St Marys Academy - Illuminatio Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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VERY REVEREINID A. J. MEYER, C.M. A+ whose invi+a+ion S+. Mary's Academy was opened in Los Angeles +i++y years ago. IN APPHECIATIUN Looking back +hr0ugh +he years, +he Sis+ers 0+ S+. Joseph 0+ Car0ndele+ remember wi+h deepes+ gra+i+ude +he cour+esy and kindness 0+ eminen+ Churchmen who, in one way or an0+her, aided in +he es+ablishmen+ and gr0w+h 0+ S+. Mary's Academy and M+. S+. Mary's College: Rev. A. J. Meyer, C.M., a+ whose earnes+ reques+ +he Sis+ers +irs+ came +r0m S+. Louis +0 open a day school, S+. Mary's Academy, in Los Angeles. R+. Rev. George M0n+g0mery, DD., Bishop 0+ Mon- +erey and Los Angeles, who la+er gave permission +0r +he opening 0+ a boarding depar+men+ a+ S+. Mary's Academy. R+. Rev. Thomas J. C0na+y, DD., Bishop 0+ M0n+erey and Los Angeles, +hr0ugh whose in+luence Cardinal Eal- conio, Ap0s+0lic Delega+e +0 +he Uni+ed S+a+es, said his +irs+ Mass in Cali+0rnia in +he chapel 0+ S+. Mary's Acad- emy, and +hr0ugh whose c0n+inued kindness arrangemen+s were made +0r +he opening 0+ +he Provincial House in Los Angeles, as a resul+ 0+ +he in+erview 0+ +he Sis+ers wi+h Cardinal Ealconio, also +he resul+ 0+ +he kindness 0+ +he good Bishop. l-lis Excellency, M0s+ Reverend John J. Can+well, DD., Archbishop 0+ Los Angeles, who encouraged +he erec+ion 0+ M0un+ Sain+ Mary's College, and who has since ex+ended +0 +he College and +0 S+. Mary's Academy c0un+less pr00+s 0+ his deep concern +0r all +ha+ +ur+hers Ca+h0lic educa+i0n.

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THE MOST REVEREND J. J. CANTWELL, DD Archbishop of Los Angeles, California

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HDEUS ILLUMINATIU MEA Deus lllun'1inaTio Meaf' This rnoTTo is Tound on The oTTicial seal oT ST. lVlary's Acad- erny-a silenT prayer ThaT God be wiTh us in all our acTiviTies, ThaT l-Tis holy grace moTi- vaTe all our aeTions. And how could iT Tae oTherwise7 The vaulTed chapel is so near. The whole day long we are near Qur Lord. God is our l.iqhT. GraduaTes oT ST. Mary's have learned To love The words. They can never TorqeT where To seelc ThaT LiqhT when The darlcness oT doubT and error close in around Them. Children oT l.ighT, They Turn TalTerinq sTeps Toward The welcoming doors oT vasT caThedral or wayside chapel-when ever The TaiThTul sancTuary lamp is shining. We, The Class oT '39, can do no beTTer Than Take wiTh us Trom our dear ST. Ivlary's This sirnple lesson.