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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1964 DIVINE OFFICE Breviary Reform To Seek Benefit For Whole Church (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) office, according to the coun cil, “is devised so that the whole course of the day and night is made holy by the praises of God," At present this design fails to work out In practice. Even in monaster ies the parts or “hours" of the office have to be combined and celebrated at inappropri ate times of the day. The clergy engaged in the pastoral ministry find it almost im possible to observe the pattern of the hours, planned for the different periods of the day. When the office is reformed in structure, it will clearly have three principal parts: (1) morning prayer, called Lauds, (2) evening prayer, called Vespers, and (3) an “hour of reading" (Matins). The lat ter will not be attached to any particular period of the day, but will form a real service of spiritual reading for all who take part in the office, whether in communities or alone. With this clear and simpler pattern, the lesser parts of the Church's daily prayer will fit into their secondary place: brief prayers for mid-morning, noon, and mid-afternoon—but only one of these three to be obligatory for the clergy—and the prayer of Compline before retiring at night. The hour of Prime, a monastic prayer that is a duplication of the morning prayer (Lauds), will be sup pressed, WHILE THE process of aimplifylng the office will in volve some abbreviation as well, a lessening of prayer within the Church was hardly the council's purpose. On the contrary, for those who must or those who choose to pray, the daily office, the problem today is not the total period of time at prayer, but the need to get through so many psalm verses and vocal prayers: not too much prayer, but too many prayers to be said. If the office is revised well, it will be easier to pray with greater deliberation, more slowly, in fact more prayer fully. Adaptations of the of fice in the form of “short breviaries," Just as much the Church's prayer as the full Divine Office, will be worked out—especially for communit ies of Sisters and of Brothers, but well suited to lay men and women. STILL BETTER, as single form of community prayer— for example, a new version of Sunday Vespers — might be celebrated together by the faithful, by the Sisters or Brothers of the parish school, and by the pastor and other priests. In this chapter of the Con stitution on Worship, much is made of the bishops's authori ty, in the general spirit of de centralization that charac terizes the council. The bishop may now dispense those other wise obliged to pray the office. He may allow the clergy, on an individual basis, to recite the office in their own language Instead of Latin. But here again, there is an immediate mention of the laity and their needs: any priest, without dispensation or permission, may celebrate the office in the vernacular language with a group of the faithful. Among the strong exhortat- mtllNSMCTlOH^CAlX. 231-3040 Ed Curtin Presents ALLEN COLLAY SEXTET 5:30 TO 7:30 BILL Cr ALLEN DUO Cnnttcr • Hun,or • Mime L«t Our Laungc Be Ye ur Aft ernoon and fvcr.ing Retreat DANCE AT THE S(M4 SoucC 760 West P'trcc TR. 5-4251 JUHAN'S CLEANERS Export - Ptroonxlliod Scnrtc* Olvrn to Every Garment Coming Into Our Plant liS N. Main *4. PO. 1-4404 rut, on. I CHRIST «S Or HOLY CROSS BROTHER > tiacmINc • aors’ homus • RAMCHINO • orrici WORK • TRA0IS • tORIION MISSION* For Information Writes IroARrUiMM Hon ant, CSC 104 Holy Cross School •1950 Dauphine Street New Orleans. La. 70117 Peachtree at 13th TR 5-3022 TURN^sr. jude St. Jude Solemn Novena February 1st thru February 9th, 1964 Sf Jude. 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While it refers di rectly to the Divine Office de scribed above and now about to be reformed, this recom mendation is applicable also to another kind of “public prayer’’ of the Church, less official and less formal. THIS IS the so-called Bible service or Bible devotion, men tioned in Chapter 1 of the con stitution. Such services, which the council calls “sacred cele brations of the word of God," are clearly related to the of fice itself—In spirit, because they are scriptural In their composition, including Bible readings, psalmody, etc,; in their form, because they follow the pattern and style of liturgi cal prayer and action. These services are recom mended by the council as even ing devotions, for example, on Sundays and on the weekdays of Advent and Lent, Since they do not have any set or of ficial form, they may be in troduced into popular devotional usage immediately — and al ready are in use in many places. BIBLE SERVICES, although not part ofthe office, deepen scriptural understanding and give a liturgical spirit to popu lar devotions. They suggest one way of taking a long, hard look at existing devotions; this is now made necessary by the council which requires that “these de votions should be so drawn up that they harmonize with the liturgical