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Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Savannah Vol. 33, No. 4. PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 20. 1957 Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Atlanta 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year HOLY FATHER SCORES BISHOP RECEIVES CHALICE—A Chalice is presented to His Excellency The Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland. Bishop of Atlanta, in memory of deceased Sir Knights, of the Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara General Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, who have died during the past year. The Chalice is being presented by Faithful Navigator William M. Sherwood while Past Faithful Navigator Joseph F. McKeaney holds the Patten. Rev. Alexander Medeghini, FSCJ Celebrates His 25th Anniversary MATERIALISM Condemns Evils Leading World “Headlong To Own Destruction” WASHINGTON—The 25th An niversary of the ordination of the Rev. Alexander Medeghini, FSCJ, was marked by his offering a Solemn High Mass in the Chapel of St Joseph’s Home, Washing ton. Ordained on July 10, 1932, the greater part of Father’s 25 years in the priesthood was spent in the mission fields oT Uganda, Af- REV. ALEXANDER MEDEGHINI, FSCJ l’ica, in the Diocese of Gulu en- truster to the Verona Fathers. Following his sixteen years in Africa, Father Medeghini was ap pointed Superior of the Theolo gies] Semnary of the Verona Fathers in the Diocese of Milan, Italy. He held this post for near ly six years. In the spring of 1954 the Vero na Fathers were called to the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta to administer to the Catholic popu lation in the Washington area. Father was named the first su perior of this Mission, which comprises the seven counties of Hart, Elbert, Wilkes, Taliaferro, Lincoln, Warren and McDuffie. Assisting Father Medeghini in offering his anniversary Mass were the Rev. Victor Turchetti, FSCJ as deacon, Rev. Alfred S. Paolucci, as subdeacon with Douglas Edwards, a seminarian of the Diocese of Atlanta serving •as master of ceremonies. The Rev Vito Manieri FSCJ was or- ganish for the Boy’s Choir of St. Joseph’s Home. On July 17th Father offered a private Mass at the Shrine of tbe Immaculate Conception, Wash ington. D. C., marking the anni versary of his First Solemn Mass. Largest Membership For Divine Word TECHNY, 111., (NQWThe Di vine Word missioaries now have a worldwide membership of 5,- 126, a. growth of 2Tper cent dur ing the last ten years, the Ameri can motherhouse has reported. The missionary society, larger today than ever before, gained 993 members in many countries during the past decade. Of the various groups, com prising priests, scholastics, cleri cal novices, Brothers and Brother novices, the largest relative growth has been realized by the Brother novices who in ten years have jumped form a membership of 75 to 184. Brother novices are men training to become Brothers. The Society of the Divine Word was founded in 1875 in Holland. Bishop Hyland Addresses Serra Giul ATLANTA — His Excellency, the Most Rev. Francis E. Hy land. D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of At lanta addressed the regular meeting of the Metropolitan At lanta Serra Club on Monday. June 27th. His Excellency praised the work being done by the Serra Club in the interests of fostering vocations to the Priesthood, Brotherhood and Sisterhood. On Wednesday, the 10th of July, the Serra Club sponsored the third annual outing for the Assistant pastors of the Diocese. Besides the Serra Club members in attendance at Hughes . Spald ing’s Lodge were the Rev Rich ard B. Murrbw of Our Lady Of the Assumption Parish; the Rev. Dale Freeman of Saint Anthony’s Parish; the Rev. John Drohan of John’s Parish;; Rev. Michael Kef- wick S.M.. of Sacred Heart Pa rish; the Rev. James Harrison of Christ the King Parish; the Very Rev. James P. Boyce, Chancellor of the Diocese of Atlanta. At the next regular meeting of the Serra Club on Thursday, July 24th the Rev R. Donald Kiernan Chaplain of the Club will give a report on the 21st Annual Con vention held in June at Los An geles, California. It is active in 31 countries, the report said. Members came to the United States in 1897. There are now about 240 priests in three U. S. provinces. ROME, — His Holiness Pope Pius XII has condemned evils that are leading the world “head long to its own destruction,” and called for “the Christian renewal of society.” The Ploly Father spoke out sharply against greed for money, the cult of the body and an ex aggerated pursuit of comfort. He said the world is held in the grip of a terrible temptation to ma terialism.” His Holiness spoke in an En- cynical Letter addressed to the Cardinals, Archbishops and Bish ops of France. The letter hailed the celebrations that will mark the centennial, in 1958, of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes. The Blessed Mother has given “a cry of alarm” for this present day world that would “gain the universe at the price of its soul,” the Holy Father said. Her message to the world, he added, is “Penance, penance, penance.” Pope Pius called “all the faith ful,” and especially priests, to help in the reinvigiration of the world by prayer and penance. Our Lady of Lourdes’ message of penance has become increas ingly more important in a world which, for all its pride and se curity, seems unaware of the evils which undermine it under cover of passing prosperity, the Holy Father said. The encyclical, entitled “Le Pelerinage de Lourdes” (The Loux-des Pilgrimage) from the first three words of the letter, written in French, commemorat ed the centenary of the appai'i- tions of the Blessed Virgin to Bernadette Soubirous at the grot to of Massabielle in France. The letter expressed hope that the jubilee year, from February 11, 1958, to February 11, 1959, will be a period of renewed de votion to her “who, according to ATLANTA — His Excellency, the Most Revei’end Fi'ancis E. Hyland, Bishop of Atlanta, has initiated a program to me-Organ- ize youth activities throughout the Diocese of Atlanta. The Chan cery Office has announced the appointment of Reverend Leon ard F. X. Mayhew, of Saint Tho mas More Church, Decatur, as Director of Youth Activities for the diocese. Through this diocesan office the parish and inter-parish groups for teen-agers and young adults will be affiliated with the Na tional Council of Catholic Youth in Washington, D. C. From the national organization will come information, ideas and materials to further the diocesan youth the words of St. Pius X, designed to establish at Lourdes ‘the seat of her immense kindness.’ ” The materialism against which he spoke, the Pontiff said, is “not (Continued on Page 13) "I am the Immaculate Con ception," Statue of the Blessed Mother that has been venerat ed by millions of pilgrims is pictured at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, France. Be tween seven and eight million pilgrims are expected at the Shrine following issuance of the Encyclical Leiler of His Holiness Pope Pius XII to the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops of France hailing cele brations that will mark the centennial in 1958 of the ap paritions of Our Lady to Ber nadette Soubirous at Lourdes. —(NC Photos) program. “Trust Youth,” one of the slo gans of the National Council of Catholic Youth, gives the spirit of the; entire program. The young people are given an opportunity to use their own initiative in group activities under the super vision of their clerical modei'at- ors. A program of spiritual, cul tural, social and physical activi ties will be carried out with the aim of helping the young people become more interested and ef fective membei's of their Church and community. The central em phasis throughout is on the spi ritual formation of the members. Also under the supervision of the Youth office will be the In ter-parish Atheletic League for the older parochial school pupils. Diocese Of Atlanta FATHER MAYHEW APPOINTED DIOCESAN YOUTH DIRECTOR