St Peters High School - Rock Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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mmm Kira., 77 M, ima, Jamjhw Compliments of MR Sc MRS HARRY EASLEY 8a FAMILY The Sisters of Mercy Sisters of Mercy That is their name and their dedicated mission Noble hardly describes their purpose which is one of unselfish service to and prayer for humanity A more proper de scription would be to say they represent an agency of God on earth In 125 years of such service the Sisters of Mercy a. Cathohc order of more than 20000 Nuns have touched and in some manner bene fited the lives of nulhons without regard to the ndivlduals religious beliefs They have admin istered tt- the sick the needy and the dis- tressed. They have contributed immeasurably tc the worlds happiness and progress through teaching. All of this without personal monetary reward. For seventy-one years they have per- formed this type of unselfish service in Joplin through schools and through St. John s hospital. There is no way of adequately compensating the Sisters of Mercy for that kind of service to God and His mortals. But this community and hundreds of rthers are grateful and will hope that the Sisters of Mercy continue to serve as long as civilization stands. Their 125th anniver- sary celelration this week unquestionablv i shared also by the Almighty. is lk it It It -Joplin Globe Fn-day, Dec:-mberl4 1906

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Compliments of WEBB CITY BANK Webb Clty, MISSOUPI UQLII' ilivlnurh Qurvn nf flivrrg 7 9 AND THROUGH wHoM ws PRAY AND woax OUR LADY OF MERCY IN WHOM WITH WHOM

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During the 1956 1957 school term our beloved Sisters of Mercy celebrated the 125th anniversary of the foundation of their order in Dublin, Ireland by the saintly and revered Mother Mary Catherine McAuley To commemorate such a signi ficant year we are weaving together the pages of this annual with excerpts from the writings of the holy Foundress, who was an outstanding educator and social worker Less than ten years after her death in l8Ll her spiritual daughters had crossed the Atlantic to continue the works of mercy on America's shores On this page is an insignia dear to the heart of every student taught by the Sisters of Mercy the MERCY SHIELD We of St Peter's see this shield daily above the auditorium stage we anticipate with pride the day when we may behold it at the head of our commencement invitations above all, we hope to prove worthy of wearing it throughout life as a prominent feature of our class rings SPIRITUAL WORKS MERCY instruct the ignorant counsel the doubtful comfort the sorrowful bear wrongs patiently forgive all injuries admonish the sinner pray for the living and the dead Red bars upon a field of gold, White Cross upon a field of red Courage, the red, Purity, the white The Cross for Sacrifice. So fashioned Mercy's Shield MERCY Feed the hungry Give drink to the thirsty Clothe the naked Harbor the stranger Visit those in prison Visit the sick Bury the dead Compliments Sisters of Mercy COMMEMORAT ING l25 Y EARS -- -