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Last Americans For Six Years
Two Savannahians Receive
Sacrament Of Holy Orders
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Ordaining Prelate
Dressed as Deacons, two to be ordained leave Cathedral rectory. Lower part of photo,
left ta right: Rev. Lawrence Lucree, Bishop McDonough, Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara,
Rev. John Fitzpatrick, and Rev. Terrence Kernan, O.S.B.
Newly ordained priests kneel moments after ordination and imposition of hands by as
sembled clergy.
Georgia Priests Given Savannah
Jet Orientation Flights
MOODY AFB — Nine Cath
olic priests from nearby cities
took to the heavens recently
when they were given orienta
tion flights in the T-33 jet and
H-43 helicopter.
Catholic Chaplain (C a p t.)
Wilfred L. Krieger acted as host
for the visiting clergy who were
here for a spiritual Day o': Re
collection.
Following their spiritual pro
gram which took place at the
Queen of Peace Parish in Lake
land, the priests had lunch in
the officers’ field ration mess
and then were given the local
flights.
The flights were provided to
acquaint the clergy with Air
Force operations and Moody’s
mission. Seven were given rides
in the “T-bird” and two in the
“chopper.”
Rides were given to the Rev.
Thomas P a y n e, pastor of St.
John’s Church in Valdosta; Rev.
Marvin LeFrois, Albany, Ga.;
Rev. Thomas A. Albert, Tho-
masviile, Ga.; Rev. Frederick
Kirchner, Thomas ville; Rev.
Martin Bangert, Rev. Finian Ri
ley, and Rev. Henry Madden, all
of Americus, Ga.; and Rev. Wil
liam Lynch, and Rev. John J.
Murphy, both of Lakeland, Ga.
Father Lynch is the auxiliary
chaplain for Moody AFB.
The Rev. Benedict Ballou, of
the St. Thomas More House,
University of South Carolina,
was retreat master for the Day
of Recollection program.
Young Adult
Club Formed
SAVANNAH — A club of
Catholic young adults was or
ganized recently in Savannah.
Temporary officers elected
were: Miss Dale Fuhrman, pres
ident and Thomas Daly, secre
tary.
It was decided to hold meet
ings on the first and third
Thursdays of each month in the
K of C clubrooms. Membership
is open to all Catholic young
people out of high school be
tween the ages of 18 and 30.
Present at the meeting in an
advisory capacity were Rev.
Herbert Wallmeier, Youth Di
rector, Mrs. Wm. C. Broderick
and Joseph Graham.
FROM COLLAR TO JET HELMET — Tnese Cathoiic priests were given orientation
flights in the T-33 jet trainer and H-43 helicopters at Moody Air Force Base recently.
They were visiting this base as guests of Chaplain (Captain) Wilfred L. Krieger during
their Day of Recollection. They are, 1-r, Rev. John J. Murphy, O.M.I., Lakeland, Ga.; Rev. Mar
vin LeFrois, Albany, Ga.; Rev. Finian Riley, O.F.M., Americus, Ga.; Rev. Henry Madden, O.F.M.,
Americus; Rev. Martin Baggert, O.F.M., Americus; Rev. Thomas Payne, Valdosta, Ga.; Rev.
William Lynch, O.M.I., Lakeland, Ga.; Rev. Thomas A. Albert, O.F.M., Thomasvilie, Ga.; and
Rev. Frederick Kirchner, O.F.M., Thomasvilie, Ga. — (Official Air Force Photo)
SAVANNAH •— For the sec
ond time in as many weeks,
Savannah’s historic Cathedral
was the scene of ancient and
impressive rites, as two Savan
nah men were ordained to the
Priesthood on Saturday, May
7th.
Two weeks ago hundreds of
persons crowded inside the Ca
thedral to witness ceremonies
installing the Most Reverend
Thomas J. McDonough as the
tenth Bishop of Savannah. Last
week hundreds witnessed the
ordination to the Sacred Priest
hood of the Rev. John Fitzpat
rick and the Rev. Lawrence Lu
cree, as Bishop McDonough
conferred the Sacrament of
Holy Orders for the first time
as the Ordinary of the Diocese.
