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A Supplement to the Denver Catholic Register N CPTL Unites 58 Parent-teacher Units
More than 90,MO men and Catholic Paroit-Teacher league. ation?” and “ Why a Parent- school and comidetes the school of the home. These objectives women dedicated to the cause From a stmggding beginning, Teacber league?” program in areas that could not are accomplished by the pro of Catholic education in the after starting in 1>37 at the sug No successful school can exist be carried out by the teachers. grams, parent-teacher confer Archdiocese of Denver make up gestion of the then Bishop Ur^ by itself. It needs good students, The success of parent-teacher ences, school open house, etc. interested parents, and a dedi the growing army known as the ban J. Vehr, the C P T L has associations can be determined cated faculty. All three are es by the work they have accomp EACH PTA recruits workers grown until today it unites the sential — nor is one m ore im lished over the years and the en desperately needed in the opera efforts of 58 affiliated Catholic portant than another. thusiastic support given them tion the school. This is ac Headquarters For Parent-Teacher associations in H ie archdiocesan school office by the Archbishop, pastors, ami complished through the commit a wide variety of programs de coordinates the curriculum teachers. tees o f each PTA, such as safety, signed to aid the education of health, school food and milk, WURLITZER of the students and the in-serv Each PTA helps parents and Catholic boys and girls In the physical education, band and ice training of the faculty. The teachers to acquire a workahle archdiocese. music, teacher aides, substitute Pianos & Organs achievements of arcbdiocesan, appieclatieu of the ideals and The league is affiliated with schools, particularly as indicat aims of Catholic education, and teachers, and many other simi Inquire about eur special the National Catholic Home and ed each year by the results of the mutual lespoBsibilities of lar committees. “Bonus Plan” in dur sheet School association and has re testing programs, are something parents and teachers. ceived recognitloH from the na to be proud of. EACT PTA . represents the music Dept. It provides the parents with tional office as one of the out The F^rent-Teacher associa- school as an organized unit to a knowledge of the schotd’s standing parent-teacher groups ti UNIVERSITY OF DENVER W e Feature Division of Fine Arts The World’s Finest SPECIAL LAMONT SCHOOL OF MUSIC BAND AND ORCHESTRA HELP PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT INSTRUMENTS ON For Children and Adults FAMOUS KIMBALL CHURCH Enroll in OHAANS AND MANOR M USIC, D R AM A and D ANCE P R O JE a S ! For Church and Home MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES Always Best Prices and Terms Beginning, Eleraentaitg, Intermediate and Advanced Classes Including; Listening, Creating, Writing, Playing, GOLD' b o n d I V T A m Reading and Analyzing Music New 10-week term beginning A p ril 2, 1962 KOLACNY MUSIC For information call: '‘Music Center O f The West.” TAbor 5-6269 or SHerman„4-1811, ext. 2197 1900 South Broadway at Jewell RAce 2-6081 Our best wishes to Monsignor Rjehord Hiester and the Annual Parochial Band and Choral Workshop T uesdoy April 3 Hilton Hotel a;-'; M Only by your attendance can you express your appreciation for the years of untiring work Monsignor Hiester and his assistants have de voted to making this event a reality. No one can fully estimate the tremendous influence music has con tributed to the healthy mental and physical growth of your children. PAGE TW O THi DINVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Thursday, March 29, 1962 CPTL Unites 58 Parent-Teacher Units (Cant, from Preetdi-ng Pago) uniforms, visual education ma-j planning for each PTA with a and Teachers represents thejand School association in Wash Croes, March of Dimes, United terial, school supplies, etc. yearly central theme and | public schools. ington, D.C. This national group Fund. etc. As no successful school can monthly program and activity' Moreover, the league main represents all the Catholic' SACK PTA provides invalu exist by itself, neither can a;suggestions. Each PTA officer tains liaison for the archdiocese scliools in America in affairs of able financial help for school successful PTA. It needs support; and chairman may obtain im- with the National Catholic Home national importance. projects which could not be and encouragement from others | mediate assistance and direc- maintained through tuition motivated by the same ideals > tion from her counterpart in alone and which are provided and objectives. One link is not I the league, UNICO oftentimes by tax-money in pub big or strong enough to makej Through the leadership of the lic schools. a chain, but 58 links joined to- league, a day of instmcUou for Accordion Sole gether — in common purpose— | aU new officers and committee THUS TH E P T A sponsors give new strength and meaning; chairmen is held before the SPECIAL TRIAL COURSE book fairs for the library, school to each other. start of the school year. Aa all- health clinics; it purchases phys Tbus, the League represents day conference is scheduled WiMi WMw«» Mm Hm « f Vm t 0 «p Acc*rO«M ical education equipment, band all arcbdiocesan schools at ^ each spring, at which the high- Graded Instruciioo for Oilldren Special Attention to Adulta countless meetings at the local lights of the schools’ activities Coachlas for ProfcoalonaU and state levels'in such areas! are presented with programs as new legislative proposals. I aad exhibits culminated by a UNKO teacher certification and school banquet attended by l.CM par accreditation hearings, health ents and teachers. Frank Untbrioco Accordion Studios and safety measures, etc. State and local civic and edu 3339 W. 38th Av« Mtwten tnriog and Joiian GL. 5-4216 Every month league members cational leaders attend this ban attend such meetings and report quet which gives Catholics an to the school office. This infor- opportunity to show them the mation is studied and new poli strength and unity of Catholic ( B n iv s in . cies are formed. In turn, each schools. Archbishop Urban School of Dance Arts PTA is advised of such develop Vehr refers to this occasion as ments through the monthly one of the most inspiring demon meetings of the league and strations, throughout the year of Offers only the through the committee reports. the vitality of the Catholic peo- finest in dance education THE LEAGUE is a 'clearing P'*- . , Inquire Now About house for new information.— It is Each year the league sponsors Our Summer Course through the league that the an all-school fashion show with procedures necessary for acqui students from the 1st through 714 « . Pearl St. sition of federal lunch and milk the 12th grades modeling fash funds are devised, and new ions which combine style with RA. 2-1206 SP. 7-6573 propriety. Special attention is school programs such as teach er aides and Junior Great Books given to modest dress for girls Msgr. W illiam H. Jones developed. —from casual attire to prom Superintendent of Schools The league provides program. formats. Yearly, the league awards at I least one full scholarship to an I eighth grade student who plans FOR GOOD I to enter one of our Catholic School Office Praises high schools. Each spring, an awards brunch is held by the league MUSIC ALW AYS IT'S at which the leading student of Great Works of CPTL each Catholic high school in the archdiocese is awarded a certif Expressing the gratitude of I Sister Carmencita, elementary icate of merit. Also, awards the Very Rev. Monsignor Wil curriculum consultant, on the won in music and choral com liam Jones, archdiocesan su occasion of the annual CPTL