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Vol. 43, No. 39 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year U^. || 'l | .l || l,ll .. . I.I.I.IJ.I l.l Mill 1.1. I ... : I 'ill'll III OF THE ^ SAN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1963 NEW PRIESTS FOR AUGUSTA’S SACRED HEART—The Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough is pictured with the Very Rev. Felix Donnelly and the Rev. Joseph M. Gilles pie as they received their appointments to Sacred Heart, Augusta. Pictured (1. to r.) Bishop McDonough, Father Gillespie, assistant pastor, and Father Donnelly, new pas tor of the Augusta Church. (Carroll Burke Photo). New Priest For Diocese Bishop Names Three Pastors FATHER TEOLI SAVANNAH—Bishop Thom as J. McDonough, this week, announced the appointment of new pastors for three parishes of the Diocese and the assign ment of a priest on loan to the Diocese from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Very Reverend Felix Donnelly, pastor of Nativity of Our Lord, Thunderbolt, has Jesuits Leave Augusta AUGUSTA—After eighty- nine years, the Jesuit Fathers are leaving Sacred Heart Church and Augusta. It was with deep regret that Bishop McDonough accepted the decision of the Jesuits to leave, for theirs has been a long and fruitful labor for God and Holy Mother Church in this area. Bishop McDonough will speak at all the Masses at the Sacred Official !NIHIL SINE DEO^( The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savan nah announces the following ap pointments. The Very Reverend Felix Donnelly is named a Diocesan Consultor. The Very Reverend Felix Donnelly, from pastor Nativity of Our Lord, Thunderbolt to pastor of Sacred Heart, Augus ta. The Reverend Robert J. Teoli from pastor St. Michael’s,Sav annah Beach to pastor Nativity of Our Lord, Thunderbolt. The Reverend Herbert J. Wellmeier, from assistant Ca thedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, to pastor St. Mi chael’s, Savannah Beach. The Reverend Joseph M. Gil lespie, on loan from the Arch diocese of Philadelphia, ap pointed assistant pastor of Sa cred Heart Church, Augusta. Heart Church, Augusta, June 16th. On that occasion he will personally thank the Jesuit Fa ther for dedicated service which reached almost a century. Also Bishop McDonough will can onically install as new pas tor, the Very Reverend Felix Donnelly. The first Jesuits, Fathers, Butler, Desribes and Heiden- kamp, arrived in the city in early 1874. Sacred Heart Parish was es tablished officially on March 19, 1874 when it became evident that another church was neces sary to care for the growing number of Catholics in the city. Corner stone for the first church was laid on June 6,1874 with the first Mass being offered in it on October 6, 1874. It was dedicated by Bishop Gross on November 30, 1874. Corner Stone of the present church was laid February 20, 1898 in the presence of the late Cardinal Gibbons. It was dedi cated on Dec. 2, 1900. Last Words: ‘My Mother 9 VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) —“My mother,” were His Holiness Pope John XXIII’s very last words. The prayer, “That all may be one” were the last audible words spoken by the Pontiff, but as Bishop Alfredo Cavag- na, the Pope’s confessor, bent over him at his last moment of life, he heardhim whisper: “My mother.” The words trailed off in the death rattle. Shortly afterward, the Pope was dead. been named pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Augusta. Rev. Robert J. Teoli, pastor of St. Michael’s, Savannah Beach, has been named pastor of Nativity of Our Lord, Thunderbolt. Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier, Assis tant at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, has been appointed pastor of St. Michael’s, Savan nah Beach. Rev. Joseph M. Gil lespie, on loan from the Arch diocese of Philadelphia, will be assistant pastor at Sacred Heart, Augusta. At the same time Bishop Mc Donough announced the appoint- FATHER WELLMEIER ment of Father Donnelly as a Diocesan Consultor. Father Donnelly, a native of Erie, Pa., was ordained by Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara at Atlanta’s Cathedral of Christ the King on March 17, 1945. His first assignment was as assistant at the Atlanta Cathe dral. In the fall of 1945 he was transferred to St. Anthony’s as assistant pastor. During the summers of 1945 and 1946 Fa ther served as Director of Camp Villa Marie. From October 1950 to September 1951 he served at St. Mary* s-on-the-Hill, Augus ta. He served at St. Joseph’s Home in Washington from Sept. 1951 until Sept. 1952 when he was again assigned to St. Mary’s Augusta. In late 1952 he was named pastor of Sacred Heart, Warner Robins, where he remained until January of 1958 (Continued on Page 2) Expected To Be Largest In History Of Church Conclave To Elect Pope Opens Next Wednesday VATICAN CITY, (NC)--The conclave of cardinals to