St Sebastians School - Arrow Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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HIS EXCELLENCY it '1 1 :Ui '76 Qrrhhishup flushing We A I- f- ' N X xr K dl g in 5 N preparing our year book, the class of 1946 G J? rg wishes to take advantage of this opportunity to express its respect and admiration for our Most Reverend Archbishop. We presume to add our tribute of praise and gratitude to the ever-swelling 2 J tide of appreciation and esteem which our elders accord our great Spiritual Father. We rejoice in the atmosphere of personal affection which he manifests toward all his sons Y and daughters. We use the term personal advisedly, be- cause we all sense the fact that his work is intensely personal CV' ' to a degree that is truly extraordinary. It is so personal that I we all feel that it is extended to us individually, even though 1 .' we know that that is humanly impossible. 'F ' May we be permitted to say that our pride in our great A, J Church has been enhanced by the comments we hear on all sides, from both the faithful and from those who are not of the faith. We sense more definitely the full significance of the Episcopal status. We understand the meaning of the i title Pastor of Souls . By indirection, we appreciate the J intrepid courage and the tireless energy called for on our part, that the magnificent faith so unsparingly demonstrated by our Archbishop may be preserved and handed on by us. 'f 1 . at W ei .W u , 1. I Q ff 'QZA -bilnlw ,K ,Xi I ii ', i SCL? -.1 0 A Hixigir any 5 4 ' . ':j ' - ,nh Ga-.X ff' ..-124. .pu ' 'iff ' ffl ' . x - K l . rx g Irv - s ,N X KN Accordingly, we shall continue to pray that God will bless t I Archbishop Cushing for many years to come. lt is our most -' sincere hope, under God, that he who has guided us so well of in our youth, will be preserved to lead us united in faith, hope . - f and charity during the years of our manhood. 9 A ,, xx? ,,,, N iii 6,w'N5kJ , L' 3

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DEDICATIDN V 'r is with sincere abiding gratitude and deep filial devotion that we dedicate The Arrow ,JN W of 1946 to our beloved Headmaster, Reverend Charles D. Mclnnis. For four long years now we have been the privileged beneficiaries of the educa- tional ideal which he has created here at Saint Sebastian's. What is more, that same period of time has also served to weave the influence and friendship of Fr. Mclnnis into the pattern of our lives. Daily contact with him as Teacher, Counsellor and Friend has served to bind us to him with ties that will only grow stronger with the passage of the years. Fortunately enough, this our Senior year has marked the celebration of Fr. Mclnnis' Silver Jubilee in the Holy Priest- hood. In his characteristically thoughtful way he set aside one day of the observance especially for the student body of St. Sebastian's, and it was our great privilege to participate with him in his devout Mass of Thanksgiving. The evident pleasure which our Spiritual Bouquet afforded him on that occasion eloquently proved to us the importance he attaches to the friendship of his boys. As a parting gift, then, and as a public tribute to the priest whom we have come to revere both as Spiritual Father and Devoted Friend, we offer Fr. Mclnnis this permanent record of the years that we have shared. Accompanying it is the prayer that the Recording Angel may see in it partial justi- fication for our mutual admission into the circle of God's Eternal Friendship. Ad malta: annox viwz.r.' SILVER JUBILEE