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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia Vol. 40, No. 11 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1959 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year | VATICAN MASS -Will MARK ANNIVERSARY ; VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) — His Eminence Gio vanni Cardinal Moniini, Archnishop ol Milan and the 1 iirst cardinal created by His ! Holiness Pope John XXIH, ] wul ceiebraie Mass as pari or the Vatican's otticiai ob servation of ihe first annt- ! versary of Pope John's cortio- ' nation. 1 The solemn observance — i called a "papal chapel" be- cause it involves the mil * participation of ihe papal 1 court — wul be held m Si. ■ Peter's basilica on November ! 4. ; The anniversary Mass ot < the coronalion ot a Pope is i traditionally celebrated by the lust cardinal he created. 1 Cardinal Moniini was iirst of ' the ZJ carainais named by ! Pope John on Hecemoer la lasi year. The Holy Father specifical ly expressed his wish ihat Cardinal Moniini otter the Mass when he received him 1 m audience recently. Cardinal Moniini told the Pope that ne was iorn between his desire to be with his laithiul of Milan on lhai date, which is me least ot Si. Charles Eorromeo, patron of ihe archdiocese, and his wish to be in Rome for the papal chapel. His doubi was senled by ihe Pope who said to him: "This year come to Home. In other years I shall leave you free." Csliliiibiis Deanery Meets At Amerieus AMERICUS — St. Mary’s Church of Amerieus was host to the Fall Meeting of the Colum bus Deanery Council of Catho lic Women on October 14. Those present participated in a Dialog Mass offered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman Deimel. A luncheon was given at the Amerieus County Club, follow ed by the meeting which was opened with an invocation to Our Lady of Good Counsel by His Excellency, Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, Auxiliary Bish op of the Diocese of Savannah. Mrs. Joseph 'J. Dembowski, Vice-President, Warner Robins, presided. Mrs. Joseph Peffer- man, Amerieus, welcomed the members and Mrs. John Barry, Macon, gave the response. Fif teen members of the clergy were present, and Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright, Augusta, Presi dent of the Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, also attended. The acting Secretary called the roll of all affiliated organi zations. Committee . chairmen present explained the purpose of each committee and reported on their plans for the year. The Very Rev. John D. Toomey, Spiritual Director, re minded the group that their special project is to help with the expenses of St. Mary’s Home. He suggested that each Parish Council sponsor some project at least once a year for the support of St. Mary’s Home. The Rev. Marvin J. LcFrois, Pastor of St. Teresa’s Church, Albany, guest speaker, stated that as a demonstration of the Divine Savior’s great love, the Blessed Mother appeared in re cent years in three apparitions — at La Soilette, Lourdes and at Fatima, and in each instance, devotion to the Rosary was stressed. Father LeFrois urged that Catholics try to appreciate their Faith, and to evaluate the various practices, to say the Rosary with devotion, which will give them a definite link with Mary and will eventually carry them to Heaven. His Excellency, Bishop Tho mas . J. McDonough, addressed the group and spoke enthusiasti- (Continued on Page 6) AMERICUS DEDICATION—Bishop Thomas J. McDonough is pictured addressing those gathered for the blessing of the new Priests’ Rectory, Amerieus. DEDICATE HEN DESDEKE AT AMERICUS — The new resi dence for the Priests of St. Mary’s parish was solemnly blessed Wednesday afternoon, October 14, by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese. The new building provides quarters for six resident priests with an additional bedroom for visiting clergy. A large portion of the new structure houses a chapel with a seating capacity of about twenty persons. The chapel will be open to the pub lic and will be used for week day Masses. A community room, two parlors, a dining room and kitchen accommodations com prise the remainder of the building. At present the Amerieus Friary provides a central resi dence for Franciscan priests serving not only the local churches of St. Mary’s and St. Jerome’s, but also the churches of St. Clare’s, Albany, St. Theresa’s, Cordele, and St. Michael’s, Montezuma. The new Friary is the first of several buildings planned for the Amerieus parish. A financial campaign is presently under way to raise funds for construe- PRIESTS’ AMERICUS tion of a Catechetical school on the site of the old Friary. A convent for teaching Sisters and a new Church edifice are also in the planning stage. The Catechetical school will provide space for the teaching Religion to children attending public school. Pastor of St. Mary’s is the Rev. Henry L. Madden, O. F. M. Attending the dedication were two former pastors of the Church, the Rev. Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F. M., presently stationed in New York City, and the Rev. Thomas Albert, O. F. M., of Thomasville Geor gia. Father Godfrey, the first Franciscan pastor of St. Mary’s, delivered the sermon at the ceremonies. Also attending were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDon ald, Chancellor of the Diocese; The Rev. Donald Hoag, O. F. M., of St. Francis Monastery, New York City, representing the Provincial of Holy Name Prov ince, to which the local Friary pertains; and the Rev. Athana sius Mclnerney, O. F. M. direc tor of the Franciscan Mission ary Union which supplied the funds to construct the new building. IRISH PRELATE VISITS DIOCESE MOST REVEREND CORNELIUS LUCEY SAVANNAH — A twinkle in his eye, a hearty laugh which comes easily, the lilting brogue which every Corkman knows,. an amazing knowledge of Irish history, and above all, a very great love for Christ and His Church — all these things cha racterize a genial visitor to the Savannah diocese. He is the Most Reverend Cornelius Lu- cey, Bishop of Cork and of Ross. In the Southland of the Unit ed States for the first time, Bishop Lucey is visiting con gregations of the Presentation Sisters from Cork teaching in the United States. These sisters staff Sacred Heart School in Warner Robins. Bishop Lucey’s Diocese of Cork claims the hon or of “birthplace” of their com munity. “It seems only right that these sisters should be teaching here in the South,” says the Irish prelate. “After all, their first patron, who was admini strator of the Cathedral in Cork at the time of their foundation there, later became the famous first Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, Bishop John England. He was also patron of the Ursuline Sisters who, please God, will also soon come from Cork to Savannah.” Bishop Lucey’s knowledge of Irish history stems from his association with the seminary at Maynooth, where he was a pro fessor until 1950, when he was named coadjutor to the late Bishop Daniel Cohalan, former Bishop of Cork. Consecrated at Maynooth in 1951, Bishop Lu cey succeeded Bishop Cohalan in 1952. The Society of African Mis sions, whose priests staff sev eral parishes in this Diocese, maintains its motherhouse at Black Rock, just a mile or so from Cork, and many of these priests in our diocese studied there. A successor to St. Finbar, founder and first Bishop of Cork, Bishop Lucey also counts among his illustrious predeces sors Blessed Boetius McEgan who was hanged for the faith during Cromwell’s persecution in the mid-seventh century. Questioned about relations between Catholics in Ireland, who number about 95 percent of the population, and the vari ous Protestant and Jewish bod ies, Bishop Lucey said, “Our re lations with Protestants, Jews, “Follow Up” To Close Fund Drive SAVANNAH — “Follow-up” visits by teams of workers on Sunday, October 25th and throughout the week will bring to a close the first annual Funds Drive of the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity. Funds realized will be used for Diocesan Projects outlined in a brochure distributed throughout the Diocese earlier in the month. First returns, made on Mon day, October 19 th, indicated that many people had suc cumbed to beautiful weather and gone out for the day be fore workers could call upon them. Bishop McDonough ex pressed confidence that the “follow-up” visits would bring the drive to a successful close. “Goals” varied with the par ishes and figures on the per centage of realization were not available at press time. In the next edition of The Bulletin Goals and Contributions (by parishes) will be published. Chinese Bishop Dies In Jail ROME, (NC) — Bishop Peter Wang Mu-to of Suanhwa has died in jail in communist China, it was reported here. Fides, mission news agency under the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, said that the date of the 55-year-old prelate’s death is unknown, but that it has learn ed from travelers from Peking that there is “no doubt” about his death. Fides said Bishop Wang “dis appeared without trace some time ago.” It said that “the heroic pastor gave his life for his flock and he was obviously a martyr for his fidelity to the Holy See.” Bishop Wang was ordained a priest in 1929 and consecrated Bishop of Suanhwa — suffra gan See of Peking, in Hopeh province — on March 7, 1948. Fides also reported that “no thing is known of the fate” of Archbishop Joseph Chou Chi- shih, C.M., of Nanchang. It said however, that there are indica tions that the 67-year-old Vin centian Archbishop is being held “in confinement ... in a small place under a stairway.” Fides