petition are presented and recog perintendent of schools, and all-day conference. nition is given to schools achiev the Catholic school office for ing excellence in the various the work of the CkthoUc P ar I HAVE the deepest admira areas of safety and health, etc. ent-Teacher league, the follow tion for the members of the ing tribute was composed by CPTL who unselfishly give of LASTLY, the league repre their time and talent to improve sents Catholic schools in the our schools. educational affairs of the state Dial 1510 in the same manner as the Horace Lee Davis The C PTL is the prototype for Colorado Congress of Parents each parish unit PTA . Through N O EXTRAS TO BUY Easiest to Pay For Congratulclations H To the w961 Year Dollar We Pay Your First NO OBLIGATION TO BUYI BAND la Worth More Full 6 months ront will Hour Parking and A t Le Moine’s Aftply to purchsso if dosirod. A t A N Y Lot CHORAL WORKSHOP JQE ONOFRIO OPEN MONDAY 1332 Broadway 1534 CHAMPA ’T il 8:30 P.M. TA. 5-0191 Tbursdoy, March 29, 1962 THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER PAGE TH REE chorale to Be Conference Highlight One of the highlights of this forts to demonstrate the best in choral recitation. Following thi.s of preparation for the CPTL in This choral group will cont.n- year’s Catholic Parent-Teacher music. group will be the intermediate January. ue the next school term with the league all-day conference on The program is set up in such comprising of 159 voices selected Previous to this, early in Sep possibility of even more sohoois Tuesday, April 3, will be the a way as to allow the audience from pupils in grades four, five, tember, 19C1, the principals of participating. Interparochlal music chorale, to to perceive the gradual develop and six. Leo Frazier will con the archdiocese were offered the be held from 9:36 a.m. to noon ment of the music program in duct this group. opportunity to have their young Church Schools in the Wyer auditorium of the our Catholic schools. sters participate in an interpa- The advanced group, com Melbourne. Australia—People Denver public library, 1357 posed of an ali-giris’ group con rochiai choir. who criticize church schools are Broadway street, Denver. THE PRIMARY GROUP, un ducted by Sister Mary Cecile. an Many principals demonstrated opposed to the principle of in In the interparochlal chorale, der the direction of Sister Ge- all-boy group directed by Sis much enthusiasm. They encour dependent thinking, said Dr. J. the schools in the archdiocese nine Tberese, will presents its ter Ann Carmel, and a mixed aged their students to take part R. Darling, a Protestant minis are putting forth their best ef cultural talent o f music and group conducted by Mrs. Jo in the auditions that were held ter, and chairman of the Aus Noakes Lasham will demon in mid-January. tralian Broadca.sting system. strate the best in high school. One hundr^-fifty enthusias tic boys and girls were recruited AMERICAN PENNANT MFC. CO. Interspersed throughout the from the large group of tryouts. A w a rd Sweerters, jaefeets. Letters A Trophies high school program will be the Walks Through College Thirty-seven of the 150 voices division one winners in' the high New Orleans — Frank Cefalu Cheer Leader A Pep Club Uniforms were rated by Mr. Frazier as school chorus competitions held is walking his way through col Free Catalog on Request excellent. in the school year. lege — the hard way while 1621 Blake, Denver 2, Colo. Lloyd Bowen will conclude the I SINCE THESE students came pounding a beat as a fulltime chorale with a selected number from all pt;rts of Denver, two patrolman with the Neyf Orleans by the band from St. Francis del centers were selected for their police force. He works as a po Sales’. jconvenience— St. John the Evan liceman to finance h«s college gelist’s and St. Dominic’s. education, and plans to continue AT THE CPTL interparochlal Each Sa urday moi-ning these in law enforcement after grad chorale, the chorus composed students receive lessons both in uation in May. of fourth, fifth and sixth graders theory and in singing. Consid will make their debut. erable enthusiasm has been no This group of young singers, ticed both on the part of the under the able direction of Mr. parents as we 1 as that of ‘he! RELIGIOUS ARTICLES Frazier, began their initial work students. CLARKE'S CHURCH SUPPLIES m m CHURFH GOODS STORE HOURS 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays 1633 Tremont 1120 Broadw ay KE. 4-8233 DENVER Oldest and largest Warren J. Turilli Joe Motto • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL in Rocky Mountain PHOTOGRAPHY • CANDID WEDDINGS Region . • FIRST COAAMUNIONS • OLD PHOTOS COPIED & RESTORED rvfiing Up CHARGE ACCOUNTS • ALL NATIONAL BRANDS'OF Busy preparing for the interparochlal chorale at tbe Cath PHOTO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES olic Parent-Teacher league all-day inference are some of the INVITED members of the girls’ high school choir under the direction of Sister Cecile of St. Joseph’s High school, Denver. Partici- Phone and Mail Orders Hahn-AAasten Photo Ii^nts o f tbe girls’ choir come from Annunciation, St. Joseph’s, 78 Se. Broadway — PE. 3-6318 Marycrest, ML Carmel, Holy Family, and Cathedral High Given Immediate schools. Attention The firms listed here deserve to be remembered when you are distributing AL 5-4200 your patronage in the dif C ratin g a truly representative graduation announcement or diploma ferent lines of business. for a Catholic educational instituti'on is more than a printing assign ment. It demands thorough understanding of the aims and inspiration of Catholic learning. It presupposes a first-hand knowledge of Catholic symbolism, heraldry, and liturgical art. To fulfill^ these requirements shall ever be the aim of our organization. - AUTREY BROTHERS, INC EAST 39th AVENUE and KEARNEY STREET V DENVER, COLORADO *HNE CUSS RINGS 'ANNOUNCEMENTS 'DIPLOMAS 'CAPSAOOWNS 'CH O IRRO ^ ' CONFIRMATION ROBES PACHE FOUR THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Thwradoy, Marek 29, 4942 1,400 Years of Tradition w h a t a b o u t y o u ? Behind Benedictine Sisters More than 1,400 years of glor- intense life of union with God hMs tradition—a tradition that provided by the Benedictine turned barbarians to civilized rule. At the mother house Con men and pagans into Christians ventual High Mass and the Di —lie behind a new mother house vine office comprise the cen of the Benedictine Sisters now tral activity of each day. In being established in Austin addition to the three vows of Bluffs, Colorado Springs. poverty. chastit.v, and obedi The Colorado mother house is ence, the Benedictine Sister the third branch to flower from makes vows of conversion of . . . A FRANCISCAN SISTER the Benedictine tree planted in morals and of stability. This Atchison, Kans., in 1863. Foun latter promise accounts for the GIVING YOURSELF' to m Ufe com pletely dedicated to the salvation of dations from the mother house strong family life characteris tic of the community. The in souls . . . through prayer* wortc, sac of Mount St. Scholastics Con rifice* and Joy . . . by using your fluence that thai family exerts vent, Atchison, have previously talents as a Nurse, Laboratory and on the world is owing not to in X-Ray Technician. Secretary. Ac been made in Mexic THE SCHOOL SISTERS QF SAINT FRANCIS Wish to Share— The Precious Pearls of Their Franciscanism Just What THEY DO! With Those Who Desire to Serve Christ LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR Any youi^ ladies desirous of knowing the In His Schools, Hospitals, Home and work of caring for the Aged Poor would be most welcome, should they care to devote a ie Little Sitters o f few hours of their time occasionally, or after school hours, in serving and