University of the Incarnate Word - Logos Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Dedication When Our DIVIHC Lord through the mstrumentahty of Our late l-loly Father Pope Plus Xl appomted the zealous young prlest Father Robert E Lucey pastor of St Anthony s Church Long Beach Cal1forn1a to the ep1scopal d1gn1ty on February 10 l934f the latter was taken ent1rely unawares The overwhelmmg 1mmens1ty of the honor and the accom pany1ng respons1b1l1ty of th1s rank 1n the hlerarchy of the Church were l1ghtened only by the knowledge that the d1v1ne o11g1n of the eplscopate makes lt a channel of exceptlonal grace Perhaps he recalled the magmflcent setmon del1ve1ed a decade earller by Father Ed Ward Leen at the ep1scopal consecratlon of h1s brother James as Coadjutor Blshop of lVlaur1t1us the theme of Whlch was the glory of the ep1scopal OTTICC Father Leen had sald on that occaslon Jesus 1S the source and fountam of all that super natural l1ght W1th Wh1ch the Church glows and that super natural l1fe W1th Whlch It palp1tates And l-le has created the ep1scopal order as that by Whlch alone that l1ght and that l1fe Whlch res1de 1n H1m are to reach the falthful When God calls one of HIS m1n1sters to the supreme rank 1n the hlerarchy and no one may dare to take the honor to h1mself except called thereto by Cod as Aaron was He confers W1th the ep1scopal d1gn1ty the ep1scopal soul As the hands of the consecrator are lmposed on the elect and the sacred unctlon descends on h1s head the character of the prlesthood TCCCIVCS an energy an expanslon and a development Whlch lt had not heretofore As HIS Excellency the Most Reverend Robert E Lucey Blshop of Amarlllo assumed the ep1scopal dut1es followmg h1s consecrat1on on May l l934f he must have been encouraged and fort1f1ed by the real1zat1on that the guldance of the fa1thful the un1ty of the dlocese and the ed1f1cat1on of the Church of Cod are all tlae effects of the except1onal grace of the eplscopate On January 23 l94l the Blshop of Amarlllo was agam called by Chrlsts VICHI th1s t1me 1n the person of Our Late l'loly Father Pope Plus XII and on March 27 the Most Reverend Robert E Lucey Was appo1nted Archblshop of San Antomo lt has been our s1n gular pr1v1lege to have had the guldance of th1s great sp1r1tual leader for the past elghteen years We thank God for th1s bless1ng and we pray H113 to grant us the leadershlp of tl11S esteemed prelate for many years to come ln a true sp1r1t of appreclatlon and grat1tude We lov1ngly ded1cate to HIS Excellency Tl-lE MOST REVEREND ROBERT E LUCEY Archblshop of San Antomo the 1959 ISSUE of the LOGOS on the occaslon of the twenty f1fth anmversary of h1s consecratlon to the ep lscopacy We pray God to cont1nue to bless h1s efforts 1n the promotlon of the Welfare of the Archdlocese, and we pledge h1m the loyalty and devotlon of all true ch1ldren for a cherished father. . . A . , U . . 7 7 ' '- 71 ' v9 Q 7 7 7 9 7 , , 0' - O. . . a. . . , , . . . . ' 1 - - . 7 7 7 0 v 0 a 0 , . .7 .' , cc u n s u Q Q . . - . , - I L Q 0 . . L -1- A 7 . , 7 7 0 0 O I U 7 A ' 7 9 . . . 0. . . 7 '7 7 7 ' 7 1. L. . . Q I O 9 U 0 O. 7 ' 7 7 ' 7 7 7 Q L .L 4 ' Q . . 0 0 ' 9 0 O I I l Q O I 7 7 , . 7 7 9 '

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, A V 'CA Great Lzfglzt Went Uuzi on Eartln, and Anolher Candle Was IJL in, llcrwcnfi fF1'O1H the funeral oration of Pope Pius X119 The news of the death of Our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, on October 8, cast a gloom over the entire world. People of every creed and color were saddened by the loss of this 'CWhite Shepherd who had drawn all to him by his vibrant personality and his sincere hos- pitality to all pilgrims. It is certain that no human being in history has ever succeeded in being so intimately known and so greatly loved by so many of his contemporaries as was this humble servitor of Christ, who was born Eu- gene Pacelli, and since 1939 the 260th succes- sor of the Apostle, St. Peter. Men and women everywhere sensed his total commitment to mankind, to its temporal as well as spiritual well-being. Their gravitation toward him was utterly spontaneous, and showed the irrepressi- ble response of the heart to a Pope who was so magnificently human in everything he thought and did. ln the almost twenty years of his pontificate, Pius Xll stood out as a recognized spiritual leader in the struggle to preserve man's God- given freedom. His entire public career was permeated by the principle that there was only one adequate answer to a world-assault upon the human race itself, a constructive vision of the world united in justice, law, and love, a full recognition of the dignity of each individ- ual, no matter how humble, according to the teaching of' His Master, ,lesus Christ. From the scene below, we know that two of our Sisters, both alurnnae of Incarnate Word College, Sisters M. Eucharista and Mary Jarlath, will treasure this day as the outstanding one of their period in Rome, when they were privileged to be received in audience by Our late beloved Holy Father, Pope Pius XII.