Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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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.

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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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One of the outdoor ceremonies conducted with the aid of the Mariology Conference. Bob Maresca and Don Bean discuss plans for a forthcoming ceremony. Rosary , which is held in coniunction with the Pen and Sword Society, the Glee Club and the Sanctuary Society in May, is the culminating event of the year's activities. The Day of Recollection is sponsored by the society. This event, usually held before the beginning of Lent, was insti- tuted primarily for its own members so they could devote a day to meditating upon the full import of Our Lady. It is held with the aid of the Legion of Mary and the Third Order of Mt. Carmel. It is now open to the student body. The Club has maintained its connection with the regional and National Mariology Commissions of the N.F.C.C.S. by participating in the intercollegiate conferences pertaining to the study of Mary. MARIOLOGY CONFERENCE Enraptured by the splendor of your Heavenly beauty and impelled by the anxieties of the world, we cast ourselves into your arms, 0 Immaculate Mother of Jesus and our Mother, Mary, confident of finding in your most loving heart appeasement of our ardent desires, and a safe harbor trom the tempests which beset us on every side. Presentation of Our Lady, Nov. 21, 1953 -Pope Pius XII The Mariology Conference was established at Manhattan College to increase and intensity our devotion to Mary, our Mother. The conference studies Mary's position in the Divine Plan with particular attention paid to her role as Co-Redemptrix of the Human Race. To attain this end the club conducts several of the most important religious events held on campus. The Living Members discuss current religious literature during one of their regular meetings.