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PACE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1964
TEXAS BISHOP
FIRST EASTER
Council Benefit
Seen In Delay
On Jews, Liberty
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of power" with the pope at
the top, the bishops and priests
in the middle, and the laymen
on the bottom. Rather, he said,
the new concept is that of "a
series of concentric circles
with Christ at the center," and
radiating out from Him the bi
shops, priests and laymen. He
called this a "much more fruit
ful basis" for Catholic action
and the lay apostolate.
THE BISHOP said the coun
cil is viewing laymen as "the
people of God" who are called
"to bear witness to God in the
world."
On the subject of ecumenism,
he said that one of the basic
principles of the ecumenical
movement is that "we must
recognize the action of the Holy
Spirit wherever He acts," in
cluding among non - Catholics
and their churches.
HE SAID the oMginaljyersion
of the ecumenism schema made
an "odious"distinction between
Protestants and Orthodox, in
that it referred to the Orthodox
bodies as "churches" but the
Protestant dominations only as
"communities."
Bishop Leven recalled that it
was during the discussion on
ecumenism that he took the
council floor to say that "some
of the dangers being portrayed
by bishops who had never seen
a Protestant were exag
gerated."
REPLYING TO questions, the
Bishop said he does not see
how the council can finish in
one more session if it is to
deal with all the matters thit
still remain before it. Among
these, he noted, are the status
of Catholic schools and
seminaries, the lay apostolate,
religious orders and the
missions.
Asked about reports describ
ing Pope Paul VI as a "Hamlet"
unable to make up his mind
between conflicting points of
view, or a "Lincoln" who wants
reform but can’t carry it
through, he said there is "no
question" but that Pope Paul
wants aggiornamento — up
dating—for the Church and will
get it.
'THE COUNCIL is going to^
achieve reforms," Bishop’ •
Leven said. We’re just
instruments in the hands of the
Holy Spirit, and willynilly we’re
going to get the job done."
TERT1ARIES of Third Order at Sacred Heart Church.
FOR TERTIARIES
Order Of Mary
Recollection Day
The fourth annual Day of Re
collection for the tertiaries of
the Third Order of Mary was
held March 15 at the Sacred
Heart Church, Atlanta.
The Sacred Heart Fraternity
was host and Saint Francis
Xavier Fraternity, Brunswick,
Saint John Fraternity, Hape-
ville, and Saint Joseph Frater
nity, Marietta, participated..
There were one hundred and
eight present.
Recitation of the Rosary, led
by Miss lone Ward, Assistant
Rectress of the Sacred Heart
Fraternity, opened the ex
ercises. After the Rosary, Mrs.
W. W. Greene, Rectress of the
Sacred Heart Fraternity, wel
comed those attending and pre
sented Reverend Charles
Brogley, S. M., of the staff at
Marist High School, who con
ducted the conferences. The
theme of these conferences was
"you and God."
FOLLOWING the first con
ference was the Way of the
Cross conducted by Mr. John
Hamson. Mr. Horace Bohan
non acted as crucifer and the
acolytes were Mr. Wiley Maloof
and Mr. John Reynolds.
Private devotions and con
fessions were made between the
second and third conferences.
Pope Has Heavy
Schedule Of Holy
A^feek Ceremonies
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church of the day which is the
Basilica of The Holy Cross.
However this church is small
and could not accommodate the
crowds. Therefore, Popes in
recent years have chosen to ob
serve Good Friday in the larg
er churches of Rome.
THAT NIGHT Pope Paul drove
at 9:30 p.m. to the Coliseum
to take part in the traditional
way of the cross which pil
grims in Rome perform each
year.
The Pope, surrounded by
thousands of pilgrims carrying
candles, made the first three
stations inside the ancient Fla
vian Amphitheatre which had
been the site of many pagan
Roman games and gladiatorial
fights.
AGAIN THE ceremonies were
captured by the television
cameras of Eurovision. Candle
light and television lights fill
ed the immense ruins, shadow
ing the tiers of arches from
which 2,000 years ago Romans
had watched the savage pursuit
of pleasure.
After the first three stations,
the Pope crossed the street in
front of the Arch of Constantine
and took his place at a tempo
rary altar erected on the Pala
tine Hill site of the palace c
of the Roman emperors. There
he followed devotedly the pray
ers for the remaining stations.
THE GREY columns of the
background formed a fascinat
ing pattern of light and dark.
They are all that remains of
what once was the proud temple
of Venus and of Rome.
On Easter Sunday the Pope
is to celebrate Mass in a small
parish church at 7 a.m. The
church is located in the Roman
suburb of Settecamini. After
speaking briefly to the people
and blessing the crowd, the
Pope is to return to the Vati
can in time to celebrate a sec
ond Mass on the steps of St.
