St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Dear Mom and Dad If fhus book confauned a hundred poems incomparable un beaufy of fhoughf and expressuon uf uf uncluded unnumerable wrufungs un fhe mosf perfecf sfyle uf uf held wufhun ufs covers arf work mosf dusfuncfuve un characfer uf uf had all fhese and had no menfuon of grafufude fo our parenfs fhen fhe book would necessaruly be a complefe faulure Thus us complefely obvuous when we consuder your greaf love for us we are so dependenf on God s oroxues and always have been alfhough af fumes we were refu cenf fo acknowledge uf Yes even now Mofher and Dad we need you and more fhan ever before We need you fo clofhe us fo educafe us and mosf of all fo pray for us Who would dare esfumafe fhe number of pruesfs who would be unsuccessful were uf nof for parenfal prayers7 lf us you dear parenfs who have been uusf a few sfeps ahead of us on fhe long pafh whuch we hope wull culmunafe af God s alfar lf us you who have been clearung fhaf pafh of all possuble obsfacles and hundrances fo make fhe way passable for us And when we reach fhe end God wullung you wull sfep asude and lef us enfer fhe sancfuary of fhe Lord And on eufher sude of fhaf sancfuary enfrance you wull fund a golden chaur of uoy fhose chaurs wull be for you Mom and Dad We donf remember buf we re sure you do Mom when we were small and de manded so much affenfuon If was you who walked fhe floor wufh us af nughf and wafched over our playful acfuons durung fhe day lf was you who worrued and gener ously sacrufuced sleep uusf for us when we were suck and needed affenfuon Your un ceasungly helpful hand became for us a fhung faken for granfed and oh how uf musf have hurf when we fhoughflessly made a harsh remark fo you Buf now Mom we re fryung fo make up for fhaf And you Dad you cerfaunly had your share of hardshups wufh us You made your way fo work each day fo supporf us and when you arruved home af nughf we were offen cross and wanfed you fo do fhus or fhaf when you were so weary and wanfed a few munufes of resf Buf you survuved fhose years only fo fund us un a lafer peruod whuch demanded sfrucfer orders We had grown up and were on our own we fhoughfl and perhaps af fhe fume we dudn f apprecuafe your suncere unferesf un us lusf as you unfended uf Buf nfs dufferenf now Dad we realuze fhaf uf was all for our own good and fhaf uf wasn 'r fun for you eufher We hope you realuze Mom and Dad how you are especually luke Saunf Joseph and fhe Blessed Vurgun Mary If us 'rrue fhaf fhey are fhe pafrons of all parenfs buf Then all parenfs haven 'r a son fraunung fo be an Alfer Chrusfus anofher Chrusf Thus us Nazarefh and you are helpung us fo grow un wusdom and grace We can f offer you a greaf reward here on earfh buf we fremble af fhe fhoughf of how greaf your rec ompense wull be un heaven Thank you bofh Mom and Dad and may God love and keep you always THE SENIORS mamoml julian Abou 41 . I ' ' y

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A FAREWELL MESSAGE There always comes a fume lo say good bye H as rarely an easy 'rask Now 1+ ns ours We sensors slandrng prayerlully al lhns new lhreshold leading 'ro our ulhmale goal The prnesfhood fund ourselves IH lhe mudsl of The loys of hope and lhe sorrows of deparlure Yes buddnng farewell 'ro undesnrables as easy buf lhe same becomes a dreaded asssgnmenl when Hr ns dnrecled lo lhose we honor We cannol leave you Saunf Andrew s wufhoul rellechng an words lhe grahfude wufhln us Saunl Andrew s our beloved Alma lvlaler we owe you lfor our spurnlual and men 'ral growlh In your behalf we are adding our lulany of prauses fhough unadequafe lo fhose already sung by our predecessors and we conscious of your uncessanl labors uHer 'rhe prayer lhaf we mughl always be able lo add lo your glory To you Falher Lyons Our Reclor whose worlcs and raghl counsels have been yond repay buf luke a real 'lalher you aslc no reward bur Thai we go forlh and be worrhy sons Allhough gradualuons diplomas are lo be our crownrng glory we realize lhal lhese laurels are now a realnfy because ol you our facully Nol unrnundlul of your labors and prayers we fhanlc you Fafher Kohl Falher Brennan Fafher Ehmann Falher Maney and Fafher Ruefer Hr was your duly closely unlerwoven wnlh lhaf of our Rec 'for s +o dlrecl our college days Remnnuscenl of hugh school we also pay Trubufe lo you Fafher Geck Falher O Donnell Fafher Marks Fafher Welfzer and Fafher Burns because your lalenfs and devohon Increased our knowledge and experience Brnel and olherwlse 1nadequa+e as fhus 'rrubule as If ns none lhe less hearffell and genuine Whale we shall be physically separaled our prayers will unn+e us spurnfually and ID our prayers we shall beseech Our Blessed Molher +o prolecl you and Our Lord Jesus +o shower upon you an endless bouquel of graces Eaamoml Jalan: clahon 40 offered so unsellishly, we are indebled, indeed. as sons indebled 'ro lheir lalher be-

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CURE D ARS Pray lor Us Among lhe ranks ol God s chosen ones lhere sland oul examples nnnumerable ol Chrusluan charuly and prneslly zeal lor ol all greal and noble hearls which beal and bleed lor manlcnnd lhe hearl ol lhe saunl remains lhe grealesl Only lnllung IS ll lhen lhal we sensors should have our palron saml we who are slrlvung lor lhe same goal lhal lhe saznl ol God has so glornously allauned Furlher Il IS mosl llllung lhal our palron should be anolher Chmsl canonnzed a canonuzed pruesl Truly lhere have been many prlesls raised lo lhe allar Popes lor lnslance have been canomzed cardunals and bishops have been elevaled lo lhls lolly honor reluguous have been so chosen bul ll seems lhal a relalxvely lew sample parrsh prvesls have scaled such henghls However we have wnlhln lhe shadow ol our own limes one who has allauned lhns dlgnnly and by so greal a degree dnd he excell lhal ll would appear bul nalural lhal lo hum would be dsrecled our pleas lor lnlercessson So lhe Cure d Ars lhe mosl merculul ol men lhe humble and salnlly parish prlesl who luved a quuel lnle ID a ruslac corner has been chosen lhe palron ol lhe senior class Peace lhe peace ol God was lhe lheme ol Ars Pllgrums lrlerally overllowed lhe conlxnes ol lhe parish seelcxng lrom lhe Cure lhls peace ol God And lorlhwnlh he reslored peace lo lheur lorlured mnnds he loolc lhe lerrlble burden lrom lhelr hearls he purged lrom lhe mnnd :ls memory ol sm and als gallnng blllerness ln a word he ol whom nl was sand lhal he lcnew so lullle lheology he should never have enlered a conlessnonal became a model lor prnesls lo lmllale lor semnnaruans lo sludy mamonal julzge :Afton 42 I I I . I I , . I - I , . - I I I I I ' I I I I , I . . . . I I I , . I I - . . . , . . I , . I I I . . . . I 3 6