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

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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

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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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THE RT REV TI-TOS A BRANDON OS C UDom1nus, qui coeplt, Ipse perfl 1a Pioneering is always a bit rugged, b I think that we've made a good start His Ex cellency, of course, has beer doing every thing physically and morally possible to make his seminary as good as tre best in the coun try and better than most The operating staff of Fathers and Lay Brothers have been doing double duty, sometimes even under try ing circumstances, because of corstruction You seminarians have also given generously of your better selves to relp develop an atmos phere conducive to the prie rood You dave studied hard, played hard and prayed well in cleaning details w 1 r were not assigned You've been courteous, klrd, and reverent You've wor ed nard to build a stru ture of character and spirituality W ic will qualify to contain tne marvelous powers of 're P lest hood Yes, it was rugged, but it was defl nitely wort w.1le We're not a bit orry We're mlgrty proud This issue of THE SPIRE is making histo- ry as it records the events and happenings of OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SEMINARY for the FIRST YEAR. Normally a nfirst issuen is valuable. We trust that the first SPIRE will be of val- ue to you as students,and friends of the stu- dent body, and aommunity. as well as friends of HIS EXCELLENCY, the BISHOP of FORT WAYNE. In the name of the SRCSIER FATHERS, I welcome this opportunity to greet the first copy of TH SPIRE. May it grow and prosper in the years to come. What should this first copy of THE SPIRE mean to YOU as students? Not just a record of events and pictures of fellow classmates and scroolmates, but ratrer a reminder of what progress you made over tre year,what ad vancement in knowledge, what sire for the great goal of wrat increase in piety and day you can Ngo to tke altar Look back over the year stability in de the PRIESTHOOD, longing for the of God ' to find the an swers, and look to tke future for tre com pleted work, tre masterpiece ALTER SACERDOS The Rectal' I E vas! si-: Lac av KAIUHAPN c s T , - - . . . . , . . ., V.G. c t.' ut Many of you have lent a generous helping hand . Vg r - 1- P I S . U , . - . A .. A v. Q - .y . uv.