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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
VOL. XXXV, No. 12
MONROE, GA., SATURDAY, OCT. 30, 1954.
10c Per Copy — $3.00 a Year
CHBISHOP ARRIVES IN GEORGIA
CONVENTION LEADERS
ARCHBISHOP O'HARA
Bishop Savannah-Allania
J. P. MEYER
Stale President
Holy Father Proclaims Feast
§1 Queenship Of Mary To Be
Observed Annually On May 31
By Msgr. Joseph J. Sullivan
(Radio, N. C. W. C. Nwes Service)
VATICAN CITY, — A crown
ing event of the Marian Year was
the publication here of an En
cyclical Letter in which His Hoi-
iness, Pope Pius XII proclaim
ed a new universal Feast of the
Queenship of Mary to be held
every year on May 31.
Addressed to the Bishops of
the world, the letter further or
dained that the celebration of
the feast should be marked by
renewed consecration of the hu
man race to the Immaculate
Heart of Mary.
Bearing the date, October 11,
the Feast of the Maternity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, the Pope’s
encyclical is entitled, Ad Caeli
Reginam (Ho the Queen of Hea
ven). It was issued in advance of
ceremonies to' take place in
Rome on November 1, All Saints
Day, when the Holy Father will
crown an ancient image of the
Virgin — the “Salus Populi
Romani” (Salvation of the Ro
man People)—which is preserved
in the Basilica of St. Mary Major,
the world’s greatest Marian
shrine.
In citing his reason for pro
claiming the new Feast, Pope
Pius writes that, after mature
consideration, he was profound
ly convinced that “great advan
tages will derive for the Church
if this solidly demonstrated truth
(of Mary’s Queenship) shall shine
forth more evident than ever be
fore all as the most shining light
of her candelabrum.”
“Therefore,” he says, “by Our
Apostolic authority, we decree
and institute the Feast of Mary,
Queen, to be celebrated every
year in the whole world on May
31, We likewise ordain, on that
aforesaid day, the consecration
of the human race to the Im
maculate Heart of the Blessed
Virgin Mary.”
“Great hope is reposed that,
in. this deed, a new era may
arise, nourished by Christian
peace and the triumph of re
ligion,” the Holy Father adds.
A substantial part of the Pope’s
encyclical is devoted to citing
the basis for Catholic belief in
the Queenship of Mary. Also
contained in it is a renewed ap-
peal for prayers to Mary on be
half of the faithful in the Church
of Silence, so that they may re
gain their status as free men,
and be able to serve God and
practice their religion without
hindrance.
Speaking of the Church of
Silence, Pope Pius says:
“In some countries of the earth
are people who are unjustly per
secuted for professing their
Christian Faith, and are depriv
ed of their divine and human
rights and freedom. Up till now,
reasonable demands and repeat
ed protests have availed nothing
to remove these evils.
“May the powerful Queen of
Creation ... look upon these, her
innocent children, with eyes: of
mercy. May the Virgin, who is
able to subdue violence’ beneath
her foot, grant also that they may
soon enjoy their rightful free
dom to practice their religion
openly, so that, while serving the
cause of the Gospel, they may
also contribute to the strength
and progress of nations by their
harmonious cooperation and the
practice of extraordinary virtues,
which are a glowing example in
the midst of bitter trials.”
The basis of Mary’s Queenship,
the Holy Father continues, is
two-fold: her divine maternity
and her cooperation in the Re
demption. He cites numerous
saints who spoke of the Queen-
shop of Mary, beginning with
St. Ephrem the Syrian, who liv
ed in the fourth century, and
was the first to use the term
“Queen.” Others among them, he
says were St. Gregory Nazian-
zen, St. Prudentius, St. Jerome,
St. Peter Chrysologus, and St.
JOHN T. BUCKLEY
Augusta President
To Preside At Annual Laymen’s
Convention In Augusta Oct. 30-31
AUGUSTA, Ga. His Fxcel-
lency Archbishop Gerald P.
O’Hara, D. D. J. U. D., who re
turned to the United States
Tuesday October 25th will pre
side at the Thirty Ninth annual
Convention of the Catholic Lay
mens Association which meets
here October 30th and 31st.
The Archbishop arrived by
train at Savannah yesterday,
where it is anticipated that his
stay in this country will be lim
ited to approximately six weeks,
as he must return to England
where he serves the Holy See as
its Apostolic Delegate.
Archbishop O’Hara will offer
the Convention mass at the Sa
cred Heart Church at eight o’
clock Sunday and preside at the
Convention Sessions.
The Convention,, for the first
time has been divided into two
days. Registration will open Sat
urday afternoon in the Lobby
of the Bon Air Hotel at four p.
m. continuing until ten p. m.
The Evening Business Session
will get underway at 7:15 p. m.
and will have as its first order of
business the official welcoming
which will be extended by John
T. Buckly, President of the Au
gusta Branch, which is host to
the gathering. Committees will
LOUIS F. BUDENZ
Guest Speaker
John Damascene, during the
fourth to the eighth centuries.
