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

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'Toward Franciscan Ideals Fortunately for each Bonaventurite the Franciscan ideals towards which he is expected to strive do not remain an unknown, indefinite quantity. Shortly after his arrival in Bona- town he becomes acquainted with the local Tertiary fraternity. He soon discovers that the Third Order Secular is a true religious Order founded by the great Saint of Assisi precisely for people living in the world but aspiring to a better life after the manner of the early followers of Fran- c1s. On October 3rd, the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis, invariably each newcomer fourteen years of age is invested with the Scapular and cord of the Order. Throughout the following year he is a novice obliged to study the Tertiary rule of life. This rule demands nothing spectacular. Its precepts call for an intensive practice of the Catholic faith and morals. Simplicity, charity towards all, spirit of poverty, chastity and obe- dience, joy - these ideals become known and desired. Meetings are held for- the purpose of instructing Tertia- ries in things Franciscan and to incite them to a life according to this prayer they often hear and' repeat: Lord, Make me an instrument of Your peace! Where there is hatred - let me s-ow loveg Where there is injury - pardong Where there is doubt - faithg Where there is despair-hope, Where there is darkness - ' lightg Where there is sadness - joy. Officers of the Third Order Fra ternity about to call on their Moder ator. L. t .: Br tl ' F. B ' .T o r o ISIS alan Kosiba, J. Puk and E. Zulka. Page 13 Father Rector, Moderator of the Third Order Fraternity. Below: Father Constantine at the investment ceremony on Oct. 3.

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Above: Father Rector receiving the profession of last year's novices on Oct. 4. X7 ,V fr ' . I li 1 ' In Reproduction of the famous palnt- X F 1 v, ing' in the school chapel. Y wg' u Ku-.T , I, ,4 1'fe.Q'1-Q' . i W k I jfii Q 1 j.,,:k ' w W A Franciszkafzskich Apostolow Gdzie wniknie Franciszkanizm, tam wszy- stko sie Wyjasnia i rozwesela., podobnie jak, gdy wstaje sloncef' - O. Gemelli. W powyiszym duchu i pojeciu zaloiyl sw. Franciszek swoj Trzeci Zakon, czyli stowarzy- szenie ludzi swieckich dla pracy apostolskiej nad odnowieniem swiata W duchu ewangelicz- nym. Ta waina podstawa Hjasnego i wesolego iyc1 nie mogla by6 u nas pominigta. i dlatego wybija sie na waine miejsce kolegialna grupa III-go Zakonu. Bez przymusu, pociqgnieci duchem francisz- kaliskim i przykladem starszych kolegow, kai- dego roku W dzieli sw. Franciszka, przy rzew- nej ceremonji zewnetrznej, nowi wychowan- kowie proszq o szkaplerz, drugoroczni skladaje profesje, starsi z radosciq witajq nowych czlon- kowf, a Ojcowie spiewem umilajq uroczystosi. Poiniej regularna praca Za- rzqdu i czlonkow pod przewod- nictwem O. Moderatora. Wy- korzystanie audycji o swietym Franciszku, specjalne czytanki 0 apostolstwie Tercfjarzy, od- czyty i dyskusje na okresowych zebraniach, obrazowa gazeta scienna i tresciwe konferencje - uswiadamiajq. nowicjuszow i utwierdzajq innych, by po opu- szczeniu szkoly nic-266 apostol- skiego ducha franciszkanizmu pomiedzy innych wspolbraci, iyjqcych na swiecie. ,,.xPfL i. u 'VH W X' .fri Q' X i.4 i':t7- M W! ' MX' . N. X .F X9-, ir if ' vi- 1 ' x b '1.N'ik,., M 152-- 1 ., , 2 1 ,A V -. X wt. ,.-ml A, it Wy , 1, u M,-,X mg, 4 if ii Mi f'w-n 7 MRM 1 '- 'QM F ff r Hr Jil' iff: V il Q17 NA L: 5' .. I M17 Y. 1, xg, V W, - .. , . y , Left: Bonaventurites invested with the scapular and cord of the Third Order.

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Left: Father Albin and Captains of the fighting 69th: l. to lit: Decker, A. Kurcz, D. Rolczyns 1 an R. Thrall call on D. Kostroski for some art work on their campaign posters. ' Valli! t he Below: Scene from a meeting of 0 0 the officers of the Sacred Heart League. BPH!!! Father Albin explaining' the adoration sche- dule ot the Guard of Honor to his new staff members. The King of kings has His court and followers at St. Bona- venture. The students are or- ganized in the Sacred Heart League whose varied ends are realized through a division -of labor. Members of the Senior Class are entrusted with the further- ance of the Apostleship of Prayer, by reminding other stu- dents to offer their daily prayers, good works and morti- fications for the intentions of the Sacred Heart. ' The Junior Class is respon- sible for the Guard of Honor, that is, the practice of conse- crating one hour daily in repa- ration to the Eucharistic Lord for the transgressions of man- kind. Sophomores f u r t h e r the Priest's Saturday by encourag- ing others to offer up spiri- tual exercises and prayers each Saturday for the sanctification of the clergy. The League also promotes the Fighting 69th movement aimed at upholding the ideals of the 6th and 9th Command- ments in Word, action, and dress.