Seton Hall High School - Milestones Yearbook (Patchogue, NY)

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Saint for Our Times, Blessed Elizabeth Seton ' Iv' wi , , in-NU ffl l THE BEATIFICATION OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON, March I7, I963, by His Holiness, Pope John XXIII took place amid this blaze of glory in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. BEATIFICATICN lie gf if! sy 1 ti?

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of a Changing World separated Christians, taking a positive approach even to communism, the Council will be our guide? plotting a true and strong course for us through the social and intellectual disturbances of our modern world. ln the Words of Our Holy Father, 4'We must hestir ourselves and not rest until we have over- come our old hahits of thought, our prejudices and tl1e use of expressions that are anything but courteous, so as to create a climate favorable to tl1e reconciliation we look forward to. af y fY..1l!,k 0 can E-2: I IHS EXCELLENCY T' WEST' .' V Y The BISHOPS OF THE WORLD in session at the Vatican Council, Rome, October 1962. 1 THE MOST REVEREND WALTER P. KELLENBERG D.D., LL.D. Rockville Centre's representative at the l962 Ecumenical Council

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Projects Her Personalit on hurch and World GIFT OF THE CLASSES OF '63, '64, '65, '66, This beautiful Carrara marble image of Blessed Elizabeth Ann Seton reminds all Setonites that they have a powerful advocate in heaven. . . ,s emi-sz'fal - A great task presented itself with the dawn of our nation: that of giving spiritual direction and a religious conscience strong enough to prevail in times of trial and prosperity. By the Providence of God, saints arise in every nation just to eope with this task. Facing it in their own lives, they leave to posterity an example to imitate. a pattern to follow. ln overcoming the trials of fallen lltlllltlll nature obstructing her struggle for sanctity, Elizabeth Ann Seton beeamc a mountain of strength. To accomplish this necessitated going against tl1e wishes of her friends and relatives but most important, going against the weaknesses in her own nature. This brought to her soul a peace made evident in the peaks of faith and trust in God, of love for her husband, children, friends and enemies, and of willingness to endure any and all hardships. Christ's burning love for all men melted this virtue-capped mountain and diffused into the stream of spiritual posterity through six tributaries an ever-widening reservoir of love of God for America. lt, is from this reservoir that millions are directly, and countless numbers indirectly enabled, from a position of strength, to make certain of man's purpose and to fulfill this purpose of continuing Christ's command to luring other men to Him. Blessed Elizabeth Ann Seton, saint for our times and our nation, pray for us alll 9