Novitiate ABC, September 1930
A for the Angelus, three times a day
B for the bell, when you hear it, don’t stay
C for canonicals, five of us here
D for our duties, to each of us, dear
E for eternity, a model you’ll find
F for the furniture, ours, not mine
G for good, which we try to be
H for holy and happy are we
I for “I mustn’t!” I sometimes hear
J for St. Joseph, our patron so dear
K for the kitchen, a place to have bees
L for lecture, don’t fall asleep, please
M for our Mother in heaven above
N for Novenas, they make many of
O for the orphans, there are quite a few
P for permission and penances too
Q for questions they must not ask
R, recreation, a real pleasant task
S for sewing, we each have some
T for tomorrow, which may never come
U, it’s unnecessary, then we turn
To V for the virtues, we all must learn
W, the waiting to the floor we do
X, the unknown which may happen to you
Y, we all yearn for our heavenly home
And Z, is the zenith of glory will come
