St Michaels High School - Michaelinian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The MICHAELINIAN :TTxTQ:fTETiE3T1Ex9E?:'TT' The Lady of Our Land! England chose Saint George to guard her, l'Vhile Saint Patrick guides old Erin. But Mary, America claims As the Lady of Our Land. Pure she stands between high heaven And our loved and cherished country. For Mary, America claims As the Lady of Our Land. ln her heart, our red is livingg In her gown, our white shines brightly. And Mary, America claims As the Lady of Our Land. VVhile our blue is in her mantle, In her crown, our Stars are gleaming. And rooted, our trust is in herg She, the Lady of Our Land. Eleanor F. Kolczynski, '43 WORRIED Of late I've pondered oft and long Will we be missed when we are gone? Or if, when once upon our way, Will they be glad we've gone to stay? The Bedtitudes Before Christ left us to return to His Father, He gave us a true Christian philosophy of life -the Eight Beatitudes-by which we may ob- tain the crown of glory He has prepared for those who conquer in life's battle. Christ lived what He preached, and rays of contentment and happiness beamed from His countenance to the faithful, drawing them to their Leader. The Eight Beatitudes give us the spiritual rules of life that will help us to become Christ- like. They guide, comfort and lead us to our heavenly abode. They contain Christ's pattern of a Catholic philosophy of life, through which we may bring honor and glory to God, and become other Christsf' In our Catholic Philosophy, we must re- member that our Faith should be of a high degree, one that cannot be destroyed by its enemies--pride, sensuality, irreligious litera- ture and religious indifference. Christ gave us weapons by which we may overcome these evils of darknessg and in order to save our precious gift, Faith, we II1l1St make use of them. In his Beatitudes we find rest and consolation. They enable us to master our self- ishness by being meekg to regain our spiritual happiness by self-sacriiiceg to see the hand of God in our defeats and failuresg to suffer sil- ently the injustices of othersg to be merciful to allg to keep our hearts pure in the Eyes of their Makerg to be peaceful with our neigh- bor: and if the privilege is granted, to give our lives for Christ. If we adopted Christ's standards, what un- speakable inner joy would thrill our beings! Wliat rays of cheerfulness, happiness and con- tentment would beam from our faces as they did from His! How grateful we Catholics should be for Christ's philosophy-we can be- come other Christs ! Bernard J. Novak, '43

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