Holy Cross Seminary - Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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4 a xgtf' .EL mir 'za Eggggi 4? 0 to 3 0 Y' C1 IDLIC' DEL? ' 3339 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE , D. C. UNITED STATES OFAMERICA WASHINGTON 8 uv 259152. July 20' 1951 SHOULD Bl PRIFIXID TO 'I' E NBWER Most Rev. John P. Treacy, D.D. Bishop of La Crosse La Crosse, Wisconsin Your Excellency: . I wish to offer Your Excellency, the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of La Crosse my warmest congratulations on the completion of Holy Cross Seminary. With the dedication of this magnificent institution the Diocese of La Crosse will be blessed with adeduate facilities for the training of young candi- dates for the Holy Priesthood. I am sure that the Divine Master, the Eternal Priest, will shower this institution with His choicest divine graces so that it may completely fulfill its apostolic purpose. It was my great pleasure to break ground for Holy Cross Semimnw just three years ago, and now in the brief space of three years that beginning has reached full accomplishment through the pastoral zeal of Your Excellency, and the devoted sacrifices of your priests and people. Staffed by carefully selected and specially trained priests of the Diocese of La Crosse, the Seminary will offer facilities to the flower of the youth of you Diocese so that they may progress in piety, di-Scipline and science, to become one day zealous and learned priests in the vineyard of the Lord. May God continue to prosper this holy undertaking and reward Your Excellency and all those who have helped in this work of fostering priestly vocations and preparing future priests of Christ. - D remainwith renewed fellcitations and sentiments of deep esteem, I Sincerely yours in Christ, Arch ishop of La dicea Apos tolic Delegate

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E E F 'Q 6 T feelin 4 1951 5 June 93 Dear Bishop Treacy: I The building of a Preparatory or Major Seminary aluazys brings to mind the words of the Divine Master, 11hen,He beheld the multitudes .. 3 distressed and lying like sheep. that have no shepherd. 'The harvest indeed I is great, but the laborers are fel. PPG-Y YQ therefore the Lord of the harvest: that He send laborers into His harvest' Cllatt. ix. 37-387' Just as Philosophy is spoken of as the handmaid of , Theology, so the sciences , which are called profane, are the groundlork for the fruitful study of Philosophy. These sciences, which refine the mind and e it for severer study , 15.11 here be cultivated with ardor, to the end l f t' furnished for all good work' Q2 Tillhlllolno prepar 'that theman of Godmaybeper ec , l ceive their preliminary education I leted , The youth, who here re rin from the people, and when they shdll have comp 5 o le from whom they 5 for the priesthood, sp g ' l return to minister to the pe p V E L n I I their higher studies , shal Spfungo then that the faithful have a E It is eminently fitting , share in this part of their education, by furnishing the means for the erection of this house of studies, and have a share in that blessing, which I' ' in this meritorious vrork -- that God M3 E tem et 5 is implored for all who assist give them health of body and healing of soul --- Wcorporis sanita. I urlmae medelam. aratory SemiH81'Y T In the establishing, then, of this Prep ffort to carry out the exhortation of the Divifl' i th neg-vest. e we behold a most commendable e IIBST-61' to provide laborers to gather in those 'white already to e .3 all A ood pits may Sfmt 3 Our prayer is that the Giver of g all His choioest A fe this undef?-2145-ng an abundant harvest, and bestov upon 5 graces and blessing. I I Fraternally yours in Christ, ' A Nh SMP o I , The Host Rev. John P. Treacy D D - Bi5h0P of La Crosse , U X 21425 Main street, LB Crosse, Wisconsin 1 fit? XY? :vs ?S'X5f. 4 . V ,gg 5 gg L-g r e f U' gi .,-..r'-1 E , , 1 5 gifs -ff 533' ,vw ,HL ,fer fb snr 'il fn. l Q