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[ BISHOP AT COUNCIL SESSION - Bishop Thomas J. McDonough is picutred during one of the sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Arrow points to the Savannah Prelate. Picture originally carried in the Italian News- Vol. 43, No. 14 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1962 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 Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia BISHOP IN ROME - Bishop Thomas J. McDonough is pictured in the Eternal City with Most Rev. Joseph P. Brunini, Auxiliary of Natchez-Jackson (left) and Most Rev. John Taylor O. M. I., (Center), Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden. Prior to being raised to the Episcopacy, Bishop Taylor headed the first Catholic mission to Greenland since the Middle Ages. DEANERY ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETED Augusta Men’s Council Formed AUGUSTA - An organiza tional meeting of the Augusta Deanery Bishop’s Council of Men was held at Saint Mary’s Hall, last Sunday afternoon. This meeting completed the formation of the Council on the Deanery level. Organizational meetings were held earlier in Macon (Columbus Deanery) and Savannah. Representing His Excellency Bishop McDonough was Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Diocese. Msgr. outlined the purposes for the Council and emphasized the fact that this was not intended to be a separate organization, but a “federation” of existing ones. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St. Mary’s welcomed the group and introduced the following offi cers appointed for the Dean ery Council: Doctor Michael O’Brien, pre sident: Edgar L. Matthews, vice-president; Kermit Falk, secretary and Tom Kearney, treasurer. Committee Chairmen are: Peter Menk, Spiritual Life; Brian Mulherin, Vocational; Jo seph Lillis, Confraternity of the Laity; Charles Chesser, Ca tholic Action and Clarence Markwalter, Catholic Chari ties. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. To- omey, Spiritual Moderator of the Council outlined the func tion of the Council and its com mittees and presided at a Quest ion and Answer period. Clergy present in addition to those on the program were: Rev. A. B. Kearns, S. J., Rev. Nicho las Quinlan, Rev. James O’Sul livan, Rev. John Loftus, Rev. John Garvey, Rev. Stephen Connolly and Rev. Colm Mor- iarty. Death Claims Georgia’s Oldest Sister Of Mercy ATLANTA - Funeral serv ices were conducted at the Chapel of St. Joseph’s Infir mary, Atlanta, on Monday morning, the 26th of November, for the late Sister Mary Aloy- sius Kavanaugh R.S.M.,whohad been stationed in Georgia for 56 years. The Requiem Mass was offer ed by the newphew of Sister Aloysius, the Rev. Harry Kav anaugh of Gadsden, Alabama. Sister Mary Aloysius was born in County Kildare, Ireland on December 12, 1878, the daughter of Patrick and Rosanna Murphy Kavanaugh. She entered the Sisters of Mercy Community in Savannah, Georgia in 1905 and was Professed on February 2, 1908. Sister Mary Aloysius was first assigned to teach the primary grades in Savannah from 1906 until 1911. In 1911 she came to Atlanta and taught the first grade of St. Anthony’s School in West End for two years. INDEX MARRIAGES 5 COUNCIL COVERAGE ... .2 EDITORIALS 4 DORIS ANSWERS YOUTH.. . . 4 OBITUARIES 5 BOOK REVIEWS 7 SISTER K/lo ALOYSIUS R.S.M, Sister Mary Aloysius was then assigned to the Mercy School of Nursing in Baltimore from which she was graduated in 1915. She returned to Atlanta in 1915 and worked on the nurs ing units for three years at St. Joseph’s Infirmary. In 1918 she went to Grady Hospital in Atlanta to study X-Ray Technology and then for thirty years she worked in the X-Ray departments of St. Jo seph’s Hospital in Savannah, and St. Joseph’s Infirmary in Atlanta. The Requiem was attended by the Vicars-General of the Arch diocese of Atlanta, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan P.A., and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy P.A. In addition to many Sisters of Mercy and friends of Sister Mary Aloysius, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. P. J. O’Connor, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James E. King, the Rev. Michael McKeever S.M.A. and the Rev. Edward O’Connor were in attendance. Bishop. McDonough Sags: “CHANGES IN MASS TO COME FROM ECUMENICAL COUNCIL’’ “Yes, I do think there will be significant changes in the Mass as a result of the Ecumenical Council-changes which will appeal to clergy and laity all over the world,” said the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough in answer to a query concerning Council debate on Liturgical reform. Bishop McDonough recently returned to the United States be cause of the serious illness of his father. Commenting further on pos sible changes in the Mass he said, “There is considerable and significant sentiment to ward change in the forepart of the Mass, the Mass of the Ca techumens. Most of the Bishops who have expressed themselves on the matter seem to feel that this part of the Mass ought to be more instructional in nature, with perhaps, more readings from the Sacred Scriptures, particularly the New Testa ment. Many would like to see a scriptural cycle worked into the Missal, so that over a given period of time every year, almost the entire New Testa ment would be read. Of course there would still be readings from the Old Testament, and many Bishops have advocated the introduction of readings from the early Church Fathers. Just what changes will take place is, of course, impossi ble to foretell, but I do believe that there will be some changes and they will have a universal appeal.” Bishop McDonough described himself as “Optimistic” con cerning better relations be tween Catholics and those of other Faiths. Methodist Bishop Fred Pierce Corson, highest ranking Methodist clergyman intheU.S. jetted to the Council on the same Pan-Am flight with Bishop Mc Donough and more than a score of Catholic prelates. “I introduced myself to Bishop Corson and when we landed at Paris I presented him to the other Catholic Bishops on the plane. He was very cordial toward us and certainly we Catholics tried our very best to make him feel at home with us,” said the Savannah Bishop. “I am confident it was a genuine desire for mutual understanding that prompted Bishop Corson to accept the in vitation of the Holy See to at tend as an official observer, and I believe that desire was mani fest to all when Bishop Corson returned to Philadelphia where he gave a fine report on the council on a widely viewed tele vision program.” Many Catholic Bishops were “amazed and pleased”, said Bishop McDonough, to