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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1963
Archbishop’s
Notebook
FROM GEORGIA IN 1869
The most colorful American Bishop at the First Vatican was
Augustin Verot who entered the Council as Bishop of Savannah,
but came home as Bishop of St. Augustine, Florida.
Apparently, he spoke frequently, for long periods, and used
Latin puns and sly remarks to enliven his discourses. He was
called 1'enfant terrible . But he courageously put forth the case
for a precise definition of the papal infallibility so it would not
later be 'broadened too far by the advocates of the decree.
Although primacy and infallibility are distinct teachings, Verot's
emphasis is today important as Second Vatican works to complete
the doctrine by defining the role of the bishops united with the Pope.
TOO MUCH LITURGY?
Specialists in the liturgy used to complain of "too much let- YOUNG CLARENCE LEE PEELER III is the proud winner of the National Rifle Association's medal
hargy" among the clergy and laity. There is almost bound to be, awarded annually to the outstanding marksman in the Knights of Columbus Junior Rifle Club, Pre
in the wake of the new decrees, the complaint of "too much sentation was made by F. Bohlinger Sharp, Grand Knight of the Father Thomas O’Reilly Council,
liturgy." The liturgical momentum of the Council has produced ^ Decatur. Left to right: Frank DiCristina, club instructor; Champion Peeler; Clarence L.
changes that call for serious thought by all Catholics. Peeler, Jr., the champion s father; F. Bohlinger Sharp.
(A) These are not "changes for the sake of change." They are a
renewal, a "making new again the forms o( divine worship".
When the foremass is celebrated in English, it will correspond bet
ter to the way it was the night of the Last Supper. Our Lord spoke
to His Apostles in the vernacular which was Aramaic. We need a
fresh look at the history of the Mass, and a fresh study of the old
debate between "Intelligibility" and "Preservation*,, between
"Understanding" and "Mystery". The changes are especially
timely now because not only will our congregations understand the
Liturgy of the Word - men, women, children, those who know La
tin and those who don't, converts and born Catholics - but guests
from other churches will find the Catholic ceremony more familiar.
(B) The changes are only part of a much wider reexamination
of Catholic living. Religion was never intended to be a closed-
circuit arrangement between men and God. Our faith is public as
well as private, social as well as individual, externalized as well
as living in the Spirit. The Council Fathers believe that more
"open" liturgical forms will open up our lives, both to the impul
ses of God's grace and to the needs and pressures of one world,
In this way, we will not confine our Mass to a "Sunday-beat" men
tality, a separate compartment held away from'home and work and
recreation. It will penetrate and permeate the whole week.
(C) But the Church is patient and understanding, even in the af
termath of an almost unanimous approval of the new changes. It
is Important that bishops and priests, and laymen who feel the im
pact of the renewed liturgy, be patient too. Our archdiocese will
proceed with the Church Universal, aware that some older
people, and sometimes younger ones too do not understand or like
these changes. We do not need browbeating, or coercion, or ex
clusion. Rather by Instruction and conversation, and particularly
by dignified rites carried out in the new manner, all of our peo
ple will come to grasp the meaning of it all. Our Lord came to
cast fire on the earth, and he wanted it enkindled, But he did not
bruise the smoking flax. It is hoped, of course, that most Catholics
will not be as slow as an earlier generation was to accept frequent
Communion, or our own generation to apply the papal social teach
ings.
To help all of us keep pace with the Church, a series of sermons
on "Liturgy and Life" will be preached in all our churches this
fall. But the real work will be done in the home, where the new
liturgical forms can become a lively and rewarding study. Ask
your pastor or the Notre Dame Book Shop for one of the fine new
books on the Liturgy now available: COME, LET US ADORE (Diek-
mann), THE REVIVAL OF THE LITURGY (edited by McManus),
THE FUTURE OF THE LITURGY (Nocent), or OF SACRIFICE
AND SACRAMENT (Howell).
EACH ONE IN HIS OWN LANGUAGE
The big news in the Council is the introduction of earphones
for multi-lingual translation. At first it may be a bit cumber
some, because the talks must be turned in several days early so
that the five translations will be accurate. But it will surely help to
overcome the discordance of Latin spoken in a dozen different
accents.
After an especially tedious speech last week, one bishop said he
wished they would add a sixth button on the earphones.
'There should be one marked ‘Silence’, " he explained.
ATHENS - AND ROME
The day I received The Bulletin with Father Mulroy's account of
Mass at St. Joseph’s in Athens, facing the people, we had a simi
lar experience at the Council.
Mass 13 celebrated that way every day, of course, in the basili
ca, and all the Council Fathers take part in the dialogue. But this
was special. The Mass was offered for Pope John XXI11 on the anni
versary of his election.
