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VOL.2 NO.5
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964
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Archbishop’s
Notebook
SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES
WHEN POPE Paul VI granted an audience to the family of Giuseppe
Saragat, Foreign Minister of Italy, a few days ago, the Pontiff and
Augusto Santacatterina, 3-year-old grandson of the Foreign Min
ister, clasped hands and went for a brief impromptu stroll.
‘SIGN LANGUAGE
VATICAN CITY (NC)—Inline
with the ecumenical council’s
liturgy constitution, Pope Paul
VI has provided for changes in
the public worship of the Church
to begin on Feb. 16. They in
clude mandatory sermons at
Masses on Sundays and holydays
and put the administration of the
sacrament of Matrimony with
in the Mass rather than before
it.
The Pope also announced the
establishment of a special com
mission which will be entrusted
with the long-range work of re
vising the missal, breviary and
other liturgical books.
THE NEW document, entitled
“Sacram Liturgiam," is a
motu proprio, the name given
an instruction issued by the
Pope on his own initiative, rath
er than suggested by a congre
gation of the Roman curia or
some other body. While publish
ed Jan. 28, it bears the date of
Jan. 25, the feast of the Con-
Sacred Art Plays Major
Role In Liturgical Life
PANAMA CITY — (NC) Pan
ama’s Bishops said here they
recognize the just aspirations
of this nation’s government in
its dispute with the U. S. over
the Panama Canal, but called
on Panamanians to guard
against hatred and resentment
toward the U.S.
They also warned the people
against allowing the conflict to
work against their Interests
and play into the hands of com
munists.
THE BISHOPS spoke in a
joint statement read (Jan. 26)
by Bishop Tomas Clavel Mendez
of David at an outdoor Mass
attended by 50,OCX) people. After
the Mass, offered in the Plaza
Independencla in front of the
cathedral, prayers were said
for the nation and for peace.
The statement said the Bi
shops acknowledge “the just
aspirations of the government
and the people for better treat
ment of the Republic as befits
a free sovereign nation." They
quoted the passage from Pope
John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem
in Terris which states: “It
has also to be borne in mind
that relations between states
diocese of Atlanta
BISHOP IN BED
Meanwhile, the rest of the world - and the Archdiocese - go
on. Prayers go up to God - God’s grace comes down. But a period
of sickness is a rare time, especially for an archbishop.
First, of course, are the things one cannot do. 1 have not been
able to offer Mass for you since Christmas. So I must depend
upon the Masses of our priests, and upon the great body of sacrifi
ces being celebrated all over. It is a fine preparation for the
revived concept of the concelebration of Mass; It is not our per
sonal Mass; it is our part in the Mass. But Christ has so built
the Church that the bishop’s Mass is the Mass -; ideally at the
Cathedral surrounded by his priests and people, with the graces
and blessings extending to every corner of the archdiocese. So
I won’t be happy until I am able to be among you again, as I was
Christmas Day, offering Mass at the Cathedral, St. Anthony’s,
and Sacred Heart.
But I am able to receive Holy Communion most mornings, and
Father James Murray, S. M. has been most faithful. Father
John Stapleton of St. Jude's, who was a patient here, brought the
Communion one day also. Then there are my prayers and what
reading I can do.
It’s easy to meditate, too. Old Father Ephrem, the Trappist
monk, died in his nineties, and this is pause for thought. What a
number of years to give to God I Theirs is a complete surrender.
The expressive photographs in the Atlanta Magazine for Christmas
brought out the clean and total beauty of their lives. What a privil
ege to have them in our midst.
YOUR PART
The youth and men and women
engaged in these programs pro
cess into the Cathedral with
their flags and banners which
are subsequently blessed. They
dedicate for the comming year
their organizational activities
for to Almightly God.
ALONG with the presentation
of the Marian and Ad Altare
Dei Awards, there will be given
for the first time the Pelican
Award. The Pelican Award is
bestowed to Scouters upon the
recommendation of their parish
units and pastor for extraordi
nary interest in Catholic Scout
ing on the parish level.
Refreshments will be served
following the ceremony in the
auditorium for those in attend
ance by the Cadets of Christ
The King.
