St Marys Commercial High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Nestled in a corner of Old Qv4.g,,,4 mls' , 1 St. Mary's Church is a haven of N 9 V' P' peace to which a tired and N , vi- uu5w troubled soul may always fly. 'Ll ' l.'QgEl1 2 There, in the Grotto of Our Lady 9'-6 , , Q l of Lourdes, stands Bernadettefs fy . A Beautiful Lady, ' ? High up in a little niche sg E !iL,,5+P'M W-- i. in the rocky wall, is a statue ,iff iz,-,r ,- A ' V - ff-ff ' - of our Mother, with her loving 'mf v ff 4 it e v 5 6Lg,ff3 i? arms outstretched to us all, Perhaps very few of us can ever hope to see the Grotto of Lourdes in France, but here in St, M ry's is a true replica of that holy place, The utter peace and quiet of that little haven is an incentive to move us to fervent prayer and petition to our heavenly Mother, Mary waits in this little corner for every troubled soul seeking comfort, She takes her place in her Son's house, and waits patiently for an opportunity to be of some aid to one of her Son's visitors, The kneeling figure of Bernadette is an example to us, If we go to Mary as a simple child and tell her our troubles, she will, in turn, present our petitions to her Divine Son, and surely such an intercessor will not be denied, Through Mary to Jesus ' is the theme for all devotion to Mary. What more beautiful thought can we have than to take Maryls hand, like a trusting child, and S0 with her to God'

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SODALITY ACTIVITIES X, If for no other reason, X this vear's-Sodalitv pro ran ' may be judged a success He- 2 f1W cause of the active interest 1 XX taken it by all the soda- J 5 ll I, lists. Through participation ' ' V ep, in this work, they have pre- SN I ,,N pared themselves to be Active X I p ,T Catholics and, above all, N! If r -A thev appreciate more fully ,ZINX I l 'tvt the holy sacrifice of the is 157 X Ijass. Fic greater success r ' I ij J' could he desired! l H!! .I al Since the fate of the ' , I I Sodalitv rests almost com- Ji I pletely in the hands of the M Q officers, our first act was , to elect those whom we ' ' I thought capable of fulfil- ' , K K ' ling our expectations. Ann I f Arlene Schuck was appointed f J 1 Prefectg Rose Marie Barbagila, Xxflf Vice-Prefectg Betty Schenk, Rx' D Secretary, and Kathryn Fennely, ZQW c Treasurer. I' ' - 1 ' Then came Bazaar time. For seks the students rushed around chattering about the dolls they were dressing for the occasion. These shining examplcs of their handicraft were so cleverly outfitted that it is difficult to sav which were the more pleased, the rirls who won the prizes, or the lucky little girls who won the dolls. In spite of the slight chan e President Roosevelt made in the date of Thanksgiving, we saw to it that those less fortunate than we would have something good to eat. Everyone enjoyed her dinner more hecause she knew that her contribution to the Thanksgiving baskets gave someone else somcthiny for which to he grateful. On the feast of the Immpculate Conception, Decenhor i, the new sodalists were formallv received into the Sodalitv. After the recep- tion in the afternoon, there was an spnetizing supper and an amusing entertainment for all to cnjev. In the evenin , we were privile ed to assist in the solemn closinr of the Fortv Hours' Devotion, by tahinr part in the procession in honor of our Eucharistic hind,