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Cuban Bishop —
Girls Admit
Church Fire
MILWAUKEE (NC)—Police
here said two girls, aged 5 and
6, admitted accidentally caus
ing a fire which extensively
damaged St. Stanislaus church.
The girls told police they were
playing with a wick used to
light votive lamps in the
church when it set fire to a
manger scene.
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eluding ceremony of three
days of prayer honoring the
Sacred Heart* of Jesus con
ducted in six parishes here.
Some 40,000 Spanish-speak
ing persons are expected to
take part. A mile-long torch
light procession will precede
the Mass. ,
Fourteen Benedictine abbots were present as Archbishop Patrick A.
O’Boyle of Washington presided at the installation of Father Alban Boult-
wood, O.S.B., as the first abbot of St. Anselm’s Abbey in the nation’s
capital. Assisting the Archbishop were Abbot Wulstan Knowles, O.S.B.,
three times abbot of Fort Augustus Abbey, Scotland, the motherhouse of
St. Anselm’s, and Abbot Celestine Haworth, O.S.B., present abbot at
Fort Augustus. At left, Abbot Boultwood kneels before the Archbishop
who administers the solemn blessing. In center photo, the abbot-elect
sits as the Archbishop performs the solemn installation before the main
altar of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. At right, the
new Abbot receives members of his community. Abbot Boultwood, who
was born in the United States, was educated in England and served six
years as chaplain in the British army during World War II.—(NC Photos).
PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, January 20, 1962
Anglican Clergyman Asks
End To Religious Strife
In East African Nation
Pageants Feature of Home & School Meeting
St. Mary’s Parish, Augusta J
m. fi
KAMPALA, Uganda (NC)—
An Anglican clergyman here
appealed for an end to reli
gious strife in the political life
of this east African nation
scheduled to become indepen
dent this year.
The Rev. F. B. Welbourn
specifically urged the Ugan
da People’s Congress, one of
the country’s two major polit
ical parties, to drop its anti-
Catholic attitude. He wrote in
the New Day, official Angli
can weekly in Uganda:
“However honestly its lead
ers may wish to keep old reli
gious quarrels out of modern
politics, the UPC has, in fact,
become the anti-Roman Cath
olic party.
“Religion has come in by
the back door, not as a posi
tive encouragement to good ac
tions, but in that particularly
nasty, vicious and negative
form of wanting to keep the
Roman Catholics out of po
wer.”
Religious antagonism has
long been a major factor in
the political development of
this country astride the equa
tor. About the size of Oregon,
Uganda has a population of
more than 6,500,000, of whom
40 per cent are Christians.
Anglicans were the first Eu
ropean missioners to reach this
area in the late 9th century
and converted many younger
members of the ruling class,
especially in Buganda, the
country’s most highly develop
ed province. The young con
verts carried out a revolution,
ejected the old pagan chiefs
and established the political
dominance of Protestantism in
Buganda.
They were able to do this
because Great Britain, which
established a protectorate here
in the 1890s, governed indi
rectly through Bugandan rul
ers. Since that time most of
the Kabakas (kings) of Bugan
da, as well as most chiefs in
other provinces, have been
Protestants.
Catholic missioners, howev
er, converted a far larger
number of people than the
Protestants, and at present
Catholics account for two-
thirds of Uganda’s Christians.
In 1956, a group of Catholics
headed by Matthew Mugwan-
ya, grandson of one of the first
chiefs converted to the Faith,
founded the Democratic party
to end the practical exclusion
of Catholics from local gov
ernment. While it does not
claim to be a strictly Catholic
party and has many non-Cath-
olic members, many of its
leaders are Catholics.
Last March, religious antag
onism again became evident
when the Democratic party
won control of Uganda’s legis
lature in the country’s first na
tionwide election, its first step
toward independence.
The Democrats won their
victory, however, despite the
fact that they polled 200,000
fewer votes than the UPC, the
party representing Protestant
interests. This occurred be
cause the Democrats won 20
of the 21 seats allocated to
Buganda province, where the
voting was exceptionally light,
and lost some seats by large
majorities in other parts of
the country.
Relatively few people voted
in Buganda because the Kaba-
ka Mutesa II had called for an
election boycott. He did so out
of fear that he would lose
much of his power in a unified
and independent Uganda.
The UPC leader, A. M.
Obote, said after the election
that he attributed his party’s
defeat to the Kabaka’s boy
cott and “the support and act
ive participation of a religious
denomination” in his oppon
ents’ campaign.
