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

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Part of Legion work is the outward expression of our love for Mary. Here Legion officers gather round the Shrine to sing hymns as a part of the annual May Crowning. Nh -N1 0 W As the crown of roses is placed on the head of Our Lady by the May Queen, the voices of the student body are raised in song. This is only one of the ways in which we pay tribute to our Queen and Mother. The flowers an expression of our love: the prayers, an expression of our devo- tion, only serve to complete the picture. It is titting that we do justice to Mary on this day, for she gives willingly of herself on every other day of the year.

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May Browning 'ii Religion brought forth riches and the daughters honored the Mother. The unparalleled sight that greets the viewer on the day of the May crowning takes careful planning and preparation. Seniors Betty Lou O'Neill and Valerie Brewer help Marjorie Eisner with her wreath while Pat Bocker. Irene Carrano and Betty Jane Hynes mentally plan the afternoon's activities. Before the actual crowning takes place the student body joins in the recitation of the Rosary. Each prayer is a petition to Our Blessed Lady for a personal favor on the part of a student. '-ii, I .fiifjq .5 This February marked the end of the eentenary year of Our l,ady's apparition to Bernadette at Lourdes. During this past century the world has witnessed much persecution and destruetion. Yet dav after day numerous pilgrims visit the shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Southern France to give honor to Marv and ask her help. We outwardly show our devotion to Nlarv lay our annual May crowning. The Ceremony commences with the impressive proeession of the student hody, followed hy the singing of traditional hymns and the ref-ilation of the Rosary. As the smoke of our hurning petitions disappears in the heavens, the ceremony is climaxed as once again vve eroivn Nlarv, Queen of our lives.

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Taking a moment out from classes, Kathleen Deacy puts the silent atmosphere of the chapel to prayerful use. Preparing thc altar for daily Benediction arc Seniors Betty Lou O'Neill, Valerie Brewer and Loretta Hart. The girls gain valuable knowledge of altar furnishings as well as making the sacrifice of their time for the adoration of Our Lord. Seeking God's help and guidance on this. her last retreat at the Sem., Annette Tamm kneels before the sanctuary lamp in the school chapel. 7 6 5 ff' . 4 li .7 , ,r, 'fri' -l' ' 41 461' xg' 2' 37 . 3 'A it: -I, ' 'I , I A if 4 'j 'i ell 'Lf uiigig Y A . . -. 1 , ,V -- V , . .Mil X 1 I K 5 Retreat It is the wisest of men who grieve most at the loss of time. Realizing that a school which does not succeed in bringing its students closer to Cod and His Church has failed the tenets of Christian Education, St. Agnes gears every phase of study producing exemplary Catholic women. Toward the end ol the soul-searching Lenten Season therefore. the entire student hody participates in a three day retreat. This year it was conducted under the direction of the Rev. N incent J. Nugent CM.. asso- ciate Professor of Sacred Science at St. Johns Having provided us with a marked spiritual uplift, the yearns retreat was an unqualified success. 1.353 4 i