St Marys Academy - Echo Yearbook (Hoosick Falls, NY)

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RELIGION Because man is a creature made up of body and soul, the realities in his life have a two-fold aspect. Their true value lies, not in their material dimensions, but in what those dimensions stand for: their symbolic meaning. The Catholic looks upon his life, upon the ordinary, routine events of which it is composed, and sees a pattern emerging from its day-by-day happenings. In particular, he looks at his efforts to draw near to his God, and sees a grace-paved path taking shape out of the Masses attended, the rosaries recited, the good works performed. The graduate looks at his ring, a band of gold, and sees the symbol of a deeper reality: the un-beginning, the un-ending eternity of the Godhead, from whom he came and to whom he will return. He looks at the clear stone set in gleaming metal and sees a Faith, shining firm, clear and true, in a crown of Charity. What to the passing glance is just another class ring, is to the graduate a symbolic link of his life to God; what to all merely human appearances is a very feeble attempt to worship God, is to a loving Heavenly Father a child's faltering but unfailing steps down the path to sanctity.

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The Senior boys enjoy a friendly chat with Sister Andrew Joseph. With a note of sorrow the Senior girls gather for the last time to sing their beloved Alma Mater. 24

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Father Lamond discusses plans with Barbara Wrubleski and Mary Jane Casey for an approaching dance sponsored by the Sodality. On the first Sunday of the month, the high school girls have the opportunity as a group to honor Our Lady by receiving her Son in Holy Communion.