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O n Ma r ch 1 2 , 13 a nd14 , t he first an nu a l s t ud en t bo dy r e t r e a t w a s givenin Ho l y Family Chu r ch . The Reve r end Lawr ence Geo gh an w a s r e t r ea t - ma s t e r .For t he s e t h r ee da ys , a l l Ca t h ­ olic s t ud en t s an d thos e s t uden t s o f o t he r Faiths wh o wi sh ed t o a t t en d , t ook pa r t in this im­ po r t an t religious exe r c i s e . Each da y o f t he r e t r e a t b eg anwi t h Ma s s f o l l ow ed by mo r n i ng con f e r enc e s , p r i v a t e devo t i ons , a nd a n a f t e r ­ noon con f e r en ce . Benediction o f t he Blessed Sac r am en t c los edt he day ' s spiritual activities. For t he ac ad em i c ye a r of 19 57 , t h e Rev­ e r e nd Don a l d Dox i e ac t ed a s chap l a i n f o r t h e Co l l ege f o r Men, succeed i ng Msg r .Mi chae l Byrne, t he firstchap l a i n o f t he Co l lege . Fa t he r Dox i e a r r an ge d f o r a dai l y s t uden t b ody Ma s s t o be he l d o n c am pu s in t hep r i va t e ch ape l of t h e Bishop. A ve r y gen e r ou s b r ea k f a s t w a s p r ov i d ed by His Excellency f o r t he conven i ence o f a l l wh o a t t end ed Ma s s . Th r ou ghou t t he ye a r , t h e c hap l a i n wa s ava i l ab l e t os t ud en t s f o r p r i va t e sp i r i t ua l gu i d anc e . The s e r e l i g i ous activities, t oge t h e r wi t h t he Christian a tm os ph e r e wh i ch eve r p r eva i l s a t t he Co l l e ge f o r Me n , a r e t he f ac t o r s f o rmi n g t h e spiritual s i d e o f t he "co mp l e t em an , " t h e de s i r ed ob j ec t i ve of t he University of Sa n Di ego .

" T o b e g o o d , t od o g o o d , a n dt o b e a p o we r f o r g o o d " w a s th emo t t o f o r t h e a n n u a l r e t r e a t f o r th e c ol l e g e f o r Me n . Th e Re v e r e n d L aw r e n c e Ge o g h a n wa s t h e r e t r e a t - ma s t e r .

S o l e mn H i g h Ma s s , s u n g b y t h e s t u d e n t b o d y , c l o s e d t h e a n n u a l r e t r e a t h e l d in Ho l y F am i l y Ch u r c h .

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