St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

Page 73 text:

1 9 3 9 ST. First RowfLeft to Tight: ROBERT BISHOP JOHN MCCAFFERTY RICHARD NANOLE JOHN SHEPARD ROBERT KEATING - Second RowsLeft JOHN LATUCCA THOMAS LARKIN ANTHONY CALIMERI MARVIN LE FROIS to right: JOSEPH DAILEY f f Third RowALeft CORNELIUS DUFFY CHARLES SCHIAVI FRANCIS CONNER EDWARD REDDER DONALD CORCORAN GEORGE HYNES WILLI.AM CONRAD to fright: WILLIAM HOUSE f St. Ann's, Hornell f St. Stephens, Geneva f St. Alphonsus, Auburn St. Patricks Elmira f St. Patrick's, Mt. Morris St. Marys, Scottsville f St. Patricks, Mt. Morris f St. Erancis', Auburn f St. Thomas', Rochester f St. Patriclfs Elmira St. Thomas Aquinas, Leicester f St. Ar1thony's, Batavia Immaculate Conception, Ithaca f f St. John's, Clyde St. JOseph's, Oneida f St. Ann's, Rush St. Mary's, Bath Sixty-three

Page 72 text:

S A T 0 R

Page 74 text:

S A T O R The Sodality On Thursday evening, December 8, 1939 at Saint Patrick's Church, there was held a solemn reception of candidates into the newlyforganized Sodality of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conf ception. It was the beginning of Sodality activity in the Seminary. It has been, for several years, Father Lyons' ardent desire that the seminarians of Saint Anf drew's become actively interested in the work of the Sodality, and aiiiliate themselves with the Prima Primaria at Rome. It was also, therefore, the culmination of our Rector's wish, when on the feast of Our Lady, he, as our Hrst Driector, received us into the Sodality. To many of the laity, the word Sodality sugf gests the idea of a society for women, since today, in the majority of our Sodalities, only women are numbered as members. This is, however, a mistaken notion, and I believe that a brief ac' count of the history of the Sodality will prove our point. - The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in 1563 at Rome in the Roman College of the Society of Jesus. John Leunis, a Belgian, who was the actual founder, later was admitted to the Society of jesus. Leunis distinguished himf self in the last years of his life by heroic charity towards the sick. At Hrst he had but a few folf lowers, later, however, the membership increased to such a large number that a division of the Sodality in the Roman College became necessary. The older members were organized under one sodality, the younger under another. The older group was known as the Primary Sodality, a title given them in the Bull Om-nipotens Dei, issued by Pope Gregory XIII. In this proclamation the Pope also granted privileges and indulgences to members, as well sixtyfjouv JOHN LE VEQUE, '39 as permission to found societies outside the Rof man College. Every Pontiff since the time of Gregory XIII has encouraged and bestowed his benediction on the work of the Sodality of Cut Lady. The primary purpose of the Sodality is the personal sanctiication of its members through Mary, the Mother of God. Besides the many benefits received through private devotions to Mary, the sodalist is given the opportunity of gaining the rich and numerous graces which they alone can enjoy. The secondary end of the So' dality is the sanctification of others and the def fense of the Church against the attacks of the wicked. In these days when pagan philosophies are on all sides, what better means could we use to combat them than the union of Catholics under the banner of Mary? For the Hrst hundred and eightyfeight years of its existence, only men were accepted as mem' bers of the Sodality. In 1751, however, married women and girls were admitted for the first time. Thus, we see that the Sodality is not a society for women alone, but rather was founded primarily for men. It is unfortunate that this mistaken notion has arisen, because today more than ever, the Catholic Church needs men of the calibre which the Sodality can produce. At Saint Andrew's, the Sodality of Our Lady is the central society of the school, with which all the other societies are affiliated. It is the unit around which all activity centers. We feel that if, in this Hrst year, we have laid a Hrm founda' tion for future activity, a great deal has been acf complished. To those who will carry on in the future, we offer our sincere wishes for success, and pray that Mary will ever watch over the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Andrews Seminary.