Immaculata Academy - Lilium Convallium Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM 41 a perennial rose tree, are ever sending forth new shoots, destined to bud and blossom in St. Dominie's garden. Often the question is asked: Wl1y so many distinct congregations of Dominican Sisters? An understanding of the character of the Dominican Order will provide an adequate answer. As the Church, destined to save souls in all the varying phases of human progress, according to conditions of time and place adapts its means to its end, yet ever remains the one unshaken Fold of Christ founded on a rock, so it is with her religious Orders. Adaptability is a notable characteristic of St. Dominic's Order. His watchword and that of his spiritual children is, To save souls by all means, and as many as possible. As a natural consequence we have, especially among the Dominican conventual tertiaries, various congregations devoting themselves to all the needs of' humanity. Like thc great Apostle of the Gentiles, they strive to be all things to all men. It is plain that Sisters teaching in schools, those conducting hos- pitals, those who do social service work in the homes of the poor, those who with the missionary priests labor in pagan lands, and others devoted respectively to all sorts of charitable works must live under widely different conditions. All, it is t1'LlC, follow the rule of St. Augustine and Constitutions drawn from those of St. Dominic. Yet each institute must modify its mode of life so as best to attain its own special phase of apostolic activity. With all this apparent diversity there is a great bond of union in the affiliation of the numerous congregations with the one great Order. By analogy one may apply Christ's words to the Deminican Order and its ramifications. I am the vine, you are the branches. And each of these branches, remaining united to the vine, is bringing forth fruit in the vineyard of the Lord. The Little Flower The Little Flower of the Eucharist, as Blessed Imelda is called, is attracting unusual attention at present. A number of recent miracles are at- of the Eucharist tributed to her. And the Catholic children of the world are making an appeal to our Holy Father, Pope Pius XI, for her canonization. Since our late Holy Father, Pope Pius X, has brought unspeakable joy to the hearts of innumerable little children by permitting them to receive their First Holy Communion as soon as they have reached the use of reason, it seems most fitting that the special patroness of first communicants, herself a little child, should receive the highest honors of the Church. The story of Imelda's angelic life is well known. Because of her re- markable First Holy Communion she has continued, during the centuries since her death, to be the special patroness of first communicants. In 1891, a confraternity having Blessed Imelda as protectress was etablished. It has spread in an exceptional manner throughout the whole world. Its object is the greater honor of our Eucharistic Lord. Its aim is to obtain the grace of a fervent First Communion for children and perseverance for all. The privileges of its membership are remarkable. Members become affiliated to the Dominican Order, which entitles them to a share in the prayers and good works of all of its religious. They are also granted many plenary and partial indulgences. The spirit of the Confratcrnity is entirely in accord with the desire of our late I-Ioly Father, the Pope of the Eucharist, Pius X, that boys and girls of the whole world be nourished daily, from the tenderest years with the Bread of Life, that they may wax strong in the spiritual life and grow up virile Christians.

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40 LILIUM CONVALLIUM Jlllll : . E : ' I jig, E arf' T. f I ll 5 i il l N Y p I .A 'llm I 9 E A i 0 nfs! l 5' ,, . - Q T li Fe: ' ' XE il ' la a QM? J '. ill ,..-rl Ili ' - .4 - QQ -C ------ e N N ,f fs i fi illlilllllalllillillTllllmllllallilmiiailllllillllLlA:ll:lI r F Editorials Golden Fifty years ago a tiny slip from the Dominican family tree J was transplanted from its home plot in Brooklyn, New York, and U I ee struck root in sunny California in the city of St. Francis. Only three Sisters made the new foundation which the Lord has signally blessed dur- ing the golden years of its existence. And for more than forty-eight years, it was the late Reverend Mother M. Pia who cultivated the Congregation com- mitted to her care . The many tributes paid to her by distinguished persons testify the esteem in which she was held by all. The members of her spiritual family are striving to continue her work along the lines so wisely laid down. They are now making a special effort to erect in her memory a much needed addition to the Motherhouse and Gothic chapel which will substantiate her own plans. To accomplish this they must appeal to the generosity of friends. It is hoped that the response will be such, that during the jubilee festivities, steps may be taken to inaugurate work on the new buildings. A great source of joy to its members in the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary is the fact that their mode of life is irrevocably sanctioned by Papal approbation. And how dear this was to the heart of their Foundress is evident in her last will and testament: I bequeath to my dear daughters in Christ the approved Constitutions, which are, so to say, the fulfillment of my heart's desire, my life's work. Dominican In 1916 the Dominican qrdeil ciebrated ir seventg Ad t 27,23 centenary. During tmese seven iun re years it as sprea ap a 1 y over all the countries of the world and has become one of the most illustrious of the four great Orders of the Church. Like the Fran- ciscan Order, that of St. Dominic has three branches: the First Order, known as the Friars Preachersg the Second, cloistered nunsg the Third Order divided into two classes, secular and conventional tertiaries. These latter, like .

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42 LILIUM CONVALLIUM .V .V i 4 5 I Senior Class President. ........ DOLORES PosvAR Secretary ..... ..., M ARIE KLUGE Vice Presirle1zt.LonETTA MCCORMICK Treasurer .....,..... MARY CURRAN Class Motto-Character is the Cornerstone of All Success Class Colors-Green and Gold. Class Flower-Ward Rose. The years have passed And now at last We are to graduate. The knowledge gained Will us sustain After we graduate. Strong ties we've made, They ne'er will fade, Friendships not abate. -LUCILLE MCGOOIKTY, 'z6.