said the communists had suggested that Archbishop Chou could become “Pope of China,” and that he countered that by remaining faithful to the Church he could hope to become Pope of the whole world. The agency said that when the Archbishop was freed after five years in prison, he was “as resolute as before,” and that the so-called Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics “removed him as an unworthy bishop and replaced him by a person ‘elect ed’ by the communists.” and all non-Catholics are most happy ones. After all, President Douglas Hyde was a Protestant. The former Lord Mayor of Dub lin was a Jew and the last Mayor of Cork was a Protes tant. We are ppoud of our de mocracy. Although the Catholic Church is officially recognized as the “Church of the Majori ty,” no restrictions are placed on the religious activities of non-Catholics. They are free to practice their religion in pub lic as well as private. As a mat ter of fact non-Catholics as well as Catholics maintain their own schools, all of which are built with the government paying at least two-thirds of the cost. The maintenance of the schools, once they are built, is the re sponsibility of the religious body under whose patronage they operate, whether Catholic Protestant or Jewish.” Did he think that the reli- (Continued on Page 6) Men Throughout Diocese Honor Christ The King SAVANNAH RALLY—Benedictine military cadets are pictured as they marched into the Cathedral as part of the Diocesan observance of the Feast of Christ the King. On the steps are the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan; Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, P.A.; The Most Rev. Cornelius Lucey of Cork, Ireland, who is visiting this country and The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah.—(News-Press Photo). dhrisluS ‘XJincit - f\eg.nal Yearly, in Communist Capitals throughout the world, troops march, tanks roll, guns thunder, planes streak through the skies commemorating the “October Revolution” which started Communism on its march toward world domination, a march which was to impose upon millions of people a tyranny immeasurably worse than any their forebears had ever known. Now, more than forty years after the October Revolu tion, International Communism has succeeded in dividing the world into two armed camps and the word “Security” which used to connote contentment and lack of fear for the future Has come to mean, almost exclusively, the sum total of measures taken to insure the country from foreign ag gression. But, in reality, Communism is only a very old vice, as old as the angels—Pride. It is the Pride of men who refuse to acknowledge any reality other than that which is apparent to the senses. Thus, Communism denies the existence of God, Divine Grace, Heaven and Hell, and all true morality. It is the familiar face of Apostasy, which seeks Heaven upon earth, which worships Man as God, and acknowledges as the final end for which man exists the earth and its con tents. The rise of Communism, then, is only another battle in a war as old as time—the war between proud men and God, between the world and the spirit, between the visible world of fallen nature and the invisible world of Supernatural Grace. We are committed to this battle, and tq the proposition that Christ, the Son of God, is the true King of the Universe, not Man, and that the final end of man is Happiness in Heaven, not the inky blackness of his earthy grave. On the Feast of Christ the King, we join with fel low Catholics throughout the world in demonstrating our Loyalty to our King. In Holy Hours, Processions and other special Services we pledge again to fight for our King, by our prayers, penances, frequent reception of the Sacraments, and by leading Christ-like lives that will help to draw other hearts to the heart of Christ, our King—that will help to hasten the day when all men will confess “Christus Vincit- Christus Regnat, Christ Conquers-Christ Reigns.” Regional CCD Congress CCD LAY OFFICIAL SAYS CHURCH CALL TO LAYMEN LOUDER THAN EVER BEFORE Rallies, Devotions Mark Day SAVANNAH — Special pray ers and Holy Hours marked the Diocesan observance of the Feast of Christ the King, Octo ber 25th. Rosary processions and special devotions were held in all churches of the Diocese. Inter - parochial “Rallies” brought men from all the par ishes of Augusta and Savan nah to St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, and Cathedral, respectively. The rallies began with Rosary and procession to the Church, hymns, Holy Hour prayers, ser mons and Benediction. The Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, auxiliary Bishop of Savannah, led the recitation of the Rosary at Savannah. Tak ing part in the Cathedral ob servance were the Cadets and band from Benedictine Military Academy, units from seven