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Bishops Are ‘The Spokesmen Of Divine Certainty’
WINONA, Minn.,—Archbish
op Leo Binz of St. Paul, Minn.,
said here that bishops are ‘ ‘the
spokesmen of divine certainty.”
“Firm in their apostolic
trust,” Archbishop Binz said,
the bishops of the Church have
throughout history “maintain
ed the clear vision of Chris
tian Faith.”
“In a world of skepti
cism, hesitance and doubt, they
have in every age been the
spokesmen of devine certain
ty,” h.e said.
Archbishop Binz spoke
(March 25) at the consecration
of Bishop George H. Speltz
as Titular Bishop of Claneus
and Auxiliary of Bishop Edward
A. Fitzgerald of Winona.
The consecration was per
formed in Sacred Heart cathed
ral by Bishop Fitzgerald, with
Bishops Peter W. Bartholome
of St. Cloud, Minn., and Fre
derick W. Freking of Salina,
Kan., as coconsecrators.
Bishop Speltz, 50, is a native
of Altura, Winona County, Minn.
He attended St. Mary’s College,
Winona, and St. Paul Semin
ary, St. Paul.
Ordained June 2, 1940,
he pursued studies in philos
ophy at the Catholic Univer
sity of America, Washington,
D. C., from 1941 to 1944, and
earned master’s and doctor’s
degrees.
From 1944 to 1947 he was
vice chancellor of the Winona
diocese and from 1946 to 1949
diocesan school superintendent.
He was pastor of St. Mary’s
church, Menneiska, Minn., in
1946-47. In 1948 he was named
rector of Immaculate Heart of
Mary Seminary, Winona, and
has remained in that post since
then.
Archbishop Binz in his
sermon stressed the “clear
ness of vision” and “strength
of purpose” required of a bish
op.
He emphasized, however, that
“the test of the Christian spir
it is neither the sincerity of
the individual alone nor the bril
liance of his mind, but union
with that bishop to whom apos
tolic authority has been com
mitted in every place.
“The tradition of every age
has been recognition of the pri
macy not only to honor but of
jurisdiction of the Roman pon
tiff.”
The Archbishop said “the re
membrance of the sufferings
and death of Christ has had a
great part in the making of
apostles and holy bishops.”
Citing a bishop’s pectoral
cross as a symbol of this as
pect of his office, Archbishop
Binz continued:
“A long and impressive list
of bishops have died the deaths
of martyrs. Nor is it lost upon
us that the lesson of the pec
toral cross is an inspiration
even in our own day. Slipyi,
Beran and Mindszenty are
names worthy of the most glo
rious traditions of the Church.”
The reference was to Arch
bishop Josyf Slipyi, Ukranian
Rite Archbishop of Lvov, who
was only recently freed from a
communist prison; the late
Archbishop Joseph Beran of
Prague, Czechoslovakia, also a
victim of communist imprison
ment; and Jozsef Cardinal Min
dszenty, Primate of Hungary,
who was in a Red jail prior to
the Hungarian revolution of 1956
and is now living in refuge in
the U. S. legation in Budapest.
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HIGHLIGHT OF AWARDS PROGRAM, held in conjunc
tion with dedication of new wing at St. John Vianney
minor Seminary was outdoor Mass. Shown below is
fourth degree Knights of Columbus honor guard receiving
Holy Communion from Bishop McDonough.
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More Than 1,000 Attend
Cathedral Ceremonies
S AVANNAH — More | being carved in Italy and will be I tant rector. The Rev. Lawrence
than 1,000 persons jammed Sa- installed in late spring,
vannah’s historic Cathedral of Cost of the interior renova-
St. John the Baptist to witness
the Solemn Pontifical Mass
marking the reopening of the 90
year old edifice last Sunday
evening.
The Cathedral has been clo
sed since last summer for ex
tensive interior renovations.
The reopening signalled the
end of work begun in 1959
when the first major repairs
since 1912 were undertaken on
the structure.
Cracks which had begun to
appear in the outer walls were
repaired and the walls weather
proofed. The sixty-three year
old stain glass windows were
releaded to prevent water dam
age from rain seepage.
The steps at the main en
trance to the Cathedral were
removed in late 1961 and
a completely new entrance plaza
was constructed. To the left
of the main entrance a small
formal garden honoring the Ca
thedral’s patron, St. John the
Baptist was built, setting off
a bronze bas-relief depicting
the baptism of Christ in the
river Jordan. The bronze art
work was executed by sculptor
Cesare Fiumi, of Florence
Italy.
Cost of the exterior work was
$177,843.75.
In 1962 the remodeling of
the interior was begun. It con
sists of a complete renovation
of the interior of the upper
church. Adolph Frei and Sons,
of Philadelphia were awarded
the contract for the restoration.
