St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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l .l S A T O R Francaise Quoi de nouveau? Eh bien, nous, la classe de '42, sont les premiers qui aient etudie le francais at la Seminaire de St. Andre, Rochester, N. Y. Nous sommes interesses 5 l'etude de cette belle langue musicale. Sans doute, nous faisons beau' coup de fautes ridicules, mais de jour en jour, le francais devient pour nous plus facile at prononcer et les grancles fautes disparaissent vite! Tres bien, nlest ce pas? Maintenant, nous commencons at parler comme vrais Parisiensf?j. Nous aimons le francais, ce n'est pas un devoir, mais un grand plaisir. faime 51 chercher la signiflcation des expresf sions francaises qui sont dans les livres et les journaux, pour exemple: betefnoir, homme du monde, coup d'etat, nonfdefplume, potfpourri, culfdefsac, nouveaufriche, laissez faire et etc.,- bien interessant, n'est ce pas? Je mlinteresse beaucoup il l'histoire francaise, c'est pourquoi, j'essaie d'ecrine, en francais, de cette histoire. Eh bien, au premier siecle avant J. C., Cesar conquit la Gaule. Pendant la dominaf tion des Domains on a bati de beaux edifices et de bonnes ecoles. A cette periode aussi, les lais, les coutumes et toute la civilization romanie enf trerent dans la Gaul. Le latin parle par les soldats de Cesar est la fondation du francais d' aujourd 'hui,--pas le latin classique. Les Romains firent beaucoup de bon pour les Gaulois, mais ils revinf rent at l'autre cote des Alpes, pour defendre leur pays contre l'ennemi. Plus tard, les Francs furent les maitres de la Gaule. Ils lui donnerent le nom, France. En 481 Clovis, un homme d'un grand intelligence clevint roi. Il se maria avec Clotilde une princesse chretienne. Apres avoir vaincu les ALAMANS il fut baptiste par St. Remi, eveque de Rheims. Les Francs etablirent le roy aune de France. Les derniers rois de leur dynastie fMerovingienne 481f752j s'appelaient, rois'faineants. fovtyfeight W1LLI,AM HART, 142 Pius, la dynastie caroligienne, dont Charlef magne, petit fils de Charles Martel, et fils de Pepin le Bref, fut fondee. Le jour de Noel QSOOJ dans Basilique de St. Pierre fl Rome, le pape, Leon III, le couronna Empereur. Il fit les lois sages. Ses sujets l'aimaient. Mais ses descendants ne furent pas asser puissants de maintenir l'unite de la France. Par la Traite de Verdun, cette unite fut detruite. Un des derniers Caroligiens, pour mettre Hn aux invasions des Normans, une race feroce du nord, ceda at leur chef Rollin la prof Vince qui est aujourd' hui, la Normandie. Depuis La Revolution Francaise, la France est une Republique, dont le gouvernement est comme le ontre, excepte qu' il est compose d'un Senat et d'une Chamber de Deputesg c'est un gouvernement centralise. Maintenant il faut dire quelque chose des hommes fameux dont la France peut etre fiers. Il y en a desmille mais, je pense, que Louis Pasf teur est le plus grand, parce que ses decouverts ont ete les plus profitables pour bienfetre de l'huf manite. L'importance scientifique et social de Pasteur, un grand Catholique, est immense. La France est Hene aussi de ses fameuses femmes. Leurs noms est Legion. Ma favorite est Sts. Jeanne D'Arc, une demoiselle d' meditation et d' activite. Elle naquit ai Domremy Pendant la Guerre de Cents Ansf' Jeanne alla au cour du Dauphin. Elle lui dit qu'elle voulut combattre contre les Anglais, parce que, C'est la volonte de Dieu. Il accepta son offre, et bientot les Anglais eurent quitta la France, et le Dauphin fut sacre roi, Charles VII at Rheims. Helas! Elle fut livree aux Anglais qui la brulerent a Rouen 11431, -une grande heroine, Ste. Jean D'Arc. Nous sommes bien fiers des progres de notre classe! i'Vive la classe de '42 ! Vive la lille la plus ages de l'Englise!