seasons, accord with the sacred liturgy, are In some fashion derived from it, and lead the people to It, since in fact, the liturgy by its very nature far surpasses any of them," The bishops of Vatican Coun cil II, who enacted the constitut ion by a vote of 2,147 to 4, were determined “to impart an ever increasing vigor to the Chris tian life of the faithful" — whether it is a question of the Divine Office or of popular devotions. In the office, says the con stitution, Christ “continues His priestly work through the agency of His Church, which is ceaselessly engaged in praising the Lord and interceding for the salvation of the whole world." MEMORIAL SERVICE Cardinal Offers Kennedy Requiem GETS CATHOLIC AWARD. William Foxwell Albright has been named to receive, April 19. the 1964 Christian Culture Award of the Uni versity of Windsor, formerly Assumption University. The Methodist scholar is one of the world's best known archaeologists and Scripture scholars. The Catholic school gives the award an nually to “an outstanding exponent of Christian ideals." BOSTON (RNS) — The near ly century-old Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Cross here was the scene of an un precedented religious and civic memorial which had rich ecumenical and cultural over tones in honoring the late Pre sident John F. Kennedy. Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, offered a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass before 1,800 invited guests Including Protestant, Orthodox and Jewish clergy men, federal officials, and state and civic dignitaries. Millions more watched the memorial over network tele vision. FOR ARCHDIOCESE Aldermen Veto Children’s Villa CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 to be opposed to the project. He said that while he had sym pathy for residents of the area involved, the project was being misunderstood. Emphasizing the endorsement of the Joint County Planning Board and pro fessional planners in Atlanta, Mr. Freeman said nobody seemed to be against an orph- Cancer Research ROME <^C)—Italy’s League for the Fight against Cancer has established a prize named after Pope John XXIII to spur cancer research. Pope John died of stomach cancer last June 3. The prize, carrying with It a cash award of six million lire (about $10,000) Is to be awarded for the best monograph on antimltotics — substances which inhibit the process of cell division. Cancer is a mal ignant proliferation of abnormal cells. The competition for the prize is open to researchers and practicing physicians. Holy Name VICTORIA, Tex. (NC)—Hugo A. Rhodes of this city has been elected president of the San An tonio Archdiocesan Union of Holy Name Societies—first Negro to hold the office. Rhodes defeated Wilfred Lamb, also of San Antonio, by a 290 to 70 vote at the union’s recent annual convention. OBITUARIES William Fuchs G.F. Singleton Msgr. James E. King offered a funeral Mass on Saturday at St. Anthony’s for Mr. William Fuchs. A retired Army of ficer, Mr. Fuchs lived at 1381 Lee St., SW Atlanta. He is survived by his wife, one son, B.D. Fuchs, Peoria, 111; two brothers, John and Joseph Fuchs, Peoria; and one grand child. Mrs. McDonald The funeral of Mrs. Eleanor Gailmard McDonald, 2298 Des mond Dr„ Decatur, was held yesterday at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta. Fr. George Meiluta offered the Mass. Wid ow of the late Mr. Mark A. McDonald, she is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Clay V. Brittain; a grandson, Mr. Mark McDonald Brittain, both of De catur; sisters, Mrs. Charles J. Arban and Mrs. Raymond High, Lexington, S, C.; a broth er, Mr. Joseph Gailmard, New Orleans, and several nieces and nephews. Burial was inAr- t lington National Cemetery. Graveside services for George F. Singleton of 180 Gib son St., SE Atlanta, were held Thursday in Hill crest Cemet ery, with Fr. Leonard Kelly, O. F. M., officiating. Mr. Singleton was a native of Mass achusetts and was a veteran of World War L He is sur vived by his wife, the former Agnes Hunnicutt. Mrs. J. Harvey A Requiem Mass was offered for Mrs, James A. Harvey, Sr. by Fr, Noel Burtenshaw on Tuesday at the Cathedral of Christ the King. Mrs, Harvey lived at 3355 Piedmont Rd„ NE Atlanta. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Christine J, Sullivan, Mrs. Charles F. Wy- song; a son Mr. James A. Har vey; her sisters, Miss Florence Jones and Mrs. George W. Stem; a brother, Mr, Emmett W, Jones, all of New Orleans; 12 grandchildren and several nie ces and nephews. Intermentwas at Arlington. Deanery Winter Meeting Held The Winter meeting of the > South Deanery was held on ' Sunday, January 19th, at St. Anthony’s Church, 928 Gordon St., S.W. with 79 ladies in at tendance. The door prize was won by Mrs. Hotaling, from St. John's Parish, Hapeville. Mrs, Florence Beaton, AC CW Chairman of Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, conduct- ange, except when it was to be erected in their neighborhood. Also pointed out was that the children scheduled as Village residents were not orphans, but youngsters whose