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

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felfi We here at Quigley are striving to attain the greatest goal which can be reached by a creature ot God, the Priesthood. lt is a power which was not even given to the Angels and yet, it is put within our reachl We are all looking forward to that day when the bishop will place his hands on the head of each one of us, and we will receive that indelible mark of the Priest- hood on our souls, and will be truly priests forever. We will be mediators between God and man! We can see the awful dignity of the Priesthood when we ponder these words of Christ: Amen I say to you, among those born of woman there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. It one least in the kingdom of Christ is und ' i -4

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Eternal Cnty IS to be seen here The Illustration on page sixty nlne shows Father Mlkolaltls with a group of the tourung semunarlans behlnd one ot the trescoed altars In the under ground museum The Natlonal Shrlne ofthe lmmac ulate Conception only the basement of whnch IS now complete Catholic University the home of the Papal Delegate the Halls ot Congress all are on the agenda ln the summer semlnarlans work at approved jobs to alleviate the mone tary burden of studyung for the prnesthoodwhuch would otherwlse tall on their parents They often take va catnons together also tour to ten fellows usually upperclassmen wall go to the summer home of one ot the boys folks or they wall rent a cottage or lodge ln the country and spend thelrtlme relaxnng7 The bonds of fruendshnp engen dered by the seminary are strong and endurlng but cllques are rare or non existent So goes the lute of the seminarian out of school, the lute of the day School the Quigley semlnarlan un der the azure mantle ot has Iovnng heavenly Mother l lf? 1 mm 1 5, Archltect's Model of proposed Notuonol Shrme Bosuluco First Frldoy Watching one hour with Chrast Jnm Grlffnn hos o taste for hus work J IW ll K gl qmu ' ' 1 : 62 - Q I' is-F? lg V , . ,ic I f v . . D . A .W , . 1' . F a K tg , .Q X' V si . . U I x Q . C I , I 1 1 Jlr A . G.. U .1 I I' :L I . f, l 1 QV' Q , . r . . . .. . ., , - I

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Aririfi greater than the one about whom these words were spoken, what can be said about one who is great in the kingdom of heaven, a priest? Certainly he must live the life of a saint. He must do all things in Christ, with Christ, and for Christ. He is the motivating force in a priest's lite, Christ, the Son of God, the Eternal High-priest, The priest strives not tor mere earthly gain, but rather tor everlast- ing gain. Everyone who has left house, . . . . for My name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold and shall possess life ever- lasting. However, tor a reward service is re- quired, and the priest has various duties which he must perform, These are sum- marized in the rite of ordination, The 'c