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love of God. Formal ratification
of the rules and constitutions
of the Sisters of Charity of St.
Joseph’s took place on January
17, 1812.
On January 1, 1821, three
days before her death at Em-
mitsburg, Mother Seton said to
a nun who requested that she
drink her medicine: “Never
mind the drink. One Commun
ion more—and then Eternity.”
And she kept the fast for the
sake of her last Communion
on earth. She died on January
4, 1821.
Above the spot that com
memorates her death there is
an inscription that includes the
following sentence: “She died
in poverty, but rich in faith
and good works.”
How successful her efforts
were is attested by the fact
that today there are more than
10,000 Sisters of Charity in
six branch communities stem
ming from the Emmitsburg
foundation. The work of the
Sisters extends into many
areas, including nursing, child
care, education, hospital work,
care of the aged and missionary
activities.
Mother Seton was declared
Venerable at a ceremony in
Vatican City on December 18,
1959. In an address for the
occasion, Pope John XXIII said
that Elizabeth Seton proposes
“by the outline of her life, the
theme of evangilical charity.”
He also said: “As a devoted
and faithful wife, as a wise
educator of her children, as
a patient manager of her house
hold tasks in prosperity and
adversity, she already appeared
in an admirable, glowing light.
But when the burning dart of
charity touched her heart more
deeply, then she knew no other
measure than the perfect imi
tation of Him who out of love
for us became Man and died
on the Cross.”
In February, 1963, the Sa
cred Congregation of Rites is
sued a decree approving the au
thenticity of two miracles
worked through the intercession
of Mother Seton.
The miracles were the
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healing of Sister Gertrude Kor-
zendorfer of New Orleans of
a cancer of the pancreas on
February 1, 1935, and the curing
of Ann Teresa O’Neill of Balti
more of acute lymphatic leu
kemia in April, 1962.
The decree concerning Mo
ther Seton said that she * ‘found
her delight in providing for
the needy and caring for the
sick.” following the example
of charity set by Christ.
It added that “in this exer
cise of charity...the widow Seton
applied herself with all her
might and moreover entrusted
it to the religious family she
founded.”
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of Catholic Women, installed
the new officers and extended
congratulations to them, and
best wishes for success in their
endeavors.
After the luncheon, com
mittee reports were made by
the Deanery Chairmen. An an
nouncement was made that the
Diocesan convention will beheld
on May 11th and 12th in Co
lumbus, Georgia. Mrs. Mock in
vited and urged all of the la
dies, if possible, to attend the
convention.
The following parish and mis
sion councils were represented
at the meeting: Albany, Colum
bus, Perry, Thomasville, War
ner Robins and Macon. It is re
gretted that all of the parish
and mission councils could not
be represented, and the absent
ones were certainly missed.
Among the honored guests
were Rev. Paul Powers, St.
Augustine’s Church, Thom
asville; Rev. Arthur Weltzer,
Holy Family Church, Columbus;
Rev. John Fitzpatrick and Rev.
John N. O’Rourke, St. Joseph’s
Church, Macon, and Rev. John
Galvin, St. Peter Claver’s
Church, Macon.
Mrs. Mock retiring president
of the Columbus Deanery, ex
pressed her grateful apprecia
tion for the cooperation she had
received from the retiring offi
cers and committee chairmen
of the Deanery. Msgr. Toom-
ey commended Mrs. Mock on
her outstanding work and ac
complishments during the two
years she has served as Dean
ery president.
Submitted by:
Mrs. James L. Jones
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seph’s
Parish Council
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Day Of Recollection Mar. 24th
THIRD ORDER
APPOINTMENTS
AT BRUNSWICK
BRUNSWICK—The regular
monthly meeting of the Third
Order of Mary was held in St.
Francis Xavier Church, Thurs
day evening, February 28, at
tended by thirty-two members.
The Spiritual Director, Fa-
the Andrew A. Walls, S. M.,
Assistant Pastor, St. Francis
Xavier Church, announced the
names of those appointed to the
Council of the Third Order of
Mary as follows: Rectress,
Mrs. Carmen Fernandez; Mis
tress of Novices, Mrs. Maudge
Grogan; Secretary, Mrs. Marie
Joines; Treasurer, Mr. J.