parents were separated or unable to care for them. Examples were given, in cluding the case of several brothers who had lost their mother, and their father was overseas with the army. Young residents of the Village would attend Parochial schools in the area. OBSERVERS at the hearing suggested that the opposition to the Children’s Village was bas ed on a combination of political and racial factors. The fact that the Village, in conformity with Archidocesan policy, would be integrated had some bearing on the vote. Real estate Interests also were said to have put heavy pre- sure on the aldermen over the week-end. One alderman who opposed the project confessed to have been deluged with 500 communications, with only one favoring it. However, only 28 zoning notices were sent out to conform with city ordinances. In addition, Alderman Wood, who admitted that he had been in the real estate business in the area concerned for fifteen years, said he felt “such an institution would adversely af fect the areas." Alderman Cook observed that, while the Board had every right to overrule its zoning committee, there was a quest ion as to whether it would be overridden on every controver sial issue. He added, “I doubt that any of you have seen the plans or specifications (for the Village.) There’s no place in this city that something of this sort can go without opposition from the neighborhood." V atican Shuns ed a workshop on Co-operating with the CCD. A report on the December Board meeting of the Archdiocesan Council of Cath olic Women was presented by Mrs. E. P. Faust, Jr., Presi dent of the Council, The Spring meeting of the Deanery will be held on April 5th at Sacred Heart Church, in Mllledgeville, Georgia. VATICAN CITY (NC)—Pope Paul VI, reviewing Italy’s new Premier, wished him well in his struggles with Italy’s stub born political problems but em phasized that the Holy See in tends to stay out of Italian poli tics. Premier Aldo Moro came to see the Pope (Jan. 20), less than a month after his confirmation in office. The Christian Demo crat statesman heads Italy's controversial center-left gov ernment. THE POPE SAID: “Always consistent with our intention to keep outside the nation’s politi cal life, we abstain from con sidering its problems, many of which are linked to ours. And we wish to be no more specific in our good wishes than to wish that you may succeed in over coming the difficulties and un certainties inherent in the pre sent hour through the trust and collaboration of good and will ing citizens, and that you may help the state of mind of so many citizens— of the free and honest workers particularly— move toward an ever better es teem for the state to which they have the honor to belong," Erich Leinsdorf conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a 180-voice choir in the performance of Mozart’s Re quiem in D Minor, The choir was composed of singers from the New England Conservatory of Music, the Pro Musica Chorus, and the Harvard and Radcliffe choral societies. Some responses and other parts of the Mass were sung by the St. John Seminary Choir under the direction of Msg. Russell H. Davis. The late President’s widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, and his mother, Mrs. Rose Kennedy, occupied the first pew with Senator and Mrs, Edward F. Kennedy. Attorney General and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy, who were in Japan, could not attend. In a eulogy following the Mass, Cardinal Cushing ob served that the musical genius of Mozart and the genius of President Kennedy’s leadership had been linked in the religious and civic memorial. “Separated by centuries,"he said, “these men were touched by a ckeative instinct uncommon in any generation; both brought out of their houth a shining out of their youth a shining light which will Illumine the ages; both were summoned to eternity at a moment which to mortals must seem untimely." Cardinal Cushing predicted that "the memory of men will enshrine their names among the great of the world." Referring to the “unforgett able music of Mozart’’ per formed in the cathedral memorial, the prelate declared: “We have heard again in our hearts the stirring voice of our youthful leader; in the artistic expressions of the one, we have caught the unmistakeable ac cents of the other. The destiny of greatness which they shared brings them together in the pre sence of the God who so richly endowed them with His gifts." Cardinal Cushing recalled that President and Mrs. Kennedy “enriched" the White House with the best in art and music. He said that in light of this no tribute “to our beloved Pre sident and his charming wife could be more appropriate than the spiritual, artistic, and liturgical service" performed in the historic cathedral. “No prayer, to the memory of that scholarly, dedicated leader and to the cultural back ground of his bereaved wife and loved ones could be more fitting,” he stressed. It is believed that the per formance of Mozart’s Requiem in Holy Cross Cathedral here was the first of its kind in the U.S. In 1956, on the 