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Vol. 40, No. 18
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1960
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SOLEMNITY AND SPLENDOR MARK ROMAN SYNOD—His Holiness Pope John XXIII is
shown enthroned in the Lateran Basilica during the opening ceremonies of the three-day dio
cesan synod. He is seated on the inlaid marble throne which only the Pope, as Bishop of Rome,
may occupy. The Supreme Pontiff preached a “paternal sermon” to the City of Rome, his priests
and his. people, and outlined the eight general areas for discussion.—(NC Photos).
As Rome Synod Ends
Practice Of Virtues Of Faith,
Hope, Charity Urged By Pope
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME — The Rome synod
Abbot Moore
KC Speaker
At Augusta
AUGUSTA — Mr. Pat Mul-
herin, Faithful Navigator for
the Augusta 4th Degree Assem
bly of the Knights of Columbus,
has announced that the Right
Reverend Augustine Moore,
OCSO, has been named as
speaker for the annual Wash
ington Day Dinner and Dance
to be held by the Fourth Degree
members .of the local Council
Dom Augustine was selected by
the Speaker Selection Commit
tee headed by Barney Dunstan.
Dom Augustine is the head of
Our Lady of the Holy Ghost
Abbey of the Cistercian Order,
located near Conyers, Georgia.
He was elevated to this position
on December 12, 1957, after be
ing a member of the Cistercian
Order since June of 1942. Dom
Augustine entered the priest
hood in Louisville, Ky., in 1937.
The speech by Dom Augustine
will be the highlight of the an
nual affair to 'be held this year
at the Elks’ Home at 519
Greene St.
Pol ice Head Urges
More Emphasis On
Spirif-ual Values
NEW YORK, (NC) — Police
Commissioner Stephen P. Ken
nedy recommended a greater
emphasis on spiritual values as
a means of combating prejudice
and juvenile delinquency.
“One who loves God and
obeys His Commandments does
not live in conflict with the
law of man,” he told the 24th
annual dinner of the Catholic
Youth Organization at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel (Jan. 20).
“He does not have the swas
tika or the hammer and sickle
painted on his heart; nor does
he paint it on houses of reli
gious worship,” the commis
sioner said
His reference was to recent
incidents in which Jewish syna
gogues were painted with swas
tikas.
was a solid affirmation of the
church’s spiritual strength,
Pope John told prelates, priests
and people at the synod’s sol
emn closing.
The Pope urged the faithful
to practice Christianity’s great
and simple virtues; Faith, Hope
and Charity.
Regarding the virtue of faith,
he said; “it is above all in the
fervor of youth and in fruitful
maturity that the good Chris
tian must make this faith pro
found and active ... in his
decision ... in the family and in
daily contacts.”
The Pope stated that the
priests of Rome, assembled in
synod give special thought to
those enduring persecution for
the faith.
The Pope said the virtue of
Hope will support those who
face the altack of modern anti-
Christian error, and those who
are weak, tired and slothful.
“Christ’s words, have filled
pages of the gospel and have
filled the world with stimulat
ing courage and joy.”
Of Charity he said: “The liv
ing substance of the whole of
Christianity ... is. summed up
in its practical application. The
central shinning point of the
synodal constitution is charity;
the charity that makes servants
into friend of God, that makes
a very lofty ministry for the
benefit of the entire church.”
“We ask the Lord Jesus,
founder of the holy church, to
grant the grace to His vicar
that he may convene and cele
brate the ecumenical council
. . . the happy and blessed suc
cess of the Rome synod opens
our hearts to expectations of
the help of the Lord for the
council.”
The pope stated that the
council has been entrusted to
the patronage of three saints;
St. Gregory the Great end to
two patriarchs of the east; St.
Gregory Nazianzeri and St.
John Chrysostom.
