St Patrick High School - Emerald Yearbook (Roxbury, MA)

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Um dnmfv 0 ' affulck fhwmh Fiarly in 1947, we were looking ahead with great anxiety to the coming Cen- tenniuli' celebration in February and now that it is all over we have only the happy memories. On February 17, a banquet was held at the Senior High School, with dancing afterwards. This proved to be a big success and was enjoyed by everyone who at- tended. A week from this date a party was given for the children of the parish. The highpoint of the celebration was a Solemn High Pontifical Mass celebrated by Archbishop Cushing during which he praised the great work that was being done by our beloved pastor, Monsignor Riordan. The Monsignoris inability to attend the Mass or the banquet. due to illness, was the one sad note in our happiness. However, the Mass was heard by him through the newly installed Public Address System in the Church. It is a great honor to be graduating in this, the year of our 'L10Oth Anniversary. Whenever we look at our beautiful church we find it rather dilhcult to think that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was first celebrated in a Whig reading room in Watertown Square. On June 2, 184-7, Father Flood bought a Methodist Church as a place of worship for his congregation. There was some difficulty over this purchase due to prejudice and bigotry but the sale went through. Within a few weeks this building proved in- adequate. New land was purchased by Father Flood and the cornerstone of our church was laid by Bishop Fitzpatrick on September 27, 1847. The church was opened in 1848. We should be very proud of our parish for it has played a major part in the development of the faith in this locality and has contributed generously to many causes. Our parish ranks extremely high in the number of boys and girls it has sent to the various religious orders. As young men and women about to enter into the world, we sincerely hope and pray that we may be as much a credit to our parish as those who have gone before us.