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AUGUST 20, 1933
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
Pastoral Letter of Bishop
Smith on the Jubilee Year
The Mcst Rev. Alr-h'm'c J. Sm'th,
I). I)., Bishop of I«a‘h.ille, has is
sued a pastoral letter to his pconle
on the ocrsl^n of the Holy Ynr
Julvlc? |) odaiincd liy the Holy Fath
er. recounting its grrat spiritual ben
efits end pointing ' out hew thtsc
NDuitual benefits may he gained by
those umdde to go to Rome. The
letter of Bishop Smith follows: ..
Dearly Beloved Brethren:
To celebrate the nineteenth century
of th? Mystery of man's Redemption
thrmoh the death of our Lord and
S-.viru \ Jesus Christ, the Holy Father
has proclaimed this year a Holv Year
of Jubilee, beginning Pass'on Sunday
of this year and ending Easter, 1934.
The special plenary jubilee indulg
ence i* granted to all who visit Rome
and there perform the prescribed
gcod works. Our Holy Father invites
you and urges as many as can to come
to Rome fon this jubilee.
However, By virtue of a special
Apostolic Constitution, our Holy
Father has graciously extended the
privilege of gaining the jubilee in
dulgence without going to Rome to
the following:
1. All nuns or sisters living in
community, together with their nov
ices, postulants, boarding pupils liv
ing in the convent or academy for
the greater part of the year, as also
all who reside permanently in the
convent:
2. All the faithful, both men and
women, who through illness or poor
health are unable to make the trip to
Rome:
3. Those who care for the sick in
hospitals:
4. Persons who have completed
their seventieth year;
5. Working people who make their
living by daily work, and who can
not stop work for the length of time
required to make the journey to
Rome:
6. Those who are detained in prison
or in houses of correction, as also
those who are engaged in caring for
these persons.
All persons designated in the above
listed exemptions can gain the jubilee
indulgences by fulfilling the follow
ing conditions:
1. A worthy reception of the Sac-
• aments cf Penance and Holy Euchar
ist.
2. Five visits to their parish
Church cr institutional Chanel, where
the Blessed Sacrament is kept. On
the occasion of each visit the follow
ing prayers must he said for the in
tentions of the Holy Father:
a. Before the altar where the
Blessed Sacrament is kept, the "Our
Father.” “Hail Mary and “Glory Be
to the Father,” five times adding each
time the salutation. “We adore Thcc.
O Christ, and we praise thee; because
by Thy Holy Cross Thcu has re
deemed the world.”
b. Before the altar, statue or pic
ture of the Blessed Virgin, the "Hail
Mary” seven limes in honor of the
sorrows of the Blessed Mother.
c. The Way of the Cross oner,
meditating on the passion and death
of our Blessed Savior.
The five visits may be made all in
one day or on several days.
The jubilee indulgences can be
gained every time the above good
works are performed.
Those who are in doubt as to
whether they can make the jubilee
at home should consult their con
fessor. Likewise, those who cannot
fulfill the conditions prescribed may
perform some substitute good work
on the advice of their confessor.
It is the earnest desire of the Holy
Father that all gain the jubilee in
dulgences by a visit to Rome, if pos
sible, or if exempted, at home; and
not only once but as often as pos
sible during this Holy Year. We
therefore urge all the faithful to com
ply with the Holy Father's wish, if
possible by a visit to Rome, and if
exempted in their own parish church.
All the priests are directed to en
courage the faithful to do so. The
priests are furthermore directed to
inform themselves of the special fac
ulties granted to them by the Holy
Father during this jubilee year, in be
half of those who make the jubilee.
ALPHONSE J. SMITH.
Bisliop of Nashville.
Franciscan Sister
Makes Final Vows
Sister Mary Angelus of Au
gusta Entered Order ki
Rome From Home in Dublin
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Eight years ago
Miss Helen Collins, of Dublin, Ire
land, went .so Rome to enter the
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the
Immaculate Conception; August 12, at
the local convent of the order on
Twelfth Street, as Sister Mary Ange
lus, she pronounced her final vows of
poverty, chastity and obedience which
unite her to the order permanently.
The Very Rev. A. J. Laubc, S. M.
A., pastor of the Church of the Im
maculate Conception, officiated as the
representative of the Most Rev. Mi
chael J. Keyes, D.D., Bishop of Sa
vannah. in receiving the vows, and
the Rev. Sister Mary Ortalana, su
perior of the convent, was the dele
gate of the Mother-General of the
Order.
The Rev. Harold Barr was deacon
of the Mass, the Rev. A. Gall, S. M.
A., sub-dcacon, and the Rev. Sebas
tian Doris, O. S. B., of Belmont Ab
bey, N. C., master of ceremonies.
Present also were the Very Rev. Ig
natius Lissrier, S. M. A., American
Provincial of the Society of African
Missions, and the Rev. Michael Cro
nin, S. -L The Misses Eleanor Carr
and Clara Punaro were flower girls.
The ceremony was attended by Sis
ter Mary Angelus’ relative, John C.
Sullivan, of New York, and a num
ber of her Augusta friends.
Sister Mary Angelus spent two and
a half .years in Rome as a postulant
and novice, and made her first vows
in Boston in 1928. Now after testing
the religious life for eight years and
being convinced that it is her voca
tion for life, she publicly asks to be
received permanently into the order,
pronounces her final vows and re
ceives the ring which unites her to
the religious life and the service of
Christ until death.
