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

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©tori Art A Priest ? O Prom Sacred Heart,Gardner, just about three years ago, came a very scholarly,saintly priest to bo Pastor of St, Mary’s,Milford, Prom his first entrance into the school, and his frequent and wel¬ come visits to the Senior classroom,we realized how aptly those two adjectives applied to our beloved. Father William J. Foran. His scholarliness was evidenced in his keen knowledge and personal interest in our studies, especially his favorite, Latin. In fear and trembling,we listened to the words of wisdom which fell from his lips, making practical applications for us of a Latin vo¬ cabulary. In his many stories of the Saints and especially his memor¬ ies of his studies and travels at Rome, at the famous American Col¬ lege, ho kept our attention rapt for hours at a time. Ho. often kept us enthralled with his wonderful store of knowledge. His heart sad¬ dened as he mentioned the many places once so familiar to him, that are now in ruins, the result of the greed for power on the part of the two demagogues of Germany and Italy, His stories many times centered around the love of his heart for Our Lady, particularly Our Lady of Lourdes and Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. His devotion has taken material shape in the beautiful Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Love and Beauty by the children of St. Mary’s High and Grammar Schools. ”Our tainted na¬ ture’s solitary boast” is enthroned in an alcove in the rear of the Chapel and past her no one walks without an ”Ave” to her who is the Queen of the Clergy. Every priest is a man united to God. His heart is a daily sanctuary for the Real Presence. Therefore, in virtue of his Holy Orders, he has in his heart the Divine Spark which lights the fer¬ vor and faith of the people of his flock. By his divine power, though human, he absolves us from our sins and he daily ascends the altar of Calvary to plead for his people like Melchisodoch of old. There we ask him to remember his children from St. Mary ' s and es¬ pecially the Class of 1945., who will always remember him with kind¬ ness and gratitude for his personal interest In us. Wo, too, shall remember him there ’’where remembrances are sacred and each memory is a prayer.” God bless you and spare you to us, Father Foran, for many years to come l Ad multos annos I Mary Teixeira ' 45

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Rev. William J. Foran and his faithful companion, Carina.

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(Mifertt gif touring JVe mo vir magruis sine Afflatu divino umquam fait. t. Mary’s School has provided not only a Catholic Education for the children of the parish but also for those in surrounding towns. Rev. John P. Donahue, Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Hope- dale, once principal of the school, has always been a staunch and loyal advocate of Catholic Education. Every boy and girl in the Sacred Heart Parish has an opportunity to attend St. Mary’s. Father Donahue uses all his powers of persuasion plus many of his dollars to got the Hopedale youths in line for St. Mary’s. Rev. Father Walter Hogan of St. Mary’s Church in Uxbridge, has taken up the work of his predecessors, Father Murphy and Father McKoan, in the short time he has been in Uxbridge, by manifesting his interest in Catholic Education. Rev. Father Francis Foley of Holy Angels Church in Upton is another faithful friend of St. Mary’s. Every morning the big yellow bus pulls up at school with its cargo of earnest students from Upton. Rev. Father John Foran of St. Patrick’s Parish in Whitins- ville, who was called by Almightly God on January twenty-nineth 1945,furthered the cause of Catholic Education and influenced a few boys and girls to choose St. Mary’s High School. His successor. Father James Decry, will assuredly carry on the good work. There are many children who come from Medway, Norfolk, Fram¬ ingham, Millis, Hopkinton and Hollis ton. We must not forget to moni¬ tion the work of Father Alvin Gagnon of Linwood, who has been an instrumental in sending boys and girls to our fold. Last but not least,Father Raymond Dalla Porta, of the Sacred Heart Parish in Milford, deserves a special place in our hearts for his wonderful co-operation in making it possible for the children of his parish to attend St. Mary’s. If we were to take all of these students from the suburban parishes out of the school, there would be a big drop in the school enrollment. These priests are doing great work for God by providing the means for the children of their respective parishes to attend a Catholic School. May God reward them for it. Florida Daige 45