Our Lady of the Lake Seminary - Spire Yearbook (Syracuse, IN)

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57 'Y l BBHOPS HOUSE DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE 1415 W Washmgton Blvd Fortuhnmeftj Indhna Dear Students In the first number of your Year Book published at Wawasee, I am glad to be represented by a few words Wherever a Minor Seminary is located, its purpose is the same, namely to form a spiritual haracter in those who a splre to be 'Other Chrlstsu not only through life but through eternity This spiritual formation is grounded, of course, on religious principles, and there fore one's religious convictions must be deep seated But one could be the most learned man ln the Church and still be unsplritual The spirituality of a priest should be prompted by an ever increasing love for Christ The priest becoming married to his Church, should live for is hurch He gets his llv or neglecting to do his full duty as an official of the Church It is important, therefore, that the student actually Ufall in love with Christu and then render all his service botn as a student and later as a priest, under the motivation of that intimate personal love Attachment to Christ will make detachment from the world and things in t e world very easy Conversely attachment to the world and things of t e world promotes detachment from Christ and from the things for which He gave His life You will not have any special conscience problems if you ultlvate this spirit of love for Chrism and t at is w y the Bishop, who has provided the Wawasee Seminary, will expect you to guard your spiritual life by growing in 1 ve for God, from which there can be no vacation With a big blessing to all t e students, I am Yours most sincerely ln rlst, 75-mace:-47fD6L q,7c3'f?aw4,fa 2 tal lv 05 V 1 . 'g. V Il Y .. Y . n - , . , . . C. .. . - ing from his Church, and will save or lose his soul by working for his Church . . u . , h . l A . o ' A . ' . h ' . T ' .n C . ' o , . h , C 1. f' . W O . .

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.-. ,-N '25 lllllI.. .- .F f'.' Cihw M 9 'HQ 52111661 + r OUR BISHOP wut HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN FRANCIS NOLL D D BISHOP OF FORT WAYNE It is with a deep feeling of respect and gratitude that we the students of Our Lady of the Lake Seminary dedicate this first edition of nThe Spire' to his Excel lency John Francis Noll D D through whose efforts our New Seminary was procured By his visits and o oaslonal talks he has in the past year inspired all of us to work with more zeal and onfidenoe towards the a hievement of our immediate goal the Holy Priesthood. mimezies modem Malta ..3.. 6 sid 5 S s ,J .,g of 'v 'Q S, I I S S