Frank Ratcliffe; Sacristan,
Mrs. Katie LaRose; Infirmar-
ian, Mrs. Tillie Johnson;Coun
sellors, Mrs. Betty Peck and
Mrs. Robena Meyer.
Father Walls reminded
tertiaries that, “unlike older
Third Orders whose rules are
often strict and austere, the
Third Order of Mary offers the
layman a means of increasing
AUGUSTA—“The Youth of
Today and yesterday” was the
topic of a panel discussion held
at the meeting of the Aquinas
Parent -Teacher Organization
held in the school cafetorium.
Parent panelists were Mrs. Eu
gene Long and Mr. Joseph Man-
nelly, and the student panelists
were Miss Kay Campbell and
Mr. William Trotter, Jr., mem
bers of the Aquinas senior
class. The Rt. Rev. Daniel J.
Bourke, V. F. was the moder
ator.
Mrs. Long, the first speaker
stated that “Today there is a
more casual relationship be
tween parent and child which
creates understanding.” Her
opinion was that this casual re
lationship does not lessen a
child’s respect for its parents.
William Trotter said that
though he felt that the teenager
of today has more freedom, he
also has more responsibility
placed upon him, and that more
in expected of the teenager of
today.
Mr. Mannelly expressed an
Opinion that the youth of today
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., (NC)
—Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley,
Bishop of St. Augustine, escort
ed Vice President Lyndon B.
•Johnson and other dignitaries
on a tour here of the oldest
mission in the nation.
Accompanying the Vice
President on the visit to the
Mission of the Name of God
(March 11) were Spain’s Am
bassador to the U. S., Antonio
Garrigues; U. S. Sens. Spessard
L. Holland and George Smathers
of Florida and two representa
tives of the Spanish govern
ment in Madrid.
Many residents of St. Augus
tine watched as the official
motorcade proceeded to the
mission. Catholic school child-
Meeting Of
St. Paul’s
Altar Society
DOUGLAS—A well attended
meeting of St. Paul’s Altar So
ciety was held on March 5th
at the Parish Hall. Plans for
the Spring spaghetti supper to
be held March 27th were for
mulated, and various responsi
bilities assigned.
Since St. Paul’s will have a
mission the 1st week of April,
ladies were assigned certain
nights for selling religious ar
ticles and for cleaning of the
Church.
Our good nuns showed us the
floor plan for the new and large
cathetical center, which we hope
will be built in the very near
future, as the need is great.
Cancer pads for the Cancer
Hospital in Atlanta will be made
one day next week, and at least
one night every month will be
devoted to the making of cancer
pads.
A coffee is planned at Mrs.
Mae Nahara’s home for March
19th, at 3 p.m., and Mrs. Na-
hara together with Mrs. George
Jordan will be hostess for the
occasion.
sanctity consonant with daily
living. In addition, it enables
a member to share in the mer
its and graces obtained by the
Marist Priests, Brothers, Sis
ters and Tertiaries throughout
the world.”
The following Postulants
were received as Novices in
a ceremony conducted by Father
Walls, assisted by Mrs. Maude
Grogran, Mistress of Novices:
Mrs. Alice Artau, Sister Mary
Agnes; Mrs. Clara Christ, Sis
ter Mary Josephine; Mrs. Mary
Scarborough, Sister Mary of the
Good Shepherd.
A Day of Recollection for
Third Order members will be
held on Laetare Sunday, March
24. Father Paul Burkort, S.M.,
Pastor, addressed the group,
congratulating them on their
zeal and attendance, adding that
"it was destined from eternity
that you should avail yourselv
es of the graces, protection and
privileges extended through the
the Third Order of Mary.”
is no different than the youth
of yesteryear, and that love and
friendship of parents is return
ed to them in trust and confi
dence of their teenage children.
Kay Campbell stated that
youth of today wants his parents
to place trust in him but he does
not want complete freedom
placed in his hands; he wants
parents that are interested but
not too strict, parents that he
will try to emulate when he,
too, has a family of his own.
