St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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A , N verb N, , ,.Jf,, i ' ,seg ,. C 'ssl erxvfj iiii as X 'Ee' . we A f'i-522' Ez WW. are if ' rw, lfsvftmfwf f Q. V . ug , uh . .Qggx V V -,fb ,UM ff iv.,-,. My elf' 4' 1 f - fr ,N ,':-fkfiiki 'V 'arf' 'lf-1, fqiif 332 'Eggs f ' af' Fourth Eclogue, -which describes the coming of a saviour of man- Singh f N kind under the image of a divine child, who is to restore the -.zifxvifld golden age, is read and studied by the student. ,522 H1 5' The Odes and Satires of Horace, afford not only pleasure, but much wisdom and sound philosophy to the student. The Ars Poetica of Horace is a oetical e istle to the Pisos, in which 'ff '35 l . . P . P . 1 My ,, Horace commun1cates his sent1ments on the subject of poetry, 3355, fi .741 acquainting the student with some of the primal laws of poetry. i gtg, i n To the priest the Latin language is of tremendously more '. 'gfdgk value than to any other, Philosophy and Theology, clothed in the Ages, ,, languages of the Latins, are means by which the terms of revela- Ei X tion are made clear and intelli ible, b which the riest obtains , ' Q .N e . ig y P f-4' 'swf- ' ' a complete knowledge of h1s faith. Q-yi 4, Since the great organization of the Catholic Church has spread '. '.gE,e itself throughout the world to every nation, Papal encyclicals, rygii bulls, and briefs, which must be communicated between Pope, Ti' 3y,,l 1'. bishops, and priests who speak different languages, a common 1 -X, language is a necessity. ' , ,mil Xfii As soon as one receives subdeaconship, the Roman breviary is placed into his hands to be recited. every day of his life. The 1, e entire liturgy of Holy Mother the Church uses the Latin language K it , as the medium for the conveyance of its thought. It is only when l Wg IC a priest has a fine knowledge' of Latin that he can recite these W ' - . . - ff ' golden Latin prayers of the Roman breviary and Missal d1gne, .ygfxfhi i if decote ac devote. 'iii r X - 'CQSI The langua e of Cicero and Horace, thou h it no lon er lives Q1 . - g . g f .gf as a language, yet lives and breathes as a l1v1ng teacher of the V i y minds of all who befriend it, teaching them how to think quickly, '95, how to think accuratel , how to think concisel and lo icall . ' it 'V?j ,, GERARD AMANN, '30, ,W-A R 51 '1i:.i'Y:Tx i . 53:2 xy, mpg, 'gg 'El f 'g,W,,g Ma-'P+ tl.- W The baubles, the treasures, and pleasures, Q Y' The tinsel, the trappings, anti wrappings, V 1' pf' i D Of mortals are trarzszerzt. 0. my N.. . 'ii3 l7' ' , Our hopes, and our fears, and domgs, P3 - 'iff ' Our joys, and our tears, and ruirzgs, fxlifgx Must pass the Omniscierit. Yip 'mp John M. ofseime, '31, . i xi' Q f . fha!- imiillv ,i xlib 5 - 1 l57,,:gi'-L'1,'fff'lvi' 431k fi'-S-ig, ali' QV .1 . gud! ' if 1' i 'E' ' 1 .ii Da . T ' S nf s as S s nov r 'lip 5? ' , I-1, k:Qz , .M , limi-ggi ,14 ' 'Ig , :Qi 'Q -, j ' Q -'Zi U . ' as wgmgi huh L !?,'IgJl 21 0? - S GE 5 'jlfwy L if's2il'w,., ' - . gi- . -gg ,f 'F sixty-seven

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A K' ,ra Q50 'P lan ' 'L I 1 1- i- -w u - rn , ,,,, .H .lgfiif 'J' D gf' Y N , 1 ,L H p lz, WY-Y -I .Af fivj , v 5 - -K , :it f I-Egg.- an 0 3' 1 , 5 1 J A ..y,Q1b',,': , ,4 izdgaiissis, .X l U Tl IJ Y i v f,gQvp..ib'f1i!i1f3' W-'N 4'1 Q Y'-' ' i if 52 : ' fr' ra mf s-f , ffl. 4 i5N,4 '5 ai 12, lm '39 ' nga 'wif' it mg.. W P? - . 'f ' 1 U 1955 11 I N1 55 at g, dx gf . . . . . ,' ' QEFULLY laclnng is the nation without a Cod. Thus V5 X n G- it is that Russia is plunged into the condition existing ' 'EZ' at the present time, its hour of need of the stabilizing ,IQW-9' N 'f-1 f 1 Q1 1 1f' fG d lfnffft . . JJ,igLQg, in uence o re iigion an tie conso a ion. o o . . 5 'Q -Qi! In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, .:xg,d'1 ., Q evil influences were at work in Russia, underminin ' the faith and ' 1 . g 'e ' ggi, 1 pf morals of the people. As a result, they are easily aroused to a '. ', 5 .1 A pitch of frenzy, and, having few, if any, level-headed qualities, 3, . ,Q glassy. they have been led by ruthless men to believe that the way to Q5 remedy the situation is to destroy all vestiges of religion. In if QW, in N7 obliterating religious sentiments, they are casting their lot not with if 5, God but rather against Him. It would be well for them to ll' . . . . . . . . ' tl - was remember the horrible fate of the evil cities in B1bl1cal times. .gift gf Conditions in Russia went from bad to worse. Early in the T-732' - twentieth century there sprang up in Russia a spirit of fatalism, - 'l I an extreme, radically communistic movement, called Nihilism. Nihilism led to Communism and Socialism, the oppression of .gil X emi. 2 con' J 1 and the cruelty shown to the poor by those in authority led to ,. .wt . .P . lg discontent, and finall revolt. The hairbrained beliefs led each ,y ' ,fd . . y . 3950 man to consider himself supreme, these beliefs led to the break- ' pv ffl X ing of the original unity which was formed by a common goal, .fella V! the alleviation of the sufferings. One thing led to another and sg Lg all led .to chaos. l if yf ' .1 Daily fresh blasphemies are being committed by the unheed- at ff ing. Russians, such as the receiving of new members into the jgggk a, Union of Godless, in a fashion which mocks the ceremony of l '3 1' V. the reception of converts into the Christian and jewish religions. 317:59 The atheistic drive is directed against the home and the school 3'fff:!I1,,w. V thus reaching the heart of Russia. The paper, The Godless 1 One, official organ of the society of Militant Atheists, states, gg, By liquidating the .kulag frich peasantj as a class, we will bring about the fall of his chief support, which is religion. We will 'gig . 5 convert the State and collective farms into great centers of 00 fetfy' atheism H - tw: ' . . .. . . 1 .I The war of -Communism against Religion is being waged long fini and bitterly much to the shame and disgrace of the Russias once wtf? , - - '- '95 lb' ' . gl? peaceful and prosperous communities. What the outcome will be, fs 1 what end is in store for this nation no one is able, at the present R l'5-5 time, .to ascertain, but the possible remedy is prayer and the sup- 7 plication of God on behalf of His erring children. i 1,,1,-elk g WILLIAM I. SCHIFFERLI, '33. F 'iff R 1 , '.'- Y .ft - , ' ME W1 ...t 2. 'fo-iff '1 'sw if ' 9 rf? 1 f iilw -f f lm - ta I 1? p -Tgrgvrx--A xl 9 QD ,, Sk gy-xx, miggfxggg ,uh K ..,q?fQ'j,fS n 5 it gg if-xy . 1 N131 ' , . ,!.?Ql C - - :lp 1 s-arty-mne