Newspaper Page Text
PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, February 24, 1966
Rev. Herbert
While the policeman’s lot
is not a happy one, accord
ing to a Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta, the priest’s lot most
certainly is a happy one. It
is challenging as well, a trite
word perhaps, but nevermore
true than in this reference.
The greatest challenge
comes not from the enormity
of apostolic labors confront
ing the priest, but rather from
the single, uncomplicated yet
ever so difficult task of pre
senting himself in the clear
est light as the image of
Christ, unless this goal is
accomplished, the busy-bee
activities of teaching, social
and charitable works, dis
pensing sacraments and being
a jolly good fellow are — well,
not in vain, but lacking a
total integrity.
The vocation issue of the
Southern Cross last week
rather caught me unaware,
so I am one number late with
this theme. The pictorial sup
plement could show only the
external works of the priest.
Although it contained a scene
of the priest offering Mass,
it did not picture one at his
prie-dieu or kneeling —bench
in prayer and meditation, a
most essential element. Any
one who recalls the priest
he loved dearest in his own
life, the clergyman who most
influenced his life, will see
by reflection the image of
Christ, a man of prayer and
a man of intense love. The
men in Holy Orders I see in
my mind’s eye were no great
shakes as builders and admin
istrators, except one, a well
known Savannah priest. The
others, from my youth, and
these seemingly linger longer
in everyone’s memory, were
simply kind and dedicated to
their self-sanctification, first
and foremost.
J. Wellmeier
Once on fire from the inner
glow of love of God, they
radiated this warmth and en
kindled others. Those terms,
so like radiator and kindling-
wood, speak rather exactly
of the impressions from long
ago.
Among the factors that in
fluence the developing life of
the priest, whether in the
pre-seminary days, the for
mative years, or the actual
days of ministering, none is
more powerful than the sway
of the Sisters.
Yes, the goodness of their
lives, the attractiveness of
their single-minded dedica
tion is a motivating force
in the shaping of a priest’s
own sanctity. While the priest
is called to be the leader of
the flock, it is not surprising
nor should it be, that he is
impelled to higher heights of
divine love by those entrusted
to his care. Sanctity is a
cooperative venture and those
in authority often benefit from
the example of their subjects.
Even parents frequently
learn and are moved by the
doings of their children. It
surely was thus at Nazareth,
Monica was certainly inspired
by the converted Augustine,
and no doubt the Little Flower
gave impetus to her father
and sisters.
The laity are not lacking
in the influence they bring
to bear on the clergy. There
sometimes comes out in the
conversation between one
priest and another that he
feels almost ashamed at the
goodness of a parishoner su
perior to his own. Parti
cularly, the overwhelming de
gree of love some have cul
tivated.
It is well to remember then,
dear readers, that among the
things you can do to increase
vocations, is to pray for the
holiness of your clergy and
to spur us own to a mani
festation of Christ in us.
“God is love, and he who
abides in love abides in God-
and God in Him.”
BISHOP THOMAS J. McDONOUGH is pictured
congratulating William B. Lain immediately fol
lowing Mr. Lain’s lecture. Pictured at right is Hugh
Grady. (Staff photo by Bob Ward)
Certificates
savings
inoome
The LIBERTY NATIONAL
BANK A TRUST COMPANY
Savannah 's USEFUL/COMMUNITY Bank ]
• BULL AND BROUGHTON • HABERSHAM AND 34TH
• DERENNE AT PAULSEN • ..UNTER AIR FORCE BASE
MtMBtt FIOfRAl RfSEftVf SYSTEM AND FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
LECTURE SERIES — Crowd attending Third Lee- Lecture and Question and Answer period.
ture in series is pictured during break-time between (Staff photo by Bob Ward)
WILLIAM B. LAIN
History Of Liturgy Development
Is Traced By Savannah Educator
An estimated four hundred
persons heard Mr. William B.
Lain, assistant principal of
Savannah’s Jenkins High
School trace the history of
Liturgical development in the
Catholic Church, at the third
lecture in a series dedicated
to the memory of the late Pope
John XXHI.
Lain spoke at the school
auditorium of Blessed Sacra
ment Church last Thursday
(Feb. 17) evening.
The discovery of the ‘Di-
dache’ - or ‘The Teaching
of the Twelve Apostles’ in
1873 is the oldest record ex
tant of the worship services
of the earliest Christian, he
said.
These early Christians,
said Lain, met on Sundays
for the “Breaking of Bread”
but, since so many had been
only recently separated from
the synagogue, their service
was modeled on the synagogue
service, containing scripture
readings from the Old Testa
ment as well as readings from
the letters of St. Paul, St.
James, St. Peter, St. John]
and St. Jude and from “the
Good News of the Gospel.”
This was the “Liturgy of
the Word,” the Savannah edu
cator said, and was followed
by the “Agape” or the Eucha
ristic meal.