of Chatham County’s ten church es, and the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. The Very Rev. Bede Lightner, O. S.B., principal of Benedictine Military Academy and Superior of the Benedictine Community in Savannah, was the speaker. “Peace is one of the greatest of God’s gifts,” he said, “whether it be concord among nations, harmony in the home or peace of mind in the individual. But, as we must for all things that are good, we must pay a price for peace, and the price is love for Christ, Trust in His good ness and Obedience to His Will. “If there is to be peace in the home, then the minds of fa ther, mother and children must be one with the mind of Christ. If there is to be peace among nations, then the immutable laws of Justice and Right laid down by Christ must be the basis of negotiations directed toward that end.” The services came to an end with Solemn ’'Pontifical Bene diction of the Blessed Sacra ment. Celebrant was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, P. A., rector of the Cathedral. Present on the Sanctuary was Bishop Cornelius Lucey, Bishop of Cork, Ireland, who is visit ing in this country, and who came to Savannah on Friday. Details of interparochial ob servances in Augusta were not available at press time on Mon day. The Holy Hours were urged by Bishop McDonough in a let ter to pastors issued earlier this month. He recalled that Pope Pius XI had dedicated his first Encyclical to Christ the King, declaring that “Society will at last receive the great blessing of real liberty, well ordered dis cipline, and peace and harmony, once men recognize both in public and private life that Christ is King.” “During this month of Oc tober, which is dedicated to the Holy Rosary,” said the Bishop, “We beg Mary, the Immaculate Mother of God, to bring to each of us a greater awareness of Christ as our King.” Former Anglican Clergyman, Family Join Catholic Church OAKVILLE, Calif., (NC) — A former Anglican clergyman who was recently received into the Church with his wife and three sons has expressed the hope that Anglicans generally may some day “know the Ca tholic truth in its fullness in union with the Holy See.” MIAMI BEACH, (NC) — The Church’s call to the laymen for help in carrying out its mission today is louder and more per sistent than ever before, a lay official of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine said. L. Russ Biven of Wilmington, N. C., national chairman of the lay committee of the CCD told the 11th regional congress of the CCD: “All the modern popes have agreed that the Church needs the cooperation of the laity if it is to do its job of ‘bringing Christ to all men,’ effectively in the world today.” “Clergy today are no longer in sufficient number, no longer shepherds in the old sense of the word, because the flock wanders where the clergy can not always enter,” he said. Mr. Biven said much has al ready been done by laymen to aid the Church. He cited a num ber of specialized movements of Catholic action, such as lay catechists trained by CCD groups. “The confraternity is just get ting going in the United States,” he said. “Its potential is tre- Truman To Address Youth Meet WASHINGTON, (NC) — For mer President Harry S. Truman will address the fifth biennial convention of the National Council of Catholic Youth, Diocesan Section, to be held in Kansas City, Mo., November 12 to 15. He is also to be chairman at a panel session to be held in the Truman Library at Independ ence, Mo., it was announced here by Msgr. Joseph E. Schied- er, director of the national council. As many as 25,000 Catholic young people from all over die country are expected to attend the convention. Its theme will be: “Personal Sanctity — Mod ern Challenge.” The youth convention will be preceded on November 11 by the first biennial convention of the National Conference of Ca tholic in Youth Serving Agen cies. One thousand clergy and lay men interested in youth work are expected to attend this meeting. The keynote address will be given by Father Aloysius H. Seheller, S. J., dean of the School of Social Service, St. Louis University. Joseph Pren- dergast, executive director of the National Redreation Asso ciation, will also address the opening session. In addition to former Presi dent Truman, other previously announced speakers at the youth convention include: John J. Hearne, Irish Ambassador to the United States; Gov. James Blair of Missouri, and Father (Col.) William J. Clasby of the office of the Chief of Air Force Chaplains. mendous, but the realization of that potential depends upon our work today.” “If great things are being done today, many more wonder ful things will be done tomor row, both by ourselves and by those apostles who come after us,” he said. Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami was host to the congress.