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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION
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OCTOBER 26, 1946
Trappist Monastery
In Georgia Becomes
Autonomous Abbey
(Continued from page one)
of Abbey at Conyers the Holy
Father lovingly imparts to your
self and to the community his
paternal Apostolic Blessing.
PIUS XII
Present in the sanctuary were
the Right Rev. Celcus O’Connell,
O. C. S. O., Abbot of the Abbey
of Our Lady of Mount Melleray,
Ireland; the Right Rev. Camillus
Claffey, O. C. S. O., Abbot of the
Abbey of Mount St. Joseph,
Rosscrea, Ireland; the Right Rev.
Boniface Seng, O. S. B., Abbot of
St. Bernard’s Abbey, Cullman,
Ala.; the Right Rev. Francis Sadli-
er, O. S. B., Abbot of St. Leo Ab
bey, St. Leo, Fla.; the Right Rev.
Pacome Gabroury, O. C. S. O., Ab- j
bot of the Abbey of Notre Dame, PRESENT ABBEY OF OUR LADY OF TIIE HOLY GHOST—In March 1944 when the TrannUU
du Lac, La Trappe, Province of first came to Georgia to establish a monastery, they took up their residence in a barn the havloft'of
Quebec Canada; the Very^ev. which was divided into a chapel, dormitory and community room, with various adjoining sheds serv-
ofTur Lady of New MeBcray I" 8 33 kitCh °“ £, f n ^ ref « lory - The monks and lay brothers labored through the hot summer*monfhs with
of Our Lady ot New Melleray, hcioic courage, felling trees and planing lumber tor the temporary frame structure Pictured above
Peosta, Riwa; the Very Rev. which was completed in the fall, and occupied as their monastery on the vigil of tlie Feast of the Im’
AbbKuiuu?- it nl3C “! ate v C<5ncept T; ? ecember «• 1944 / The present building will serve untfl the members cS the com
mont N C ; U»e RlSTev Dorn *2H“ ty . have completed a permanent stone structure which is now in the course of erection.
Lucien. Prior of the Abbey of pi aces outside the cloister in the
Notre Dame de Prairies, St. Nor
bert, Manitoba, Canada; Father
Henry E. Phillips, chaplain of the ; g" ^ “
federal Penitentiary, Atlanta; | Among
balcony at the rear of the chapel,
I in a building at the monastery
those present at the
Father George Lewis Smith, blessing and installation of Father
Cutnbert Jnmnc no thn Ahhnt nf lhr> Ahhpv
Aiken, S. C., and Father
Bender, O. S. B.. assistant pastor
of the Immaculate Conception
Church, Atlanta.
The Mass, the Penitential Psalms
and the Litany were sung by the
monastery choir.
After Bishop Walsh had vested
for the Mass, he proceeded with
his ministers to the Altar, and after
making the customary reverences,
ascended to the predella, where
he was seated on the faldstool. The
Abbot-elect was conducted to the
Bishop by the assistant Abbots,
and prostrated himself before the
Bishop who begun the Antiphon:
“Confirm, O God, what Thou hast
wrought in us, from Thy Holy
Temple, which is in Jerusalem.”
The 67th Psalm was then chanted
by the Bishop and his assistants.
This Psalm in substance portrays
the glorious establishment of the
Church of the New Testament —
prefigured by the benefits bestow
ed on the people of Israel.
When the Psalm was finished
and the Antiphon repeated, the
Bishop implored Almighty God to
pour out His grace on the Abbot-
elect and on the community com
mitted to liis charge. The Abbot-
elect was then presented to the
Bishop by the assistant Abbots in
the name of the community, asking
that he be blessed as Abbot. The
Bishop then inquired as to the
worthiness of the candidate and as
sured himself that the election was
carried out in accordance with
the Sacred Canons.
Then, following the traditions
of the ancient Fathers, the Bishop
questioned the Abbot-elect as to his
intention of being faithful to his
holp profession, of observing the
Rule of St. Benedict, and of seeing
that his subjects observe it; of his
intention of refraining from atl evil
and to tend to every good, of his
subjection to the Holy Roman
Church, to the Sovereign Pontiff,
as well as to the Mother House of
his Order.
After the Abbot-elect answered
the questions affirmatively, he
knelt before the Bishop, with his
hands on the Book of the Gospels,
and read the promise of fidelity,
subjection and obedience.
