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

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Act III—Scenes I and II—Courtroom in Esther’s Palace—The Banquet Scene. Mary Lou Sullivan leads the court maids in Pantomime Song. Amidst the gaiety of the banquet, Esther reveals the true character of Haman. Haman is sent to the gallows he prepared for Mordecai. The Israelites are saved, and peace and happiness prevail. Act III—Scene I—King’s Inner Court—The King’s Chamberlain (Judith Jedziniak) keeps watch, while the King in want of sleep is tormented by a remorseful con¬ science for endorsing the mas¬ sacre of the Israelites.

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A Biblical Drama in Three Acts played by a cast of eighty (Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores) Act I—Scene I—A Garden—Esther (Joan Rogers) with her cousin (Marilyn Buckley) finds homelife a joy. News of the banished pagan Queen Vashti reaches the home of Esther and disturbs its peace. Act I—Scene II—Queen ' s Palace—From amongst the loveliest of maids, King Ahasuerus (Phyllis Knight) chooses Esther for his Queen. Act II—Scene I—Outer Court of the King’s Palace— The King ' s courtiers (1. to r.: Rose Marie Peraro, Cyn¬ thia Buckland, Sarah Wallace) are discontented with the peace and quiet that reigns in the Kingdom through Esther’s influence. Haman (Edna Demers) appears on the scene and brings about a renewal of the pagan law that none may enter before the King save those whom he calls.” This is followed by a decree to have all the Israelites killed. Ti 1 - ff 1

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Christ , Our Way of Life Prologue Saint Augustine states that man has two eyes — the visible eye and the invisible eye. With the visible eye man is able to see the objects about him. These objects are apparent because they are illumined by the sun. Then there is the invisible eye. That is the eye of the soul. Through this eye we see truth, and this truth is illumined by the grace of God. The full and magnificent wisdom of truth, emulsified in God’s grace, is de¬ veloped in the hearts of youth through light, strength, peace, and love. Light The wisdom of light” illumined the path of sixteen girls to the doorstep of O.L.A. With the uncertainty and awkwardness of adolescence, we ventured into a new phase of life — high school life. We were Fresh¬ men. We began this new phase of school life with a Red Mass during which we beseeched the Holy Spirit to root deep into the depths of our souls the wisdom of light.” A few weeks later the lightness of our sense of humor was tested by a distinct process — INITIATION. Faithfully all of us passed the test amid blushing cheeks and shy smiles. This made us become a part of the Angelite’s Way” of life. Henceforth every duty, every pleasure, every sorrow made us stronger and better Angelites. And so the wisdom of light had carried us through our first year. The mystery of study had been illumined as a beautiful system of intellectual develop¬ ment. The ideals and principles of Christian living began to glow more brilliantly. Strength Nothing good is ever found without diligently searching for it.” Often did we seek intercession through the wisdom of strength.” As Sophomores we had advanced another step in education. This, of course, brought greater responsibility and harder studies. We had passed from the stage of aweness to that of seriousness. Our knowledge had broad¬ ened, our minds developed, and our thoughts became more profound. We fought the many battles of Caesar’s Gallic Wars. We ploughed the ground, we blazed the trail, we cheered for independence, as we relived the historic moments of our great forefathers. But through all this diffi¬ culty we had learned that Christ was the Source of all strength — physical, mental, and spiritual. Prayers for strength and perseverance were constantly on our lips and in our hearts, as we interceded Our Lady of the Oratory during this Marian Year. But after this difficult year we found that through the aid 28