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

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SACRISTANS HANDIWORK O SALUTARIS HOSTIA . . Qlfelflfl onrefi jlw 'lflf All the ceremonres ol the Catholrc Church whether they be Low Masses rn a rural parrsh or Pontrfrcal Solemn Benedrctrons are extremely rmpressrve and rnsprrrng However nowhere are the lrturgrcal servrces done with more beauty than rn Holy Name Cathedral Through the year and especially at Easter tlme Mass rs celebrated wrth a splendor remrnrscent of medr eval trmes For many years Qurgley has had the honor of supplyrng the servers For these func trons Under the expert drrectron of Father Crosby the servers have contrnued to contrrbute therr part rn malcrng the Cathedral services the rnsprratron of the drocese The servers are chosen by the Rector rn the sprrng of their Sophomore year and serve untrl Easter of therr unror year Selected For thrs hrgh honor from the class ol 54 were Robert Ferrrgan Gerald oyce Thomas Frscher Earl Thomas Domrnrc Allocco fharles Cronrn Nor man Czarka Robert Swreca ames Mullrgan and Wrllram Albertson I i I 0 O OI' - l - 1 --FIRST FRIDAY PRocEssloN . . . . I . ,J - I

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0LCIf'L5i0Llfl5 34 of cN0ll5Q SACRISTAN CHARLES ERICKSON BOB SWIECA PREPARES FOR MASS ONE OF DAILY PREPARATIONS FOR MASS P4 The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up The most honored rob that can be glven to a semrnarran at Qurgley rs that ol sacrustan an St ames Chapel It rs the sacrrstans who have charge of the external beauty ol God s house Wrth the office goes a specral drgmty l It therr prrvrlege to care for the sacred vessels whrch are consecrated to the Drvrne Majesty ln addrtron to servrng darly Mass Benedrctron and the varrous other chapel lunctrons the sac rrstans also perform such tedious taslfs as polrsh mg the sanctuary gates and trrmmrng the candles on the altar Several trmes rn the course of the year they are down rn school trll late at nrght rn order to grve the sacrrsty and sanctuary a thorough cleanrng The beauty of the chapel down through the years attests to the laborious zeal of Qurgleys sacrrstans The sacrrstans chosen by the rector for the 1953 54 school year were Domrnrc Allocco Wrllram Albertson Charles Errckson Stanley Flens Gerald oyce and Robert Swreca O CC 7? e I I I li ll J D . . . ' ' ' ' ' , or' is , , I - ll tl I I . , , J

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X IX r r I S tsss L L L t 4 - S S' X f XX 1 to 0, Q U1 Z E f W .24 fe 0ll,l Zf Some semrnarrans unfortunately never stay after school They don t realrze that many very rnterestrng thrngs happen after 3 15 The purpose of thus artrcle rs to descrrbe In some small way the physical mental and moral actrvrtres whrch tal4e place alter the locker slammmg and boolc bag dropprng which herald the departure of the 3 16ers has subsrded Frrst let s hurry to the chapel Rrght after the last class rs over lmes begun to form at all the conlessronals The Beadsmen assemble and pay their nrghtly homage to the Queen ol Heaven The doors open and close as each semrnarran comes rn to pay hrs last vlsrt before departing Several boys stay longer garnmg graces per haps for their more heedless brothers ln spate of the small norses ol people movrng about the srlence rs so pervasive that the trclcrng of the large cloclc In the rear seems quite loud ln the hall downstairs we hear the strange muslc of muffled drums and drstant trumpets as Monsrgnor Meter clrrects the orchestra rn Leroy Anderson s Phantom Regrment Or perhaps the chorr rs havrng an alter school practrce much to the joy of the eager chorrsters The ready strarns of accordron musrc drrtt up from the cafe terra The mternatronally famed Quigley Ac cordran Band rs rehearsrng As we pass 103 we hear a vorce saymg All rrght deep breath Then the solemn cadences of plarn chant come Forth The chanters are practrcmg We go rn to lrsten and Father oe grves us a brief lecture on the beauty of chant see musrc sectron As we leave Father oe tm Aire jIM MORRISSEY LEADS BEADSMEN ART CLUB MEM BERS AT WORK I EMIL DISPLAYS HIS STAMP COLLECTION