Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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Daily weapon of peace. GUARD OF HONOR Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament forms a part of the Catholic's spiritual life. In order to enhance this devotion on Manhattan's Campus, Brother Anthony John founded the Guard of Honor in 1935. The primary purpose of the organi- zation was to form an honor guard during the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Eight years ago, the Guard inaugurated the practice of the daily visit to the chapel. Another activity of this society is the sponsorship of the May devotions in Our Lady's Grotto. These devotions, held every day in Mary's month, consist of a litany, the rosary, and a short talk by a senior on some aspect of Marion devotion: Brother John, who is now superior of the La Salle Bureau, may also be credited with this. Manhattan's Guard of Honor is affiliated with the People's Eucharistic League, the international organization of people interested in devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. This inter- national organization is under the aegis of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers, connected with the world-wide movement to show proper respect, adoration and love to the Blessed Sacrament. 124 Fulfilling daily promise. Families and friends gather for prayer.

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HHMH HHHHNi :- i 4- n- a. u- n m an m n ttitissett embers keep cu daily vigil as the temperature of charity rises in Manhattan College The energy and zeal of the Crusade knows no bounds in earning money for the missions as seen in the resourcefulness of their activities. Besides sponsoring a very successful Tea Dance in the beginning of the year, they also sold Christmas and Mother's Day cards to the students. The May collections for the Christian Brothers' missions and the Mission Sunday collections are all conducted by them and all recognized profit goes directly to the Propagation of the Faith. On the spiritual side, the Crusade performs equally as well, since prayers for our mission workers are paramount to the duties of the organization. Every second Friday of every month the promoters attend their meetings and business and financial matters are discussed. In addition, there is usually a guest missionary speaker who instructs them on the progress of missionary work throughout the world. Each summer the C.S.M.C. sends a delegate to the National Executive Board of the C.S.M.C. and Manhattan College always contributes to the work of this organization. It has often'been said that virtue is its own reward and this attitude seems to prevail among the group. This work is certainly charitable and each receives his own reward. For active participation in the work of the Crusade for three years, members receive a key commending their services. ISSION CRUSADE '.....to help spread God's wor . Brother John discusses results with John Carfolite. C.S.M.C. meeting of representatives. Hucksters grab their wares for the C.S.M.C. Christmas Card Drive. 123

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The activities of the Society are not limited to the chapel. Here, members make their daily visit to the grotto. Three of the members display mixed emotions when asked to pose for the photog. Phil Sandstrom explains the spiritual significance of the emblem to Paul Diamond. LITURGY CIRCLE Since its inception, the Liturgy Circle of Manhattan College has striven to bring the lives and actions of the students into a closer, more vital contact with the sacramental life and action of the Church of Christ, to further the active participation of the Iaity in the sacred mysteries and in the solemn public prayer of the Church, and to awaken and form a public consciousness of the social implications of the liturgy in the life of the community. The Circle, in keeping with this aim, sponsors discussions, lectures and retreats; encourages active participation in the Mass and this past year has been working to establish clubs of this nature on other college campuses. By these discus- sions and lectures, it learns how to aid and further the liturgical life at Manhattan and import knowledge of the Liturgy to the students. It has increased active participation of the students at the noonday mass by appointing Iectors for the Epistle and Gospel and encouraging the congrega- tion to make the Latin responses to the Celebrant. It has set up a pamphlet rack in the vestibule of the Chapel containing material of general interest to the student. The two retreats it sponsors, one before Thanksgiving and the other during Lent, are given at St. Paul's Benedictine Abbey in Newton, New Jersey.