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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
OL. XXXV, No. 16
iocesan Use Of
pollectio Rifruum"
pproved By Bishop
SAVANNAH. Ga.—His Ex-
llenc.y Archbishop Gerald P.
Hara has approved the use of
e new COLLECTIO RITUUM
d Instar Appendicis Ritulis Ro-
jini) in the Diocese of Savannah-
Elanta.
rrhe use of COLLECTIO RITU-
KI will go into effect on Feb-
fa ry 1.
His Excellency Bishop Hyland,
uxiliary Bishop, states that
vherever the English translation
printed alongside the Latin
xt, it suffices to recite the pray*
s in English.”
In order to maintain uniformity
practice throughout our dio-
se. after February 1, wherever
e English language is permitted,
is to be used.
t petition was sent to Rome a
ar ago through His Excellency
-hbishop Amleto Giovanni Ci-
nani. Apostolic Delegate to the
ited States, who received word
: summer that use of English in
ie parts of the Sacraments had
n sanctioned.
ear's End Found
ope Continuing
ow Recuperation
VATICAN CITY, (Rdio, NC>—
: year’s end found His Hou-
? Pope Pius XII slowly recu
rating from two serious Ri
ses duping the past twelve
HO could look back
Je on an impressive
work accomplished
essary curtailments of
Till far from being, real-
pie Holy Father contin-
Fiake good progress in a
fry "moderate way during the
;t ten days of the year, and all
lications were that he would
Intinue to improve. The Pon-
ff is eating well, resting better,
id enjoys his daily outing in the
itican Gardens. All this adds
to an encouraging picture, es-
Jhally in view of the dangerous
lapse he suffered on December
a spite of the stringent limits
his activity, which has meant
.-hiding many of his business
l.iiences with the Cardinals of
Curia, Pope Pius did grant
private audiences during the
m to members of. the Sacred
I 1 lege, to Bishops, and to out
riding civil personages. PH-
lmage groups admitted to his
l sence, outside of general audi-
les, during periods when he
feeling quite well numbered
|)00 persons.
li twice-weekly general audi-
fes. held at the Vatican and at
papal summer residence in
I'telgandolfo, whenever the
pe felt equal to them. 140,000
Isons gathered to greet him
to hear him speak a few
|'ds in one of six languages.
Ihe outstanding ceremonies of
1 year were two canonizations
lie first of St. Pius X, and the
Imd of five other saints. Each
I'nese ceremonies severely tax-
he Pontiff. He also attended
| he preliminary work in con-
|ion with the canonizations, if
somewhat limited manner.
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
MONROE, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1955.
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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF
Pope Implores Blessings On
World In Christmas Message
‘PRAY THAT ALL MAY BE ONE’
Auxiliary Bishop Joseph F. Flannelly, Administrator of St. Pat
rick’s Cathedra], New Yolk, shows some young visitors the two-
color poster announcing the forthcoming Chair of Unity Octave
dev otions which will be conducted January 18-25, for world peace
and Christian Unity, The week of devotions is sponsored through
out the country by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, Gray-
moor. Garrison, N. Y. (NC Photos)
SAVANNAH TO CONDUCT FUND
CAMPAIGN FOR SAINT JOSEPH'S
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Advi
sory board of St. Joseph’s Hospital
have announced plans for the
hospital’s campaign to raise $850,-
000 for addition of a new psychi
atric building and nurses’ train
ing school and home.
T. T, Dunn, vice-president and
resident manager of Union Bag &
Paper Corporation has accepted
the chairmanship of the cam
paign.
Speaking of the coming cam
paign, Mr. Dunn said:
“I am well aware of the fact
that the success of the forth
coming campaign for St. Joseph’s
Hospital is going to involve a
considerable amount of effort on
the part of those who will work
directly with me as chairman and
the many others who have agreed
to serve as sponsors.
“I am convinced from express
ions already made that the peo
ple of Savannah are genuinely
interested in this program which
will provide additional facilities
for individuals requiring normal
and specialized hospital care, and
which will give us a modern
nurses training home and a com
plete psychiatric department.
‘■'There is as most of us know,
a shortage of trained nurses here
and throughout the nation, and it
would be tragic to allow the St.
Joseph’s School of Nursing, which
has such a fine record, to continue
to operate under tire handicaps it
does for want of facilities”.
Commenting' on the new psy
chiatric building, Dr. Dunn said:
“The plan to operate the pres
ent psychiatric department of the
St, Joseph’s Hospital in a separate
department will enable the hos
pital to meet the increasing de
mand for this type of medical
service. The present psychiatric
department of St. Joseph’s which
is the only one of its kind in the
state of Georgia, has already de
monstrated its tremendous value
in providing prompt treatment
right here at home and in close
proximity of relatives and
friends.”
Members of the advisory board
are Reuben Clark, Henry M.
Dunn, T. T. Dunn, Frank R.
Dulany, Judge James P. Houli
han, Dr. Thomas A. McGoldrick,
Jr., Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
McNamera, and Frank P. Ros-
siter.
Vatican Doubts
Mindszenty Free
VATICAN CITY, (NC)—Vati
can Radio has declared that it
will not believe any rumors about
Cardinal Mindszenty’s release un
til “he can again make his voice
heard in the Esztergom basilica
and publish with his own signa
ture the circular letters of the
Hungarian Hierarchy.”
Vatican Radio made the com
ment as it noted that His Emin
ence Josef Cardinal Mindszenty,
Archbishop of Esztergom and
Primate of Hungary, entered his
seventh year of imprisonment.
The Cardinal was arrested on De
cember 26, 1948, the feast of St.
