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Pope’s Message Opens Children’s Campaign To Aid World’s Needy
NEW YORK, (NC)—Five mil
lion students in U. S. Catholic
schools were reminded by His
Holiness Pope John XXIII that
many children throughout the
world “languish in privations
and hunger, ill-clad and expos
ed to hardships of inclement
weather.”
The Pope appealed to the U. S.
youngsters to make Lenten sac
rifice again this year and “to
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make them generously not only
in the spirit of compassion to
ward those who are less fortu
nate than you, but especially
for the love of Our Divine
Lord Himself, who had a spe
cial predilection for little child-
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ren.
Pope John urged the students
to continue their prayers for the
success of the Second Vatican
Council. He said: * ‘ You will have
heard from your parents, teach
ers and priests about the Sec
ond Vatican Council, in which
the bishops of various coun
tries met to consider matters
concerning the universal
Church. We are aware that you
have been praying for the suc
cess of the council; continue to
implore for it the guidance of
the Holy Spirit, and do so with
great hope.”
The plea was made in the
traditional Ash Wednesday
(Feb. 27) message of the Pope
which opens the Lenten cam
paign of U. S. school children
for the U. S. Bishops’ Relief
Fund appeal. In each of recent
years the Catholic students have
raised more than one million
dollars for the fund.
Washington’s Archbishop Pa
trick A. O’Boyle, chairman of
the administrative board, Na
tional Catholic Welfare Con
ference, read the Pope’s mes
sage. The 10-minute, pre
recorded program, which also
featured music by the Pius X
Choir of Manhattanville College
of the Sacred Heart, Purchase,
N. Y., was carried by the na
tion’s major radio networks.
The 17th annual Bishops’ Re
lief Fund campaign will be’con-
ducted nationwide from March
17 to 24. A minimum goal of
$5 million has been set. The
appeal will be climaxed with the
Laetare Sunday (March 24) col
lection in Catholic parishes
throughout the country. The col
lection is the principal source
of finance for Catholic Relief
Services—National Catholic
Welfare Conference, the world
wide relief and rehabilitation
agency maintained by U. S.
Catholics.
The Pontiff reminded the
American students that not all
children get tha benefit of “a
Christian education in warm
classrooms.” He asserted
‘ ‘very few of them enjoy the
pleasures of a comfortable
home, or the luxuries and edu
cational distractions that you
are accustomed to; many of
them languish in privation and
hunger, ill-clad and exposed to
the hardships of inclement wea
ther; the vast majority of them
lack the proper food and vita
mins which would build up their
little bodies sufficiently and
give them the energy that nor
mal children display in recrea
tion on the playground.
"Those children are boys
and girls of your own age; and
it is on their behalf that We are
appealing to you today,” the
Pope told the American stu
dents.
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WSEKtY NEWSPAPER
OF THE DIOCESE OF
SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1963
BISHOP’S OFFICE
225 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia
fl/NIHIL SINE DEO VA
Igy IT
Dearly beloved in Christ:
In accordance with the provisions of Canon Law, as modified
through the use of special faculties granted by the Holy See, we
herewith publish the regulations for the Lenten Season of 1963.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 27th, and ends at
midnight on Holy Saturday, April 13th.
I. THE LAW OF ABSTINENCE
1) The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat and of soup
or gravy made from meat. A day may be one of Complete
Abstinence, in which case no meat or soup or gravy made from
meat may be taken; or a day may be one of Partial Abstinence,
in which case meat and soup or gravy made from meat m?” be.
taken once that day at the principal meal.
2) COMPLETE ABSTINENCE is to be observed on Ash Wed
nesday and on all Fridays.
3) PARTIAL ABSTINENCE is to be observed on Ember Wed
nesday, March 6th, and Ember Saturday, March 9th.
4) Everyone over 7 years of age is bound to observe the law
of abstinence.
II. THE LAW OF FAST
1) The law of fast means that only one full meal may be taken
on that day.
2) Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is obliged to
observe the law of fast.
3) All weekdays of the Lenten season, including Holy Saturday,
are days of fast.
4) Meat may be eaten by all at the full meal on all days during
the Lenten season, except on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays.
5) The one full meal permitted on days of fast may be taken
either at noon or in the evening, according to one’s choice or
convenience.
6) In addition to the one full meal, two other light meals, suf
ficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each
one’s needs; but together these two meals should not equal another
full meal. No meat, or soup or gravy made from meat, may be
taken at these two meals by anyone who is bound by the law of
fast.
7) Eating between meals is forbidden, but liquids, including
milk and fruit juices, are allowed.
8) When one’s health or ability to work would be seriously
affected, the law of fast does not oblige. In cases of doubt, your
parish priest or confessor should be consulted.
9) The following dispensations are granted:
1. St. Patrick’s Day, which will be observed Saturday,
March 16th.
