Our Lady of Angels High School - Amaranth Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Page iweiw 70 Me chguded .' ECAUSE of the woes pronounced by Christ on those who are rich, we might imagine that the word iitreasure,, is a word that has little appeal to the Christian. Quite the contrary is true, however, as the idea of treasure is a very common one in the Christian conception of things. For the Christian, instructed by the example of his Master, simply makes a Clearucut distinction between treasure of a spiritual value and treasure of a material value. Christ did not say: uBlessed are the poof, but, blessed are the poor lin spirit,f, And that makes all the diEerence in the world. To illustrate some important points in His scheme of true values, Christ used many a reference to those very things we would naturally expect to find in a treasure Cheste gold and pearls. It is reasonable to suppose that He did so in order to show us that we who value pearls and gold so easily should learn that there are other things to be valued more than these material treasures. Christ knows that we are all interested in treasures; He only wants to make sure that we center our hearts on the right kind. On this point, what could be more lucid than these words of Christ: RDo not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth where the rust and moth consume . . . but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. For where thy treasure is, there thy heart also will be? Evidently, dear Graduates, your parents have paid out many a coin of tribute to this deeply Christian conviction that there are things of a higher order, for the gaining of which it behooves us to Spurn the more material treasures of this world. In fact, your

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parents have been generous with their material treasures that you may obtain for yourselves that super-treasure of a Catholic edu- cation. And now the day is here when they rightly expect you to bring that treasure out into the open; for buried treasure does neither you nor them any good. In a sense, we, your parents and teachers, are like the certain nobleman in Chrisfs parable of the gold pieces, who gave to his ten servants ten pieces of gold, with the express command that they should trade with his money until he return from a trip abroad. And now we, too, demand to see what you have acquired by your years of study and golden opportunity. We hope all of you are like those servants who were able to return their gold pieces to the Master with this remark: uLord, Thy gold piece has earned ten gold piecesln For to these wise investors the Master said: Well done, good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a very little, thou shalt have authority oven ten townsfi And perhaps it is better not to mention what happened to that solitary timid soul who was afraid to use his gold piece! We trust none of you has been so timid, and so uninterested in the amassing of true treasure! Finally, there is also another person who is highly interested in what you have done, and what you will continue to do, with the treasure that has been given to you. That lovable person is, of course, the Mother of God, who gave us her Divine Treasure for our inspiration. And since she is undoubtedly gifted with a more womanly patience than far exceeds the narrow limits of ours, she is content to wait longer than we are, to see just what you do with your treasure. We remind you, however, in her name: tiFail not! And may God be with you? FATHER EDWIN SCI-IICK, O.F.M. Chaplain. Page thirteen