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Fair Oakes Cleaners And Launderers 1506 ATLANTA ROAD PHONE 8-3766 MARIETTA, GA. E. W. Barrett THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL BROOKS P. SMITH, PUBLISHER Established 1866 Member: United Press - Southern Newspaper Publishers Association MARIETTA, GEORGIA 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. LEITER’S DEPARTMENT STORE Marietta, Georgia POETRY PLEASES POPE PIUS 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) (Best Wish eS 3, rom COBB EXCHANGE BANK MARIETTA, GEORGIA O. D. KEMP, Cashier