2. St. Joseph’s Day, Tuesday,'-March 19th.
10) To avoid confusion, Holy Saturday is to be observed as
an ordinary day of Lent. Meat will be permitted once. Lent ends
at midnight, Holy Saturday.
We earnestly expect all of our people to attend daily Mass
during the holy season of Lent; to receive often the Sacraments
of Penance and the Holy Eucharist; to attend the evening devotions
in their parish churches; to contribute generously to works
of religion and charity; to perform voluntary mortification, es
pecially in regard to alcholic drinks and worldly amusements;
to pray for peace and the intentions of our Holy Father, and to
recite the family rosary daily with members of your household.
The second session of the Ecumenical Council will be convoked
in Rome, September 8, 1963. We especially entreat our priests,
religious and people to pray daily for the success of this Council.
In your Masses and Holy Communion beg God that His Holiness,
Pope John XXIII, will be His instrument in bringing lasting peace
to this troubled world.
Imparting to you my blessing, I am,
Devotedly yours in Christ,
Named To
National
Office
SAVANNAH—Mrs. Edmund
Anderson, a native of Detroit,
Michigan and a resident of Sav
annah for seven years, has been
appointed National Vice-Chair
man for the Committee on
Family and Parent Education by
Bishop of Savannah.
Prayer Case Background On TV Mar. 13
NEW YORK, (NC)—The back
ground of the Supreme Court's
controversial school prayer
ruling of last June 25 will be
traced on a national television
program March 13.
The development of the
school prayer case will be the
subject of the second part of.
"Storm Over the Supreme
Court,” to be telecast from
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. (EST) by the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Leading figures in the school
prayer controversy will appear
on the program, which will show
how cases move from lower
courts to the Supreme Court
The high court last June 25
ruled against a 22-word prayer
prescribed by the New York
State Board of Regents for re
citation in New York public
schools.
MRS. EDMUND ANDERSON
Mrs. Joseph McCarthy of San
Francisco.
Mrs. Anderson attended St.
Joseph’s Hospital School of
Nursing in Mt. Clemens, Michi
gan. She is the mother of five
children, a communicant of St.
James Church here, and the
wife of a retired United States
Air Force Officer. She has
served as president of Our Lady
of the Air Sodality at Hunter
Air Force Base and Public
Relations Chairman for the Sav
annah Diocesan Council of Ca
tholic Women. She is presently
the Diocesan Chairman for the
Committee on Family and Par
ent Education and Radio Chair
man for the Savannah Deanery.
The national committee to
which she was named has as its
aims to * 'preserve the best in
the tradition of family integrity
and stability; to aid youth and
children to remember that mar
riage is a Sacrament and build
ing a home is a worthy career,”
says Mrs. Anderson.
Despite “Political Reasons And Interests”
Free World Must Defend
Human Rights In Sudan
CINCINNATI, (NC)—Moslem
persecution of the Church in
the Sudan parallels that of "the
Arab conquerors in the early
days of Islam,” a Catholic mis
sionary leader said here.
Father Anthony Todesco,
F.S.C.J., U.S. Provincial of the
Verona Fathers who served 18
years in the Sudan, said the
Sudanese Arabs are following
"the historical path of Islam-
isation.” This will include"the
compelled conversion of the
vast majority of the population
to Islam,” he predicted.
Father Todesco, former Su
perior General of the mission
society, spoke (Feb. 22) at a
banquet sponsored by the So
ciety to Aid the Missions and
the Verona Fathers, honoring
Pauline Jaricot, founder of the
Society for the Propagation of
the Faith, who died 100 years
ago.
Other guests included Bishop
Richard H. Ackerman, C.S.Sp.,
of Covington, Ky.; Bishop Diego
Parodi, F.S.C.J., of Balsas,
Brazil; Bishop Angelo Bar-
bisotti, F.S.C.J., of Esmeral-
das, Ecuador; Msgr. Francis
B. Kennedy, former assistant
Expell 93rd
Missionary
ROME (Radio, NC)—The 93rd
Catholic missioner to be expell
ed in the pak four months
the Moslem-dominated govern
ment of the Sudan has arrived
here (Feb. 23).
Father Giacomo Xillo,
F.S.C.J., of the Sons of the Sa
cred Heart—commonly known
as the Verona Fathers—was
expelled after 16 years in the
Sudan.
director of the Catholic Near
East Welfare Association, and
Msgr. Henry J. Klocker, na
tional secretary of the Catho
lic Students' Mission Crusade.
Father Todesco warned that
"unless a solution to the south
ern Sudan question is found now,
Christianity cannot survive
there.” He recalled that “in
the 13th and 14th centuries,
Christianity was finally des
troyed in the Sudan by Arab
Moslems.”
"Will Christianity likewise
succumb in the south (Sudan)
in the 20th century?” he asked.
"The Christian Church of the
Sudan demands that the Catho
lic world not stand silent wit
ness to this tragic drama.”
