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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, March 3, 1966
Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier
Anyone who jumped for joy
at the relaxed rules of fast
and abstinence as if there is
no longer need for penance,
has missed the purpose of the
change. Anyone who failed to
read the whole papal docu
ment “Poenitemini” pub
lished last week in the
Southern Cross and presumes
nothing more was said than
that only two days of obliga
tory fast and abstinence in
Lent remain in force, have
neglected a beautiful piece
of spiritual writing.
It is nowhere near the usual
length of papal writings and so
there is no excuse why all
couldn’t spend a short twenty
minutes of spiritual reading
on the continued necessity for
repentance and self-disci
pline. This point is important
particularly for those who feel
the church is capitulating to
the “soft generation,” just
when we need to make sure
we do not go “the way of the
world.”
To put fasting and ab
stinence on a voluntary basis
instead of the legal obligation
should be a stroke of genius
when everyone is clamoring
for personal responsibility
and motivation through love.
There is always the inherent
danger, of course, that these
forms of penance will fall
into neglect and desuetude.
Other forms of penitence
are called for, and it should
not be too difficult to dis
cover them if we put our
imagination to work. This
should not consist solely in
giving up material things, and
yet neither should this be
sneered at and downgraded.
The hymn from Matins in
the breviary of the priest
states well the purpose and
design of modern Lent as well
as ancient ones, careful read
ing will relieve the obfusca
tions of translated poetry.
The fast, as taught by holy
lore,
We keep in solemn course
once more:
The fast to all men known
and bound,
In forty days of yearly round.
The law and seers that were
of old
In divers ways this Lent fore
told,
Which Christ, all seasons’
' King and guide,
In after ages sanctified,
More sparing therefore let us
make
The words we speak, the
food we take,
Our sleep and mirth, — and
closer barred
Be every sense in holy guard:
Avoid the evil thoughts that
roll
Like waters o’er the heedless
soul;
Nor let the foe occasion find
Our souls in slavery to bind.
In prayer together let us fall,
And cry for mercy, one and
all,
And weep before the Judge’s
feet,
And his avenging wrath en
treat.
Thy grace have we offended
sore,
By sins, o God, which we
deplore;
But pour upon us from on
high,
O pardoning One, thy
clemency.
Remember thou, though frail
we be,
That yet thy handiwork are
we;
Nor let the honor of thy name
Be by another put to shame.
Forgive the sin that we have
wrought; '
Increase the good that we
have sought;
That we at length, our wan
derings o’er,
May please thee here and
evermore.
EDWARD FAHEY, Savannah Beach, Ga., received
one of the Honor’s Plaques presented to outstand
ing alumni of St. Bernard College during the re
cent Homecoming Weekend program at St. Ber
nard College, Cullman, Ala. Mr. Fahey was pre
sented with the President’s Award of the St. Ber
nard College National Alumni Association for his
continual interest in the affairs of the Benedictine
College. He is shown above being congratulated
by Father Aloysius Plaisance, OSB, College Alum
ni Director.
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NICHOLAS T. STAFFORD CLASS — Forty-one
members of the Knights of Columbus were received
into the order’s Fourth Degree at ceremonies held
in Savannah, last Saturday. The class was named
in honor of Nicholas T. Stafford, Immediate past
master of the Georgia District. Stafford is an hon
orary life member of Savannah Council 631.
(Photo by Richard Lee)
VICE-CHANCELLOR LECTURES
Blueprint For All Ecumenical
Activity Given Man By Christ
“The words of Our Savior,
on the night before he died,
give us the blueprint and
groundword for all ecumeni
cal activity,” declared the
Vice-Chancellor of the Dio
cese of Savannah at the clos
ing lecture of the 1966 Dioce
san Lecture Series in
Savannah.
A crowd of approximately
four hundred heard Father Ke
vin Boland quote from the 17th
chapter of St. John’s Gospel;
“And not for them only do
I pray, but for them also who
through their word shall be
lieve in ME. That they all
may be ONE, as thou Father,
in ME, and I in Thee; that
they all may be ONE in US;
that the world may believe
that thou has sent ME. And
the glory which thou has gi
ven ME, I have given to them:
That they MAY BE ONE as
we also are ONE. I in them
and thou in ME; that they may
be made perfect in UNITY.”
“The amazing secret that
Our Lord revealed in his pray
er is that he desired not only
the apostles but all men to be
his intimate friends,” Father
Boland said, “We can also
say that we are not fully
Christian in the true sense of
the word unless we develop
within ourselves the true
meaning of ecumenism, which
aim s at the union of all men
in Christ.”
The Savannah Vice-Chan
cellor said that Pope John
was but expressing the mind
and wish of Jesus Christ when
he called the II Vatican Coun
cil into session “for the ex
press purpose of fostering
Christian Unity.” This pur
pose was reiterated by Pope
Paul when he reconvened the
council, he said.
In his lecture, Father Bo
land outlined five principles
of ecumenism, the first of
which was the importance of
Baptism. “There have been
rifts and dissensions in the
Church since very early times
and it is ridiculous to blame
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those who are born into these
communities, Father Boland
said, “. . .we must accept
them as brothers with love
and respect. . .because men
who believe in Christ and
have been truly baptized are
in communion with the Ca
tholic Church, even though
this union is imperfect. We
must remember that this union
is a union of grace, a super
natural union and hence we
are all united to Christ by
sharing and participating in
God’s own life.”
The Second Principle given
was “PersonalContact.”, Fa
ther Boland, said. What bet
ter way is there to close the
gap of separation than by a
meeting of minds. This meet
ing must take place at all
levels, “among professional
theologians of all Christian
Communities, among minis
ters. . .laymen,” he said,“. .
