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Vol. XXVI. No. 12 FORTY-EIGHT PAGES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 22, 1945
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Bishop of Raleigh Places
Diocese Under Patronage
of Immaculate Conception
Now it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus that a
census of the whole world should he taken. The first census took place while Cyrinus was governor of
Syria. And all were going, each to his own town to register.
And Joseph also went from Galilee out of theJ own of Nazareth into Judea to the town of David,
which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house of David—to register, together with Mary his
espoused Wife, who was with child. And it came to pass while they were there, that the da>s for her to
be delivered were fulfilled. And she brought forth her firstborn son. and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes and laid him in a manger, because there wgs no room for them in the inn
And there were shepherds in the same district living in the fields and keeping watch ovei their flock
by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them and the glory of God shone round about them,
end they feared exceedingly.
And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, (or behold, I bring you good news of great joy which
shall be to all the people; for there »s born to you today in the town of David a Saviour, who is Cluist the
Lord. Ana this shall be a sign to you; you will find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying
in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and
saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth among men of good will.”
The shepherds said to one another: Let u = go over to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come
to pass, which the Lord hath showed us. And they came in haste; and found Mary and Joseph, and the
babe lying in the manger.
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—At a Solemn
Pontifical Mass, celebrated at the
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on
December 8, the Most Rev. Vin
cent S. Waters, D. D.. Bishop of
Raleigh, solemnly dedicated the
Diocese of Raleigh ‘o the Blessed
Virgin Mary under her title of
the Immaculate Conception.••
Bishop Waters was celebrant of
the Mass, and present in the sanc
tuary were the Most Rev. Michael
J. O'Doherty. D. D. Archbishop of
Manila: the Most Rev. Peter L.
Ireton. D. D.. Bishop of Richmond,
and the Right Rev. Vincent G.
Taylor, O. S. B., D. D., Abbot-
Ordinary of Belmont.
The Right Rev. Msgr. Dennis A.
Lynch. Chancellor of the Dioec-e
of Raleigh, was assistant priest; t!< ■
Right Rev. Jeremiah Minihan.
D. D.. Chancellor of he Diocese of
Boston, and the Right Rev. Edward
G. Murray. D. D., Rector of S'..
John's Seminary, Brighton, Mass .
were deacons of honor; the Rev.
Charles O'Connor, assistant rector
of the Cathedral in Raleigh, was
deacon of the Mass, and the ltev.
Robert O. Hickman, Chancellor of
the Diocese of Richmond was sub
deacon. 'flic Rev. John A. Brown
of Pinehurst, was master of cere
monies.
Archbishop O’Deherty was at
tended by the Rev. Joseph M.
O'Leary, O. P.. of Cincinnati, and
the Rev. Walter J. Tierney. O. P.,
of Raleigh, as chaplains. Bishop
Ireton was attended by the Rev.
William Murray. C. SS. R„ of
Wilson, and the Rev. John F.
Roueche, U. S. Array chaplain, and
a priest of the Diocese of Raleigh.
The sermon was delivered bv
Father O'Leary, and assisting
clergy included the Right Rev.
Msgr. Cornelius McHugh. of
Mount Poeono. Pa., and the Very
Rev. Msgr. .T,, Lennox Federal,
rector of ihe Cathedral here.
The children's choir, composed
of students at the Cathedral Latin
High School, sang during the
Mass.
In a pastoral letter, addressed
to the clergy and laity of the
Diocese of Raleigh, ar.il read at
all Masses celebrated in churches
of the Diocese on Sunday. Decem
ber 2. Bishop Waters said:
“On coming to the Diocese a
little over five months ago. I dis
covered that Ihe Diocese of Ra
leigh had no Diocesan patron.
After talking the matter over with
the Right Reverend and Very
Reverend Consultors, as well as
wi'h a number of the Diocesan
clergy. 1 petitioned 1 lis Holiness
Pope Pius XII t> declare, by
Apostolic Brief. Our Blessed
Mother, under the title of her
njmaculate Conception, as the
patron of this Diocese.
"I have just received a cable
gram Iron, Moiisignor Alfonso
Carinei, Secretary of the Sacred
Congregation of Rites, advising
that His Holiness has granted our
request.
“Although the eighth of Decem
ber is a day for general rejoicing
in America, since our country is
dedicated to our heavenly Mother
under this title there is an especial
reason this ysa'r, and every year
thereafter, for rejoicing on the
eighth of December in the Dio
cese of Raleigh, for we have
God's own Mother under the title
of her Immaculate Conception as
our heavenly patron.
“In each church of the Diocese
this day should be a day of gen
eral Communion of the faithful,
especially of the children, and
following the last Mass, or in the
evening. Benediction of the Bless
ed Sacrament should be given,
during which the enclosed Act of
Consecration should be recited. I
ask all to pray fervently to Our
Heavly Mother for the gift of faith
for those outside the Church.’’
Bishop 0 Ham Says Members of Armed Forces
Have on Hew Respect for Church in South
CAMP BRANDING, Fla.—INC.)
-Tiie Church in 1ho South has
won new respect and great pres
tige through tlie example given
by Ihe thousands of Catholic ser
vice men and women stationed in
Southern military installations,
(he Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
D. D., J. U. D.. Bishop of Savan-
nah-Atlanta, said at u ceremony
during which he administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation to
a class of twenty here.
Bishop O'Hara, who is Vicar
Delegate of the Military Ordina-
liale in the Southeastern United
States, also paid high tribute to
the priests serving as chaplains,
lie was assisted by eleven priests,
six Army chaplains, three Navy
chaplains and two civilian priests.
"Hciro in the Southland, where
Catholics are few,” Bishop
O’Hara said, "we have been spir
itually uplifted and greatly en
couraged by the deep faith and
loyalty to the Church of men
and women stationed at military
posts, camps and stations in this
region. How we have glorified in
their example! All over the South
I have seen chapels overflowing
with men and women who did
not leave their religion at home.
You have no idea what the faith
of these loyal Catholic men and
women in uniform has meant to
us in thd South or what prestige
they have given to the Church in
the Southern States."
Among the assisting clergy
were Chaplain Laurence Brock,
former senior chaplain in the
Infantry Replacement Training
Center at Camp Blanding, now
assistant regional chaplain for
the Fourth Service Command;
Chaplains Joseph V. King, Brian
Keany, Arthur P. Hanley, Clem
ent Krug and Nash 1’. Geany, all
of Camp Blanding; Chaplains
Lpcian Hebert. James Finnegan
and Herman Schneider, of Jack
sonville Naval Air Station, the
Rev. John O’Dowd, of St. Ed
ward's Church, Starke, Fla., artd
the Rev. John Kirk, of Atlanta,
Ga.
Following administration Of
confirmation, and Solemn Pontif
ical Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament, Bishop O'Hara was
honored at a dinner given by the
officers of the Infantry Replace
ment Training Center at Camp
Blanding.
Bulletins
PROFESSOR DAVID PRATO,
newly-appointed Chief ltabbl of
Rome, was received in private
audience last week by llis Holi
ness Pope Pins XII. Dr. Prato
(hanked the llol.v Father for the
activity of the Catholie Church
on behalf of persecuted Jews and
praised the Pope’s successful inter
vention with German authorities
to prevent deportations of .lews
from Rome during (he Nazi occu
pation.
TOTAL WAR DAMAGE suffer
ed by Catholic churches in Europe
amounts to more lhau six billion
dollars, according to estimates by
American Army chaplains, says
KIPA, Swiss Catholie news agency.
This figure does not include
church institutions, school, hos
pitals or other church-owned
buildings.