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

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of the wisdom of strength we had gained perseverance. Now we were ready to pass from the realm of lowerclassmen to that of upperclassmen. Peace As Juniors we were entering into the final phase of our Academy education. We experienced the distinct pride and joy of being upper¬ classmen. The solemnity and impressiveness of Ring Day imprinted upon our hearts the spirit of true loyalty towards our beloved faculty, fellow Angelites, and school. This spirit of loyalty and love we sought to exter¬ nalize. Thus, the Angelite Pledge — the principles for every ideal Angel- ite, came into being. The wisdom of peace” reigned within our hearts that year. We en¬ tered into a more profound study of the history that shapes our religious beliefs. We studied, discussed, and observed the beauty and mystery that surrounds man, animals, and plants. The finer things of life we sought to admire in the culture of our American literature. Truly, the wisdom of peace and true holiness permeated our third year. At last we had found and strengthened the aims of knowledge, peace, piety, and religion. Love Our Senior year was the culmination of all — our light, our strength, our peace. It was crowned with the virtue of all virtues — love. Our first three years had been blessed years of development. We had striven to learn the principles and ideals of Christian womanhood. Our Senior year had completed the development with love. The spirit of love ruled throughout our fourth year. Every outstand¬ ing experience and joy was typified by this great theological virtue. The 100th anniversary of the extension of the universal Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — No greater love hath men known,” the presentation of Esther,” the love of a Jewish maiden for her people, the celebration of the Felician Centennial — the harvest of true Franciscan love and work, the sisterly affection and delight of true companionship which ac¬ centuated the atmosphere of Mother-Daughter Day, the silent love that passed amid the smiles, the tears, and the farewells on Graduation Day shall remain forever a cherished memory. Thus comes the close of four years of peace, love and joy at O.L.A. In our early years we had been instructed in principle. Now as we enter into the humdrum and activity of life we look toward our years in which we shall strive to perfect the principles instilled within our hearts. Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect” . . . (Matthew 5,48). We look toward the years in which we shall walk the Life with a Sword of honor as our defense and speak the Truth with a golden Scepter in our hand. 29

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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

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The Joy of Accomplishment We lay the Chain of Angelite Cherished Tradition” at the feet of Our Lady of the Campus. time as a class we pose by the Grotto Congratulations! Marilyn Barbieri The doors of our childhood are closed. We stand upon the threshold of life, mentally alert, physically sound, spiritually strong, a splendid example of noble young womanhood. The whole panorama of experi¬ ence lies before us, and those who look upon us with eyes of understanding see a vision of the good we strive to do in the world.