St Josephs College High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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eflucation. No matter what calling in life we may choose to follow. we must always flisplay the fruits of their lalmor merely hy tloing what they teach. So imliuetl have we hecome in the claily customs antl practices of the l'rep. hoth in a religious sense anml in less spiritual matters also, that they have hecome a part of our lives. aucl will aliicle with us forever. XXI- hegan our school year in a spiritual manner, when, on a morning last September. in the Clnirch of the tlesu. we attenflecl the Blass of The lloly tihost. earnestly imploring that the lilessecl Spirit might till us with the light of ltnowleflge ancl truth. antl guitle ancl strengthen us throughout the coming year. .-Xs in other years, this Nlass was merely the heginning of the religious activity within the venerahle walls of St. .loseph's. Soon afterward in early Uctolier there followeml the School Retreat: ancl from this lmlossomecl the Sorlality of the lllessefl Virgin. which is the founclation ofthe religious practices at the l'rep. Along with this was formetl the quietly, fervent liellarmine Clulm. a more clevout lmranch of the Sorlality. lfach lfritlay morning we tillerl the vastness of the great tlesu to hear Blass anel receive lloly L'onnnuniou as Knights of the lilesserl Sacrament. Unce a month we returnerl in the afternoon for First lfriclay Devotions. The Novena of Grace to Saint Francis Xavier. ahounfliug in favors ancl graces: the Senior Retreat: the Soclality Reception: May Devotions--all these tillerl our flays and tlourishecl uncler the guiclance of the moclerators. Still flifferent activities lillerl auother'part ofiour life. ,l:'ootliall. the exciting spectacle of the crowflefl staclium on crisp. fall tlaysg swimming, lmasltetliall-its swift action skimming across a gleaming floor-tennis, howling. track. anal crew- each one almsorlmecl keen interest anrl active participation. The Cape anrl Sworrl llulz, the liarhelin llelmatmg Society, lui: QIlRtJNlt'l.I-I, and Near Hook-all fle- nianflerl antl exercisecl high intellectual ahility. . .-Xll this is linisherl now. the curtain has tlescentlerl on that act of our life. Hut its etfects will he enclnriug antl powerful in the years to come. .Xml so, on the eve nf our fleparture from the l'rep we humhly seek the lnenecliction of our ever-patient teachers. so that, as we proceetl from year to year in later life we may successfully fulfill their lnlessefl purpose. XYhile we, on our part. pleflge unceasing loyalty to Saint 'loseph's. .loux t'oi,i,r1iR.

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