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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Vol. 40, No. 20 THE CHANCERY 225 Abercorn Street Savannah, Georgia February 23, 1960 My dear People: In accordance with the provisions of Canon Law, as modi fied through the use of special faculties granted by the Holy See, we herewith publish the regulations for the Lenten Season of 1960. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 2nd, and ends at midnight on Holy Saturday, April 16th, 1960. I. THE LAW OF ABSTINENCE 1) The' law of abstinence forbids the use of meat and of soup or gravy made from meat. A day may be one of complete abstinence, in which case no meat or soup or gravy made from meat may be taken; or a day may be one of partial abstinence, in which case meat and soup or gravy made from meat may be taken once that day at the principal meal. • 2) Complete abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wed nesday and on all Fridays. 3) Partial abstinence is to be observed on the Ember Wednesday and Saturday which occur during the Lenten season on March 9th and 12th. 4) Everyone over 7 years of age is bound to observe the law of abstinence. II. THE LAW OF FAST 1) The Jaw of fast means that only one full meal may be taken on that day. 2) Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is obliged to observe the law of fast. 3) AH weekdays of the Lenten season, including Holy Saturday, are days of fast. A dispensation is hereby granted from fast and abstinence on the Feast of Saint Patrick. 4) Meat may be eaten by all at the full meal on all days during the Lenten season, except on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays. . 5) The one full meal permitted on days of fast may be taken either at noon or in the evening, according to one’s choice or convenience. 6) In addition to the one full meal, two other light meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs; but together these two meals should not equal another full meal. No meat, or soup or gravy made from meat may be taken at these two meals by anyone who is bound by the law of fast. 7) Eating between meals is forbidden, but liquids, in cluding milk and fruit juices, are allowed. 8) When one’s health or ability to work would be se riously affected, the law of fast does not oblige. In cases of doubt, your parish priest or confessor should be consulted. We earnestly exhort all our people to attend daily Mass during the holy season of Lent; to receive often the Sacra ments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist; to attend the eve ning devotions in their parish churches; to contribute gen erously to works of religion and charity; to perform voluntary mortification especially in regard to alcoholic drinks and worldly amusements; to pray for peace and the intentions of our Holy Father, and to recite the family rosary daily with the members of your household. Imparting to you my blessing, I am, Devotedly yours in Christ, Administrator ‘sede vacante.’ LISBON CARDINAL IN DARK ON PLANS FOR OPENING THIRD FATIMA SECRET LISBON — The Patriarch of Lisbon was quoted as saying that all he knows about plans for opening the envelope containing Sister Lucy’s account of the final part of the Fatima message is “what has been pub lished in newspapers.” Diario de Noticias, widely cir culated conservative Lisbon daily, quoted the Patriarch, His Eminence Manuel Cardinal Goncalves Cerejeira, as saying: “I cannot comment on the expediency or inexpediency of divulging the secret. I know nothing about it, nor have I been consulted. Regarding pub lication in 1960, I know only what has been published in the newspapers.” (Bishop Joao Pereira Venan- cio, the present Bishop of Leiria, the diocese which includes Fa tima, stated publicly last year that the sealed account written by Sister Lucy of the third’ part of the secret entrusted to her by the Blessed Virgin would de finitely be opened in 1960. However, he has not given any definite date or place. Sister Lucy, now a nun in the Carme lite convent at the ancient Portuguese city of Coimbra, is the sole survivor of the three children to whom the Virgin Mary appeared at Fatima in 1917.) Cardinal Cerejeira, who has been Patriarch of Lisbon and thus head of the Portuguese Hierarchy since 1929, was quot ed by the paper as saying he had been informed of the first two parts of the Fatima mes sage before they were made public. That was at the onset of World War II. He said he was informed by Bishop Jose Alves Correia de Silva of Leiria, friend and confidant of Sister Lucy. The Bishop died in De cember, 1957. The published parts concern a vision of hell and the conversion of Russia through devotion to the Imma culate Heart of Mary. The Cardinal was quoted as saying that Bishop de Silva him self had not read the third part of the secret. He said the Bishop told him he had placed Sister Lucy’s letter “in another enve lope on which he had written that it should be opened in 1960.” Nasser Asks Unify Of Moslems And Christians DAMASCUS, Syria, (NC) — UAR President Gamal Abdel Nasser has urged Christians and Moslems to work together to attain the goals of the United Arab Republic: brotherhood and unity. Mr. Nasser spoke at the cor nerstone-laying ceremony at St. Mary’s Convent in Aleppo, Christian center in northwest ern Syria which is the seat of Catholic bishops of five differ ent rites. His talk was broadcast over Radio Damascus (Feb. 18). DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1960 10c Per Copy — $3 ; a Year MEDAL WINNERS RECEIVE CARDINAL’S BLESSING On the occasion of the traditional blessing of the skis prior to the start of the VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley, Calif., contestants from many nations crowded about His Emi nence James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, Archbishop of Los Angeles, to receive his personal blessing. Among these contestants were the German couple, Miss Marika Kilius and Flans Baumler, who won second place in the Pairs Figure Skating competition. Barbara Wright and Robert Paul of Canada won first place in this event. Cardinal McIntyre blessed the chapel of Our Lady Queen of the Snows in Squaw Valley.-JNC Photos)-. POPE INDICATES COMING ECUMENICAL COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER INTERNAL CHURCH AFFAIRS BEFORE UNITY (Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service) VATICAN CITY —His Holi ness Pope John XXIII has in dicated that the coming ecumen ical council must concern it self primarily with the Church’s internal affairs before any thought can be given to Chris tian unity. Speaking to a group of Bolo gnese priests led by His Emin ence Giacomo Cardinal Lercaro, Archbishop of Bologna, the Pope spoke of the interested re action which followed the an nouncement of the coming council, comparing it with Pope Leo XIII’s invitation to Chris tian unity in 1897. Pope John said that “ a letter of the Most Glorious Pontiff, Leo XIII, in 1397, inviting the separated (Christians) to return to the house of the Father was received with bitter refusal and even with intolerable scorn. The most widespread hopes were expressed instead at the simple announcement of the forth coming council.” The Pope went on to say that the fundamental function of a council is always the internal unity of the Church and he added that “if we were first of all to listen to the rumors and proposals from outside and be gin discussing them, others would cross our path and soon intricate obstacles would arise. The Church must, instead, think above all of its constant life and finality, responding with new drive to the Divine plan estab lished by Our Lord. Once we have established, agreed, upon and set forth the best solutions, including the new damands of the times, we will be able to indicate to the separated bro thers the sure road of that unity to which they also aspire.” Abbot Speaker ki Augusta ii £, Banquet AUGUSTA — The Fourth De gree Assembly, Patrick Walsh Council Knights of Columbus, held their annual banquet on the evening of February 22nd, Washington’s Birthday. Guest speaker for the oc casion was the Rt. Rev. Augus tin Moore, O.C.S.O., abbot of the ' Monastery of the Holy Ghost, Conyers. The Abbot told his audience that patriotism is one of the greatest things manifested down through the centuries. “This tremendous goal of im mortality is worth investing our lives in. We don’t realize how much we love America until we hear it slighted. We don’t rea lize how lucky we are until we see the fear and the insecurity in other countries. It was the second time within a week that the Pope had touched upon this subject. On the previous Monday, address ing the Central Council of Ca tholic Action, he said almost the same thing except that his reference to non-Catholics was possibly stronger. He said then that “if the separated brothers who have broken away and who are also divided among themselves wish to realize the common desire for unity, we can say to them with great affection: this is your house; this is the house of all those who bear the sign of Chr,ist. If, as some say, there is a desire instead to open discus sions and debates, nothing would be accomplished.” These words were immed iately interpreted in some sec tors of the press as the Pope shutting the door to any dis cussions with non-Catholics on Christian unity. An inquiry to Vatican authorities assured that this was not his intention. What he was saying, they declared, was that the Church must at tend to putting its own house in order before it can enter into discussions with others. This in terpretation was borne out by the present address to the Bolognese priests. ike Greeted By Missionaries BRASILIA, (NC) — Ameri can Franciscans and then- students were among those wel coming