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Karl : RaF DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION AH GA Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 41, No. 18 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1961 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Launches Drive BISHOP ASKS PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS TO PRIESTHOOD SAVANNAH — The Diocese of Savannah’s annual appeal for vocations to the Priest hood began on Sunday, Jan uary 29tn with a plea for con certed, diocesan-wide prayers, from The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Sa vannah. In a letter, read in all Churches of the Diocese, Bish op McDonough said, “. . . the key to the problem of voca tions is prayer — your pray er.” Citing the critical short age of Priests in the Diocese, the letter declared “Your prayers alone can remedy this situation. You must draw down upon them the grace they need.” The full text of Bisnop McDonough’s letter is reproduced below. Copies of a Prayer for Vo cations were distributed at all Masses. This prayer will be recited whenever the Leonine Prayers are said after Mass. Vocation posters are also displayed in all Churches and Chapels and in all Parochial schools. Throughout the Diocese, Sermons on March 5th and April 9th will deal with the nature of the Priesthood and the signs of a vocation. 1961 marks the third year of intensive campaigning for vocations to the Priesthood in the Diocese of Savannah. Since 1959, when the Minor Semi-, nary of St. John Vianney was opened, this type of Vocation al program has resulted in the acceptance of 30 boys from all parts of the Diocese for pre paratory studies. MOST REV. THOMAS j. McDonough, d.d., j.c.d. At present there are 13 seminarians in their second year of study and 17 in the first. A new building is now un der construction, which will enable the Savannah Semi nary to house and instruct 75 boys. The Very Rev. William V. Coleman, rector of the Semi nary will visit all Parochial schools in the Diocese, begin ning February 2nd, for talks on the Priesthood and inter views with all eighth grade boys. The Rev. Joseph Stranc, assistant rector of the Semi nary, will speak on Vocations at Aquinas High School, Au gusta on February 23rd, while students of other Catholic High Schools in Savannah, Columbus, Macon and Augus ta will hear talks by the Rev. Ralph Seikel, Moderator of Aquinas High School, begin ning on February 16th. The Vocations program will be carried to students in par ishes which have no Parochial schools by the Rev. Francis J. Donohue, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Port Wentworth. Poster Contest Announced SAVANNAH — Plans have been announced for a poster contest for all the schools of the Diocese. The subject will be Vocaiions io the Diocesan Priesthood. The contest began on the fifteenth of January and ends on the first of March. A board of judges will include Bishop McDonough and priests of the diocese. The contest is divided into two sections, one for grades five and six, and another for grades seven and eight. Prizes will be awarded in both groups The diocesan poster for vo cations for 1962 will be chosen from among the entries. Entries will be judged on content, aptness, artistic abil ity, and impact value. THE CHANCERY 225 Abercorn Street Savannah, Georgia January 12, 1961 My dear People: The death of Christ upon the cross was a magnificent sacrifice. Through it the price of the sins of the world was paid. Yet, in spite of its magnificence, it would have been a futile thing if it had not been applied in every generation to the souls of men. Saint Paul boldly wrote, “We must fill up what is wanting in the sufferings of Christ.” It is on that subject of filling up the void between the sufferings of Christ and the souls of men I would speak to you this morning. Who will ascend to that position of messenger between God and man? Who will it be who wiil bring the blessings of the cross to man and the prayers of men to the cross? Who can stand so close to the intense fire of love which consumes all from the cross? No purely human mortal surely. Now God knew the frailty of man and so chose some humble human souls and strengthened them a special way. He so changed these souls that they became other Christs and Fathers to all men. I speak, of course, of the priesthood. It is through the priesthood that we receive the graces won by Christ upon the cross. It is the priest who stands between God and man. It is he who is the “other Christ” and the “Father” to his people. What a marvelous gift to mankind is this exalted office. How can we properly thank God for it? We in our diocese well