find at least one non-Catholic observer with such an excellent command of the Latin language that he was able to transcribe more than eighty pages of notes, while some Council delegates had considerably less. “Unity of Faith may certainly be a long way off,” he said, "but I don’t think it is un realistic to say that the Coun cil will inevitably bring forth Court To Hear Hospital Dispute JUNEAU, Alaska, (NC) - The Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next April or May in a challenge to an ar rangement under which a hos pital built with public funds is being leased to Catholic nuns. The case centers on a hospi tal scheduled for completion April 1 in Ketchikan, Alaska. Ketchikan voters have approved a plan for leasing the hospital —built with city, state and Federal funds—to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Newark. However, O. M. Lien, a Ket chikan taxpayer, has sought to block the leasing arrangement. His challenge is before the state Supreme Court on appeal from a First District Superior Court ruling which dismissed his suit. Announcement that the Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case next April or May came with the release of a list of 25 cases in which the court will hear arguments in those months. greater understanding between us and those the Holy Father lovingly calls, ‘Our Separated Brethren.’ ” Asked to comment on the Council debate on“TheSources of Divine Revelation”, Bishop McDonough said, “Of course, Doctrinally, the Church can not change, but her knowledge of Doctrine can certainly grow and be clarified. Many of the Council Fathers, particularly the German Bishops, feel that recent Scriptural and archaeol ogical finds can aid greatly in clarifying Christain Doctrine, thus enlightening our knowledge of Divine Revelation. “They would like to see the thesis concerning the sources of Divine Revelation, as stated by St. Thomas Aquinas brought'up to date’ if you will, by utilizing newly uncovered knowledge.” His father’s illness called Bishop McDonough back from the council before he could take part in the debate concerning the problems of Christian Unity. But, he said, there was naturally much talk about such problems outside the Council meetings, since the reunification of Chris tendom is one of the long-range objectives of the world gather ing. “Quite naturally, this ob jective will be the most difficult to achieve,” he said. “The ancient eastern churches broke with Rome more than nine hun dred years ago, and for quite different reasons than those which motivated the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Add to that the emergence of innumerable doctrinal differ ences which have led to still more divisions in Protestant Christianity, and it is not dif ficult to see that the problems entailed in the cause of Christian Unity are truly enor mous. “But if anything is evident in the convening of the Council and (Continued on Page 8) yapcj. u 11 alia anu is reproduced irom 11s pages. “AFTER ORDINATION, COUNCIL MOST INSPIRING EXPERIENCE” Bishop McDonough, inter viewed after his return from the Ecumenical Council in Rome declared “after my ordination to the Sacred Priesthood, at tendance at the Vatican Coun cil has been the most wonder ful and inspiring experience of my life. “One can only be filled with a holy awe when he reflects that there is not a man living who attended the first Vatican Council, and yet, in God's good ness and providence, he is pri vileged to become one who, for all time, will be numbered among ‘The Fathers of the Council.’ “There are so many things to remember, and I know I shall never forget them,” he said. “The color and panoply are only a part, and perhaps only a minor part, at that. "It will certainly be difficult to forget the radiance on the face of the Holy Father as he emerged from the solemn open ing. It seemed as though the Council is all he had lived for. In every audience, regardless of its purpose, he always mana ges to speak about the Council.” The Bishop also commented on the universality of the Church, as reflected in the ga thering of more than 2200 Bish ops “from every nation under the sun” and from every race, and from all the ancient rites of the Church. “The doctrine of the Church’s Catholicity is one thing, but here was living proof,” he said. “And even though it was dif ficult to communicate with words because of language bar- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - U. S. PATRONESS - This painting of the Immaculate Conception by Carlo Marrata (1625-1713) hangs in the Church of St. Augustine in Siena, Italy. Mary's foot is treading on the serpent while the little angels assist in crushing the serpent's head. In 1846, the Fathers of the Council of Baltimore elected the Immaculate Mother of God as special patroness of the U. S. - (NC Photos) riers there certainly was a communication of mind, heart, and soul.” Bishop McDonough said that although the Council will ad journ from December 8th to^ September 8th of 1963, its work will continue during the inter vening months. It is expected that the various commissions set up by Pope John XXIII to correlate work on the Council’s agenda will meet from time to time, and that the Council Bishops, once they have returned to their dio ceses will be circulated by the commissions concerning their positions on the various ques tions before the Council. It is expected, too, that there will be regional meetings of Bishops in all parts of the world before the Council's second session opens, relating to Coun cil problems. Bishop McDonough also ex pressed “My deepest gratitude for all the prayers which have been offered and which I am sure are still being offered for my father, who is very ill.” Favors Public School Prayers MONTPELIER, Vt., (NC) - Support of Maryland’s petition in the U. S. Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of voluntary recitation of prayers by public school pupils has been offered by Vermont’s Atty. Gen. Charles J. Adams. Adams ' recently ruled that the Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting mandatory recita tion of a prayer composed by the New York State Board of Regents did not apply in Ver mont. He said he would consider any request for him to enter briefs as a friend of the court in the case presented by Mary land. PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. RICHARD JOHNO’BRIEN Dec. 12, 1894 REV. BERNARD J. Dec. 14, 1879 DOYLE REV. EUGENE V. O’NEILL BOYD Dec. 17, 1916 # * * RT. REV. MSGR. JAMES GRAHAM Dec. 17, 1842 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the Priest hood of the Apostles, grant, we implore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.