As a result of the election, a
Catholic became Uganda’s first
Prime Minister. He is Benedic-
to Kiwanuka, who became
head of the Democratic party
in 1958 and campaigned on a
platform of immediate inde
pendence for his country.
Savannah Catholic Women
To Mid March Of Dimes
SAVANNAH — The Janu
ary meeting of the Catholic
Woman’s Club was held Tues
day, January 9th, in the Club
Rooms, with Mrs. John E.
Buckley, president, presiding.
Plans were made to assist
Savannah Deanery Council
with the street sales for the
March of Dimes, sponsored by
the National Foundation. Mrs.
Cecile R. Fitzpatrick, Savan
nah Deanery President, spoke
to the members about the
March of Dimes and stressed
the fact that this campaign
covers everyone, as it benefits
those who can give only a
dime and those who can and
■\yill give more.
The response for volunteers
was very gratifying, and the
Catholic Women will cover
downtown Savannah and all
shopping centers on Saturday,
January 20th, to help support
this worthy project.
Miss Margaret Collins, Mrs.
Lucille Moloney and Mrs. Jos
eph E. Kelly were appointed
to draw up a resolution on the
death of Father Norbert Mc
Gowan, O.S.B.., past Chaplain
of the Club. Mrs. Carl Feus,
was asked to serve as chair
man for contributions for a
memorial to the new Benedic
tine School in memory of Fr.
Norbert. Mrs. F. B. Elmore was
welcomed as a new member.
Rev. Andrew Doris, chap
lain, gave a very interesting
talk on the Mass. A social
hour was enjoyed at the close
of the meeting.
SAINT JAMES COUNCIL
INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
SAVANNAH—At its month
ly meeting held on January
3rd, the St. James Parish
Council witnessed the instal
lation of new officers by its
pastor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John
D. Toomey.
The newly elected officers
are: Mrs. J. M. Schroder, pres
ident; Mrs. E. G. Brickner,
vice president; Mrs. H. R. Be-
ville, secretary, and Mrs. Mel
Prouty, treasurer.
Msgr. Toomey thanked the
retiring officers, Mrs. J. J.
Miller, Mrs. Albert Smith, Mrs.
J. M. Schroder and Mrs. F. R.
MacCauley for their work dur
ing the past year and present
ed a gift from the council to
Mrs. Miller.
Attending the meeting as
guests were Mrs. Edwin Mul
ligan, Diocesan Council Presi
dent and Mrs. A. J. Schano,
corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Mulligan spoke briefly
on the plans for the Diocesan
Convention to be held in the
spring. Reports were made by
various committees on Coun
cil activities and Msgr.
Toomey presented a film strip
on “Acceptable Sacrifices for
God.”
Albany Day Of
Recollection
Planned Jan. 23
ALBANY — St. Teresa’s
Council of Catholic Women
held their January meeting in
the Parish Hall with Mrs. A.
T. Cyganiewicz, president, pre
siding. The meeting was open
ed with the recitation of the
prayer to Our Lady of Good
Counsel under the direction of
Rev. Marvin LeFrois.
Mrs. Gordon Whelan, Jr.
read a note from Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Cancer Home
thanking the ladies of the
Council for the supply of
dressings that were sent re
cently.
Mrs. Thomas Coleman,
chairman of Foreign Relief,
reported that twenty boxes of
1031 pounds of clothing had
been packed and shipped to
the Bishop’s Clothing Drive
and expressed appreciation to
all who assisted in this pro
ject.
Mrs. L. E. Mock discussed
the dates open for group re
treats at Ignatius House and
literature was distributed to
those present concerning this.
The Annual Day of Recol
lection for the women of the
parish will be held on Tues
day, January 23rd and will
be conducted by Rev. Har
old L. Cooper, S.J.
Following the business ses
sion, Father LeFrois delivered
a most interesting and infor
mative talk on the various
vessels and vestments, their
history and use. A question
and answer period followed,
after which refreshments were
served.
Presenting pageants at the monthly meeting of St. Mary’s Home and School Associa
tion were the two first grade classes. Pictured in the upper photo is Sister Peter Joseph’s
class. The lower photo pictures Sister Mary Terence’s class.—(Breault Photos).
