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

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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

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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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SISTER MIRIAM CONSTANCE Principal of Seton Hall l958-1962 INTENT ON EVERY WORD OF POPE JOHN XXIII, Sister Miriam Constance with Reverend Mother Maria Gertrude and Sister Marion Catherine experience a never- to-be-forgotten moment during the private audience accorded the Superiors ot the Mother Setonis Sisters of Charity on the occasion ot the beatitication. They Challenge Youth DEDICATION It is with gratitude that we now dedicate Milestones '63 to Sister Miriam Constance, though it was with anxiety that each of us approached her on our first day at Seton. Principals are always awesome, especially to freshmen. Before long her vibrant Voice had effected good conduct in most of us, and her foreeful personality had established good hahits in all of us. Then gradually her influence came to us in other ways. Wie felt it when she talked to us in assemblies, We saw it in her intelligent handling of complicated programsg we knew it in her devoted in- terest for our spiritual needs, we loved it when sI1e laughed. Though Sister has gone to a post of greater responsihility, we are grateful that her patI1 in life crossed ours even so hriefly. That crossing has meant sympathy Hllll kindness, strength and decision, love and laughter, in good measure for all of us. If we are not the hctter for it, the fault lies in us.