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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, November 14, 1959
CAUSE OF MOTHER SETON
SEEN STRENGTHENED BY
POPE’S REFERENCE TO HER
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ON ALL HALLOW'S EVE — The true spirit of Halloween
—which really means “the Eve of All Saints’ Lay”—was observ
ed at the Catnoiic Church of the Nativity in Tnunderbolt. Pupils
of the Nativity parochial school dressed in the costume of their
patron saint and attended Denedicuon. Above, the top prize
winner at tne Ail Hallows party (held after services), are Han
ning Knesei, rune, representing bt. John Vianney and Emily
Gregg, 12, representing bt. Theresa, the Little Flower.
Faithful Reminded To Fray in
November For Communism Failure
Council To Be
Vatican Council
ROME, (Radio, NC) — The
cause, of Mother Elizabeth
Seton, who will likely become
the first nativeborn U. S. citizen
saint, was strengthened when
His Holiness Pope John XXIII
indicated that it may soon “be
brought to a happy conclusion,”
The Pope’s reference to
Mother Seton, foundress of the
Sisters of Charity in the U. S.,
was made in an address he de
livered in English at ceremonies
commemorating the 100th anni
versary of Rome’s North Ameri
can College.
The Pope’s speech, his first
given in the English language,
was heard by three U. S. card
inals and 60 U. S. bishops who
attended the college’s centenary
ceremonies. The Pope’s refer
ence to Mother Seton came at
the end of his speech. He said:
“. . . We have pleasure in
communicating a news item
which — We are aware — will
bring much consolation to ail
our children in America. It con
cerns that flower of American
piety, Mother Elizabeth Seton.
“As a gesture toward the
American hierarchy visiting
Rome for the college centenary,
as a result of our special inter
est and the good will of the
competent commission at the
Sacred Congregation of Rites,
the cause of Mother Elizabetn
Seton has already passed the
antepreparatory stage, and con
sequently there is reason to
hope that in a relatively short
time the cause may pass
through the remaining stages
and be brought to a happy con
clusion.”
Pope John had indicated
earlier that he was favorable to
the beatiiication cause of- Mo
ther Seton. In December, 1956,
at the first public consistory of
cardinals called by him, he gave
formal consent to proceedings
for her beatification.
Mother Seton was born Eliza
beth Ann Bayley in New York
City in 1774. A devout Episco
palian, she married William
Seton when she was 20. After
his death in 1803, she was left
with five children. She became
a Catholic in 1805 and four
years later founded the Ameri
can Congregation of the Sisters
of Charity. She died in 1821.
Although her cause for beati
fication was started in Rome in
.1911, it was held up because of
the war and was not officially
introduced again until 1940.
Members of the Sacred Con
gregation of Rites told the
N.C.W.C. News Service bureau
in Rome last October that “one
can foresee before the end of
the year the official declaration
of the heroic nature of the vir
tues of . . . Elizabeth Seton.”
With the declaration of the
heroic nature of her virtues, the
only remaining step before the
actual beatification of Mother
Seton can take place in the cer
tification of two miracles, re
quired by the Congregation of
Rites.
Two meetings are necessary
for this purpose: the antepre
paratory one, which Pope John
said has already been complet
ed, and a preparatory one in
November.
It is expected that before
Christmas a general assembly
of the Congregation of Rites
will take place in the presence
of the Pope for the reading of
the official declaration that
Mother Seton practiced virtues
to a heroic degree.
Usually, years pass before
these two meetings and the
meeting in the pope’s presence
take place. But in Mother
Seton’s case the congregation is
able to act more quickly be
cause all of its officials, having
studied her -cause step by step,
are thoroughly familiar with
her life.
Thus it is very possible that
by Christmas Mother Seton will
be on the verge of beatification.
VALDOSTA — The annual
membership luncheon meeting
of the Catholic Women’s Club
was held recently at Minchews.
The President, Mrs. T. S.
Dvorak welcomed twelve new
members and explained the
purpose of the organization.
Plans for the coming year were
outlined, and officers and chair
men were announced as fol
lows: President, Mrs. T. S.
Dvorak; vice president, Mrs. A.
W. Skoropat; recording secre
tary, Mrs. E. C. Thrash; and
treasurer, Mrs. Kelly Kalil.