Following the Gradual of the
Mass, Bishop Walsh imposed his
hands on the head of the Abbot-
elect and offered prayers implor
ing for the new Abbot all the
virtues of his holy state. He then
delivered to the Abbot-elect the
Rule of St. Benedict, and the
crozier and ring which are the
insignia of his office.
After giving the Solemn Bless
ing, as usual, in the Mass, Bishop
Walsh blessed the mitre of the
new Abbot, and after placing it on
his head, led him to his stall where
he was enthroned. Then, while the
“Te Deum” was being sung by the
choir, and the Abbey bell was ring
ing gladly, the Abbot proceeded
down the aisle of the chapel bless
ing the choir. On his return, he
received each of the monks at his
stall, greeting each with the kiss
of peace.
James as the Abbot of the Abbey
of Our Lady of the Holy Ghost
was his brother, Bernard Fox, of
Baltimore.
Davenport Steward, who is no
stranger at the Abbey, having
been a visitor there on several
occasions, and whose article on
the community, written for The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch last year,
was reprinted in The Catholic
Digest, covered the installation
ceremony for The Atlanta Journal,
while Bill Boring represented The
Atlanta Constitution, with Carl
Dixon, staff photographer for that
newspaper. Jack Young did the
photographic work for The Jour
nal.
The Abbey of Our Lady of the
Holy Ghost is located on some
1,700 acres of land that is part of
a large farm which was once own
ed by Colleen Moore, the noted
screen star, and the former owner
of- the property and her husband,
Homer Hargrave, were among the
few guests present for .the installa
tion of Abbot James.
The original community of
twelve monks and eight lay broth
ers, now numbers forty-three,
twenty-six priests and seventeen
brothers.
In the two years since the com
munity came to Georgia, mostly
through their own labor, its mem
bers have developed the soil, built
a barn, a garage, and a vegetable
cellar, and have erected a tempor
ary frame structure to serve as a
monastery until the permanent
Abbey, upon which work has al
ready begun, can be completed.
Following the cex-emony, a buf
fet luncheon • was served the at
tending clergy and laymen in the
Abbey refectory, while, since it
is contrary to the monastic rule
for women to enter the monastery
proper, luncheon was served the
Sisters of Mercy and lay women,
who had been invited to occupy
The Order- of Cistei-cians of the
Strict Observance traces its origin
through nine hundi-ed years to the
establishment at Citeaux, France,
in 1098, by St. Robext, who wish
ed to restore as far as possible the
literal observance of the Rule of
St. Benedict, laid down fourteen
hundred years ago when he found
ed the gx-eat Monastery of Monte
Cassino that became a bombed
and battered battlegi-ound in the
war just ended.
The Cistercians, or Trappists as
they are familiarly known, have
benefited society by their agricul
tural labors as well as by their
lives of sacrifice, prayer and
charity. They conduct great farms
and have evolved new ideas in
farming and dairying.
That the monastery in Georgia
was advanced to the status of an
independent Abbey so soon after
its establishment, instead of the
usual many years, is a tribute to
the progress that has been made
since the Tx-appists came to this
state, and holds a promise that it
will not be long before the Abbey
of Our Lady of the Holy .Ghost
will be proving that it is not only
a great blessing to the Catholic
Church but a contributing factor in
a great degree to the prosperity
of this section.
The Order of Cistericans of the
Strict Observance is one of the
most austere of all the Religious
Orders of the Church. Its mem
bers may enter only by applica
tion, and must stand the most
searching investigation. On enter
ing the monastery they are placed
on probation for two years. If
they are willing to accept the rigid
burdens imposed by the rules of
the Order—fasting. prayer,
silence, the withdrawal from
University of Georgia
Newman C!nh Starts
Program of Activity
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATIIEMp, Ga.—A reorganization
for the current scholastic year of
the Newman Club at the Universi
ty of Georgia was effected at a
meeting held on October 1. at the
call of Father Robert J. Brennan,
pastor of St. Joseoh’s Church and
chaplain of the club.
All Catholic students at the uni
versity were invited to attend the
meeting in order that thev might
become acquainted with the New
man Club and it purposes.
