Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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.

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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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u omcers of The Eastern Rites pose, uncertainly, with their moderator, COMMITTEE OF EASTERN RITES Most Roman Catholics pass through life knowing little of the existence and rites of the Eastern part of the Catholic Church. To offset this situation, Manhattan men, under the inspiration of Papal Councils, established the Committee of Eastern Rites as a part of the lnter-Collegiate Commission with par- ticipation in the Fordham Conference on Eastern Rites and Liturgies. Manhattan has the distinction of being the first college in the United States to form a group interested in the study of the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church. Recently, Brother Aureliun Thomas, moderator of this organi- zation, changed its name to the Eastern Rites Society. Brother's interest in this group is exhibited by the many pamphlets he has written on the subject. His most recent is Which Rites Are Right? The Society holds four regular meetings per year and usually The Eastern Rite Mass was celebrated on the campus several times. I BROTHER THOMAS. Brother Thomas, moderator, lectures to Eastern Rites members. features a guest speaker. Among these were Father Macz, who spoke on Schismatic Groups ; and Father Francis Mur- phy, who spoke on The Study of Eastern Rites Helps Roman Catholics Appreciate Their Liturgy. The Society also spon- sored the tenth annual DIES ORIENTALIS. This day was marked by the Morning Liturgy and a Sacred Concert in the evening. The Society cooperates with the College of Mount St. Vincent and the Westchester Liturgy in their Annual Liturgy program. The other activities of the society include an annual corpo- rate communion and breakfast in the St. Nicholas of Myra Church in Yonkers, participation in the annual Fordham Conference, and taking part in the services of Eastern Rites Churches throughout the Metropolitan area.