Besides the more than thirty
Priests in attendance, hundreds
of Sisters, school children,
friends, relatives and well-
wishers joined the families of ,
the new Priests as they heard
the solemn and age-old cere
monies which changed the men
into “Priests forever, according
to the order of Melchisidec.”
Robed in the vestments of
Deacons, Amice, Alb, Cincture,
Maniple Stole, the two candi
dates for the Priesthood car
ried, folded on the left arm, the
Chasubles with which they
would be clothed after Ordina
tion and in which they would
celebrate the Mass, jointly with
their Ordaining Prelate. Each
carried a lighted candle in the
right hand, symbolic of his high
calling, another “Christ, the
light of the world.”
Coming to the Sanctuary in
procession they went to the pre-
dieus placed before the altar.
Kneeling, they waited for the
solemn invitation of the Arch
priest, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, “Let those
who are to be ordained to the
Sacred Priesthood come forth.”
In accord with the ancient
rites, Bishop McDonough for
mally called upon all who might
know of any reason why either
of the young men should not be
ordained to the Priesthood to
come forth. Then, while the
Very Rev. Bede Lightner,
O.S.B. chanted the Litany of
the Saints, invoking the inter
cession of the Angels and Saints
in behalf of the two candidates,
the two “Ordinandi” postrated
themselves on the Sanctuary
floor.
Then rising, they mounted
the steps of the high altar,
standing before the Bishop to
receive from him the imposition
of hands, by which he trans
ferred to them the powers of
the Priesthood of Jesus Christ,
handed down through the cen
turies in an unbroken line
from the Apostles, themselves.
Returning to their pre-dieus
in the Sanctuary, the two new
ly ordained Priests knelt to re
ceive the imposition of hands
from the assembeld clergy.
As the Mass of Ordination
progressed, Fathers Fitzpatrick
and Lucree returned to the al
tar to receive from the Bishop,
the power to forgive sins, with
the words of Jesus Christ to
His Apostles and their succes
sors, “Whose sins you shall for
give, they are forgiven, and
whose sins you shall retain
they are retained.”
Later, they came before the
Bishop once again, where their
hands were annointed with
Holy Oil and bound, palm to
palm with white linen cloth.
Then, presenting to each the
chalice, Bishop McDonough im
parted to them the power to
celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass — to change bread
and wine into the Body and
Blood of Christ, reminding
them that as often as they
should pronounce the words of
Christ, “This is My Body . . .
This is My Blood . . .” at the
Consecration of the Mass they
would be obeying Christ’s com
mand to “Do this in Commemo
ration of me.”
Then, clothed in the vest
ments of the Priesthood, they
returned to their places in the
Sanctuary, where they joined
the Bishop in co-celebrating
the Mass, exercising for the
first time, the powers just com
mitted to them.
Bishop McDonough, the Or
daining Prelate, also spoke at
the close of the ceremonies,
\vaiVniy‘ congratulating the fam
ilies of the two new Priests, ex
tending in his own name and in
the name of the Church in the
Diocese of Savannah, thanks
that “Their good parents have
so generously offered back to
God the sons He has entrusted
to their care.”
He urged on all parents the
honor and duty of “fostering
vocations to the Priesthood in
their own families,” pointing
out that “It will be six more
years before another American
boy is ordained for this Dio
cese.”
Assisting Bishop McDonough
in the Ordination Mass were
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
McNamara, who served as
Arch-priest and Sponsor for Fa
ther Lucree and the Rev. Ter- ;
rence Kernan, O.S.B., who serv- ;
ed as sponsor for Father Fitz- I
Patrick. Chaplains to the Bishop
were the Rev. William V. Cole
man and the Rev. Felix Don
nelly. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. An
drew J. McDonald, Chancellor
of the Diocese, was Master of
ceremonies, assisted by the Rev.
Herbert J. Wellmeier and the
Rev. Robert J. Teoli.
