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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia Vol. 39, No. 22 PLAN EXPANSION AT ST. VINCENT'S—His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough. auxiliary-bishop and Very Rev. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancelor, approve plans for school improvement offered by Sister M. Michel ! e, R.S.M., principal and Sister M. Bernadine, R.S.M., Superior at St. Vincents Academy, Savannah. Hdy Father's Easter Message Calls Catholics To Sacraments By Father James I. Tucek (Radio. N.C.W.C. News Service) VATICAN CITY — In his first Easter message His Holi ness Pope John XXIII called Christians to a new life in the sacraments, prayed for peace and extended a special hand of friendship to Balkan nations. “This year it is the new Holy Father who celebrates Easter with you,” Pope John said. He then spoke of the constantly re newing, never dying life of the Church and its visible head, the pope, declaring that “the Church is alive, as its Divine Founder is alive!” He compared the life of the Church with the life of Christ, saying that there have been “enemies who have sought to enclose her as in a tomb, boast ing repeatedly of her agony and death. But she, who has within herself the invincible strength of her Founder, is ever newly risen with Him, granting par don to all and providing for the lowly and the poor, for those in suffering and for men good will, tranquility and peace.” He said that this is the mean ing of Easter which he wanted to put before his faithful sub jects so that their fidelity of the Church might never waver, but remain “confident in her tri umphant certainty.” Another lesson of the Easter season the Pope offered to the faithful was that “Easter is for all a mystery of death and of life.’” He called the faithful to the sacrament of Penance and to reception of the Eucharist, saying that in this sense “East er is a mystery of death and resurrection for every believer . . . death to sin. to passion, to hatred and enmities and to all that is a source of disharmony, of bitterness or of grief in ei ther the spiritual or material order.” Calling Christians to the ex pensive freedom that begets ho liness, the Pope assured them that “Christianity is not that mass of restrieteions which the unbeliever imagines. On the contrary, it is -peace, joy, love and life which, like the unseen throbbing of nature in early spring, is ever being renewed.” He expressed the desire that the message of Easter—“The Lord is indeed risen”—could be said of everyone, so that one might also say: The sinner of yesterday is indeed risen! And those who doubted, who had lost confidence, who were afraid and whose fervor had grown cold—they are risen!” The Holy Father gave assur ance of his prayers for all the faithful, for priests and all oth ers dedicated to God, for youth, for the Christian family, for students, teachers and workers and for the sick. He added: “We wish to assure all that not only is Our speciacl affec tion ever with them, but also that their life, even if humble and unobserved, is very pre cious in the sight of God.” He continued: “We offer a prayer that peace, the daughter of gentleness and good will, may establish a last ing rule among nations, made ever anxious by the clouds which repeatedly darken the horizon. We pray for the heads of state, joined with Us in rec ognizing that their high calling establishes them not as judges, but as guides of the nations . . . They are in duty bound to guarantee respect for the fun damental rights of the human person. We pray for those who are still suffering from the ef fects of the past war, even 14 (Continued on Page 8) Solemn Mass larks Feast Of St. Benedict S A V A N N A H — His Excel lency, Bishop Thomas J. Mc Donough, auxiliary Bishop of Savannah presided at a Solemn Mass commemorating the Feast of St. Benedict, March 21st. The Mass was sung in Sacred Heart Church, Savannah, staffed by the Benedictine Fathers. Rev. Bede Lightner, O. S. B. was celebrant assisted by Rev. Ray mond Geyer O. S. B., Deacon; and Rev. Damian Muldownex, O. S. B., Subdeacon. Rev. Fran cis J. Donohue, Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Port Went- woith delivered the sermon. Music was provided by the Glee Club of St. Vincent’s Academy, under the direction of Sister M. Fidelis R. S. M., with organ accompaniment by Mrs. Jos eph Schreck, Glee Club Organ ist. The Benedictine Fathers, who staff Sacred Heart Parish and conduct the Benedictine Mili tary School, are members of a religious order founded by St. Benedict more than 1400 years ago. St. Benedict is commonly known as “The Father of West ern Monasticism.” The Rule of St. Benedict is followed not only by the Order of St. Bene dict but by scores of other Relig ious Orders as well, at least in modified form. The man who is determined to belittle his life work will never accomplish anything worth while. U. S. BORN PRELATE IS NUNCIO VATICAN CITY, (Radio,NC) —A rchbishop Opilio Rossi, American-born prelate who has been Apostolic Nuncio in Ecua dor since 1953, has been ap pointed Nuncio to Chile by His Holiness Pope John XXIII. Born in New York in 1910, Archbishop Rossi was taken to Italy by