All the murals highlighting the
upper walls and ceiling of the
nave and transepts were re
paired and restored; statuary
was repainted by skilled
artists; lower walls and ceiling
were painted and redecorated;
all wood work, including the
pews, was refinished..
The heating system was
replaced with a combination
heating and air-conditioning
system, installed by the Mock
Plumbing and Heating Compa
ny.
The church has been com
pletely relighted, using a sys
tem of downlights recessed in
the vaulted ceiling, and con
temporary lanterns in the
side aisles. Electrical work
also included the rewiring of the
building to replace what the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. T. James McNa
mara, rector termed‘obsolete.’
While all major work has been
completed, a new marble pulpit
and communion rail are yet to
be installed. They are presently
tion program was set by Mon-
signor McNamara at
$225,000.00.
The reopening ceremonies
consisted of a solemn Pontifi
cal Mass, celebrated by His
Excellency, the Most Reverend
Thomas J. McDonough, bishop
of Savannah.
Assisting Bishop McDonough
were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, P. A., V. G.,
rector, who served as arch
priest; and the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John D. Toomey and the Very
Rev. Bede Lightner, O. S. B.,
superior of Sacred Heart Bene
dictine Priory, who served as
Deacons of Honor.
Deacon of the Mass was the
Rev. Herbert Wellmeier, assis-
A. Lucree, also an assistant
rector at the Cathedral was
subdeacon.
Ceremonies were under the
direction of the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Andrew J. McDonald, chancel
lor. Minor offices were filled by
students of St. John Vianney
Minor Seminary.
Among the Protestant clergy
attending the rites was the Rt.
Rev. Albert R. Stuart, bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Geor
gia, and the Rev. R. H. Baker,
Jr., assistant rector of Christ
Episcopal Church, Savannah.
Priests and Sisters from all
parts of the diocese were in
attendance.
Bishop McDonough, who also
preached at the Mass lauded
Monsignor McNamara, declar-
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FATHER HERBERT J. WELLMEIER incenses Bishop
during Mass. At Bishop’s right is Monsignor T. James
McNamara, Cathedral rector.
Protestants Place
Flowers On Grave
Of William Seton
PITTSBURGH, (NC)—Bishop
John J. Wright of Pittsburgh
said here that confidence was
a guiding principle in the life
of newly beatified Mother Eli
zabeth Seton.
He said at a ceremony coin
ciding with the beatification of
Mother Seton (March 17) in
Rome that the Seton saga teach
es that “all that befalls us, all
that we do, all the mysteries
of life. . .are to be placed
against the perspective of eter
nity.”
Urging emulation of Mother
Seton’s optimistic nature, the
Bishop said: “Have confidence.
Never let the comparison of
time and eternity slip an in
stant from your mind. I find
this cures all sorrow.”
Bishop Wright alluded to a
ceremony earlier that day at the
Protestant cemetery in Leg
horn, Italy, “where good people
had laid flowers on the tomb of
William Seton,” Mother Seton’s
husband.
He referred to William Seton
as “the forgotten man in the
story of today’s wonders,” and
added: “No one can tell me that
Mother Seton was not pleased by
this placing of flowers on the
tomb of her Protestant hus
band.”
Married Couples’
Recollection Day
At Savannah
SAVANNAH- - Savannah
Knights of Columbus will spon
sor a Day of Recollection for
married couples on Sunday,
March 31, from 2 p.m. to 6p.m.
at St. Mary’s Home.
The day will be under the di
rection of the Rev. John J.
Cuddy, Diocesan Superinten
dent of Schools.
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Moore’s Death ‘Another
Vol. 43, No. 28
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Says Vatican Daily:
Crime In Name Of Boxing’
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)
—A comment of His Holiness
Pope John XXIII about “sports
that go counter to natural prin
ciples” is pertinent to the case
of a U. S. prizefighter who died
recently, Vatican Radio has sta
ted.
The Pope made the comment,
and also referred to “barbari
ties inflicted by brother upon
brother,” in an impromptu
speech (March 24) at Our Lady
Queen of Peace church in the
suburban town of Ostia Lido.
Vatican Radio said (March 25)
that the Pope’s words “may be
clearly understood as linked
with the tragic fate of Davey
Moore, who died this morning”
(March 25).
Moore, former world fea
therweight champion, suffered a
brain injury when he was knock
ed out by Sugar Ramos in a
title fight in Los Angeles (March
21).
(Neurosurgeons have stated
that Moore apparently suffered
the injury when the back of his
head struck one of the ring
ropes while he was on his way
down from a punch landed by
his opponent. The surgeons sta
ted, however, that an accumula
tion of blows Moore received
earlier in the fight may have
made him more susceptible to
the brain injury.)
Vatican Radio said the Pope’s
words of condemnation are “all.
the graver in view of his well-
known optimism.”
“All sports have their risks
and this is not the reason for
condemning them,” Vatican Ra
dio continued. “The physical
and moral standards promoted
by sports reward and justify
the inevitable risks, including
those of boxing.