Peter's. After finishing the Low
Mass, the Pope is to go back in
to the Vatican and appear on
the main balcony of St. Peter’s,
high above the crowds in the
huge square. The balcony is
decorated with a large banner
bearing his coat of arms, and
the Pope takes his place on a
specially-erected throne, to de
liver his Easter message, and
give his blessing "Urbi et
Orbi," that is, his blessing to
the City of Rome and to the
world.
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Kearney, Eunice Ann Dorsett, Harriett Burke, Delores Haney;
second row, Gloria Tidwell, Kathleen Reilly, Patricia Ralph,
Maureen Conlon, Sandra Daubenspeck, Judith Ferraro, Gayle
Grevemberg, Maureen Evans, Frances Shuba; Marcella Hada-
rits, Ann Wallmeyer; third row, Donna Fern, Bettejean Casey,
Eileen Schuler, EtelTeague, Sarah Lane Pryor, Constance Ward,
"rediscovery of the personal
indwelling of Christ in the life
of every individual" Catholic.
Another speaker, Sen. Eugene
McCarthy (D.-Minn.) said that
emphasis should be placed in
developing the quality — rather
than the quantity — of Catholic
laymen .n public life.
’The role of the Christian is
that of a leavening agent," the
senator said. "He is to make a
difference in the society in
which he lives. He is to be a full
time Christian, not just a
Sunday Christian."
Mr. Scharper also suggested
a "system for exchange of fact
and opinion between clergy and
laity -- something most
dioceses do not have now." As
laymen are given more im
portant church roles, he added,
they should approach the clergy
with "humility and with the
spirit of a servant."
Devotions In Honor Of St. Anthony
AT ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH EACH
TUESDAY MORNING AT Ui30
Attend Mass or Mail Petitions
To Monsignor j.E. King
928 Gordon St. S.W.
Atlanta 30310.
Urged
Emily Mize, Kathleen O’Neill; fourth row, Judith Babcock,
Linda Hopping, Helen Worley, Jane Frances Maher, Patricia
McOsker, Joanne Curwood, Sharon Bearden, Kay Gravitt; fifth
row, Patricia Sineath, Margaret Nerney, Wanda Godlewski,
Jeanne Cornwall, Viola Haverly, Jo Ann Mathleu, Mr. William
Whitehead; sixth row, Cathleen Watts, Mary Louise Genshei-
mer, Sally Ann Bartold, Mary Droughton; seventh row, Mary
Kay Fowler, Suzanne Lawrence, Ann Duffy, Elizabeth Whilden,
Marion Powell, Denise Kelly.
ADMINISTERING FUNDS
Reverend John T. Emerick,
S. M., Spiritual Director of the
Saint John Fraternity, conduct
ed the Solemn Reception Cere
mony for eleven postulants: Mr.
and Mrs. Robert J. Blahnik,
Miss Kay Blair, Miss Hazel
Louise Chandler, Mrs. Ann
Clark, Mr. John M. Harrison,
Jr., Miss Nell Kane, Mrs. M. T.
Lambet, Jr., Mrs. Lenore W.
Murphy, Miss Frances Noel,
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Shan
non. Father Emerick was as
sisted by Miss Hope Casey,
Assistant Mistress of Novices
of the Sacred Heart Fraternity.
4 The day of Recollection
closed with Solemn Benediction.
Reverend Paul B. Burkort, S.
M. was the Celebrant; Reverend
John T. Emerick, S. M., Deacon,
and Reverend James T. Murray,
S. M. Subdeacon. In the sancu-
tary were Reverend Thomas J.
Roshetko, S. M. Spiritual Di
rector of the Sacred Heart
Fraternity, Reverend Clarence
J. Biggers, S. M., Reverend
George J. Meiluta, S. M., and
Reverend Constantin Chauve,
S. M.
Immediately afterwards the
tertiaries and guests attended a
tea in the Assembly Room.
STATIONS OF CROSS
Pilgrims At Site
Of Christ’s Trial
Greater Lay Parish Role
JERUSALEM, Jordan (NC) -
Thousands of pilgrims have
gathered here to begin the Good
Friday Stations of the Cross
at the spot where Jesus was
condemned to death by Pontius
Pilate.
In present - day Jerusalem
there are still traces to be
found of the Fortress Antonia,
generally accepted as the place
where the trial of Jesus un
folded. The fortress was de
stroyed by the Romans in 70
A.D., and its site is now taken
by a narrow road that enters
the city through St. Stephen’s
gate and is known as the Via
Dolorosa.