appreciate the necessity of the priest. We can look about us and behold a rich harvest but so few laborers to preach the word of God. We are greatly hampered in the expansion of the Catholic Church in Georgia be cause of a lack of priestly vocations. This critical shortage of priests will continue in the future on an even larger scale if we do not produce more vocations to the priesthood here and now in the Diocese of Savannah in the year 1961. As I have said so often during the past two years, the key to the problem of vocations is prayer — your prayer. God is sending the divine call to become priests to many of our young men, but they lack either the light to recognize it or perhaps the love and courage or encouragement to follow after Christ. Your prayers alone can remedy this situation. You must draw down upon them the grace they need. • «* *.. As we begin our diocesan vocation program today, may I, on behalf of Catholic generations yet unborn, beseech you to pray for our boys devoutly, per- severingly and fervently during the next two months. These are crucial days, your prayers can turn into glorious ones. The future is in your hands. May God count on you to pray each day for vocations. Begging God to bless you and your families, I remain, Devotedly yours in Christ, Bishop of Savannah. Bulletin Subscription Drive Highlight Of Press Month Bishop Urges Support Of Newspaper SAVANNAH — In a state ment urging Diocesan-wide support for the Bulletin’s sub scription drive, the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, declared “We believe that our Diocesan newspaper can be an invalu able aid in fostering a wider knowledge and deeper under standing of our Holy Faith on the part of all our people. It is also the only practical way we have of keeping our people adequately informed of the activities and progress of the Diocese. “We believe, too, that or gans of the Catholic Press apostolate, such as our own Bulletin, have a great contri bution to make, not only to our Catholic people, but to the community in general, by helping to form a truly Chris tian outlook on the family, community, nation al and world-wide issues which so vitally affect the lives of peo ple everywhere.”^ % The statement c .^^.uecl “It and deep conviction ' h*-n, that we feel it is the utn^st im portance that the Savannah Bulletin be placed in every home in the Diocese.” According to the Rev. Fran cis J. Donohue, Bulletin edi tor, changes in the paper’s mailing system and editorial page format will be made in the near future. The editorial staff will be enlarged from two members to four. Said Father Donohue, “Dur ing the past year, we have re ceived many complaints about our mailing system. Accord ingly, we are adopting a new system which we believe will obviate many of the difficul ties experienced in the past few years.” Father Donohue also an nounced that two associate editors will be named to the staff before the next edition. “This should result in expand ed news coverage on the Dio cesan scene as well as more systematic reportorial serv ice,” he said. According to Father Dono hue, changes in the paper’s editorial page will be initiated in the near future, “to make it more attractive, informative, and readable.” PRAY FOR OUR | PRIESTLY DEAD | VERY REV. PETER WHELAN Feb. 6, 1871 REV. STEPHEN SHERIDAN Feb. 15, 1857 REV. JOHN J. KENNEDY Feb. 17, 1957 O God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we im plore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Book Reviews ? 3 Ediiorial Comment 4 Marriage Noiices 5 Obituaries 2 Question Box 4 Doris Answers Youth 5 &AVAHNAH It ‘ OfMOAi mw&mp & tm mocm savannah mm REQUIEM FOR RICHARD REID, FORMER EDITOR OF BULLETIN AUGUSTA — Hearts were heavy with grief this week as the body of Richard Reid was returned to Georgia. Richard Reid, editor of The Catholic News, New York City, and for 20 years editor of this paper and Executive Secretary of The Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, Jan uary 24th in a New Rochelle hospital. Mr. Reid had suffer ed a stroke four days previous ly, Friday, January 20th. It was with disbelief that Georgians heard of the passing of one who had done so much for their state. Dick Reid had devoted nearly a third of his lifetime to “bringing about a friendlier feeling among Geor gians irrespective of creed.” Although it has been twenty years since Mr. Reid left THE BULLETIN, he never lost touch. His many visits were always an occasion of joy. Georgia Catholics subscribed to THE CATHOLIC NEWS so that they could read Dick’s editorials on current events, could read his popular column, “BY THE WAY.” Mr. Reid kept abreast of news from Georgia through the pages of THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE and of things Catholic through THE BUL LETIN. His last column dealt in part with Georgia. It may be truly said that even in his last days on earth, his interest in Georgia never abated. Richard Reid was the recip ient of countless honors during his lifetime, all of them justly deserved. Georgians do not re- RICHARD REID member him because of these honors. They remember him because he was a gentleman, because he was humble. They remember his smile. They re member his hand extended in friendship. This is the Dick Reid that Georgia knew and loved. The Rev. Gerald Armstrong S.J., was celebrant of a Re quiem Mass offered at Sacred Heart Church, Augusta, Janu ary 30th. Burial was in West- over Cemetery. Bishop Thomas J. McDon ough had planned to preside at the services which were origi nally scheduled for last Sat urday. Severe weather condi tions forced postponement un til Monday, the 30th. A con flicting engagement prevented His Excellency from attending the funeral services. Pallbearers were W. A. Faughan, Bernard Doris, Charles Chesser, P. H. Rice, Jr., Peter Franklin and Pat Rice Mulherin. A Solemn Requiem Mass was offered in Holy Family Church, New Rochelle, N. Y., by Rt. Rev, Msgr. Charles E. Fitzgerald, P.A., pastor. Auxiliary Bishop John J. Ma guire, vicar general, presided representing Cardinal Spell man, who was out of town. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Paul Haverty, superintendent of schools, was deacon at the Mass and Rev. Joseph P. O’Meara, assistant at Holy Family, was subdea con. A native of Winchester, Mass., Mr. Reid received an A.B, degree from Holy Cross College in 1918 and spent the following year teaching at St. Francis Xavier College, New York. His career as a newspaper man began in 1919 as a report er on the staffs of the AU GUSTA CHRONICLE and the AUGUSTA HERALD. After coming to Augusta, he became principal of the Knights of Columbus school for ex-ser vicemen, and in 1921 was nam ed executive secretary of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia. Mr. Reid received his Mas ter’s degree from Holy Cross in 1922, and law degrees fol lowed from the University of (Continued on Page 2) Envelopes To Be Distributed February 12 th SAVANNAH — The annual drive for new and renewal subscriptions to the Savannah edition of the Bulletin will be gin Sunday, Feb. 12th, with the distribution of special en velopes in all the Churches and Missions of the Diocese. Envelopes will be collected on the following Sunday, Feb. 19th. It is expected that every family in the Diocese will sub scribe and that readership will reach an all-time high. Catholic Press month, ob served annually during the month of February, has served to highlight the importance of the Diocesan Catholic News paper as a continual link be tween Bishop, Priest and Faithful. The origin of Catholic Press Month, as observed in the United States, dates back to the annual meeting of the Cathoilc Press Association in Washington in January 1920. March 1921 was observed as the first Catholic Press Month. In 1922 the observance was changed to February, and has remained so ever since. Besides informing the peo ple of Diocesan-wide activities and development, the Diocesan newspaper is a valuable organ of information and education. Through the world-wide facil ities of its news service it is able to furnish its readers with information of national and in ternational events of particular interest to Catholics. It is also a valuable means of diseminat- ing information about things Catholic to the interested non- Catholic. Through informed and com petent professional journalists, the Catholic newspaper offers penetrating and informative commentary on the important and controversial questions of the day. According to the Rev. Francis J. Donohue, editor of the Savannah Bulletin, “It cannot be denied that the sec ular press, though for the most part emminently fair in its treatment of the Catholic Church, does not always re flect the full picture of events involving Catholic public fig ures and the Catholic Church. Often, it is only through the Catholic Press, particularly the Catholic Newspaper, that news of this nature is fully and ac curately reported.” Catholic newspapers also publish special features de signed to prorhote a greater and more articulate knowledge of the Faith among the Cath olic laity. The SAVANNAH BULLE TIN BELONGS in YOUR home. Don’t forget — ENTER OR RENEW YOUR SUB SCRIPTION ON FEB. 19TH. ■ ■' ST. JOHN VIANNEY SEMINARY—Construction work has started on the new St. John Vianney Minor Seminary in Savannah. Sketch above pictures Seminary as it will look when finished.