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\ Vol. 44. No. 11 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year Catholic Laymen To Be Admitted SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER BISHOP’S OFFICE 225 Abercorn Street Savannah, Georgia Dearly beloved in Christ: The formal opening of the Second Vatican Council, October 11, 1962, marked perhaps, the outstanding event in the history of the Catholic Church because of it’s magnitude and for reaching effects. Pope John XXIII, of happy and be loved memory, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit brought to all men a spiritual renewal which promises to touch intimately every segment of society. The presence of over 2,500 Bishops in Rome gave impetus to the words of Christ "go teach ye all nations” so that there may be "onefold and one shepherd”. Upon my return from Rome after the first session, I quickly as similated the interest of Catholics and non-Catholics in the aims of the Coun cil. The Holy Father, as the Vicar of Christ on earth, gave all men new hope and clearly delineated His dedicated desire to bring our Church "up to date”. Pope John XXIIIwill long be remembered for his paternal concern for all souls. His death was a personal loss for people of all faiths. His work will be continued. The work of the Council so warmly and energetically entered upon by Pope John XXIII is now committed into the hands of our new Pontiff, Paul VI, who is enriched with great attributes of wisdom, understanding and piety which are so indispensable for the task which faces him. Our new Pope is truly "a man of the times” who has a storehouse of experience which will, please God, sustain him in his new and demanding office as the successor to St. Peter. The second session of the Council opens September 29th, in the Eternal City of Rome. Once more Bishops from all over the world will assemble un der the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. The world today lives in turmoil; secular influences are challenging the very fabric of our moral structure. It is in this element of uncertainty that .the Bishops, under the aegis of our Sovereign Pontiff pray to the Holy Ghost to guide our deliberations and bless our decisions. Oftentimes, we seek the ways of man—only to be reminded that Christ alone proclaimed the words, "I am the way, the truth and the life.” Love of the Church must not only domi nate our lives but must be the pivotal point of our spiritual existence. The Second Vatican Council is the voice of hope in the midst of chaos. The prayers of a nation represent the most powerful deterrent to the breaking up of our homes, our society, and our way of life. Again I call upon you, my dear people, to join me in prayer for the success of the Vatican Council. Your prayers, your acts of sacrifice will be a pledge of our Christian Unity. While in Rome, I will pray for you daily and remember your special inten tions as I visit the Shrines hallowed by the martyrs of our Holy Church. Imparting to you my blessing, I am, Devotedly yours in Christ, Bishop of Savannah. Pope Paul Asks Prayer And Penance For Council’s Success VATICAN CITY, (NC) - An appeal to encourage prayer and penance for a happy outcome of the ecumenical council has been made by His Holiness Pope Paul VI in an Apostolic Exhortation to the world’s Catholic Bishops. He wrote: “We are certain, Venerable Brothers, that it is above all upon this effort of prayer and Christian penance that the hope for the abundant spiritual harvest of the council will depend, for it is first of all a work of the Holy Spirit. “All that is humanly possible must be done to prepare for the council. However, neither the ordered assembly of the council, nor the penetrating power of the debates, nor the studies diligently prepared by the council Fathers which will have the most important partin the council—none of these will produce the fully and stably determined purposes of the council, but only long and at tentive prayer, corporal and spiritual mortification offered to God, and holiness of customs and pious works.” Pope Paul recommended especially the prayer written by Pope John XXIII for the success of the council, and he recommended that the Collect prayer to the Holy Spirit be ordered inserted in all the Masses of the Latin Rite (ora- tio imperata). He urged also that priests, seminarians and members of religious institutes take the lead in his call for special