Prayer was offered by the
“Apostle, Bishop, President
of the Assembly” in his own
words, but, in time, some of
the prayers were written down,
he said.
In the time of Constantine,
the Great, said Lain, “when
the Church had come above
ground after the great perse
cutions and was allowed to
grow, more elaborate cere
monies began to take place.
“Families of liturgies de
veloped - the Syriac-Coptic,
Antiochene, St. James, Alex
andrian, the Byzantine litur
gy of St.John Chrysostom.”
According to Lain, “By the
time of Pope St. Gregory the
Great, the liturgy had a de
finite form and assignment
of roles.”
The revised catholic
Church liturgy produced by
Vatican Council II “is becom
ing more now, what it was
at the time of St. Gregory,”
he said.
Various liturgical rites
had multiplied to such an ex
tent by 1517, Lain said, that
Pope St. Pius V issued a de
cree suppressing all rites that
had not existed for at least
200 years. But, the period
from 1570 to 1903, he declar
ed became one of stagnation
with regard to liturgical de
velopment.
Liturgical renewal began,
said Lain, in 1903, under Pope
St. Pius X. He termed the
encyclicals of Pope Pius XH,
“Mystici Corporis”, and
“Mediator Dei”, the restor
ed Easter Vigil service of
1953, the 1955 revisions of
the Eucharistic fasting law
and the convening of the Se
cond Vatican Council “his
toric and far-reaching steps
along the Church’s path to
FR. BENEDETTO. FR. BUCKLEY
Requiems For Ga. Native;
Former Augusta Pastor
Word has been received of
the death of two Jesuit priests.
One a native of Macon, and the
other a priest who served Au
gusta catholics for six years.
The Rev. James M. Buckley,
S.J., former pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, died Thursday
February 9th in Tampa, Fla.
The Rev. Arnold J. Benedetto,
S. J. native of Macon, died
in a Mobile Hospital after a
short illness. Funeral ser
vices for Father Benedetto
were held in the chapel of
the Jesuit House of Studies,
Mobile, on Thursday, Febr
uary 17.
Father Benedetto’s brother,
the Rev. Frank A. Benedetto,
S. J. of Loyola University,
New Orleans, with thirteen
other priests, including the
Rev. Joseph Gillespie of St.
Joseph’s Church in Macon,
con-celebrated the Requiem
Mass. Burial was at the Jesuit
Cemetery in Mobile.
Father Benedetto had been
teaching philosophy at the
Jesuit House of Studies and
at Spring HiU College since
1948. He was the author of
the text,“The Fundamentals
in the Philosophy of God”,
which he used. Father Bene
detto held a doctorate in philo
sophy and canon law from
Gregorian University in
Rome, Italy and previously
studied at St. Charles College,
Grand Coteau, Louisiana,
where he also taught, at St.
Mary’s College in Kansas and
St. Louis University. A native
of Macon, Georgia he had
attended St. Joseph Parochial
School, Lanier High School,
and was graduated from Spring
Hill High School in Mobile.
Ordained in 1944 at St.
Mary’s Kansas, Father Be
nedetto offered his first Mass
in Macon at St. Joseph’s
Church.
Survivors include another
brother, Joseph K. Benedetto
of Macon; four sisters, Sister
Mary Aurelia, R.S.M. of Mount
de Sales, Macon; Sister Mary
Arnold, O. P. of Barry
College, Miami, Florida; Mrs.
Harry L. Witte of Rockledge,
Florida; Mrs. A. J. Punaro
of Macon; several aunts and
REV. A. J. BENEDETTO, S.J.
uncles and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Father Buckley was pastor
of the Augusta church from
1950-53 after serving as
assistant pastor for three
years prior to that time.
A native of Elizabeth, N. J.,
he was the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Buckley.
He entered the Society of
Jesus while attending St.
Charles college, Grand Co
teau, La., in 1929.
He received his A. B. and
M. A. degrees from St. Louis
University and after teaching
for a year at the Jesuit high
school in New Orleans, enter
ed St. Mary’s Seminary, St.
Mary’s Kan., for a four-year
theological course.
Father Buckley was ordain
ed to the priesthood in 1940 at
St. Mary’s and for the follow
ing three years was a member
of the newly established Jesuit
high school in Dallas, Tex.,
before serving another three
years as assistant to the
president of Spring HiU Col
lege, Ala.
He came to Augusta from
Spring Hill and left in 1953
for service at the Immaculate
Conception Church inNewOr-
leans.
At the time of his death he
was pastor of Sacred Heart
Church in Tampa.
Liturgical renewal and re
form.”
Lain urged cathoUcs to
study the Council’s Constitu
tion on the Sacred Liturgy.
He also saw ecumenical
overtones in liturgical revi
sions. “For Quinquagesima
Sunday,” he said, “intheSer-
vice Book and Hymnal of the
Lutheran Church in America,
it wiU be found that the In-
troit, Collect, Epistle, Gra
dual and Gospel are idential
with our Roman Missal.”
