St Agnes Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Reflections on the Retreat REV. T. J. TREACY, O. P., Retreat Master V . . . - for Virtue and for Victory Our annual retreat came this year at a time when we were each desirous of doing some- thing to help our country. We decided that by taking full advantage of these three days set apart for silence and prayer we could do our part in a spiritual Way. Realizing that the armed force of prayer is superior to any kind of power, we were not selfish. We prayed for Peace and for those fighting for it. And under the able direction of our excellent Retreat Master we tried to acquire a more practical knowledge of the virtues necessary to make us true soldiers of Christ. We sincerely trust that God will accept our prayers and sacrifices and soon grant victory to our Country and a lasting peace to the world. MY CONSOLATION As I approach the chapel door, I seem to feel as ne'er before, For all my troubles vanish there, And happiness I find in prayer. While walking up the chapel aisle, I look on Maryis saintly smile. How glorious she seems to be! She seems to cast her smile on me. Kneeling I raise my eyes to Christ, And pray that He will give me light, He seems to softly smile and say, My blessings, child. Be on your way. I thank Him for His kindly help, And leave the pew in which I've knelt. Then as I close the chapel door, The worldis not dark, but bright once more. -BETTY Lou DAVIS, '43. SODALITY SATURDAY There are two sides to Sodality Mass. When you set the clock Friday night, you put it on the other side of the room, so that the next morning you will have to throw the warm covers off, and bounce out of bed to reach the noisy alarm. In the dawn Cdaylight saving timej you're so cold your teeth are clicking rapidly together. It's still dark outside, and you're hungry. Getting up when it's cold and dark, and when you're hungry is very hard, as we all know. But when you think of how little you give and you think of the amount you receive, well, they just don't compare. You think of the graces you have gained. You know how much Our Lord wants us to come to Him in Holy Communion. How close in our hearts He is, and that wonderful feeling we have when He is with us! Don,t you think the advan- tages of Sodality Mass greatly overwhelm the disadvantages? I do. ELEANOR YOUNG, '42.