St. Mary’s
Home & School
Association
AUGUSTA — The January
meeting of St. Mary’s on-the-
Hill Home and School Associa
tion was held January 16th at
the school cafetorium. The
president, Mrs. Paul Herndon,
presided. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dan
iel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor, op
ened the meeting with prayer.
Speaker for the evening was
the Rev. John Cuddy, Superin
tendent of Schools for the Dio
cese of Savannah and Vice-
Rector of St. John Vianney
Minor Seminary.
May 3rd has been set as the
date for the carnival, accord
ing to the report made by the
Ways and Means Chairman,
Mrs. Eubanks. Members of her
committee are Mrs. Louis Mul
herin, Mrs. Patrick Mulherin,
Mrs. Charles Piccualo and Mrs.
Arthur Gibson. Chairman of
booths will be announced lat
er.
Mrs. Herndon announced
that the February meeting will
feature a book fair program.
Ceremony 01 Blessing Of
little Breads’ Bates
Back To 5th Century
To Establish
Retreat House
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (NC) —
Bishop Joseph McShea of Al
lentown has announced that
the Oblates of St. Francis de
Sales will establish a retreat
house on an 80-acre property
they purchased in Werners-
ville, Pennsylvania.
The property, known as Vil
la Maria, was purchased from
the Sisters of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary by the Oblates,
whose headquarters are in
Wilmington, Delaware.
The property has three main
buildings, with a chapel and
complete accommodations for
75 retreatants. The provincial
of the Oblate Fathers, Father
John J. Conmy, O.S.F.S., said
establishment of the retreat
house will be the order’s ini
tial undertaking in the field
of laymen’s retreats.
" QUEBEC, Que., (NC) — The
blessing of the little breads of
St. Genevieve — a ceremony
which dates back to the fifth
century — was carried out at
historic Notre Dame des Vic-
toires church here.
Nearly half a million of the
“Petits pains” were blessed
(January 3) by the parish
priest, Father Fernand Mar
quis, assisted by Father Noel
Tekry, an African priest stu
dying at Laval University.
About half of the little breads
will be distributed throughout
the world in answer to thous
ands of requests received each
year.
The annual ceremony has
been carried out here since
1688, when the first Notre
Dame des Victoires church was
built, and a side altar was
dedicated to St. Genevive, pa
troness of Paris, France.
The Quebec ceremony is be
lieved to be the only contin
uing tradition of this ancient
tribute to St. Genevieve. Ac
cording to tradition, St. Gen-
eieve 420-512 saved Paris from
famine in 451 during a seige
by Attila’s Huns. She is said
to have made her way out of
Paris and to have succeeded in
getting 14 barges laden with
wheat into the beseiged com
munity. This wheat was con
verted into flour, providing
food for the starving inhabi
tants.
The little breads are about
the size of a strawberry and
are made of flour, water and
salt without any yeast. Wo
men of the parish bake the lit
tle breads, some helping in
this for weeks before the cere
mony of the blessing. Family
members carry them to the
church in great baskets.
Notre Dame des Victoires
church is situated in Lower
Town, below the escarpment
at the Chateau Frontenac. It is
visited each year by thousands
of tourists from all parts of
the world.
Time may heal wounds, but
it seldom removes all the
scars.
Augusta
Library
Needs Books
AUGUSTA — Mrs. Eugene
M. Long spoke on “The Cath
olic Woman in the Modern
World” at the monthly meet
ing of St. Mary’s Ladies Aux
iliary January 10 in the parish
hall. Mrs. Graham Deriso,
president, conducted the meet
ing.
Mrs. William Barrett report
ed that the newly-established
parish library’s 200. volumes
are not adequate to meet the
demands of parishioners. She
said that the library commit
tee would welcome any ac
ceptable books.
Mrs. Harry Crosby, ways
and means chairman, reported
that the Christmas bake sale
was a success. Proceeds from
the sale and from the annual
bridge and fashion show to be
held in the spring will be used
to purchase card tables for the
parish.
Members were thanked for
collecting funds and aiding in
holiday decorating by Mrs. F.
X. Mulherin, Altar Society
chairman.
Mrs. Vernon Jackson an
nounced that Auxiliary mem
bers will meet in the parish
hall every other Tuesday to
sew cancer pads for Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Cancer
Home in Atlanta.
A social hour followed, with
Mrs. Charles Thompson and
Mrs. James Chafee serving as
hostesses.
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION!
St. Joseph’s Name In Mass
Could Be Misunderstood,
Says Jesuit Commentator
ROME (NC) — The move
ment to have the name of St.