his parents when he was two years old, and grew up in the Piacenza archdiocese. Ordained in 1933, he entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See four years later. He served for a time in the Vatican Secre tariat of State, and subsequent ly in posts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany. Named Titular Archbishop of Ancira and Nuncio to Ecuador by Pope Pius XII in November, 1953, he was consecrated in Piacenza a month later by Arch bishop Aloisius J. Muench, Bishop of Fargo, N. D., and Apostolic Nuncio to Germany under whom he had served as counsellor in the Bonn nuncia ture for five years. Port Wentworth CYC Makes Trip PORT WENTWORTH — The Catholic Youth Council of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish took a most enjoyable trip to Ma- rineland, Florida recently. They arrived in time to watch the feeding of the porpoises and later a side show of various tricks done with the fish. Next, they visited Potter’s House of Wax in St. Augus tine. There they saw an edu cational exhibit of the world’s greatest men and women in life size, gorgeously costumed. While in St. Augustine they also visited the oldest Cathedral in the United States, and the mission of Our Lady of La Teche. They arrived back in Savan nah at 11:00 p. m. Accompany ing the Catholic Youth Coun cil was their Spiritual Advisor, Rev. Francis J. Donohue, and their adult advisors, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chant. The youths who made the trip were: Ronnie Lane, Jeanie Darcy, David Edgerly, Angela Hebert, Butch Schroder, Billy Muller, Larry Loncon, Gorden Sullivan, Patty Demas, and Marie Demas. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1959 Georgia's "First Catholic School" 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Expansion Program Announced For Saint Vincent's Academy NEW BUILDING TO DOUBLE ENROLLMENT SAVANNAH — A new building containing 10 class rooms, a science room, principal’s office, waiting rooms, teachers’ lounge and other facilities is the goal of a new expansion program under taken by St. Vincent’s Academy in Savannah. Completion of the program and developed into an open- will provide St. Vincent’s with air amphitheater. Building and a physical plant completely ade quate for a high school of 400 girls, enabling it to double its present enrollment. The Academy, opened in 1845 was the first Catholic educa tional institute in the state of Georgia. Founded by the Rev. Jeremiah Francis O’Neill, the cornerstone of the convent was laid on December 19, 1842. During the War Between the States the daughters of many prominent Southern statesmen were placed under the care of the Sisters of Mercy who staffed the school. Among these early students was Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. To make way for the new structure, the existing Chapel and connecting wing between the Chapel and Convent will be razed. A split-level, L-shaped building will be erected, one section three stories high and the other, two. Access to the new classrooms will be from open corriders en closed only by ornamental grill work, and all facilities will be lighted by flourescent equip ment. The courtyard will be lowered to the present basement level development plans are under the direction of Thomas & Hut ton and Associates, of Savannah. Demolition work will begin in May upon the closing of the school year. Construction of the new Chapel, located at the Abercorn Street end of the Convent building has already begun. Rambusch Company, Church Designers, of New York have been engaged for the interior decoration of the new Chapel. The altar will be a mahogany table altar supported by a heavy panel of cream and gold by two ornately carved wooden up rights, or balusters. Above the altar will hang a suspended crucifix with a corpus of hand carved bleached-white wood. The statues of the Blessed Vir gin and of St. Joseph will flank the altar on either side and will be executed in lindenwood. The altar will be illumined by con cealed lighting fixtures and the body of the chapel will be illum ined by fixtures deep-recessed in the ceiling. The date of completion of the new buildings has not been an nounced, but it is anticipated that the fall term will begin in temporary quarters. 46 Is Average Age Of 1959 Graduates Of Rome’s Beda Seminary For Late Vocations (N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) ROME,—The 1959 ordination class of Beda College, Seminary for late vocations to the priest hood, is proof that it is never too late for a man who wants to be a priest. A class of 14 men ordained by Archbishop Luigi Traglia, Vivegerent of Rome, in St. John Lateran basilica has an average age of 46. Almost all of them had careers before they began studies for the priesthood. A brief review of the list of the newly ordained shows the varied background of the men who come from all over the world to Beda College to pre pare for an entirely new life in the service of God. They are Fathers: Cedric Janvrin, 58, former British army colonel, ordained for the Diocese of Victoria, British Colombia, Canara; John Ramsay, 33, former major in the Scots Guard, or dained for the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburg, Scotland; Francis