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leadership of Sir Humphrey
• Gilbert, the half-brother of Sir
Walter Raleigh (Raleigh was
himself in command of one of
the ships, the Falcon). Accord
ing to J. Moss Ives, in his “The
Ark and the Dove,” “it is safe
to infer that the majority of the
voyagers were Catholics and
that the purpose of the expedi
tion was to found a Catholic
colony in America. Another at
tempt at a similar voyage was
made early in the following
year, but owing to the fact that
Raleigh had had a dangerous
sea fight with the Spaniards, the
Council forbade Gilbert to
sail.”
IN 1582, Gilbert embarked for
the Western World again, this
time with five ships. Four even
tually reached St. John’s. Be
cause the Newfoundland climate
was overly severe, however, the
group sailed over to Maine, but
met disaster in a storm off Cape
Race. Only one ship returned to
England: the ‘Golden Hind.’
ON EASTER SUNDAY, 1605,
finally, the ‘Archangel’ set sail
for the Maine coast. The ship
landed on May 18, on the isle
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erected there. Then the ship
sailed into Boothbay Harbor (it
was named Pentecost Harbor
because of the day) and another
cross was set up on an island
there. For some reason still un
known, no permanent settle
ment was made, and the ‘Arch
angel’ returned to England. Ac
cording to Ives again, it is cer
tain that the ‘Archangel’ ven
ture “represented another effort
on the part of the English Cath
olics to find a refuge from per
secution.”
Q. If a person is not bound to
keen the Lenten Fast because of
weak health, is he actually ob
liged to do something else by
way of mortification?
A. Those excused or dispens
ed from the Lenten Fast for
reasons such as poor health are
obliged to observe some form
of self-penance, insofar as pos
sible. The Lenten season can be
compared on one score to a
great spiritual retreat, in that it
is a time during which extra
ordinary graces are bestowed
upon the soul by God. Hence it
would be folly to neglect alto
gether the means of obtaining
such graces.
One substitute for the Fast
(for those who are legitimately
excused or dispensed) is the
faithful performance of the
works of charity or mercy. An
other is the recitation of special
prayers or the fulfillment of
special devotions. Not to be for
gotten here is almsgiving. In the
words of Pope St. Leo I: “What
we forego by fasting is to be
given as alms to the poor.”
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PARTY SIMPLE?
NOT IF YOU'RE THE PLANNER
Dear Doris:
I am an eighth grader at a
Catholic grade school. Sister,
the principal tells us we will
have no ceremonies or a school
party for graduation. To the stu
dents this seems unfair. Every
other school has at least a small
party and a party is so simple.
Do you think this is fair? We
are also the first class ever to
graduate.
Suzanne
Dear Suzanne:
I understand your disappoint
ment. Every one loves a party.
But I’m not sure what you
mean by ceremonies. So let’s
just consider the party idea.
You tell me your school is new.
This means that Sister has had
to face many problems—make
many decisions. In a new situa
tion this isn’t easy. Whatever is
decided this year will be start
ing a precedent. It will be the
expected thing thereafter. Hence
the need to go slowly.
Now a party you say, is so
simple. Everybody has one. But
it’s simple only for the guests.
For the principal the party is
far from simple. Who shall
come? What hours? Who will
chaperone? These are just a few
of the considerations.
If the school is new, remem
ber, Suzanne, Sister probably is
not yet completely familiar with
the parents of your classmates
and their ideas about a party.
Nor does she feel absolutely
certain that she knows all of
you.
Remember another thing Suz
anne, usually Sisters do make
decisions with your best inter
ests at heart. As an eighth grad
er you are old enough, I’m sure,
to recognize this and to under
stand your principal’s problem.
Think over what I have said
and I think you will agree—
Sister doesn’t want to be unfair.
And cheer up. There will he
many parties in the future. So
be a good sport.
LEARN TO USE
YOUR TALENTS
Dear Doris:
If you want to be in a certain
profession and do not have the
qualifications for if do you ad
vise against it?
Bill H.
Dear Bill:
Depends on what qualifica
tions you mean. Are they those
who should already have or are
they the qualifications you
would develop with further ed
ucation and training?
Your letter is rather general
so I’ll have to be general in my
answer.
If you have examined the in
formation about a profession
and received advice from a
teacher or guidance counselor
and both sources indicate that
you don’t have the qualifica
tions for it then my advice is to
quit thinking about it.
Examine yourself and your
own set of qualities. Get inter
ested in what you have. Prepare
yourself for a job for which your
talents equip you. Don’t waste
your time wanting to be some
body else.
We are all different. God has
piven each of us our own per
sonal set of endowments. While
you irr- r not be qualified for
o-a rarlicular job, undoubtedly
vc” ""aiified for others. No
c-- '-as quite the special combi-
” lions of talents, abilities and
interests that you have. Learn
how to use them.
I’m sure a teacher or guidance
counselor would be happy to
discuss, your interests and abili
ties with you. He may even sug
gest that you take a couple of
standardized tests to help you
better understand yourself.
And Bill, a good thing to re-
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STAY 'TOO GOOD’
Dear Doris:
I am a junior in high school
and have just started dating. I
have noticed one thing. "Some"
boys seem to think they have
priority over the girl they have
taken out and insist on first
date kisses. When they are re
fused they are offended. I am
determined not to sin but they
keep asking for dates. I have
refused. Was that the proper
thing to do? They do not speak
to me now because they say I
think I'm too good for them.
