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Text Of Papal Letter—
(Continued From Page Two)
for the Church which, as has
already been stated, is in certain
areas vexed and afflicted.
We nourish the hope that the
Virgin Mother, proclaimed by
Us during the 1950 Holy Year,
and not without divine will, as
sumed into heaven body and
soul (cfr. dogmatic bull “Muni- 1
ficentissimus Deus,” A AS 1950,
pp. 753 and ff.); she whom We
solemnly declared Queen of
Heaven and to be venerated as
such by all (cfr. encyclical let
ter “Ad Caeli Reginam,” AAS
1954, pp. 625 and ff.); finally
she to whom on the completion
of the centenary commemora
tion of her apparition at the
grotto of Lourdes to an innocent
child as the benevolent giver of
gifts, she to whom we invited
the multitude of pilgrims to
benefit from her maternal grac
es (cfr. apostolic constitutions
“Primo Exacto Saeculo,” AAS
1957, pp. 1051 and ff., and en
cyclical “Le pelerinage de
Lourdes,” AAS 1957, pp. 605 and
ff.) — We nourish the hope
with certainty that she will not
in any manner put aside and re
ject these Our wishes and the
universal prayers of Catholics.
Strive therefore, venerable
brothers, that by your exhorta
tion and example the faithful
entrusted to you may come t.o
the altar of the Mother of God
on the established days in as
great a number and as prayer
fully as possible, who “for the
whole human race has pleaded
salvation” (St. Irenaeus, Contra
Haereses, 3, 22).
With one voice and one heart
let them implore that the free
dom of the Church may be rec
ognized everywhere—that free
dom which serves it not only
for the obtaining of the eternal
salvation of men but-also for the
confirmation of laws with due
conscience and for the consoli
dation of the foundations of civ
ilized society.
Let them implore in a special
way the patronage of the Bless
ed Mother that the holy pastors
who are kept from their flocks,
or are impeded in the free exer
cise of their ministry, may be
reinstated as soon as possible,
as is befitting their prop
er state; that the faithful dis
turbed by deceits, errors and
discords may reach complete
accord and charity in the full
light of truth; that all those who
are in the uncertainty of doubt
and weakness may be strength
ened by divine grace so that
they may be ready and willing
to suffer anything rather than
break away from the Christian
faith and Catholic unity.
May the individual dioceses—
and this is the object of Our ar
dent desires — have their own
legitimate shepherds. May they
promulgate Christian law freely
in all regions and among all
classes.
May youth in elementary and
high schools, in workshops and
in the fields not be ensnared in
the ideologies of materialism,
atheism and hedonism, which
weaken the flight of the mind
and rob virtue of its vigor. May
they instead be enlightened by
the light of evangelical wisdom
which urges them, lifts them
and guides them toward all that
is best.
May the road to truth open
everywhere and may no one
place obstacles in its way. May
all understand that nothing can
resist truth in the end and that
nothing can lastingly oppose
charity.
Finally, may missionaries re
turn as soon as possible among
those people whom they have
won to God with apostolic zeal
and the sweat of their labors,
and who they ardently wish to
make progress in Christian civ
ilization even at the cost of dif
ficulties, sacrifices and suffer
ings.
May all the faithful implore
these things of the Divine Mo
ther. But let them not forget to
ask for forgiveness for the same
persecutors of the Christian re
ligion in keeping with the im
pulse of that charity for which
the Apostle of the Gentiles did
not hesitate to ask, ‘Bless those
who persecute you’ (Rom. 12,
14) nor should they neglect to
pray that they be given the hea
venly graces and lights which
together can dissipate the dark
ness and set consciences in right
order.
Ill
But as you well know, vener*
able brothers, Christian reform
of customs must be added to
these formal prayers, without
which our prayers are vain
sounds which cannot be wholly
pleasing to God.
