perhaps have been a dead letter-merely a page in the religion book. Eager after :spool .tramp rolleriorr rusb into Brother lompbnir bargain bafement in hope: of dxrrouermg one of thoxe proverbial rare findr.