Mrs. J. A. DeGange, former
corresponding secretary, hand
ed in her resignation, and Mrs.
Emily Jenkins was unanimous
ly elected to succeed her.
Chairmen for the coming
year are: Public Relations,
Nashli George; Youth, Helen
Pollard; Spiritual Development,
Nell Moses; Legislation, Louise
Thrash; Parent & Home and
School, Lois Retterbush; Civil
Defense, Harriett DeGange;
Foreign Relief, Florine Skoro
pat; Libraries & Literature,
Rita Donnelly; St. Mary’s Home
and Madonna Plan, Mary Lou
Wagner.
Project Chairmen are; Gen
eral Chairman, Florine Kaiii;
Circle 1, Sue CoCrbett; Circle
2, Myrna Myers; Circle 3, Jose
phine (Ernest) Nijem; Circle 4,
Nell Moses; Circle 5 ,Ginger
Jenkins; Circle 6, Jean George;
Circle 7, Hazel Pollard; and
Circle 8, Helen Pollard.
Mrs. Arnold N. Bender invit
ed the group to join the First
Friday Club at Moody Air Force
Base by attending Mass on Fri
day, November 6, followed by
luncheon at the club.
A report of the Deanery
meeting was given by Mrs. E.
Name President
For St. Joseph’s
Library Board
MACON — Mrs. W. J. O’-
Shaughnessy was elected presi
dent of the St. Joseph’s Library
Board of Directors at a recent
board meeting. Other officers
serving with Mrs. O’Shaughnes-
sy are Mrs. Marion T. Duncan,
secretary, and Mrs. Leonora,
Maloney, treasurer.
The membership voted unan
imously to grant a four hundred
dollar scholarship to the St.
John Vianney Junior Seminary
of the Diocese of Savannah.
This is to be an annual gift
which will be given to the sem
inary each year as a Christmas
gift.
Mrs. Malony announced that
many worthwhile, but inexpen
sive books, written especially
for teenagers, are available, and
attractive religious articles may
also be purchased at the library.
The library is open daily from
2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. and on
Sundays from 10:00 a. m. to
12:00 p. m.
C. Thrash. A short talk was giv
en by Father Payne on the im
portance of modesty among the
Catholic women.. He also asked
for total participation in the
monthly Communion Sunday
the first Sunday of each month.
The meeting closed with a
prayer led by Father Payne.
St Patrick’s
Altar Society
AUGUSTA — Highlighting
the November meeting of St.
Patrick’s Parish Council of
Catholic Women and Altar So
ciety was the showing of slides
of Ireland with a commentary
by Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F.,
who recently returned from a
visit to that country.
A special guest was Mrs. L. J.
Ward, president of the Augusta
Deanery.
At the meeting it was voted
to again this year make a dona
tion to the Red Cross for the
purchase of Christmas gifts for
patients at the Veterans’ hos
pitals.
It was decided that each
member would bring to the De
cember meeting a gift of a new
garment for a child from infan
cy to six years to be sent to
the Holy Father’s Warehouse
for distribution to needy chil
dren throughout the world. This
is one of the projects of the
Council of Catholic Women.
The meeting was followed by
a social hour with Mrs. Wm.
D. Moore and Mrs. Harry Ar
thur as hostesses.
* * *
It may be true that there is
nothing new under the sun, but
any salesman can offer you
something just as good.
NEW YORK, (NC) —-A re
minder that associates of the
Apostleship of Prayer have
been called upon to pray for the
failure of communism during
November came irorn Father
Thomas H. Moore, S. J., execu
tive secretary of the organiza
tion.
Writing in the November
issue ol the Messenger of the
Sacred Heart magazine, Fattier
Moore states: “me Pope has
asked us to pray this month
that attempts ol the commu
nists to subvert and overthrow
the free governments of the
world come to naugnt. We are
to pray in otner words, for the
failure of the Soviet loreign
policy and for the ultimate suc
cess of those against her in for
mulating and carrying out poli
cies that will achieve that pitted
goal. This is the prayer of the
free world.”
Father Moore said it is use
less to hope tnat Khrushchev’s
Russia will diiier from Stalin’s
Russia. He also stated: “The
people of Russia are, for the
most, religious people. They are
susceptible to grace. The Pope
asks us to pray hard, not just
this month but always ana at
all times, that Russia be given
Saint James
Nome & Scnoo!