President Eisenhower on his arrival in this newly built city, Brazil’s future capital. The priests, nuns and stu dents were invited to take part in the official reception given President Eisenhower. They came from throughout the state of Goias. Uniformed students of St. Francis College in Anapolis add ed color to the reception. They were brought here by Father John Baptist Bogel, O.F.M., of Bradford, Pa. With the aid of Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, N. Y., the Franciscan Fathers conduct in Goias one junior college, six high schools and eight big paro chial schools with an enrollment of six thousand students. CARDINAL IS NAMED PROTECTOR VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) —His Floliness Pope John XXIII has named His Eminence Wil liam Cardinal Godfrey, Arch bishop of Westminster, protector of the Benedictine Congregation of Adorers of the Sacred Heart, whose motherhouse is in London. New Controversy Flares Over A. F. Manuals On Reds In U.S. Churches Urge Faithful Stand Fast East German Bishops Hit Communist Regime (N.C.W.C. News Service) BERLIN — East Germany’s Bishops have urged Catholics to stand firm in the face of re newed communist threats against the Church and religion. A joint pastoral letter, endors ed by His Eminence Julius Cardinal Doepfner, Bishop of Berlin, warned the faithful that “compromise between belief in God and confession to atheism is impossible.” The letter was the strongest attack so far on the East German regime by the Catholic prelates. It told Cath olics to “beware of communist efforts to permeate the entire life of society and the individu al.” The bishops advised the faith ful to refuse to participate in communist baptism, marriage and funeral rites and youth ded ication ceremonies. The bishops also asserted that the East German regime’s new school law aims at “intensifying the drive of atheistic schools against Catholic children, and limiting the rights of parents.” Catholics were urged to keep away from Red - sponsored “Christian” meetings that try to destroy Catholic . firmness and separate the faithful from their bishops and the Church. “More than ever before,” the bishops'stated, “the communists are trying to enforce dialetic materialism on the whole so ciety, trying to worm their way into every facet of life and sep arate Christians from their Faith.” The bishops said the commu nists are: —Slandering the Church in schools and at factory meetings. —Refusing to promote school children who cling to their Faith. —Forcing East Germans to spy on each other. •—Pressuring Catholics to take part in atheistic ceremonies. Catholics were advised to combat communism even at the cost of enduring “difficulties and disadvantages.” Nation Needs Private, Public Schools: Nixon NOTRE DAME, Ind., (NC)— The country needs diversity in education with public and pri vate schools side by side, Vice President Richard M. Nixon as serted here. Mr. Nixon addressed some 2,- 700 persons at the University of Notre Dame’s 111th annual cele bration of Washington’s birth day, after he had received the Patriotism Award of the uni versity’s senior class. The award cited Mr. Nixon as a “courage ous and energetic interpreter of the American idea to the world.” Expressing opposition to Fed eral aid to education, the Vice President declared that local control of schools must be maintained. He added: “We could make no greater mistake than to use the Soviet yard stick” in education. This country’s military might is of such magnitude that an enemy attack would mean “na- (Continued on Page 6) In Zagreb Office Archbishop Fran jo Seper has been named Apostolic Administrator of the Archdio cese of Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The appointment, made by the Holy See some time ago, came to attention with the death of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac. Archbishop Seper had been coadjutor. — (NC Photos). Columbus Deanery Meets At Albany On March 13th ALBANY — The spring meeling of the Columbus Deanery Council of Catholic Women will be held on Sun day, March 13, at Radium Springs, Albany, Georgia. Registraiion will begin ai 12:00 o'clock noon with luncheon to follow at 1:00 p. m. Reservations for ihe lunch eon are $2.50 and should be made not later than March 9 with Mrs. O. K. Lewis, Jr„ 1804 Gail, Albany. Mrs. Joseph J. Dembowski, president, states that this will be a report meeting and that election of officers will be held. Site Of Old Franciscan Mission Revisited & The first Franciscan friar in almost three hundred years last month revisited what is believed to have been the site of the northernmost of the Spanish mis sions in the old southeast. The visitor to the ancient ruin dis covered near Holy Trinity, Ala bama, by Brothers Finbarr and Gregory, M.S.Ss.T. .in 1956 was Father Finian Reilly, O.F.M., presently stationed at Ameri- cus, Ga. Since the find