St Fidelis Seminary - Skullcap Yearbook (Herman, PA)

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lAiNt ? Q if W THE CITY AND THE WORLD Giilxii lFrom the short story of the same name by Franc1s C Kellyl Adapted by Iohn Marttn CAST FATHER DENPTLI FATHER PIETRO FATHER RAMONI ROMAN PRELATE FATHER TOMASSO Scene Garden ot the communrty ot San Ambrogzo Two benches beneath the trees lEnter Tomasso and blznd Denhlr l Tomasso We should soon hear the glad news from the cons1story Dentrlr You mean concern1ng the appo1ntment ot an archb1shop to South Amer1ca'? Tomasso Certa1nly Father the ent1re order IS wa1t1ng to hear that our hon ored Fr Ramom has been appo1nted Dentrlr Are they? Tomasso Yes No doubt your op1n1on w1ll be asked Dentrlz That 1S for the super1ors to dec1de Tomasso-But you founded the order Father and you were the last general Dentrlr I am w1thout authorrty now Tomasso Fr Ramom was a great preacher even here 1n Rome wasnt he? Denf1l1 tsadlyl Yes a great preacher Cszghsl the greatest Ive ever heard Tomasso Qu1te popular 1n Rome too I beheve He spent ten years 1n South Amer1ca yes ten tru1ttul years Dent1l1 Yes Tomasso tbrrngs out rosary and begzns to pray l Tomasso Well 1t I hear any news Ill come and tell you texrts l lDent111 prays tor a moment Fr Ramont and Roman Prelate enter talkmg to each other They notrce Dentzll but do not greet h1m l Ramonr Any news from the cons1story MOHSIQHOFQ MOHSIQHOI None of any 1mportance I hear there 1S qu1te a controversy ragmg lRamon1 shows srgns ot surprrse l Ah but do not m1sunderstand me No doubt they all th1nk you the only one deserv1ng ot the appomtrnent Ramonr Then why all the d1tt1culty 1n com1ng to the conclus1on7 Monsrgnor Perhaps some ot them feel as I do That you should rema1n 1n Rome Why d1d you ever leave? Ramonr My super1or fcasts a look at Denttlrl deemed 1t good Monszgnor But you do Well here your tame as a preacher 1S tar spread Ramonr Marqua 1S to be made a prov1nce and I teel the call Monsrgnor But you are r1ght It 1S best that you return You have made a prov1nce out of a m1ss1on Yes the Church needs you there But later on who knows? F1l1us urbls et orb1s son ot the c1ty and the world Ramonr Thank you But come 1t IS t1rne for ottrce IEXII L l Dentrlr tLook1ng longrngly and sadly after Ramonzl Yes F111us urbrs et orb1s Oh Lord save h1m save h1m and let me d1e contented lbows hrs head and Tomasso enters l Tomasso Father General would l1ke you to Come to hun Father lassrsts html texeuntl Dentrlz Very well I shall go lexeuntl 1- I 1 1 1 - . . 1 T . , , . . . . 1 -. 1. I I T I 1 1 - 1 1 - '- 1 , - . , . - , , . . . . , , . . , , 1 . 1 . 1 . . , . n . . . . 11 . 1 - , . . . . . . . 1. . . . T L I . 11 . . . - 1 1 1 1 - , . 1 I , , , I I ,

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IH all M mfg' ll ,, M Ml 27 V -Q il? S1r Thomas More and B1shop Flsher W1th hundreds of others were martyred as non Conform1sts Why? Because h1s h1ghness had to have h1s drvorce' Because the means Justlhed the end for Cromwell as well as for the k1ng' Cromwell now began to reap the trutts or h1S labors he was hrst made pr1vy counc11lor then a host of other t1tles follow t1ll hnally he was created the Earl of Essex He d1d not hold one t1tle at at1me he held SIX seven and e1ght' Ah 1t IS amb1t1on' The means 1ust1f1ed the end lndeed but oh how oh Cromwell d1d you 9l1II111'1al9 all the hand1caps? It was slmple there was that l1ttle mventlon of rn1ne The B111 of Attamder That was my means I commanded of course 1n the klng s name I brlbed and lnvented all the testlrnony and who knew what else? W1th atta1nder there were no obstacle What has happened to the Countess of Sallsbury? Lord Montague? Abbotts Redyrng Glaston Gendon and hundreds of others? Success at any prlce that s what 1t was' But wart' D1d you not see my noble Cromwell what dangers you were rushlng 1nto? To confer and hold secret negotlatrons wxth Protestant pr1nces of a fore1gn nat1on w1thout the K1ng s knowledge was treason' But arnb1t1on 1S blmd suddenly Cromwell was S91Zed he staggered to h1s knees under the blow of h1s own amb1t1ons and crles out Mercy' Mercy' Mercy' What' Mercy' Banlsh and ex1le va1n des1res of th1s unstable world Do you remember? Mercy' D1d not the monks nuns nobles and people cry hkewlse? Mercy' How your m1nd must now run topsy turvy upon the sea of 9V1l and unlust deeds Yet' Although he cr1ed out for mercy and 1ust1ce the rnstrument of h1s own mach1nat1on The B1ll of Attaxnder caused h1s own death Iuly 28 1540 And as the we1ght ot consclence fell from h1s body w1th hrs head so also d1d the we1ght of h1s crushxng tyranny fall from the shoulders of the Engllsh people The Deacon making cz double bxlllcxrd ,, . . . 1 , . . 1 . . . . - . I 1 1 , . Q 1 1 - 1 - T 1 1 , l . . . 1 . - ' 1 1 - 1 1 1 - . 1 . , . - ' 1 1 . . . . 1 1 . I 1 . . . . n 11 u 11 U . . . . . 11 n 11 . -T - 1 1 1 . . u 11 . . 1 T 1 1 - 1 K , Jl wl w -4, so i u. 1 , , 1

