The Torch, 1953 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Torch, 1953 Our whole student life has been spiritually permeated by constant contact with the sym bols-of our Faith in Almighty God and His Son. The Communion of Saints stands sym bolized before us in the beautiful statue of the Blessed Virgin, in the statues of our saints, and in our prayer for the dead. We are not only rooted in the past but we the living on earth join hands with the living in heaven and Purga tory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.