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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Vol. 37, No. 15.
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1956.
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DECEMBER 30th IS DAY OF PRAYER FOR PERSECUTED
Archbishop Says
Special Mass
For Hungarians
ALDERSHOT, England, (NC)—
Archbishop Gerald P. O’Rara,
Apostolic- Delegate to Great Bri
tain, offered Mass on an im
provised table in a military gym
nasium here for 700 Hungarian
refugees.
Part of a British Army barracks
was being used as a transit cen
ter for the refugees arriving in
this country.
A woman led the congregation
in reciting the Rosary in Hungari
an during the Mass. Hymns and
the national anthem were sung
while at the end of the hall a,
Hungarian-speaking priest heard'
confessions.
Archbishop O’Hara preached
with the help of a Hungarian
translator, Father Anton Molnar,
permanent Hungarian chaplain in
Britain. The Apostolic Delegate
declared that as the representa
tive of the Holy Father he came
with “a message of sympathy and
love, assuring you of our great
admiration for the. heroic stand
of the Hungarian people.”
Archbishop O’Hara, who is
Bishop of Savannah. Ga., recalled
that he had been in Transylvania
while regent of the papal nuncia
ture in Rumania—from which he
was expelled by the Reds—and
had seen there the sufferings of
clergy 'and people. He had wit
nessed the faith of the Hungari
ans at the 1938 International
Eucharistic Congress in Budapest.
Bishop Hyland
Will Dedicate
School Jan. 13
SAVANNAH. Ga. — The Most
Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D.,
J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta will
dedicate St. James School and
Convent, Savannah, on Sunday,
January 13, at 4:00 p.m.
These two--buildings were re
cently completed as a part of the
newly established parish of St.
James on Montgomery Crossroads
in suburban Savannah. The school
has an enrollment of two hundred
and thirty pupils in the first four
grades. The Sisters, Servants of
the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
staff St. James School. Mother M.
Antoinette, I.H.M.. is principal.
The Reverend John D. Toomey,
Pastor, has invited all to attend
this dedication. Thomas and Hut
ton, Savannah, served as archi
tects for the school and convent.
Bishops Cali For
Participation Of
All U. S. Catholics
IN THE EYES OF CHILDREN—The Christmas Crib, a magic place where youngsters see
for the first time, the scene of the Birth of the Christ Child, reminiscent of 2,000 years ago when
happened the miracle of the first Christinas Crib, the Birth of Our Savior at Bethlehem.
Bishop Presides As St Mary's
Celebrates 25th Anniversary
ROME Ga., — On the Feast
of the Immaculate Conception,
St. Mary’s observed the 25th an
niversary of the erection of the
present Church. Celebrant of the
Mass marking the anniversary
was the Most Rev. Francis E.
Hyland, D.D. J.C.D. Bishop of
Atlanta.
In covering the event, The
Rome New s-Tribune quoted
Bishop Hyland as saying that it
was fitting that he should make
his first official visit to the Rome
parish, that in a sense it appro
priately showed his attachment
to the old Rome.
“Referring to the happy obser
vance of the 25th anniversary of
the use of the present edifice and
the improvements made, Bishop
Hyland said that “in vain we
build if we don’t strive to sancti
fy our home and personal life.”
“He asked the congregation to
carry out a two-fold program in
the home of daily prayers and
personal penance, and he sug
gested that daily sacrifices be i
made out of love of the Almighty
God.”
“His address conclud e d t h.e
High Mass of the Feast of the Im
maculate Conception, the high
light of the Triduum, which St.
Many's brought to a close Sunday
night in finai celebration of the
anniversary of the erection of the
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(N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE)
A call has gone out to Catho
lics throughout all the United
States to join in a Day of Prayer
for the Persecuted.
Sunday, December 30. has been
fixed as that day.
All men of good will have been
asked to join in this observance.
The Administrative Board of
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference adopted a resolution
urging the day of prayer, and
the action was approved by the
general body of the American
■Bishops.
While the Hungarian tragedy
has given fresh and great im
petus to this nation-wide day of
petition to God, the prayers that
will be offered will be for all
the persecuted round the world,
Archbishop Francis P. Keough of
Baltimore, chairman of the NC-
WC Administrative Board, made
it plain. He recalled that for 40
years now, members of the
Church of Silence have suffered
under "the evil and inhuman
rule” of atheistic communism.
Despite their long sufferings,
the Archbishop added, a large
body of Christians have had their
faith “deepened by trials,” and he
expressed confidence that “they
will endure steadfast and will
bear to the Church of Christ fruit
a hundredfold”.
“With the sound of the Hun
garian tragedy still ringing in
our ears,” Archbishop Keough
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ATLANTA, Ga. — Requiem
Mass was’ offered here December,
19th, for Robert J. Morris Sr.
The Mass was offered at Sacred
Heart by the Rev. Joseph A. Mor
ris of New York City, brother of
the deceased.
Mr. Morris was employed by
THE BULLETIN, having been
this paper’s advertising represen
tative in the Atlanta area for
more than 25 years. Mr. Morris
was stricken on an Atlanta trol
ley Monday December 17th and
died shortly after he was remov
ed ft >tn ambulance which had
been summoned by the driver.
Surviving are his sons, Robert
J. Morris Jr., Savannah; Daniel
R. Morris Alcoa, Tenn; Joseph A.
Morris, Birmingham. Sisfers Mrs.
Patrick Dinkins, Atlanta, Mrs.
Richard Trippe, Miss Mary Mor
ris, Coral Gables Fla. Brothers,
Rev. Joseph Morris, New York
City and Frank Morris of Atlan
ta. Six grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
Mr. Morris was well known in
the Atlanta area where he resid-
ded his entire lifetime. He will
be greatly missed by those who
were associated with him.
BISHOP PAYS FIRST VISIT—The Most Reverend Francis
E. Hyland, D.D., center, bishop of the newly formed Diocese of
Atlanta, joins the Right Reverend Joseph G. Cassidy, left, rector
of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, .and Father Patrick
C. Connell, right, following high mass at St. Mary’s Church. This
was Bishop Hyland’s first official visit to a parish, and was the
hgihlight of the church’s observance of three days of devotions in
celebration of the 25th anniversary of its erection.—(Rome News-
Tribune photo).
Robert J. Morris, Bulletin
Staff Member, lies Suddenly
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