St Bonaventure High School - Seraph Yearbook (Sturtevant, WI)

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Exposition of the Blessed Sacla t tl F t f Cl t tl , on le Bas O mls W Detail of Christ's Passion Shrine. Zycie Duchowne Zycie sw. Franciszka byio jednq ciqglq modlitwq i nieustannym pragnie- niem osiqgnigcia nieba. Idqc za tym przykladem wychowankowie Zakladu sw. Bonawentury od rana do Wieczora Wielbiq Boga i Stworzyciela. Kaidego dnia sluchajq. Mszy sw., kaidego popoludnia majq. specjalne naboielistwo, a przed spoczynkiem tei przychodzq po blogoslawielistwo na noc. Co tygodnia konferencje duchowne, Droga Krzyiowag W odpowiednim czasie naboielistwa r6ia1icoWe, do sw. J6zefa, do sw. Antoniego, majowe i Gorzkie Zaleg roczne rekolekcje, adoracja, procesje, sumy niedzielne i nieszpory - a. Wszystko to przy pieknie polskich melodii i piesni utrwala W mlodzieiy glcgbig ducha reli- gijnego i rodzi pragnienie pigknego iycia na ziemi i osiqgnigcia nieba W przy- szlosci. Momenty te z przeiyc W kaplicy Wyciskajq lzy z oczu Wizytator6w, a wy- chowankom pozostajq na Cale iycie, jako obraz nigdy niezatartych chwil. A frequent evening scene: Bonaventuntes -' - ' tl . . . .. w7QS,dtc?gythgHg1xgf ie Father Hyacinth, Spiritual Direct or, during a conference to the stu dents.

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Quicfecf iq damciacan fcfeald. in and Splhilual .fi e Love of the Crucified . .. a tender devotion for the Blessed Sacrament . . . a childlike confidence in the powerful intercession of Mary these were outstanding in the life of St. Francis of Assisi. These same ideals form the foundation stones of our spiritual life at St. Bonaventure. oil:

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Picture of Our Lady of Czesto- At the Benediction during Tues- day's St. Anthony devotions. choWa in the school chapel. Father Cyprian, closing the annual retreat and Thirteen Hour Devotion 'X lx' Page 11 +V! ,ji Wy God and Q-9VIy All The thirteenth century learned a valuable lesson when it discovered the great St. Francis of Assisi. Voluntarily stripped of all material things, he at- tained true happiness, peace, harmony with all creation, and heights of sancti- ty, not because he despised the World but because he recognized its proper relationship to spiritual values. 'From this perspective he understood that he possessed all things when he most obviously abandoned them reaching for their Creator. Thus his cry: My God and my all! Hence the great emphasis placed by the followers of the Poverello at St. Bonaventure on the spiritual life of its students. Daily Holy Mass, morn- ing and evening prayers, recitation of the rosary, weekly Confession, Way of the Cross, devotions to St. Anthonyg special Marian devotions in May and October, and March devotions in honor of St. Joseph. The primary purpose of this emphasis is to strengthen the supernatural life - life with God- within each Bonaventurite so that possessing it he too could exclaim: My God and my all! 1 1J1 0C6SS1Ol'l During the Thirteen Houi Dexo tiox ' .