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

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TRIBUTE TO FATHER RIORDAN For many years it has been our privilege and blessing to have had Father Riordan as our beloved Pastor. At the beginning of this year, God was pleased to call him to his eternal reward sincerely mourned by all who knew him. To know him was to love him and to no one was he more dear than to the children of St. Mary’s. He was a true priest of God, a trusty guide, a kindly father and a real friend. We, the Class of 41, shall ever try to live up to the lofty ideals which he constantly held before us. Father Riordan had many interests in life but we may truly assert that St. Mary’s School was the center and focus of his life. When it was a question of material or equipment for the school, he never count¬ ed the cost nor weighed the sacrifice which it meant. He wanted St. Mary’s to be an outstanding Catholic School and we feel that his gener¬ ous efforts have not been in vain for St. Mary’s does stand out as an institution of learning in the true sense of the word. While we grieve over the loss of our dear Pastor, our souls urge us to pour out our gratitude to him in a flood of loyalty to the work for which he spent himself. The only logical way to express our ap¬ preciation is to carry forward the banner of the cross, to support ev¬ ery enterprise of the Catholic Church for only by noble actions shall we prove worthy of such a leader. The last great task undertaken by Father Riordan was the renova¬ tion of St. Mary’s Church, a stupendous task and one which will long remind us of his laudable ambition, to make beautiful the House of the Lord. Our memory of Father Riordan will always be animated with love and gratitude. We shall feel a thrill of joy throughout the years to have known him, to have had him for our friend and guide. Thou, 0 man of God, hath pursued justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, meekness, fighting the good fight. Helen Small ’41