☆ ☆ ☆
Cites Rome's Role
As Capitol Of The
Christian World
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME — On the final day
(Jan. 27) of the legislative ses
sion of the synod, the pontiff
cited Rome’s unique role as
the capital city of the Christian
world. So many activities are
necessary, he said, because of
Rome’s dual nature as a diocese
and as the center of the
Church’s world administration.
Pope John said “the, blunt
truth” is that in Rome there are
220 diocesan priests and 300 re
ligious priests in parish work,
one priest for every 3,300 souls.
In conclusion the pope said:
“This ecclesiastical convention,
which will be hailed as the first
synod of the diocese of Rome,
is about to become — for many
reasons, with the grace of God
— the most solemn diocesan
synod because it is that of the
premier diocese, the diocese of
Peter, and probably the most
complete synod in the history
of the Catholic Church and the
world.”
When the reading of the sy
nodal constitution, 770 pages in
all, was concluded, Pope John
paid tribute to all who had
helped in preparing the synod.
When the noon Angelus sound
ed, the Pope and priests to
gether recited the prayer of
peace of the mystery of the in
carnation. The legislative ses
sion of the Rome diocesan sy
nod were history.
BISHOP'S
MOTHER
DIES
PHILADELPHIA — Mrs.
Michael McDonough, 78, died
suddenly in Philadelphia on
January 19th. She is survived
by her husband, Mr. Michael
McDonough; Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough, Administrator of
the Diocese of Savannah; Right
Reverend Monsignor Martin J.
McDonough, director of the
Propogation of the Faith of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia;
the Rev. William F. McDon
ough, assistant pastor of St.
Coleman’s church, Ardmore,
Pa.; James J. McDonough of
Los Angeles, California and
Francis McDonough of Spring-
field, Pennsylvania.
A pontifical mass of requiem
was offered by Bishop Me
at 10 o’clock on January 22nd
at the church of Our Lady of
Lourdes, Philadelphia. Monsig
nor Martin McDonough was the
assistant priest; Father William
McDonough was the deacon;
Father Joseph Quigley of St.
Charles Seminary, Philadelphia,
was the sub deacon; Right Rev.
Msgr. Andrew . J. McDonald,
Chancellor of the Diocese of
Savannah was the master of
ceremonies and Father Frank
Hallman of Our Lady of
Lourdes was the assistant mas
ter of ceremonies.
Burial took place in Sts. Pet
er and Paul cemetery. Monsig
nor McDonough, assisted by the
Right Reverend Monsignor
William J. Lallou, pastor of Our
Lady of Lourdes conducted the
burial services. The priest choir
sang Benedictus.
In the sanctuary were Bishop
Yuen, exiled bishop from Chi
na; Bishop Carroll McCormick,
auxiliary of Philadelphia; Bish
op Francis E. Hyland, bishop of
the Diocese of Atlanta and
Bishop Joseph McShea, auxili
ary of Philadelphia.
Over 250 priests were present
including a delegation from
Georgia. Priests from Georgia
were Monsignors McNamara,
Mqylan, McDonald, Sheehan,
Bourke, Fathers Bede Lightner,
O.S.B., Timothy Flaherty,
O.S.B. and Bartholomew Keo-
hane, S.M.A.
His Excellency the Bishop
extends in the name of his
family, devoted thanks for the
many expressions of sympathy
tendered by the priests, sisters
and laity of the diocese.
Danger Overhead ;
SINANCHE, Mexico, (NC)
— Mayan Indians here have
a custom of adorning the
church altar with produce
from their fields as thanks- 1
giving for a good harvest, i
Recently, as Father Robert \
E. Lee, M.M., of Brooklyn, |
N. Y., began Mass, the altar
was cluttered with corn,
squash, tomatoes and cucum
bers. Someone had even plac
ed a live goat and several
pigeons at the side of the
altar.
But what caused the Mary-
knoll priest the most con-
1 cern was a huge watermelon
i tied rather precariously from
j a rafter directly over his
head.