Your help will be appreciated.
Jenny
Dear Jenny:
It surely was the proper thing
to do. Stay “too good for them,”
Jenny. You may spend a few
dateless days but your perserv-
erence will be repaid. The good
word Will spread and you will
he amazed at how many moral
ly sincere, attractive boys will
ask you for a date.
Doris Revere Peters answers
letters through her column, not
by mail. Young readers are in
vited to write to her in care of
The Bulletin. .
Theology for
The Layman
(Continued from Page 4)
whole interest must be in Him,
not her. When thought of at all,
she must be thought of with re
spect. But she is not often
thought of. Why should she be?
I have put this way of look
ing at her as a sort of rough
outline of a whole state of mind.
In its more extreme utterance
it can be so comic that one al
most forgets how tragic it is.
On the outdoor platform I once
had a questioner who said, sol-
emnly, “I respect Christ’s moth
er as I respect my own.” The
overwhelming temotation, when
one hears a remark, is to point
to the difference between the
two sons. But it is necessary to
make clear why the difference
makes a difference! We are not
saying . that mothers of holy
children are better than moth
ers of less holy. The difference
is not between one son who is
holy and another who is less
obviously so. It is between a
son who is God and a son who
is man only.
In seeing what the difference
is, a nood startincr point is the
simple fact that this Son existed
before His mother. So that He is
the only Son who was in a posi
tion to choose who His mother
should be: He could choose
therefore what every son would
choose if He could, the mother
who would suit him best. Furth
er it gobs with the very heart
of sonship that a son wants to
give his mother gifts: and
Christ, being God, could give
her all that she would want: to
His giving power there was no
limit. And what above all she
wanted was union with God,
the comnletest union possible to
a human being of her will with
God’s will, grace therefore in
her soul.
He was her Son, and He gave
it lavishlv. She responded total
ly, so that she was sinless. It
was her response to the grace
of God that her supreme in holi
ness—higher even than the
highest angel, the Church tells
us. We may pause for a moment
to look at this truth. Bv nature
she was lower than the least
angel, for human nature as such
is less than angelic. But as we
have already seen any relation
in the order of grace is higher
than any in the order of nature.
It is by grace that we are closer
to God; by our response, that is,
to the created share in His own
life that God offers us. By grace
Our Lady outranks all created
beings. But only because she
responded more perfectly. St.
John Chrysostom says “She
would not have been blessed,
though she had borne Him in
the body, had she not heard the
word of God and kept it.”
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Little Known About
Life Of St. Patrick
(N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE
St. Patrick has been one of
the most popular saints for
centuries, but even today very
little is know with certainty
about his life.
The patron saint of Ireland,
whose feast was celebrated
on March 17 with fanfare in
many parts of the world, was
the apostle of Ireland and Arch
bishop of Armagh.
He was born about 390 and
died somewhere around 460, but
exact dates in his life are dis
puted by scholars and the two
letters he left the world are not
much help.
Patrick was a farm boy in a
part of Britain ruled by the
Romans, but terrorized by Irish
pagan raiders whenever the Ro
mans relaxed their guard.
Sometime during his early
teens, raiders swept through
his neighborhood and carried
young Patrick and numerous
others off to be used as slaves.
For about six years the youtk
was held in bondage, tending
his master’s herd. He wrote that
he prayed hard during these
years, reporting: “In a single
day, I said as many as a hun
dred prayers and at night near
ly as many . . .”
During his sleep one night,
Patrick heard a voice tell him
he was ready to return home
and that “your ship is ready.”
He escaped from his master
and walked some 200 miles to
a vessel ready to depart from
Ireland.
When he asked for free pas
sage, he was jeered aqd refused.
But then he said a silent pray
er and the sailors mysteriously
changed their mind, inviting
him aboard.
Getting to freedom was not
easy. After three days of sail
ing, the ship landed, hut in an
uninhabited place. All aboard
walked for a month. At one
time they were without food,
but it was supplied in a herd
of wild pigs which came out of
nowhere following a prayer by
St. Patrick.
Eventually, the group reached
civilization, probably in Gaul.
The order of events in St.
Patrick’s next years are un
clear. He spent them in Eurooe
and it is widely held he studied
under saintly Bishop Germanus
at Auxeree who later consecrat
ed him a bishop and urged him
to do missionary work in Ire
land .
The success of his efforts in
converting the pagans in the
land where he had been held as
a slave are common knowledge.
But the idea that it was sim
ply a series of neaceful triumphs
is wrong. He himself wrote that
no fewer than 12 times were
he and his companions seized
and carried off as captives, only
to be freed by an act of God.
Tradition tells of one narrow
escape which created a martyr.
St. Patrick’s devoted chariot
driver, Odhran, is supported tc
have heard a rumor that th(
missionary would be killed as
he rode along in the chariot’:
seat of honor.
Odhran, without telling of the
plot, asked St. Patrick to takf
the reins that day and allow
him to rest in the seat usualR
occupied by the saint.
Scarcely had they set out,
than a well-directed lance
pierced the heart of the devoted
charioteer.
St. Patrick’s technique in
spreading the Faith was to call
together the pagan leaders and
explain Christian teachings to
them. Then he would approach
the ordinary people.
His lectures, tradition says,
explain the use of the shamrock,
a bright-green leaf with three
parts, as Ireland’s national sym
bol and as decoration of Irish
men on March 17.
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pulled one of the leaves from
the ground to illustrate Chris
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