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Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Savannah - Atlanta PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” VOL. XXXV, No. 14 MONROE, GA., SATURDAY, NOV. 27, 1954. 10c Per Copy — $3.00 a Year Diocese Will Mark Close Of Marian Year DIALOGUE MISSION Shown at the Mission which opened the Warner Robins Campaign ai'e the Rev. James Har rington, C. S. P., and the Rev. Edward Maher, C. S. P., both of Memphis, Tenn. The campaign was conducted under the direction of the Rev. Felix Donnelly, pastor. Every Home Visited; More Than 1700 Pieces Of Literature Distributed At Warner Robins > WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Ev ery Home visited and more than 1700 pieces of literature distribut ed was the result of a city wide canvas made by the parishioners of Sacred Heart Church here. This Canvas, Just completed, was part of a “Campaign for Converts” conducted under the direction of the Rev. Felix Don nelly, pastor at Warner Robins. The campaign was opened by a Dialogue Mission conducted by the Paulist Fathers. The Mission each night consisted of a brief doctrinal talk by one of the Fath ers, and then the other Priest would begin proposing' questions, pretending to be a non-catholic. This afforded an opportunity for the Catholics to learn the ready answer for question put to them by non-catholics; and it also in structed non-catholics, of whom more than 50 attended, in some of the truths of Our Holy Faith. Subjects treated at the Mission in General were: Divinity of Christ, The Bible, The Holy Mass- which was demonstrated with in- struction-Confession, The Church, and Marriage. The succeeding two week pe riod was consumed by the canvas of the 3,000 odd Homes. To all interested, copies‘of Father Lord’s pamphlet, “A Letter to Our Non- Catholic Neighbors” was given along with a self-addressed card to the K. of C. Religious Informa tion Bureau for information con cerning their Correspondence Course. The Campaign came to a close with an Open Forum at the City Hall on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of the week of Nov. 7 th. This drive was instigated when figures came to light indicating that of Warner Robin’s 16,000 population, only about 4,000 are registered church members of the various religious denominations. The parishioners were very ac tive in making the survey and in helping with the work of the Campaign. In all more than 70 persons took part in this cam paign to “Preach the Gospel to every Creature.” To “Teach all Nations.” REQUIEM FOR FATHER MOREL OFFERED AT SACRED HEART ATLANTA, Ga. —The Rev. John Joseph Morel, S. M., station ed in Atlanta for the past 21 years, died November 11 of a heart at tack at Sacred Heart Rectory here. Office of the dead was recited in Sacred Heart Church at 8 p. m, on Monday night, Nov. 15, with Solemn High Requiem Mass at 10 a. m. Tuesday, November 16, with the Very Rev. Daniel C. O’Meara, S. C., Provincial of the Washing ton Province of the Marist Fath ers, offering the Mass. He was as sisted by the Rev. Harry T. Hayes, S. M., pastor of Sacred Heart Church, as Deacon; The Rev. Vincent P. Brennan, S, M., Prin cipal of Marist College, Sub Dea con; the Rev. Valantine A. Beck er, S. M., Superior of the Marist Fathers in Atlanta, delivering the Sermon. The Rev. Janies M. Cum mings, S. M., was Master of Cere monies. Present in the Sanctuary were The Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta and Rt. Rev. Dom M. Robert McGann, O. C. S. O., Abbot of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Ghost, Conyers. Other clergy present at the Requiem included: Very Rev. Monsignor James J. Grady, Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, REV. MOREL Rev. James King, Rev. Michael McKeever, S. M. A., Rev. Felix Donnelly, Rev. John Martell, S. M., Rev. A. A. Walls, S. M., Rev. E. J. Sehlick, S. M., Rev. Walter Donovan, Rev. Alexander Mede- ghini, Rev. A. E. Grant, Rev. John Stapleton, Rev. Francis Kelly, Rev. Donald Kiernan, Rev. Phil lip Hassen, S. M., Rev. Charles Duke, S. M., Rev. Joseph Ware, Rev. James P. Boyce, Rev. John Emmerth, S. M., Rev. James F. (Continued on Page Sixteen) Consecration To Immaculate Heart Of Mary Following Masses Dec. 5 Dec. 26 Set As Day Of Prayer For Persecuted (N.C.W.C. News Service) WASHINGTON, — An appeal “to all who love justice and hate iniquity that they will stand with us in prayer and in protest” a- gainst the persecutions through out the world “to break men’s faith in God” has been made by the American Hierarchy. Before adjourning their annual meeting at the Catholic Univer sity of America, the Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops of the nation, issued the appeal, en titled “A Plea for Justice.” At the same time, the Bishops called upon the nation’s 30-mil lion Catholics to observe Sunday, December 26, as a day of prayer for the Church’s persecuted and persecutors. The day is the Feast of St. Stephen, the Church’s first martyr. It is expected that special services will be held in parish churches throughout the nation, as was done in answer to the Bishops' appeal last year in ob servance of the day of prayer. The full text of the statement by the American Hierarchy fol lows: We, the Bishops of the United States, cannot adjourn our meet ing here without a statement of SAVANNAH,*Ga. — By direc tion of the most Reverend Arch bishop, the Marian Year will be brought to a close in the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta with a Sol emn Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Con ception with the Novena ending on the Feast Day. Although it is the desire of the Archbishop that the Novena be conducted in all the parishes of the diocese, he leaves it to the discretion of the pastors of the smaller parishes to substitute a Triduum for the No vena, if this would assure a greater attendance on the part of the Faithful. A Triduum is to be conducted in as many Mission chapels as the priests in the area are able to cover. Following all the Masses on Sunday, December 5th, the priests and people are to con secrate themselves to the Im maculate Heart of Mary. The Act of Consecration that will be used is reproduced on this page of The Bulletin. The official closing of the Ma rian Year will be observed by Solemn Pontifical Masses offered at 8 p.m. on December 8th at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, and the Ca thedral of St. John the Baptist here. Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara will officiate at the ceremonies at the Shrine in Atlanta while Bishop Francis E. Hyland, Auxi liary Bishop will offer the Solemn Pontifical at the Savannah Ca- (Continued on Page Sixteen) thedral. An Act Of Consecration To The Immaculate Heart Of Mary O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of Heaven and refuge of sinners, ice consecrate ourselves to thy Immaculate Heart. We consecrate tv thee our very being and our ivhole life; all that we have, all that ive love, all that we are. To thee we give our bodies, our hearts, and our souls. To thee do we give our homes, our families, and our country. We desire that all that is in us, and around us may belong to thee, and may share in the benefits of thy motherly benedic tion. And that this act of consecration may be truly efficacious and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promise of our baptism and of our first holy communion. We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God times the truths of our holy fatih, and to live as befits Cath olics who are fully submissive to all the directions of the pope and the bishops in communion with him. We plodge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and of His Church, and in particular to keep holy the Lord s Day. We likewise pledge ourselves to make the consoling prac tices of the Christian religion, and above all, Holy Communion, an integral part of our lives, insofar as ive shall be able to do so. Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the service of thy blessed cult, in order to hasten and assure, through the sovereignty of thy Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of thy adorable Son, in our own hearts and in those of all men, in out:.country, and in all the world, as in heaven, so on earth. Amen.