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) PAGE 4—THE BULLETIN, November 15, 1958 Calls Attention To "Task As Shepherd Of The Entire Flock NEWLY CROWNED PONTIFF IS 21ST LEGITIMATE POPE TO BEAR NAME OF ‘JOHN' (Continued from Page one) the reign of a Pontiff, but they cannot in any way serve as sub stitutes for this. The central point, however, is the zeal of the good shepherd, ready for every sacred under taking no matter how daring, straightforward, constant, even to the supreme sacrifice: ‘The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.’ (John 10, 11) “How beautiful is the Church of Christ, the sheepfold (John 10, 1)! “The shepherd ‘goes before the flock’ (John 10, 4) and all follow him. If necessary he en gages in combat with the wolf in order to defend his sheep. Then the horizon broadens: ‘And other sheep I have that are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.’ (John 10, 16). Here is the missionary problem in all its vastness and beauty. This is the solicitude of the Roman Pontificate, the pri mary one, even though not the only one. It blends with many others of equal importance. “But of greater interest than mere action in itself is the spi rit of that action. Every pontifi cate takes on a particular fea ture from the character of the person who represents it. And certainly all the features of all the popes who succeeded each other down through the centu ries are reflected and must be reflected in the face of Christ, the Divine Master who trod the paths of this earth for the sole purpose of spreading His bene ficial teaching and the light of His wonderful example. “Now His divine teaching and His great example are summed up in His words, ‘Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart’ (Matt. 11, 29), hence the features of great meekness and humility. “Pious and fervent souls throughout the world. We beg of you to pray to Our Lord for the Pope with the intention of obtaining for him the exercise of perfection in meekness and humility. We are quite sure that many rich graces will follow from this exercise, and that the continuation of the eminently spiritual work of the father of all the faithful will render an immense service also to the en tire social order in the temporal and earthly domain. “Permit Us finally, venerable brothers and beloved children, to make reference to something which is a matter very dear to Us by an exceedingly happy co incidence which touches Our heart both as a priest and as a bishop. On this day, November 4, which from now on will mark the anniversary of the solemn rite of the coronation of the new Pontiff, the liturgy of the Uni versal Church celebrates each year the feast of St. Charles Borromeo. “The figure of this Archbishop of Milan, who is to be numbered among the greatest pastors of souls in the history of the Church in every age, always has been and still is very close to Our heart. It was beside the very precious relic of his heart, which is venerated in Rome in the church dedicated to him on the Corso (a main street in Rome), that We received Our episcopal consecration 34 years ago. “The life of Christ’s Church has had its stationary periods and its revivals. In one such period Providence reserved for St. Charles Borromeo the lofty task of cooperating in an ex ceptional manner in restoring order in the Church. The part he played in putting into practice the reforms of the Council of Trent, the example he gave in applying those reforms in Milan and in various other dioceses in Italy, earned for him the glori ous title, ‘Master of Bishops,’ as he was also counselor of popes and a wonderful example of episcopal sanctity. “During the ceremonies of the solemn rite of pontifical corona tion it is permitted to add in a special litany the names of some saints to which the new Pontiff is particularly devoted. When you come to the invocation ‘St. Charles, help him,’ kindly utter with ardent hearts your unani mous prayer in favor and pledge of those graces which St. Charles will give to Us, Our protector as We now call him as he will design to be for Us now and always. Amen.” Pope Sends Aid To Families Of Mine Victims OTTAWA, (NC) — Holiness Pope John XXIII has sent $5,000 to Canada to aid the families of the men killed as a result of the mine disaster in Spring Hill, Nova Scotia, on October 23. The new Pope made his tangi ble expression of sympathy for the mine victims in sending the fund to Archbishop Giovanni Panico, Apostolic Delegate