Association
SAVANNAH — “Why We
Have Home and School Asso
ciation” was tne subject of an
address by Reverend John
Cuddy wnen the St. James
Home and School Association
met recently. Father Cud
dy emphasized the need lor
parents to volunteer their in
dividual talents for the enrich
ment of our schools.
Mrs. Edward J. Fogarty, Jr.,
president, announced t ii a t an
Open House and Book l air will
be held in the school on No
vember 22.
Mrs. John M. Considine, Lib
rary Chairman, announced that
more than forty mothers have
volunteered to work in the lib
rary during the lunch hour.
the grace of revolt. Then will
the diabolic leaders of commu
nism lose their grip.”
TiFTON ALTAR
SOCIETY MEETS
TIPTON—The October meet
ing ol Our Divine Savior Cath
olic Church was held at the
home or Mrs. Armand Lloyd.
Pa tiler FredericK. opened tne
meeting witn the recitation ol
the itosary in honor ol the
Blessed V lrgin Mary.
In the absence of Mrs. M. H.
Whitham, president, Mrs. J. E.
Ross conducted the meeting.
The members decided to al
ternate eacn month to visit the
sick and aged and distribute
magazines and otner articles.
Mrs. Albert Clements and Mrs.
Lloyd volunteered tneir servic
es ror tne month of October.
F ather F rederick held a ques
tion and answer period and
many interesting subjects were
discussed.
After the business meeting,
Mrs. Lloyd served refreshments.
ST. JOSEPH’S
COUNCIL
MEETING
F LEMING HEIGHTS — The
monthly meeting of the St.
Josepns Council of Catholic
Women was held on Thursday,
October 22nd, in Lourdes Hail,
with Mrs. Theresa Szemcsak
presiding. The meeting was op
ened witn a prayer led by Fa
ther Nicholas J. Quinlan, pas
tor, Plans were completed for
the “Old F'ashion Rummage
Sale” wnich was held on Oc
tober 30 and 31.
Mrs. Marie Morano, chairman
of the monthly “Butter Cookie
Sale,” presented Father Quin
lan with the proceeds of the
past sales for the Church build
ing fund.
The next meeting will be held
on November 19th in Lourdes
Hail.
Ecumenical
Called 2nd
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME —The forthcoming ec
umenical council wilL be called
the Second Vatican Council and
will be held in St. Peter’s basil
ica, although its date has not
yet been set, His Eminence Do
menico Cardinal Tardini, Vati
can Secretary of State, an
nounced.
Cardinal Tardini told news
men attending a special press
conference that the bishops of
the eastern Christian churches
separated from Rome “will not
be able to take an active part”
in the council.
But he added that this does
not exclude the possibility of
their “entering the council in
the capacity of observers.” He
said the problem of the non-
Catholic bishops “is being stud
ied attentively.”
The press conference, second
conducted by Cardinal Tardini
since he became Vatican Secre
tary of State, was held at Villa
Nazareth, a boys’ orphanage of
which he is patron. During the
conference he covered a num
ber of questions relating to the
ecumenical council.
Among the points he made
were:
—Pope Pius XII had con
sidered calling an ecumenical
council.
—Latin will be the official
language of the council; at
present the use of headphones
and simultaneous translation is
not being considered.
—It is too early to say how
many preparatory commissions
will have the responsibility of
drawing up in detail the agenda
for the council.
—The question of establishing
a press office for the council is
being studied.
—As a result of present tech
nical facilities and intense
preparation, it is expected that
the time which bishops attend
ing the council will have to
spend in Rome away from their
Sees will be kept to a mini
mum,
—The antepreparatory work
for the council is well under
way and the commission charg
ed with this task is rapidly
cataloging more than 1,600 re
sponses from bishops through
out tne world who were, asked
what subjects they thought the
council should cover.
—Eighty per cent of all the
bishops in the world have so far
expressed their ideas on the
council agenda.
—Catholic universities have
also been asked to submit their
ideas on the council agenda by
April 30, 1960.
At the start of the press con
ference Cardinal Tardini dis-
DEDICATSON OF
SISTERS OF MERCY
NEW GENERALATE
BETHESDA, Md. —On Sun
day, November 1, the ceremon
ies for the laying of the cor
nerstone and dedication of the
new Mercy Generaiate of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Union
were held.