Common Bible
Now Foreseen
EDINBURGH, Scotland (NC)
—Catholic Biblical scholars In
Britain hope to obtain eccles
iastical approval for use of the
Revised Standard Version of
the New Testament, an Ameri
can Protestant translation,next
May.
MONSIGNOR VINCENT J. HORKAN, Supt. of Schools for the Arch
diocese of Detroit, was featured speaker at the Archdiocesan
Teachers’ Institute (see also page 3).
CAUTION BOTH SIDES
Panama Bishops
Ask Moderation
should be based on freedom.
This is to say that no country
may unjustly oppress others
or unduly meddle in their af
fairs. On the contrary, all
should help to develop in others
a sense of responsibility, a
spirit of enterprise and an
earnest desire to be the first
to promote their own advance
ment in every field.’’
THE PANAMANIAN Hier
archy noted that a prompt solut
ion of the conflict is necessary
and appealed to the people of
both nations to put aside dis
trust and come to an agree
ment that will make justice,
friendship and peace triumph.
“We also appeal to the faith
ful," they said, “to remain
united and preserve the living
forces of the nation, and not
to allow the conflict, which has
already cost many lives, to work
against the people of Panama
and Instead of defending our
sovereignty let us be submerged
by international communism
under the pretext of an
exaggerated nationalism."
THEY POINTED out that “not
in revolution, but in a well-
planned evolution can a just
solution be found."
The Bishops expressed their
regret for the outbreak of
violence and offered their con
dolence and prayers to victims
on both sides.
THEY TOLD Panamanians
that their patriotic feelings
must be shown by exemplary
lives marked by faith in God
and love for their fellow men.
**The patriotism that shines
at this moment of crisis must
be exercised in national life
at all times," they said. They
urged all who consider them
selves patriots to "strive bold
ly to improve the material and
spiritual lot of all Panamanians
in accordance with the • ate ITI*
qulrements of the Church's
social teachings."
The sta -ament proclaimed
Sunday, Jan. 26, as a day of
prayer for the nation and for
peace.
In >his sermon at the Mass,
offered by Auxiliary Bishop
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I appreciate so much your prayers, especially the children’s
and those who are sick. I cannot acknowledge them all, except
in my own prayers, nor the beautiful flowers, and gifts, and re
membrances.
Your willingness to stand by, - to keep that Profile of the
Archdiocese intact, - to continue the ferment of Christ’s King
dom in the parishes and schools and missions — these are the
things that make an Archbishop sit up and take notice - even in
a hospital bed. May God bless you, and give you and yours every
grace.
ST. JOSEPH’S
Yesterday, there was a luncheon meeting of the Hospital’s
.Advisory Board, a group of Atlanta's outstanding citizens. Since
my appetite is quite limited, and I must stay in bed, I could not
attend, but they were kind enough to send up a delicious meal
which I could admire anyhow. I sent them a brief note.
In the note, I mentioned it was one thing to know the hospital
as an archbishop or a citizen - but quite another to know it as
a patient. Tests and blood counts come alive. Doctors and nurses
and specialists are not just names, but persons who restore your
health. The army of aides and orderlies is not just a list, but
kind, compassionate persons who help you. And like a golden
thread through it all is the small band of Mercy Sisters. What
would the world of the modern hospital be without these devoted
and quiet Nuns?
SOMBER
This column sounds, as I reread it, rather grim. It is not meant
to be. After three extremely difficult weeks, everything began to
pick up, and now as January comes to a close, I am ready to
resume much of my work.
So I will close with a word of thanks to all of you, and especially
to the band of priests who have carried on the difficult days. The
pastors, and especially the consultors; the vlcars-general, and
chancellor and vice-chancellor - all of them. I do not mention
them by name, lest I omit, but each knows in his heart of hearts,
how crucial and how trying it can be to work in these circums
tances.
Archbishop of Atlanta
SCHOOL DESIGNED TO LIVE WITH JET AGE. Situated near the giant John F. Ken
nedy International. Airport (formerly Idlewildi, St. Plus X of Rosedale, N. Y„ is being
built with noisy jet planes in mind. The three-story and basement school, costing $1.25
million, has a circular design which sonic engineers say will leave the least possible area
exposed to jet aircraft sounds This takes care of lateral sounds, which usually bounce off
Because of the popularity and
limited space in the Cathedral,
this ceremony is restricted to
those above the Cub Scouts,
Bluebirds, and Brownies.
