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How I Pray
My
Rosary
By Father F. A. Galles
The joy that flooded Mary’s
soul at the time the Angel Ga
briel asked her to be the Mother
of God is no mystery. Purpose
fulness is the source of Mary’s
joy.
Someone has characterized
the life of Christ as “quiet
cheerfulness.” That quiet cheer
fulness was the result of hav
ing perfect possession of Him
self, and knowing where He
was going and why. The Gospel
of St. John reflects this confi
dent spirit in Christ at the Last
Supper. “Jesus knowing that the
Father had given all things into
His hands, and that He had
come forth from God and was
going to God . . .” Mary’s life
might also be characterized as
quiet cheerfulness.
Archbishop Cushing of Bos
ton several years ago stated that
one of the greatest needs of our
age is a “sense of vocation.”
Mary can lead us to a sense of
vocation as we meditate this
first joyful mystery.
THE READY RESPONSE
which Mary gave to the angel’s
invitation was not made without
preparation. Ordinarily no hu
man being gives himself totally
to God in a single act. Mary
like every other teenager found
her vocation by prayer and by a
generous response to the little
invitations that led up to that
call at the hands of an angel.
Anyone who has definitely
found his vocation, whether it
be as. a priest, Brother, Sister,
married person, or single per
son, knows the joy of Mary
in that moment when she re
plied to God’s invitation: “Be
hold the handmaid of the Lord.”
Now she knew with a new
certainty what God wanted her
to do. Before, as a girl, she had,
no doubt, known something of
the doubt, fear and hesitation
which every teenager faces.
Now the die is cast, and there
comes peace—-the quiet cheer
fulness of knowing your pur
pose.
BUT MARY UNDERSTOOD
so well that the call to vocation
is only the beginning. The An
nunciation was not the time to
bask in the honor conferred
upon her. Vocation is an invi
tation to serve. Now began the
task of living out that vocation.
We, too often, think the prob
lem of vocation ends when we
receive our annunciation — our
call to a way of life. Vocation
prayers should never end on
that day we"decide, with God’s
grace, what work He would
have us do. Then we need to
step up our prayers so that we
may live out that calling. Every
day we need the grace of vo
cation to help us to see the
thousands of little thoughts and
acts we need to fulfill our whole
life calling. We need also the
strength to live out each mo
ment of that vocation as we
know God wants.
THE DRUDGERY of every
day living was known to Mary
as she lived her calling as Mo
ther of God. The glamor and
glory we might expect., in so
exalted a calling was hidden
deeply. Only the spiritual in
sight begot, by meditating her
divine vocation enabled Mary to
see the dignity that surrounded
her. The humdrum of being a
housewife became for Mary a
joy because she saw the wash
ing, cooking, cleaning and child
care as all part of God’s plan
for her.
It is this purposefulness that
gives zest to life. There is some
thing exciting and interesting
about the person who has a
definite goal in mind. Personal
ity sparkles when life is lived
energetically and one sees his
purpose and seeks it whole
heartedly.
In Alary’s case that purpose
was to be the obscure handmaid
to the king. She embraced the
obscurity with all the enthusi
asm that the worldly wise seek
the limelight. Her purpose was
to suffer with the Eternal High-
priest. That suffering she also
embraced as the will of her
Lord for her.
Mary, teach us to find joy
in the work God has called us
to do.
Bishop McDonough
TRAINING OF CHILDREN
BEGINS LONG BEFORE SCHOOL
MACON — Parents have a
great responsibility in the edu
cation of their children and
should begin training the
youngsters long before they en
ter school, the Most Rev. Tho
mas J. McDonough, auxiliary
bishop of the Savannah diocese,
advised Macon parents.
Speaking at the October meet
ing of the St. Joseph’s Home and
School Association, Bishop Mc
Donough said the school can
inodctrinate and discipline the
child in a way of life so he can
become a better citizen, but the
mother and father should begin
to work on the child from birth.
Children are “so impression
able” when they are small, he
said, and can be started off in
the right direction if parents
will only give them the proper
attention.
They should be taught baby
prayers, he said, and mothers
and fathers should read them
Bible stories. He told of visiting
one first grade in the diocese in
which many of the youngsters
didnt’ know any baby prayers.
Parents’ attention to the
child’s education should contin
ue throughout the school years.
Bishop McDonald said. As the
child reaches the age of reason,
he said, temptations of all kinds
will grow stronger. He said
many parents don’t check the
literature that comes into the
home and don’t check on their
Children’s obligations.
He added that mothers and
fathers must remind their chil
dren of their obligations to God
and the Church and should in
sist that they go to Confession
and Mass. Parents also should
set a good example in this re
spect, he said.
Speaking of the school’s role
in education, he praised the
work of the Sisters and the
Priests and said it is the pur
pose of Catholic Schools to
teach God and to round out the
child in every way.
“We want to give them back
to you even better than when
you gave them to us,” he said.
He also told parents to “ac
cept your children for what they
are. Don’t try to push them to
heights beyond their capabili
ties.”
Catholics carry a heavy bur
den, Bishop McDonough said,
supporting public schools, then
building their own schools and
paying tuition.
“But you have a responsibili
ty,” he said. “Remember that
you are going to have to answer
to God for the way you handle
your children.”
Bishop McDonough announc
ed that a ninth grade will be
added to St. Joseph’s School in
the fall of 1959 as part of a long-
range plan to provide high
school facilities for Catholic
boys in Macon. An eighth grade
was added this year.
Macon already has a Catholic
girls school, Mt. de Sales Acad
emy. Bishop McDonough said
institution of all grades for boys
may take several years.
The Bishop was introduced by
Msgr. Thomas I Sheehan, pas
tor of St. Joseph’s Church. Er
nest McMullen, president, pre
sided.
Mrs. Clem Dennis, chairman,
outlined plans for the school’s
Halloween Festival, to be held
October 29. Proceeds will be
used for school projects.
Services For
Michael J. O'Leary
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv-.
ices for Col. Michael J. O’Learji
were held October 4th at tha
Sacred Heart Church with a
requiem mass, Rev. Terence
Kernon, O.S.B., officiating.
Col. O’Leary was one of the
founders of Savannah Council
631, Knights of Columbus, and
served several terms as grand
knight of the Council. He also
had served as state deputy, mas
ter of DeSota Province, Fourth
Degree and for a number of
years was special representative
of the Supreme Council of the
Order with jurisdiction over 15
states.
He was instrumental in the
Knights acquiring the property
at the southeast corner of Jones
and Bull Streets and later join
ing hands with other Catholic
groups to form the Catholic
Community Center at Bull and
Liberty Streets. He was among
the organizers of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Geor
gia.
Survivors are four sisters,
Mrs. Claude Lyons, Savannah,
Mrs. Herbert Kraft of Stuart,
Florida, Mrs. Van Allen Bealer
of Charleston, Mrs. William Mil
ler of Miami; two brothers, Sid
ney W. and William E. Register,
both of Savannah, and several
nieces and nephews.
Scout Awards
For Augustans
AUGUSTA—Two young men
of St. Mary’s Parish received
top honors in scouting in Au
gusta last week. They are Paul
Herndon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. Paul Herndon, and Gene
Long, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene M. Long.
At the District Court of Hon
or on Monday, September 29th,
they were awarded the rank of
Eagle Scout, and during the
First Friday Evening Mass and
Holy Hour, on October 3rd, Fa
ther Bourke in special ceremon
ies, bestowed on them the Ad
Altare Dei Cross Award.
This is the highest religious
award in Scouting in the Catho-
lich Church, and has been term
ed by the church as the spiritu
al counterpart of the Eagle rank.
Herndon and Long are 9th
grade students at Aquinas High
School.
THE BULLETIN, October 18, 1958—PAGE 5
SERVICES FOR
P. J. COLLINS
DUBLIN, Ireland — Funeral
services for Patrick Joseph Col
lins were held September 14th
at the Church of Sts. Peter and
Paul.
Mr. Collins was the son of the
late Air. and Mrs. Pat J. Col
lins of Dublin, and a brother
of Sister Mary Angelus of the
Immaculate Conception Conr
vent, Augusta, Georgia.
His Excellency ihe Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, second from right, in Macon to address
the St. Joseph's Home & School Assn., talks with Sister Mary Edwards, R.S.M., principal, J. Er
nest McMullen, Jr., president, and Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor St. Joseph Church.
A Layman Looks At Carmel
CONTINUAL STRUGGLE __
It appears that the largest
room in the worid continues to
be room for improvement.
Yesterday is the waste basket
into which lost opportunities are
dumped.
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part of the Cloister I could sense
intensely the total abnegation of
these daughters of Elias, There
sa of Avila and the Little Flo
wer. I could only think of my
parish church, or any Catholic
Church on Good Friday — strip
ped of all that would divert
us from the Divine Passion.