ABOUT 20 yards to the side
of the road is a ramp leading
to a platform of natural rock
now taken up by a government
secondary school. This plat
form is believed to be the
Praetorium, where Christ was
questioned privately by Pilate.
It is in the school yard that
pilgrims still gather at 11:30
on Good Friday morning to
begin the Way of the Cross.
Across the road at a lowet
level stands the Franciscan
Biblical School and to its left
the famous Ecce Homo Con
vent of the Sisters of Sion.
BY ENTERING the convent
and descending the steps to a
level five feet below the pre
sent street, it is possible to
see and walk upon a large
portion of the original pavement
of the courtyard. The blocks
are of hard stone, about three
feet square and a foot thick.
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MOTOR HOTEL
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) -
Administration of parish funds
was cited by a noted editor
here as one of the major re
sponsibilities Roman Catholic
laymen should be given as they
assume a greater role in Church
life.
Speaking at a University of
San Francisco symposium on
’The Role of the Emerging
Layman," Philip Scharper, edi
tor of Sheed and Ward of New
York, Catholic book publishers,
said;
‘THERE is absolutely no
reason why laymen should not
be entrusted with the temporal
affairs of the Church. There
are no degrees of citizenship
in the Kingdom, but only dif
ference in roles.
"A layman should not be
looked upon as a ’subject,’but
as a full member of the people
of God."
Generally agreeing with his
remarks was Father Godfrey
Diekmann of St. John’s
Seminary, Collegeville, Minn.,
who said the Church is not an
institution but "a people of God"
and that as such It is "the body
of Christ which shares in God’s
grace."
The Benedictine priest, a
liturgical expert and consultant
to the Second Vatican Council,
said the Church aims to make
the "personal encounter with
Christ more than an abstract
concept."
HE OBSERVED that the
Church is experiencing a spir
itual renewal because of the
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lege housing loan. The loan to
the Roman Catholic school was
announced by Commissioner
Sidney H. Woolner of the Com
munity Facilities Administra
tion of Washington.
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CORFU: Towards Christian Unity?
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CORFU, an island off the coast of Greece, was famed in
legend as the place Ulysses was entertained. Not long ago a
modern traveler stopped there, the
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Con*
stantin'-plo . . . The Catholic Bishop.
Bishop Varthaiitis, was at the air
port to meet him. Said the Orthodox
3 Patriarch: “Let’s not look at the
$** except to weep. Let’s look at
the future and work for unity.” . . .
Bishop Varthaiitis is hopeful that,
in the years ahead, Catholics and
Orthodox in CORFU will work more
closely together as Christians should
. . . Bishop Varthaiitis’ problem,
how ever, is that his Cathedral
church, bombed during World War II, is still in ruins. So, too.
is the Catholic school and the rectory. On Sunday the Bishop
offers Mass in the cemetery chapel—and this chapel accom
modates only 50 people ... To rebuild the Cathedral will cost
only $10,000. Will you help?. Our Catholics in CORFU can’t
give much money, but they will contribute the labor . . . The
fresh air of unity is blowing in CORFU. Your gift, large or
small, will help it along.
MARY, OUR MOTHER
Her title, Mystical Rose, seems so appropriate for Holy Week
and the Spring! Mary shared in Christ's thorns as in His glory
. . . Why not now enroll yourself in MARY’S BANK, the dollar-
a-month club through which people like you train native Ststers
f other Marys) in the Middle East? A mission club Is the easy,
simple way to help the missions regularly:
MARY’S BANK: For training other Marys, Sisters
THE DAMIEN LEPER CLUB: Helping lepers, of course
CHRYSOSTOM CLUB: For training priests, other Christs
ORPHANS’ BREAD: Feeding abandoned children
THE FLOWER SHOW. When we visit it each year we remem
ber the Bible texts about nature. Nature’s resurrection is an
Easter all its own . . . The morning mail, which brings your
STRINGLESS GIFTS, helps plant new seeds in our Near East
missions. These seeds blossom into chapels and convents, medi
cal care for those in pain, bread for the hungry ... Is there
a better Easter gift for God? . . . Tell us, with your gift, to
“use it where it’s needed most.”
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION. A little girl in INDIA Is won
dering. Next month she will, please God. receive her First
Holy Communion. Unlike some of the other girls, however,
she has no white dress to wear on this great day . . . You cah
provide a complete FIRST COMMUNION OUTFIT for only $10.
Can’t you imagine the remembrance this little girl will give
you In her prayers?
SHAKESPEARE SPOKE of the praise nature gives to God:
“Tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons In
stones and good in everything.” . . . The praise God receives
when the priest offers Mass is all of this and more . . . Why not
ask a missionary priest to offer Mass for your intention? The
offering you make will support him for at least one day.
Our
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