caring for the Se Poor, special Foreign Missions Poor. ists in the field o f There is left open to them a standing invi geriatrics — main tation to “Come and See” just what is a Little tain e v e r 300 Sister of the Poor. Persons who desire further information H em es for the may send for the booklet entitled “A Pearl A g e d Poor, in For information lorite to: of Great Price,” describing the Religious life which ever 50,000 and activities of the Little Sistera of the Poor. men and women REQinREklENTS: Love for God and for His Poor . . . Solid piety . . . Good judgment benefit by their ex DIREaOR OF VOCATIONS and character . . . Good health . . . Be of a pert care — lav good family. ished with the love »> School Sisters of Saint Francis and affection that Please w r i t e tO : only the high ideal Our Lady of the Angels REV. MOTHER ROSE of their religious Uttie Sisters o f the Poor vocation c a n in 625 N. 90th Street Omaha 14, Nebraska West 30th and Meade spire. Denver, Cole. ThMisday, Morcli 29, 1962 THE OINVIR ^CATHOLIC REGISTIR PAGE FIV E Sisters ef Mercy Nuns Bring Aid to Afflicted In North and South America, U.S. genera’ate are serving in elementary schools, three chil<^-> in. the British Isles, Africa, and Honduras. care homes, a clinic, a hospital, Australia, more than 26,000 Sis Institutions in these missions a leprosarium, and a school of ters of Mercy serve the poor include eight high schools, 30 nursing. and unfortunate, laborins to bring God's - mercy to “those afflicted with ignorance, suffer S$ ing, and ether like miseries.” X x m s s lliis was the goal set for the \ '4 ’ 1 ' Sisters by their foundress, y-h.A Mother Mary Catherine McAu- ley, who organized the commu nity in Dublin in 1831. THE FIHST Sisters of Mercy came to the U.S, in 1843 to set up a house of the Diocese of F^ttsburgh. Soon more and more members of the community emi grated to this country, pioneer ing in the East, the South, the Midwest—even the relnote terri tories of Oregon and California. In 1829, acting at the previous request of 'Pope Pius X, the com munities in the U.S. met in Cin cinnati tv lorm a united front in their work. Archbishop Urban J. Vehr, then rector o f St. Mary o f the Woods seminary, was their host for the meeting. On Aug. 28 the Feast o f St. Augus tine, the formal amalgamation of the majority of the commu nities was accepted. Now organized in nine prov inces, the Sisters in the U.S. staff nine colleges, 127 high schools, 446 elementary schools, 9S general, psychiatric, and convalescent hospitals, and 59 schools of nursing. In addition they teach in 237 religious vacation schools, and conduct catechetical schools, summer camps, residences for W hy Sokmmy C an Mmttd women, homes for children and the aged, and a leprosarium. Eager young boys and girls take the first steps along the SINCE THE MIDDLE of the read to reading under the gnidance of a Sister of the Precious 19th century. Sisters of Mercy Blood. The congregation, which has its mother house in Dayton, have been serving the poor in 0 „ staffs Core d’Ars and Christ the King schools and serves in missions in Central and South the Archhishop’s residence and SL Thomas* Seminary in Den America. At the time of the ver. The primary goal of the community, founded in Switzer amalgamation, communities in land in 1835, is to spread devotion to the Precious Blood and British Honduras, British Gui to provide a firm foundation for apostolic works through con ana, and Jamaica voted to come tinuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, carried out in the into the union. mother house. In addifioif to ieachlhir school and domestic serv In 1960 a mission school and ice in episcopal residences and seminaries, the Sisters care for hospital were set up in Sicuani, the aged and the sick, sponsor lay retreats, promote liturgical Peril, and othef Sisters • of the arts, and now are serving in the missions of Chile. . Sisters of St. Mary of Namur Generalater Namur, Belgium Provinces: Belgium England Canada Eastern United States Western United States Missions: Texas South Carolina Congo Ruanda in thd simplicHy of my hdort I bovo joyfully of- fertd all. Primory work, TMching - Parochial ot>d prlvot. Chmwntory Schools Drocoson H i^ Schtx>lt and Privato Acodomlos Collago CCO Spwlol Fields, art, music, etc. Reloted works. Dispensaries Social Centers Care of the Aged For further information address: Mothor Provincial Our Lady of Victory Provincial House 3300 Hamphill ' Fort Worth, Taxoa THE OENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER ThMsdoy, March 29, 19«2 . r . j i . \ \ \ k % k Facing the k k k k 5 k 5 Challenge k k 5 5 k of the 1 5 I Sixties k5 ks k k k k k k k k k 5 The Sister of Mercy prepares for her wider role in the Mystical Body I k by superior^ professional training The Omaha Province of the Sisters of Mercy staffs Institutions in Cali fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Da kota, and Oregon. In this province the Sisters conduct: 1 College 16 Hospitals 12 High Schools 4 Homes for the aged 43 Elementary Schools - 2 Orphanages 9 Schools of Nursing 1 Residence for working girls Do you wish to dedicate your life and talents to teaching {from kindergarten through college), to nurs ing, to caring for the aged or for orphans, to volunteer work in Latin America? Do you at the same time d e sire a deep spiritual life? For further information on the life and works of the Sisters of Mercy, write tO ; I The Vocation Director, 1901 South 72d Street, Omaha, Nebraska.' Sistars of St. Frcmds Varied Career Objecfives “ Let flesh, and heart, and lips, of the duties as seamstress, hearts, their Hps. and their mind and mind sacristan, musician, cook — all to God in this great Franciscan Sound forth our witness to man- career objectives of the Sisters family. idnd; of St. Francis- GirU m ay contact the Sisters And Love light up our mortal Combining the active apostol- at their Denver addresses: St. frame. ate with a deeply personal life Anthony’s Hospital; St. Eliza Till others catch the living with Christ in the Blessed Sac beth’s Retreat; Our Lady of Flame.” rament, these Sisters comfort Lourdes; and St. Mary Magda In the words of the above the lonely H eart of Christ in lene’s. Further information may stanza, the Sisters of St. Fran the tabernacle by their hours be obtained by writing directly cis Seraph of the Perpetual of loving adoration. Day and to the mother house: R ev. Adoration renew their total con night there is a silent watcher, Mother Provinical, Mount SL secration each morning as they a loyal guard of honor before Francis, P. O. Box 1059, Colo chant the Divine office at His throne. Penance and repar rado Springs, C(do. | Terce. This prepares each Fran ation are two o f the objectives Or, better yet, visit the beau ciscan Sister for her daily tasks of these Sisters’ lives. They tiful mother house nestling -in in the classroom, the hospital, iSead for those who do not heed the heart of a gorgeous 1,400- mission work among the Indi His cry, ‘T thirst.” acre tract in the foothills of the ans of the Southwest, care of Would there be shortages of Rockies, at the northern gate GUIDING GIRIS WITH PROBLEMS orphans and the aged, or any religious in every parish, in way to the famed “Garden of every school, in every hos^tal, the Gods” , northwest of Colo if . . . our generous youths rado Springs. There you will see No Technique gave their talents, their health the school for aspirants, the no IS and vitality, their hearts to vitiate, the convent, and all the Too Old, New God7 beauty with whid Almighty May the prayer of St. Francis, God has endowed the Western For Claretions “Lord make me an instrument Province headquarters of the THE WORK There is no method too old of your peace” inspire girls to Poor Sisters of