Hsu, 39, former English professor at the Uni versity of Nanking, China, or dained for the Diocese of Hong Kong; William Erby, 52, former ad ministrative official of a leper colony in Nigeria, Africa, or dained for the Archdiocese of Westminster, Englad; Robin Noel, 35, former Angli can minister, ordained for the Diocese of Portsmouth, England; Dan Sexton, 55, lawyer who ST. VINCENT'S — Historic St. Vincent’s Academy Convent in Savannah. Opened in 1845 it has exerted tremendous influence on Catholic life in the Diocese and has been the source of many vocations to the Sisters of Mercy. Tall spire is one of twin towers of Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, located on the next street. practiced in Boston and New York, ordained for the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio; Walton Hannaw, 47, former Anglican minister, ordained for the Archbishop of Westminster, on loan to the Archdiocese of Montreal, Canada. Edward Jerram, 42, former accountant, ordained for the Archdiocese of Melbourne, Aus tralia. John Armstrong, 46, former employee of the Dublin Health Department, ordained for the Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa. Francis Sharkey, 47, former Marist, Brother, ordained for the Archdiocese of Melbourne. John O’Connell, 43 former bank clerk in the National Bank of Dublin, ordained for the (Continued on Page 8) NAMED PAPAL CHAMBERLAIN DES MOINES, Iowa (NC) — Father Raymond J. Conley, ed itor of the Messenger, Des Moines diocesan weekly, has been named a papal chamber- lain with the title of very rev erend monsignor. Six priests of the diocese were named domes tic prelates with the title of very reverend monsignor. Sev en were named papal chamber lains and two were reappointed papal chamberlains. AUGUSTA DEANERY MEETING AUGUSTA — The spring meeting of the A u g u s t a Deanery Council of Catholic Women will be held Sun day, April 12th, at 4 p. m. at Si. Mary's Parish Hall on Monte Sano Ave. All members of the Dean ery Council are urged to at tend. At Augusta To Dedicate Hall-Auditorium For Immaculate Conception AUGUSTA —The new Hall- Auditorium of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Augusta will be dedicated on April 12th. The ceremony will be conducted by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. Mc Donough, auxiliary Bishop of Savannah at 4:00 P. M., it was announced by Father Adolph Gall, S. M. A. pastor of Immacu late Conception. After the Presentation of the new American Flag and the Blessing of the building by Bishop McDonough, Father Gall will deliver a welcome address. Bishop McDonough will be the principal speaker. The cere monies will be brought to a close by Pontifical Benediction at a temporary altar erected on the stage of the auditorium. HALL-AUDITORIUM, IMMACU LATE CONCEPTION, AUGUSTA Bishop Presides At Philadelphia Dinner April 2 PHILADELPHIA — Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, auxi liary Bishop of Savannah pre sided at the eleventh annual dinner of the Philadelphia Arch diocesan Holy Name Union in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia. The Dinner was tendered on April 2nd, and was attended by approximately 750 Holy Name men. Bishop McDonough also delivered the principal ad dress. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS O God, hear our prayer and let our cry come unto Thee. Bless our Diocese of Sav annah with many priestly vocations. Give the young men You call, the light to understand Your gift and the love to follow always in the foot steps of Your Priestly Son. —Indulgence of seven years Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us. St, John Vianney, pray for us. Imprimatur: -f Thomas J. McDonough Notre Dame Book Shop Seeks Members SAVANNAH — The Notre Dame Book Shop in Savannah is in the midst of a campaign to secure more members, and therefore more users, of its Lending Library. The library, which was the principal reason for the fouding of the shop more than five years. ago, offers a variety of fiction and no-fiction for profitable as well as en joyable reading. The only requisite for mem bership is a nominal yearly fee—one dollar for an individ ual, two dollars for an entire family, and fifty cents for stu dents, including college. The library has, in addition to books for home use, a large number of Catholic reference works, in cluding the newTwenlielh Cen tury Encyclopedia of Caiholism. published by Hawthorne. New books are added regular ly to the Lending Library. Among titles which have re cently appeared on the shelves are My Story, an autobiography by Mary Astor; The Woman God Loved by Glenn Kittler; Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell;In Solf Gar- ments by Ronald Knox; and Fifly-iwo Fridays, a compilation of Lenten menus by Ethel Keating. Miss Marie Ray is librarian for the book shop, and is assis ted by Mrs. R. L. Redmond and Mrs. R. L. Holland. The book shop cordially in vites everyone to become more familiar with its lilbrary, to drop in and enjoy reading room with its variety of Catholic periodicals, and to become par ticipating members. World peace wouldn’t seem so remote if we could manage to have a little more neighborhood peace.