Music was provided by the
James B. Copps Memorial Choir
of Cathedral Parish, under the
direction of Mr. E. L. Deacy,
with Mrs. Joseph Schreck, Ca
thedral organist, at the console.
Following the Mass, both Fa
ther Lucree and Father Fitz
patrick gave their First Priestly
Blessing to Bishop McDonough,
their families, and to each of
the hundreds who remained in
the Cathedral after the Mass.
A reception followed in the Au
ditorium of the Cathedral Day
School.
lew Officers
MACON—“Mrs. Alfred Falla
■was elected president of St.
Joseph’s Parish Council of Ca
tholic Women at a meeting held
on April 25 in the Catholic
Women’s Club, Macon.
Other officers elected were
Mrs. Regis G. Lomax, vice-
president, Mrs. Sam Orr, Jr.,
secretary, and Mrs. George
Hitchcock, treasurer.
Mrs. Leonora Malony .was
chairman of the Nominating
Committee and Mrs. Joseph
Benedetto was in charge of in
stallation of officers. Mrs. N. C.
Harrison, Hospitality Chairman,
served refreshment's following
adjournment of the meetings.”
Bishop McDonough imposes hands on head of Rev. Lawrence Lucree wilh the words,
"Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven, ar.d whose sins you shall retain, they axe
retained.
Touching freshly annointed hands to the chalice. Rev. John Fitzpatrick receives the
power to Celebrate the Sacrifice of the Mass.
21st D. C. C. W. Convention Held It A
Msgr. McDonough, Father Lafferty Ire Speakers
SAVANNAH — “Make your
goal a more Eucharistic Life,
not for one day, but for every
day of your life,” Bishop Tho
mas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D.,
told the women attending the
Twenty-first annual convention
of the Savannah Diocesan Coun-
ciil of Catholic Women, held on
April 30, May 1 at the De Soto
Hotel, in Savanah. His Excel
lency pledged his continued co
operation in the work of the
council at this first official func
tion that he attended since
his installation as Tenth Bishop
of the Diocese of Savannah.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Martin H.
McDonough, Director of the
Pontifical Society for the Pro-
pogation of the Faith of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia was
principal speaker at the conven
tion banquet held Saturday
evening in the Grand Ballroom
of the hotel.
Monsignor McDonough de
clared serious thought on “Our
relationship to God, and to man
as* God’s greatest handiwork
. . . must be the most serious
business of our lives.”
Quoting William Lyons
Phelps, former president of Col
umbia University, he said,
“There is only one place in the
human heart for religion: the
first place. It must have that or
msgr. McDonough
nothing.” “To separate Religion
and life doesn’t make sense,”
he continued, “For the Christian
sense of life is intimately bound
up with his spiritual concepts.”
The Philadelphia Prelate
warned delegates “While par
ticipating whole-heartedly in
the economic, technical, politi
cal, cultural and simply human
aspects of the movement tow
ard world community, bringing
to them the light of natural
law and charity, Catholics must
above all realize their primary
vocation, anique and God-giv
en: they are called by Christ to
continue Himself in time and
space: all time and all space.”
Referring to growing world
secularism, Monsignor McDon
ough charged that "In the realm
of personal ethics, the break
down of the moral demands
which our fathers respected has
progressed so far as to make
our current American ethics to
tally incompatible with that of
an earlier time. The sacred val
ues which the Catholic Church
has fostered are ... in large
measure ignored. For many
they simply no longer apply to
the realities of life as we are
living it ... it is a topsy-turvy
world and someone must set it
alight.”
He characterized the Cathoiic
Challenge of 1960 as the bring
ing “to the society in which we
live the startling news that
Christ is the new life that is to
build a new world . . . that it
belongs to the Church to give
Christ to the Nations."
Rev. Claiborne Lafferty. S.T.L.,
J.U.D., was the speaker at the
Sunday luncheon. Father Laf
ferty was the first American to
occupy a chair at the Late*
University. He has live-
Rome as a layman, sem'
(Continued on Pag
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