The outside or public Chapel,
built just a few months ago as
an extension to the main house,
is one of simple beauty to coin
cide fully with the monastic at
mosphere. In it the conventual
Mass is offered daily and it may
be attended by the public at any
time except Sundays and Holy-
days. From it one can see the
public side of the choir grille
and Communion door of the
Choir. This is the final stop in
the tour through Coffee Bluff
Carmel. One would like to pray
fervently before the Blessed
Sacrament; formal orisons just
don’t come. To the back of the
Chapel I go, kneel down before
the replica of the Holy Face on
the wall and the Infant of
Prague statue on the right wall,
As I turn up the aisle to leave, I
notice two small white statues
on either side of the main altar
—St. Joseph and the Blessed
Mother. It’s so easy to say
“thank you” to their Son With
them before me — you see how
much I have need for the sensi
ble reminders; I am not a Car
melite. My vocation is wife and
mother,
I met and chatted (if that is
the word) with all the Sisters,
in their much patched habits,
full length scapulars and alpar-
gates (sandals). They live their
community life as a family, and
a very happy family, too. They
could be children of my parents
or yours. Their backgrounds and
talents differ as do their tem
peraments, but this they have in
common — they are the hap
piest group of women I have
ever met. Their radiant faces,
easy laughter and composure of
great interior peace are wonder
ful to experience. When I heard
that one of them had been a
Carmelite for close to three dec
ades, I could understand even
the mundane, cosmetic value of
abandonment to the will of the
Creator.
While the Sisters 1 i v e the
simple, austere life described,
their buildings (they have two
small workhouses) and equip
ment are modern. Labor-saving
devices, to them, are not ends
in themselves but are time pre
servers for increased labor and
prayer. (They could use a food
freezer and an electric sewing
machine.)
As I drove home I thought,
Carmelites are called the Spi
ritual Fortress of the Diocese;
they seem much more the Spi
ritual Fortress of the world. I
realize much better now where
the Carmelite vocation fits, so
prominently, in the eternal plan
of God. We, the Marthas, who
in our secular vocations are so
engrossed with material consid
erations, neglect our spiritual
obligations. To strike the bal
ance so necessary in God’s per
fectly ordered world, there must
be Marys. They are the Car
melites.
(1) Unshod; actually the Nuns
wear sandals (Alpargates) made
of coarse canvas.
(2) Nuns take solemn vows
and are members of Orders;
Sisters take simple vows and
are generally members of Con
gregations.
(3) A Monastery is a convent
but is generally referable to
cloistered Orders as distinct
from non-cloistered.
St. James
Plaits Annual
Confession Seal
Not Upheld By
English Law
(N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
LONDON, — The secrecy of
the confessional is not upheld
by English law, it was brought
out at an Anglican meeting
here.
A leading Church of England
canonist said that judges by
custom at the present time honor
the seal of confession. But he
said they have the legal power
to order a priest-witness to re
veal what he has been told by a
pentinent in confession — or be
sent to prison for contempt of
court.
Canon E. W. Kemp spoke on
the situation at the convocation
held here by the Province of
Canterbury — the southern
province of the State Church—
during a discussion of a pro
posed canon law which would
blind the Anglican clergy to
secrecy regarding confessions.
Canon Kemp, chairman of the
convocation’s committee o n
canon law, said he had consulted
both his church’s own legal ad
visers and those of the British
government on the matter. He
said that as the civil law stands,
Roman Catholics are “in the
same boat” as Anglicans.
(Under Catholic canon law,
the seal of confession is inviol
able, and the priest is bound to
secrecy even though it might en
tail the sacrifice of his life, his
honor and whatever is most
dear to him. Canon 2369 of
canon law also provides that if
any priest were to violate the
secrecy of the confessional, he
would be automatically excom
municated, with the lifting of
the excommunication reserved
in “a most special manner” to
the Holy See itself.)
The Anglican canon law
expert told the convocation:
“The law of England does not
grant to anybody an absolute
exemption from being required
to give in evidence in a court of
law the full knowledge he
possesses about any matter in
question. English law does not
recognize what we know as the
seal of confession being in any
way absolute.”
Canon Kemp, who was oppos
ing the new law on secrecy,
added that the Church of Eng
land would be obliged to obtain
parliamentary approval if it
wished such secrecy to be legal
ly accepted. He warned that “we
are likely to run into very
serious conflict in Parliament.”
