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? St. John Vianney Award iiIslanding Altar Boys Receive Diocesan Honor BISHOP THOMAS J. McDONOUGH confers St. John Vianney Award on altar boys of the Diocese nominated by their pastors for outstanding service at the Altar. Priests assisting Bishop are (1. to r.) Rev. Joseph Stranc, Seminary instructor; Rev. John Cuddy, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools and a member of Seminary Faculty; and Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Savannah Chancellor and pastor of Blessed Sacrament Churbh, Savannah. Pieta Unveiled Blessing Of Vatican’s World’s Fair Pavillion By George Gent FLUSHING MEADOW, N. Y. (NC)—One thousand persons, including high Church and civic dignitaries, attended the bless ing and dedication here of the e Vatican Pavillion at the New York World’s Fair. The ceremony (April 19), which included a symbolic un veiling of Michaelangelo’s fa mous statue, the Pieta, was fol lowed by a Pontifical Low Mass in the exhibit's chapel. Paolo Cardinal Marella, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for St. Pe ter’s Basilica in Rome and le gate of Pope Paul VI, presided at' the ceremony. He was as- sisted by Francis Cardinal MEDALIST—Jane M. Hoey (above), of New York will be the first recipient of the t annual Mater et Magistra Award of the College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, named in honor of Pope John XXIII. The internationally known Catholic sociologist and au thor will receive the gold medal at ceremonies at the college on May 2. (NC Photos) Spellman of New York, Arch bishop Egidio Vagnozzi, Apos tolic Delegate in the U.S., Bi shop Bryan J. McEntegart of Brooklyn and 43 archbishops and bishops from 11 eastern states. Bishop McEntegart, preach ing the sermon during the Mass, said the Catholic Church, “more than all other exhibi tors’’ at the fair, is “anxious to let its light shine upon men.’* “This Vatican Pavilion,’’ he said, “must demonstrate what the Church has done in the past, what she is currently doing, and what the Church plans to do in the future. Hopefully, by the brilliance of her light, she may lead men closer to God and bring God closer to men.” Bishop McEntegart said that it is to the countless thousands of persons who will visit the fair and pavilion “that our Pi eta and our entire exhibit must speak.” "If, in this Vatican Pavil ion, by showing the works of Christ’s Church,” he added, "we help to broaden and deep en mutual understanding among men, then truly His Church shall have made a valuable contribu tion toward world peace.” Cardinal Marella, who cele brated the Mass, said at its con clusion that it gave him “tre mendous satisfaction” to know that the Catholic Church is tak ing part in the fair. He said the aim of the Vatican Pavilion is to "accurately portray” the reality of the Church so that “all those who visit may gain a clearer knowledge and deep er understanding of the Church.” A papal benediction was be stowed upon all those attend ing the Mass. The ceremonies began with a procession of the clergy to the area in which the Pieta is dis played. It was actually a light ing of the statue, rather than an unveiling. Because of tech nical complications, it was de cided not to drape the master piece. Instead, after a bless ing from Pope Paul VI was read, the statue portraying the fragile corpus of Christ in the arms of His bereaved Mother, was slowly lighted by Cardinal Marella pushing a button. The white marble statue is encased behind bullet-proof glass in a setting of blue cre ated by Jo Mielziner, noted theatrical designer. The first reactions of the viewers were mixed. Some warmly applauded the new setting for the 15th century statue. But others were critical. After the unvieling, the cler gy, with members of various religious orders and papal knights, proceeded up the stairs to the chapel on the mezzanine level for the blessing of the cha pel and the celebration of Mass Among the guests at the cer emony were R. Sargent Shri- ver, director of the Peace Corps; Lt. Gov. Malcom Wil son; Mayor Robert F. Wagner and Sen Kenneth B. Keating. Robert Moses, president of the fair, spoke after the Mass at a gathering at the fair’s Ter race Club. He took direct issue with those who had raised objections to having the Pieta brought to the fair because of the dangers involved in removing it from its pedistal in St. Peter’s. “Art pundits who had hardly been aware of the existence of the Pieta became its self-annoin- ted guardians and had the ef frontery to instruct the author ities of the Church as to their responsibilities to mankind, Moses said. BISHOP McDONOUGH distributes Holy Communion to students during Mass marking dedication of new chapel at St. Pius X High School, Savannah. Augusta Deanery SAINT CHRISTOPHER’S Ronald Barrow, Kenneth Mit chell. * * * SAINT JOSEPH’S Thomas Clancy, Michael Gorman, John Mastroiana, Francis Miles, Donald Stanch- field, Michael Wilson. * * * SAINT MARY’S ON THE HILL William Barrett, Thomas Casella, Robert Cole, Peter Colley, Patrick Farr, James Garren, Gary McGlone, James Saul. (Continued on Page 6) With a congregation of more than 400 proud relatives looking on, 172 altar boys from parishes throughout the diocese received the St. John Vianney Award and certificates declaring each