Joseph included in parts of the
Ordinary of the Mass could
possibly create misunderstand
ing among non-Catholic Chris
tians, according to a Jesuit
commentator.
Commenting on a petition
requesting a more prominent
place for St. Joseph in the
Church’s public worship, Fa
ther G. Caprile, S.J., said.
“It should not be concealed
that this undertaking, though
sincerely pious and praisewor
thy, meets with understanda
ble restraint from those people
who favor simplifying rather
than complicating the liturgy,
as w'ell as with the conviction
on the part of many people
that the honors rendered to
St. Joseph are already fully
sufficient.
“It should be added that the
separated brothers have diffi
culty in understanding simi
lar undertakings and that one
must strive to avoid increas
ing obstacles confronting them
unless it is absolutely neces
sary.”
The priest, writing in Civilta
Cattolica, fortnightly of the
Rome province of the Society
of Jesus, said that a petition to
introduce the name of St. Jos
eph into the Ordinary of the
Mass has been signed by more
than 200 high Church officials,
including cardinals, bishops,
Valdosta
Home & School
Association
VALDOSTA — The Home
and School Association of St.
John’s School held their
monthly meeting with the
banner of the month being
won by the 8th grade.
Theme of the program pre
sented was “The Nativity” and
was under the presentation of
Mrs. J. A. DeGange. Andy
Ashley was the narrator and
the St. John’s Girls Choir
sang Christmas hymns.
The following children par
ticipated in the program: Ann
DeGange, Lee Paul Wagner,
Alex Skoropat, Steve Stal
lings, Nicholas Quiniss, David
Retterbush, Ray Carter and
Steve Jaramilla.
papal diplomats, university
rectors and 60 superiors of re
ligious orders. The petition is
directed to His Holiness Pope
John XXIII, and asks that he
submit it to the coming Sec- *
ond Vatican Council for ap
proval.
The petition is being circu
lated in Italy by priests of the
Pious Congregation of St. Jos
eph, along with a memoran- i
dum giving reasons why fur
ther honors should be paid to
St. Joseph.
Existence of the memoran
dum was revealed in Chicago
last August by Father Francis
L. Filas, S.J., chairman of the
theological department of Loy
ola University and vice presi
dent of the St. Joseph Re
search and Documentation
Center in Montreal. The me
morandum, initially signed by
five priests connected with
centers of Josephite studies in
Canada, Spain and Italy, has
been printed in five languages.
St. Patrick’s
Council Lists
Activities
AUGUSTA — The following
activities were announced by
Mrs. Harry B. Arthur, presi
dent, at the January meeting
of St. Patrick’s Altar Society
and Council of Catholic Wo
men:
The Winter luncheon meet
ing of Augusta Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women will be
held at the Augusta Country
Club on Wednesday, January
17th, preceded by Mass at St..
Joseph’s Church. Mrs. H. B.
Roberts is chairman of reser
vations for the luncheon.
A motor cavalcade from Au
gusta will go to Atlanta on
Tuesday, January 23rd, return
ing on the 24th, for the dual
purpose of attending a session
of the Georgia Legislature and
visiting Our Lady of Perpetu
al Help Cancer Home. Mrs.
Arthur urged as many mem
bers as possible to make this
trip.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, Rev. Ralph E. Seikel,
pastor, gave a most interesting
and informative explanation
of the rituals of the Mass.
Mrs. Crosby Fortune was
hostess for the social hour
which followed.
(Young Franciscan Is Ordainedj
(Despite Near Total Blindness
SANTA BARBARA,
Calif. (NC) — Despite the
handicap of almost total
blindness, Father Keith
Joseph Forster, O.F.M.,
was ordained a priest here.
Permission for ordination
whs granted earlier this
year by the Holy See. The
young Franciscan has me
morized three Masses of
the Blessed Virgin and has
received permission from
Rome to offer one of these
at all times.
Father Forster was
stricken with blindness as
a result of spinal menin
gitis suffered in 1958 while
he was a seminarian. To
day he has only enough
sight to distinguish be
tween light and shadows.
An indomitable will and
the encouragement of his
fellow students and pro
fessors enabled him to
earn A’s and B’s in his
seminary courses.
On hand for his ordina
tion in the Old Mission
here were his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Forster of
Santa Barbara.
FIRST ABBOT INSTALLED IN NATION'S CAPITAL