St Andrews Seminary - Mapav Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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taxi MOTHER OF Q SEMINARIANS I ln+ercede for Us wg 'Y N552 Indeed 'rhe Cure d Ars ns our parron buf lllce True semlnarlans lollowung an aged prachce of The devohon of a semlnaruan To Our Lady we also chose Mary fhe Vurgnn Molher of God Model and ueen of The Aposlles We well umagnned how olfen she spoke of ofhers To her Dlvlne Son IU lhe days before l-le died on The cross for us I-low nearer and dearer musl be her nnfercessuon now +ha+ she as reunnled wlfh her Son IH efernal happmess When He considered her pain and sorrow on earlh noi' lo have olhers love Jesus as she loved l-lnm fo have lhem deaf +o 'rhe words of Erernal Lnfe and blnnd fo rhe Llghl of The world we concluded whal an lnhnnle degree of pleasure Hr musl be lo her now +o have us durecl souls 'ro her Son' Considering how she fries 'ro persuade lhe doubling 'ro correcf lhe errlng and fo wan 'rhe hard hearled we realized how close lo her sunless and nmmaculale hearl musl be every deed and prayer of an Alfer Chruslus or one sfrlvnng for 'rhe prleslhood To her we enfrusf our vocalnon under her guidance do we durecl our llves She whom all generahons shall call blessed shall mulhply her graces for us below Thls as and rnusl' be our prayer O Blessed Mary recenve lhou fhal whuch we offer gnve us Thar which we en lreal save us from lhaf which we fear for fhou arl rhe sunners only hope O Blessed John Marne de Vnanney Cure d Ars pray for us naman! Jugidfe gyifion 43 , . -. ' .QQQ .ms-LQ I if- 'f ' I r . ' - , H .R kg.sm5:r 2 5'f'sj1i 5 A 1-Tf ' fd i? I ,. Y 'stiif ' My - ,f -.QLQ 4' ' I Y f?sq ,Qu - Q Vx 1: , ' V 5 m H X ' -' ' f s .j5Wuzz?MM .Qf f':L-f o r ' . v , s .- v5 .3 . , I I , ':m.1,x, A has - I 44. Ask? 'f A 13 My , 3 -we - i- - ,Qs for .' 'f' . 1' ' . ,,,. f . -If ,w l ., A Y -,2I'5.y5,, H-5 - - 1 'z 52, -- ' r f , M rife? H I gm , fb- s N, ..f' A . 61,5 ' - X i .gps .psf '12-?:rw , . . . . . . . r . r l . Q . . . . l ' I rr . ,. . . . , . I - . , . r. .... I I - . . . .. I I ' . . , r 1 I -

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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

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MUSIC A PART OF SEMINARY LIFE In The semlnary cerTa:n Innes oT acT:v:Ty mark The I:ves oT The sTudenTs e:Ther by moId:ng youTh :nTo manhood or by aTTecT:ng The dauly I:Te oT The sTudenT Mus:c as one oT The mosT noT:ceabIe oT These Torces We can T:nd mus:c :n all :Ts Torms :n The Typ:cal semnnary LeT us vnew an :mag :nary day Tor The sem:nar:ans and Try To see how musuc enTers :nTo The:r l:Te In The early morn:ng aT The Sa:nT W:ll:am House all r:se and aTTend Mass IT :T :s To be Mlssa CanTaTa we w:II see The chanTers grouped around The organ and whxle :T :s s+:II dark ouTs:de The youThTuI vo:ces are ra:sed :n pra:se and adoraT:on AT school perhaps There :s To be bened:cT:on aT noon here we see all parT:c:paT:ng :n The serv:ce LaTer :n The day The boys may be pracT:c:ng a choral arrangemenT Tor a play or perhaps dur:ng recreaT1on T:me They I:sTen To one oT The:r members who :s g:TTed :n mak:ng mus:c on The p:ano On SaTurday aTTernoons some l:sTen To The broadcasT oT operas and occas:onaIIy There :s The opporTun:Ty oT acTuaIIy aTTend:ng a program oT classrcal musuc NOT To be excluded are Those To whom modern musuc appeals Tor we reaI:ze ThaT ThaT musuc has :Ts place Too In all These var:ous phases musuc has :Ts eTTecT on The sem:nar:an The song TesTs add To The good TeIlowsh:p among The sTudenTs The opera and The concerT help To 'form :n h:m The qual:T:es oT a genTleman BuT no Torm oT musuc :s more :mporTanT From The very begmnmg oT semunary I:Te The boy :s guven an :clea oT The necess:Ty oT havlng a good knowledge oT The eIoquenT and :mpressuve chanT ThaT has been hal Iowed by ages OT use :n The I:Turgy oT The Church Gregornan chanT :s noT merely a sTyIe OT musrc :T :s a means oT expressung The emoT:ons oT The Church emoT:ons ThaT cannoT Tnnd uTTerance :n mere words JusT as speakmg :s much more eTTecT:ve Than wr:T:ng so prayers seT To The mus:c of The chanT carry more Tully The devoT:on of The worsh:pper The young sem:nar:an :s soon made To Teel The eTTecT ThaT Gregonan chanT w:II have on The rema:nder oT h:s I:Te Through :nsTrucT:on :n :Ts use and by seeung :T consTanTIy employed :n every ceremony oT The Church he beguns To geT an :dea oT :Ts beauTy and eloquence He reaI:zes ThaT when The chanT :s correcTly used accordung To The rubr:cs oT The Church The ceremon:es Take on a beauTy and elegance ThaT :s :mpossnble To descnbe And when The young man :s abouT To leave The m:nor sem:nary and he recalls The days he has spenT There There w:lI be an everpresenT currenT oT reI:g:ous cere mon:es runn:ng Through h:s memory and The hymn oT The Church w:II Torm The back ground Tor h:s reTrospecT He remembers The s:mpIe hymns oT Bened:cT:on :n The chapel he recalls The sorrowful :nTonaT:ons oT The Requ:em Mass and There are The greaT occas:ons when gold and s:Iver gI:TTered on The vesTmenTs and lub:IanT Glornas resounded Through The CaThedraI As The sem:nar:an Th:nks abouT The chanT he undersTands someTh:ng oT :Ts s:gn:T: cance IT has grown upon h:m and he has come To love :T W:ThouT :T There would be a vacanT space :n h:s devoT:onaI I:Te There dawns upon h:m The greaT I:ghT ThaT reveals The malesTy and splendor oT The Holy Roman Church ffblamonml Julian Abou 44 u . 1 4 . . 4 4 . a To him Than The oTTiciaI music oT The Church, The Gregorian ChanT.