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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1963 INCLUDING PONTIFF Most Edifying Audience Hears Apostolic Preacher FROM COUNCIL Lutheran Cleric Sees Unity Hope A cloakroom attendant outside the Vatican’s Hall of Bene* dictions arranges a cape and camauro (winter hat worn by popes) left by His Holiness Pope John XXIII on his way to an audience. Pope John checks his hat and cloak with the rest of the prelates, priests and people—but he is given no ticket. PROMOTING CATHOLIC PRESS ‘Penance Reading’ Urged by Priest VATICAN CITY -NC— The only man who by right and duty may preach to the supreme teacher of the Church, Pope John XXIII, is a bright and bearded little friar from Milan. He is Capuchin Father Ilar- ino da Milano, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Preacher. He is the 48th man to hold that office since it was instituted over four centuries ago. "YOU HAVE no idea how difficult it is,” confided the 58-year old priest whose re gular audience includes not only the Pope but all the cardinals in Rome, the prelates of the Church’s centeral administrat ive staff and the superiors gen eral of the religious orders in Rome. “They are an edifying audi ence,” he says.’’They all listen to me like so many novices.” But he can never forget the towering dignity and intelli gence of his listeners, and it is because of this that he finds the greatest difficulty in his duties. WHEN he delivers a sermon, he is constantly aware that he is "speaking of the divine truths to the Teaching Church.” Therefore, he says, "the tone of the sermon may not be court ly,' but must be prudent and practical.” It is such a delicate and exacting task to address spirit ual exhortations to the highest personalities of the Church that Father llarlno will sometimes spend days debating the use of a single expression in his ser mons. Working in his study at the generalate of the Capuchin Fathers in Rome, he spends the Leroy's Auto Service Tune Up - Front End Alignment Automatic Transmission 4011 P’tree Rd. CE. 7-12S8 IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD IN THE GEORGIA BULLETIN PHONE 231-1281 FATHER DA MILANO whole year studying and medi tating to prepare a relatively small number of sermons. He normally will give no more than 20 sermons in a year’s time. THE SCHEDULED sermons of the Apostolic Preacher are given on the Fridays in Lent, once a week during Advent and during the annual spiritual re treat which is usually in the fall. By exception he preached May devotions in 1960 and 1961. Pope John has ordered several improvements in the circumstances of the Apostolic Preacher’s activities which Father Ilarino says have in creased their effectiveness. The time for the sermons was changed from 11 a.m. to 9 a.m. so that the office hours in the Vatican would not have to be broken. The Pope also had them moved to the Matilda Chapel, which is larger than the Throne Room where they were usually given, and had loudspeakers in stalled. THESE changes together with the Pope’s own good example have greatly Increased the attendance at the conferences, according to Father Ilarino. Before beginning his ser mons, the Apostolic Preacher kneels before the Pope and asks for his blessing. The Pope sits in the doorway of the chapel’s sacristy, hidden from view. This is done according to tradition. For centuries the popes sat for these sermons in what is called a "bussola,” which is a small, screened-off room. After receiving the Pope’s blessing, the Apostolic Preach er goes to the pulpit, genuflects before the crucifix mounted there and recites the Hail Mary with those attending the con ference. He always remains seated while he delivers his sermons. He seldom speaks for more than 30 minutes. Father Ilarino, like his seven predecessors, has published his sermons to this distinguished audience in book form. The book, entitled "The Church in its Hierarchy,” gives a rare insight into the duties of those involved in the universal government of the Church. WHEN THE Apostolic Preacher has finished, he goes again to the Pope and kisses his slipper in ceremonial sign of reverence. On these occas ions Pope John often makes some comment on the sermon. Once the Pope said to Father Ilarino: "What was wrong with you this morning? You were going as fast as an automo bile." The Capuchin then had to explain to the Pope that one of the cardinals kept looking at his watch and, sup posing that he had some ap pointment to keep, he hurried through his sermon. The Institution of the office of the apostolic preacher dates back to the reign of Pope Paul IV (1555-1559). A historian of these times wrote: "This great Pontiff had the question of the reform of the Church greatly at heart and he preached the reform of the ecclesiastical hierarchy in the consistories and congregations and other meetings of the cardi nals and prelates.” THE regular practice of the sermons was begun in 1558 and was called "an odious pro vision” by the cardinals, who attended them only under com