prayer and penance. On penance he wrote “We paternally exhort all that in the coming Rogation Days each voluntarily observe the fast, according to his own strength, even though it is not commanded by ecclesiastical authority. “May the faithful willingly perform other voluntary morti fications, especially abstaining from certain entertainments which too often are immoral and censurable. . . let them pardon offenses received. A spontaneous pardon extinguish es the tragic flames of dis cords in such a way as to silence hatreds and quarrels which today unfortunately are so widespread as to generate new disasters and often pro voke irritated minds to the spilling of their brothers’ blood.” Pope Issues Regulations For 2nd Council Session VATICAN CITY, (NC)—His Holiness Pope Paul VI has directed that Catholic laymen be admitted to the second session of the ecumenical council and that non-Christian as well as other non- Catholic representatives be welcomed as observers. Pope Paul disclosed the fol lowing decisions: -Admission of some Catholic laymen and some representa tives of the major international Catholic institutions which have been recognized by ecclesiasti cal right into the council delib erations. -Reinvitation of non-Catholic Christian observers at the council, increasing the number, and also inviting the represen tatives of non-Christian reli gions who were not invited to the first session. -Abolition of the present council Secretariat for Extra ordinary Affairs and the ap pointment of cardinal delegates or moderators who will have the task of directing the work of the council. The disclosures were con tained in a letter dated Septem ber 12, addressed to the council president, Eugene Cardinal Tisserant. Regarding the first point, the council Press bulletin specified that the Catholic laymen who will be selected to attend will act in the capacity of auditors of the council. As “qualified representatives of the Catholic lay apostolate they will be able to assist in the conciliar work and eventually they may even be called upon to give their ad vice to the conciliar commis sions.” International Catholic insti tutes would include organiza tions or movements that have achieved recognition in their endeavors in various fields such as education and relief. Regarding observers, the letter states that the Pope has already again “called to the ecumenical council observers of Christians separated from the Apostolic See and sought to increase the number of them. Moreover it has seemed op portune for Us to extend the ef forts of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity pre viously established also to those who are members of non-Chris tian religions.” Regarding the third point, the letter pointed out that the Pope has already named to the college of the presidents of the council three of the cardinals who had been members of the now abo lished Secretariat for Extra ordinary Affairs. They are Ste fan Cardinal Wyszynski, Pri mate of Poland; Giuseppe Cardinal Siri, Archbishop of Genoa, Italy, and Albert Cardi nal Meyer, Archbishop of Chi cago. The Secretariat for Extra ordinary Affairs in fact had been superseded by the Commission for the Coordination of the Council’s Works,‘which Pope John had instituted at the end of the first session. L’Osservatore Romano, Va tican City daily, reported that the posts of moderators will be held by Gregorio Cardinal Aga- gianian, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propaga tion of the Faith; Giacomo Car dinal Lercaro, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy; Julius Cardinal Doepfner, Archbishop of Mun ich and Freising, Germany, and Leo Cardinal Suenens, Arch AMERICUS DEDICATION—Bishop McDonough, at dedication of St. Martin de Porres Chapel, is assisted on his right by Fr. Rayner Dray, OFM, pastor of St. Mary’s Church and missions, Americus, and on his left by Fr. Francis Gorman, OFM, pastor of St. Mary of the Angels mission in Anderson, S. C. A crowd of about 100 were on hand to fill the chapel for its dedication. The Franciscan sisters from Lakeland and some of the Adorers of the Precious Blood from St. Teresa’s Albany were present for the occa sion. Seventeen priests took part in the ceremony. bishop of Malines-Brussels, Belgium. Cardinal delegates or mod erators will direct all the work of the council, but the Council of the Presidency will continue to preside over all the indivi dual general congregations of