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

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qAw c aria, Queen of Virgins! Oh, BLESSED MARY, Who at the gracious invitation of heaven became the Handmaid of the Lord, watch over and bless these holy virgins who have abandoned all else to become Spouses of Jesus Christ Your Son, and Sisters of St. Joseph, Your Guardian and Erotector.

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FACULTY Rev. Joseph A. Lacey, Spiritual Advisor Rev. Thomas J. Carberry, Athletic Director Sr. St. Berchmans, Principal Sr. Rose Concepta Sr. Elizabeth Mary Sr. M. Imelda Sr. M. Immaculata Sr. Rose Helen Sr. St. Fabian Sr. Joseph Anne Sr. Cecilia Marie Sr. St. Coletta Mr. John E. Comer, Athletic Coach Miss Alice Fitzpatrick, R. N., School Nurse Here is silence every day Our nuns kneel silently to pray; And from the Tabernacle there Gain the strength and courage to bear — The trials and hardships of daily living With tis immersed in this world’s sinning.

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Qyive (i aria As the theme for the 1948 BLUE MANTLE we have chosen Ave Maria — the heavenly salutation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary, the Virgin Mother of God. We have honored Our Lady under her glorious titles, showing the powerful influence she exerts over her children at St. Mary’s, as a Mother ever loving and kind. We have selected this theme, because the Ave Maria is a symbol of St. Mary’s spirit. The happiest moments of our school life are linked to¬ gether by the beautiful words of the Ave Maria into a treasured song of memories, which will sing always a joyful melody in our hearts. Hail Mary — Patroness of our school! Through¬ out our High School years Mary has watched over us and guided us as a mother should. With outstretched hands she has shielded us from every danger, drawing us closer day by day, to the Infant Jesus, Her Divine Son. The statue of the Blessed Mother has been en¬ shrined in the Chapel of St. Mary’s Church, in the halls and classrooms of our school, which bears her blessed name. Because of the inspiration, love and devotion that the good Sisters and priests at St. Mary’s have shown towards the Blessed Virgin, we have taken her for our own and enshrined her in our hearts as well. Our first act each day is to offer our prayers, works and sufferings to Jesus through the Imma¬ culate Heart of Mary, and we never forget to call upon Our Lady with the sweet words of the Ave Maria. Our school day is crowded with books and study, but each hour we pause and salute Mary with the Ave Maria. At noon we recite the Angelus which honors the Incarnation of Jesus, heralded by Gabriel’s words — Ave Maria. At the close of the day we thank Mary for her aid and protection with the repetition of the Ave Maria. That is why whenever we shall say or hear these words — be it in prayer, poem or a song — we shall always recall the happy years that we have spent here at St. Mary’s. Since this angelic greeting was first spoken to the Virgin Mary in the obscure town of Nazareth in Galilee, its message has been carried to the ends of the earth. At every moment of the day, in hundreds of languages, and in every part of the globe, the Ave Maria is being recited. The most gifted composers of all time have taken the Ave Maria for a musical motif and about it they have created songs of sur¬ passing beauty and lasting merit. But of all these great classics, the favorite of the class of 1948 is Gounod’s renowned Ave Maria. It is this song that we have chosen as one of the musical selections for our Graduation Exercises. With fervent voices, we shall call upon Mary to be our Guardian and our Guide in the battle of life as she has been, our Ad¬ vocate during our school years at St. Mary’s. O Mother of God! accept our yearbook as a testi¬ mony of our unwavering fidelity and devotion to you. May the sentiments that we have expressed within its pages be our rule of life wherever our wandering paths may take us. May we stay true to the faith of your Son and may you dear Mother of God — Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”