AUGUSTA SCHOOL—Pictured here is an architect’s sketch of the new Parish School for St. Mary’s On-The-Hill, Augusta.
Work has started on the structure for which ground was broken by Bishop McDonough last month.
Second Annual Vocation Campaign
Intensive Program Of Prayer Urged
For More Vocations To Priesthood
oice
PRAY FOR
V0CATS0NS
Disregard Rase, Religion
In Election Of President,
H. S. Senator Johnson Urges
(N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE)
BROOKLYN, N. Y„ — U. S.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of
Texas, said the next U. S. Presi
dent should be chosen on the
basis of his fitness for the job,
not for considerations of race,
nationality or religion.
The Senate Majority Leader,
said that during World War II
"no one objected" to the fact
that Gen. George C. Marshall
came from Virginia, or thal
Gen. "Wild Bill" Donovan was
a Catholic.
Nor did anyone object, he
continued, "that the man who
thought out the theory of the
atomic bomb was a German
Jew named Einstein, and the
man who put the uranium into
the atomic bomb was an Italian
named Fermi.
“Neither have I heard anyone
objecting to the fact that the
man who gave us the hydrogen
bomb before the Russians got
it was a Hungarian named Tel
ler,” he declared. “No one ob
jected to the remarkable con
tribution the Negro race showed
it could make to the military
and industrial strength of the
country, given the chance of
showing what they could do.
Sen. Johnson spoke to 1,500
persons at the annual dinner of
the Cathedral Club, a social or
ganization of Catholic laymen.
Bishop Bryan J. McEntegrat of
Brooklyn was among the guests
present.
Recalling the 1928 campaign
of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the
Senate Majority Leader said
Mr. Smith did not want people
to vote for him simply because
he was a Catholic. But by the
same token, he added, Mr.
Smith did not want anyone to
vote against him simply because
he was a Catholic.
Gov. Smith called upon
Americans to vote on the basis
of the issues and to choose be
tween the candidates according
ly, the Senator added.
The next President should be
chosen on the basis of adult is
sues, Sen. Johnson continued,
and selected on the basis of his
ability to lead this country in
the face of the communist
threat.
Sen. Johnson warned the na
tion against running away from
its responsibilities.
The Texas legislator observed
that Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev possessed a “face
marked with the lines of a man
totally dedicated to communism
and totally dedicated to the de
struction of our way of life.”
“Our greatest enemy — inter
national communism — has told
us bluntly, what will happen.
We have been told that the
communists will ‘bury us,’ ” he
said. Despite protestations, the
“words still stand,” he added.
Reviewing the present world
situation, Sen. Johnson remark
ed:
“This nation — and this west
ern world — were never in
more ultimate danger than to
day. The quiet of this golden
time that seems so peaceful and
prosperous is the quiet of the
center of a great storm of his
tory.
“In the 1960’s, the fury of
that storm will break again
upon us. Whoever the new
President will be, he will hold,
as few Presidents have ever
held, your life, your fortunes
Diocesan Campaign To
Continue Through May
SAVANNAH — Diocesan-
wide prayer marked the begin
ning of the second Savannah
Diocesan Vocation Campaign on
Sunday, January 24th. Cards
containing the Prayer for Voca
tions were distributed in all
Churches and Missions and all
were urged by Bishop McDon
ough, Administrator of the Dio
cese, to say the prayer often.
It has also been added to the
prayers after Mass.
In a letter read in all
Churches and Missions, Bishop
McDonough declared that upon
the success of this second an
nual campaign “hinges the im
mortal destiny of countless
souls.”
During the Vocation Cam
paign which will extend until
May, eighth grade and twelfth
grade boys throughout the Dio
cese will be interviewed by the
Rev. William V. Coleman, Rec
tor of the Minor Seminary of
St. John Vianney, Rev. Ralph
Seikel, St. Mary’s Augusta,
and by the Rev. Fran
cis J. Donohue, editor
of the Bulletin. It is hoped that
through these interviews more
young mer^ of South Georgia
will beattracted to the Diocesan
Priesthood. Last year, the Sa
vannah Vocation Campaign re
sulted in fifteen young men
from various cities and towns of
the Diocese entering the newly
founded Minor Seminary at Sa
vannah.
