St Marys High School - Sceptre Yearbook (South Amboy, NJ)

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ADMINISTRATION ■BSHm Nr -ou -septic VSEPTfc OUR GOAL AND OUR GUIDES Throughout our years at St Mary’s High we were fortunate have been under the influence of those in God’s service. Fore- most among our guides has been Mary, our model and inspira- tion. She has assisted us over the obstacles of our teen years and helped to lay the foundation for our future. Our parents, who have the primary obligation of providing for our education, have put us in the loving hands of Our Lady by placing us in St. Mary’s High School. Our Holy Father, the Pope, and the bishops in communion with him have led us to the realization of the truths of our faith through their letters and pronouncements. Under the constant vigilance of Monsignor and the priests, we have developed spiritually and socially. Through the direction of the faculty, both religious and lay, we have prospered scholastically and intellectually. We are truly grateful for the benefits and guidance given us by these, our guides to our goal.

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His Holiness Pope John XXIII “Vocabor Joannes“I shall be called ]ohn., These important words were spoken by Angelo Guiseppe Cardinal Roncalli on October 28, 1958, the occasion of his elec- tion as the 263rd successor of Saint Peter. This choice of a name clearly symbolized the new Pope’s dependence on the Blessed Virgin and his great desire to be under her protection. In his acceptance speech the Pope-elect asked for guidance from the Blessed Moth- er when he said, “May John the Evangelist who, as he himself relates, took to himself Mary, the Mother of Christ and our Moth- er, support together with her our exhorta- tion to the Baptist, to cry out for Our hum- ble pastoral ministry, ‘to prepare the way of the Lord, to straighten His paths . . . that all mankind may see the saving power of God,’ which is meant for the life and joy of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, and also the peace and prosperity of all nations.” His Holiness relies on the loving care of the Blessed Virgin assisted by both Johns to help him with the burdens of the Papacy and direct him in the spread of Christ’s kingdom on earth. The Most Reverend George W. Ahr “Maria Spes Mca.} “Mary My Hope ” These words have guided Bishop Ahr in all his endeavors as a devoted servant of God. With Mary as his guide, he has gov- erned his diocese with kindness, strength and wisdom. The coat of arms of the diocese presents on its right side the moline cross signifying the mill built by Mahlon Stacy on the Delaware River at the mouth of Assanpink Creek. The property on which the mill was erected was bought by William Trent and became known as Trent-town or Trenton. Superimposed over the cross is a crescent, the symbol of the Blessed Virgin Mary, patroness of the Diocese. Trenton prospers beneath the watchful care of Our Lady in the heavens with tlm moon at her feet. She is its faithful guardian. Marx's counsel has been the Bishop's support in all the issues that have con- fronted him. May Our Lady continue to assist him in his efTorts to spread the word of God throughout the Diocese of Trenton.

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Right Reverend Francis J. Sullivan Pastor Under watchful care Reverend George M. Brembos Parish Assistant Religion Reverend James M. Forker Parish Assistant Religion