Malden Catholic High School - Lance / Hi Way Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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We dedicate this 6th Volume to Brother Cyril, C.F.X. Many men have been responsible for the growth of Malden Catholic, but one name stands out — Brother Cyril. Brother Cyril came to Malden Catholic in 1942 and immediately started to shape the athletic destiny of Malden Catholic, and he became the outstanding guiding light in our expansion. Every sport at Malden Catholic felt the influence of his zealous and untiring spirit. Under his diligent care and planning Malden Catholic rose to the pinnacle of schoolboy sports. During his seven years we continued as Catholic League Champs but we went on to higher glory by winning the State B championship in his last year. Yet his greatest single effort lies in his own creaton, ' ' The Catholic Hockey League . He originated and organized this up-and-coming league and also provided for the best hockey team this league has ever seen in our State and New England Titlists of 1948. One might say that his executive prowess alone would stamp him as a Malden Catholic immortal. How¬ ever, Brother Cyril also imparted countless lessons in the classroom as well as on the field. His classes were always seasoned with his genial wit and humor, and those years will always be especially close to this senior class. We Seniors of the Class of 1950 pay a small humble tribute to one of the finest men we have ever known by dedicating our sixth annual to Brother Cyril — A man of God, a man of boys. 1942 1949

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We honor the 262nd Master of the Vineyard, Pope Pius XII At the half-way mark in our twentieth century the Catholic Church under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII celebrates its twenty-fourth Roman Jubilee. This Jubilee year is a year of special grace to those pil¬ grims who are able to visit Rome and pray at the designated holy places. But for those of us who are un¬ able to make the Roman Pilgrimage there is also grace to be gained by our leading holier lives and by our remembering the intentions of the Holy Father, viz.; prayer, penance, fidelity, conversions and peace. The idea of a Jubilee Year and its special indulgences goes back to Christmas Eve, 1299. It was at this time, after having thoughtfully investigated the pious customs of pilgrims journeying to Rome every hundred years that Pope Boniface VIII declared the first official Holy Year. Succeeding Popes had changed the number of years between Jubilees until Pope Paul II, in 1464, decreed that the Jubilee years should occur every twenty-five years. Minor changes did occur a few times since then but twenty-five years re¬ mained standard. The significance of a jubilee every quarter century may lie in the fact that faithful may more opportunely make at least one pilgrimage during their life span. The thrice-knocking on the door of St. Peter ' s Basilica originated with Alexander VI in 1499 and is symbolic of eternal salvation to all who desire it. The closing of the door on Christmas Eve, 1950, for another twenty-five years symbolizes that heaven is closed to those who died in grievous sin.

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Cultivator of Our Souls Rt. Rev. John J. Fletcher OUR PASTOR Monsignor Fletcher has all our interests at heart. His favorite, however, is providing us with our spiritual needs.