St Marys High School - Blue Mantle Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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f RO DEO Thou made hi s lips to fashion Words of tlove and praise; Thou made his eyes that at Thee In Heaven be may gaze. Thou made his hands to touch The Blessed Holocaust; Thou made his feet to shepherd and save When the sheep seem lost. Thou made his heart to beat As one with Thine; Thou branded on his soul a mark, Both sacred and sublime. Thou made him strong, for thee to serve And Thou to wait his own release Yes, in him, Oh God, Thou hast Truly made-a masterpiece. By Joseph T. Fahy

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There are times in Heaven when God pauses midst the endless artistry of creation to breathe the breath of life into a being that’s markedly different and markedly su¬ perior to the average ebb and flow of weak, erring humanity. There are times when God chooses to imprint an indelible character, of spiritual aloofness on an immortal soul that distinguishes it from others and covers its beauty,-to shine forth with peculiarbrilliance in life. A smile of omniscient confidence must play upon the Countenance of . the Godhead when He places a holy priest, a minister of His holy love, on this earthly habitat. Father Murphy of Uxbridge has constantly borne the torch for a fundamental Catholic education. From his first year in that town, St. Mary’s High School located in Milford, has stood forth as a veritable oasis of Catholicism in a barren desert of materialism. It is to Father Murphy that a good number of Uxbridge students who are now attending or who have grad¬ uated from St. Mary’s, owe an unpayable debt of gratitude. It is through his efforts and his goodness that they have been granted the opportunity of acquiring one of life’s most precious heritages, something of which they can never be de prived-a Catholic Education. Speaking for the Class of 1937 and for those in our ranks who hail from the town of Uxbridge, may we take this opportunity to express our humble and sincere gratitude and to state that as long as God sees fit to spare him to his sacred earthly duties, St. Mary’s High School and Catho¬ lic Schools in general, will have a true, loyal and lasting friend.

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In a world in which selfishness and greed have become the common roadways to peace and prosperity it is a blessing beyond price for youth to see the vision of generosity and self-denial. In a world in which Jealousy and hate tear families and nations asunder, it is an ins¬ piration beyond the telling to look daily upon the count¬ enance of peace and love and devotion. In a world gone mad because it will not listen to reason, who can measure the value of day;to day encounter with unwavering fidel¬ ity to truth and knowledge. In a world so lost in a maze of its own as to think itself without a Creator who will tell the worth of lives consecrated to the service of God and religion. To us, the student body of St. Mary’s,these precious gifts of love and devotion, of peace and harmony, of zeal for the truth and quest for the beautiful, of faith in God and devotion to His Holy Will, these gifts and all they employ have been granted in abundance. Each day we entered a class room door, we were sure to meet the lovely vision of one who had given all her faculties of soul and body freely to the service of God.To God Who Is Truth Itself, to God Who is Beauty Itself, to God Who is Love Itself these teachers of ours had bound themselves for ever. Their hard daily task was really the torture of slow Martyrdom, Their long day full of countless tasks which demanded personal suffering and self denial always found them gracio usly ready for the sacrifice. Only We who have seen its beauty can appreciate the marvels we now attempt to indicate. The secret of this great love remains a mystery to the modern pagan. But to us there is not much of a secret about it. It flows spontaneously from hearts who love Jesus Christ their God-man. It comes from souls who venerate and try to imitate Mary, the Holy Mother of Cod, who trust and try to follow the leadership of St, Joseph the protector of the Virgin Mother.. For these visions of wonder, how can we of¬ fer these good Nuns of St Joseph any adequate premium of gratitude and praise? Under God we owe them debts we can never repay. Even so we offer these words of appreciation. To them we add a prayer that the Lord God whom they serve so wel} will bless us and make us and everything ab out us a credit to them here and in eternity-.