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lFew seconds elapse Father Pzetro Ramon: s asszstant IH the mrssron enters readzng brevrary I-Is he reaches center of stage Tomasso enters l Tomasso Ah' Good even1ng Father I hope I am not d1sturb1ng you Pzetro-Not at all my son Is there any news from the consrstory? Tomasso Sorry They are st1ll 1n contrdence I 1ust took Fr Dent1l1 to them and was aClV1S6d to return rn a rew mtnutes No doubt they shall respect the old General s op1n1ons Ptetro Well we shall soon see Let us SII down Father Iam weary Tomasso It has been a busy t1me for you and our Fr Ramom all th1s preach 1ng 1n varxous places But ah the good that has been done by that srlvery tongue Wont you be happy when the appo1ntment IS made? Pzetro Yes Father IS anxrous to return to the people he loves Tomasso Well I must get back Good nxght Fr P1etro P1etro Good ntght my son lTomasso exzt Pzetro draws rosary from pocket and prays After a short t1me Tomasso returns 7 Tomasso-texc1tedlyl News at last or rather a cont1rmat1on ot rumor tor everyone knows that Fr Ramonr 15 the man here IS a letter Father General 1nstructed me to grve you Good nrght Father IGXIIS I Pzetro Thank you Father tNervously he opens the envelope and reads sllently a slgn of horror and fear mtermmgle on h1s face Loudl No no n ' It cant be true' It s all a m1stake' It must be' Oh Lord Ccovers face l tE.'nter Ramonl R Runs to PIGIIO I Ramonz Pxetro What does th1s mean? Pietro They have m1xed our names Th1s letter from the General tgrves letter of Marqua 1t s a m1stake a terr1ble m1stake lRamon1 leads htm offl Ramonr tDazedl It IS true You are archb1shop May God bless you lRamon1 returns to center stage and paces to and fro I How can I face them? tfurrouslyl How can I return to Marqua as a servant to my servant? What W1ll they th1nk? I am the1r rlghtful leader And here 1n Rome they w1ll po1nt at me wrth scorn and remark about the man that had been shelved for h1s servant Oh' God' I cant bear 1t F1l1us urb1s et orbrs thead m hands I I can t bear 1t l can t' ISIIGHCG then Ramom IS startled by the shutfl1ng feet of Denfrlt a look of anger comes to Hamonr s face I Denf1l1 Fr Ramonl? Ramon: tgrufflyl Yes Denfrlz Good even1ng tgropes hrs way to bench whrch Ramonr has just Iettl You are cl1sappo1nted my son? Ramom tangrrlyl Have you come here to tlnd out how well you have ttmshed the persecut1on you began ten years ago? IDGHIIII sadly bows hrs headl You may now be qu1te consoled It IS I11'11Sl'1Gd ton1ght lpausel Even as a nov1ce you hated me t1ron1cally l Denf1l1 That IS not true Ramonr True 1t IS When I had reached lame as a preacher you checked me and t1nally ban1shed me trom Rome Now now when I have returned v1ctor1ous th1s th1s crown1ng hum1l1at1on Denfzlz You drd not pray my son Ramont Pray' tlaughl How can I pray? My l1te IS rumed I am ashamed to meet my brethren 1n chapel Denfrlr It 1S God one meets 1n chapel God and God alone Ramonz God? What has He done to me? Do you th1nk I can thank H1m tor I . . I . W I ' ' I I 4 W I ' I . W I I ' 1 n ' - - I , U 2 . . , . ' I I I to Ramoni, who reads it silently.l says I have been made Archbishop - 1 , . I I ' - I ' - , . . . l ' I l