Our Lady of the Angels Academy - Angelican Yearbook (Enfield, CT)

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minittmtim Through whom the H oly Ghost comes to us to strengthen us for our part SISTER MARY AMELIA, C.S.S.F. Latin, Music SISTER MARY ANGELICA, C.S.S.F. Business Subjects SISTER MARY CANTALICIA, C.S.S.F. Directress of Aspirants 10 VERY REVEREND MOTHER MARY SIMPLICITA, C.S.S.F. Mother General SISTER MARY VITERBIA, C.S.S.F Principal Chemistry, Mathematics SISTER MARY CONSOLATA, C.S.S.F. Polish, Social Studies

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Qde ylfoafofafe of fda cjamify THE CATHOLIC HOME: A WORKSHOP FOR CHRIST The vigor of the Apostolate of the Family is making itself felt more and more in the United States. Through the systematic efforts set forth in the Apostolate, the links that go to make up and bind family life have been restored and strengthened. Spiritual customs which few people thought of prac- ticing ten, twenty, and thirty years ago have now become a part of the daily life in many a home. A chain is as strong as its weakest link . . . No one can deny that the family as an honored institution weakened considerably under the assaults of neo-Paganism, godlessness, and material philoso- phies of the twentieth century. The birth control era set in with a vengeance. Small families became a source of pride and large ones kindred to disgrace. Career women took the spotlight away from the mothers in the home. Glamour and divorce effaced the last vestige of Christian wisdom and decency. With each passing year link after link in the chain of family life was trampled upon and lost. To restore these priceless links, the Holy Spirit inspired noble souls to ACT-to give rise to the Apostolate of the Family. These pioneers in the Family Apostolate offered and continue to offer a sound Christian program, one that would reach city and town, village and community, with the sole ob- jective to restore the home into a workshop for Christ - to restore the links that would carry into the family LOVE, DEVOTION TO DUTY, COM- PLETE TRUST, PERFECT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. The family's relationship to God and to one an- other is maintained by family prayer and religious practices at home. The golden link of the Family Rosary is by far the strongest link. Through this link families are united within themselves and united to God. Father Patrick Peyton has done much not only to restore the link but to bring out its brilliancy and strength. His slogan, The family that prays together, stays together has reverberated throughout the nation. Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home has taken place in many homes throughout the country. God is being recognized as the King of the household and a throne is arranged for Him, with a statue or a picture around which the family can gather in a circle for family prayer. The apostolic zeal and holy leadership of Father Mateo Crawley- Boevey, S.S.C.C., has brought out the beauty of this link. In recent years the Family Communion Crusade with its motto, Family Union Through Family Com- munion under the able directorship of Richard A. Rendich, M.D., has drawn many into its ranks, and through the efforts of this movement, many family groups consecrated their homes to the Most Holy Family. The ever growing Christopher Movement with the slogan, You can change the world, and the Retreat Movement are very gratifying spiritual signs of our times. Both of these movements played no small part in the promotion of the family apostolate. Perhaps the link which has a most lasting affect on the family, and to date is the least known, is the Family Liturgy Crusade. Through the efforts of this movement, the liturgy of the Church is brought into the home to enable family members relive the mysteries of Christ, from His Incarnation to His Ascension, from the Cenacle to the Tabernacle. Mrs. Mary Reed Newland of Monson, Massa- chusetts, has done much to help promote the Family Liturgy. Herself a mother of a good-sized family, she sets an example for Christian Mothers. Through her writings and lectures, she has helped spread the practice of family liturgy to families. Each month The Torch carries one of the series of her articles. Each article centers around an important liturgical feast and explains how its liturgy may be carried to the home. Through family devotions - the rosary, devotions to the Infant of Prague and patron saints, through living the seasons of the Church, the family is brought into close contact with God. Through this strong family link, children grow in union with the Church, and parents grow firmer in their love and knowledge of God. Once these links are established, they must not be forgotten. They must be made stronger through constant use. They must resist the pressure of the forces of the materialistic world. It must always be remembered that each link must be firm and strong so that the unity with God the Father will never be broken. -Ruth Molinski

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filfl CQiClL!flf in the work of spiritlml rejzwemzlion of the fmnily REVEREND MOTHER MARY CATHERINE, C.S.S.F. Mother Provincial L 'VE-Q vi-lu? SISTER MARY VIRGINIA, C.S.S.F. Secretarial Subjects SISTER MARY PONTIA, C.S,S.F. Librarian Algebra, Library Science A SISTER MARY DOLORIA, C.S.S.F. English, journalism SISTER MARY LAURFTTA, C.S.S.F Religion, Biology SISTER MARY EVELYN, C.S.S.F. French, Music 11