Saint Benedicts Academy - Benedicta Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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9,3102 xx- ffiiniiliii? ............ From New York, .I went to Washington to see Virginia May Vey who is the Librarian-in-Chief in the Congressional Library. My last call in our nation's capitol was to St. Ann's Orphange where an old friend of mine, Ruth Blaney, is superintendent. That evening I boarded a plane for home. Once again I leaned back in the large comfortable chair and, as l gazed out over the heavens in deep thought, I was supremely happy over the success my High School Chums had achieved. I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder and again heard the soft, gentle voice saying, Better wake up. It's time to get ready for our landing. Virginia M. Vey Ruth Blaney . Nothing Our Own But the Silent Past g As we girls of the class of '42 stand at the entrance to a new world, a world in which we must now act for ourselves by fulfilling God's Will in the best way'pos- sible, we take one backward glance at the four fruitful years spent at St. Benedict Academy. How truly applicable to each of us are these words of Tennyson: But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. We cannot relive even one moment of those four years. All their joys and plea- sures, all their labors and heart-aches, all their prayers and sacrifices are now only fond memories - memories that will ever be loved and cherished. Before leaving, we bid one last farewell to all that is dear to us, to the beautiful Chapel where our ever-faithful Friend waited to help and encourage usg to the class-rooms in which we started our high school education, which now seem a little more worn after our four years of constant useg and to the Social Hall, the silent corridors, the Assembly Room in which not only many a wearisome hour was spent in rehearsals, but also many a joyous one in presenting and wit- nessing plays and assemblies. All these are dear to the heart of each and every graduate. When we leave the building for the last time and wind our way along the road down the hill, we shall see although only through a mist, the Howers, the woods, the tall stately pine trees, the home of our beloved Fr. Wiesmann. Fur- ther down the hill, we shall pause for a glimpse of the Grotto, and then continue on to the bottom of the hill and-whatever lies ahead. Yea, the past is gone beyond recall. The future lies ahead. However, the most important part of our high school career, our religious training, will always remain a living actuality with us. We shall not only remem- ber the moral lessons inculcated, butwe will put them into practice: we will ever be ready to defend our most precious possession, our Catholic faith. Betty Ubinger y.

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.. i , 395 liiiiiiZiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiZiiiiiiiiiiiii U. I. O. G. D. Q Tlm1 in All Things God May Hu ll1orifir'd j The letters, U. l. O. C. D., appear on the medal ol' Saint Benedict. 'l'here is no other medal that is as highly reverenced as the Benedictine medal. It was struck on the l400th anniversary ol' the birth ol Saint Benedict i11 the year l840. Many miracles have been wrought through the efficacy of the Benedictine Medal. lt has been used very eflicaciously in protecting children against dangers to soul and body, in restoring health to ailing persons, and in protecting souls against spiritual ills. Pope Leo IX, when a boy, was seriously ill for two months. When all hope of recovery was banished, Saint Benedict appeared to him and touched the boy with a cross and instantly cured him. Because ol' tl1is and many other miracles, the medal has been adorned with special blessings and many indulgences. Here is a description ol' the Benedictine medal. On one side ol' it is an image ol' the Holy Patriarch holding across in one hand and the Rule of his Order in the other. Arotmd the image are the Latin words: Eius in obitu praesentia muniamur, which mean, May his presence protect me in the hour of death. On the reverse side ol' the medal is a cross which is the sign ol' our redemption. ln the angles of this cross are four letters, C.S.l'.B., signifying the Cross of the Holy Father Benedict. On the bar crossing are these letters, N.D.S.M.D., which mean, Let not the dragon be my guide. The following letters appear on the vertical bar, C.S.S.M.L. and mean, May the Holy Cross be my light. Around the margin of the medal are found the letters, V.R.S.N.S.M.V.g S.M.Q.l..l.V.B. 'l'heir meaning is, 'Co behind, Satan, never suggest vain things to me: evil are the droughts thou olferest: mayest thou drink thy own poison. The word, PAX, meaning PEACE, appears on the top center. lNIargaret .Ioos 5 , t' Q 64, I + N45 , sess - ' it ' wr .Ex 'bs?. x:bv Jew-E iw , QP lm! Q