DRAFT DECLARATION
Council Supports Laity Freedom
ROME (NC)--The ecumenical
council's draft declaration on
the lay apostolate encourages
a spirit of complete coopera
tion between the bishops and the
laity, according to Archbishop
William E, Cousins of Milwau
kee.
The spirit needed, he said, is
one in which "the laity is not
fearful of undue interference
and does not tend to feel sup
pressed,"
A MEMBER OF THE coun
cil's Lay Apostolate Commis
sion, Archbishop Cousins spoke
about the schema drawn up by
Beauty Need
In Churches
VATICAN CITY (RNS)—The
Second Vatican Council, at its
59th general congregation, took
a stand in favor of beauty ra
ther than costliness in reli
gious art and in general church
furnishings.
They did so in apprpving by
a vote of 1,838 to 9 a new Chap
ter 7 of the schema on the Li
turgy. Ninety-four Council Fa
thers also voted favorably, but
with reservations.
CHAPTER 7 OF THE Litur
gy schema, which now follows a
chapter on sacred music, con
firmed the practice of setting
up images for veneration in
churches, but warned that they
should be moderate in number
and "doctrinally sound."
It said that in the construc
tion of churches, care should
be taken that the buildings are
suitable for the celebration of
liturgical functions.
One major recommendation
was that schools of sacred art
should be established for the
training of artists and artisans.
Another stated that during their
seminary years, candidates for
the priesthood should be in
structed in the history, develop
ment and principles of sacred
art.
the commission in the course
of an interview with the Divine
Word news service.
"It is the hope of the coun
cil Commission on the Lay
Apostolate," he said, "that the
laity will accept the invitation
to become part of the life of the
Church with an enthusiasm and
initiative that might previously
have been lacking," He added
that at the same time "bis
hops are encouraged to fur
ther the work of the lay apos
tolate in every way, and the
laity Itself is to exercise with
in reason a complete freedom."
ARCHBISHOP COUSINS went
on to say that certain Church
organizations ' Involve strict
supervision because of the very
nature of their activity," But
he said there are many other
fields 'In which the laity would
enjoy complete freedom of ac
tion, accepting from the bishop
his encouragement, support and
helpful suggestions...The right-
thinking layman is going to
recognize the sphere of autho
rity and will not seek to invade
those areas in which the consti
tuted authority has the final
place."
Then he said: 'The spirit to
be arrived at is one of com
plete cooperation, one in which
the laity is not fearful of undue
interference and does not tend
to feel suppressed,"
ACTUALLY, THE Wisconsin
prelate said, "there is only one
apostolate, in which bishop,
priest, Religious and layman
each have a definite responsibi
lity to be discharged accord
ing to the capacity and sphere
of action of each one,"
THE YOUNG MEN ABOVE are studying at St. Patrick’s Semi
nary in Carlow, Ireland, for the Archdiocese of Atlanta. They
are, left to right, first row: Eddie Dillon, Paul Fogarty and
Peter Ludden, all of whom are in Theology and will be ordained
within the next four years. In the rear row are Vincent Mulvin
and James Fennessy, both of whom are in Philosophy.
Modern Math Wins
Teacher Approval
Enthusiastic support for "Modern Math" is indicated by —
a teacher survey recently undertaken by the Atlanta Archdio
cesan Arithmetic Committee. The Committee sent out ques-
tionaires to various Catholic school systems throughout the coun
try, asking teachers to evaluate the math program used in these
systems. The response to the questionaire (90%) was exceptional
ly good. An analysis of the survey follows:
When the celebrant said "Introibo and altare Dei”, 2300 bishops
of his congregation answered, "Ad Deum qui laetificat juven-
tulem meam”, The celebrant was Pope Paul VI.
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K Of C Festival
The Ladles' Auxiliary of the
Knights of Columbus, Council
4420, will hold their annual
"Harvest Hoe Down" on
Saturday, Nov, 23. It will
take place at 8 p.m. in the
Council Home at Tell and
Burner Rds., Ben Hill. The
door prize will be a turkey.
Donation will be $2,00 per
couple and tickets may be ob
tained at the door.
Student Soloist
With Symphony
Pianist Jon Lorrain, junior at
St. Pius X High School, will per
form in concert with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra, The pro
gram will take place at Brown
High School Nov, 25 at 12:30
p.m.
This appearance is the result
of winning the symphony’s
Young Peoples’ Auditions,Sept.
21 and 22. Jon's selection came
under the Judging of several of
Atlanta's prominent musicians
including Dr. Henry Sopkin,
conductor of the Atlanta Symp
hony.
