St Agnes High School - Palm Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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For nineteen long years Pope Pius XII strove to bind the world to God. At last, the tension caused by the seemingly ever-widening gap proved too much for his body-his own frailest link-and the chain broke. Pope Pius XII was dead, The whole world felt the loss and this lone- liness was in the hearts of individuals. At St. Agnes, we too reflected this sorrow in the un- ashamed tears which were shed and in the very real feeling of a personal loss, But though we still miss the earthly presence of this saintly man, we are now consoled by reflecting that he is in heaven, still strengthen- ing that chain to God, POPE PIUS XII A great light went out on earth and a new star was horn in heaven

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POPE .IOHN XXIII So let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven new We have a pope! Resounding throughout school with these words was the tense joy and unprecedented excitement which gripped every one of us at St, Agnes. Breathlessly we received the announcement of the election of Angelo Cardinal Roncalli. now Pope Iohn XXIII, as the 262nd Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Assuming his task in one of the Church's most troubled periods. he was following a clearly loved and respected Holy Father-the only one we had ever known. Through the months, however, his warm interest and zealous charity have completely captured our hearts, for we have come to realize that, in our Pope. we have again a true father-another Christ. AFTER THE DIRECT BROADCAST of the Papal election results over thc public address system. true womanly curiosity surrounded every tiny picture of the new Pope which was available. 7