Villa Victoria Academy - Memories Yearbook (Trenton, NJ)

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myfv Cgmce continues 1 A N V Villa's chaplain, Father Hugh Groppi, presents the gavel to Sodality prefect Mary Chiara during the annual in- duction ceremony. Other olliec-rs are Yiem--prefect Indy Consentino, Seeretary Anna Xlary Shargo, and Treasurer joan Furman. Father Valentine answers Pat O'Hara's question during .i discussion period after his lecture. His visit was spon- sored hy the invinhers of thi- Sodality. Fatlier Bogdan ehuelcles as he reads questions placed in the question hox during the annual retreat. A statue of the Blessed Virgin leads the annual May procession. The ceremony is ended with the crowning of Our Lady and Benediction. shine upon us f' 1, Vw N. F..-.qi

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1 --4 Nw.. . 5551, 4, ,QQFL Tho Matcr Pnrissima soclality with Sister Anita as moderator and Maria Chiara as prcfc-ct. has hc-ld many spiri- tual activities to hclp hrinq thc- stuclcnts of Villa Victoria closcr to Cocl through Our Blcssccl Nlothvr. Among its spiritual activitic-s wcrc claily rosary rccitccl hy thi- Inc-inhr-rs rhiring the months of Octo- hvr ancl Nlay, a rally in NOVOIT'Il7t'l' to conntcract ther vvils of Cominnnisin, sm'- cral liic-tnrc-s hy visiting pricsts, anfl flu- annnal rctrc-at at Villa XValsh, The girls also perform:-cl thc spiritual ancl corporal works of mcrcy hy giving aicl to thc- poor. visiting thc sick ancl aqccl, and hy clistrihiiting pamphlets. The activitics for thc year wcrc closccl with tht- annual Nlay crowning. Nlaria filllllfil crowns thi- statin- of Our Latly of lfillilll-I in thi- grotto. This cf-rwinony cli-K IULIXVS thc' anniial Xlily prove-ssion in wliivh all of thc- j1l'1lllHllJlf.lllfl high school stiirlvnts nir- ticipatr-.