pulsion. The apostolic preachers since that time have come from many different religious ord ers, but chiefly from the Jesuits and the Capuchins. An apostolic brief published by Pope Bene dict XIV on March 2, 1743, assigned the post permanently to the Capuchins. A Jesuit historian relates how Father Benedetto Palmi, S.J., Apostolic Preacher during the reign of St. Pius V (1566- 1572), was disliked by the pa pal court because of his frank criticisms. When some prelates went to the Pope to complain of the Apostolic Preacher’s "excessive liberties,” the Pope replied: "It is precisely Our wish that Our preacher have this confidence. This is why We call on him to preach: that he may admonish Us and you frankly concerning our dut ies." FATHER Ilarino, named Apostolic Preacher by Pope John XXIII in 1959, combines learning with wit. Those who know him well say that he comes honestly by his name, Ilarino, which is the diminut ive form of a word said to denote a cheerful character (Latin "hilaris,” English "hilarious”). Freshmen At Cullman CULLMAN, Ala.—Three At- , lanta area students at Sacred Heart College have been se lected for membership in the International Relations Club. They are the Misses Christina Rauberts of Atlanta, and Ro berta Rae White and Lois Jane Woytych, Decatur. Miss Rauberts is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Rauberts, 4089 Navajo Trail N. E. in Atlanta and a member of Our Lady of Assumption Pa rish. She is majoring in speech and drama. Miss White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William R. White, 331 Glendale, Decatur, is a mem ber of St. Thomas More Parish and majoring in elementary education. Miss Woytych's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Woy tych of 2189 Tanglewood Road. She is a member of Immacu late Heart of Mary Parish and also majoring in elementary education. SUSAN Farran is the Outstand ing Freshman Woman in jour nalism for the fall quarter at the University of Georgia. Su san was member of *62 gradu ating class at St. Pius X. She was on the school newspaper, Golden Lines, in the position of the news bureau director. Theta Sigma Phi, professional sorority for women in jour nalism, made the award to Su san at the Georgia Press In stitute. PROVIDE PRIESTS Continued From Page 1 Franciscans engaged in the uni versity work here just as in the high Middle Ages; the Redemp- torists covering miles of mis sionary territory in the foot steps of their latest saint, Bles sed John Nepomucene Neu mann; and the Jesuits provid ing the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola at the Retreat House, - you realize that is the logical place for the inspiration and dreams of these great men to come true. Building a bridge betweenwhite and Negro Christians, just as many of their earlier fathers did, are the Passionist Fathers and the Society of African Mis- sioners. The Verona Fathers who come from northern Italy find Northern Georgia a fertile field for their work, and the young Glenmary community at Dahlonega is a welcome exten sion southward of the Ameri- FBI EXPERT SOMERVILLE, N. J. (NC)— American schools must play a larger role in teaching youth about communism, an authority on the subject told educators here. AT VATICAN The Ninth Congress of the International Federation of Lit tle Singers to be held next July in Spain at Santiago deCompos- tella and Madrid provides an opportunity for area choir boys to mix their music with a little world travel. On June 28, a delegation rep resenting the American Fede ration of Catholic Boys’ and Men’s Choirs will leave New York by air for a two-week tour of Portugal and Spain which will include attendance at the two sessions of the Congress, the first in Santiago de Com- postella, the second in Madrid. MSGR. THOMAS W. Lyons, assistant director of education for the Washington Archdiocese and director of the American Federation of Little Singers, will lead the group. The last congress, held two years ago in Rome, was attended by 4,500 boys and men from more than 20 countries, including a dele gation of 92 from the Ameri can Federation in the United States. Sixty of the group were boys between nine and 15. Reservations may be made by sending a deposit of $50 to Card Party Home and School Association of St. Plus X High School will sponsor a card party, Tuesday 8 p.m. March 19, 1963 at the school cafetorium for the bene fit of the Athletic Association Stadium fund. All parents are cordially invited to attend. Continued from page 1 with "the respect of the Pope for the fact that non-Catholics share certain Divine truths and also practice them.” "The Pope has shown open dislike of dogmatism and con- fessionalism that faces only the past,” he said. "He is giv ing up, of course, nothing of the Church’s concern—the Pope is a Catholic, surely. "But he obviously expects from some bishops an intellec tual and spiritual attitude that is quite difficult or impossible for them to acquire. His pri mary goal is truth, spoken with charity.” "IN CONVERSATION with Orders can home mission