The full text of Bishop Mc
Donough’s letter follows:
My dear People:
The work of the priest is the
work of Christ. It is the priest
who today brings Christ’s for
giveness to our souls. It is his
tongue which whispers the
words of consecration and his
hands which hold the body of
our Savior. It is his hands, too,
which are raised in blessing and
bring consolation to the dying.
Without him Christ is absent
from the world. We can no
longer feel the warmth of
Christ’s love or savor; His pres
ence on the altar. So necessary
is he that without him souls
daily plummet into the depths
of hell because of lack of some
one to help them up to God.
Struck by the awesome need
of this Diocese for priests, I
wrote to you a year ago begging
your prayers for the great cause
of vocations to the priesthood.
Your response was overwhelm
ing. So many young men pre
sented themselves as candidates
for the priesthood that we de
termined to open our own minor
seminary. This has, thus far,
been a source of great hope for
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 fhe foot
steps of Your Priestly Son.
—Indulgence of seven years
Mary, Queen of the Cler
gy, pray for us.
St. John Vianney, pray for
us.
Imprimatur: ,
-j-Thomas J. McDonough
the future.
The remarkable cooperation of
our priests in aiding, inspiring
and guiding our youth has been
a key factor in the success of
the past year. Your prayers, the
spirit of self sacrifice on the
part of our seminarians’ par
ents, the enthusiasm of the boys
themselves, have all conspired
to make our first year of con
certed vocation work a grand
and glorious success.
Beginning this week, we will
embark upon our second year in
this most imporant work. Its
success will be in direct pro
portion to your prayers. In the
pews today you will find holy
cards with the diocesan voca
tion prayer. Please say this
prayer often. Make it part of
your own family prayers. Beg
God to give your family the
great grace of a priestly voca
tion.
Our vocation program is to
day our greatest single effort
in preparing for the future.
Upon its success hinges the im
mortal destiny of countless
souls. New mission areas await
us. People clamor for churches
and schools. On every side there
is a hunger for the love of
Christ. Without priests we can
not answer these pleas. With
out your concerted effort at
prayer there will be no voca
tions. The future, then, depends
upon you — upon your fervor
in prayer. Pray ye, therefore
that the Lord of the harvest
will send laborers into His vine
yard for the field is ready for
the harvest..
Begging God to bless all of
you, priests and people, for your
prayerful help during the past
year, and urging you on to new
heights of fervor, I remain,
Devolcdly yours in Christ,
THOMAS J.McDONOUGH
Administrator 'sede vacante'.
Prejudice In Tax Supported Paper
Hazi-Like Anti-Catholic Tactics
fere Used By College Paper
FLUSHING, N. Y.,(NC) —The
student newspaper at Queens
College “is failing into a pat
tern of anti-Catholicism” simi
lar to tactics the nazis used,
the Newman club chaplain at
the tax-supported institution
charged.
Father Vincent A. Brown, the
Newman Club chaplain, in a
letter to the student newspaper,
said a recent article on birth
control “set up a number of
straw men, many of them ir-
and your sacred honor in the
strength of his hands, the char
acter of his heart and the cun
ning of his brain.
relevent to the problem of birth
control, but all of them reveal
ing a pathetic prejudice against
the Catholic Church.”
Three examples of bias in
Queens College student publica
tions previously had been pro
tested by the state Catholic War
Veterans, the diocesan Holy
Name Union, the diocesan Ca
tholic Teacher Association and
the Tablet, Brooklyn diocesan
newspaper.
As a result, the college ad
ministrative committee promis
ed “postive, affirmative action.”
It requested a bylaw or resolu-
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