Nardin Academy - Rosarium Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Foreword EMORY is the golden thread linking all the mental gifts and excellencies together. It is the hope of strengthening this thread that prompts us to gather our dreams, past and present, within these covers. It is because we do so under Mary's guidance that we have named our book Rosarium , our rosary of memories, another link between us and Nardin Academy after we graduate. This is our string of beads, to be treasured and lovingly pondered in the future. Composed of five decades, our rosary stands for five wonderful phases in our lives, phases in which we find ourselves steadily going up-hill, climbing the mountain of sanctification, the fulfillment of life itself. The first decade takes us back to our baby days when we began our trek under the guiding hands of loving parents. As little ones in kindergarten and first grade we were On the Plains , as it were, toddling towards the base of that mountain, eager to begin. The second decade in our rosary of memories is our freshman year when we enthusiastically Began the Ascent . Our pace slackened in sophomore year as we bucked the high winds and steep terrains during The Struggle of the third decade. Reaching the fourth decade, our iunior year, we suddenly Glimpsed the Heights through the mist, and surged ahead ever mindful of our goal. Now our efforts are rewarded. For in senior year, the fifth decade of our Rosarium , we find ourselves unbelievably and wondrously On Sunrise Slope where vast vistas of the future lie open before us. ' But our journey is far from complete. We have traveled but a fraction of the way, our joy- ful mysteries . These five wonderful phases of our life here at Nardin are but hints of what awaits us. What lies beyond Sunrise Slope we can only surmise. Of this we can be sure, that in continuing the journey that lies ahead, in scaling that steep and difficult mountain of perfec- tion,we can look back through Rosarium and the memories it evokes will recall the truths learned at Nardin, and thus renew our confidence, hope, and courage. 2

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His, Excellency Most Reverend Joseph Aloysius Burke, D. D. Bishop of Buffalo Motto Fiat Voluntos Tua His Excellency Most Reverend Leo R. Smith, D. D Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo Motto ' Ne Cesset Mater Manus Tue