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Albany Hosts Fifth Annual CYO Convention
SAINT TERESA’S CHURCH, Albany, scene of the fifth annual CYO cenvention to be
held Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 2nd.
Sunday, Feb. 2nd.
Bishop To Address
Ga. Grand Knights
“Catholics
And Schools”
On CBS-TV
NEW YORK (NC) — The
CBS-TV network said here it
will broadcast a special pro
gram about Catholic educa
tion and its role in the Fed
eral aid to education contro
versy on Feb. 5.
Entitled “The Catholics
and the Schools,” the pro
gram is one of a "CBS Re
ports” series. It will be
broadcast from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m., EST.
Catholic and public school
educators, legislators and
Federal officials will be par
ticipants. The operation of
St. Mary Magdalene school,
St. Louis, and of St. Thomas
District High School, Pitts
burgh, will be seen on the
program, CBS said.
Protestant
ALBANY—Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough will address Grand
Knights from throughout Geor
gia assembled here February
2nd for their semi-annual meet
ing.
Bernard S. Dunstan, State De
puty, will preside at the ga
thering of Grand Knights, Gen
eral Program Chairmen and Fi
nancial Secretaries of Geor
gia’s fourteen Knights of Co
lumbus Councils. All State of
ficers and District Deputies
will also attend.
The day’s activities will be
gin at 12 noon with the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass being
offered at St. Teresa’s Church
by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew
J. McDonald, State Chaplain.
Bishop McDonough will pre
side at the Mass and the Rev.
Marvin J. LeFrois, pastor of
St. Teresa’s will deliver the
sermon.
Luncheon will follow at 1:15
p.m. at the Home of the host
Council, #3607, located on Gil-
lionville Road. His Excellency,
Bishop McDonough will address
the Grand Knights following the
luncheon.
The Grand Knights meeting
will be held at 3 p.m., with the
State Deputy presiding.
Milton C. Sterling is grand
Knight of the Albany Coun
cil and Joseph E. Davis is Dis
trict Deputy for the Second
District.
Missionaries He ( lp Nuns
Escape Congo Mission
Nine Sisters of the Congre
gation of the Holy Family, sta
tioned at Kilembe mission in
Congo’s Kwilu province, scene
of the bloody massacre of three
Belgian missionary priests es
caped, after burying the mutil
ated victims of a red-led band of
terrorists, through the courag
eous action of American and
Canadian Protestant mission-
aires.
According to an N.C.W.C.
News Service release datelined
Leopoldville, the Congo, the
Protestant missionaries left
their ownMukedi mission, trav
eling eight miles to help evac
uate the Sisters. Later the Pro
testant mission was evacuated
with only three of 13missioners
remaining there. The rest were
taken out in a United Nations
helicopter. The nuns were flown
t o Leopoldville in a plane char
tered by the belgian embassy.
According to the N.C.W.C.
News Service release, an in
dication of the coming trouble
which was to bring violent death
and dismemberment to three
preists of the Oblates of Mary
Imaculate, Father Gerard
Defever, Nicolas Hardy and Pi
erre Laebens took place Jan. 20
when government administra
tors decided to leave the town.
They took some of their belong
ings to the mission superior and
asked him to guard them.
On. Jan. 21, many people from
the nearby village of Munga
came to the mission and asked
the superior to protect them
from the terrorists active
in this area.
On the night of Jan. 22-23,
four priests were at the mis
sion; Fathers Defever, Hardy,
Macrea and Laebens. At 11p.m.
two terrorists came to the mis
sion and threw a Molotovcock-
tail into Father Defever’s bed
room, but it did not start afire.
Father Defever gave an alarm
and the two terrorists fled.
Later they came to the mis
sion for a second time and Fa
ther Defever asked them what
they wanted. This time the as
sailants were accompanied by a
band of 50 guerrilas. They at
tacked Father Defever, who
again gave an alarm.
Fathers Hardy and Macrea
left the house. Father Macrea
was hit by a torch, then disa
peared into the bush. Fathers
Defever and Hardy were then
killed by the terrorists who
Pray For Our
Deceased Priests
VERY REV. PETER WHELAN
February 6, 1871
Oh (rod, fVho didst give to
thy servants by 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.
were armed with steel bars,
knives, hatchets, and bows and
arrows. The assailants then
went to Father Laebens’ room,
dragged him from his bed and
murdered him. Afterwards,
they dismembered the three
priests’ bodies, burned the mis
sion and set fire to the gov
ernment administration build
ing.
Nine Sisters of the Congre
gation of the Holy Family, a
French community, had heard
Father Devefer’s outcry of
alarm and taken shelter in the
mission school. When they left
it on the morning of Jan. 23
they found the bodies of the
priests.
The nuns sent a message to
American and Canadian Pro
testant missionaries at the Mu
kedi mission eight miles away.
The Protestant missioners
came an helped the Sisters to
escape. Later the Protestant
mission was evacuated with only
three of 13 missioners remain
ing there. The rest were taken
out in a United Nations heli
copter. The nuns were flown
here in a plane chartered by
the Belgain embassy.