elect a successor to Pope John XXIII will begin at 6 p.m. on June 19 in the Vatican’s Sistine chapel. It is expected to be the lar gest conclave in the history of the Church, with 82 cardinals eligible to attend and vote. Microphones will be used for the first time at a conclave. The Sistine chapel will be wired for sound in much the same way as the ecumenical council hall so that the cardinals and officials will not have to shout to be heard. The conclave date was set at the first general meeting of the cardinals following the death of Pope John. Church regulations require that a conclave open not less than 15 days and not more than 18 days after a pope's death. Since the Pope died on June 3, the cardinals could have chosen any date between June 18 and 21. On the morning of June 19 prior to entering into conclave, the cardinals will get a formal reminder of the solemnity and weight of the duty they are to undertake. At a Mass of the Holy Spirit in St. Peter's basi lica, Msgr. AmletoTondini, Se cretary of Briefs to Princes— that is, the official translator of Latin documents at the Vatican —will preach to the cardinals on the election. The cardinals’ first meeting (June 5) also decided that the “novemdiale,” the official nine days of mourning for the late Pope, was to begin on June 7, the day after his entombment in St. Peter’s crypt, and run through Jupe 17. Two first class feasts—Trinity Sunday (June 9) and Corpus Christi (June 13)— were not included in the mourn ing period. Masses on the first six ofthe nine days were offered by mem bers of the papal chapel, the group that officially attend the pope at certain solemn functions such as consistories. The last three Masses, the most solemn, will be celebrated by cardinals. The final Mass will be a state occasion attended by represen tatives from various nations. The eulogy will be delivered by Msgr. Giuseppe Del Ton, Sec retary of Latin Letters. The first meeting was presid ed over by Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, Dean of the College of Cardinals. It was attended by all cardinals ofthe Roman curia —the Church's central admin istrative staff at the Vatican— except Francesco Cardinal Bracci and Carlo Cardinal Chiarlo. Also present were two noncurial cardinals: Achille Cardinal Lienart, Bishop of Lille, France, and Alfonso Car dinal Castaldo, Archbishop of Naples. Assisting the cardinals at their first meeting of the so- called interregnum—the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor— were Archbishop Francesco Carpino, Secretary of the Sac red College of Cardinals; Arch bishop Enrico Dante, Prefect of the Pontifical Masters of Cere monies; Msgr. Igino Cardinale, Chief of Protocol of the Papal Secretariat of State, and several pontifical masters of ceremon ies. During the meeting the cardi nals present took the interreg num oath, read documents left by Pope John, set the date for the beginning of the mourning period and conclave, and des troyed Pope John’s fisherman’s ring. Cardinal Tisserant destroyed the ring with a hammer. The fisherman’s ring is never worn by a pope and is more accurate ly described as a seal bearing the reigning pope’s name which is impressed into the lead or wax seals of all his official documents. A seal is made for each pope and is destroyed at his death. The cardinals’ oath was taken in accordance with the laws governing an interregnum. It must be taken at the first general meeting by all cardinals present and by each cardinal arriving later so that all will have taken it before entering the conclave. It requires cardinals to pro mise to obey all laws governing the interregnum, to defend the freedom of the Church during the interregnum, to preserve the secrecy of the conclave, and to proceed with the election of a (Continued on Page 2) Vatican Prepares For Election Of New Pontiff On June 19, in the magnificent Sistine Chapel of the Vati can, 82 members of the Sacred College of Cardinals will assemble to elect a successor to the late Pope John XXIII. Above, are shown some of the preparations and facilities for the impending conclave. In upper row, from left to right, photos show workmen readying stove to be used to burn the ballots cast during the election of new pope; workmen cov er the windows of the Sistine Chapel with opaque paint to insure complete secrecy; and carpenters begin to erect Cardinals’ thrones and canopies along walls of chapel. Photo at right shows corridor through which the new pontiff will pass on his way to bestow his first blessing on the crowds in St. Peter’s Square. In center row, from the left, Swiss Guards prepare to lock the huge bronze doors which will seal off the conclave quarters from the rest of the Vatican Palace; cassocks of varying sizes are prepared for the new pope; and simplicity highlights the typical bedroom as signed to a Cardinal during the Conclave. In bottom row, from the left, are pictured a