Opposition to it was based on
the ground that judges must
have power to demand all the
relevant evidence in a case, and
if the Church of England
claimed exemption then clergy
of other churches and the legal
and medical professions would
probably also ask for it.
Eventually the convocation —
“parliament” of the Canterbury
province — decided to suspend
RECEIVE AWARDS—The Very Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St. Alary’s Church,
Augusta, is pictured presenting the Ad Altare Dei Scouting Medal to Gene Long Jr., and Paul
Herndon. Others pictured are left to right: Jack Long, Harry Jacobs, Jim Faughnan, Jay Man-
nelly, Albert Gray, Dick O’Hara. The two altar boys are Jo Mulherin and Tom Bailey.—(Morgan
Fitz Photo).
QUEMOY'S ONLY MISSIONER
BUSY HELPING BOMBARDED
ISLAND KEEP UP SPIRITS
(By Falher Ivar S. McGrath
Society of St. Columban)
(Radio, N. C. W. C.
NEWS SERVICE)
K.INMEN, Quemoy, — A cou
rageous French Franciscan, Fa
ther Bernard Druetto, has
busied himself bolstering the
faith and courage of the people
since his return to this bom
barded island.
At one of his three Sunday
Masses, said in widely separated
places, Father Druetto told his
congregation of civilians and
soldiers: “Don’t fear what comes ■
from outside. If we live good
Catholics lives we can have
equal peace of heart in normal
times and in times of trial.”
The Franciscan, who is the
island's only Catholic missioner,
traveled about in a jeep on roads
exposed to communist shelling.
He wore a battle helmet for pro
tection. Sporadic shelling punct
uated his Masses.
Father Druetto has dug him
self a sleeping place in a nar
row tunnel in a rock hillside
near a shrapnel-scarred church.
Civilians from the battered vil
lages live in the cramped hill
side tunnels.
The moral of the civilians is
good and the people work and
laugh, even through bombard
ments. An 11-year-old girl living
with her family in one of the
hilly dugouts told me:
“At first I was afraid. Now I
am not.”
Two wedding festivities went
on as scheduled in a joyous,
though slightly subdued, fash
ion. The merchants report that
business is continuing as usual.
A hospital filled with military
and civilian wounded was hit
by a shell and two medics were
killed. In spite of it all, those
hospitalized remain cheerful.
The people seem to be; fol
lowing the advice of their
Franciscan priest. They don’t
appear to fear what is coming
from the outside.
consideration of the proposed
new canon law. It was felt bet
ter to leave the matter dormant
and not open a national contro
versy. But some of the clergy
called for a definite ruling as
they pointed out that penitents
must be certain that when they
made their confession nothing
would ever be divulged. If the
State insisted otherwise the
clergyman concerned would be
subject to prosecution.
The discussion indicated the
extent which the Anglican
Church —- which used to call it
self Protestant but now nearly
always calls itself Anglo-Catho
lic — is adopting the liturgy of
the Catholic Church. Confession
was a very rare practice before
World War I. But it is estimated
that today between 50 and 60
per cent of the Anglican
churches have confession in the
same way as the Catholics. The
“low churches” which do not
have confession are regarded as
the extremists, just as the “high
churches” which approved of it
were regarded 40 years ago.
Meanwhile, the consistory
(ecclesiastical) court of the
Anglican diocese of Norwich
decided that the existence of
Purgatory is a Roman Catholic
doctrine fox-bidden by law of the
Church of England.
It ruled that if a proposed
church window inscription in
viting woi-shipei-s to “pi-ay for
the soul of Elizabeth Smith” re
fers to Pui’gatory it is illegal.
The court chancellor reserved
judgment on the inscription un
til November 3.
PRIESTS Of THE DIGGESE
SAVANNAH — Saint James
Parish on Savannah’s south-
side has scheduled its annual
barbecue and autumn festival
for Saturday, October 18, Meals
will be served from twelve noon
until 7:00 p. m., according to
an announcement by John Rode-
walt, chairman. Four serving
lines will be set up. All parish
organizations are wox-king on
this event. It is expected that
more than four thousand will at
tend.
During the afternoon of the
festival, the St. James Youth
Club will present a musical
show at 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. under
the direction of Mrs. George
Podwolsky. Various games will
also be available for children
and adults. All of the clergy and
nuns of Savannah have been
invited to attend the barbecue.
Well known throughout the
Diocese is Father Thomas H.
Payne, pastor of St. John the
Evangelist. Valdosta.