was made by the two brothers over three years ago, it has proven to be significant not only from the standpoint of Indian, English, and Spanish history, but also bears a relevance for Church history as well. The records reveal that Fray Juan Ocon was the first Fran ciscan friar to erect a mission cross at Sabacola, the name giv en the fort and mission site, in the year 1679. Coming at the inviation of the Apalache In dians, along with two com panions, the little band was forced to leave after a short stay due to the hostility of an other tribe in the area, the Cowetas. In 1681 they were suc ceeded by two more Francis cans, Fathers Guttierez and Abengajar, who came at the in sistence of the Spanish gover nor, Cabrera. After meeting with some temporary success, these friars too were forced to withdraw to the confluence of the Flint and Chatahoochee Rivers, above what is now Do than, Alabama, where their mis sionary labors were more re warding. There is record of a subsequent request for priests by the succeeding governor, Quiroga, of the Franciscan prov incial, Father Pedro de Luna, which request was apparently denied because so many of the inhabitants of the area had de parted. It was shortly after this that the soldiers themselves left Sabacola, but not before razing the fort. Present research concerning the fort site has become a co operative venture among a number of groups including Mr. Joseph Mahan of the Bradley Museum, Columbus; Mr. Mark Fretwell, an historian from West Point, Ga.; the Francis cans; and the priests, brothers, and students at Holy Trinity. OLD MISSION—Pictured above examining atrefacts found at the site of the Spanish fort are (1. to r.): Fr. Killian Mooney, M.S.Ss.T., superior at Holy Trinity; Fr. Finian Reilly, O.F.M. of Americus, Ga.; and Brother Finbarr Ray, M.S.Ss.T., discoverer of the site. Secretary Sharp Appears Before House Group (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON — New con troversy has flared over the ac curacy of statements in two Air Force training manuals linking communism with U. S. church es. At the same time, the ques tion of the extent of revision to be given the two manuals was further muddled by charges anc. counter-charges leveled by Pro testant church groups, the Air Force, and congressional lead ers. Secretary of the Air Force Dudley C. Sharp appeared (Feb. 25) before the House Un- American Activities subcom mittee, said to be the source of much of the information on al leged communist infiltration of churches, to explain his posi tion. Following his testimony in closed session, subcommittee chairman Francis Walter of Pennsylvania told reporters Secretary Sharp said “he had no reason to believe any of the statements in the manual were untrue.” ltep. Waiter was referring to an Air Force Reserve training manual, over whic^ the contro versy first broke out. An Air Force security guide, said to be the basis for the Reserve manu al, has also been challenged. Tne Reserve manual has been withdrawn by the Air Force, while the security guide is be ing revised to eliminate passag es linking communism and churches. Informed of Rep. Walter’s ac count of his testimony, Secreta ry Sharp denied having backed the charges in the Reserve man ual. He said the manual “was withdrawn without any deter mination as to whether the charges were true or false.” But a transcript of his testi mony released by the subcom mittee showed Mr. Sharp had replied, “I am, yes,” to the ques tion whether he is “in accord” with the charges in the security guide. According to the transcript, Mr. Sharp indicated that he did not doubt the basic charge of communist infiltration of churches, but said he felt the Resereve manual should not name specific individuals as having communist connections. Meanwhile, various Protes tant groups hurled verbal brick bats at one another and at the Air Force. The General Board of the Na tional Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., meeting in Oklahoma City, passed a reso lution (Feb. 24) declaring pub lication of the Air Force manu als to be “a patent violation of the free exercise of religion.” The Reserve manual had stat ed that 30 of the 95 persons who worked on the council’s Revised Standard Version of the Bible “have been affiliated with pro communist fronts, projects and publications.” The Protestant group’s reso lution asked “how long the American people are going to allow various agencies of gov ernment to continue the prac tice of treating false and ab surd charges ... as material to be seriously used as a basis for security decisions and for offi cial indoctrination of govern ment employees?” In Washington, leaders of two other Protestant organizations met (Feb. 24) with Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, Jr., to enlist his support for the con troversial manuals. The Defense Secretary declined, however, to (Continued on Page 6)