The sermon was delivered by Fa
ther Laube, who told of the labors
of these good sisters, women of edu
cation, refinement and culture, among
the poor, after the manner of the
founder of the Franciscans, St. Fran
cis of Assisi, who died in 1226, ana
whose followers were laboring as mis
sionaries among the Indians in Geor
gia in the latter part of the 16th cen-
The world cannot understand relig
ious life, Father Laube said, because
the world is blind to spiritual values,
but God Who has promised a hun
dredfold to those giving in His name
is never outdone in generosity by
those who give their lives to Him.
“We can get along without sin, but
we cannot get along without a good
conscience, peace of mind.” Father
Laube said, T ‘and so, Sister Mary An
gelus and all religious leave the sin-
nil world. We can be happy without
the world, but not without eternal
happiness, and religious give up the
things of this life for those things
which God has promised those who
follow in His footsteps.”
Savannah Nun Takes
Vows in W. Virginia
Miss Mary Schreck Now Sis
ter of the Visitation
WHEELING. W. Va.-Sister Jane
Frances Schreck, formerly Miss Mary
Schreck, of Savannah, pronounced
her final vows as a Sister of the
Visitation Order, of the community of
Mt. de Chantal, Wheeling. W. Va.,
Sunday 23, The Most Rev. J. J.
Swint, D. D.. Bishop of Wheeling,
presiding at the ceremony and re
ceiving the vows. Bisho i Swint was
assisted in the ceremony by the Rev.
J. J. Kennedy, of the Savannah
Cathedral and a close friend of the
Schreck family. Two brothers, Peter
and Joseph Schreck, were also pres
ent.
Preceding the ceremony a sermon
was delivered by Father Kennedy,
who eloquently portrayed the mean
ing and purpose of a reliigous voca
tion, its high place in the designs
which God in His infinite goodness
sets before the chosen soul. With
gracefulness of expression ho depict
ed the advantages and the extraordi
nary prerogatives enjoyed by those
who devote their lives to the conse
crated service of the divine Spouse,
and closed his sermon by a heartfelt
expression of felicitation and en
couragement.
Sister Jane Frances is the only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Schreck, of Savannah, and spent two
years at Mt de Chantal as a student,
where she distinguished herself by
her refinement of character and
studious disposition. From the aca
demy, she passed to the monastic pre
cincts where, for the space of five
years, she has joyfully adapated her
self to the gentle rule of life formed
by St, Francis de Sales for his spirit
ual daughters, the Sisters of the
Visitation.
N. C. Orphan Girls
Have Summer Camp
Bishop England High
Alumna Becomes Nun
At Casa Maria, in Mountains
Near Hendersonville
RALEIGH. N. C. - Amon* the
mountains of western North Carolina,
a few miles outskle of Henderson
ville, is Casa Maria, the summer
camp of the girls from the Catholic
Orphanage at Nazareth.
This beautiful, picturesque spot,
once the home of Dr. Shepclgrelt,
noted specialist of New Orleans, was
purchased by Bishop Hafey in order
to give the children the relaxation
and" freedom from the heat, so nec
essary during the months of June,
July and August.
It was here on the grounds of "Casa
Maria” that the beautiful and de
votional Corpus Christi procession
was held this year; this procession
establishes a tradition in western
North Carolina, for the recurrence of
this feast annually.
During their stay in the mountains
Mies
Mary McGregor
Sister of Mercv
Now
tF-oreial to The Bulletin}
CHARLESTON. S. C. - The Chap
el of the Convent of Our Lady of
Mercy was the scene of a very beau
tiful and impressive service on the
feast of the Assumption, when Miss
Mary A. MeGregor entered the Sis
terhood. and was received before a
large number of friends and rela
tives, gathered to witness this cere
mony. The altars were beautifully
decorated with roses and lighted can
dles and the Rev. John McCarthy, of
Cathedral parish, gave the benedic
tion.
Our Lady of Mercy Church, the
youngest and also ^idlest in the
city, is rroud of tnb distinguished
honor. Miss McGregor having been
the second member of this congre
gation to enter the convent in two
years. Upon the feast of the As
sumption. last year. Miss Mary Lau-
rentia Cass, entered as a postulant,
and with Miss Mary Agnes MeGreg
or the parish has thus contributed
two of its most zealous Sunday school
teachers, raised from childhood in
this church; and both young ladies
arc graduates of BitJtop II sgland
High School. Each has large fami
ly connections, who rejoice to know
t\ ۥ> are giving their lives to the
soivice of God.
Miss Cass will be known in reli
gion as Sister Mary Lawrence. The
Rev. J. Alexis Westbury is the pastor
of Oui Lady of Mercy Church.—C. K.
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davs. 7.00-8:30-10:00. Week davs.
Pastor. Masses. Sunday—7:30.
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9:30. Daily. 7.
SACRED HEART —Rev. J B.
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Franckhnuser, S. J . Pastor.
TION— Rev. Alfred Laube, S.
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the girls are instructed in those
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Under the guidance of the zealous
pastor of the Immaculate Conception
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is enjoyed by the girls as well as the
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Cathedral ot St. John the Bap-
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9:10. Dally 0:30,. 8.
St. Patrick's: Kt. Rev. Msgr. Joe.
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St. Benedicts: Rev G. Obrecht,
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St. Anthony's Mission. Sunday:
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