Our spirit of personal con
tact must go much deeper
that the ecumenical smile and
the fish-hand handshake.”
Father Boland said the third
principle was that “Conver
sion is not in itself the pro
per goal of Ecumenism”. Ac
cording to the Savannah priest
“The convert maker tries to
win hearts and minds, with the
essential help of God’s grace,
to his idea of what is true.
This is no doubt a true apos
tolic work. It is the fulfill
ment of Our Loid’s command-
“Go teach all nations.” The
ecumenist has another aim-
the creation of bonds of
charity between different
Christian communities and the
healing of Christian schism
in accordance with the will
of God. The ecumenist is then
not so much to preach the
Gospel as to live it. Con
vert making involves a per-
Fr. Boland
suader and the one persuaded.
Unity involves persons who
regard each other as equals
in their efforts to come to a
mutual understanding of each
other’s positions.”
“Mutual Forgiveness” was
given as the fourth principle
of ecumenism. Father Boland
quoted from Pope Paul’s
prayer: “If we are in any
way to blame for that sepa
ration of Christians, we hum
bly beg God’s forgiveness, and
ask pardon, too, for our breth
ren who feel themselves to
have been injured by us. . .”
He also quoted the words of
Robert McAffe Brown, one of
th e Presbyterian observers
at the Council:
“When both sides engage in
mutual confession, both sides
can engage in mutual pardon,
and when such an attitude is
present, there are literally
no limits that can be built
around what the Holy Spirit
can do with such a basis for
genuine reconciliation.”
Father Boland said that
“nothing will be accomplish
ed, in fact, great damage can
be done, unless we can start
on an equal footing by having
respect and a high regard for
the beliefs and religious con
victions of people not of our
faith.”
“Prayer” was listed as the
fifth principle of ecumenism.
The Diocesan official told his
audience that in many respects
this principle should be the
first one to start. “Christian
Unity is the work of the Holy
Spirit and there will be no
fruitful results from ecumen
ical action without the help
of God’s grace, an d God’s
grace is given only through
prayer,” he said.
Father Boland said that
then, “of course, there are
limitations to the extent that
we can pray and worship to
gether. ‘In certain special
circumstances, the Decree
on Ecumenism tells us’, such
as the prescribed prayers for
unity and during ecumenical
gatherings, it is allowable,
indeed desirable that Catho
lics should join in prayer with
their fellow Christians. These
prayers are an effective
means of obtaining the grace
of unity.” He continued,“Yet
worship in common is not to
be considered as a means to
be used indiscriminately for
the restoration of Christian
Unity. In general, we should
be able to participate in any
thing which gives witness to
the unity of the Church
and also be able to use those
means which we have in com
mon for petitioning God’s
grace.”
CATHEDRAL MARDI GRAS — The King and Queen of Cathedral’s Mardi
Gras are pictured with their court during crowning ceremonies. Shown (1. to
r.) Eileen Mullen, Patricia Saunders, Becky Zittrauer. Margie Conners (1965
Queen) crowns Queen Julie Rossiter a^d Jimmy Stephens (1965 King) crowns
King Kurt Balcom. Also shown are Eddie Roy, (partially hidden) George
Montgomery and Tony Koncul. Not in picture are Catherine Bird and Steph
en Lindsay, crown bearers. (Staff photo by Bob Ward)
Obituaries
* Edward B. Hanly Sr. of Waycross, February 6th.
* Howard Marshall Hughes of Columbus, February 10th.
* Mrs. Sara Thomason, formerly of Columbus, February 13th.
* Mrs. Vera Kinnett Howard of Savannah, February 21st.
* Stephen Gregory Welsh of Savannah Beach, February 24th.
Sister Mary Ignatius
Sister Mary Ignatius Walsh, 96, niece of the late U. S. Sen.
Patrick Walsh and a former society editor of The Augusta
Chronicle, died February 23 in Atlanta. A native of Charles
ton, S. C., she was the daughter of the late Jim Walsh and was
employed by the Chronicle before joining the Georgia Sisters
of Mercy in Savannah in 1900.
Catholic Women’s Club
The Catholic Women’s club will hold their regular monthly
meeting on Tuesday, March 8th,attheBlessedSacrament Parish
Hall at 8:15 P.M. All members are urged to be present.
Ministers Hear Priest
The Rev. William P. Dowling, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Columbus addressed the Columbus Ministerial Alliance on Feb
ruary 23rd. Father Dowling spoke on Vatican Council H and
the possible effects it may have in the relationship of the Ca
tholic Church to other Christian bodies and to the Jewish
people.
Bishop Schedules Talks
The Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough will address the
P.T.A. at St. Anne’s, Columbus, at 8 P.M. on Thursday, March
10th. On Friday evening, March 11th, at 8 P.M. His Excellency
will speak on the Second Vatican Council at the Walton Way
Jewish Temple in Augusta. On Sunday, March 13th, the Bishop
will offer the 8 A.M. Holy Name Mass at St. Mary’s on-the-Hill,
Augusta, and address the Communion Breakfast which will
foHow.
Waycross Parishioner Honored
Highlight of the 94th birthday celebration for Sarah H.
Walker, affectionately known as “Aunt Sallie”, was the cele
bration of a special Mass in her home. The Mass was offered by
Rev. John Mercer, S.M., pastor of Waycross’ Saint Joseph’s
Church, and was attended by friends and the Sisters of St.
Francis who teach at St. Joseph’s School. Following the Mass,
Aunt Sallie was presented with gifts and a birthday cake com
plete with candles. Hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. H. C.
Leslie and Mrs. Isabel Miller.
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