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

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Few people associate the boy Chrlst with sports However nf you were lavmg ln Nazareth when He was a boy you would probably have seen hum playnng games an the flelds wuth the other Nazarene children No doubt you also would have noticed His Blessed Mother standing nearby as she stopped for a moment on her way to the well to watch her Son at play Although nothlng IS mentioned by any of the four evangellsts concerning these actlvltles we can be sure that Jesus dld take part In sports and more over that Hrs mother encouraged Has partlclpatlon In them Belng the per fect mother she surely realized the Important part that healthful exercise plays In the development of a growing boy Therefore rt IS not wishful thunk mg to belueve that In all probablllty Christ dld take partln sports Of course 4K li , 5 Q I ll . 1 g .1 ' x Q ,. J ' 9 , - Y U 7 ' 1

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gf ofocum ,jwladifafionifi oriae uae The ceremonies of the Church whether a Solemn Hugh Mass nn a cnty parush or just a slmple benedlctlon servlce an some country church are beautnful and lnsplrung Nowhere however are the lnturglcal functions of the Church more fully or beautl fully carrned out than In Holy Name Cathedral Here throughout the year and especially at Easter time Mass IS celebrated with a splendor reminiscent of the Mediaeval Church For many years now Qungley has had the honor of supplying the servers for these llturgncal functuons Under the capable dlrectlon of Fathers Sleger Sherudan and Crosby successuvely the servers from Quugley have con tnnued to contribute thenr part to wards makang the servuces at the Cathedral the model and lnsplratnon for all the churches of the Arch dxocese Serving at the Cathedral IS not only a great prlvllege for a semlnarlan but lt IS also very useful nn helplng hum to acqulre a deeper understandlng and love for the beautlful ceremonues of the Church In addltlon to serving the Solemn Hugh Mass every Sunday from September to June the ceremonies group assists at the many Holy Week uster to the Cardinal whenever he presides or pontlflcates The servers are chosen by the Rec tor In the sprung of thelr sophomore year and contlnue to serve until the Easter of their junior year Selected for thus hugh honor from the Class of 53 were Ahern Bohlman Bresna han Clark lvers Klefer Nemecek D Stalzer R Stalzer Walsh and Welsh 45 X , Y ' ' , services, and it is their honor to min-

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He knew their proper position in His lite and accordingly spent most of His time praying and working It is difficult to imagine Christ being chided by His Blessed Mother tor playing too much and neglecting His duties That doesn t mean however that we don t engage in sports Everyone who has been at Quigley for any length of time knows that this is not the case In fact Quigley has developed one of the finest systems of intramural sports in the country Perhaps someone may ask Why has this intramural system been set up instead of organizing varsity teams? The answer to this question is that the authorities at Quigley realize the sports of seminarlans are not an end in themselves but only a means to an end This means that sports besides 41 K7 , Here at Quigley, we are also spending most of our time in prayer and study.