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Vol. XXXVI, No. 4. MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1955. 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
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REV. R. DONALD KIERNAN BLESSES THE PLAQUE IN SHRINE VESTIBULE.
(Photo by Van Buren Colley).
Plaque lienors Memory
Of Msgr. James Grady
PROMOTION, PRESERVATION OF
INNOCENCE OF THEIR CHILDREN
PARENTS’ SERIOUS OBLIGATION
(By Van Buren Colley)
ATLANTA, Ga.—The love and
affection felt for the late Mon
signor James J. Grady by the
parishioners of the Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception was re
cently demonstrated by the erec
tion of a plaque in the vestibule
of the Shrine in his honor and
to his memory.
The idea originated by the
Altar Society and the Holy Name
Society to raise funds for the
plaque was immediately taken
up by the entire parish and over
subscribed.
Three plaques are now in the
vestibule of the Shrine to the
great priests who have served
the Blessed Mother’s church. The
precedent started shortly after
the Civil War, at the death of
Father Thomas O’Reilly, known
as the savior of the City of At
lanta, from the torches of Gen
eral Sherman in his march to the
sea.
Then came the much loved
Father Thomas Francis Cleary
who won for himself that es
teemed place of honor in the
hearts of the parishioners of Our
Lady’s Church, the Immaculate
Conception. Though Her pastor
for a short 3 years, his memory
is constantly vivid.
The next pastor to come to
the Mother Church of Atlanta
to wpi that love among the
parishioners was Monsignor
RETREATS
Villa Marie, near Savannah
will be the scene of a Retreat
for men of the Diocese the
weekend of July, 29 to 31.
Two Retreats are scheduled
for Women during the month
of August. The Retreats at
Mt. de Sales Academy will
be conducted from August 16
to 18 and from August 19 to
21.
James J. Grady. He too was pas
tor for only 3 years, yet through
his efforts and those of the
Blessed Mother, the church was
completely redecorated and re
novated. Upon the completion of
this work, Archbishop O’Hara
through Bishop Hyland rededi
cated the church as a Shrine to
Our Lady, a place of distinction
enjoyed by no other church in
the Diocese. Monsignor Grady
was loved and respected by all
who knew him, protestant and
catholic alike.
An impressive dedication serv
ice was held by Father R. Don
ald Kiernan, Administrator of
the Shrine. This service was at
tended by a majority of the pa
rishioners. The Gregorian Choir,
which was “founded by Mon
signor Grady, sang the “Dies
Irae, Dies Ilia” in the beautiful
tones of the Gregorian Chant to
his memory.
The words inscribed on the
plaque to Father Cleary could
very easily be suitable to all
three of the priests to whom
plaques have been erected,
“NONE KNEW HIM BUT TO
LOVE HIM, NONE NAMED
HIM BUT TO PRAISE.”
Father Robert
Leaves Tuesday
For Europe
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The
Very Rev. Robert Bren
nan, O.S.B., pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, will embark on the
Italian Liner Conte S.S. Bian-
camano from New York July
25.
He will dis-embark at Naples
and after a visit to the Benedic
tine monastery at Monte Cassino
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CONDITIONAL
RELEASE FOR
MINDSZENTY
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
VIENNA, Austria — His Emi
nence Josef Cardinal Mindszen-
ty—for the past six and a half
years Christianity’s number one
martyr of communism—has been
released from prison but not re
stored to full freedom, according
The Ni?ith Regional Congress
of the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine will meet jointly with
the 40//t Annual Convention of
the Catholic Laymens Associa
tion. The Congress with its em
phasis on the Lay Apostolate con
stitutes a program that meets
ideally the objectives of the Cath
olic Laymens Association. This
article is one of a series.
(By Rev. Francis Donohue)
The Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine, as it exists today, is
of fairly recent origin. But the
participation of the laity in the
spread of the knowledge, love
and service of God, is as old as
the Church, itself. As a matter of
fact, we can even read about it
in Sacred Scripture.
The Acts of the Apostles tell
us “Those who had been dis
persed by the persecution that
had broken out over Stephen,
went all the way to Phoenicia
and Cypress and Antioch,^ speak
ing the word to none except to
Jews only. But some of them
were Cyprians and Cyreneans,
who, on reaching Antioch began
to speak to the Greeks also,
preaching the Lord Jesus. And
the hand of the Lord was with
them, and a great number believ
ed and turned to the Lord.”
(Acts II, 19:21)
And not all of these early mis
sionaries were priests. Many of
them were ordinary everyday
SAVANNAH, Ga. — “Parents
have a serious obligation to pro
tect,, to preserve and to promote
the innocence and holiness of their
children. They must be extremely
vigilant lest evil enter into the
lives of their children from any
source whatsoever.”