dining room in which the Car dinals will take their meals; the vestments the new pope will use in one of his first official acts, the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” (To the City and to the World); and the finished con clave chamber as it will look during the election process. —(NC Photos) American Cardinals Have Voted In Four Conclaves PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD RT. REV. BENJAMIN J. KEILEY, D.D. Seventh Bishop of Savannah June 17, 1925 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants hy their sacredotal 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. VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) —The question of where His Holiness Pope John XXIII will be permanently buried will re main unsettled for some time. Two conflicting reports have been published. Both have been equally insistent and both come from trustworthy sources. Papal photographer Luigi Felici said that the Pope had confided to him that he wanted to be buried in the Vatican crypt. For thispurpose, he ask ed Felici to photograph the Cha pel of the Madonna della Boccia- ta with its bas relief of a Ma donna with child and two an gels by Luigi Capponi. Others said that the Pope had said he wanted to be buried in St. John Lateran basilica. At the request of Vatican press office, Archbishop An gelo Dell ‘Acqua, Substitute Secretary of State for Ordinary Affairs, confirmed the report that the Pope would be buried in the Vatican crypt. The spiritual will of Pope John cleared up the mystery by an appended note in the Pope’s own hand saying that he wanted to be buried at Lateran if the work of reconstruction there which includes plans for a chap el, are ever completed. The Secretariat of State, when asked for a clarification on this second possibility, said that its fulfillment depends entirely on the future pope. This means that By Thomas E. Kissling VATICAN CITY, (NC) — Members of the Sacred College of Cardinals will meet in solemn conclave June 19 to elect a new pope. The door to their meeting place in the Vatican will be sealed behind them and they will not emerge until their task is completed. This colorful event will be the 79th of its kind in the history the future pope can decide whether or not the costly pro ject of transforming the Later an palace will be begun or if it will be carried out as origin ally planned. Until this decision is made, and until any future reconstruc tion is completed Pope John’s tomb will remain in the Vatican basilica crypt. Vice Pres. Heads U. S. Delegation WASHINGTON, (NC)—Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson has been appointed to head the U. S. delegation which will ex tend a Pontifical Requiem Mass for Pope John XXIII in St. Pe ter’s basilica, Vatican City, on June 18. President Kennedy also nam ed to the U. S. delegation James A. Farley, New York, former Postmaster General; George N. Shuster, assistant to the president of the University of Notre Dame, and Dr. Benjamin Mays, a Negro Baptist clergy man and president of More house College, Atlanta, Ga. The U. S. delegation to the funeral rites for Pope Pius XII included the late Secretary of State John Foster Dulles; Mrs. Clare Booth Luce, former Am bassador to Italy, and John A. McCone. of the Church. It is called “conclave” from the Latin words meaning “with key.” The length of the conclaves has varied, but in recent years they have been brief. Pope John XXIII was elected within four days—on the 12th ballot. His immediate predecessor, Pope Pius XII, was elected in 1939 in 20 hours. It was the shortest conclave since 1623. The first "conclave or closed meeting, the longest on record, was held at Viterbo, Italy. Pope Clement IV died there, November 29, 1268, and rules then in force required the meet ing had to be held where the former pope had died. The 18 cardinals present deliberated two years, nine months and two days before electing Gregory X as pope on September 1,1971. The pope they finally elected, Gregory X lost no time in is suing an Apostolic Constitution “Ubi Periculum,” setting forth the procedures to be followed in future elections, and stipu lating that a conclave cannot adjourn until a pope is elected. Decrees of succeeding pon tiffs retained this basic rule and added others as the times de manded. Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) decreed that all fu ture elections be held in Rome. Pius X (1903-1914) abolished the veto power of monarchs over papal elections following his election, after Emperor Fran cis Joseph of Austria sent word (Continued on Page 6) POPE JOHN’S TOMB RESTS IN GROTTO—The late Pope John XXIII’s Sarcophagus rests in the chapel ofthe Madonna Bocciata (Our Broken Lady), in the grottes under St. Peter’s Basilica. The chapel takes the name from the sculpture above the sepulchre which was damaged in past centuries.—(NC Photos) Pope’s Permanent Tomb Undecided