to Canada, for distribution among the families by Archbishop Jos eph G. Berry of Halifax. A total of 174 men were trap ped in the deep colliery when the land shifted and sealed off the mine. Eighty-one were res cued in the first few hours, and another 19 were found alive lat er. At the same time, 31 bodies had been brought out of the mine, and 43 were still to be found. Thousands Attend Rites (Continued from page one) throng repeatedly. The cheering died suddenly as the Holy Fa ther paused to pray at the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament. Then it was redoubled as he was car ried to the Chapel of St. Greg ory. While receiving the obedience of the Cardinals and of 280 pat riarchs and bishops, the Pope sat on the throne in the chapel. Above him was the marble sta tue of another pope, Leo VII, whose hand was raised in bless ing above the colorful scene. Leaving this chapel the Pon tiff was carried to the apse. Three times flax was burned and each time a warning was intoned: “Holy Father, so pass es the glory of the world.” Each time the warning was intoned the cheering of the crowd died to a whisper. Just before the last warning, however, one member of a special group that came from Venice, where the new Pope was only recently Patriarch, could not contain himself and shouted “Venezia” (Venice). The Mass began, and the Pope rang out through the ba silica. At their stalls, the mit red Cardinals in attendance recited the Confiteor as the Pope recited it before the gold en draped altar above the tomb of St. Peter. During the final obedience made by the members of the Sacred College, His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman gave the prescribed kiss on the cheek and breast, and received a hand shake from the Holy Father be fore leaving the throne. Near the seven scarlet steps leading up to the throne was a reserved box in which sat the Pope’s three brothers and sis ter. The brothers were dressed in black and their faces were dark from working farm land in the sun. When His Eminence Nichola Cardinal Canali went to the Al tar of the Confession and de scended into the Confession proper, he intoned a special lit any imploring the Saints to pray for the Pope. Among them was St. Charles Borromeo. The Pope Oty* lulbtUt 416 8TH ST., AUGUSTA, GA. Published fortnightly by the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, Inc., with the Approbation of the Most Reverend Arch bishop-Bishop of Savannah, The Most Reverend Bishop of Atlanta and the Right Reverend Abbot Ordinary of Belmont. Subscription price $3.00 per year. Second class mail privileges authorized at Monroe, Georgia, Send notice of change of address to P, O. Box 320, Monroe, Georgia. REV. FRANCIS J. DONOHUE REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN Editor Savannah Edition Editor Atlanta Edition JOHN MARKWALTER Managing Editor Vol. 39 Saturday, November 15, 1958 No. 12 ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1957-1958 GEORGE GINGELL, Columbus President E. M. HEAGARTY, Waycross Honorary Vice-President MRS. DAN HARRIS, Macon Vice-President TOM GRIFFIN, Atlanta Vice-President NICK CAMERIO, Macon Secretary JOHN T. BUCKLEY, Augusta Treasurer ALVIN M. McAULIFFE, Augusta Auditor JOHN MARKWALTER, Augusta Executive Secretary MISS CECILE FERRY, Augusta Financial Secretary said in his homily, that he had this Saint’s name inserted be cause of his special devotion to him. The day of coronation was this Saint’s feast day, which was also noted in the talk. At the Consecration of the Mass, the trumpets again rang out. The Swiss Guards knelt and saluted. The flag of the governor of the conclave was dipped in honor. As the Holy Father pronounc ed the words of the Consecra tion, at his left was a golden mitre and at his right was the tiara which was to rest on his head an hour and a half later. The gems in the papal chalice flashed fire as he elevated it toward the front of the church and then to the right and left. Assisting His Holiness were Their Eminences Eugene Card inal Tisserant, Nichola Cardinal Canali and Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani. The exit procession of mitred bishops and the Pope flanked by ceremonial fans drew waves of cheers which thundered again and again. Outside the bishops gathered on the steps of the basilica still wearing their copes and mitres, while prelates in purple and scarlet joined them to gaze at the balcony above. About 20 minutes after the Pope left the basilica