These words are addressed to
Catholics of the Diocese in a let
ter from His Excellency, The
Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.
D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop. The
complete text of the letter will be
read in all churches of the Diocese
tomorrow (July 24) and reads as
follows:
When the Holy Father pro
claimed the Marian Year, which
was observed throughout the
Catholic world in 1954, he had
many intentions and purposes in
mind and he entertained fond
hopes for the welfare of the
Church and the world. In his En
cyclical Letter on that occasion,
the Vicar of Christ exhorted the
Bishops, the rest of the clergy and
all the faithful to strive diligently
for a renewal of Christian morals
under the protection and patron
age of she who is the most loving
Mother of God and of us all. The
Holy Father likewise appealed to
all who regard Mary as their spir
itual, heavenly Mother to make
every effort to reproduce in their
own lives the virtues of our Bless
ed Lady.
When the Holy Father proclaim
ed the Marian Year, he was not
unmindful of the plight of the
youth of today. Hence he request
ed all his spiritual children to
pray, to sacrifice and to strive in
every way possible that “there
Christians working under the di
rection of the Church authorities.
With the Sacrament of Baptism
they had received the mission to
work for the good of the whole
Mystical Body, by their prayers
and good example. And by the
Sacrament of Confirmation they
had been marked forever as
witnesses of Christ before the
world, as soldiers called to fight
the battle of Christ against the
temptations of the “World, the
flesh and the devil.”
And we too, have received
these Sacraments. We, too, are
soldiers of Jesus Christ. And we
must bear witness to Christ and
the Church He founded by a
fearless Catholic life, by defend
ing the truths taught by Our
Lord, against those who attack
them. We must carry that Faith
to the world in order that one
day there may be “But one flock
and one shepherd.” It is this
realization of the meaning of a
full Catholic life that has sus
tained and inspired the men and
women of the Georgia Laymen’s,
Association in their many ac
complishments for the further
ance of the Church in Georgia.
And so it is to them that we look
with hope and confidence for the
lay leadership of our Confrater
nity Program. But if the program
of the Confraternity, to bring
Christ and His teachings into
the hearts and lives of all, is to
grow up a generous and promising
youth, pure and unblemished, that
the beautiful flower of youth may
not suffer itself to be infected by
the corrupt breath of this world,
that their unbridled zeal and
bursting ardor may be governed
with even moderation and that,
abhoring all deception, they may
not turn toward what is harmful
and evil, but raise themselves up
to whatever is beautiful, what
ever lovable and elevating.”
These exhortations of the Su
preme Pontiff have brought forth
much wholesome fruit. Yet we
know from a letter recently re
ceived from Rome that the Holy
Father is greatly concerned about
certain moral evils prevalent in
the world today which are par
ticularly harmful to youth, and
toward the correction and repres
sion of which our Catholic people,
and especially our Catholic wo
men and parents can contribute
very much.
It should be evident to all that
the youth of today are exposed
to many temptations against the
holy virtue of purity. These temp
tations arise from a variety of
sources. One of these sources of
temptation is undoubtedly the im
modesty of some feminine Styles
of dress. These modes of dress
constitute not only a source of
temptation but even an occasion
of sin to ever so many people,
and particularly to youth. During
the summer months especially,
modes of feminine attire are used
which are offensive to anyone who
has retained some respect and re
gard for Christian virtue and
modesty. On the beaches, at coun-
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be a success, then the help of
every Catholic in Georgia is
needed. Indeed, if we are all
Soldiers of Jesus Christ by Con
firmation, then we have the same
obligations that inspired those
early disciples to spread the
Faith at Antioch. And we can
discharge those obligations as
they did, by working for the
spread of the church under the
authorities of the Church; by
sharing in the work of teaching,
guiding and sanctifying souls un
der their direction. The means
to do this are as close to you as
your rectory and your Parish
unit of the CCD.
There are many duties in the
CCD, each suited to the natural
abilities and desires of each
member. And through the Sacra
mental character of confirma
tion, the members receive the
special Grace of the Holy Ghost
to carry out those duties well.
In this way each member is on
active duty as a soldier of Christ,
taking part in the great work of
Catholic Action . . . the partici
pation of the laity in the Apos-
tolate of the Hierarchy of the
Church . . . and always and on
ly under their direction.
By now, the thought may have
occurred to some readers,
“Where does that leave me?”
Teaching and guiding souls takes
time and study, and I just can’t
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