In conclusion, Msgr. Bourke
exhorted parents to give their
children Christlike guidance
and example.
Mrs. N. I. Boatwright, Pro
vincial Director of the National
Council of Catholic Women pre
sented Miss Patsy Lucky with
a gift from the Augusta Dean
ery Council for her prize win
ning essay “Rome, the Center
of the Church.” Miss Lucky is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Lucky and is a senior at
Aquinas School.
Mrs. A. J. Salmon presided
at the business session, and a
coffee hour followed the busin
ess meeting.
ren lined the streets to form an
honor guard for the Vice Presi
dent.
Archbishop Hurley conducted
the Vice President and his par
ty through the old mission
grounds, the site where the
Spanish founders of St. Augus
tine landed to establish Ameri
ca’s oldest city in 1565. The
Archbishop displayed for the
Vice President and other digni
taries the oldest written
records in the U. S., the Catho
lic Church registers dating
from 1594 in St. Augustine.
The same day Vice President
Johnson administered the oath
of office to Archbishop Hurley
and jther members of the Na
tional Quadricentennial Com
mission.
The commission’s members
appointed by President Ken
nedy to prepare for the cele
bration on a national scale in
1965 of the 400th anniversary of
St. Augustine and its historic
oldest mission. Archbishop
Hurley was appointed in recog
nition of the importance of the
Catholic Church in the history
of St. Augustine.
Not Political
MEXICO CITY, (NC)—Mexi
co’s Catholic Action organiza
tion has declared it is not a
political party.
In a statement issued at a
meeting of diocesan presidents
of Catholic Action groups,
Msgr. Rafael Corona, national
moderator of Catholic Action,
said:
“To uphold the rights of reli
gion does not mean to engage in
party politics.”
He added:
“Catholics must unite over
and above political parties and
party politics. Catholics are
called to unity of faith and ac
tion because what unites them is
not temporal but eternal.”
MARRIAGES
HERB-MORRISSEY
SAVANNAH—Miss Ida Mar
ia Morrissey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Newell Mor
rissey and Cuthbert Leonard
Herb, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. J. Herb, were married Jan
uary 26 at Blessed Sacrament
Church, the Rev. Damian Mul-
downey officiating.
CONNER-GAVIN
COLUMBUS—Miss Georgi-
anna Burgess Gavin and Ronald
Mathis Conner were married
Saturday, February 23rd at Holy
Family Church with the Rev.
Arthur Weltzer, pastor, offi
ciating.
Mrs. Conner is the daughter
of Mrs. Edward Thomas Gavin,
Jr. and the late Lt. Col. Gavin.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Jefferson Con
ner of Monroe, Georgia.
A brother of Mr. Conner,
Roger Gale Conner, served as
best man and Margaret Dolo
res Gavin, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor.
The couple will reside at
1004 Columbia Dr., Atlanta.
Ladies Guild
Hears Of
Ireland
ROBINS AFB, Ga.—A Nun
from Cork City, Ireland, gave
members of the Robins AFB
Ladies Guild a first-hand view
of her native country when the
group held its monthly meeting
this week.
Mother Mary deSales, princi
pal of Sacred Heart School in
Warner Robins, described Ire
land and showed slides of her
native country.
Her colorful view of Ireland
was preceded by the business
meeting of the group.
Assigned to the Sisters of the
Presentation order in Cork
City, Mother de Sales has been
in the United States as an in
structor at Sacred Heart School
for over five years.
Besides being principal of the
school, she is Mother Superior
of the Sacred Heart Convent.
Mrs. Thomas Grilli and
Mrs. Crawford Hicks were hos-
tessess for the morning meet
ing.
Peace
Prize For
Pope John
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)
—Former Italian President
Giovanni Gronchi officially pre
sented the $51,000 1963 Balzan
Peace Prize to His Holiness
Pope John XXIII.
Pope John, after receiving
the award (March 7), said that
he wanted to use the occasion
to “renew publicly Our expres
sion of gratitude to the mem
bers of the foundation and to the
committee of awards.”
The Pope urged the 50 journa
lists present for the ceremony
in the Vatican ConsistorialHall
to dedicate themselves “to the
service of truth and of justice.”
