St Johns College - Lectern Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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i. i i .g i ,9 d: 3 3 a mam 5g. he Charity is the motivating force of the apostolate. The deep love of God overiiows so that we see Him in others. This love is communicated to others before the gospel is made known. Love of God penetrates the soul to render the apostle selhess. The apostle must know the spiritual, moral, cultural, and material needs of her neighbor. People must realize that the apostleis devotion for others is inspired by divine love, and is not done for personal gain or social approval. It is in this love of God and our neighbor that the perfection of woman is attained.

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WM thue- je Motivating jorce thiving charity inspires good works and is absolutely required for the fullness of faith. The hrst token of the success of your apostolate will be your possession in abundance of this treasure of the love of God, which penetrates human love, develops it, and renders it sublime? eThe Three Apostolates of Modern Woman

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jn the gruice ihT he Christian educator cannot be satis- fied with letting nature do its work, or simply favoring it, as if he were a farmer dealing with the fruits of the earth. He, like the grace of God, with which he wants to be nothing other than the cooperator, corrects and elevates at one and the same time. He fights against the lower inclinations and works to make the higher ones develop? w-Ada'ress to Italian Catholic Union of Secondary School T eachers. The teacher aids in the intellectual and spiritual development of each child by her word and by her example. The pupil finds in her the essence of Christian womanhood demonstrated. The teacher utilizes man,s inclination toward good and strives for the perfection of the individual student. As a student, the future teacher learns to recognize the value of the individual as the possessor of the life-giving principle, the soul.