the council meeting, according to the council press bulletin. It is to be noticed that two of the moderators, Cardinals Doepfner and Suenens, were members of the abolished sec retariate. The council presi dency is charged with seeing that the standards of the coun cil are observed. The opening passages of the letter were devoted to praise of Pope John XXIII for the calling of the Second Vatican Council, and to the wish that it be con cluded and crowned with the success he wanted for it. Pope Paul repeated the hope that the council would result in the “benefit and increase of the Apostolic See and of the Catho lic Church. . .for the greater prosperity of the life of the Church, for the hastening of union of separated brothers with the Catholic Church, and for the promotion of peace and the spitirual prosperity of humani- (Continued on Page 2) WELCOME IRISH PRIESTS — Three Irish Priests, who will serve in this Diocese for two years, are pictured shortly after their arrival last Friday with Bishop Thomas J. McDonough and the Rev. Kevin Boland. The new arrivals are, left to right, Father Corn elius Keane, Father Leonard O’Brien and Rev. John Cotter. (Savannah Morning News Photo by Robert McDonald) On Loan For Two Years Novena At Carmel SAVANNAH—The Rev. F. J. Fish, C. M., will be the preacher at the annual Sol emn Novena in honor of St. The'rese, to be conducted at the Chapel of Savannah’s Car melite Monastery from Sep tember 25th to October 3rd. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Irish Priests To Serve In Diocese SAVANNAH—Four priests recently arrived from Ireland to serve for a period of two years in the Diocese of Savan nah. Three priests, the Rev. Leo nard O’Brien, the Rev. Corne lius Keane and the Rev. John Cotter arrived last Friday. The Rev. Thomas Murphy arrived Tuesday. All studied for the priesthood at St. Patrick’s May - nooth Seminary and were ordained last June by the Most Rev. Cornelius Lucey, Bishop of Cork and Ross. Father O’Brien, a native of Skibbereen County Cork, will be assigned as assistant at the Cathedral in Savannah. Father Keane, a native of Drimolea- gue County Cork, will be assig ned as an assistant at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Savannah, Father Cotter, a na tive of Crow Hill County Cork, will be assigned as an assis tant at St. Mary’s on-the-Hill, St. Patrick’s, Augusta Solemn Requiem For Rev. John M. Crean AUGUSTA — Bishop Thomas J. McDonough was the celebrant of a Solemn Pontifical Requiem for the Rev. John M. Crean at St. Patrick’s on Monday Sept ember 16th. Father Crean suffered a fa tal heart attack last Thursday and died within an hour. The body was conducted to St. Patrick’s Church at 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening by His Excellency, Bishop McDonough and the priests of the Augusta area. Bishop McDonough led the clergy in the recitation of the Rosary. Another rosary service, at tended by mourners from Au gusta’s parishes was held at 8:00 p.m. The body lay in state through out the night, attended by an honor guard composed of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. Obsequies began on Monday morning at 10:30 with the reci tation of the Divine Office by Bishop McDonough and mem bers of the clergy who had come from various parts of the Diocese to attend the funeral. Bishop McDonough was cele brant at the Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass which began at 11:00 a.m. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St. M ary’s-on-the-hill Church, Augusta, served as As sistant Pirest. The Rev. Nicho las Quinlan, pastor of St. Jo seph’s, Fleming Heights and the Rev. James Sullivan, S.M.A., assistant pastor of Im maculate Conception, Augusta were Deacons of Honor. The Rev. Felix Donnelly, pastor of Sacred Heart was Deacon of the Mass. Subdeacon was the Rev. Joseph Gillespie, assis tant pastor of Sacred Heart. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Savannah Diocese served as Master of Ceremonies, assisted by the Rev. Ralph Seikel, pas tor of St. Patrick’s. Altar boys from St. Mary’s-on-the-hill filled the posts of minor offi cers. The requiem Mass was sung by the choir of Aquinas High School, under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph. At the conclusion of the Mass, Father Seikel delivered the FATHER CREAN eulogy, with Bishop McDonough speaking after the Absolution. A niece and nephew of F ather Crean, from Milwaukee, Wis consin flew to Augusta to be Official The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah announces the following ap pointments. REV. JOHN COTTER assist ant at St. Mary's on-the-Hill, Augusta. REV. CORNELIUS KEANE assistant at the Church of The Most Blessed Sacrament, Sa vannah. REV. THOMAS MURPHY assistant at Sacred Heart, War- 4 ner Robins. REV. LEONARD O’BRIEN assistant at the Cathedral, Sa vannah. present at the funeral, which was also attended by more than thirty priests from such Geor gia cities as Savannah, Colum bus, and Macon as well as Au gusta, and from North Augusta, and Aiken in South Carolina. Father Crean’s body was then taken to Savannah where he was buried in the Priests’ Section of Catholic Cemetery. Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara conducted the graveside ser vices at Savannah which were attended by the priests and sis ters of the Savannah area. Father Crean was born in Loughlynn, County Roscommon, Ireland. After attending the Na tional School for ten years, Father Crean made his secon dary studies at the Immaculate Conception College, Sligo. Father completed his Philo sophical and Theological course at All Hallows College, Dublin,, and was ordained to the priest hood at the Seminary Chapel in June, 1911, by the Most Rev. bishop Donnelly, Titular bishop of Canea. Father Crean began his priestly work in Georgia in 1929, his first appointment being as assistant pastor of the Church of the Most Blessed Sa crament, Savannah. In 1933 Father was assigned as assistant pastor of Holy Family parish, Columbus. In 1936, he was named Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Wash ington and manager of St. Jo seph’s Home there. In 1954 he was assigned to St. Mary’s on-the-Hill, Augusta. Father Crean celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood in 1961. On May 16th of that year he was honored at a dinner given for him by the priests of the Dio cese of Savannah. The date of celebration was moved forward so that Bishop Thomas J. Mc Donough, who was in Ireland on a visit that June, could take part in the celebrations. Father was assigned to St. Patrick’s, Augusta, in 1962. Surviving are a brother, Frank Crean of Ireland; and a nephew, Edward Crean of St. Paul, Minn. Augusta. Father Murphy, a na tive of Cork City, will be as signed as assistant pastor at Sacred Heart Church in War ner Robins. Bishop McDonough said the four priests were .loaned to the Savannah Diocese by Bishop Cornelius Lucey in keeping with a policy started two years ago. The first two priests loaned to the Diocese, Father William* Ahearne, Sacred Heart, Warner Robins and Fahter Eugene Mo- riarty, St. Mary's Augusta, re turned to Ireland last month. Bishop McDonough described Bishop Lucey as "a great pa tron of our Diocese.” In addi tion to helping the Diocese until it can get priests of its own, Bishop McDonough said the Bi shop of Cork has sent two com munities of Irish nuns. The next ordination in the Savannah Diocese is not sche duled until June, 1965. Name Board Of Consultors At St. Anne’s COLUMBUS—At the regular business meeting of the St. Anne’s Holy Name Society which was held Sunday morning, Sep tember 8, in the St. Anne’s Cafetorium, a board of consul- tors was appointed by the presi dent, Tom French, as follows: A1 Eversman and Henry Gall- man, former presidents of the St. Anne’s Society; Donald Ford, former president of Holy Fami ly Society; and Richard Sendel- bach. This board will serve as an excellent balance wheel for the society, and an' efficient way of connecting the present with the past. The appointment of board members was in accor dance with the St. Anne’s Holy Name Society Constitution and By-Laws. Another highlight of the meet ing was an inspirational talk by the spiritual director, Msgr. Herman Deimel, pastor of St. Anne’s Church, on the Holy Name of Jesus and living by the Holy Name principles. The society will also partici pate in a Day of Recollection Retreat beginning at 8 a.m. with a special mass on September 22. PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. J. B. LANGLOIS Sept. 16, 1876 REV. CHARLES M. REICH Sept. 17, 1917 RT. REV. FRANCIS X. GARTLAND D. D. FIRST BISHOP OF SAVANNAH Sept. 20, 1854 REV. PATRICK J. McCABE Sept. 21, 1881 Oh Cod, tVho didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priest hood of the Apostles, grant, u'e implore, that they may- also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.