St George High School - Georgian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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DEDICATIO It is with deep reverence and love that we, the Seniors of 1952, dedicate our yearbook to our dear friend and late pastor. The Reverend Joseph A. Doerr. Our affection for him is deep and our remembrances of him are many. Vtle were the second group of children that he prepared for First Communion at St. George. It was his greatest desire to instill into the hearts of little ones a love and understanding of Jesus in the B-lessed Sacrament. Every day for months he came to school to give us instructions and teach us about our Friend whom We were to re- ceive into our hearts. His devotion to the Blessed Sacrament was deep and sincere. Beautiful roses, no matter what the cost, were always on the altar beside the tabernacle. Father always advised, i'Never be cheap. least of all with God and His Church. His devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary was remarkable. In her honor he began the Lady of Fat- ima Devotions that are a souree of inspiration to outsiders and parishioners alike. The first Saturday of the month is dedicated to Mary under the title of Our Lady of Fatima. Father proclaimed his great love for Mary all during his earthly sojourn, and Mary was not to be outdone in generosity. At his death she did her part by taking him from this vale of tears on her first Saturday in September. The joy of his life was his school children. He always exhorted us to make the name of St. George live in honor. Always he would encourage us to make the best of what We had and to try our best in everything. Father was a man who took special pride in his school and a loving interest in the students of his school. His lively enthusiasm in their accomplishments stayed with him to the end. On his Feast and on the Feast of St. George recordings of the high Mass sung in church by the children were taken down to the hospital. He listened attentively and enjoyed the music as of old. He beamed with joy land pride as he told the nurses and others around to listen to 'His Children. Anyone who has asked Father for help in need will tell you that Father's kindness and generosity were boundless. Many a student was helped financially and spiritually by the kind acts and Words of our late pastor. It can be truly said of him that he had a heart of gold. May time never erase the beautiful memory We have of our benefactor. VVith each thought We shall pray that God will be as generous to him in heavenly reward as Father was generous with us in praise and gratitude both in word and action. May We never forget him who has been so close to us in lifeg our prayers and thoughts We owe to him in death. May our memory ne'er forget, A friend most tried and trueg May our daily prayers repay in part The debt we owe to youf' Seniors of '52

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IN MEMORIAM f 2' REV. JCSEPH A. DCERR

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LI G THE MASS I will go in unto the altar of God. Unto God, who giveth joy to my youth. We, the graduates of '52, have selected for the theme of this year-'s Georgian that of Living the Mass. May it be our inspiration in the future which lies ahead of us. The sacriice of the Mass is a sublime action in which every Catholic is personally involved. As mem- bers of Christ 's Mystical Body from the day or our Baptism, we share in the priesthood of Christ, Our Elder Brother. The Mass is our sacrifice, our offering to God the Father, as Well as Christ's. VVe offer with Him and are offered with Him. But to make our share in the Mass effective, we must actively unite our wills with Christ's Will. We must do this not only While actually present during Mass, but every Wak- ing moment of our lives. The Mass is something to be lived. It is not finished as We leave the church. To live the Mass means carrying into effect in our work, in every action of the day, the offering We have made of ourselves in the Mass with Christ to God. Living the Mass means following Christ in our thinking, speaking, and acting. It means missing no opportunity to be unselfish and generous with our neighbor. And our neighbor is everyone, every man, Woman, and child. To give ourselves, to sacrifice ourselves is not easy. It runs counter to our natural instinct which is to consider ourselves first and fore- most. NVith God's help which We receive in the Mass and through prayer and the sacraments, We are enabled to rise above our natural selfishness and even do heroic acts of love and generosity. Vile see God in our neighbor. Our sacrifice of self for neighbor is an offering of ourselves to God. Wlhen we do this in union with Christ, we are living the Mass. 'rc g 2 IV OFFERTORY We offer to Thee, dear Lord, through the hands of the priest, this holy sacrihce of the Mass. Accept, we pray, the offering of all our thoughts, words and deeds, the supreme gift of all we have and are, in accordance with Thy divine will and in communion with our priests, faculty, parents, friends and loved ones. May this obla- tion ascend in the sight of Thy Divine Majesty with a sweet savor, for our own sal- vation and for that of the whole world.