St Bernards High School - Bernardian Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY Mary was truly the first to be the echo of Christ on earth. How Christ’s love for His Mother must have deepened day by day as He saw her heroic efforts to follow Him so closely and to please Him in everything she did! What more natural than that at the very moment of her death, Christ should take her sinless body, as well as her soul, immediately into heaven? This Mary’s faithful children have always be- lieved, but since November 1, 1950, Mary’s As- sumption is now a dogma of our faith. We believe that Our Blessed Mother did die, but was restored to life by Gpod’s power and taken intact into heaven, so that her body never suffered the least corruption. ' 3 i Statue of Our Blessed Mother on our balcony Our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, solemnly proclaimed the doctrine of Mary’s Assumption into heaven, on November 1, 1950.

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yeritte, NADER, vy, = fF s ay € S, frre rrr De Of Ca Trion i 4 2) It is our privilege to be the first class at aol 74 1 St. Bernard’s to dedicate our yearbook to our First Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester, His Excellency, Right Reverend John J. Wright, D.D. We are also to be favored with the pres- ence of our bishop at our graduation exercises on the evening of June 20. Only the Class of 1929, the first to graduate from our present high school, has been so honored in having a bishop confer diplomas. Most REVEREND JOHN J. Wricut, D.D. We have taken as the theme of this book, our Bishop’s motto as found on the seal chosen by him for our new. diocese of Worcester — RESONARE CHRISTUM, to be the echo of Christ. Is it possible for us to be an echo of Christ? Yes, for Christ has said, “I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you do also.” John, 13: 15. God became man to teach us virtue and holiness, and we should learn from Him, what it means to be Christlike— truly a Christian, His follower, and His echo in all we do, think, and say. Bishop Wright lives his motto in being another Christ, putting God’s interests first, and in fearlessly denounc- ing evil as Christ did.

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REVEREND MicwHaEL J. Curran, D.D. Pastor of St. Bernard’s and Vicar Forane Father Curran, after fifty years of service in the priesthood of Christ, is just as zealous and hard working as ever. Day after day, he attends to his many duties, never thinking of him- self, nor taking time off for a well- earned rest. We know how generous and thoughtful Father has been in pro- viding us with everything that it is within his power to give us. We thank you, Father.