Cardinals appeared at the windows flank ing the main balcony, which was draped with a great banner carrying the picture of the dove perched on the three pillars of Faith, Hope and Charity. Above was a great crimson canopy. The Cardinal, still mitred, looked out over the mass of peo ple far below. To their left the roofs of the Vatican palace were black with people straining to see the Pope. The special stand for diplomats was rapidly filled with the delegations which had been in the church. Finally, at 12:52 p. m., the Pope appeared as the broadcast strains of the Sistine Chapel choir filled the air. He sat on the dark red throne which had been raised so that all could see the Pontiff. Cardinal Tis serant intoned the “Our Father,” and then Cardinal Canali set the golden tiara on the Pope’s head, at 12:58 p. m. The crowd cheered and wav ed hankerchiefs and then fell silent as the Pope began giving his second blessing to the city and the world. The first he had given was on October 28, the night of his election. The crowd knelt and the peo ple crossed themselves as the Pope pronounced the words of the blessing in a strong, clear voice. Once again cheers swept through the square as all the bells of the basilica began ring ing the glad news against the cold November sky that the reign of John XII had begun. (N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) VATICAN CITY, — The new Pontiff, His Holiness Pope John XXlII, formerly Angelo Cardinal Roncalli, Patriarch of Venice, is the 21st legitimate pope to bear that name. The fact that there have been popes known by numerals higher than the number of pon tiffs who have borne a given name, such as the newly elected Holy Father, is due mainly to the fact that some of the 36 antipopes — false claimants of the papacy — have taken the same name. The first successor to the Throne of Peter to select the name of John was Pope St. John I, a native of Tuscany, who came to the papal throne in 523. He died in 526 after being im prisoned by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, in Ravenna. The most recent legitimate successor to the papacy to be called by the name was John XXII, who was elected in 1316 and reigned until 1334. He was Jacques d’Euse, a na tive of Cahors, France, who re sided in Avignon in that coun try during his stormy pontifi cate, which was marked by a struggle against heresy within the Church and by major politi cal problems. From 1410 to 1415 Baldassare Cossa, an antipope known as John XXIII, claimed the Throne of Peter. There were two other antipopes called John in 844 and from 997 to 998. Among the 259 previous popes listed in the official Vatican yearbook, Annuario Pontificio, 128 or close to half were known by one of 10 names. There have been 20 Johns, 16 Gregorys, 14 Clements and Benedicts, 13 Leos and Innocents, 12 Piuses, 10 Stephens and 8 Bonifaces and Urbans. Other popes have included seven Alexanders and six Adrians, the last of whom was a Dutchman and the last of the non-Italian pontiffs. He reigned from 1522 to 1523. Four other names have been used by the popes five times; another four names, four times; seven names, three times; nine names, twice and 43 popes have been known by names used only once. The last group in cludes the first pontiff, St. Peter. All popes since Landon, whose pontificate ended in 914, have used names borne by earlier pontiffs. Including the new Pontiff, only six names have been in use during the past two centuries and only seven since 1691. These seven are Pius, Benedict, Leo, Gregory, Clement, Innocent and John. They have been borne by 20 popes, including the newly elected Supreme Pontiff. Seven of the 12 popes elected since 1775 have chosen the names, Pius. The first Clement came to the papal throne in the year 88, the first Pius in 140, the first In nocent in 401, the first Leo in 440, the first Benedict in 575 and the first Gregory in 590. Of the other popes who have used a name more than 10 times, the pontificate of the first Stephen extended from 254 to 257 and of the last from 1057 to 1058. Names borne by five popes each are Paul, Sixtus, Nicholas and Celestine. Names used by four popes are Eugene, Honorius, Anastasius and Sergius. There were three pontiffs each called Martin, Felix, Victor, Calistus, Lucius, Sylvester and Julius. Two popes each chose the names Marcellus, Gelasius, Pela- gius, Deusdedit (or Adeodatus), Theodore, Paschal, Marinus, Agaptius and Damasus. Names used only once are