St. Francis Ser and no technique too new for day to give their bands, their aph. the daretian Missionary Fath ers in their work of seeking the OF THE .salvation o f souls. Good Shepherd Sisters ' Founded a little more than a century ago by St. Anthony .Clar GOOD SHEPHERD SISHRS et in Spain, the Claretians teach Aid Troubled Teen-Agers in schools and colleges, preach The Sisters of the Good Shep The roots of the Good Shep retreats and missions, and staff herd do not like the term “ de herd tradition go back to the parishes and home and foreign linquent” fo r the troubled young troubled times of 17th century missions. girls who are their particular France, when St. John Kudes They also earry on their apos- concern. founded the Sisters of Our Lady tolate over radio and televls- The Sisters much prefer the of Charity of the Refuge to take ioa and in their own publica theme of a pageant presented care of misguided and friend tions. One o f their latest ven at the 17th annual Holy Name less young girls. tures in the CnrsUlo movement Society Outdoor Religious serv Now there are approximately in Arisona and Tezas, a train ice in New York. The pageant 400 Good Shepherd homes, lo ing course for lay Catholics that theme was “ not Juvenile Delin cated on five continents, which is revointhmislng the faith in the quents but Juveaes Dei: Youths are staffed by more than 10,000 140t South Colorado Boulovard Donvor, Colorado Southwest. of God.” religious of the Good Shepherd. POOR SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS SERAPH THE POOR SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS SERAPH ENGAGE IN TEACHING, HOSPITAL WORK, CARE OF THE ORPHANS AND AGED. HOME MIS SIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST AMONG THE INDIANS ,OF THE ZUNI, JEMEZ AND PUEBLOS. CATECHETICAL WORK AMONG THE NAVAJOS. For Information Write to: y MOTHER PROVINCIAL MOUNT ST. FRANCIS P. O. BOX 1059 . COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO MOUNT ST. FRANCIS COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Thursday,,': March 29, 1962 C«I f Tm c u in 1866 Sisters of Divine Providence The glory of God and the sanc ice, care of the aged and o i Following four years of re tification of their own souls are retarded children, and the for ligious and professional training the goals to which Sisters of eign missions. in the mother house, members Divine Providence of San An Founded by the Blessed John of the community spend four tonio, Tex., aspire, through de Martin Moye in France in 1783, years in the active apostolate voting themselves to the spirit the Sisters of Divine Providence before taking their final vows. ual and physical welfare of oth sent their first two Sisters to All members have a college de ers. Texas in 1866. From the mother gree before being placed in the First on the list of their la bouse in Our Lady of the Lake field of teaching. The congrega bors is the apostolate of teach Convent in San Antonio, the Sis tion also maintains an aspirancy ing; but the Sisters also dedi ters now serve in Texas, Okla for high school students who cate themselves to catechetical homa, Louisiana, Artonsas, wish to begin training for the instruction, nursing, social serv New Mexico, and Mexico. religious life. JJuL 0OJm im £OIL S iiJtflA A , of. i f u L S u J c fiooA, dedicate their lives to visit and care for the sick poor in their own homes and in the House o f Calvary Hpspital for Indigent cancer patients. W «fcom « 1fi«fffor We Need— F«r tkousands of Denver’a chlMreo u d adults, the UI, the iafinn, and the afe^ the familiar fifure of a Dominican Sister of the Sick Poor is an angel of Clod’s m ercy in human form . YOUNG WOMEN 16-30 In Denver since IttS, the Sisters have become one of the most heioved congregations In the city. Nurses Social Workers Bookkeepers The great work of the Sisters, mapped out for them by their foundress. Mother Mary Walsh, is to provide eare for the Secretaries Dieticians Physiotherapists sick who are deprived through poverty of adegnate medical eare. Bat the nuns on their daOy rounds of home visits do not Housekeepers Technicians Homemakers confine themselves to nursing. They bring food, they dust and clean, they bring comfort and spiritual light to whole families YOU — whatever your talents disrupted by illness. The value of such merciful work is brought home by the fact that, for every person in today’s crowded hospitais, there are three more patients at home, often in desperate need of . W H O ARE medieal care. Docile UnseFfish Considerate Goal of White Fathers Stable Truthful Moral Is to Christianize Africa Enthusiastic Amiable Courageous The future of the world may Dark Continent. The secret of depend on Africa, and the White their success thus far has been . . ..WHO H AVE Fathers devote their labors ex- an effort to adapt themselves ’’clusively to the goal of seeing to the people with whom they A sense of humor to it that the future of that work—even to the adoption of a turbulent continent is Christian. garb that closely resembles that A sense of responsibility + The immediate goal 'of the of African Moslems. White Fathers’ work is the for Their provincial headquarters A rejspect for human dignity mation of a zealous native cler are located at 1634 21st street, gy and a devout laity in the N.W., Washington 9. D.C. A spirit of reverence and piety ACTIVE CARMELITES . . . W H O WISH A challenging place in a pioneer field to work for souls. The Carmelite Sisters of St. Therese The reward of a poor sick personas smile of gratitude, a dying . . . a comnnunity ^ man's blessing, a repentant sinner’s tears. of Active Carme A hundredfold in this life and the next. lites dedicated to the service of God A w ay of life with greater assurance of reaching perfection. - through a spirit of The love and companionship of a religious family striving for the simplicity in pray- same goal. gr and the services of: teaching, pre The assurance of God’s Will in the,plans of Religious Superiors. school nurseries, a Security in sickness and old age. school and -resi dence for rpentally Opportunities of developing natural talents. retarded children, A home under the same roof as the Blessed Sacrament. catechetical work, and the new fields of medical and Novltiata: Moriandafa, Ossining, N. Y. 35 miles from New York foreign mission Entrance date: September 7th. wPrk. Length of Novitiate— 1 year postulancy — 1 year novitiate — 6 years temporary vows Write to: r. Rov. Mother Superior 1300 Classen Drive Located in Denver, Colorado, 2501 Gaylord Street. Oklahoma City 3, Okla. Thursday, March 29, 1962 THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER PAGE NINE serving 4 •Ar For M yeart S t . Thomas*!Christ io Colorado. i grown to the present impres a the spring of U M the ieated by Oardinal Patrick Seminary has been the beartl From its modest beginnings sive Lombard-style plant, one Jtev. Jaaeph Hartia, C.M., < Hayes of New York in October that ptimped new life into the in U N with four students in a of DenTer*s architectural mas- eapind a hense at 24 S. Logaa of that year. growing Mysticat Body off rented bouse, the seminary has [terpieces, which accommodates BY US3 these teciiities in 233 young men studying for the atrcet for the porpoae. Foor turn were bulging with stu priesthood of (our archdioceses Vloceofiao theologieid stodents dents, and Archbishop Urban and M dioceses. arrived, oad. the preseat seasl J. Vehr launched another cam nary aite at U N S. Steeie paign, this time for 91,5N,9M, OF THOSE FIRST four semi WANTED ------street was parehased far fntnre to add to the seminary’s capac narians, not even one w a s studying for the then Diocese ity. The first seofinary building of Denver. In the pr^ent The new units, comprising a on this site was opened for stu