The Solemn Pontifical Mass
was offered in the Chapel of
Christ the King. His Excellency,
Most Rev. Patrick A. O’Boyle,
D.D., Archbishop of Washing
ton, as celebrant. Right Rev.
Wm. J. McDonald, Ph.D., was
cussed the nature of an ecu
menical council and who can at
tend. He said that in some ways
the council can be considered a
world parliament of a sacred
character, but there are also
“many and profound differ
ences.”
As an example, he pointed
out that the council will have
not only doctrinal and legisla
tive power, but also executive
and judicial power.
To those who object that the
pope’s infallibility and primacy
of jurisdiction render the calling
of a council of little significance,
Cardinal Tardini replied that
the pope’s primacy “does not
exclude the episcopate from the
government of the Church.”
The Cardinal pointed out that
the bishops “at the divine man
date of Christ to govern the
Church together and subordi
nated to the pontiff, contribute
a profound knowledge of prob
lems because of their continuous
contact with the faithful scat
tered throughout the world.”
He added that there is value,
“from a psychological point of
view,” in a decision “taken by
ail the bishops united together.”
He said that “such a display of
charity and unity” is bound to
be apparent to “those who are
separated from the Catholic
Church.”
Cardinal Tardini repeated
points previously made by His
Holiness Pope John XXIII—
that the council is being held to
promote the increase of the
Catholic Faith, to renew the
morals of the Christian people
and to bring up to date Church
discipline.
In speaking of Pope Pius XII,
Cardinal Tardini said that late
Pope had contemplated a simi
lar action. He said that in fact
“there were complete in secret
several works by a limited
number of learned ecclesiastics.
Such labors will be able to be
used for the forthcoming coun
cil.”
The Cardinal gave two rea
sons why Latin will be the lan
guage of the council:
“Above all because it is the
language of the Catnoiic
Church, and then becaus,e it is
particularly adapted to express
with precision, clearness and
conciseness the concepts of our
doctrine and the norms of our
discipline.”
For this reason, he said, the
use of earphones and translators
is not being considered.
The date of the council has
not been set because of the
amount of work facing the
antepreparatory commission for
Archpriest, and the Very Rev.
I’errer Smith, O.P., Deacon of
Honor; Very Rev. John J. Mol-
1 o y, S.P.M., Subdeacon of
Honor. Deacon of the Mass was
the Rev. Matthias Kieman,
O.F.M., and Subdeacon of the
Mass, Rev. Raymond P. Cahill.
The Rev. Walter Schmitz, S.S.,
was Master of Ceremonies; with
the minor Officers being Scho
lastics from Marist College. The
preacher was the Right Rev.
John Tracy Ellis.
The Congregation has a mem
bership of over 7,000 Sisters
with 523 Converts extending
over 32 states and the District
of Columbia, Central and South
America, and the West Indies.
The Sisters are engaged in
teaching 245,000 students and
caring for almost two million
patients as well as about 1500
old people annually.
NEW TRAPPIST
MONASTERY
AVA, Mo., (NC) — Plans for
a new monastery of Our Lady
of the Assumption for the Cis
tercian (Trappist) monks here
have been approved by the or
der’s general chapter in Rome,
Abbot Bruno Payant, O.C.S.O.,
has announced.
Services For
0. H. Hagen
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for George H. Hagen were
held October 26th at the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, Rt.
Rev. T. James McNamara offici
ating.
Alfred Wisniewski
Services In Savannah
SAVANNAH — Funeral serv
ices for Alfred Wisniewski were
held in the chapel of the Little
Sisters of the Poor.
A native of Poland, Mr. Wis
niewski was admired for his
many fine pieces of wood carv
ing.
He has no known survivors.
the council. However, the Car
dinal said, the preliminary work
is being carried out “fast and
well.”
On the question of possible
commissions to be set up to pre
pare the council agenda in de
tail, Cardinal Tardini said it is
too early to say just what com
missions there will be, or who
will be on them.
However, he said, the com
missions will be many and
varied, and will include groups
to study moral, dogmatic and
liturgical questions, and others
studying technical problems.