200th anniversary of Mozar’s birth, the Requiem was played in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. The last performance of the Re quiem by the Boston Symphony Orchestra was in the summer of 1963 at Lenox, Mass., when it was played In memory of Pope John XXIIL Before the Mass, Cardinal Cushing met Mrs. Kennedy and the late President's mother at the front arch of the cathedral and led them In a processional to their front pew on the epistle side of the altar. Father John F. Fitzgerald, a cousin of President Kennedy, walked ahead as metropolitan cross bearer, a symbol of the prelate's authority. SISTER MARY BARBARA, RMS, receives a special presenta tion plate of the St. Pius X Alma Mater song she composed from student Mary Watson. FIVE INSTITUTIONS Resources Pooled WASHINGTON (NC)— Heads of five universities in this city have signed a pact which pools their graduate school resour ces. Described as “a major step in advancement of American higher education," the Joint Graduate Consortium was de signed to enable a graduate stu dent of any one of the five uni versities to take courses at any of the other four. THE PACT WAS signed by: Msgr. William J. McDonald, rector of the Catholic Univer sity of America; Father Edward B. Bunn, S. J., president of Georgetown University; Hurst R. Anderson, president of American University, a Meth odist institution; Thomas H. Carroll, president of George Washington University, a pri vate school; and James M. Na - brit, Jr., president of Howard University, a semi-U.S. insti tution. The educators cautioned against expecting too much too soon from the agreement but expressed hope it might ac complish wider opportunities for the 12,024 graduate stu dents of the schools; elimi nate duplication of effort and make maximum use of teach ing and materials resources; establish a major scientific re search center which no one of th e five institutions could af ford; institute joiqj professor ships to attract cop scholars; and enable a greater sharing of library and scientific faci lities at the five universities. Father Bunn told newsmen that one Implication of the new cooperative setup may be a similar program at the under graduate level. INDIA: CATHOLIC OPPORTUNITY Nine years ago U.S. Catholics helped to build a school for girls in KOTTAYAM, southern INDIA. The result? The school today has 1,000 students. Among its graduates arc native Sisters, nurses, teachers, wives, mothers. The impact in INDIA is simply wonderful . . . Perhaps now you can ^ help to provide what the school I w lacks — a combination chapel and lecture hall, to serve as a focal point for CATHOLIC ACTION ac- tivities in KOTTAYAM. The build ing costs will total S5.000. The chapel will be used for closed re treats for Legion of Mary members, for instance, when the students go home on vacation. The lecture hall will provide a place for speakers, meetings, area Catholic action . . . Will you help? Perhaps you’d like to erect the building all by yourself as a memorial to your parents or someone you love. Or perhaps you can send us $1, $5, $10, S100, SI,000 right now , . . The opportunity is extraordinary. Please write to us. The Holy Fetter'i Mutton Aid for the Oriental Church ST. THERESE When the Little Flower was asked one day why she con tinued to walk with a sore foot, she replied that each painful step was made for some weary missionary. Your sacrifices, prayers and financial aid are precious things for our weary, overburdened missionaries in the Near and Middle East. You can help by □ Constructing a CHAPEL or CHURCH. Cost: $2,000 to $6,000. □ Helping the lepers 'DAMIEN CLUB', aged 'PALACE OF GOLD*, orphans 'ORPHAN’S BREAD), training Sisters 'MARY’S BANK*, educating seminarians (CHRYSOSTOM CLUB'. Cost: $1 a month. □ Feeding a PALESTINE REFUGEE family. FOOD PACK AGE costs $10. □ Adopt a seminarian. Cost of education: $100 a year for six years. □ Train a Sister like SISTER FELICIA. Cost: $150 a year for two years. □ Join our association. Fee: $1 a year for single persons; S5 for a family. □ Give an article to a Mission Chapel. Suggestions: Vestments —$50; Monstrance—$40; Chalice—$40; Sanctuary Lamp— $15. JACOB S LADDER When Jacob was sleeping he saw angels ascending and de scending to and from Heaven on a ladder. A priest “ascends’ to Heaven at Mass each morning and “descends” with grace: for mankind . . . Your MASS STIPEND offerings are sometime} the sole daily support of our missionaries. Please keep sending them. WHEN MAKING A WILL KINDLY REMEMBER OUR ASSO CIATION. THE LEGAL TITLE IS: THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION. A membership in our association entitles you to participate in the graces of the Holy Father’s Masses and those of 15,000 priests. Dear Monsignor Ryan: Enclosed please find Name Address .. for City Zone State 12ear £ast fllissions f£i FRANCIS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, Praildaul M»9 r * Jawpll T. Ryaa, Not’l Saa’f S*ad all cammaaUotUat fa: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 480 Lexington Av«. at 46th St. N«w York 17, N. Y.
