St Josephs College - Phase Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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A hall rosary is one of the simplest demon¬ strations of faith. It may be said for a sick friend or, as in many cases, for the students themselves. In the spring the St. Joe Glee Club and three others combined to sing a Missa Cantata. Here Father Kramer is at the main altar during the Mass. The celebrant, deacon, and sub-deacon follow the seminarians into Chapel, beginning the Missa Cantata with a solemn procession. 12

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f IN DAILY LIFE As in other years, the school year was officially opened with a solemn high Mass. But this year was different. The Mass was not in the familiar Chapel, but in the fieldhouse where a temporary altar had been erected. This was because of the huge increase in enrollment. In his annual opening sermon, Father Gross mentioned that he hoped that the St. Joe fam¬ ily would continue increasing in mind and spirit as well as in numbers.

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AT SPECIAL EVENTS One of the greatest benefits God has ever given mankind is the sacra¬ ment of Penance. This is man’s chance to cleanse his soul of sin and win the graces necessary to gain the Beatific Vision. For two days before the Feast of the Immaculate Con¬ ception, the college was in retreat. It was a time of pray¬ er and thought which was guided by Father Green for the upperclassmen and Father Martin for the freshmen. Conferences, meditation, and the sacraments were the keynotes. 13