THE PROCESSION into the
Cathedral will begin promptly
The granting of the episcopal
Imprimatur would make a com
mon version of the New Testa
ment available to English-
speaking Catholics and Protes
tants throughout the world.
Scholars in Britain see it as a
major step in the cause of
Christian unity.
version of St. Paul.
The document authorizes the
implementation of 11 specific
provisions of the liturgical con
stitution enacted by the Second
Vatican Council last Dec, 4.
Some changes concern the Bre
viary, the book containing the
Divine Office, which priests
are required to recite every
day.
ALSO AS of Feb. 16, which is
the first Sunday of Lent, the
sacrament of Confirmation may
be conferred during Mass.
In the introduction to the
1,400-word document, Pope
Paul cited the concern which
popes and bishops ha v e always
had for enhancing the liturgy.
He stressed the necessity for
all priests and lay people to
study the liturgical constitu
tion thoroughly and to accept
its provisions. Diocesan bis
hops are urged to make sure
that their people understand
the value and significance of the
liturgy and take part actively
and piously in the Church's wor
ship.
The Pope's instructions thus
seek to make effective the con
stitution’s assertion that the
“full and active participation by
all the people is the aim to be
considered before all else” in
the work of renewing the liturgy.
The papal document notes that
many provisions of the liturgi
cal constitution cannot be put in
to effect within a short period of
time, because some of the litur
gical rites must be revised and
new liturgical texts must be
prepared. It is for this work
that the Pope is establishing a
special commission. But the
make-up of the commission was
not immediately detailed.
PROVISIONS of the constitu
tion which go into force Feb. 16
by virtue of the Pope’s motu
proprio are*
• Seminaries and religious
houses of study must prepare
now to carry out Articles 15,
16 and 17 of the constitution,
which make comprehensive
study of the liturgy a compul
sory and major course in stud
ies for the priesthood. There
must be a start in implement
ing the provisions of the three
articles within the next year.
PATRIARCH’S GIFT. Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras of
Constantinople gave this rich. “Encolpion” to Pope Paul VI
in an exchange of gifts when the two met during the Pon
tiff’s recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Pope gave
the Patriarch a gold chalice and gold, silver and bronze
medals. The “Encolpion” is a large medallion supported by
two golden chains which Eastern Liturgy prescribes for
bishops to wear. (NC Photos)
(The following article is the
sixth in a series on the broad
reforms in the public worship
of the Church enacted by the
ecumenical council,The author,
an official council expert, is a
professor of canon law at the
Catholic University of America
and the immediate past presi
dent of the North American Lit
urgical Conference.)
BY FATHER FREDERICK R.
McMANUS
(N. C. W. C. NEWSSERVICE)
In fact the notion of a revi
val concerned with externals of
worship finds no justification,
in such organs of the movement
in the United States as the
monthly magazine Worship,
published since 1926, and the
annual Liturgical Weeks, held
since 1940,
THE GOALS OF all such ef
forts are identical with the lit
urgical purposes of Vatican
Council II: "to ensure that the
faithful take part, fully aware
of what they are doing, active
ly engaged in the rite, and en
riched by its effects."
Nevertheless, the spiritual
renewal intended by the council
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CAMP FIRE, SCOUTS
It is probably two decades
since any informed American
Catholic has fallen into the er
ror that the liturgical move
ment is merely a matter of
large-sized vestments, modern
art, and Gregorian chant tech
niques. This total misconcep
tion of the liturgical move
ment, once prevalent among the
clergy, finds no support at all
in the Constitution on the Lit
urgy enacted by Pope Paul VI
and the other bishops of the
ecumenical council on Dec. 4.
Rites To Honor
Youth Groups
Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts,
and Boy Scouts as well as their
adult leaders are invited to at
tend the sixth annual dedication
and award ceremonies for the
Archdiocese of Atlanta at the
Cathedral of Christ The King >
on Sunday, February 9.
at 2:30 p.m. Hence all who wish
to participate must have: ar
rived and have lined up well be-
for 2:30 p.m. In case of in
clement weather, the proces
sion will form in the basement
of The Cathedral of Christ The
King.
SABIN
ORAL
SUNDAY
POPE DECREES
Liturgy Rules
Changes Set
February 16