Quigley Preparatory Seminary - La Petit Seminaire Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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51,19 A PRIEST SHQULD HAVE A LOETINESS QE SPIRIT, A PURITY QF HEART AND A SANCTTTY QE LIFE BEHTTTNG THE SOLEMNITY AND HQLINESS QE THE QEFICE HE HQLDS For this, as We have said, malces the priest a mediator between God and mon, a mediator in place, and by the command of Him Who is the 'One Mediator between God and men, Himself man, Jesus Christ' The priest must, therefore, approach as close as possible to the perfection of Him Whose vicar he is, and render himself ever more and more pleasing to God, by the sanctity of his life and of his deeds, because more than the scent of incense, or the beauty of churches and altars, God loves and accepts holiness. 'They who are the intermediaries between God and His people,i says St. Thomas, imust bear a good conscience before God, and a good name among men'.i' The Catholic Priesthood, P. Pius Xl. .,-

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and organ He played for chapel servrces and was rn the orchestra Paul Schwartz was frrst vrolrn rn the orchestra Phrl Wentzel was also a vrolrnrst Many of us sang rn the Cathedral Chorrsters as freshmen All of us sang an the Gregorran Chorr We saw srx hrst class plays rn our term here Our Parrsh You Cant Talce It Wrth You Arsenrc and ld Lace Estuary House , The Order of Melchrsedech and Room Servrce Our only actors were Phrl Wentzel who played the part of Agathangelos Bagratrdes rn Father Lrslces orrgrnal comedy, The Crder of Melchrsedech and scored a hut every nrght Drclc O Nell who was the red laced Mr O Fallon rn the same play and sang with the quartet we can stall see and hear hum rn the Dramond ubllee Song and Marty O Hara who was Officer Toolen rn the same opus We never had a chance to do any more actrng for the suspenseful play Kind Lady whrch we rehearsed for four gruellrng weelcs was postponed Prrndrvrlle O Nerll Casserly Howard Readrng,Srmpson Shannon, Serdel Somervrlle and Stage Manager Sponder were IH the cast Father Lrslce predrcted rt would be a hrt Too bad rt never was presented Collectors of thrngs were among us also Don Kulleclc had hrs huge collectron of War relrcs on exhrbrtron guns, hand grenades dead bullets army rnsrgnra Stamp collectrng was the hobby of Dovrclc Schwartz and Sponder who was Presrdent of the Club The Amateur Hour was revrved by Chylewsla to relreve the monotony of the summer sessron It was good hot weather entertarnment lmpressarros CoFfey and Chylewslcr drd a good o The response to the call for talent was very satrsfactory Wat ohnson came through wrth a tap dance Schwartz and Sponder were a team There were srngers, prano players, rmrtators The Annual Concert meant a lot ol labor but the results were most soul satrsfyrng Gladiators by Sousa Gypsy Cverture by Merle lsaac Selectrons from Carmen, Excerpts from Wagners Operas Knightsbridge March by Eric Coates We sang wrth gusto and power rn the Glee Club Panrs Angelrcus O Bone esu Too ra loo ra lts a Grand Nrght for Srnglng The brggest th II of II Graduation rn Holy Name Cathedral wrth Hrs Emrnence Samuel Cardinal Strrtch presrdrng e pageantry of the Solemn Hugh Mass the srngrng of the chorr e presence of the entrre faculty our parents and relatrves there to wrtness our trrumph the recervrng of the gold cross, ancrent symbol of graduatron at Qurgley the strrrrng message of Hrs Emrnence and the Pomp and Crrcumstance of the recessronal Frve golden years come to an end Clrfford Bergrn 6 I It 1 ll, 11 5 1 ll, 1l 1 Q ll If ll ll 1 ll 'I ' l' I I 1 It 1 YI 1 1 D 1 1 ll 1 ll 1 1 1 I 1 ll P ll I - 1 1 if 1 J 1 If D I A I If 1 II1 I - - . 1 ll 1 li 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 ' ' A I I I I I . I l I I '1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : C D, I lcnives, helmets, bayonets, etc .... Sponder showed his huge collection of . . . t ' , . . , I j b , . . ' . , . l - . . 1 . 1- I ll 1 ll Cl ll ll 1 ll I I ll I fl ll 1 1 ll 1 , . 1 1 ll 1 1 ll If J fl If ll Il I 1 1 1 ,I 1 1 1 1 . . . rr a . , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . ' ' ' . . . ' ' ' . . . th 2

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Spiritually spealting, St. James Chapel is the Seminary around which the school proper func- tions. It is the soul of the school's spirituality and activities. ln the chapel are centered all the physical occupations and intellectual endeavors which, combined with true sanctity, make up the true seminarian and future priest. Set apart from the noise and activity of daily school life, the chapel presents a serene spiritual setting affording solace to the troubled semi- narian. lts lofty Gothic windows with their pointed arches symbolize true deep devotion and loftiness of one's prayers and ideals. The sun- light, richly streaming through windows and tempered by the rich hues of the beautiful stained glass, shines upon the students in prayer- ful union with God. These windows, together with the famous rose Si. JHMiS EHHPH window, the beautiful altar, the inspirational architecture malce up the physical chapel. It was modelled after the famous Sainte-Chapelle in Paris erected in 1248 at the request of Louis IX. as a shrine forthe relics of the crown of thorns and a piece of the true cross. The altar, cons'r.ncted of Caen stone, rich ivory in color, was donated in memory of Mayor john Hopkins. Above the tabernacle is the statue of St. James, to the left stands a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the right are the two statues of St. joseph and St. John the Evangelist. The windows are the main physical attractions of the chapel. lnto these windows are stained the complete story of the Catholic faith, from the moment of the existence of Adam, through the lncarnation and Redemption of Christ, up to the lives of the saints themselves.