classes at the seminary, there dormitory-classroom building, a Young men with courage and 12M, are 71 young men preparing to dents in October, with the gymnasium, and a library, Very Rev. Thomas Levan, serve the archdiocese, includ were dedicated on the 25tb an C.M., as first rector. This generosity to help people and ing 22 who began their studies niversary of Archbishop Vehr’s building, knoarn to the students there the past September. consecration as Bishop on June as the “ Old Red Brick,*’ is stiU 1959. Cardinal J. Francis to save souls. It was in 1N6 that Father It, • * serving the seminary as a resi McIntyre of Los Angeles offic Thomas Shaw, C.hf., asked per dence and ciassroom fo r stu iated at the ceremonies. — mission of Bishop Nicholas C. dents in the first two years of Be 0 MARIAN priest. Teaching M atz to open a Vincentian college. The story of SL Thomas’ house of studies in Denver. The seminary is a story' of the lov In the mid-'20s. Bishop John Bishop consented, but asked ing care of Denver’s Bishops Brother, or Loy-Brother the Vincentian.s to cooperate Henry Tihen, noting with alarm and Archbishops, of the gener- the inadequate facilities and with him in establishing a dioc oua support of the priests and esan seminary. the student body’s growth, an laity o f the see, and of the nounced a diocesan-wide cam hard work and sacrifices of the — working as a missionary,, Aa agreemeat was reached paign to construct a new build Vincentian Fathers. ing. To these dedicated sons of St. teacher, parish priest, chaplain WHITE FATHERS This ■ structure, the present Vincent de Paul the archdio OF AFRICA . . . tower building containing the cese owes a major debt for the or journalist. beautiful chapel, the refectory, part they have played in the and accommodations and class flourishing Catholic life of the If interested and would want to accept the rooms for 75 students, was com state over the past half cent pleted in 1928 and was dedi- ury. challenge as a Marian — write to: PIm m CHf mM M«tl S«od mt th« Whlta VOCATION DIREaOR, Marion Fathers n PMUTOOM □ MOTNItNOOO Carmelite Sisters Enter NAMI ACE Dept. R, Stockbridge, Moss. Field of AAission Work The Carmelite Sisters of St. brought to light the great and Therese until -recently worked urgent seed- for a medical mis only in the following fields: sion. The teaching sisters were Teaching preschool nurseries, Inunedinteiy besieged by the scho PRIESTS-BROTHERS SAVE SOULS As A Missionory Son ST. THOAAAS SEMINARY of the IMMACULATE HEART OE MARY SEMINARY For More Information on the Great Congre^- tion Founded By St. Anthony Qaret Now Work FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE ing In 35 Countries Please Contact: O F DENVER REV. VOCATION DIREQOR CLARETIAN MISSIONARY FATHERS 1119 Westchester PI. Los Angeles 19, Calif. 1300 So. Stocio St. Donvor, Colo. PAGE T ^ , I i T W i ? e g i 5 T « 'Molder of Worthy and Holy Priests'^ St. Andrew A vellino Semi pirant spends a year of noviti-| growth, personal religious ad- WHY NOT BE A JESUIT? nary, located at ISIS S. Birch, ate at St. Andrew’s. Ivancement. and study of the Denver, is the headquarters for This is a time of spiritual (Order and its characteristics the North American Province of the Tbeatine Fathers. JBUIT PRIEST ( ) The Theatines, also known as the Clerics Reg^ar, established Jesuits Labor for Christ St. Andrew's to train both high JESUIT BROTHER ( ) school -and college age boys for the priesthood. In Universities, Missions The order has worked for some years in Colorado,. and The Society of Jesus, founded 597 are engaged in mission work has expanded its field of en by St. Ignatius Loyola in Eu throughout the world. Of 7,000 deavor to include the entire rope in the mid-16th century, Americans in' the missionary Teaching United States. is an order that devotes itself field, one-quarter are American Check vohat you want to a variety of activities. Jesuits. ST. CAJETAN founded the The Jesuits opened their first The Jesuits publish more than further information on. Foreign Clerics Regular in 1S24. The college in Messina, Sicily, in 1,300 periodicals, scholarly, sci Missions basic rule of the order is con 1547, and today conduct more entific, Sodality magazines, and and mail to: tained in the Gospel of .St. than 5,300 educational institu those treating of the missions Retreats & Matthew, Chapter C, verses 24 tions throughout the world. and the Sacred Heart. to 33, which includes the motto Building on the “ Spiritual E x Vocational _ Information Missions of C^ijetan; “ Seek first the KEGIS COLLEGE, Denver, ercises” of their founders, Jes kingdom o f God and His jus one of the 3 8 Jesuit colleges uits operate more than 175 re 4511 West Pina Blvd. Porishes tice. . . and universities in,the United treat houses. Hie Hieatines promoted a States has more than 1,000 full St. Louis 8, Missouri Wnting positive Catholic movement to and part-time students from 32 JESUITS in the U.S., also counteract the reign of doubt states and three foreign coun have charge of parishes, mis and denial resulting from the tries. sions a.'uong the American In fb-otestant ^volt. Dy leading The society in IM l had 35,080 dians; and are chaidains'at hos members. The American con pitals. the genuinely Aposuriic life, the * priests of the order led the peo tingent of 8,101 Jesuits is the There are two principal kinds ple to stronger faith and more largest in any country. o f members in the Society: Christian lives. Of the society’s members, 6,- Priests and coadjutor brothers. Cajetan and his followets lived in communities with no regular income, and depended entirely on unsolicited alms from the faithful for support. Cajetan, who had given his Sf. Andrew Avellino large fortune do the poor long before his ordination, was call ed the “ hunter of souls” be cause of his tireless zeal for THEATINE FATHERS the salvation of his fellow men, St. Andrew Avellino, the pa tron of the Denver seminary, was a lawyer who gave np his profession to Join the Umatines. He became famous as a direc tor of souls, and Influenced many sinners to change their lives. As a close friend of St. Charles Borromeo, St. Andrew had a great influence upon the reform of clerical and religious “Seek first the kingdom of God and His justice ...” life at the time of the Council o f Ti-ent. T h e Theatine Fathers at St. Andrew Avellino. Seminary offer boys of the Rocky Mountain The Theatines have had an area an opp>ortunity to verify their vocations during the formative high school years in the inspiring history, and have al familiar climate of Denver. Seminarians are trained for ordination in the centuries-old Or ways worked tirelessly for the poor. The first credit unions der of Qerics Regular (Theatines), a vocation combing Religious life with active work. were fostered by them, to save the needy from the usitry so prevalent in the late middle ages. POPE PAUL IV, a co-found er of the Clerics Regular be fore bis elevation to the Pa- pacyr worked ceaselessly with his fellow Theatines in estab lishing reforms which exist to CT. CAJETAN feundad tha Thao- this day in the Church. TbesC ^ linas in 1524, as on initial stap men laid the foundations ''for in tha Catholic Raformotion. Tha Or the present Breviary and lit der, under his direction, did much to urgy, for the proper education strengthen tha Church during tha tu o f students for the priesthood, multuous 16th Century. Tha Theatines and many other matters of vow to live by tha Providence of God Church discipline. as St. Cajatan’s motto w a s “ Saak first la 1947, Pope Plus XH said tha kingdom of God . . of the Theatiaes: “Through four centuries, this order has served the Church so weU, es pecially as a molder of worthy aad holy priests, that we hope with good reason that It arill continue in this