Aloysiad 15-12 2006.indd - St Aloysius

Guimerá was determined that no force was going to stifle
the truth. No ideology suppress working for the good. No
political movement should deny justice. God was to be
served. People were to be ministered to, especially in the
most testing of times. In the face of that, Vicente believed
that his life was not something to cling to at all cost, but to
be spent in service.
This school has many illustrious alumni. A host of heroes.
Many models to emulate. And now we have one martyr.
An early Christian philosopher once wrote, “the blood of
the martyrs is the seed of the Church”. That is to say, martyrs
nourish and inspire the Church community. Their death,
paradoxically, brings life.
There is a certain anonymity in Vicente’s life. There is
no mention of him in our Aloysian magazines of the time.
There is no photograph of him here or in Spain. In the
latter case, any photos may have been destroyed in the
Civil War. No one even knows where he is buried. So
he remains a quiet and understated model of conviction of
heart and a model of service to others.
It is the sort of anonymity which will be the lot of most of
us with the passing of time. Our hidden qualities and values
may perhaps ultimately be known to us and to God alone.
But my hope is that they be like Vicente’s reference points:
Conviction and service. Ideals and generosity. Loving that
which is of God, and loving others in need. Even when it
costs.
Fr Ross Jones SJ
College Rector
Left to Right: Paul Ellis and Nick Sunderland (SAC 2006), plot their
course to Chuuk in Micronesia.
The Editorial Staff of
The Aloysiad and the Board of
Management of the St Aloysius
College Foundation would like
to wish every member of the Aloysian
Family a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy, Healthy and
Prosperous New Year.
We pray that our Patron,
St Aloysius’, keep a guiding
and protecting watch over
the College Family in 2007.
THE ALOYSIAD
Executive Editor: Fr Ross Jones SJ
Editor: Murray Happ (SAC 1985)
Assistant Editor: Trish Flynn
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E-Mail: murray.happ@staloysius.nsw.edu.au
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Senior: 47 Upper Pitt Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061
Telephone: 02 9922 1177, Fax: 02 9929 6414
Junior: 29 Burton Street, Milsons Point NSW 2061
Telephone: 02 9955 9200, Fax: 02 9955 0736
Website: www.staloysius.nsw.edu.au
Cover pic: Anthony Spiteri (Year 4)
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