Catholic Alumni Sodality of Our Lady of Worcester County Records

Collection

Identifier: SC030-CATH

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 16 boxes of records including correspondence, financial records, prayers and homilies, records of meetings and membership, retreat records, scrapbooks and photographs of retreat participants. A large collection of clippings relating to the Catholic Church, and the diocese of Worcester has been discarded. Biographical information about Holy Cross College alumni has been filed in the alumni biographical files in the College Archives.

Dates

Creation: 1945 - 2011

Creator

The Catholic Alumni Sodality of Our Lady of Worcester County (Worcester, Mass.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

No Restrictions

Conditions Governing Use

Materials believed to be under copyright or other restrictions are available for limited noncommercial, educational and personal use only, or for fair use as defined by United States copyright law and with proper citation. Please note that the College of the Holy Cross may not hold the rights to all items in this collection. Users assume responsibility for identifying all copyright holders and for determining whether permission is needed to make any use of the content. For permission under rights held by the College, please contact archives@holycross.edu.

Historical Note

The Sodalities of Our Lady were founded in the sixteenth century and were traditionally associated with the Society of Jesus. The Worcester chapter was a men’s group founded in 1945 and dedicated to a vigorous living of their Christian faith. Ignatian Retreats played a major role in their decision to live their faith. The Sodality also held a special devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus, Their activities involved charitable works, donations, volunteer works, etc. While membership was open to Catholic men in the County, a large percentage of the members were alumni of Holy Cross. Meetings were held on the College campus and spiritual advisors were Jesuits from the Holy Cross College community. Most active from the 1940’s through the 1980’s, the organization disbanded in 2011.