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1 9 3 9 Christian Democracy The word democracy, as commonly under' stood, denotes a political system in which the people govern themselves either directly or through elected representatives. Blind advocates of this form of government believe that if it were adopted throughout the world it would bring peace and contentment to all peoples. But a little known, as we can safely say, a surer cure for the world's problems is Christian Democracy which has nothing to do with politics and can exist in any form of government. This concept of society is a traditional teaching in the Church, but, sad to say, is little known or even recognized in secular Helds. Pope Leo XIII, who did such great work for the betterment of society, has given us a clear and comprehensive explanation of it in one of his encyclicals. Here is a quotation from it: Chrisf tian Democracy, as Christian, ought to have its foundation laid down by Divine faith, and while it works for the material betterment of the masses, it should, as far as it can, promote the interests of souls made for what is eternal. Acf cordingly, to Christian Democracy there must be nothing more sacred than justice, . . . it must assert that human society should have that form and character which its Divine Author has im' posed upon it. A Christian Democracy, the correlation of this dennition, is a society in which the Christian concept of the people prevails. The people in the Christian concept, is not a mere collection of isolated individuals, it is not a mere population, a mass of voters, or inhabitants, or customers for business. But, it is rather a society of persons, each of whom possesses an immortal soul made to the image and likeness of God, for each of whom Christ died, each of whom has a dignity NICHOLAS ALLETTO, '39 greater than the seas, continents, and all the heavens put together, each of whom is destined to love, serve, and obey God his Creator forever, and among whom there is a positive moral ref sponsibility. Proclaiming the essential equality of all men, Christian Democracy demands for all men the fullest equality of opportunity. It rejects artificial inequalities created by racial prejudice, material greed or physical violence and recognizes only such inequalities as must necessarily accom' pany human life at all times and in all places. Father john La Farge, who is a prominent exponent of Christian Democracy, has defined it as a society in which the Godfgiven dignity and destiny of every human person is fully recognized in laws, government, institutions, and human conduct. Such a democracy is called Christian because it originated and depends upon Christ, Who alone clearly and authoritatively teaches the truths concerning the human person. For even those truths which might in theory have been discovered by man's unaided reason were not actually proclaimed, still less put into effect, save through Christ's teaching in Himself and the Church He founded. Furthermore, without Christian faith and the supernatural help of the Sacraments society cannot attain that fraternal union of hearts and minds which must precede the establishment of a true democracy. Finally, Christian Democracy will neutralize all the evils of our times, for men who adhere to this concept would not tolerate wrongs such as exploitation of the people, concentration of wealth in the hands of a few, and destructive competition. Christian Democracy exalts the hu' man race as children of God, brothers in Christ, and temples of the Holy Ghost. It promotes society as God has planned it and as man needs it. STARTLED From a thiclqet of burning brash wood Burst a flutter of fervid white, And blossomed a covey of quail Which whistled their song to the night. FRANCIS DAVIS. '39 fortyfseuen i

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1 9 3 9 Patroness of the United States Over four hundred years ago, a little group of men headed by their admiral, Christopher Columbus, set sail from the small seaport of Palos. And with them, as they crossed the path' less waters of the Atlantic, the love and protec' tion of our dear Lady and mother floated over the sea to the shores of America. The first land they reached, Columbus called San Salvador, in honor of the Son, the next Santa Marie de la Conception, did reverence to His Mother. That was four hundred years ago, but Mary has never forgotten nor been forgotten here, the religious have been laboring to extend her devof tion and the faithful have responded with eager and loving hearts. Her powerful prayers have aided them in heaven, and now North to South and coast to coast, ascriptions arise to her honor. With the successors of iColumbus came the cannon and the sword, but there also came the Cross and the Rosary. There came lust of do' minion, of land, of gold, cruelty, bloodshed, and the vices of civilization. But among them, and unharmed by their contact, were selffsacrifice, devotion, zeal for souls, love of God and of Mary. Ponce de Leon, Alvarado, Coronado, and their like-in spite of all their power and all the blood they shed-only gained the hatred and hostility of the natives. Cn the other hand there were those such as Father Mark, a Franciscan, who, armed only with a Crucifix and Rosary, penetrated New Mexico in 1539 and made friends with the Inf dians. A year later ive other Franciscans took the same path, two of them were martyred by the savages. Rodriguez, Lopez, Santa Maria folf lowed in 1580, and confirmed the faith in New Mexico, from which it has never since departed. In 1601, a Carmelite Father, Andrew of the Assumption of the Virgin, entered California with his companions and spread the Gospel of the Son of Mary. A few years later on the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, the town of Saint Augustine was founded, this made a foot- hold, as it were, for the heroic missioners to pour into this region. Laboring with the Indians and the elements, they at last came as far as thc Chesapeake which they called Saint Mary's Bay. Wherever they went they built missions which, though often destroyed were generally rebuilt, GEORGE I-IYNEs, '40 and flourished under the protection and patron' age of the Mother of Cod. While all this was taking place in the south and southwest, the north was by no means being neglected. Bressany toiled with the Iroquois along the banks of the Hudson river, his fervor and domination were undaunted by the terrible tortures inflicted by the as yet faithless savages. Along the Mohawk valley Isaac jogues labored until he was finally martyred. The New York Indians also proved fruitful to missionary efforts by being converted from their idolatrous pracf tices. Father Marquette made his way down the Mississippi as far as Arkansas and established a mission of the Immaculate Conception there. The result of all these missionary and pioneer efforts and hardships was the planting of Mary's standard within the borders of the country. It was, however, only the beginning, only the act of taking possession, for there were still unfaithf ful to be won over, and new warriors were to be trained for her ranks. To understand how rapidly devotion to Mary has increased from these humble beginnings, one need only notice that over seven hundred churches now bear her name in this country, besides this the name of Mary has been given to numerous rivers, lakes, bays, and mountains. The first Spanish discoverers of America were, then, the ones responsible for planting thc seed of devotion to Mary in this land. The French and English then made their way into the country, both helping and hindering those spreading the faith. The missionaries worked either westward from their settlements in Maryf land or southward from Canada. It was not until after the American Revolution and the great influx of foreign Catholics that missionizing to any extent was profitable west of the Mississippi. But always there has been that constant prog' ress of Mary's faithful servants in spreading def votion to her. It is no wonder, then, that the Fathers of the Council of 1846, a gathering of the most eminent bishops and theologians of the country, solemnly selected the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Patroness of the United States of America. Mary has gained vast possessions in this country, and let us hope that she will conf quer and annex all to the kingdom of her Son. fortyfnine