St Marys High School - Per Annos Yearbook (Cortland, NY)

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Our Lady ot' Fatima On May 13, 1917, the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima took place at the Cova da lria. Here our lovely Lady appeared to three little children-Lucy dos Santos, and her cousins, lacin- ta and Francis Marto, while they were caring for sheep. Despite the fact that the sun was shining brightly, there was a brilliant flash which the child' ren mistook for lightning. Frightened, they began to chase the sheep down the hill. As they approached an evergreen tree called the azinheira , however, the light shone so brightly that they were forced to stop. Suddenly standing over the little tree on a fluff of cloud was a beautiful lady more dazzling than the sun. Do not be afraid , she said. 1 will do you no harm. The Lady, adorned in sparkling white, carried white beads, ending in a cross of burnished silver. She told the mystified children that she was from heaven, and when questioned by Lucy, she an- nounced that all three would go to heaven, but it would be necessary for Francis to say many more rosaries. Then she asked them to meet her on the same day, at the same hour for the next five months. After telling the children to pray the rosary as often as possible, the Lady moved toward the east until she vanished in the light of the sun. V Strange as it may seem, Francis, although he had seen everything, had not heard a word that the lovely Lady had spoken. lacinta had taken no part in the conversation. Only Lucy had seen, heard and spoken to the heavenly visitor. The next month on the thirteenth of 1 une, the children waited again at the Cova da lria. Accordingly, the Lady appeared. Again she begged the children to say the rosary daily, and she reminded them to meet her the next month. She told Lucy that she would remain on earth longer than lacinta and Francis, because it was through her that Christ wished to spread devotion to her Immaculate Heart. At noon, luly thirteenth, the Lady appeared for the third time. lt was during this visit that she showed them a vision of hell. It was so horrible that if the children had not been promised heaven, they would have died of fright. Before leaving, the Lady stressed the need of saying the rosary daily. She warned them that if the offenses against God did not stop, a persecution greater than World War l would begin in the reign of Pope Pius Xl. Then she said, To prevent this 1 come to ask the consecra- tion of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of Reparation on the first Saturdays. Naturally, these apparitions aroused much publicity. Most of the newspapers scoffed at the idea. The children suffered greatly, for even their own families were doubtful. Lucy, lacin- ta and Francis did not see the Lady on August 13th, because the mayor kidnapped them in order to prevent the event. However, on Sunday August 19th, the Lady appeared and told the children that she would perform a great-miracle in October. On September 13th, a luminous globe crossed and recrossed the sky. During the apparition white flowers, which disappeared before they touched the ground, fell from the heavens. Again the Lady emphasized the dire need of saying the rosary daily. ' ' All previous visions were climaxed by the October apparition. Not only did the three child- ren await the heavenly visitor, but also 70,000 others. The Lady spoke to the children for a time and then she seemed to disappear in her own radiance as three tableaux appeared in succession. The first tableau represented the Holy Family, the second, Our Lady of Sorrows, and the third, Our Lady of Carmel, crowned 'as Oueen of Heaven. Though the crowd did not see these visions, theydid see an astounding phenomena. Looking at the sun which appeared as a large silver disk, they did not even blink. Suddenly it turned like a giant pinwheel and scattered rays of colored light. Then it zigzagged across the sky. The terrified people were breathless. All thought Judgment Day had come. And then, as quickly as it had begun, the appearance of the heavenly visitors was over. This, the last apparition, took place on October 13, 1917. - Mary Lou Tucci, '49 -1-3+

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Rev. Laurence I. Horan Rev. Leonard Barry Rev- GGOTQG HUTl9Y FACULTY REVEREND LAURENCE 1. HORAN, Pastor .... ............,...Reliqion REVEREND GEORGE HURLEY ....... ,..,. ..... M o clerator ot Athletics REVEREND LEONARD BARRY ..... MOTHER IOAN MARIE ....... SR. M. MERICI ........., SR. ANTHONY MARIE ..... SR. M. PAULETTE ...... SR. M. THERESIA ....... . . SR. CHARLES MARIE ..... SR. SACRED HEART .... MR. ROBERT MARTIN ..... MR. HAROLD MCEVOY ..... ................Reliqion ..........Prir1cipal . . . .English-Librarian . . . . . . . .History-Latin . . . . . . .Mathematics-French Social Studies-Typing-Music , ......,..., Health-Science . . . .Football Coach . . . . Basketball Coach 5