Sister Lutgart, superior at
Kilembe, reported on the at
tack in which the priests were
killed on her arrival here.
“It lasted all night,” she
said. “The house where we sev
en nuns live is just across from
the Fathers’ house, about 200
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ALBANY—Young people from parishes throughout the eighty-
eight counties which comprise the Savannah Diocese will meet
here for their annual convention on Saturday and Sunday, Febru
ary 1 and 2. Host for this year's gathering, held under the aus
pices of The Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, is the
Rev. Marvin J. LeFrois, pastor of St. Teresa’s parish, Albany,
where convention sessions will be held. Father LeFrois, who
is Albany Deanery CYO Moderator, also heads the planning
and hospitaltiy committee which will provide overnight faci
lities for out of town CYO delegates and members.
Registration will begin at
11:00 a.m. Saturday in St. Te
resa’s School auditorium.
Convention proceedings will
begin at 1:30 with Benediction
of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Bishop McDonough will be cele
brant and will also deliver an
address of welcome.
The plenary session will
begin at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev.
Herbert J. Wellmeier, Dio
cesan Youth Moderator presi
ding. Father Wellmeier will
offer an appraisal of the acti
vities of the Catholic Youth
Organizations of the Diocese
during the past year.
Highlight of the session will
be a “Pageant of Nations.” The
bishop McDonough
FATHER WELLMEIER
Pope’s Body
To Remain In
St. Peter’s
VATICAN CITY (NC)—The
permanent tomb of Pope John
XXIII will be in the grottos of
St. Peter’s basilica instead of
in the Lateran Palace as the
late Pontiff asked in his will.
The decision was made by
Pope Paul VI. It was reached
after more than six months of
study by a commission of car
dinals composed of Amleto Car
dinal Cicognani, Papal Secre
tary of State; Benedetto Cardin
al Aloisi M a sella, Archpriest of
the Lateran basilica; and Gus
tavo Cardinal Testa, Secretary
of the Sacred Congregation for
the Oriental Church and a life
long friend of the late Pope.
Pope John had asked to be
buried in a chapel of the La
teran Palace if plans for re
storing the building permit
ted. Engineering studies have
showed that original restor
ation plans for the palace would
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cultural heritage of various na
tions, as reflected in their cos
tumes, customs, folksong and
dances will be presented by
members of various parish
youth organizations. Cash
awards will be made for the
three best entries.
At a closed session of of
ficial delegates, following the
plenary session, officers for
the current year will be elect
ed. Outgoing Diocesan officers
are Michael Coburn of Our Lady
of Lourdes Church, Pt. Went
worth, President; Tom Barn-
ford of St. Joseph's Church,
Fleming Heights, Augusta,
Vice-President; Odessa Wil
liams of St. Benedict’s Church,
Savannah, Secretary; and Tony
Stephens of Our Lady of Lour
des Church, Pt. Wentworth,
Treasurer.
Chairmen for the four stand
ing committees will also be
named at the closed session.
They will head Physical, Cul
tural, Spiritual, and Social ac
tivities on a Diocesan level.
Two dances will be held on
Saturday evening, beginning
at 8:00 p.m. They will get un
derway at St. Teresa’s School
Auditorium and at St. Clare’s
Church Hall.
Conventioneers will attend a
Pontifical Low Mass at St. Te
resa’s Church at 8:30 on Sun
day morning, celebrated by Bi
shop McDonough. The sermon
will be delivered by Father Le
Frois.
A Communion Breakfast will
follow at 10:00 a.m. Featured
speaker will be Bishop McDon
ough, who will also present
awards to both outstanding Adult
Advisors and CYO members.
Adults will receive the “Pro
Deo et Juventute” (For God and
Youth) Medal. The youth medal
is the “Eagle and Cross”
award.
Convention proceedings will
come to a close with the formal
installation of newly elected
Diocesan officers.
FATHER LeFROIS
Editor
To Give
Lecture
SAVANNAH — The Rev.
Francis J. Donohue, Editor
of The Southern Cross, will
deliver the third in a series
of lectures on “Reform and
Reunion Among Christians”
sponsored by the Diocese.
Father Donohue's topic
will be "Today’s Catholic
Press.” The lecture to be
followed by a Question and
Answer session will be held
at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb
ruary 6th, at the Cathedral
School Auditorium.
SAVANNAH TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE - Teaching sisters and layteachers
of the Diocese’s elementary schools pose at two day institute held last Friday
and Saturday at Most Blessed Sacrament parish, Savannah. Seated in the fore
ground are left to right: The Rev. John Cuddy, Superintendent of Diocesan
Schools; The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah; The Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, pastor of the host parish. — (Photo by
Carroll Burke)
Vol. 44, No. 29 10c Per Copy — $3.00 A Year
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964
BISHOP McDONOUGH (right) greets the Rt. Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart, Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, and Mrs. Stuart after Bishop McDonough’s talk on “The
Second Vatican Council” last week att Savannah’s Cathedral Day School. At extreme
left J.n photo is the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joh*. D. Toomey, pastor of St. James Church, Savan
nah. — ——V 1
Capacity Audience For
First Lecture In Series
SAVANNAH — His Excel
lency, Bishop Thomas J. Mc
Donough addressed a capacity
audience at the Cathedral Day
School Auditorium last Thurs
day night.