glorious tradi- At St. Andrew Avellino’s sem inary, the traditions of the or der are continuing, and boys are being trained in a life ded icated to dependence on Divine Providence, to devotion to the “THE "Friends of St. Andrew Avellino Seminary" is a group of lay people orgonized to promote vocations Blessed Sacrament and to the and to aid the seminary. Members share in many spiritiral benefits and anyone interested in this society Poor Souls, and a firm trust is invited to join. ^ in Oiw La^. Proper liturgical music, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING VOCATIONS, THE THEATINE FATHERS, OR THE FRIENDS OF Gregorian chant, and the litur THE SEMINARY, PLEASE CONTACT: ,, gy are all emphasized In the preparation of the seminarians REV. DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONS for the priesthood. St. Andrew AvellirK) Seminary • 1050 South Birch St. In addition to the regular DENVER 22, COLORADO PHONE SK. 6-5522 high school and major semi nary courses, the 'HMmtine as-, TlMfffelay, M w cli 29; 1M2 'TME 'DENVtR' CATHOUC REGISTER PAGE ELEVB4 Sist«r-S«rvaMts off Holy Ghost i ^Wouldn't YOU like to FOLLOW I IN THE FOOTSTEPS Nuns Devoted to Perpetual Adoration ' OF ST. FRANCIS Sister-ServanU of the Holy tion of the Blessed Sacrament. are held twice a day. There is ! Ghost of Perpetual Adoration High Mass is offered in the never time for boredom in the are members of'that vast army convents on Sunday, and Dia full, busy, and happy days in os o PRIEST . . . os o BROTHER? logue Mass several times a the cloister. of Christian - contemidatives week. Meditation, spiritual read Girts arho are interested la For a life of St. Francis whose lives of prayer serve as ing, Rosary, and other spiritual the work and life of the Sister- a powerhouse for the priests, exercises make up their daily Servants of the Holy Ghost of and for information, write: missionaries, teaching and nurs prayer life, and a spiritual con Perpetual Adoration may write ference is given the Sisters each - f ing Sisters, and lay apostles who to one of the following con week by a priest. Franciscan Vocations labor to spread Christ's truth vents: throughout the world. Among their various tasks the Convent of Divine Love, 2212 1615 Vine Street Cincinnati 10, Ohio Sisters make altar breads for Goeen street, Philadelphia 30, In their three U.S. convents parisbes, sew vestments fo r Pa- and in six others in foreign their own chapels, and carry on Mount Grace Convent, 1438 E. lands these cloistered Sisters an apostolate of correspondence Wame avenue, St. Louis 7, Mo. devote themselves to perpetual to spread devotion to the Holy Adoration Convent of Divine adoration of the B le s s ^ Sacra Eucharist. Love, 2630 Exposition boule ment, exposed day and night in Cheerful recreation periods vard, Austin 3, Tex, the monstrance. ! The community is one of the > newest contemplative congrega- itions in the Church. It received Papal approbation in ItM , and its rule was designed to meet the needs and desires of mod era girls. The Sister-Servants of th e Holy Ghost of Perpetual Ado ration lead simple, humble, hid den lives, like that the Blessed Mother lived in her home in Nazareth. Like Mary, the Sis ters make her Divine Son the center and joy of their lives. AND AS M ARY, after the As- 'cension of Christ, prayed un ceasingly for His Apostles and I for the infant Church, so the {Sisters pray unceasingly for the {successors of the Apostles, the Holy Father, Bishops, and ' r o H l x priests, and for the propaga- Ition of the faith throughout the a n world. I The perpetual adorers are, in I a very real sense, world-wide I missionaries in their hidden con G iA LiC F vent life. j One of the Sisters’ first goals j [ i ( o f if t t f ^ c c a u i 'is the sanctification of priests, Steimre o f Charity a§ Lmmvmuworth I for whom the Rosary is recited I aloud in every hour of the noc- Among the first religious communities that grew up with itumal'adoration. E very day the the West and pioneered in its development were the Sisters of ^B30 fafem j wfHu/; C ^ io {choir of Sisters recites the Di- Charity of Leavenworth. The founders. Mother Xavier Ross i vine Office and attends Benedic and her companions, came to Kansas in 1858 from the Sisters of Charity, Nazareth, Ky. Today these Sisters serve in Kan sas, Missouri, Coiorado, liiinois. New Mexico, Wyoming, Mon tana, Oklahoma, and California. In the Archdiocese of Denver, the Sisters conduct Annunciation high school and St. Vincent’s home, Denver; the following grade schools: Annunciation, Den ver: St. Bernadette's, Lakewood; St. Therese’s, Aurora; and two hospitals (St. Joseph’s, Denver; and. St. Mary’s, L eadville). Shown above is the chapel of the Annunciation, Xavier, Kans., JhiUULA, OL Sojnq^ with the mother house at left. in , U lif, disw dL MISSIONARY APOSTOLATE FOR LATIN AMERICA becaust Saint Loo Abboy, Saint Loo, Florida. Ph. 588-3921 I'M Vocation Week-Morch 25-31 GOING TO WORK Urgont nood for: PRIESTS BROTHERS FOR o o o SISTERS o LAY APOSTLES CHRIST for Latin Amorica AND HIS CHURCH To Haaip Out VThe vocation of a sister is fully • Povorty • lllitoracy and completely apostolic; unlimited OS a G Scourge of Communism by circumstances, time or place, it SISTER OF CHARITY For information, fill in and mail to: reaches out everywhere and al MISSIONARY APOSTOLATE FOR LATIN AMERICA ways to all that regards the honor OF LEAVENWORTH Saint Loo Abbey Saint Loo, FIorMa of her Spouse and the salvation of Name ______XAVIER, KANSAS souls." Address ______Pope Pitte X II C h y ...... ______SUte ...... P h en e______(Please Print) 11 ’ PAGE^TWELVt CATHOLIC RE6ISTW f 2 9 , i 9 6 2 THE SISTERS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Welcome You to the Missionary Fields of the Southwest to Help Serve (aod in the Apostolates of * Teaching * Hospital Work fo Cfcrisf The pathway to becoming a Sister of Char ementary schools, 45 high schools, and two * Social Work ity of the Biessed Vlrgia Mary begins at colleges in the U.S. In Colorado they teach Mount Carmel, Dubuque, la., the lovely riv at St. Gertrude’s academy and at Sacred * Catechetical Work erside mother house and infirmary of the Heart school, Boulder. I community. College work, required hy the In their educational work, the Sisters can 'f lirintarlly educational goal of the Sisters, is use many talents besides those for teaching. For further ^completed at Clarke college, Dubuque, and In their number are dieticians, nurses, li information at Mundelein college, Chicago. The Sisters, brarians, laboratory technicians, and clerical write to: popularly known as the BVMs, staff 14fi ei- workers. Reverend Mother Sisters of Charity General Our Lady of the Lake New Postulate Being Built Convent, In Pueblo, near the hustle community of the Sisters ofi Sisters quickened to the call of San Antonio 7, Texas and bustle of St. Mary-Corwin.*'^“ *’**y of . Cincinnati, O. the Church to educate youth, hospital, n net-capped y o u n g i (Continued on N ext P a ge) women are following a pattern; of religious perfection according to the Rules of the Sisters of JtfuL d (o h ^ finAfieiuaL CtdDJvaiion, Chanty. They await the completion of the Western Postulate of the We are cloistered contemplatives devoted to perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, exposed day and Sisters of Charity (Cincinnati, night in our chapels. (Besides the AAotherhouse, there are ten branch houses, three of them here in the States). O.) being erected on the site of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is our "work", our sublime privilege. the former St. Mary’s hospital. 