Impetus first felt in the Ohio River Valley. "In addition, two of our down town parishes are in the care of the Marists and Francis cans where so many of the problems of urbanization find their solution in the compas sionate welfare of these two great orders. "In all, the religious orders working side by side with gene rations of diocesan priests have added a rich Catholic diversity to the Church. We are grateful for their zeal, and pray that they will share fully In the re ligious vocatldns that God Is planting in the spiritual red clay of young lives ,*» Next week The Georgia Bul letin will relate the contribution made to the Archdiocese by the various congregations of sia- Willlam C. Sullivan, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said "it is ap palling that so many noncom munists remain woefully unin formed about communism.” Monsignor Lyons, 1721 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washing ton, D. C. Founder Dead PARIS (NC)—A thousand Lit tle Singers of Paris sang at a Requiem here for their founder and director, Msgr. Fernand Maillet. one Council Father, the Pope professed himself as ’a learn er,* —one who daily learned by listening to the opinions of oth ers in the council,” Pastor Lackmann added. "When I was a young man, it was quite impossible for me to believe that a Pope could learn,” he said. Beyond the role of Pope John, Pastor Lackmann cited the openness of council delibera tions and the authority granted the college of all bishops, as well as regional episcopal con ferences, as indications of "a decentralization of great mag nitude which has already be- gun. "THE POPE kept himself almost entirely in the back ground,” he said. "He was never present in the council hall during the deliberations. When he intervened, it was for the sole purpose of giving gui dance to the council’s opera tions and bringing to a satis factory conclusion the opinion of a majority which was not quite the required two-thirds." The ecumenical orientation of the Council Fathers’ speeches indicated that "Catholic mono logue has been replaced by dia logue,” Pastor Lackmann stat ed. HE NOTED that Augustin Cardinal Bea, president of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, had maintained close contact with non-Catholic observers, given than seats of honor at the council sessions and furnished them with copies of all topics to be covered in deliberations. "There were about 20 speak ers every day of the session,” he said. "When Council Fath ers spoke, one could hardly assume they would forget the separated brethren who were listening from seats right be hind their backs.” On Reds "IN FACT, one erf the funda mental strengths of its true na ture and aims”, he told the New Jersey Council of Education (March 8). Sullivan said "education is the ultimate answer, because in the final analysis the struggle against communism will not be decided on the battlefield or in the courts. This conflict will end where it began—in the minds of men.” "Our young people,” he said, "must not only be anticommu nist, but also understand why they oppose communism, how best to combat it, and what, as citizens of a free society, they stand for. "And there is no group more influential, more dedicated, and more qualified for this task than the members of the teaching profession,” he concluded. MILAN (NC)—Penance could be added to other means of pro moting the Catholic press, if the counsels of a theologian here ever gain popularity. An article in the Rivista del clero It alia no published here and signed by Father Giovanni Cereti holds that priests in the confession may be yeildlng to the temptation of "easy and standardized penances turned out almost mechanically.” BASING himself on directives issued by the Council of Trent, Father Cereti suggests that the penance should be made to fit the fault by opposites. He says, for example, that businessmen and industrialists might be given the encyclical Mother and Teacher to read as a penance. Penances given according to opposites, he declared, could include such things as saying something good about a person who was slandered, practicing mortification for a sin of glut tony, or giving alms for a sin of avarice. 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FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES: $10 buys a FOOD PACKAGE which lasts for a month. $2 provides a warm blanket. FIRST COMMUNOX: It costs $10 to outfit a child for FIRST COMMUNION. Select the GIFT you prefer. SEND US. with your check or money order, the NAME and ADDRESS of the person in whose favor you are making the gift. WE’LL SEND A GIFT CARD TO THAT PERSON IMMEDIATELY, enclosing a card with pressed flowers from the HOLY LAND lMl1}earSst0lfesios^j^ji FRANCIS CARDINAL SPcLLMAN, President Ms«r. Joseph T. Ryan, .‘iat’l Sec’y Send oil communication to: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WEIFARO ASSOCIATION 480 Lex inf ton Ave. at 46th St. New York I 7, N. Y. Religious Assist Archdiocese ters. School Role Urged Little Singers Meet In Spain In Summer