Jack Murray, of St. Mary’s, Ga.,
was elected president of thb club,
and in his temporary absence, the
vice-president. Jack Kellv, of New
Brunswick. N. J.. is acting presi
dent. Fred Von Kamp, of Savan
nah, was appointed vice-president,
pi-o tern. Miss Anne Beeler, of
Toledo. Ohio, is secrctax-v; Miss
Alice Oldham, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
is cori-esponding secretary, and
Miss Virginia Camaratta, of
Alberts. is treasurer. These offic
ers, with Michael Gannam. of Sa
vannah. and Joseph Tcreshinski, of
Glen Lyon, Pa. Professor John F
Burke, faculty advisor, and Fath
er Brenna” make up the execu
tive committee.
The lecture program for the year
began on October 13. wi+h Judge
Arthur S. Oldham, of the
Court of Athens, speaking on
recent crime wave in the Ui
States.
The x-eligious program was
augurated on October 20, wit!
first of the monthly corpx
speaker at the October breakfast
at the Georgian Hotel.
That evening the club heard the
first in a series of talks by the
chaplain, under the general title
of “Secularism and Catholicity,”
the theme suggested by the Na
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence’s Student Program Service
for the 1946-47 school year. Study
club sessions have also begun.
Present activities of the club
members include acting as ushers
at Masses on Sunday at St.
Joseph’s Church, teaching catech
ism to the children of the parish,
singing in the choir, and a new
project this year—conducting a
nursery in the club rooms each
Sunday moi-ning during Mass
hours.
Plans are being made to renov
ate and enlarge the club rooms and
for an invitation on October 27. as
well as for the Georgia State Con
vention of Newman Clubs, which
will be held in Athens early in
December.
About two bundled and fifty
Catholics are enrolled at the uni
versity this year. Catholic among
the new additions to the faculty in
clude Miss Dolores Artau, coun
sellor of women students, and Pro
cessor Edward McGrath, of the
School of Business Administra
tion.
Monsignor Joseph G. Cassidy,
Atlanta, is to address the student
body of the university on the
evening of November 26, under
the auspices of the University of
Georgia Voluntary Religious As
sociation.
IN IN IS
LA\ INSTRUCTORS ADDED
TO TEACHING STAFF OF
SACRED HEART, BELMONT
BELMONT, N. C. — With the
lai'gest number of students in its
history, Sacred Heart Junior Col
lege and Academy has entered
the new scholastic year with an
enrollment of more than four
hundred, which includes day stu
dents fiom Belmont and vicinity
and resident students from fif
teen states, Cuba, Guam, and
Panama.
The growth of Sacred Heart is
leflected in the addition of six
lay teachex-s to the faculty of fif
teen Sistei’s of Mercy and four
Benedictine Fathers.
Miss Margaret Dunn, of Char-
i leston, who has been secretary to
i (lie dean for several years, is do
ing special coaching.
Senorita Argella Laerte, of
Holguin, Cuba, is teaching Span
ish. She attended the University
of Havana and taught last year at
Academia Lavernia in Holguin.
Miss Gretchen Cloninger, of
Gastonia, is in charge of the phy
sical education department. She
holds a degree in physical educa
tion from Peabody College for
Teachers, Nashville.
Mrs. Caroline Fisher, of Char
lotte, is teaching biology and hy
giene in the college. She is a
graduate of the Woman’s College
of the University of North Caro
lina, and serves as part-time
medical technician at Mercy Hos
pital, Charlotte.
Mrs. Wayne Riggs, of, Charlotte,
formerly of Greensboro, is assist
ing in the music department.
She is a graduate of the Indiana
Conservatory of Music and is on
the extension faculty of the Sher
wood School of Music of Chicago.
Miss Nora Leza, in charge of
the kindergarten, was graduated
from Sacret Heart in 1943. She is
a graduate of the Normal School
of Kindergarten on Santa Clare,
Cuba.
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things of earth, the long hours
of meditation and gruelling phy
sical labor—they become admit
ted to the Order, and if qualified
may be ordained priests. Those
who lack the basic education to
become priests or who px-efer
the status of lay brothei-s, may
take that place in the monastic
life
The Cisterician Abbey in Geor
gia is located in an area almost
entirely Protestant in population,
and while some of the people
around Conyers might have been
a bit disturbed at the coming of
the Tx-appists, it was not many
months before the members of
the community had gained the
respect and esteem of their neigh
bors.
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