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PAGE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1964 PHILADELPHIA SISTERS Mother McAuley’s Order Serves The New World Love is a divine charter in which the beloved writes out a plan of self-annihiliation that it may serve and elevate others. Love is eternal and creative when it springs and rests in God, Such was the spirit of love that encompassed and inflamed Ca therine McAuley, Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy, At an early age, Catherine learned from her saintly father to look upon creatures from God's point of view. To her, each was a distinct, unequalled facsimile of the Creator, worthy of His Sacraments and His Love, and destined, as God’s Child, to share in the undefinable spen- dor of eternity. Because of this deep-rooted, selfless attitude Catherine, almost uncon sciously, sowed within herself the divine seeds of mercy. The capricious social life of Dublin in which she lived, af fected her only, in that it em phasized for her the transi- toriness of life. Its empty vani ties stimulated her love of God’s poor and prompted her genro- sity to unlimited bounds. AT THE outset.of her-career Catherine desired, as a lay social worker, to devote her wealth and talents to God in a three - fold plan: religious education for children and young girls; temporary homes for business girls andwomenof good character; spiritual and temporal care of the sick and the dying. Never did it occur to her to found a religious community. CM DA*N...T*E WfNMSR WAS GOING TO TREAT M£ TO Dinner AT THE RIVIfRA RESTAURANT Her humility was too profound for such aspirations. Yet, wit hal, it was a venturesome and alluring type of humility. For without realization or intent Catherine attracted others to her lowly yet illustrious works, and this by the spiritual buoyancy and job that sprang from her dedication. The overflow of this spirit inspired her spiritual director, Dr. Murray, to the realization that Catherine was a chosen soul destined to do great things for God. Hence he guided Ca therine and two of her com panions to the Presentation No vitiate on September 8, 1830, This was the nucleus of the Sis ters of Mercy. With the profession of this little band on December 12, 1831, a new congregation pier ced the soil in God’s Vineyard of Religious Orders. Then, but a solitary bud in virgin soil, the Sisters of Mercy had a pe culiar grandeur in its isolation. It issued as a unique blossom with a specific work, hereto fore untried, to perform for God. The seed planted in child hood had bloomed at a time when Ireland was most in need. Po verty and neglect were ram pant; hospitals were neglected and barred to the poor. In love Catherine McAuley reached out to sustain and to offer service. Animated by the boundless mercy and sympathy of Christ, she looked outward in her mi nistry, Like Him she sought to give of herself that all men might become members of His Kingdom. BEFORE twelve years elap sed Catherine McAuley was to reap the harvest of this seed of love ten times over in each of the new foundations she esta blished in her own lifetime. For, each Convent of Mercy is an independent unit, main taining and supporting itself in much the same manner as the monasteries of medieval times. That is why we speak of the Sisters of Mercy of Con necticut, of California or of Philadelphia. Each is a dis tinct branch of the tree of Mercy, stemming from the one revered Foundress, Mother Ca therine McAuley, but posses sing its own Mother General and Council. In 1929, certain convents of Mercy found it ex pedient to amalgamate. Yet the same spirit of Mercy permeates all in their spiritual, mental and moral ministry. For, to all, Mother McAuley is the model and guide. The humility and charity which characterized Mother McAuley’s life were transmit ted to American shores by Mo ther Frances Xavier Warde in 1943, Mother Frances, a pio neer at heart, having been as sociated with Mother McAuley from 1827, learned this spirit from the very outset and from its source. BY 1857 the Sisters of Mercy extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Before her death in 1884 Mother Frances Warde was instrumental in founding thirty-two convents in the New World. It was she who com missioned Mother Patricia Waldron in 1961 to set out with a group from Manchester, New Hampshire to organize the first Convent of Mercy in Philadel phia. On November 21, 1884 the Motherhouse was established at Merlon, a suburb two miles west of city limits. Here the majestic group of stone build ings - convent, auditorium, aca demies for boys and girls stand today conforming in Mercy spirit and ideals to the first House of Mercy, Baggot Street, Dublin. WHAT ARE these works of Mercy that God has seen such need of them in this present century? Sisters of Mercy are the living embodiment of the spiritual and corporal works of Mercy. To mention but a few, they instruct the ignorant, harbor the harborless, visit the sick and Imprisoned, and bring solace into home where it is most needed. From the six months’ pos- tulancy through the two years of novitiate training these prin ciples are stressed and the means to fulfill them are taught and instilled. Norms COM pAN y SM FORREST RD„ K. E. 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Send for fra# 6©o« tt, !i*tlnf all DinWor hotel* and mot*l» aerou to* country. *33 fc—iM J*** .•* turn*, il, ***** / * *—7—* •> *•!