St Marys High School - Marianite Yearbook (Southbridge, MA)

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In Action Carolyn Ryan Estelle Pariseau Constance Fournier Stenciling Donald Arsenault Ronald I.aRochelle

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W H AT 'S JN' A NA ME I kWigh.Confir?ation coming up,.the'dusstion arises, Wwhatlshall ,ta BJ or a Con irmation.namE?W It should not be at all difficult for boys being confirmed-to select a name for there are so many masculine saints in the Church calendar. There is the great student, St. Thomas .Aouinas, who should be an inspiration to all teenagers. Some df' the boys? of the parish could choose the name of an Apostle, such as: St.Peter, St: James, St. John, St. Philip, St. Jude, St. Simon, St. Matthew, Anyone of these furnishes an example of some pparticular virtue which is just as appealing to the boys of the twentieth century as it was to the apostles themselves. St. Aloysius, patron saint of the altar boys, is a shining example of purity. For boys who have a tendency for military life there is the GREAT St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits. Whbzconiddbecawgreater incentive than St. Michael? This Saint is so great that his name is invoked at Holy Mass in the blessing of Churchesand altar stone The priest when administering the Last Sacraments calls upon St. Michael to conduct the soul to heaven. These are only a few of the names from which boys may select. A glance through the 'Lives of the Saintsn will be a source of information and will aid boys to choose a name which has a meaning. The saint you choose can be your pal as well. As the patron of atheletes St. Sebastian who was beaten with clubs and survived to suffer a second martyrdom. St. Sebastian is an ideal patron for any boy. Girls should not select meaninzgfss names. with all theeforms of Mary, Marie, Marianne, Marilyn, Maureen, Miriam, ' and others girls can find heroic models for advocates in selecting Confirms - tion names. ,, Girls whose worldly ambition is in the field of nurs - ing should be interested in St. Agatha, as their patroness. She received her crown of martydom in 251 AD, while in the performance of her duty. T'. ' , St. Maria Goretti, patroness of youth, is one of the youngest saints of the Roman Catholic Church. She died a martyr to pre - serve her purity and seal with her blood her loyalty to God. Girls who would like to be an all important housewife should consider the name of St, Anne, their patroness. On November 27, l83O the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure and showed her the medal of the Immaculate Con- ception, now universally known as the Miraculous Medal. She com- missioned St. Catherine to have one made to spread devotion to it. Cathy Rourke '6l' lk '

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