St Dominic Academy - Dominica Yearbook (Jersey City, NJ)

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To The Hob Year Graduates THI Hors Hr an PILCRINI s dream comes true when at long last he hugs the wrndow of hrs rpproachrng trarn or tugs at the restrarnrng belt of hrs glrdrng plane 1 he approaehes that hal low ed spot on the bmlss ot the Trber and eagerly fersts hrs eyes tor the hrst trme upon the most mryestre Church rn the world adornrng the sum mrts of Vatrean hrll barnt Peters rn Rome The famed magnrheent dome reflects the brrllranee of Italran slcres and summons on the wrngs of thought emotrons that monsten the eyes and strll the lrps but reloree the heart wrth sentrments of profound grrtrtude and wondrous awe as he gazes upon the heart of Chrrstendom and the home of our boserergn Pontrif Pope Prus XII Unforgettable rs the srsron of Our Holy lather the Sarnt Peter of our day standrng wrth outstretched arms the supplrant before God pro elarmrng the Holy aear md prryrng the mereres of God upon a thoughtless generatron Lrlce the senerable father of the Gospel wartrngz at hrs door to welcome bacl-c to embrace and to bless hrs errant son Our Holy Father throws open wrde the Holy Door of the sast sprrrtual treasures of the Church rn symbolrc gesture of welcome home to prlgrrms and penrtents rn thrs Holy Hear the year of the Great Return and of the Great Pardon as he lasrshes upon them Plenary Indulgence from the saults of heas en Unnumbered thousands of srsrtors to Rome Catholrc and non Catholrc alrlse hlse descrrbed as the most thrrllrng experrenee of therr lrses therr srsrt wrth the sarntly and seholarly Pontrff who has eaptrs rted the hearts of good people rn esery corner of the globe Nearness to Our Holy Father grses deeper meanrng to Gounod s words heasen has srsrted the earth Rome rs the sestrbule of heasen for those who come on prlgrrmage from far off eountrres and beyond the seas The Lrtany of the Sarnts actually lrses for one who trudges her ancrent streets and stops by at her many hrstorrc and artrstrc Churches for a srsrt wrth Our Eucharrstrc Lord for these shrrnes are adorned wrth the ag, ,ff Xffwf lj 1 s .Z s l ntmes of Our Lord and Our Lady and our sarnts Wrth reserend desotron the prlarrm stands at the spot where the Prrnee of the Apostles the Irrst Holy Father closed and crowned wrth mrrty rdom a elorrous elreer Ot he-rorc sersrce and rntense lose for Our Lord Surrounded by all these scenes of the trrumph of the futh how appro prrate upon prlgrrms lrps are the words Ot the same Sarnt Peter Lord rt rs good for us to be here It rs good to absorb some of the sprrrt and zerl of the earlrest Catholrcs whose herorsm has cosered wrth lustre these trophres of snetory oser the godlessness of another day Here rs the Rocls of Peter grsen the Drsrne assurance that no human power can destroy rt The flendrsh persecutron of our generatron rs gradually forerng men to see that Our Be losed Sas ror alone and the Church founded by Hrm can restore perce to men 1 solrd and srn eere peace Thrs peace thrs lastrng concord be tween souls cannot arrse from anythrng but a Chrrstran conserence rn eonformrty wrth the teach rngs of God nourrshed by Hrs Grace rn such a way that nothrng rn thrs world can bear t away or serze rt by srolence These words from Our Holy lather s Procla matron of the Holy Year 1950 drscoser for you graduates of thrs ubrlee Class of 1950 the sesame of happy and holy years wrth your belos ed Alma Mater and must rmprrnt wrth new meanrngg your sense of prrsrlege rn berng her daughters for hrs words form the Charter of Educatron you haye reeers ed at Sarnt Domrnrc Aerdemy ust as the departrng prlgrrm loolcs back upon Rome wrth deeper feelrngs of reserence and gratrtude for the happy and heasenly experrenees he enyoyed there so now as your Academrc days mose towards the threshold of departure reluc tlntly rnesrtably wrstfully you repeat oh so fer sently the prlgrrm s prayer Lord rt was good for us to be here From the treasury of grateful memorres come the galaxy of wonderful thoughts to lease wrth you the rndelrble rmpressron that your student days hase been days well blessed and that your more mature years wrll be enrrched and ennobled be cause of the lose and affectrorr of your sarntly Domrnrcan teachers whose happy attractrye and useful lrses hase been your Insprratron and your help They hase attuned your lrses to the prrn crples of the Holy Year They hase taught you so well lrfes most saluable lesson that happrness comes from holrness May God grant to your resered teachers your belosed asso rates at Sarnt Domrnrc and to you that happrness of holrness rn abundance God lose you Nlonsrgnor C McClary I . 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RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR JOHN C MCCLARY VG Splllflldf D11 ez for We fall dou ll God 5 flaozfeft blesszngx on you Monsxgnor our cherlshed frrend and dxrector srngly blessed wlth those rarest of gxfts of understanding charrty and patrence coupled wrth an exceptlonal knowledge of men and affairs Your endunng rnterest rn our school grrl actrvxtres warms our hearts at every turn We prayerfully pledge agarn our loyalty love and devot1on May th1s present Year of ubrlee find you rxch IH punfyxng graces deep contentment of mmd and sanctxty of soul I l w . Q o o Y , . . . . 7 7 7 7 , . . , . J , I

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S W W .3172 Zeaaof SISTER M FELIX o P f Pmzfzpal It If zfzdeed a beuedzflzon to have surh an understandrng and klndly gulde and leader so devoted to Chrrstxan Educat on XVe shall never forget your abrd mg Farth rn God and rn us your benrgn hum llty and patlent endurance your lox ely sense of humor May you remarn mthrn these portals for many years to come, to contrnue to be the 1nsp1rat1on to all future S D A grrls that you have been to us 1 1 4. J'-.-Q ---' 3 '.' 4, 416 r 5 V ' r r ' 5 f I f Y ' 1 ' ' . , . .