to be an “Altar Boy of Distinction” at an outdoor Mass last Sunday at St. John Vianney Minor Seminary, Savannah. Boys were nominated by their pastors for devotion, dedication and excellence in the service of the altar. The presentation of award medals and certificates by His Excellency, Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, capped a weekend of activities which began early Saturday afternoon, when altar boys began arriving at the Sem inary with their parents and rel atives. With seminarians acting as referees, umpires and super visors, the boys took part in a program of outdoor games from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., while their parents enjoyed a coffee hour, informal visits with members of the Seminary faculty and a tour of Seminary facilities. After a 5:30 dinner, prepared under the supervision of Mrs. Martha Vasta, Seminary die tician, students entertained the award nominees with a ‘hoote nanny’. The boys then viewed a motion picture on vocations for the Priesthood. Parents heard short talks by Bishop McDonough and the Rev. William V. Coleman, Seminary Rector. Bishop McDonough, speak ing on the nature and impor tance of the Priesthood, re- ; minded his listeners that ‘‘Vi brant Catholic family life is the seed-bed for vocations,” and urged daily prayer * ‘not merely for vocations, but that Our Lord may call your own boys, mem bers of your own families, into the Sacred Priesthood.” Father Coleman outlined the Seminary curriculum and ac tivities. Bishop McDonough was cel ebrant at the Pontifical Field Mass at 8:00 a.m. Sunday. An address of welcome in the name of all the seminarians was de livered by Michael Wilson, a senior from St. Anne’s Parish, Columbus, Georgia. After the Mass Bishop Mc Donough conferred the St. John Vianney Award and the Certifi cate of Distinction on the follow ing altar boys; Vol. 44, No. 41 10c Per Copy — $5 A Year Savannah Deanery CATHEDRAL Kurt Balcom, Gregory Bell, Thomas Groover, Paul Kaluzne. Daniel Muller, Thomas Roche fort, Edward Roy, Thomas Sta cy. * * * SAINT ANTHONY’S Charles Bell, Robert Young. * * * SAINT BENEDICT’S Richard Chisholm, Marion DeVoe, Myers Thoma3. * * * BLESSED SACRAMENT Stephen Brennan, Mahany Cromartie, Michael Dillon, Bernard Foran, Robert Hanson, James McQuillan, Joseph Mul ler, Lindsey Rowe. * * * SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER John Chalfa, Ronald Hunter, Donald Kinstle, Patrick Kins- tle, Michael Manning, John Pe terson. * * * HUNTER AIR FORCE BASE Edward Brown, Francis Can- avan, Mark Fredrickson, Carey Shea. * * * SAINT JAMES James Brinson, Michael Gil pin, James Honea, Eugene La nier, John McAlteer, Daniel McCarthy, Thomas McCarthy, James Moylan, Jr., Mark Ro- magosa, Stephen Willoughby. * * * SAINT MICHAEL’S Patrick Byrnes, Robert Chu, Arthur S. Davis, II, Lewis De- Four. # * * MOST PURE HEART OF MARY Lary Roosevelt Adams, Cal vin Williams. * * * NATIVITY OF OUR LORD Clarke Carter, Robert Dil lard, Charles Ganem,^Daniel Knesel, William Wallace, Anton Werlinger. * * * OUR LADY OF GOOD HOPE Thomas McLaughlin. * * * OUR LADY OF LOURDES Anthony Barras, Darrell Harris, James Stephens, Bart Traywick. * * * SACRED HEART Kevin Anderson, Francis Hester, James Johnson, Joseph Jurgenson, Daniel Maner, James Winters. Disputes Donovan On Cuba MIAMI, Fla. (NC) — The Voice, Miami diocesan news paper, has disputed a statement by New York attorney James Donovan that the Catholic Church is not being persecuted in Cuba. “The truth of the matter is that Castro is persecuting the Church; he is eliminating the Church by making it impossi ble for it to exist,” the Voice said in a page, one editorial. Donovan, in a talk recently at the National Press Club in Washington, D. C., said that Cuban churches are open and reasonably well attended; that priests are free to preach as they wish; and that Fidel Castro has no objection to having priests in Cuba as long as they are native Cubans and not Span iards. Donovan personally negotia ted with Castro for the exchange of $60 million worth of U. S. medical supplies for 1,300 pri soners captured in the unsuc cessful 1961 Bay of Pigs inva sion. The Voice cited statements by exiled Auxiliary Bishop Ed uardo Boza Masvidal of Havana and Bishop Coleman Carroll of Miami. Bill Seen Indictment Of Society WHEELING, W. Va., (NC)— Bishop Joseph H. Hodges of Wheeling said here that “it is an indictment of our social or der that the government must resort to public legislation to guarantee the rights of a citi zen.” Bishop Hodges asserts in the West Virginia Register, news paper of the diocese, that while support of the legisla tion before the U. S. Senate is needed, it is regrettable “that a civil rights bill is necessary.” Bishop Hodges said the bill deals “with the fundamental rights of a large segment of our population—rights that have come from Almighty God, our Creator.” “Anyone who denies a man these rights violates the law of God and affronts the dig nity of the persons injured. Di vine and human justice are at stake,” he said. “It is an indictment of our social order that the govern ment must resort to public leg islation to guarantee the rights of a citizen. It is an even more shameful indictment of Christ ianity and religion in general that we who profess a belief in God or Christ fail not only to treat our fellow men with charity but even to grant him elementary justice,” he said PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. CHARLES W. VOGEL April 26, 1935 VERY REV. MSGR. JAMES J. GRADY April 26, 1955 Oh Cod, IVho 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. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1964 Benedictine Dedication Thursday, April 30th The newly constructed Sacred Heart Priory and Benedictine Military School, Savannah, will be formally dedicated at cere monies on Thursday, April 30th. Officiating will be the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDon ough, Bishop of Savannah. The ceremonies will begin with the Blessing and dedica tion of the buildings of the $1,500,000 complex at 10:30 a.m. and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 11:30 a.m. Bishop McDonough will also deliver the main address. An open house will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., follow ed by a Civic Reception in the school auditorium. Ground was broken Feb. 11, 1963 and classes began Sept. 20th. Buildings include a Priory and Chapel for the Benedictine Community, Academic build ing, Cafetorium, and Gymna sium. School facilities can ac commodate 600 students. Architects for the new Pri ory and School were the Savan nah firm of Thomas, Driscoll and Hutton. Whaley and Minter Construction Company of Brunswick, were the contrac tors. Although Benedictine Mili tary School dates only from 1902, Priests of the Order of St. Benedict have labored in Georgia since 1871 when a group of French Benedictines, led by Father Gabriel Bergier O.S.B. came to Savannah, 'where they built the chapel at Isle of Hope, which still serves as a Mission of St. James Parish. In 1885 they affiliated with the monks of Belmont Abbey, N. C. and opened Benedictine College (now Benedictine Mili tary School) Sept. 29, 1902. The first school was located on the southside of 32nd Street be tween Lincoln and Habersham On June 16, 1905, the late Bi shop Benjamin J. Keiley offi ciated at the dedication of the building at 34th and Bull Streets, which served as Benedictine Military School until last Sep tember. A decree from the Holy See established the Savannah Com munity as an independent Pri ory in June of 1961 and The Very Rev. Bede Lightner was elected its first Prior in Sep tember of the same year. AMONG BUILDINGS to be dedicated at Benedictine Military School April 30th is this gymnasium. Rome-Constantinople Accord Predicted By Antonio Negroponte (N.C.W.C. News Service) ISTANBUL, Turkey—Patri arch Athenagoras I of Constan tinople (Istanbul) is working ar dently to eradicate old conflicts between Greek Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism and thus lay the groundwork for unity. In doing so he must overcome an Orthodox mistrust of the Church of Rome whose roots lie deep in the past. The coronation in Rome, in 800, of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope St. Leo III was a major irritant to the court of the Eastern Ro man emperor in Byzantium. The imperial court in the East had been chagrinned a half-century earlier when the papacy as sumed temporal power over central Italy. But the crowning of Charlemagne was seen as collusion with the western tem poral power, a part of a pro ject to undermine the founda tions of the eastern empire. Here was the barbaric West pretending to rival the civiliz ed East. As pblitical events frequently have consequences in the relig ious sphere, this political an tagonism became complicated by religious hostility. The first major break came in 858, when the Byzantine Emperor Michael III deposed the Patriarch and appointed in his place Photius, who was subsequently excom municated by Pope Nicholas I. The drift apart was accelerat ed in 1054, when the Patri arch Michael Cerularius was excommunicated in the name of the Pope. The culmination of all this came in 1204, when Latin Cru saders switched their course to the Holy Land in order to be siege conquer and pillage Con stantinople, carrying price less Byzantine treasures and relics back to the West. The usurpation by Latins of the im perial throne and the patriar chate have rankled ever since. Moreover, the Christian West remained but a bystand er as the Byzantine Empire slowly succumbed to the heavy assualt of Islam. Aid from the West was rare and always in adequate. This was a major mistake psychologically as well as politically. The Eastern Church became introverted, tending to isolate itself more and more from the rest of Christendom. There were positive aspects along with the negative, however—among the primary ones is the fact that the Eastern Church re mained completely outside the movements of the Reformation and Protestantism. Distance, the domination of the Moslem Ottoman Empire, and the East ern Church’s strong desire to preserve the customs of the pri mitive Church helped foster this isolation. The patriarchs of Constan tinople in the course of the cen turies worked out a system of (Continued on Page 3) HISTORIC MEETING—Above photo shows historic meet ing between Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagor as of Constantinople as they met in Jerusalem earlier this year. It was the first time a Roman Pontiff and a Patriarch'of Constantinople had met since the 15th Century Council of Florence.