The Epistle and Gospel for
Quinquagesima Sunday in the
Book of Common Prayer of
the Episcopal Church is also
identical with the Roman Mis
sal, he said.
BROTHER IVES KILROY,
C.S.C. of Notre Dame,Indiana
celebrated his silver jubilee
of profession in the Congre
gation of Holy Cross at Notre
Dame, Indiana on February
2. Brother Ives was the for
mer George F. Kilroy Jr. of
Savannah, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. George F. Kilroy
and brother of Mrs. Warren
Thorpe and Harry J. Kilroy
of Savannah. He attended
Sacred Heart School and grad
uated from Benedictine Mili
tary High School. Before en
tering religious life, he
worked with the Social
Security Office in Baltimore,
Md. He attended St. Joseph’s
Novitiate, Watertown, Wis.He
is affiliated with the Post
Office at Notre Dame, Ind.
BARTON HOUSE
WRECKING CO.
NEW AND USED LUMBER.
SASHES. DOORS, BRICKS.
PLUMBING AND HRWE.
1227-9 D’ANTIGNAC ST.
DIAL PArk 2-0662
AUGUSTA, GA.
► Johnnie Ganem
^ Steak Ranch
CHARCOAL BROILED STEAKS
PRIME STEAKS
► DINNERS-LUNCHEON
► COCKTAILS
► DINNER MUSIC
[ Gaston and Habersham
[ AD 3-3032
I,
Obituaries
* Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan Holland of Augusta, February 15th.
* Mrs. Annie Mae Daum of Savannah Beach, February 17th.
Marriages
* Miss Carol Ann Platzer of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mr. William
Everett Dobson of Savannah, February 5, in the Nativity of
Our Lord Church, Pittsburgh.
* Miss Ann Marie Shea of Savannah and Mr. John Thomas
Collins II of Savannah Beach, February 19, in the Blessed
Sacrament Church, Savannah.
Brunswick Retreat
The Fourth Degree Assembly Knights of Columbus, Bruns
wick, are sponsoring a retreat for men the week-end of March
4th. Father Mario O.F.M., of Thomasville, will be Retreat
Master. The Retreat will be held at the Episcopal Center which
is located 15 miles south of Brunswick. Cost or meals and lodg
ing wiU be $12.50. This will include 1 meal Friday, 3 on Sa
turday and 2 Sunday. All men planning to attend are asked to
send registration, along with $5.00 deposit, by March 3rd to
Richard Brunegraff, 3132 Third Street, Brunswick, Ga.
N.T. Stafford Class
The class of candidates to be initiated into the Fourth Degree
of the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, February 26 will be
named the Nicholas T. Stafford class in honor of the immediate
Past Master of the Georgia District. Mr. Stafford is an Honorary
Life Member of Savannah Council #63L (Qualifications to be an
Honorary Life Member, at least 75 years of age and a member
of the order for over 50 years.) He has served as Grand Knight
of Savannah Council 1927-1929 and he is a past State Deputy
of Georgia. He is a past Faithful Navigator and served for 14
years as Master of the Georgia District of the Fourth Degree.
Macon Bedspread Sale
A factory bedspread sale is the current fund-raising project
of St. Joseph’s parish Council of Catholic Women in Macon.
The bedspreads are being furnished on consignment by the
Austin Lee Corporation of Ft. VaUey, courtesy of Mrs. Mar
tin Austin of Perry, organization and development chairman
of the Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Prices
begin at $8.00. The hours for the sale are from 10 A.M. until
8 P.M. on Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25, and from
10 A.M. until 6 P.M. on Saturday, March 26, at the parish
social hall. A snack bar will be open continuously for lunch
and coffee breaks serving sandwiches and coffee, homemade
cake and cold drinks, parking will be available in the Church
and school parking lots.
QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED
VUM
SUPER MARKETS
• Habersham at Gwinnett
• Skidawayat Laroche
THURS., FRI., SAT , MON., TUES., WED.
HEINZ STRAINED
BABY
FOOD
LINDY NO. 303
PEAS
2 Cams
12 Jars
79*
Cut-up . . . Ready To Cook
STEWING
HENS
- 19*
HEINZ
KETCHUP
14 oz. V JF*
Bottle | 9
T-BONE
STEAK
FANCY SLICING
Tomatoes
, 10'
99*
SWEET JUICY
GIANT SIZE
PROCTOR & GAMBLE
FLORIDA
CHEER
ORANGES
59‘
o‘
NEW! POST CEREAL
Honey Comb
Each
5 oz. Pkg. ^ J *
GIANT
BALLARD or
TOP JOB
PILLSBURY
59‘
BISCUITS
SIRLOIN
STEAK
A*
99*
Can
■ shop m&m everyday for TOP VALUESI
i