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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, January 23,1975
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BY TICKI LLOYD
A Saint In Our Midst
Jesus said, “If ye have
faith . . .nothing shall be impossible
unto you.” Matthew 17-20.
Last week we mentioned we’d discuss
Mother Teresa of the Missionaries of
Charity . . .a saint trodding the earth.
And so we will.
The above words uttered by Jesus
loom large in the life of Mother Teresa.
Her life is related to a blessed light to all
who come in contact with her. She is a
complete fulfillment of her vocation,
that of being a religious sister caring for
and loving the poor of the world.
She is tiny. A mere five feet, yet she
rises above those around her with a
straightforward dignity and inward
beauty. Picture her lilting laughter as
she goes about, her habit shifting in the
breeze, no self-seeking about her,
pursuing the dream of her life . . .to ease
the burden of the lonely, sick and
unwanted.
Sometimes experienced missionaires
look at this woman of slight build in
awe. Now 62 years old, she is still “on
fire for Our Divine Lord.” She sees God
in the lowliest person, and recognizes
them for their need for her family of
750 Missionaries, mostly young and
Indian.
Each of her days is a day of thanking
God for those she is capable of helping.
Bom of Albanian parents in Skopje,
Yugoslvaia, she knew at a tender age she
had a vocation to devote herself to the
poor, hungry and sick.
Entering the convent at 18, she
trained at the Loreto Abbey in Ireland.
From there she was sent to Calcutta.
Until 1946 she taught in a high school.
When the pang of wanting to help the
poor struck her, it took two years of
pleading and appealing to Rome and to
her superiors at the convent before she
got permission to start really living the
kind of life she wanted. She strongly
believed she had a commitment with
God to make right the wrongs in the
world, and let nothing stop her.
This woman, who carries the Heart of
Jesus in her soul is destined for a place
in Heaven. Our catechism tells us that
“Christ founded His church to teach,
govern, sanctify and save all men.”
Mother Teresa, with the influence of
grace has made this her mission on
earth. Her purpose is laudable, Her
compassion is her wealth.
In 1948, Mother Teresa, fired with
God’s love, and the love of His people,
took herself into a Calcutta slum, where
some brawny men would fear to tread.
She had no money, only tremendous
zeal.
Today she is among the best known
women in India. In popularity (not that
she sought it) she outranks Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi and other
famous people.
Even though she lacks wealth of her
own, she now has 7500 children in 60
schools; 960,000 to care for in 213
dispensaries; 47,000 victims of leprosy
in 54 clinics; 1600 abandoned children
in 20 homes; All of these houses are in
35 cities in India and a dozen or so
other countries, including the United
States. Since these statistics are about
one year old, heaven knows what the
woman has done by now!
Mother Teresa is respected by the
Missionaries of Charity, the order she
founded in 1950. Hindu, Muslim and
Christians join in great love for her.
In November of 1973 she received
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Award,
When she was invited by Pope Paul to
open a branch of the Missionaries of
Charity in Rome’s slums, objections
arose that there were already too many
nuns in Italy looking for work to do.
Her reply was, “In that case, my nuns
will show them how to find work.”
Although humble, she can be
engagingly provocative when time
comes to protecting her flock.
In January 1971, Mother Teresa was
called to Rome to receive the first
International Pope John XXIII Peace
Prize consisting of $24,000 which she
took back to India to start a colony for
lepers in West Bengal.
The Missionaries of Charity operate
ten schools with an enrollment of 2500
pupils in Calcutta. Since 1963 when a
home in Calcutta called, Pure Heart
(Nirmal Hriday) was established, 27,000
persons have been treated there.
Considering that Mother Teresa began
with a little band of 26 assistants and
has grown in number to 750, we cannot
refrain from being filled with a mixture
of joy and love.
A gifted, natural leader, the life she
led tended to make her “grow up
overnight.” Her strength of character
and acting out her beliefs, has softened
many hearts. Her eyes, ever on the
prowl for someone in distress, will not
shut out the needs of anyone. All the
poor wretches she finds are transformed
into beautiful creatures of God. Her
loving, giving nature is contagious.
On one occasion, a priest who
differed with her on a certain project,
said: “She won’t listen. That’s one of
her strengths.”
Mother Teresa had the courage to
face up to her choice, and the fortitude
to change the scarred, crippled and
hungry. Can we do less?
For years, secretly I’ve wanted to be
another Mother Teresa. The only
trouble is, she started so young. She had
a head-start on me. Oh well, maybe I
can be another Grandma Moses. Who
knows?
NOTE: Don’t forget that the
Valdosta-Brunswick Deanery will hold
its winter meeting on Jekyll Island, Ga.
on Saturday, February 1, 1975 at the
Wanderer Motel at 12 noon. After the
luncheon (cost $3.25, including tip) the
regular business meeting will follow.
The Council of Catholic Women of St.
Francis Xavier Parish in Brunswick are
hosting the event. See you there!
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A RECEPTION was held on January 12th to welcome Father
Patrick McCarthy as Associate Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic
Church, Valdosta. Father McCarthy came to St. John’s from St. Teresa’s
in Albany where he spent 2 x /2 years as Associate Pastor. Approximately
300 parishioners came to meet and welcome Father McCarthy to
Valdosta.
