We were just boys at that time, teen-agers who ardently wanted to be priests . . .As was common practice in the 1940s, candidates for the priesthood were sought in Catholic grade schools and those young teenagers who felt called went off to a Preparatory Seminary and were introduced to a formation that profoundly transformed their lives. Their training was rigorous, but kind and gentle.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
27. Envy ~
There was one
among us
with high shoulders,
Patrick by name,
who seemed
to know You well
already
and what You expected
so we watched
and even walked
as he,
worrying secretly
that You might be
showering him
with all
Your attentions.
~
Da gab es einen unter uns
mit hohen Schultern
Patrick sein Name
der Dich schon
gut zu kennen schien
und auch was Du erwartet hast;
wir beobachteten ihn
und liefen sogar wie er
da wir uns
insgeheim Sorgen machten
daß Du ihn überschutten könntest
mit Deiner ganzen Aufmerksamkeit.
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The reference is to a Fr. Patrick Sullivan C.S.C. He was just in the seminary High School phase of study at that time.
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