St Stephens Academy - Academician Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Seniors find that the best method of participating in the Holy Sacrifice is by using their missals and by singing. Father Carl Longanback C.P.P.S. con- ducts the annual high school retreat. Father Longanback tells the seniors that retreat is a challenge of soul. The more put into retreat, the more benefits will come from it. It is a time for union with God in prayer. In the closing conference Father ex- horts the seniors to be true follow- ers of Christ in all they attempt. 12

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Our hearts and thoughts turn to God and His Mother Before First Friday many students go to confession in prep- aration for Holy Communion. Father Van derLinden is glad to spend as much time as necessary in the confessional to hear everyone. Here Father leaves as students give thanks to God. FrancineMalane and Mrs. John Tomalo make ready to sing the school year the strains of the Kyrie can be heard the Propers from the mass of the day. Each day during as Mass Twelve is chanted by the entire student body. 11

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High school retreat offers During retreat many students make use of the opportunity to make the Way of the Cross between the conferences each day. time to think about future retreatants to Vph ? I reception of Holy Commun reireatants to keep the spirit of prayer during the three days. Time is set aside each day for individual mental prayer. It is a chance to talk to God in a special way about our own needs. Father Bernard Harrington tells us that a retreat is a time to think seriously about a religious vocation. 13