Though that tender 1 and ar
dent charity with which all
Christians love the Catholic
Church, may they not only raise
their pious prayers to heaven,
but may they also offer senti
ments of penance, virtuous
works, sacrifices, sorrows and
all the pains and bitternesses,
all those hardships which are a
necessary part of this mortal
life, as well as those to which
one must sometimes submit
freely and with a generous spi
rit.
Through this desired moral
renewal, added to suppliant
prayers, the faithful will not
only make themselves pleasing
in the sight of God but they will
also benefit the Church, which
they must love as they would a
most affectionate mother.
May there be repeated among
them, everytime circumstances
demand it, that spectacle which
was described with such mar
velous and expressive beauty in
the letter to Diogenes:
“The Christians . . . are in the
flesh but they do not live ac
cording to the flesh. They live
on earth but their citizenship is
in heaven. They obey approved
laws and with their tenor of life
exceed the laws themselves.
They love all and all persecute
them. They are ignored and con
demned. They are put to death
but they are vivified . . . They
are mocked and in the midst of
their ignominies they glory.
“Their fame is distorted and
turned as testimony against
them in justice . . . They con
duct themselves as honest men
and are punished as criminals.
While they are punished, they
rejoice as those who are exalt
ed” (Letter to Diogenes, chapter
5).
In short, to express all this
briefly, “What the soul is to the
body, the Christians are to the
world” (Ibid).
If Christian customs flourish
again as they did at the time of
the apostles and martyrs, we can
then hope with certain trust that
the Blessed Virgin Mary will
obtain for us a most benevolent
THE BULLETIN, July 26, 1958—PAGE 3
TRAVEL 2,000 MILES TO BUILD A SCHOOL
Traveling some 2,000 miles over dusty Alcan Highway, lay apostolates arrive at Copper Valley
School, near Glenallen, Alaska. They have volunteered to help with the construction of the new
Catholic educational center for Alaskan native children. Left to right are: Denis Frie, of Kaslo,
British Columbia; Judy Casey, R.N., Spokane, Wash.; Sylvia Servatius, Orofino, Id.; Michael
By me, Oilmont, Mont.; Melvin Kays, Davenport, Wash.; Dick Spils, Tekoa, Wash.; Leonard
Hagel, Medicine Hat, Alberta and Joanne Manfred, Pasco, Wash. (NC Photos)
fulfillment of our prayers, de
sirous as she is that as many
of her sons as possible be pre
served in virtue. And in the so-
licitious prayers directed to her
by so many voices, we may also
hope for more peaceful and hap
pier times for the Church of
her Only Begotten Son and for
the whole human society.
It is Our wish, venerable bro
thers, that you make these Our
wishes and Our exhortations
known on Our behalf to the
faithful entrusted to your care
in the way that you deem best.
Meanwhile in pledge of heav
enly gifts and as a token of Our
Services For
R, W. Thomson
ATLANTA — Funeral servic
es for Robert W. Thomson were
held July 8th at the Cathedral of
Christ the King, Rev. John Mul-
roy officiating.
Surviving is his father, Ron
ald S. Thomson, St. Paul, Minn.
benevolence, We impart with all
Our heart the apostolic bene
diction to you individually and
to the flocks entrusted to you,
and in a special way to those
the Church and out of love for
her, are undergoing persecution.
Given at Rome, St. Peter’s,
July 14, 1958, the 20th year of
who in defense of the rights of Our pontificate.
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Pope Pius XII provides an attentive audience for young
Walter Rossi of the Villa Nazareth, Rome, as he recites a
poem under the watchful eye of his guardian, Monsignor
Domenico Tardini, Vatican Pro-Secretary of State. In the
background, waiting to perform for their special audience
are other children from the Villa Nazareth, a school for
extraordinary students founded in 1946 by Msgr. Tardini.
Specially trained with the most advanced teaching methods,
these young children, all orphans, may become a spiritual
and cultural elite to provide future leadership for Italy and
the Church. (NC Photos)
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