Approximate number of questionaires sent out - 70. Number
returned - 63, or 90%. Diocesan school systems contacted - 23;
These were: Altoona, Pa., Austin, Tex., Baltimore, Md., Boston,
Mass., Brooklyn, N. Y., Charleston, S. C., Cleveland, Ohio,
Chicago, Ill,, Denver, Colo,, Green Bay, Wise., Greensburg, Pa.,
Indianapolis, Ind„ Kansas City, Mo„ Mobile, Ala,, New York,
N. Y„ Ogdensburg, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Pittsburg, Pa..
Richmond, Va., Springfield, Mass., St. Louis, Mo., St. Paul,
Minn., Washington, D. C.
Type of Math taught in grades: Modern - 51 or 82%; Tradi
tional - 7 or 11%; Both - 5 or 7%.
Grades which have had modern math previous to this year:
Grade 1 - None; Grade 2 - 4 for 1 yr.; Grade 3 - 2 for 2 yr.;
Grade 4-3 for 3 yr.; Grade 5 - 5 for 3 yr.; Grade 6-5 for 3 yr.;
Grade 7-3 since Grade 1; Grade 7 - 1 for 3 yr.; Grade 7-1
for 1 yr,; Grade 8-4 since Grade 1; Grade 8-1 for 4 yr.;
Grade 8-2 for 1 yr,; Grade 8 - 1 for 1/2 yr.
Type of math preferred by the teachers reporting: Modern:
100% (Some with qualifications).
Ability of groups to grasp the modern math: Bright - 100%;
average - 100%; Slow - 3 say no.
Teachers favoring adoption of a modern math program - 100%
Means of preparing teachers: Weekly courses; workshops —
daily for two weeks; TV programs — twice weekly.
Summary of remarks annotated to the reports: Most teachers
feel that the modern math program should be built up from the
primary grades to the sixth; and with the seventh to the eighth.
There is great difficulty otherwise. In some cases two texts are
used; in some cases a combination of traditional and modern con
cepts is carried on. All agree that the slow group does as well with
the modern math as with the traditional; many feel they do better
but not so much as the better groups.
RESPONSE STILL «MEAGER’
Race Conference Points
Up Religious Challenge
ROCHESTER, N. Y. (RNS)—
The American Negro today
stands six and one-half feet tall
but lives in a room five feet
high.
This analogy was drawn here
by Msgr. Daniel M. Cantwell,
chaplain to the Catholic Lay Ac
tion Organization of the Arch
diocese of Chicago, at a dinner
session of the Rochester Con
ference on Religion and Race.
"WE MUST RECOGNIZE,"
he said, "that it is very diffi
cult for us to put ourselves in
the shoes of American Negroes
. . .to eat discrimination on ce
real in the morning and drink
it in our beer before we go to
bed at night."
He said the responsibility for
winning racial justice "is on the
shoulders of the white Ameri
cans" who must join the Ne
groes in the fight for equality.
"This and this alone is what
religion means," he added.
MSGR. CANTWELL, who
participated in the National
Conference on Religion and
Race last January in Chicago,
said the response of religion so
far to the racial problem has
been "meager," that clergy
men have not "talked too
much" about the problem, ra
ther they have failed to talk
enough from the pulpit about the
real needs of the crisis.
"Like Jonah," he said, "we
have shielded ourselves in the
whale's belly. . .contenting our
selves with a whale-size view
about love. . .and leaving people
to reach their own conclu
sions."
AMONG "RELEVANT moral
actions," he suggested that
churches and synagogues un
dertake educational home visit
programs, with Negro and white
families serving as hosts for
each other, pooling off financial
resources to help Negro fami
lies obtain mortgage money to
move to better neighborhoods
and support of legislation for
open house, equal employment
and Improved educational fa
cilities.
The religion and race con
ference — sponsored by the
Catholic Diocese of Rochester,
the Rochester Area Council of
Churches, Inc., and the Jewish
Community Council of Roches
ter — featured an examination
of local discrimination through
a series of workshops. Delega
tions from 350 churches and sy
nagogues as well as more than
1,100 civic, business and indus
trial leaders were invited to the
conference.
WHILE OTHER communities
have held religion and race
conferences since the Chicago
national meeting, Rochester’s
was the first to include work
shops involving lay and reli
gious leaders.
Purpose of the conference,
as stated in the official pro
gram, was to emphasize that
discrimination was a "moral
and religious issue."
"It’s (the conference) pri
mary objective is to touch the
conscience of professed reli
gious believers so that they w ill
actively work to eliminate the
OBITUARIES
Miss Nora Burns
Miss Nora Burns, a native
Atlantan, died Monday in a
private hospital after a long
illness. She was a member of
Sacred Heart Church. Funeral
services were held in her parish
church on Wednesday, with Fr.
George J. Melluta officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Ceme
tery, There are no immediate
relatives.