Topic of his talk was “The
Second Vatican Council.” Pro
minent among Savannahians of
all Faiths attending the first in
a series of six lectures on"Re-
for and Reunion Among Chris
tians ” were the Rt. Rev. Al
bert Rhett Stuart, Bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia,
and Mrs. Stuart; Rev. Kenneth
M. Gearhart, Rector of St. Mi
chael’s Episcopal Church; and
Rev. Harry W. Shipps, Vicar of
Holy Apostles Episco
pal Church.
Bishop McDonough eulogized
the late Pope John XXIII who
convened the Council in Oc
tober, 1962. Noting that the late
Pontiff always deprecated his
own learning, he said, “It is
true, there may be greater
scholars in the Church, but Pope
John had the intuitive knowledge
and wisdom which is charater-.
istic of all truly holy and hum
ble men and his name will be
forever enshrined in history as
one of the greatest of many
great successors to the Holy
Apostle, St. Peter.”
He praised Pope Paul for his
steadfastness in carrying on
the Council in the spirit of his
* ‘universally beloved prede
cessor.”
Bishop McDonough criticized
those who accused the council
of having accomplished too lit
tle. “For the first time in al
most one hundred years, the Bi
shops of the Catholic Church
met in an attempt to bring the
Church 'up to date.’ That
meant more than two thousand
Bishops from every nation, cul
ture and race under the sun.
“Considering this fact, plus
the tremendous interest of men
and women of other Faiths and
the realization of the Council
Fathers that their deliberations
and actions would affect not only
Catholics but men of good will
everywhere, it seems to me that
the Vatican Council thus far
has done outstanding work.”
In a discussion period fol
lowing Bishop McDonough’s ad
dress, widespread interest was
shown in the recently approved
use of the vernacular languages
in the Mass and the administra
tion of the other Sacraments.
In response to one question,
the Bishop declared that
when the use of English in the
Mass begins, probably late this
year, it will undoubtedly lead to
greater lay participation in and
appreciation of the Sacred Li
turgy of the Church.
“Some, of course, will find
it hard to adjust,” he said,
“and for them there will pro
bably be one Mass on Sundays
completely in Latin.”
Bishop Stuart asked if Eng
lish would be used in the or
dination of men to the Priest
hood. Bishop McDonough
affirmed that it will, as soon as
there is a suitable translation of
the Church’s Liturgical books..
The future construction of the
Roman Curia was also the sub
ject of one question.
“I think it is undoubtedly the
wish of most of the Bishops that
there be greater international
representation in the mem
bership of the Curia so that
both Christian Doctrine and
Church discipline may be bet
ter adapted to the great variety
of cultures and traditions which
the Church embraces,” he said.
Bishop McDonough also de
clared that the question of a
permanent Diaconate composed
of men who would be permit
ted to marry has been abandon
ed. “Those who supported it
maintained that men who are
not attracted toward the Priest
hood might find their vocation
in the Diaconate, as did St.
Francis of Assisi,” he said,
"but opponents were afriad
that a permanent married dia
conate might tend to lessen the
number of aspirants to the Sa
cred Priesthood. The question
of a permanent celibate Dia
conate, however, will almost
certainly be discussed
again.”
As Of Feb. 16th
Decree Implements
Liturgy Constitution
VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope
Paul VI has issued a decree
beginning implementation of the
Ecumenical Council’s Liturgy
Constitution as of February
16th. It makes sermons obli
gatory at Sunday and Holyday
Masses and provides for ad
ministration of sacraments of
Confirmation and Matrimony
during Mass.
The Pope stressed the nec
essity for all priests and lay-
people to study the Liturgy
Constitution and to be willing
to accept its provisions. He
urged Bishops to make sure
their people understand and
participate actively in the Mass
and sacraments.
The Papal document, a Motu
Proprio entitled “Sacram Li-
turgiam,” was published Jan
uary 28th. It provides for the
establishment of a new com
mission which will be entrust
ed with the work of revising
the Missal, Divine Office and
other liturgical books.
After the first Sunday in Lent,
matrimony must normally be
celebrated at Mass, following
the Gospel and homily.
The Pope has given Bishops
the power to disbense priests
from the obligation to recite the
breviary in whole or part where
just reasons exist. The docu
ment also stated that any trans
lation of the Breviary must be
submitted for the Holy See’s
approval before any authoriza
tion for reciting the office in
the vernacular.
Priests, in reciting the bre
viary privately, may omit the
hour of Prime and choose any
one of the three minor hours of
Terce, Sext or None.
Marquette Gets
NCWC Microfilm
MILWAUKEE (NC)--Micro-
fild copies of the complete set
of reports of the National Ca
tholic Welfare Conference News
Service have been given to Mar
quette University for the
archives of the American Ca
tholic Press.
The microfilms were the gift
of the NCWC Press Department