St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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s Ain C 2. fvx, QP ff' aan was ' f 'i Y. . L' 'sail will .p l irli 1 -iff, A W :l'l':'iA: First, - -- ,df ' ,I y f ' g, ' l ss, , M . 'l f s lla-.' vg'L'fl'Qi1lg 1 1 5 tr im -fi' ill, l 'QS li -425. , . :'1Qa'-if -H-diggs. H , E' 51, , gE,Jxf'i1 -A -n mags' ?,,gYV7ATfjh:qg?rp QXZ A ,- ' fill T-iff 'r 'i?.?si ' +- '?r',2 ' Fgx ll? ' ','9.q,v 'iff-5 - Nfl- '31 ll MV enawze, the Sleep nf the Saul siffiaf ' I -ffl X f A, I HAT an enjoyable and satisfying feeling pervades one when he gently lowers himself into bed. He is tired from the day's labors, his body aches from earning ' Qjfrf' ., ,aj his daily bread by the sweat of his brow, and his ,gli.fh f, fu O mind is worn from the troubles in this vale of SQ ss,a,,6 tears. The struggle and turmoil of the world have sapped his M' '. at - - Qu, fl We strength. At night, as a remedy, comes the Wonderful gift of Ntgggj ff v 5,5 I .V God-sleep. 311352 God alone knows what sleep is and God alone could grant such rg , Nb a gift to mankind. First, sleep purges the body of its poisons. is 4, Next, it gives the wearied body la healing rest. Finally, its enrich- 'A gf fwge ing qualities renew the worn portions and invigorates them for figs, QR Hy ii? their work on the morrow. Sleep does this for the body, Pen- W 3lg1'. ance does all this and more for the soul. Q l DIA,-' The first and most important work of Penance is to rid the . X1 soul of its poisonous and heinous burden of sin. This is accom- plished in a two-fold manner. First, it cleanses the soul in the 2' , ajxt, sig t o o . econ y, it ceanses our sou in our own sg t ., J QWA' 'h fed s dl '1 1' sth ' and gives us the pleasing frame of mind called a clear cron- - ' sf science. All the stains of the soul, gathered from its conrtact with the world is also cleaned away. 'Q Tis Following that, Penance gives that wonderful and Heaven- like rest to the soul. When the soul has been freed from the JV heavy burden of sin, it rises from its ignominy and cringing posi- ..- fggfg. N L, tion to face the world. Feeling rested, with this depressing load ' :L ll- removed, the soul is free and full of lvigor. In a forward mood, -p ,gh , it marches forth as a soldier of Christ to fight for God against 'Jig-gfsf2w4 ' . the devil and other enemies of God and man. In the terrible 'gif struggle with the devil and forces of the world, we need all the - , Q s . . gijygh QF-9 .4 strength and v1r1le forces we can muster to fight a successful a ghgcg battle in the army of the Church Militant. For thegrueling and painstaking work of a priest, one must '-51.53 i 15. have .the aid of these two sleeps, the physical and spiritual- ' ' especially the spiritual. As with all virtues, regularity is the key 4.4522 to success. So, now, in the habit-formin time of our outh, we 'Ei' ' Vu ce-le . . . gi . . y . A3 ' ,ld should lay the foundation. With this beautiful habit acquired ',.,-sqif now, we can look forward to spiritual rest later in life. We will , 'ix ,f QQX be priests worthy of the name and privileges conferred on us by my pie Almighty God. JOHN S. MALONEY, '30, 'I G ...fa v .l ,I H 3 AL' is , A5 -s,--.ss sl' 'fail ' 'Y . I . X feta-fy vis- ua f v ig A 1. a 's 1'-P: J f l,,,j.fsz.3 fag-it-A. s ' s -' seg- g. ssf .Q X ff sw 'J' 'xflhh ,ffff - ' S if- W forty-fam' 14 f'

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1 4 , 'N L -'Z 1 , ...iw F-iii' Q: f , ' '19 33531, ' - ,,h,,.Q1,1GX 1 Q R F- I 'Sz' , ,7f- ug' 41 ,, '- -35.29 ia I3 ilk, '11 fi ' av, fr- 75 ql- x'.-:gn x Q il.,,W f . N, .ei was l ' iii ' , P, , lfg 1? A- ' ' he mnrlh 5 Cbreateat ggnnlz Wa ' . F- . F ANY ambitious bibliophile should be so fortunate 2,1 as to get into his possession all the treasures of the ' M world's greatest libraries, and yet did not possess a 3'. .X, crucifix, he still would not have the world's greatest axial scsiu -' book. The crucifix is indeed a great book and a Q strange one. Its binding consists of sharp spikes, driven into place by the cruel hammers of human weakness-sin. The story which -' . 6 the crucifix tells is written in the Most Precious Blood of our gg i.. Divine Saviour, and it is punctuated by the awful lacerations and Qi: death-dealing wounds which Our Divine Lord gladly accepted in 6, lf ' ' order to fulfil His Father's Will-tlie Work of Redemption. Q 'I The crucifix is merely one chapter--the most awful chapter- ' I in the Divine Life of Christ, but the reading of it immediately .3 Q55 throws before our eyes the entire story of His Life. As we read 'if' a s, g,Ki3'. the book of the crucifixion, we cannot stop from hearkening back I l XJ to a short time before when the royal and innocent Babe of , A X155 Bethlehem nestled in the loving arms of His Virgin Mother ,Maryg we cannot help but admire the Christ Child as He worked with f A His devoted foster-father, Josephg we cannot resist from thinking , if Y 4,9 . . . . . . ,fa wg. , of Our Divine Saviour as He went among the sick, the mfirm, and I . , 'lgiilc the dying, curing them through His Divine mercy and power, it y but now we see this Man of love on a cross of hate. vg3,X'!i 'gg 63 The crucifix, indeed, relates a story of paramount tragedy, iifiiigfy . I 931 wherein man puts to death the Creator of everything, even Life -XJ 1 itself. But there is a theme in this book which eclipses the theme ,,. 524-7f:.N3v, of tragedy. It is the theme of Love. Look at that riven side of 95 Y. Christ which the Roman soldier pierced, even as the priest S,5n'lg i 3,17 't does every day in holy Mass, when he hurls that spear of zfffilffyw- llmiqgf consecrating words into the Heart of jesus, so that once I' -I more the Most Precious Blood gushes forth to the relief of fig' thirsting souls. When the Roman pierced Our Saviour's Heart, he placed a channel from It to the souls of all mankind. The he X 45 Sacred Heart is a Dynamo of Love, where all the love, both in M4,f heaven and on earth, is generated. Jesus the King of kings '- , 7,17 ,D received a death more fitting for a slave than a sovereign, but He, ' , 9 too, was also a Slave-yes, a Slave to His Divine passion of love , 7 E2? for human souls. We have heard of kings and lovers who T'-5 ,V resorted to Cl1SgLl1SCS, but certainly no king ever disguised himself fe A . Q as Jesus did on Calvary's heights. However, as we read the last ' t I , K line of the Book of the Crucifixion, we see Jesus both as a King . Wyrii, b and a Lover-the King of Lovers. PATRICK J. FLYNN, '3O. ' ,.. . . . . .3 c . 4 ,lk fafwll M iW7f't'3Z: eff . it V' .1 . EMM ., . Q I, still! 'S -J 5 .. - B Sf is 14. 1' 'M forty-five