SA VANN AH AREA
Retreat for Youth
During the Christmas holidays
fifteen high school boys from Savannah
area parishes attended a
weekend spiritual retreat at the Trappist
Monastery in Conyers. The retreat was
sponsored by the Savannah Deanery
Vocations Committee. Accompanying
the youths were Fathers Larry Lucree
and Thomas Payne and Sister Camille
Collini.
At the monastery, each retreatant
was assigned his own room. After
supper the young men explored the
extensive monastery grounds and
facilities. Many of them also experienced
something of monastic living by
attending the recitation of the Divine
Office by the monks at 2 a.m. and 4:30
a.m.
Much of the day after their arrival
was spent hiking around the lakes and
countryside comprising the monastery
property. In the afternoon, Brother
Mareellus spoke to the group about the
spirit of prayer life and the monastic
experience. The youths also attended a
Mass sung by the monks and were
invited to sit ip the stalls with the
monks during the liturgical celebration.
The evening before returning to
Savannah was spent in “Underground
Atlanta,” a quaint complex of shops
and restaurants in one of the oldest
sections of the city.
Vocations Committee members
expressed “gratification and satisfaction
at the large number of young men who
so eagerly agreed to spend holidays at a
Trappist Monastery exploring the world
of the Spirit, when they could have-
been so many other places.
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Those making the retreat were:
ST. MICHAELS’ - James Aliffi, Brian
Counihan, Daniel Yao, Richard Brown,
Tony Pelli, Tony Kerley, Tony Dowell.
BLESSED SACRAMENT - Chris
Matthews.
ST. MARY’S -- Rudy Berksteiner,
Earl Arber, Arthur Famble.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES - Larry
Crawford.
CATHEDRAL - Ben Barnes, Jody
Skinner, Richard Bunburg.
JENNY BROTHERTON,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
L. Brotherton and a Freshman at
Augusta’s Aquinas High School,
has merited the Knights of
Columbus 4-year Scholarship to
Aquinas High School on the basis
of a competitive achievement test
given to the 8th graders at St.
Mary’s and Immaculate
Conception schools last spring.
Besides listing literature and
history as her favorite subjects,
Jenny is interested in drawing,
painting and crocheting. She is a
charter member of the Aquinas
Pep Club, sings with St. Mary’s
Folk Choir, and volunteers as a
Candy Striper at St. Joseph’s
Hospital.
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Obituaries
* Mr. Joseph Patrick formerly of Augusta, January 9th
* Staff Sgt. Robert Glenn Sanford Jr. of Sylvania, January 9th
* Mr. Joseph E. McCaffrey formerly of Savannah, January 11th
* Mr. Vincent Frank Fernandes of Brunswick, January 12th
* Mr. Charles Eugene Moore of Savannah, January 14th
* Mrs. Pearl Tinley Culpepper of Augusta, January 16th
Marriages
* Miss Louise Patterson Gambill of Augusta, Ga., and Mr. Raymond Emmerson
Bussey of North Augusta, S.C., December 12 in Saint Mary’s on the Hill Church,
Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. Henry Schlenke, January 23,1928.
* Rev. Louis A. Wheeler, S.J. January 23,1972.
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kane, January 29,1939.
* Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D. (Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah 1950-1956)
January 31,
Dublin Parish Meeting
Members of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Dublin, were invited to participate
in the joint dinner meeting of the Parish Council of Catholic Women and the Catholic
Men’s Club on the evening of January 8, in the Parish Hall. Father Raphael Toner
presided over the meeting. Plans for the Holy Year were discussed. Mr. Thomas Perry,
reporting for the C.Y.O., stated that the basketball team remains undefeated. All
C.Y.O. projects are initiated by its members. Announcement was made of the first
social of the year, which took place on Saturday evening, Jan. 18, in the Parish
Hall. Dr. Elizabeth Holmes introduced the guest speaker, Dr. Robert Oliver. Hostesses
for the meeting were Mrs. Rose Todd, Mrs. Donna Canady, Mrs. Lilia Cicero and Mrs.
Gladys Aguilar.
Catholic Women’s Club
The monthly meeting of the Catholic Women’s Club of Savannah was held on
January 14 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Mrs. Robert E. Stradtman,
President, conducted the meeting. Featured speaker for the evening was Father Patrick
O’Brien, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes parish and club moderator. Committees were
formed to draw up plans for the club’s annual scholarship fund program which will be
held at 8 p.m. on February 4 at Cathedral Day School Cafetorium. Hostesses for the
meeting were Mrs. George Ebberwein, Sr.; Mrs. Bart Shea, Sr.; Mrs. Mary C. Veal and
Mrs. Joseph P. Ulivo.
Inter-Faith Service
The Chatham Clergy Conference, Savannah, will sponsor an Inter-Faith Service at
First Baptist Church on Chippewa Square at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Preacher for
the service will be Bishop Raymond W. Lessard.
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YOU You share in the Masses of the grateful priests
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$100 for a family. You may enroll your deceased
as well, of course ($25).
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HOLY YEAR
TOURS
Our Holy Father has designated 1975 as a Holy
Year and urges more pilgrimages to the Holy
Land. In accordance with his wishes, Catholic
Near East is sponsoring weekly 15-day tours to
Rome and the Holy Land at the attractive price
of only $978 per person. Please write for further
information.
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