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Last Americans For Six Years Two Savannahians Receive Sacrament Of Holy Orders 9 ai 8^ s 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 Vol. 40, No. 25 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1960 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The CathoJic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia