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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1963
WILL REOPEN COUNCIL
Text Of First Public Address Of Pope Paul VI
VATICAN CITY (NC)—Fol
lowing Is the text of an English
translation of the first public
address of His Holiness Pope
Paul VL The new Pontiff said
that he will reopen the ecu
menical council ami work for
world peace and Christian uni
ty-
Venerable brothers and be
loved sons of the whole worldl
On this day dedicated to the
gentle Heart of Jesus, in the
act of assuming the task of
feeding the flock of Our Lord
—which according to the ex
pression of St. Augustine is
meant above all to be a "task
of love" (Commentary on St.
John 123, 5) redeemed by the
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Most Precious Blood of Jesus
Christ—the first sentiment of
all that surges from Our heart
la firm confidence in the all-
powerful help of the Lord.
He who Indicated His belov
ed will through the consensus
of our venerable brothers, the
fathers of the Sacred College,
entrusting to Us the care and
responsibility of Holy Church,
will know how to instill into
Our mind, full of trepidation
for the vastness of the task
Imposed, vigilant and serene
strength, untiring zeal for His
glory, missionary earnestness
for the universal, clear and
persuasive propagation of the
Gospel.
AT THE outset of Our pon
tifical ministry the memory of
Our predecessors returns ten
derly and pleasantly to Our
mind. They left to Us a sac
red, spiritual and glorious he
ritage: Pius XI and his un
conquerable strength of mind;
Plus XII, who illuminated the
Church with the light of a teach
ing full of wisdom; and finally
John XXIII, who gave to the
world the example of his sin
gular goodness.
But We wish to recall in a
very special way, with grateful
and deeply-moved reverence,
the figure of the mourned John
XXIII who in the brief but high
ly intense span of his ministry
knew how to win over to him
self the hearts of men, even
those who are far away, through
his sleepless solicitude, his
sincere and concrete kindness
toward the lowly and the out
standing pastoral character of
his actions, qualities to which
were added die very special en
chantment of die human gifts of
his great heart.
He gave his warmth to souls
like a flame burning brighter
and brighter, unto the extreme
sacrifice to himself, borne with
a strength of mind that moved
the world and gathered, as it
were, all men around his bed of
pain, making them "one heart
and one mind" in one single
pulsation of respect, of vene
ration and of prayer.
THE HERITAGE We have
garnered from Our predeces
sors shows Us the full gravity
of the duty that lies before Us.
These are the words of Our pre
decessor St. Leo the Great:
"As We reflect on the poverty
of Our smallness and on the
magnitude of the task We have
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MAS
SUGGESTED
THAT THE ANCIENT BASILICA OF
ST MASK IN ROME WAS QUILT ON THE"
Actual Site of the mouse wmerc
■me apostle wrote his gospel
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ST PETER •
Just prior to the resolution
THERE WERE 630
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
IN fhJCr/A:
HOW THERE ARE ONLY
-THREE IN THE ENTIRE, t
Country .
A miraculous picture or the
MADONNA AND CWlUD IS VENERATED
IN GVOR, HUNGARY. IN THE TEAR
1697 innumerable witnesses
SAW TME FIGURE OP OUR LADY
BREAK INTO A PROFUSE SWEAT OF
Blood and water
EACH YEAR ON
MAUNDY THLMfSDAY, 11
TWELVE POOR MEN
WHO REPRESENT THE APOSTLES ARE INVITED TO SUPPER IN ST JULIANS
HOSPICE IN -ANTWERP, BELGIUM. THIS CUSTOM HAS BEEN EOLLOWEO
ALMOST WITHOUT A BREAK POP 690 YEARS-
taken" up. We too must say with
the Prophet: 'Lord, I heard
Your words, I was frightened,
I considered Your action and I
trembled...’ But since We have
the constant atonement of the
Almighty and Eternal Priest
who, like unto Us and the same
as the Father brought divinity
down to the level,,of men and
raised humanity as high as God,
We rejoice in worthy and pious
proportion to what He had wish
ed to provide" (Sermon 2,1-11,
ML 54, 144-145).
The pre-eminent part of Our
pontificate will be the continua
tion of the Second Vatican Ecu
menical Council, on which are
fixed the eyes of all men of
Good will. This will be the
principal task for which We in
tend to spend all the energies
which die Lord has given to Us,
in order that the Catholic
Church, which shines in the
world as the standard raised
over far-off nations (cfr. Is alas
5, 26) may attract all men to
itself, through the majesty of
its organism, through the youth
fulness of its spirit, through the
renovation of its structure and
through die multiplicity of its
forces "out of every tribe and
tongue and people and nation**
(Apoc. 5, 9).
THIS WILL be the first
thought of the pontifical minis
try: that it may be proclaimed
ever louder before the world
that only in the Gospel of Jesus
can the longed-for salvation be
Archbishop 9 s
Note Book
For a bishop today, the time required outside his diocese,
can become a major cross. Because of the Vatican Council,
four of my first fourteen months in Atlanta were spent in Rome.
Some time must be spent in larger dioceses, taking up collect
ions for our missions; official visits to other parts of our Pro
vince; duties on various committees connected with the work
of the Church in the United States - the Newman Apostolate,
Latin America, Race and Religion, etc.
The NOTEBOOK is intended to keep our readers informed of
the whereabouts, of the archbishop, especially in the visits
to our own churches and missions in the 72 Georgia counties
that make up the archdiocese. It will briefly recount visits of
the past two weeks, and give the coming schedule. Its importance
should lie chiefly in the mounting evidence that this archdiocese
is teeming with all kinds of Catholic energy.
This is open season for begging bishops. On June 9, the people
of St. Thomas More Church, Cleveland, and on June 16, those
of St. Edward’s in Philadelphia, gave very generously for our
missions. In speaking at all the Masses, I forego the "tattered
cassock" approach, and try to put the facts on the line: In most
of our counties, there Is no church or school. Through the sacri
fices of the 20 or 30 families there, plus your generosity In the
"Georgia Mission" appeal, plus national mission funds, a chapel
can be started. But we need help. Most Catholics are generous,
especially the little girl in Philadelphia who brought in a jar with
$8.57 in pennies.
On June 20, for a two-day look, we drove up to the northwest
corner of the diocese where four Verona Fathers are laboring
in 14 counties. The church in Toccoa stands proudly by its shrine;
we looked at some property, for a possible building In Clarks
ville, with Father Gino Dominey F. S. C. J. Then to Washington
where a shrine of the Sacred Heart was to be blessed on a site
gratefully remembered in the cemetery markers of the 19th
century Catholic pioneers who brought the faith to this area.
Father Walter Mattiato, F. S. C. J. and his parishioners had a
beautiful altar to be consecrated in Elberton. I made the mistake
of referring to it as marble, which Is almost like asking for tea
in Brazil. It was granite, right from Elberton’s famed quarries.
In and around Atlanta, I saw the exciting prospects of Pius
X new athletic field with Father James Harrison and his ener
getic lay group; and the site of the proposed construction at
D’Youvllle Academy with Slater M. Raphael; addressed the flour
ishing K. of C. Council, 4420 at Ben Hill; gave the invocation for
the Advertising Federation of America at the Biltmore (and ex
changed some stories with the Speaker, Ed. Murrow): and Satur
day, learned at a Board Meeting of the Cancer Home that of the
patients cared for this past year 33 were Catholics, 292 were
not. This week began with Adult Confirmation at the Cathedral,
when 267 Catholics from all the city parishes were confirmed.
Coming up: Another collection In Cleveland, June 30: A
luncheon with a group of faculty members from Georgia Tech,
June 25, and a meeting with Atlanta religious leaders on Race
and Religion, June 28. Meanwhile, plans are being formulated
for the new convent at Our Lady of Lourdes and the great un
dertaking of the new Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men-
"Operation Understanding."
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PAUL J. HALLINAN
ARCHBISHOP OF ATLANTA
found, "for there is no other
name under Heaven given to
men by which we must be sav
ed" (Acts 4, 12).
Under this light comes the
work for the revision of the
Code of Canon Law, continued
efforts along the lines traced
in the great social encyclicals
of Our predecessors for die
strengthening of justice in civil,
social and international life,
in truth and in liberty, and in
respect for mutual duties and
rights.
The unequivocal order of Jove
of neighbor, which is the acid
test of love of God, demands
of all men a fairer solution to
social problems. It requires
farseeing action and care for
underdeveloped countries,
where the standard of living is
often unworthy of the human
being. It calls for a voluntary
study on a universal scale for
the betterment of living condi
tions. The new epoch, which
the conquests of space have
opened to mankind, will be sin
gularly blessed by the Lord if
men truly know how to recog
nize each other as brothers ra
ther than as rivals, and build a
world order in the holy fear of
God, in respect for His laws,
in die gentle light of charity
and mutual collaboration.
OUR WORK, with the help of
God, moreover, will be to make
every effort to preserve the
great blessing of peace among
nations— a peace which is not
only the absence of warlike ri
valries or of armed clashes,
but a reflection of the order
desired by God the Creator and
Redeemer, a constructive and
tenacious will for understand
ing and brotherhood, an unshak
able display of good will ready
for every trial, the uninterrup
ted desire for active harmony,
inspired by the true good of
mankind with unfeigned chari
ty.
At this moment when the
whole of humanity looks toward
this Chair of Truth, and toward
the person who has been called
upon to represent the Divine Sa
viour on earth, We can but re
new the appeal for loyal, frank
and ready understanding which
may unite men in mutual and
sincere respect. We can but re
new an invitation to make every
effort for the saving of humani
ty, for favoring the peaceful
development of the rights given
to it by God and facilitating its
spiritual and religious life so
that it may be led to a more ar
dent and conscious adoration of
the Creator.
Encouraging signs that come
to us from men of good will are
not wanting. We thank the Lord
deeply for this, while offering
to all Our serene but firm col
laboration in maintaining the
great gift of peace In the world.
FINALLY, Our pontifical
service will be to continue with
every effort the great work be
gun with so much hope and happy
omen by Our predecessor John
XXIII for the fulfillment of that
"unum sint" (That they may be
one) (John 17, 21) awaited so
much by all and for which he
offered his life. The common
aspiration for the reestablish
ment of unity, broken so pain
fully in the past, will find in
Us the echo of a fervent will
and of sincere prayers, in the
consciousness of the office
committeed to Us by Jesus:
"Simon, Simon..., I have pray
ed for thee that thy faith may not
fail. And do thou strengthen thy
brethern.” (Luke 22, 31-32).
We open Our arms to all
those people who glory in the
name of Christ. We call them
by the sweet name of brothers.
May they know that they will
find in Us constant unders und
ing and good will, that they will
find in Rome the paternal house
that exalts and values with new
splendor the treasures of their
history, of their cultural patri
mony, of their spiritual herit
age.
Venerable Brothers and be
loved sons I
The vastness of the task that
awaits Our poor energies is
such as to bewilder the humble
priest called to the heights of
the Supreme Keys. But We will
dedicate to you Our prayers
and Our daily efforts. We need,
nonetheless, your collaboration
and your prayers, that it may
rise constantly to God "in fra
grant odor" (Ephesians, 5, 2)
for the pastor of the Universal
Church.
That is why Our heartfelt
gratitude and thoughts go out
toward the sons of the Catholic
Church, who offer to the world
the testimony of their faith,
the spectacle of their unity, the
regal splendor of their dignity,
since in the words of Clement
of Alexandria: "The disciples
of Christ are kings by virtue
of Christ the King." (Clem.
Al., Strom. XI, 4, 18, 3)
WE SALUTE above all the
most worthy members of the
Sacred College, who shared with
Us the trepidation and prayer of
these days of waiting. We testi
fy to Our special benevolence
for the Venerable Brothers of
the episcopate, East and West,
who on all continents "are act
ing as ambassadors, God, as it
were, appealing through us"
(II Corinthians 5, 20) and We
are already foretasting the joy
of embracing them all at the
second session of the ecumeni
cal council.
We wish to express in a spe
cial way Our esteem for the
Roman curia, whose task, so
distinguished and full of re
sponsibilities, is to collaborate
at such close quarters with the
Vicar of Christ. We are certain
that its most worthy work will
be of genuine assistance to Us,
for We have for a long time had
direct knowledge of its dili
gence, its "sense of the
Church," its prudence in acting,
and, together with all the bis
hops, We appreciated it more
especially during die prepara
tory phase and during die actual
meeting of die Second Vatican
Ecumenical Council.
We turn then with fatherly
spirit to the pastors, to the
priests, to the religious who un
tiringly and silently, oftenwith-
out help in their solitude, devpte
their lives to the propagation
of the Kingdom or God on earth.
Neither do We forget the souls
consecrated to God in prayerful
Immolation and in manifold ac
tive charity.
AT THE beginning of this
pontifical task, which is en
trusted to the successor of St.
Peter in his capacity as Bishop
of Rome, We cannot fail to turn
with affectionate embrace to
ward the beloved sons of the
Diocese of Rome, who have sup
ported with so much eagerness
the pastoral undertakings of
Our predecessor. And We firm
ly trust that, responding to Our
charity with their own charity,
they may continue to offer joy
ful fruits of virtue, since it is
toward them as the people who
are close to the Chair of Peter
that the eyes of the Catholics
of the entire world are turned.
Moved by tender memories.
We send a greeting full of very
special affection to the beloved
faithful of die Ambrosian arch
diocese, whom in these years we
have loved "in die heart of
Christ Jesus" (Phil. 1, 8) and
from whom We received so
much comfort as from the most
loving sons.
In the same way Our thoughts
go also to the beloved diocese
of Our birth with the wish that
it may remain always faithful to
the Gospel of Our Lord, which
provides honor and grace and
nobility even in the human re
lations of life.
We particularly desire that
Our brothers and sons in those
parts of die world where the
Church Is prevented from ex
ercising its rights should feel
Us close to them. They have
been called upon to share more
Intimately the Cross of Jesus,
which will be followed. We are
sure, by the radiant dawn of
Resurrection. They will be able
to return finally to the full prac
tice of their pastoral ministry
which, through its institution, is
for the benefit not only of in
dividual souls, but also of the
nations where it is carried
out.
May there pass over the world
a great flame of faith and love
that will fire all men of good
will, that will Illuminate the
roads of mutual collaboration
and bring to humanity again and
always an abundance of divine
approval and the strength of
God, without whose help noth
ing Is worthwhile and nothing
Is holy.
In the act of beginning Our
grave ministry, We are sus
tained by the comforting words
with which Christ promised Pe
ter sad his successors that He
would remain with His Church
"unto the consummation of the
world" (Matt. 28, 20).
IT IS DEAR to Us moreover
to encourage and bless with
great heart the very beloved
missionaries, the light of Our
eyes, who on all continents, in
the outposts of the Church
spread the Gospel of Jesus. May
they always "glory...in the
Cross of Our Lord Jesus
Christ*’ (Gal. 6, 14), bearing
with love all eventualities and
certain that the help at Godwill
never be wanting to those who
live and work only for Him.
We turn with very special
praise to the members of Ca
tholic Action, who help the
Church’s hierarchy in the apos
tolate, and to those who work
in die various organizations
both national and international.
We embrace then with father
ly love all who suffer: the sick,
the poor, die prisoners and the
exiles, the refugees.
And finally We salute Our
sons in Christ, among whom We
wish to mention especially the
bold and generous young people,
in whom rests sure hope for a
better future, the innocent chil
dren, the pure and simple souls;
die humble and die great of the
earth; all craftsmen and la
borers, those whose toil, often
heavy and burdensome, We know
and appreciate so much; men
of culture and of study, of teach
ing and of science, newsmen and
writers; politicians and heads
of state. We pray that all, each
in his own sphere of responsibi
lity, may give his contribution
toward building an order ever
more just in its principles more
efficacious in the application
of its laws, sounder in private
and public morals, more prompt
in the defense of peace.
WE ARE sustained by the mo
therly protection of the Most
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother
of God and Our mother, to whom
We entrust Our pontificate from
its beginning, and also by the
help and die prayers of the
Apostles Peter and Paul and of
all die saints.
In pledge of this heavenly
assistance, and for the joyful
encouragement of the good
energies spread throughout the
world, We are happy to impart
to you as the first fruit of Our
paternal benevolence. Vener
able Brothers and beloved sons,
and to the whole human family,
Our Apostolic Blessing.
In the name of the Lord: Let
us move ahead in peace.
J. Edgar Hoover, director of
the Federal Bureau of Inves
tigation, will receive the
“Pro Deo et Juventute”
medal of the National Cath
olic Youth Organization at
its convention in November.
Mr. Hoover was selected for
"his 39 years of courageous
and brilliant service to the
nation." More than 7,000
Catholic teenagers and young
adults from all parts of the
country are expected to at
tend the seventh national
convention to be held in New
York City.
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