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

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I 5 y'X .lf I Very Reverend Monsignor John P. Wodarski delivering the Grad- uation Address to the Class of 1955 in Saint Adalbert's Church, Thompsonville, Connecticut, Little Sisters CFreshmenD dedicate their Big Sisters CSeniorsD to Our Lady of the Campus. MALL 2 BEFORE OUR EUCHARISTIC KING ON GRADUATION DAY! I 1 May the Body of our Lord jesus Christ preserve thy soul to everlasting. Amen. life Diy , Q- xv. IN GRADUATION GRANDEUR!

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For in that school of the spirit not only are excellent Christians formed, but real apostles of every state of life are trained and enkindled with the fire of the Heart of Christ. fQuadragesimo Anno.J Reverend Andrew Ansbro, C.P., an- swers convincingly the question - Why a RETREAT? Seniors: Frances Rybczyk, Janis Rose, and Jean Cybul- ski exchange friendly views with the Retreat Master.

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342 Q11-22115 To happily and usefully conclude the Marian Year . . . To this end, the Gloriously Reigning Pon- tiff, Pius XII, proclaimed the liturgical feast of the Queenship of Mary. The announcement of this new feast, which was made in St. Peter's Basilica on All Saints' Day, Novem- ber 1, 1954, immediately after the Holy Father had crowned the ancient and enshrined painting, Salus Populi Romani fSa1vation of the Roman Peoplej, was received with great rejoicing on the part of all Christen- dom. On this glorious occasion, His Holiness invoked Mary to exercise the fullness of her queenly reign over the hearts and minds of men through the special prayer which he had composed and which he recited. In his Encyclical, Ad Coeli Reginam , which the Pope had issued shortly before on October 11, the feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the new feast of the Queenship was instituted with May 31 desig- nated for its yearly observance. Thus, the ardent and deepening desire of Pius XII-that of seeing Mary honored with the special feast of her Queenship-be- came a reality. Several reasons for proclaiming the feast honoring Mary's Queenship were cited by the Holy Father. There is great confidence that the Church will derive in- numerable benefits through the merits of this special homage, if the faithful accept and consecrate them- selves to this hrmly established truth. The feast of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, will perpetuate the mem- ory of the great milestone in the history of the Church, the Marian Year. Furthermore, the decreeing of this observance has fulfilled and satisfied the petitions of many people the world over who had requested and long awaited it. ln concluding, the Holy Father added: Great hope is reposed that in this deed, a new era may arise, nourished by Christian peace and the triumph of religion. That Mary is Queen has a profound and manifold significance. Mary presides over all the creatures of heaven and earth in the capacity of a Queen. Testimony of this truth has been given through the expression and tradition of Holy Mother the Church. Mary is Queen because she is the Mother of the Son of God, and the Son of God is King. Christ is the Blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. He is this because He is the Only-Be- gotten Son of God, who is the Creator and Lord of the Universe. Christ is King. Mary is the Mother of the King, Mary is Queen. Also because she is Co-Redemptrix, Mary is Queen. Through the Passion and Death on the Cross, Christ Lip War? redeemed mankind from the bondage of sin. By virtue of this conquest, He has acquired the title King. Mary had an active and integral part in this conquest. She shared in His love and determinations, she accom- panied Him along the sorrowful way of the Cross, and she participated in' the Crucifixion and in the Agony. Because Christ is the Redeemer of mankind He is King, because Mary is Co-Redemptrix she is Queen. Furthermore, Mary is Queen because she surpasses to an eminent degree every other creature in grace, privileges, and qualities. The heavenly messenger who greeted her with the salutation, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women , gave evidence of her fullness of grace and her spiritual quality. God bestowed on Mary the honor of nine unique privileges. She is truly preeminent over all crea- tures, she is Queen. Finally, Mary is Queen by the universal and un- ending voice of the people. The faithful want her to be their Queen. No other woman on earth has been more celebrated, loved, venerated, or invoked. Mary has been the subject of the dedication of countless churches, chapels, and shrines. She has been the in- spiration of artists, poets, and musicians. She rules over the faithful as Queen by receiving their homage and by being ever ready to hear even the lowliest and most imperfect of their prayers. Mary has reigned over the hearts of men, Mary is truly Queen. This appeal to the reign of Mary, the proclama- tion of her Queenship, is the voice of Christian Faith and hope. May the magnitude of this celebration focus the eyes of the world on the shining and universal truth which will supply a remedy for its evils, deliver- ance from its anguish, and direction on the way of sal- vation. In accordance with the earnest exhortations and entreaties of the Holy Father, all Catholics must inten- sify their devotion to Mary, especially under the title of Queen, that through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Marv, the world will be blessed with peace and concord. The Class of 1955, because it has the especial privilege of being graduated during the year of the initial observance of the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, will ever pray, in communion with the Catholic world, honoring Mary, the Queen: Reign over our hearts that we may love only what you love. Reign over our minds that we may remain pure. Reign over our wills that we may live each day in accordance to the Divine Will. Barbara Glista '55