The Cardinal reviewed some
of the suggestions proposed for
the agenda by bishops who have
been queried. He said they
range from dogmatic definitions
to a condemnation of the prin
cipal modern errors and up
dating of discipline for the
clergy and people.
“The antepreparatory com
mission has the duty to choose
from among all the proposals
those which in its judgement
seem most urgent and most
timely for the desired reinvig
or ation of the Church,” he said.
“Then it will be up to the Pope
to establish specifically the de
bates of the council.”
The press conference was his
tory-making because it was the
first held preceding an ecu
menical council and because it
was held by the Vatican Secre
tary of State.
Msgr. Pericle Felici, and offi
cial of the Roman Rota, the
Church’s high court, assisted
the Cardinal by reading the
prepared question-a n d-answer
text the Cardinal had written.
Ak the Monsignor read the
text, the Cardinal commented
at length, explaining Church
teachings, dogma and terms. He
peppered his comments with
anecdotes and humor for two
hours, then turned the con
ference over to the press for
questions.
The newsmen present ex
pressed appreciation for the
conference and agree that it
was a major step forward in
communications media for the
Vatican.
The Cardinal’s manner was
like that of a professor, which
he once was. Speaking about
who might attend the council,
he said jokingly, “The Pope is
free to invite anyone he wants
•—even journalists to give it an
element of color.”
Elaborating on his point con
cerning. non-Catholic bishops,
Cardinal Tardini stated flatly:
“We have nothing to hide. If
anyone has sufficient reason to
come as an observer, I believe
the Pope will invite him.”
Installation
Of CYC Officers
SAVANNAH — Blessed Sac
rament Youth Council held its
installation of officers Sunday
night, October 11, at 8:00 p. m.
Present were, The Right Rev.
Thomas A. Brennan, Rev. Ed
ward R. Frank and Rev. George
C. James.
A reception followed in the
school’s gym.
The officers included: Mau
reen Fortune, president; Gerald
Daly, vice president; Linden
McCarthy, secretary;. Nancy
Pruitt, treasurer. Chairmen and
co-chairmen: spiritual activi
ties; Loretta Powers and Anne
Sheehan, cultural activities;
Julianna Bruggeman, and Char
lie Bunton, physical activities;
Manson Owens and Bill Lynch,
social activities; Walter Corish
and Sandy Fikes.
Abbot Vincent —
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of the monastery at Belmont
Abbey and as president of the
college. He was succeeded by
the Very. Rev. Walter A. Cog-
gin, O.S.B., who was elected vi
car and coadjutor in the same
year. Father Coggin’s duties
ceeased with the death of Ab
bot Taylor.
The Very Rev. Joseph T. To
bin, Prior of the abbey com
munity, became Apostolic Ad
ministrator of the jurisdiction
until the election of a new ab
bot.
Abbot Taylor succeeded the
late Bishop Leo H a i d, who,
when he died, was vicar apos
tolic of the entire state.
Abbot Taylor was elected in
1929 as first visitator of the
American Cassinese Congrega
tion of the Benedictine Order,
which dates to the work of St.
Benedict dt Monte Cassino, and
was re-elected through 1939.
U. S. CLOTHING FOR JAPAN TYPHOON VICTIMS — Some of the devastation caused by
Typhoon Vera in Japan and the arrival of part of a donation of 26,000 pounds of used clothing
sent to aid the victims by American Catholics through Catholic Relief Services — National Cath
olic Welfare Conference are depicted. The Bishops’ relief agency also sent more than 10,000
pounds of wheat flour, powdered milk and rice and vitamin pills to aid the homeless in the dis
aster area. This is one of the many relief activities made possible by the annual Thanksgiving 1
Clothing Campaign cf the CRS-NCWC, which this year will be held November 22 to 29. (NC Photo)
AUGUSTA PROGRAM — Principal speaker at the Annual Columbus Day Ceremonies
at Augusta was the Hon. Herman Talmadge, U. S. Senator from Georgia. Pictured (1 to r) John
Blanchard, Superintendent of Columbia County Schools, who introduced the senator, Bernard
Dunstan, Grand Knight Council No. 677, Senator Talmadge, P. R, Mulherin and Charles C.
Chesser, State Deputy, Knights of Columbus.— (Morgan Fitz Photo)
Valdosta Catholic Women's Club
Has Annual Membership Meeting