Villa Maria College - Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Sister Doloretta Dean of Villa Maria College

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The Magnificat My soul magnifies the Lord; And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour, Because he has regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed, Because he that is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation unto generation to those that fear him. He has showed might with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He has put down t he mighty from their seat, and has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has protected Israel, his servant, being mindful of his mercy, As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.

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We Honor Who shall find a valiant woman? This question was posed many centuries ago by Solomon. Today, as then, a valiant woman of God is difficult to find. She must possess prudence and justice. The needs of today are always with her, but still she must be aware of the future. Above all is her charity, which seeing Christ in all humanity, tempers her deeds with love. Here at Villa Maria College, our Dean, Sister Doloretta, has brought the college from its humble beginning to the level of a recognized institution for higher learning. Throughout the years the sense for the needs of her girls has not only caused a building of a new physical college, but has filled it with a mother ' s spirit of love and guidance. It is easy to see and praise the external results of her work. But we should not forget how she has taught us to be mature adults, pre- paring us to take our place in a world, anguished and torn by hate, with serene confidence founded on Hope, which is Christ. Thus, we, the first graduating class of the new Villa Maria College dedicate the first issue of THE MAGNIFICAT to Sister Doloretta, God ' s valiant woman.