1 Our Holy Rule is adaptable to modern times, having received final papal approbation in 1950. IN THEIR temporary quar L ters the postulants follow the same schedule of work, study, Our life is a simple, humble, hiddetl life, similar to the life which Our Lady lived in the little House at Nazareth. prayer, recreation, and retire As her Divine Son was the center and joy of her life, so Jesus in the Blessed Sacramfent is the center and joy of ment from the world as do the our life. And as Our Lady, after the Ascension of Our Lord, prayed unceasingly for the Apostles and for the postulants at the mother house. infant Church, so our task is to pray unceasingly for the successors of the Apostles: the Holy Father, bishops and Mount St. Joseph, Ohio. priests. When granting the final approbation to our Holy Rule, the Holy See itself imposed upon us the obliga A t the end of the school year tion to pray and sacrifice first and foremost for the sanctification of the priesthood — an obligation we hold the Western postulants will most sacred. During each of our nocturnal hours of adoration we recite the rosary aloud for the living and travel to the Mount to join the deceased priests of Holy Church. other members of their class in f a final few weeks of prepara At different intervals of the day we assemble in choir for the recitation of the Divine Office (Roman Breviary). tion for the novitiate, which This is one of our sublime vocational duties, undertaken and accomplished in the name of and by the commis- commences Aug. 5 with the «ion of the Church: for the glorification of the Triune God, for the salvation of souls, and for our own personal reception of the religious garb. sanctification. To a Sister of perpetual adoration choir prayer is, above all things else, dear and precious. Holy The year of novitiate will be joy fills her heart when the bell summons her to Divine Office. The Divine Office and perpetual adoration are made by all th^ novices at the like golden threads running through our cloister life, consecrating and fructifying all the actions of the day, mak mother house, as is customary. ing them precious for time and fbr eternity. HAVING A POSTULATE in We are privileged to have Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament daily. On Sundays and on the greater feasts Pueblo means that now girls who enter the community from of the ecclesiastial year we have High Mass, and several times weekly the Missa Recitata. Meditation, spiritual the -West will have an entire reading, rosary and other prayers make up our prayer-life. "But for "a perpetual adorer" everything must be a school year near their homes, prayer, even work. Yes, she can and she must be an adorer in every corner of the cloister. It is in this that the that their parents and friends service of "perpetual adoration" consists. * can visit them without too much difficulty, and that the Ours is primarily an Eucharistic Life. Our penance consists in the interruption of the night’s sleep for the service adjustment for the girls them of perpetual adoration, and also in the willing acceptance of whatever kind of work our Superiors may assign selves will be more easily to us. The health, talents and ability of the individual Sister are always taken into consideration. made. Oor convents, even when in the very heart of the city, nevertheless have ample garden space where the Sisters At present the western postu r lants are enrolled in classes in recreate and where they walk while saying the rosary. theology and sacred music, as well as in the general classes There is a variety of tasks to be done in the cloisters: the baking of altar breads, and the making of vestments set up (or girls in any liberal for our own chapels; sewing, cooking, baking; the writing of letters to those who request our prayers — which arts college. is in itself an Eucharistic apostolate — the printing of our own literature, etc. We have no lay Sisters, there fore each Sister has her own allotted household task. When there is extra work to be done then each Sister lends FROM EMMITSBURG, Md., a willing hand in a true happy family spirit. where Mother Seton had found ed the American Sisters of Char In our daily life there is a delightful harmony in the wholesome alternation of prayer and work. Twice daily ity in 1809, four Sisters carried her ideals and spiritual legacy silence is interrupted for our happy recreation periods. into the Mid-West. Weekly a spiritual conference is given by a priest. There are also singing lessorts and organ lessons ^or those Answering the appeal of Bish who have musical talent. op Edward Fenwick, they ar rived in Cincinnati on Oct. 17, ISSl, and opened a free school Truly our days in the cloister are full, days — busy and happy days — all for God and "souls. and orphanage. Experience proves that the normal girl has no difficulties in following our Holy Rule. (Age limit 30). Girls from In 1852, with the approval of good family background (no hereditary or mental disease in the family) who feel inclined to spend their lives the Bishop, the Sisters estab lished an independent mother for the glorification of the Most Blessed Sacrament, for-the propagation of the faith and the sanctification of house to advance more effec the Priesthood, may write for information tO : tively the apostolate of charity J they had begun. MOUNT GRACE CONVENT CONVENT OF DIVINE LOVE (Novitiate House) ADORATION CONVENT Mother Margaret Cecilia George, aa inttmate friend and 1438 E. Warne Avenue 2212 Green Street 2630 Exposition Blvd.- co-worker of Mother Seton, was St. Louis 7, Mo. Philadelphia 30, Pa.. Austin 3, Texas the first Superior of the six Sisters who formed the pioneer 1962 im J D IN Y iR c a t h o l ic ; R IG im S PAGE THIRTEEN Charity Nuns Await ^Plain-Clothes' Sisters Meet Modern Challenge Sisters of the Society devoted style of dress. Except for an Western Postulate to the Sacred Heart are bring insignia of the Sacred Heart, ing a "new look" to the relig their dress is indistinguishable (Cont. from Preceding Page) I AT THE REQUEST of Pope To meet the needs of growing ious life o f the U.S. from that of any smart young As the Sisters go about their American women. nurse the sick, and care for the .Pius X II, the Sisters assumed I novitiate, the Sisters established work — mostly in California poor and orphans. ^ superrisioB at an orphanage in a branch postulate in Pueblo in Y E T THESE are really Sis Today they number more than Rom e, Italy, in US2. and Nevada at the fuesent — l.S M .'F rom liount St. JoMph, m i. no one knows, that they are ters. young women who have their zeal reaches out throogh Under the guidance at Pope Girls who enter the commun nuns. For these smiling young devoteid themselves wholebeart- Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Michi John XXIII they opened Mis ity from Western states will women wear no distinctive re ediy- to the service of God gan, Colorado, New Mexico, sions in Huancane and Lima, spend their first year in the ligious garb. Their “ new look" through the traditional vows of and Texas. Peru, in IMl. Western postulate. consists of a modem, attractive poverty, chastity, and obedience. The community was founded ‘n Hungary in the dark days of World War n. The members es caped from behind the Iron Cur tain in ISSO, came to the U.S., fiw ikf a not the limit and founded houses in Los Angeles and Reno, Nev. whom m woman's Challenge THE WORK of these "plain clothes” Sisters, lik e their dress, is attuned to the modem world is sovl-siio . and its needs. They conduct sg- leased-time classes for public school children, train teachers for the Confratenity of Chris To tooch 113,357 sludonft in 20 sfotet; tian Doctrine, instruct converts; conduct leadership courses for to staff 146 olomontary schools young adults, they make home visitations, publish bulletins in 45 high schools their own print shop, and pro 2 collages for women duce art work for schools and churches. to offor cotecheKcol instruction 300,0CK> New Get for 20,000 students Celleje SdsolersMps to perform auxiliary work as a nurse, Cincinnati — Some 300,000 dietician, technician, clerical assistant, scholarships valued at more than $70,000,000 are awarded an or housekeeper. > nually to college and university students in the U.S., Monsignor William J. McDonald, rector of SISTERS OF CHARITY the Catholic University, Wash ington, D.C., told the Interna of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Joseph Convent + Mount Carmel 'F Dubuque, Iowa tional Federation of Catholic Alumnae convention. a - y i a w SOCIETY DEVOTED TO THE SACRED HEART H is net easier. IS IT EASIER not to wear a habit and be a SISTER?