"We hope that hidden politi
cal reasons and interests may
not prevent the free world from
finding the just way to defend
the human rights of the south
ern Sudanese people. They de
serve our help and our sup-
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Plan New Convent, School Addition
A drive is underway at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta, to
raise $200,000.00 over a twenty-four month period in order
to purchase land and build a new convent with twenty
bedrooms for the Sisters of St. Joseph and to add five
classrooms to the new St. Mary's School which is already
overcrowded. Shown here are members of the Special
Advisory Committee. Front row, left to right, William J.
Heffernan, Sr.; Louis Mulherin, Sr.; Alvin M. McAuliffe;
Albert von Kamp Gary (Special Gifts Chairman); Alfred M.
Battey, Sr. and C. Victor Markwalter, Sr. Back row, left to
right, Dr. W. Whatley Battey; Henry C. Erbelding; Thomas
H. Brittingham; John W. McDonald, Jr.; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Daniel J. Bourke, V.F.; Joseph J. Slattery and William A.
Faughnan. Eugene M. Howerdd, Jr., the General Chairman,
is missing from the photograph.
Concern Voiced Over Oregon
Church Property Tax Bill
PORTLAND, Ore., (NC)—
Catholic spokesmen here have
voiced apprehension over
possible consequences of a pro
posed state tax on property of
churches, charitable agencies
and fraternal organizations.
Archbishop Edward D. How
ard of Portland in Oregon said
the proposed taxation would re
duce services of church agen
cies.
"We can’t now begin to meet
needs of people in the services
we must provide,” he said.
"The taxation proposed would
mean that we would have to re
duce services we now provide,
particularly in the fields of
charity.”
The measure would tax the
property of churches, fraternal
societies, cometeries, and lit
erary, benevolent, charitable
and scientific organizations.
One of its sponsors said the
object of the bill is to assess
tax-exempt property only for
the direct benefits it receives
from local government such as
streets and fire and police pro
tection. Such now-exempt pro
perty eventually would go on the
rolls at a third of its value.
Sister John of the Cross, as
sistant administrator of St. Vin
cent hospital here and president
(Continued on Page 6)
N. D. Professor
Birth Control Should
Be Left Out Of Politics
ADMIRING THE CARDINAL’S CROSS—President Romulo Betancourt bf Venezuela, his
wife, Carmen, and their daughter, Mrs. Virginia Lorenzo Perez (left), admire the gold
cross shown them by Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. The Cardinal,
who received the pectoral cross during his visit to Venezuela in 1951, received the
President and his family at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Cardinal Spellman also
possesses Venezuela’s highest decoration—The Simon Bolivar Medal.—(NC Photos)
WILMINGTON, Del., (NC)—
The birth control issue should
be kept out of politics and legis
lation and left to the theolo
gians, a prominent writer and
theologian said here.
Father John A. O’Brien, re
search professor of theology
at the University of Notre Dame,
said "theologians should debate
the matter of birth control, not
politicians, sheriffs, judges or
police officers.”
Father O’Brien, speaking in
a lecture series sponsored by
the Catholic Educational Guild
(Feb. 19), also cautioned both
foes or backers of birth control
against trying to win passage of
legislation embodying their
views.
One reason for the bitterness
of the birth control controversy,
he said, is that "each side has
tried to force its beliefs on the
other via legislation.”
Such an approach "might
work in a nation where there is
a union of Church and State,
but not in a pluralistic society
like the United States,” he said.
Father O’Brien urged Fed
eral support of a crash program
of research into the rhythm
method of birth control, con
sidered morally acceptable to
Catholics.
Further advances in know
ledge about rhythm, he said,
would make it possible to
remove many of the sources
of controversy about birth con
trol.
He also stressed that Catho
lics are "not urged to create
the largest possible families,
as many non-Catholics and a
few, unfortunately ill-informed
Catholics believe.” The Ca
tholic approach to this question
underlines the importance of
responsible parenthood, he
said.
Rome Lent
Begins With
Papal Broadcast
VATICAN CITY, (Radio NC)
—Lent began this year with
a live papal radio address for
the first time.
His Holiness Pope John
XXIII spoke on penance and
prayer and their application
to the needs of the Church,
particularly in respect to the
ecumenical council now in re
cess. The Bishop of Rome de
livered his lentan message over
Vatican Radio on Ash Wednes
day (Feb. 27) at eight o’clock.
The Pope’s message came in
addition to the beginning of Vati
can Radio’s regular series of
weekly lenten broadcasts. This
year’s series began on Ash
Wednesday with a talk by Bish
op Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B.,
Abbot-Ordinary of St. Paul’s
Outside the Walls, on the sac
rament of the Anointing of the
Sick.
The other six sacraments will
be treated by a different bishop
each week. The series i s to
conclude with daily sermons by
cardinals during Holy Week.
Those sermons, beginning on
Palm Sunday (April 7), will al
so be broadcast over Italy’s
national radio network.
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