Peter, Linus, Anacletus, Evaris- tus, Telesphorus, Hygmus, Ani- cetus, Soter, Eleutherius, Zephy- rinus, Pontian, Anterus, Fabian, Cornelius, Dionysius; Euty- chian, Caius, Marcellinus, Euse bius, Melchiades, Mark, Liber- ius, Siricius, Zozimus, Hilary, Simplicius, Symmachus, Hor- misdus, Silverius, Vigilius, Sa- bmian, Severinus, Vitalian, Donus, Agatho, Conon, Sisinnius, Constantine, Zachary, Valentine, Formosus, Romanus, and Lan don. Saint, Military Leader, Scholar, Have Been Among Popes Taking Name Of John (N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) A saint, a scholar and a mili tary leader are among the most distinguished popes who have taken the name of John. The saint was Pope John I, first pontiff to choose the name. He ruled from 523 to 526, dying at lqst in prison, where he had been placed by Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths and of Italy. One of the highlights of his career was a diplomatic mission to the Emperor Justin in Con stantinople, where he was re ceived with great dignity and even crowned the emperor at his request. King Theodoric, however, had hoped that this mission would promote his interests with the Emperor and those of the Arian heretics to whom he was friend ly. Instead, it was Pope John who seemed to have profited most. The angry king had the Pontiff imprisoned at Ravenna when he returned to Italy and there the Pope soon died. The Latin Church has placed Pohn John I among its martyrs. His feast day is commemorated on May 27. Pope John VIII, Roman Pon tiff from 872 to 882, is general ly regarded as one of the out standing popes of the ninth cen tury. Among his many activities he encouraged St. Methodius in his missionary work in Moravia, giving him permission to use tne Slavonic language in the liturgy. As a result of his efforts several tribes of Slavs placed themselves under the protection of the Holy See. One of the outstanding fea tures of his reign was his vigor ous campaign against the Sara cens, who were then a military menace to Christian Europe. Pope John VIII not only , strengthened, the fortification of Rome-he even took to the seas and patrolled the coast of Italy at the head of a fleet. In 876 he won a crushing victory over the Saracen pirate fleet. Pope John XXI, Pontiff from 1276 to 1277, was known as a distinguished scholar. In 1247 he became professor of medicine at the University of Siena and it was there that he wrote his “Summa Logicales,” which was widely used as a logic textbood until well into the 16th century. This scholar-pope, a special patron of the famed University of Paris, was so well known for his medical learning that,, after his death, rumors were even circulated that he had been a magician. Savannah Services Miss Marie Duggan SAVANNAH — Funeral serv ices for Miss Marie C. Duggan were held October 17th at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. A native of Savannah, Miss Duggan was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Survivors are several cousins. SILVER TRUMPETS RING OUT AND THE BRILLIANT CORONATION PROCESSION ENTERS ST. PETERS. FOLLOWING IT IS THE HOLY FATHER ROBED IN WHITE AND GOLD AND SEATED ON THE SED/A CESTATORIA. THREE TIMES THE PROCESSION HALTS AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES BURNS A WISP OF FIBER — "HOLY FATHER, SO PASSES THE GLORY OF THIS WORLD. THEN THE POPE BEGINS HIS CORONATION MASS. THE CARDINAL DEACON PLACES THE PALLIUM OVER HIS SHOULDERS. IT IS THE SIGN OF AUTHORITY. COPYRIGHT. ,95., BY JOHN T. OBRIEN AFTER INCENSING THE ALTAR, HE PROCEEDS . TO THE THRONE AND RECEIVES THE OBEDIENCE OF THE CARDINALS WHO KISS HIS FOOT AND HAND. HE EXCHANGES WARM EMBRACES WITH THEM. AFTER THE CREDO, THE SACR/STA CONSUMES TWO OF THE THREE HOSTS PREPARED, LEAVING ONE FOR MASS, AND TASTES THE WATER AND WINE. THIS ACTION DATES FROM THE RENAISSANCE WHEN THESE PRECAUTIONS WERE CUSTOMARY THE HOLY FATHER RETURNS TO HIS THRONE FOLLOWING THE AGNUS DEI, KNEELS AND RECEIVES THE HOLY EUCHARIST. THE HOLY FATHER HAS ENTERED THE HALL OF BENEDICTIONS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE CARDINALS, PRELATES AND OTHER DIGNITARIES. THE CORONATION IS AT HAND. "RECEIVE THE TIARA/' SAYS THE FIRST CARDINAL DFACON, 'ADORNED WITH THREE CROWNS,...* THE NEWLY-CROWNED POPE APPEARS ON THE BALCONY OF ST. PETERS TO GIVE HIS BLESSING TO THE CITY AND TO THE WORLD. NOW, AMID THE HAPPY SHOUTS OF "LONG LIVE THE POPE j* HE TAKES UP THE HEAVY CARES OF HIS OFFICE. COPYRIGHT, 1954, BY JOHN T O’RRTRN