- It is net harder. It's OIFHERENT W H Y? Because ot^tJOpostoUc field 4s different; the problems we face are different; our approach is different. * We can contact those who are hard to reach, * Help non-practicing Catholics back to the Church, * Give convert classes to young and old, * Teach religion to thou^nds of public-school children, * Instruct high-school students, * Train catechists to make lessons attractive, * Teach special chalk-talk technique and <^uppet work, * Moderate clubs and sodalities, * Conduct Leadership Courses, “ * Undertake foreign mission work as dv.ctors, nurses, catechists. YOU CAN JOIN, IF YOU — have a generous heart combined with — good common sense — have completed high-school, between 17 and 30 YO U'W itt RECEIVE 6 thorough spirftuar TfainTrig' WRITE IXJ Ssfer HeTeh, our Vo- r. and practical knowledge right catidnai Directress (top right in from the beginning to start the picture). Socioty Devoted to your apostolate with profes- the Sacred Heart, 728 S. Hudson sional skill and confidence. Ave., tos Angeles 5, California. Our Sisters dress in current fashion, alike in color; all wear a silver Sacred Heart badge. Dear Sister Helen, I am interested in ( ) becoming a Sister; ( ) helping you in your work; We take the three Religious Vows, live full Com ( ) receiving more literature about your Community. munity life with prayer, work, recreation. Our N am e...... A ddress...... Mother House is in Los Angeles, California. C ity ...... Occupation...... Age RAGE FOURTEEN THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Tfwrsday, March 29, 1962 * s < * i . . Mother Cabnni Sisters Franciscan Sisters Serve Elderly, Infirm For more than 37 years, a 18 persons. famous St. Mary’s hospital in small group of Franciscan Sis THESE FRANCISCAN nuns, Rochester, where they are close Recall Saint's first Visit ters has labored quietly in Den known as Sisters of the Third ly ' identified with the Mayo ver giving shelter to those who Order Regular of St. Francis of Clinic. A special place in the heart Heaven orphanage on Federal need rest or who are recover the Congregation of Our Lady The Sisters also staff several of Denver is reserved for tte boulenrard, who arranged the ing from illness at the St. Fran of Lourdes, have their mother- other hospitals, the College of Missionary Sisters o f the Sa transfer of thC' children to a cis’ Convalescent home, 325 house in Rochester, Minn. St. Teresa in Winona, Minn., cred Heart. - bumhouse on the property, who King street Founded in 1877 by ' Mother and more than 50 elementary The affection the Sisters 10 years later herself drew the The bonie, originally design Alfred Moes, they devote them and secondary schools. have won not only through plans for the present building. ed as a convalescent center for selves principally to the educa Within the next few months their years of loving care of Through the years since sick Sisters of the congregation, tion of youths and to care of the community is planning to children at Queen of Heaven Mother Cabrini’s death in 1917, is nojv operated only for lay the sick. open a girls’ high school in Bo Orphanage but through their her memory has bemi kept guests, and can accommodate They staff the internationally gota, Colombia. connection with St. Frances alive through the devoted work X avier Cabrinl, their found o f her daughters at Queen of ress. Heaven and through the thou Motber Cabriai was the only sands of young girls who un canenised saint known to have der their care received the love visited CMorado. There are and education they would other still idoneers alive who remem wise have missed. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF her her first visit to Denver in But the Missionary Sisters of 19*2 to spearhead the mission the Sacred Heart do not con work of a small group of her fine themselves to caring for Sisters in Our I-ady of Mt. orphans and other underprivi Carmel parish. leged children. They staff, in ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI It was this visit that led to addition, colleges, elementary the Sisters’ setting up a school and high schools, hospitals, in Mt. Carmel parish, and, al training schools, and dispensa most by chance the next year, ries in eight states and in to caring for poor and home many foreign lands. 'Their mis less children. sions are established in almost every nation of the world. By 1905 Mother Cabrini was A message to Catholic young ladies — back in Denver again, this And they can utilize almost time to find out what could be any talent possessed by a girl Would you like to become a Sister? The In done to provide more adequate who feels the call to serve shelter for the children, who Christ. Among their number stitute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred were practically bursting the are teachers, laboratory and walls of the convent. X-ray technicians, nurses, die Heart, founded by St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, titians, pharmacists, musicians, offers a field of apostolic labor suited to the IT WAS SHE who purchased clerical workers, and a host of the present site of Queen of other workers most varied talents of young women. Would you like to teach? To nurse the sick? To work in the house of foreign missions? To care for orphans? Or, like Martha, to devote yourself to dom estic duties. & Mother Cabrini Write for information to Reverend Mother Superior, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart 4825 Federal Blvd., Denver 21, Colo. JNcnrim Pmthmn* Home This monastery and chapel in Stockbridge, Mass., serves as the training ground for the Marian Fathers of the Immacu late Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Men are fitted here FORMING YOUTH FOR CHRIST to serve Christ by preaching, teaching, publishing, and by A - laboring in the missions and in parochial work. Founded in 1673, the congregation was the first order of nien under the '.m title of the Immaculate Conception. CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF M l ST. F E IIX — commonly coiled the Fol- idon Sisters lood both, a centomplotivo and ac tive life in a spirit of reparation. , ___^ Sister Mary Dominic Zecha, O.S.B., formerly from Colorado Springs, is pictured with some o f her young charges. Sister is now teaching at St. M ary’s School, Walsen- TlMrefore, when you join your ore: burg, Colorado. religious, a Spouse of Christ, BENEDICTINES * Love * Pray o Frondscon, radiating seraphic love, • Work • Play * Serve TOGETHER g Felician filled with the spirit of As Members oiF a Monastic FAMILY reparation and self-denial, For Information, fill out and g chosen daughter of Mary’s immoewlote Moil to: j Name___ Heart. I Address. Ravarand Mother Alfred, O.S.B. Such n our dofimte, exclusive rood to SANCTITY. Mount St. Scholastica Convent Reverend Mother Provincial Assumption V i^ Atchison, Kansas I Age------Parish. Monnment Road Ponca City, Oklahoma New Motherhouse in progress at Color«h> Springs Thursday, Morch 29, 1962 THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER PAGE FIFTEEN