“As regards the pitiless de
mands of the people who regu
late the contracts of fighters,
and also as regards the pas
sions aroused by professional
fights and public fanticism, the
judgments of moralists are se
vere. Yet there is no real and
proper condemnation from the
Church.
"Explicit declarations of the
Church, however, are not need
ed before coming to moral judg
ments. There are the principles
of the natural law. It is enough
to apply them with intelligent
reflection and rectitude of con
science to arrive at the conclu
sion that professional boxing,
such as it is at the present mo
ment, as a fact or as it is
practiced, is a sport that is
objectively immoral.”
The day before Pope John
spoke in Ostia Lido, the editor
of L’Osservatore Romano,
Vatican City’s daily newspaper,
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1963
Seminary Wing Dedication
Seven Hundred Attend
Vianney Award Program
SAVANNAH — The highpoint
of a weekend of activities con
nected with the third annual St.
John Vianney Altar Boy Awards
and the dedication of a new wing
at the Savannah minor seminary
was a Field Mass celebrated by
Bishop Thomas J. McDonough.
A congregation of more than
700, comprised of altar boys to
be honored with the coveted
award and members of their
families, as well as seminar
ians, attended. An honor guard
composed of members of the
Savannah council Fourth De
gree Knights of Columbus in
full regalia were among the
hundreds who received Holy
Communion at the Mass, cele
brated outdoors on the semin
ary campus.
Awards were conferred by
Bishop McDonough after the
Mass. And, while many altar
boys and their parents depart
ed for home immediately after
wards, more than four hundred
remained to witness the dedi
cation of the new addition to
the seminary building complex.
The weekend activities, which
began on Saturday afternoon at
3:00 came to a close after the
dedication with Benediction at
3:30 p.m. Sunday.
Boys receiving the St. John
Vianney award came from every
PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
REV. JOHN J. KIRBY
April 3, 1872
Oh God, Who didst give to
thy servants by their sacredotaf
office, a\ share in the priest
hood of the Apostles, grant,
we implore, that they may.
also be one of their company
forever in heaven. Through
Christ Our Lord, Amen.
parish in the diocese. They are:
SAVANNAH DEANERY
CATHEDRAL OF SAINT
JOHN THE BAPTIST (SAVAN
NAH): Terrell Courie; Richard
George; Claude Gibson; Joseph
Heitman; John Lyle; Joseph Ro
chefort; Larry Saunders; Rich
ard Sellers.
SAINT ANTHONY (SAVAN
NAH): Arthur John Decoteau;
Roscoe Riley.
SAINT BENEDICT’S (SA
VANNAH): Roy Allen; Richard
Chisholm; Michael Meyers.
BISHOP’S HOUSE: Rickie
Green; Michael Haliigan;
George Paul; Gilbert Stacy; Bil
ly Ray.
BLESSED SACRAMENT (SA
VANNAH) Frank Barragan;
Steve Cannon; Donald Cromar-
tie; William Hadsell; Hugh
Harte; Michael Hennessy;
James Kelleher; Jerome Kil
patrick; Charles Powell; Wil
liam W. Shearouse.
SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER
(BRUNSWICK): Joseph Acosta;
Steve Gardner; Joseph Lough-
lin; Michael Moore.
HUNTER AIR FORCE BASE
(SAVANNAH): Michael A. Cana-
van; Gary A. Fraternale.
SAINT JAMES (SAVANNAH);
Larry Gaudry; Tim Herbison;
Craig Herndon; Steven Mac-
Cauley; Richard Pelli; Joseph
Prouty; Robert Reardon; John
Stephens; James Weinzettel;
Mark Woolley.
SAINT MICHAEL’S (SAVAN
NAH BEACH): Arthur Davis;
Ernest Hosti; James Powers;
Andrew Shaw.
MOST PURE HEART OF MA
RY (SAVANNAH): Earl Miller;
Joseph Turner.
NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
(SAVANNAH): Robert Dillard;
Paul Ganem; Danny Knesel; Ar
thur Sheffield; Michael Shoe
maker.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
(PT. WENTWORTH) Tony Bar-
ras; Donald McLendon; Rex
Templeton; Bart Traywick.
SACRED HEART (SAVAN
NAH): John Butler; Patrick
Lingenfelser; Ralph Maggioni;
John Ravita; Michael Ste-
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CARDINAL
ARTEAGA Y BETANCOURT
Cuban
Cardinal
Dead At 83
HAVANA, (NC)—A Solemn
Requiem Mass was offered in
the Havana cathedral for Man
uel Cardinal Arteaga y Betan
court, staunch advocate of in
ter-American solidarity who
died in San Rafael Hospital here
(March 20).
The 83-year-old Archbishop
of Havana had been in failing
health for more than a year.
He suffered from arteriolos-
clerosis, and contracted pneu-
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