Mr. George Flynt
Mr. George T. Flynt of 1356
Lanier Blvd„ NE. died Thurs
day. A native of Sharon, Mr.
Flynt was a member of Sac
red Heart church. He was also
a member of the Knights of
Columbus and the Holy Name
Society. He Is survived by his
wife, the former Katherine
Martin and two daughters, Mrs.
Gerard C. Durr of Garden City,
N. Y., and Miss Lorraine Flynt
of Baltimore, Md.
sin of discrimination and social
injustice in this community,"
the statement added.
ALTHOUGH THE workshops
were closed to news media, to
facilitate uninhibited discus
sion, representatives of the va
rious panels later met with re
porters, with the provision that
no one could be quoted directly.
The workshops covered civic
life, industry-labor-manage
ment, law enforcement, educa
tion, housing, communications
media and social agencies.
Asked for the most signifi
cant aspects of the workshops,
sources made these observa
tions:
1. The clergy in general
should make a public admis
sion of failure to direct their
congregations towards the
"right attitude on the racial
issue."
2. The civic life panel sensed
that "the gap (between the white
and non-white communities) is
getting wider and that lines are
hardening." The Negro com
munity was reported to feel
"great dissatisfaction" with
the rate of progress in race re
lations.
3. A trend toward increased
hiring of qualified non-whites,
with specific orders "from the
top" in some cases calling for
hiring of Negroes, was seen by
the industry panel. Employment
discrimination was felt to be a
matter of individual action ra
ther than company policy.
4. Realtors called for more
communication between their
members and clergymen. One
member of the housing panel,
stressing that it was his own
opinion, said the non-white
housing situation had grown
worse recently.
5. Law enforcement panelists
saw the need for continuous
contacts between law enforce
ment agencies and minority
groups to promote understand
ing of the purposes of the agen
cies.
6. The social agencies panel
detected a feeling of resent
ment among Negroes, who be
lieve whites seeking to help
them treat Negroes as "special
cases." It was felt this artifi
cial "patronizing" attitude
would disappear as race rela
tions are normalized.
IN A TELEGRAM to the con
ference, President Kennedy
congratulated the group of re
ligious and civic leaders for
"acknowledging to each other
and to your community your be
lief that discrimination is im
moral as well as unconstitution
al. . ."
He also cited the conference
for "agreeing that now is the
time to reaffirm your devotion
to the fundamental principles
upon which this nation has been
built, and by deciding that now is
the time to act upon those be
liefs, you will render an inval
uable service to both the peo
ple of Rochester and the na
tion."
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Iran: Where Esther, Symbol of Mary Lived
The legendary tomb of Queen Rather and Mardochai of Old
Teatament fame lies beneath an ancient mausoleum in Huma-
dan> In Iran. To tlu* Jews in their
Purim festival, she represents free
dom from oppression; for Catholics
she ”, Is the symbol of Mary, the
Blessed Mother ... At Teheran not
1 too far away a small Armenian
I Catholic parish is trying bravely to
build a modest school. The pastor.
Monsigno- G. P. Apcar, and his
parishioners have been able to ac
commodate the little children of the
... first grades. To enroll the total of
7bt Holy Ftihtr t Minton Aid > 50 children they need a larger
for tht Ontnisl Church building and $2,500 to construct it—-
a task that seems beyond their financial ability. In this country
of Iran. Mohammedanism is the predominant religion. This
land is the fabled Arabian Nights territory. Perhaps some good
genie among our readers (or is It genii?) will help them finish
the project. We are sure the Blessed Mother will be pleased to
see her Son’s work progressing in a land so tied up with her
name.
MARYLAND. Mr. R. Thomas of Baltimore. Maryland sends
us $2 on behalf of his daughter with the following note: "Karen
received this money for her fifth birthday and she herself de
cided she would like to help poor children who didn’t have the
comforts she has" . . . Thanks Karen, we have so many hoys and
girls, some sick, some needy, some even blind who look to us
for aid. Your money shall be used to good purpose.
HOLY SOULS
St, Catherine of Bologna once wrote:
“When I wish to be sure of getting a favor.
I have recourse to these suffering souls
that they may intercede for me with our
common Father and usually T feel that I
have them to thank for the answer to my
prayers" . . . Our priests will remember
YOUR LOVED ONES this month. YOUR
MASS STIPENDS are often their sole means cf diily support.
STRINGLESS GIFTS ENABLE US TO HELP WHERE THE
HOLY FATHER THINKS THE NEED IS GREATEST.
LILIES OF THE FIELD
Botanists believe these to be really the
many-splendored anemones. The lily isn’t
a natiye plant in Palestine . . . We’ll send
a CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD with pressed
flowers from the Holy Land to someone in
whose name you might wish to make a gift.
Some suggestions:
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