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

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good example they have saved and encouraged many a llounderrng vocatron Another rmportant means ol attarnrng sanc trty and remarnrng close to Chrrst rs the darly vrsrt The real Presence rs a source ol consola tron strength and energy rt rs a dynamo ol sprrrtual and supernatural lrle Long hours of the day and nrght the Cure spent on hrs knees before the Blessed Sacrament pourrng out hrs heart to Chrrst Lrlcewrse semrnarrans should drop rn to vrsrt therr Frrend and tallc rt over wrth the Drvrne Master It deeply moved the Cure to see rows of muddy tools leanrng agarnst the wall rn front of hrs church whrle the poor peasant farmers who owned them spent a Few mrnutes rnsrde wrth Chrrst It would please the Cure even more to see rows of boolcs outsrde the chapel doors whrle therr owners spent a Few moments wrth God One ol the most salutary ol devotrons rs deep love ol Mary The Cure showed hrs tender de votron to the Mother ol God almost as soon as he arrrved at Ars One ol the lrrst organrzatrons he started was a group ol women to pray the rosary Most ol hrs own spare moments were grven to thrs beautrlul prayer At Qurgley the membershrp of the beadsmen who spend ten mrnutes alter school each day rn prayrng the rosary should be rncreased untrl the chapel walls resound wrth vorces prarsrng Mary ln hrs prrestly lrle the Cure developed a par trcularly lond devotron to St Phrlomena, he prayed to her darly To her he attrrbuted many of hrs mrracles To her he turned when he needed some partrcular favor Lrlcewrse we can develop devotron to our own specral patron sarnt we would do well to choose the Cured Ars For surely no one understands better the problems that confront semrnarrans especrally those who have trouble wrth studres or temptatrons Prayer and medrtatron are to the sarnt or sem rnarran what arr and sunshrne are to human lrle Prayer enables a man to lrve a sprrrtual exrst ence medrtatron lrghts up the truths of larth and strengthens themrnd wrtl'1muSCled convrctrons The Cure had a prcturesque expressron to rndrcate hrs perseverance when heaven was slow rn an swerrng hrs appeal He just went on wearyrng the sarnts One ol the rntentrons lor whrch the semrnarrans should weary the sarnts rs prayer lor therr prrestly vocatron But desprte prayers medrtatrons and devo tron to the Mass and the Sacraments rt may yet be possrble that semrnarrans are bothered by Frequent temptatrons But thrs rs not reason for drscouragement but perhaps rt rs an rndrcatron of vrctory as rt means that the devrl has been unsuccessful and rs losrng the battle Satan olten pestered the Cure beat hrm threw hrm out of bed and lcept hrm awalce all nrght That was the devrl s srgn of hrs wealcenrng For alter such tussles a brg srnner would soon come to Ars seelcrng the sacrament of pardon On one occa sron the devrl rndrcated how much he feared the Cure If there were ten men lrlce the parrsh prrest of Ars l would lose the whole ol Europe Durrng hrs lrfe the Cure advrsed many young men about enterrng the relrgrous lrle or stayrng rn the world Unfortunately we can not consult hrm personally but we can seela hrs ard through prayer Actually hrs heavenly rntercessron means much more than hrs earthly advrce The semrn arrcrn rs constantly under the eye of thrs larthlul guardran A semrnary placed under the protec tron of the Cure and the Blessed Vrrgrn rndeed has powerful rntercessors How could Our Lord refuse the combrned appeals of Hrs Blessed Mother and of a holy man reflectrng so much ol Hrs own goodness7 ln troubles or doubts the Cure rs always present to grve advrce ln our endeavors to rmrtate Chrrst we pray that we mrght attarn at least a lractron of the success ol the holy Cure It rs to hrm that thrs yearbook rs humbly dedrcated I 1 I - - . . . . H . - . . . rr . . . 1 1 I - - - - - - me . rs . - r . . . . ' 1 1 ' . , I . .. . . ru . rr r . . 1 ' 1 1 1 r . , . ' ' .1 . . . 1 1 r . ' r tl - - . . . . I H , . . . . r . ' 1 1 . . . . . . , 1 . . . . . . r - ' . r . . . 1 . m r - - 1. . . 1 r xr

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