Stephen, first Christian martyr.
The broadcast also hinted that
the current rumors about the Car
dinal’s release may have been
planted by the Hungarian regime
for its own political purposes.
“This rumor is extremely ef
fective in diverting public atten
tion from the anniversary of his
arrest,” the Hugarian-language
broadcast said.
“Let West believe that Hun
gary’s Primate is no longer in
prison but spends the days of his
(Continued on Page Two)
By Msgr. Joseph J. Sullivan
(Radio, N.C.W.C.
NEWS SERVICE)
VATICAN CITY — From his
sickroom in the Vatican Palace,
His Holiness Pope Pius XII
broadcast a greeting and blessing
on Christmas Eve to the entire
world, but especially to suffer-
rers. He prayed that all would
enjoy “the charm of Christmas
and savor its pure joy.”
Forced to forego his normal
Christmas activities, the Pope
nevertheless appeared on Christ
mas Day at the window of his
apartment to bless a crowd of
well-wishers who had gathered
in St. Peter’s Square to cheer and
greet him.
The Holy Father’s 600-word
message was transmitted to Italy
and tiie world by the Vatican
Radio at exactly noon. His voice
was quite good in view of his
relapse of recent weeks, and the
manner of his delivery smacked
of olden days. With him as he
spoke were Msgr. Angelo Dell
’Acqua. Substitute Vatican Sec
retary of State for Ordinary Af
fairs, and Father Antonio Stefa-
nizzi, S. J., director of the Vatican
Radio.
Early in his brief message, the
Pontiff revealed I:is uppermost!
thoughts by speaking of the in
timate joys of Christmas. “Oh. if
only men knew how to live out
their whole lives in that atmos-
uhere of joy, with those feelings
Of goodness and peace . . . how
much happier the earth would
be,” he exclaimed.
Pope Pius extended his grati
tude to the Catholic world for
prayers unceasingly poured forth
for “Our consolation.” He assur
ed that he was thinking of “all
our children scattered through
out the world and, indeed, of the
whole human family.”
The Pope included in his greet
ing the Cardinals of the Sacred
College, the prelates and mem
bers of the Roman Curia, the
members of the Papal household,
Bishops, priests and faithful ev
erywhere, but especially those
suffering like himself, or those
imprisoned or enduring persecu
tion behind the Iron Curtain.
“With particular affection,” the
Holy Father said, “would We
wish serenity and comfort to
those especially loved by Jesus,
since He has given them a share
in His Cross; to all who are
saddened by physical and mental
infirmities, who are alone in their
grief and their misery .... With
bleeding heart, We implore heav
enly consolation and heroic
strength for all those of Our
children who have been forcibly
isolated in pris’.,n and in concen
tration camp, and who have been
found worthy to suffer for the
sake of the Faith, or truth, and
of justice.”
Twenty-two bradeasting agen
cies or organizations were hook
ed up with the Vatican Radio for
the Pope’s broadcast. Some made
recordings for re-broadcasting
purposes at more suitable times.
It was announced that the Vatican
Radio would broadcast transla
tions of the Pope’s message in
28 languages during the Christ
mas period,
. Another Christmas Eve mes
sage, addressed to the Pope on
behalf of the Sacred College of
Cardinals, was issued by His
Eminence Eugene Cardinal Tis-
serant, dean of College, who de
clared that the past year had
been one of joy and suffering
for both the Pope and the Church.
He said the Pontiff had suffered
in his own person, while the
Church had suffered through per
secution in many countries.
Joy, however, Cardinal Tis
serant declared, had come from
the Marian Year and the canoni
zation of St. Pius X. which was
one of the shining events of the
Year.
Prayer and suffering obviously
have had their effect in strength
ening the Church and the faith
ful, since persecutors are making
renewed efforts through ever
stronger repressive measures and
propaganda to “beat down the
Church,’ Cardinal Tisserant add
ed.
Pope Pius had earlier received,
the Christmas greeting of the
Sacred College, extended through
Cardinal Tisserant. Members of
the diplomatic corps at the HVv
See did not make the traditional
Christmas visit to the Pontiff, but
a message was brought in their
name by Ambassador Vladimir
d’brmesson of France, and Am
bassador Casimir Papee, of the
Polish government an .exile,
“Holiest Father, on the eve of
1955. the heads of missions ac
credited to the Holy See,” the
message read, “wish to extend to
Your Holiness the respectful and
ardent wishes which they cherish
for the complete return to health
of a person so dear and important
to them. They beg the Omnipotent
God to head the supplications of
Your Holiness, and to bless your
beneficent labors for peace in the
world and for the sacred defense
of religious liberties.”
Because of his illness, the Holy
Father was unable personally to
deliver his customary longer
Christmas elocution—the 16th of
his pontificate. It was announced
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RESIGNS SEE
WASHINGTON (NC) — His
Holiness Pope Pius XII has ac
cepted the resignation of the
Most Rev. Henry P. Rojilman as
Archbishop of Dubuque and has
named him Titular Archbishop of
Cotrada.
The Most Rev. Leo Binz, Coad
jutor to Archbishop Rohlman.
since 1949, succeeds him as Arch
bishop of Dubuque.
The acceptance of the resigna
tion and the succession were an
nounced here today by His Excel
lency Archbishop Amleto Giovan
ni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate
to the United States.
Archbishop Rohlman. who is
78 years of age, has been a priest
for 53 years and a member of the
Hierarchy for 27 years. He was
named Bishop of Davenport in
1927; was named Coadjutor Arch
bishop of Dubuque in 1944, and
succeeded as Archbishop of Dubu
que in 1946.
ARCHBISHOP