Gronchi is honorary presi
dent of the International Balzan
Foundation’s executive com
mittee.
The Balzan foundation was
founded in 1956 in memory of
the Italian publisher Eugenio
Balzan by his daughter, Angela
Lina Balzan. It awards prizes
annually for peace, human un
derstanding, science and cul
ture. The Pope received the
award in recognition of his
efforts for brotherhood among
nations and religions.
The Pope said that the con
ferring of the prize on him
was homage “to the constant
work of the Church and of the
papacy for peace.” He spoke of
the work of the popes from Leo
XIII to Pius XII and stressed
that they strove for “the perfect
supranational neutrality of the
Church and of its visible head.”
After the speech, the Pope
gave his blessing and moved
among the reporters, chatting
with them.
When he was reminded that
he was awaited in his study for
the reading of decrees, he re
marked jokingly: “You see how
sovereign and free the Pope isl”
Among the newsmen present
at the audience was Soviet Pre
mier NikitaS. Krushchev’s son-
in-law Alexei Adzhubei, editor
of the Soviet government news
paper Izvestia, who afterward
had a private audience with the
Pope.
“Youth Of Today And Yesterday”
Panel Discussion
At Aquinas High
Archbishop Hurley Escorts
Vice President On Tour Of
Oldest Mission In Nation
The Southern Cross, March 16, 1963—PAGE ?
ANNE HALLIGAN, senior class president at St. Vincent’s
Academy, Savannah, and Sister M. Fidelis, R. S. M.,
school principal, admire trophy won by the school in a recent
Sertoma Club drive to get high school students to register
as voters. St. Vincent's signed up 100% of the eligible
unregistered students, the highest percentage among pri
vate and parochial schools. Winner among the public schools
was Tompkins High.
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IT'S A LONG WAY TO ERITREA...
No, ERITREA isn’t TIPPERARY spelled backwards. It’s a
hot, tropical country along the Red Sea ... At TESSENEI, near
> Ch. the Sudan border, the pastor is try-
in £ to make do with one poor build-
ing for a church, rectory and school,
rtr o The Catholics are ashamed not to
Bm, ,1ave a decent church . . . They are
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THE COMING OF PATRICK
“God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s way to lie before me ..."
With this spirit ST. PATRICK landed in Ireland in 432 A.D.
to begin one of the most amazing missionary apostolates of all
time. In 30 years, he and his helpers built 700 chapels and
churches, consecrated 700 bishops, ordained 3,000 priests . . .
We feel a strong missionary kinship with him, for our ASSO
CIATION, with your generous help, has been building churches
and chapels for almost forty years, sometimes at the rate of 200
a year . . . Would you like to build one as a MEMORIAL TO A
LOVED ONE?
EASTER FIRE
HIGH ON A HILL at Tara, PATRICK boldly kindled the
Paschal fire before the Druid high-priest could light his pagan
blaze. Thus the FIRE OF FAITH was lit in Ireland never to burn
out . . . You can help this same fire burn in our Near East lands
through an EASTER GIFT to the missions. If you give in some
one else’s name, we shall notify them with our special EASTER
GIFT card . . .
MISSION CHAPELS: Vestments ($50), Monstrance
($40), Chalice ($40), Ciborium ($40), Tabernacle ($25),
Stations of the Cross ($25), Censer ($20), Sanctuary
Lamp ($15), Altar Linens ($15), Sanctuary Bell ($5).
FOR SISTERS: A nun’s habit costs $12.50; her shoes,
$5; incidentals for a year, $7.50.
MEDICAL NEEDS FOR A MISSION: $75 provides a
complete MEDICAL KIT. For $5, $10, $20, $25, you can
provide DRUGS, SPLINTS, INOCULATIONS.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: A desk costs $4. A mission school
BLACKBOARD costs $1.50. For $5 we can provide
BOOKS, CATECHISMS or SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
A STRINGLESS GIFT enables Us to place the help
where most needed.
MASS STIPENDS: Often the priest's only daily support.
FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES: $10 bu„. a FOOD
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warm blanket.
FIRST COMMUNON: It costs $10 to outfit a child for
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