St Agnes Seminary School - Agnesian Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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3511 emuriam Remember your prelfrtes who spoke to you the word of God Consrder how they ended thelr lrves md rmrtlte rhelr farth In the short spice of three months our drocese has been twrce bermved by the defrth of rts prelares Archbtshop Molloy 'md Brshop Keftrney Ffuth dcvotuon love md ze1l were ehqmcter Archblshop Molloy preslded over the Brooklyn d1ocese applyrng hrs rare talents to the great work the salvatron of souls B1ShOP Kenney as hrs capable assrsrant arded htm rn the tre mendous dutres of the drocese Our prelates whom God rn Hrs Infimte WIS dom hers seen ht to call to therr eternal reward should long be remembered by the people of the Brooklyn Drocese to vshom they devoted therr lrves May they rest rn peace r Q , I It L . , . ' , A I , . 1 ' . . - istics of these men of God. For thirty-five years, 1 ' L a , t , - 1 , Y - . D . r . . , I I ,

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ST AGNES SEMINARY BROOKLYN 29 NEW Yorux O ce 0 the Prznczpal Feast of Chrrst The King Dear Graduates of 1957 Following a very laudable custom I avail myself of this precious moment for a final word with you In a certarn sense lf IS not a final word but a summing up of all our hopes desires and asplratrons rn your regard St Agnes Semrnary has been a veritable home to you these past years for a great part of your time has been spent within its walls Now rt would not at all be possible for us to see you leave wrthout a trnge of sorrow and nostalgia But the sadness at your departure 15 mrngled wrth the joy that you have achieved a goal and please God are about to embark garly on the roadway of lrfe Whilst you have been with us St Agnes has tried to accomplish two thxngs first we have attempted to train your minds and instill within them a love for truth all truth and second we have sought always to form and nourish your wills with a love of virtue all the virtues Whether we have been a success in th1s task remains wrth you to answer The drrectron of your life the choices you make your impact on soc1ety all these w1ll through the years be our way of tellrng whether these have been frultful St Agnes Seminary rs part of the great system of Catholic Educatron It IS a dedicated rnstrtutron built on the consecrated services of the Sisters of St joseph and the ener getrc and devoted labors of your lay teachers All of us have looked upon this work with a sense of keen responsrbrlrty before God If has been a sprrrtual mission one entered upon wrth the highest motives of preparing you for time and for eternity This IS why our prayers have always accompanied our labors Goodness tends to diffuse itself It rs our earnest and sincere hope that the goodness of your lives will dtffuse itself far and wide There rs need of the influence of good Chrrstlan women rn the world today May you be bright and shining lights that ll the world may see the beauty and the lovelrness of your souls the attractrveness of your vrrtues and the modesty and purity of your lives We wrsh you well and rn this final farewell recommend you to the love of the Drvrne Master H15 Gracious and Lovrng Mother and Hrs Ever Kind Foster father St oseph Your names will no longer be on our rolls but we assure you that they are wrrtten everlastrngly on our Hearts Devotedly rn Christ SISTER M CHARITINA Prmczpal I I , , 3 5 , . ' 5 ' 7 . , . . . , , y , . : , Q , i h I r . . . 1 . , . . 1 5 s and worthwhile years, or, whether they have been wasted energies, unfruitful efforts. 9 ' 1 ' Q , . . . . - 1 , . . y . . , 1 s ' 9 . J . , 3