Saint Michael High School - Michaelinian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Brother Albert Wehrle, S.M. Rev. joseph Smith, CP. GETTING off to an early start, we of the high school have made Vocations an important feature in our high school ' life during the current year. In his retreat given to the student body, Father joseph Smith started the pendulum swinging. He pointed out 48

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Americas Passion Pla Picruaen above is the miracle scene in prison. Veronica's Veil causes water to flow from the prison wall. A sightless woman is cured by the application of the miraculous Face of Christ imprinted on the cloth on His way to Calvary. DIRECTOR Rev. Vlendclin Meis, C.P. VERON ICA'S VEIL Vnaomc.-fs Veil, Americas Passion Play, is portraying in tableaux the moving spectacle of the Passion of Christ for the twentyfseventh successive year during the entire Lenten season. Thousands travel from near and far to view this modern miracle play. In conformity with the Passionists vow, devotion to the Passion of Our Savior is spread. Under the guidance and inspiration of the Passionist Fathers, the members of St. Michaels parish are carrying on as great a tradition as the people of Obemmmergau. In its present form, the drama en' titled Veronica's Veil was written by Reverend Bernardine Dusch C.P. The privilege and honor of participating in this sacred drama has, in the course of the war years, been extended to include forty high school students who swell the supporting cast to one hundred and fifty actors. The work, inaugurated by Father Bernardine, C.P., with the support of the Passionist Fathers of the parish is being continued by Father Weiideliii who has seen the Passion Play through more than a score of increasingly successful seasons. Zeal, dramatic ability and the untiring work of a large cast and stage crew has produced the present play which is the pride of St. Michael's parish and the Passionist Fathers. 47

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that a vocatron doesn t me11n 11 prrtrcular professron le1d1ng 1 good Chrrstran lrfe whrch pleases God and ards humanrty rs fulhllrng '1 call from the Almrghty Hrs colorful anecdote proved that the Angel G1brrel does not appear to urge one to Jorn the elrte rnd lrwe 1 relrgrous lrfe The thought of wocatrons never drd leave the rnrnds of the students After the retre1t we were vrsrted by an alumnus Brother Albert Wehrle b M whose ercplm rtron show ed that St Mrchael s was the cradle of the Order of St Fr rncrs In rddrtron to thrs the p 1rrsh hrs alwrys been known for rts contrrbutrons to the varrous relrgrous communrtres notrbly the Marrrnrsts and Passronrst Frthers Whrle the flrme w1s strll aglow Father How 1rd C P who specrrlrres rn makrng hrgh school students realrze the rrnportrnce of a xocatron pard us rn enjoyrble 1nd rnformrtrve vrsrt Under hrs drrectron the grrls formed a Good Counsel Club to foster relrgrous VOClt10l1b Srster M Lors rcts 1s moderator and all the grrls of the school 'rre members It rs our desrre that some flowers bloom out of thrs garden of Good Counsel A p rntomrrne fe rturrng the st1ges through whrch rn 1sprr 1nt prsses before she becomes 1 fully professed nun was presented durrng M1rch Voc rtron lvionth Thrs publrc dr llH'lt1ZlClOH was one rmong nr my programs held rn rndrvrdu 1l cl rsses wrth the purpose of helprng students adopt one of the three W rlks of lrfe rs well as acqu rrnt them wrth the professrons Very Rev Father Camrllus was the guest speuker Father wrth hrs customary rbrlrty to wrn over hrs rudrence made the most of hrs opportunrty to enlrghten hrs young herrers on the much drseussed toprc of voc1trons Hrs rnsprrrng talk wrs rs gre 1tly apprecnted as rt was enjoyed by everyone As rector of Bt Prul s Morr rstery Father Cunrllus wrs able to grwe permrssron for the presentatron of 11 movre rbout the Prssronrst lrfe Thrs mos re shown rt 1 lrter date rcquunted the students wrtb the xarrous steps through as rt showed the 1 rrrous houses where the Prssronrst student lrves durrng hrs prep rr rtory studies St Paul s Mon astery the students rerlrzed WIS the crrdle of the Passronrst Order Srnee then arrrval rn Amerrca the noxrtrate of the order hrs been srtuated at bt Prul s Mon rstery rn Prttsburgh Ever vone enroyed seerng these famrlrar srghts on the screen rs well ls other prcturesque pl 1ces Close upon Frther Crmrllus heels crme F rther Erkens curate It bt George s who wrs sent by the Rrght Rev Brshop to encour rge 'vocatrons to the drocesrn prresthood The ye rr s vocatron 11 1ctrxrtres were ne 1rrng 1 elose when the students frrend Brother Albert agarn appe rred on the scene to nurture the young pl rnts th rt h 1d sprung up IS 1 result of the seedlrngs planted e rrlrer rn the year Thus the Mrrrrrrrst Vocatron Serxrce Wlb rgnn pl 1ced rt the drsposrl of the fortunrte students rt St Mrchael s through therr devoted frrend and allv Brother Albert St Mrchfrel s, Powerhouse of Catholrcrty 49 ' 1 A 1 A ' ' 1 A ' ::A - 1 A 1 x A1 A A A : ' A 1 A' 1 A A : A . ' :, ' A. ., . 1 1 A ' ' 1 . A A' . Al 1 A A : 11 A 1' 1 ' ' : A A A A A A AA1 1 1'A1 A:'1 A1 1 3. Af 1 1 : A , 1 1 , . ., A1 A' A ' A A 1 A 1 ' ' , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , e A 3 A A 1 A N A A11 1: 1 1 A x I1 I x n l l I 1 ' A ' '1 A '11 Q ' A 1 11A'1 11:1 ' 1 ' : ' ' 5 A g 1 , 1 A . A: A 1 1 A1 A 11 1 k 1 1 1 A A A 1 15' : A : A ' :1 1 1 A 1 11' 1A l I' . . ' R . . . , .tl . , 1 , S .S 1 . . . 1': -A':1 A 1A'. ' 1'1 1 1 As 'A 1 . 1 A: 1: ' , 1 1 A : 1: ' A'e ' A :A : ' A A 1 1: A A: A '. A1 'Ae 1 1 1 ' 31 1A 1 A A ' ' ' whrch ll candidate passes before becoming a fullffledged Passronist. The movie had the advantage over the pageant ': eu' 1 1: 111 s1 e es : 1'1 1 '. .1 ' f ' , ' : '1A , 1: 1 A ' . A ' A'1 A A Ac 'A ' 1 e ' 1 A . 1 : 1' A A 1 . ', A A 1 A A 1 ' -1 11 1: A 1 1 :. 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 . , 1' 1 x . A' '1k ' 1 A e A 111 ' . ee1'A' 'A 21 A'AA: 1A 1': 'A A , , A1 1' : ' ' 1 : 1 1 : 1 1 : : A 1 ' A A ' . 1 1 : ' e ' 1'1 1 1 1 3 :1 1 : 1 . 1 A 1 1 4 , A 1 . , . . Q I A I 1 . , - 1,51 1 1 , - A 4 - Hg -5 :. A 1