Both the Oriental and Latin
liturgists, Pope Pius declares,
have long extolled the special
prerogative of the Blessed Vir
gin with such hymns as “Hail,
Holy Queen,” and antiphons
such as “Queen of Heaven, re
joice. Alleluia.”
The Pontiff stresses that the
principal arguments on which
the queenly dignity of Mary is
based have long been evident in
the ancient writings and tradi
tions and in the Sacred Liturgy,
all of which accept her Divine
Maternity without question.
“In accomplishing the work of
Redemption, Mary Most Holy is
most certainly closely associated
with Christ. Thus it is justly
sung in the Sacred Liturgy, ‘Holy
Mary, Queen of Heaven and
Mistress of the World;” the Pope
writes. The quotation was taken
from the tract for the Feast of
Our Lady of Dolors.
“It is certain that in the full,
proper and absolute sense, only
Jesus Christ, God and Man, is
King,” the Holy Father adds.
“Nevertheless, Mary also —
whether as Mother of Christ or
as companion in the work of the
Divine Redeemer and in the
struggle with enemies and in the
triumph achieved over all —
participates in the royal dignity,
be it only in a limited and ana
logous manner.”
be appointed by President J. P.
Meyer of Columbus, followed by
Reports of John Brennan, State
Secretary, William Q. Egan,
State Treasurer, Alvin McAuliffe,
Auditor, and the Endowment
Fund Committee.
Following the evening session
an informal reception will be
held in the Crystal Room of the
Bon Air Hotel, which is Offici
al Convention Headquarters.
The morning Session will get
under way at the Hotel at 10:30
a. m., Sunday.
Guest speaker at the luncheon,
scheduled for 1:00 p. m. will be
Louis F. Budenz, Famous lectur
er and columnist on Commun
ism. Mr. Budenz who was editor
of the Daily Worker and high
ranking member of the Com
munist party, before his return
to the Cathoiic Church in 1945,
is better qualified than anyone
in our country today, to carry
the message of the dangers of
Communism. The Laymen’s As
sociation is proud that we were
able to secure him to bring his
vital message to Georgia.
Attending the Convention, and
introducing Mr. Budenz, will be
Richard Reid, Editor of the Ca
tholic News, and former editor
of The Bulletin.
Fiftieth Anniversary Observed
By Macon Knights Of Columbus
MACON, Ga.—Macon Council
925, Knights of Columbus, marked
formally the Fiftieth Anniversary
of its founding on Sunday, Oc
tober 10.
The day opened with the cele-
bation of Mass by the Rev. Car
mine Benanti, S. J., at St. Joseph’s
Church.
Special guest at the banquet
held in the evening was Henry C.
Taylor, Atlanta, State Deputy.
Cardinal Jorio
Dies At Rome
VATICAN CITY, Oct. 25 (Ra
dio, NC) — Solemn funeral rites
were held in the Church of Sant’
Andrea della Valle in Rome for
His Eminence Domenico Cardin
al Jorio, who had served as Per
fect of the Sacred Congregation
of the Sacraments ever since he
received the Red Hat from Pope
Pius XI in December, 1935.
Cardinal Jorio died of a heart
attack in his apartment at the
Palace of the Holy Office at the
age of &T, He was the 51st mem
ber of the Sacred College to die
during the pontificate of His
Holiness Pope Pius XII, and the
fourth to die this year. His death
came three weeks after that of
Francesco Cardinal Borgongini
Duca, former Papal Nuncio to
Italy. The Sacred College now
consists of 66 members — four
below the full quota of 70 — and
of these 22 are Italians, while the
rest are of 26 other nationalities.
John Cassidy, grand knight,
presented a life membership to
Martin J. Callaghan, the only sur
viving charter member. The group
also gave a scroll to W. H. (Bill)
Mitchell, who joined a Kansas
City Council one week earlier
than the local council was formed,
and later transferred to the Ma
con Council.
Cassidy introduced other pres
ent officers at the banquet. These
included Angelo Punaro, deputy
grand knight; Clark Davis, coun
selor; Robert Hinson, financial
secretary; Tom Carr, recording
secretary; Dennis Beall, warden;
Henry Corsini, inside guard; Rich
ard Sheridan, outside guard, and
Nicholis J. Pascullis, Joe McGold-
rick and Celeste Orlando, trustees.
Officers Named
For Albany CLA
ALBANY, Ga. — New Officers
were elected at the October 20th
meeting of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia.
Newly elected officers are:
Doug Connor, President; J. W.
Mock, Jr., Vice-president; Mrs.
Ned Barbre, Secretary-Treasurer.
Retiring officers are: Dr. E. S.
Armstrong, President, Ryan
Mock, Vice-president; Mrs. J. W.
Strickland, Secretary-Treasurer.
The nominating committee pre
senting the new slate of officers
consisted of Mrs. L. E. Mock,
Chairman, J. L. Rau and Tom
my Coleman.