St Johns College - Lectern Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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Oz Chridlf ti . . to recognize Jesus in the invalid and act yourself like Jesus with himehere is the ideal of every Christian nurse. In this way it will come about that the image of Christ will be reproduced twice in every bed ofpainfl -Nursing . . . A T rue and Sacred M inistry. Each day is a means of sanctification for the nurse. She radiates to her patient the warmth of supernatural charity. The student learns that hers is a sacred ministry. She develops herself in all phases of her being in order that she may care for the whole patient . . . body, mind, and spirit. Again, the apostle keeps in mind her role as a woman. The sensitiveness of her person can help her to see the patient in the perspective of the family of mankind transcending the human limitations of personality, and differences of race, religion, and creed.

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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.

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13th, ale ediadicaf guidance Vt is self-evident that the apostolate 0f the laity is subordinate to the ecclesiastical hierarchy; for the hierarchy is of divine institution. The apostolate, then, cannot be independent with regard to it? e-The Lay Apostolate For direction and guidance woman looks to the Church. It is from the head of the Church, Christ, through the ecclesiastical hierarchy that we receive the perfection of the members of the Mystical Body. Saint John College is unique in its location on Cathedral Square which it shares with Saint J ohn Cathedral and the Chancery Building of the Diocese of Cleveland. These buildings exemplify the varied services which Holy Mother the Church provides for her members.