Following his graduation from
Commercial High School in
Savannah, Father entered the
Seminary and was ordained in
the class of 1950 from St. Ber
nard’s Semina r y, Rochester,
N. Y.
Father Payne was ordained
by the Most Rev. Francis E.
Hyland D. D. J. C. D„ then
auxiliary bishop of the Diocese
of Savannah.
Father spent five years in
Savannah as assistant at the
Cathedral and Blessed Sacra
ment Church. For two years he
was Administrator of St.
Michael’s, Savannah Beach
(1955-57). In 1957 he was named
pastor of St. John’s, Valdosta.
Meeting Of
St. Mary's Auxiliary
AUGUSTA — The October
meeting of St. Mary’s Auxiliax-y
was held Wednesday morning,
October 8th at 10:30 o’clock in
St. Mary's Hall.
The president, Mrs. E. Val
Hastings, presided. The meeting
was opened with a prayer by
Father Daniel J. Bourke.
The minutes of the September
meeting were read and approv
ed. The treasurer, Mrs. Alex
Barrett, gave her report; the
ways and means chairmen, Mrs.
Richard Bowles and Mrs. Joseph
Greene reported that plans were
under way for the spaghetti sup
per, October 28th.
Mrs. John Buckley announced
that St. Mary’s would be host to
the U.S.O. reception November
9th and asked for volunteei’s to
make sandwiches and cookies.
Study club chaii-man, Mrs.
Harriss D’Antignac asked if
anyone would be intei-ested in
belonging to a Study Club. At
pi-esent there are 5 active ones
at St. Mary’s.
The Spiritual Development
chairman, Mrs. Lee Etheridge,
announced plans for a day of
recollection in November to be
held on a Sunday, to pray for
world peace and conversion of
Russia. She and Mrs. Woi-tli An
drews are in charge of the float
for the Christmas parade.
Volunteers were asked to help
with the sui-plices and cassocks.
The pi'esident reminded mem
bers that a party for the altar
boys will be held this fall. Three
albs and three surplices have
been purchased by the auxili
ary. Mrs. William Barrett is the
newly appointed Foreign Relief
chairman.
Augusta Services
For Miss McDonald
AUGUSTA — Funeral servic
es for Miss Catherine (Katie)
McDonald were held October
7th at the Sacred Heart Church
Rev. J. E. O’Donohue, S.J., of
ficiating.
Survivors are three sisters,
Mrs. A. L. Lucas of Louisville,
Ky., Mrs. J. B. Tischer of At
lanta and Mrs. A. L. Salvo of
Augusta; brother, James H. Mc
Donald of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
and several nieces and nephews.
First Fall
PTfi Heeling
At Albany
ALBANY — St. Teresa’s PTA
held the first meeting of the
1958-59 tei-m, September 18th.
in the school auditorium with
the President, Mr. Ray Dwornik,
presiding. Father Marvin- Le-
Frois opened the meeting with
prayer.
Sr. Miriam introduced the
members of the faculty and then
turned the floor over to Jerry
Deatsman, who explained his
plan for the Music program.
Theory as well as songs will be
taught by each teacher. Grades
5th through 8th will work in
groups for Glee Club singing
and will be taught body motion,
some dancing and speech enun
ciation. This will train the whole
person — mind and body — in
the field of music. Sr. Miriam
also announced that written
school regulations will be passed
out and sent home by the chil
dren.
Mr. Orville Vierling told the
parents that he would take in
dividual and group pictui-es of
all children beginning in Oc
tober, grades 2nd through 7th.
Kindergarten and the 8th grade
pictures will be taken at the end
of the year when they gi'aduate.
A motion was made and car
ried that the PTA buy reference
books for all grade levels and
that a set of World Book En
cyclopedia be puixhased for the
library.
Fr. LeFrois explained the ac-
credidation of the school and
assured the parents that the
teachers and the nuns would
give their very best to the chil
dren. Father also urged evei-y-
one to support the annual PTA
Carnival which will be held on
October 18th from 5 to 9 p. m.
BIG DEMAND
The man who is found to be
big enough to shoulder respon
sibility will be hunted out.
Second thoughts are best —
especially if they are less ex
pensive.
Don’t turn a pi'oposition down
simply because you don’t be
lieve in it — learn the truth.
REV. THOMAS H. PAYNE
People who are never in a
hurry to begin believe in the
theory that it is never too late to
mend their ways.
The scheme of life seems to be
that the good die young and the
older we grow the more chance
we have of being found out.