—* ***** *"***■" r\ [ J (K m 4 1 ' / jjfc \ 1 tjntQF ..... Il am \ MOTHER Catherine McAuley will live in her daughters as long as Christ's words: "As long as you do It to one of these My least brethren, you do it unto Mw,” This is the heritage- this the goal of a Sister of Mercy: to serve lovingly. WTTH THE advent of Pro fession each slater is ready and eager to embrace the fourth vow characteristic of all Mercy Sisters; namely, the care of the poor, sick and Ignorant. On Profession Day in a vi brant voice, while the Sacred Host is held above her head, each Sister reads aloud her Act of Profession. TO GOD with all the fervor of her soul the sister makes a complete oblation of her life. Submerged in Hla beauty and majesty, in awe, and yet in reverent union with her Spouse, the sister of Msrcy prays that henceforth all her actions may be performed "in Him, through Him and with Him." Her life must deal with material things, but she desires them only In sofar as they will unify and supematurallze her. In full realization of the ob ligations of her vows, she will keep a single mind; to see God in all things. In her life of ser vice, surrounded by the chaos of material distractions her heart and vision will cling to God, Never will she permit the vision of the Sacred Host which encircled her as a hal lowed wreath, In the aura of sanctity to grow obscure. This is her beacon, her guiding star, her sure pathway to Paradise. AT HER Profession the Sis ter of Mercy also receives a silver ring of betrothal on which la inscribed a motto of her own choosing, potent words, that in the silent hours of contempla tion and inward liatening will fill her heart with the glorious joy of her dedication. In fulfillment of her espou sals a Sister of Mercy of Phila delphia may be sent to teach in one of the thirty-seven schools in the diocese of Phila delphia, or she may be assigned to one of the eight diocesan high school*, to one of the five academies of the Slaters of Mercy or even to one of the more distant missions in Vir ginia, North Carolina, Geor gia, Florida, Oregon or India. A SISTER of Mercy from Philadelphia may be specially trained to teach in one of its two schools for Retarded Chil dren In the Philadelphia area. Or she may be sent to a Tech nical School, the only Catholic institution of its type in the P h i ladelphia Arch diocese, which provides train- inf for Catholic boys and girls desirous of acquiring a trade. Baking, carpentry, dressmak ing and beauty culture are the present curriculum offered. Another singular feature In the field of education is Gwynedd-Mercy College, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. As picturesque as it is practical, it offers a college training course for girls In nursing me dical technician, medical se cretary, as well as the liberal arets. THOSE entrusted with the care of the sick may be sent to one of the four hospitals in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey or to a tuber cular hospital and newly open ed general hospital injamahed- pur, India. For Sisters not called to teaching, specialized training, nursing or missionary labors, there unfolds the second of Mo ther McAuley’s original plan of Mercy, the maintaining of a Business Home for Working Girls and Women of Good Character. Centrally located in Philadelphia, St. Regis Busi ness House provides atmos phere for the sixty-one girls who make their residence there. THE “BEAUTY ever ancient, ever new" of which St. Augus tine wrote, aptly applies to the Order of Mercy, For the Sis ters of Mercy founded by Mo ther McAuley have adopted some of their distinctive spirit from the ancient Order of Mercy founded under St. PeterNolasco in the thirteenth centuy for the ransom of captive Christian slaves. As a badge forhis valor King James of Aragon presented St. Peter Nolasco with his coat of arms. This today serves as the Mercy Shield, the emblem of the Order. Mother McAuley, inspired both by the King’s noble gesture and by St. Peter No- lasco’s glorious deeds for God, so closely allied with her own work in its spirit of unbounded love, adopted the shield and the title. The shield, with its five red bars on a background of gold, sumbolizes the five letters of Mercy. These are placed be neath the Celtic cross, a re plica of sacrifice. Their sym- boliam of Mercy and sacrifice are to each Slater of Mercy what the flag is to every loyal patriot. They mark out dedication and devotion to God under the pa tronage of Our Lady of Mercy. THE SISTERS of Mercy, re cipients of this shield and of Mother Catherine McAuley’s bequeathal of humility and cha rity are doubly blessed. For God has smiled on the saintly foundress as can be evidenced in the 25,000 Sisters of Mercy throught the world. This smile serves to replenish the daugh ters of Mercy in their daily en deavors to serve Him lovingly. Mercy is love. Prayer Apostles Honored Twenty-seven Promoters of the Apostleship of Prayer at the Sacred Heart Local Center are eligible to receive Diplo mas, as a reward for their work in securing new members, and distributing League Leaf lets, Sunday, June 21, 3 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Church. The hour long program will Include opening Prayers by the Local Director, Rev. C. A. Chauve S.M. and the Promot ers. The program includes a solo, “Sacred Heart of Jesus," Mr. Robert Krick; Sermon, “Apos tleship of Prayer", Rev. James Murray S.M.; An Act of Con secration by the Promoters; Presentation of Diplomas by Father Chauve; Benediction, of the Blessed Sacrament. The public is invited to this ceremony, especially members who receive League Leaflets, monthly. Promoters affiliated with the Sacred Heart Local Center are from the following Parishes, Christ the King, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Paul of The Cross and Sacred Heart. D’YOUVILLE MISS Charlotte Laney and Mr. Richard McLaurin were married at a Nuptial Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Griffin, on June 14. Carrollton Class Held Two Sisters of Mercy from Blessed Sacrament Convent In Savannah are conducting a re ligious vacation school for the Academy Teachers Win Study Grants Four members of the D’You- ville Academy faculty have won grants for summer study. Sis ter Mary Raphael, G.N.S.H., principal, will attend an NDEA Foreign Language Institute in Spanish at Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Texas. Her grant, given by the U.S. De partment of Health, Education, and Welfare, will Include stud ies in methodology of language teaching and advanced study of the culture and civilization of Spain. Also Included in the In stitute will be a trip to Mexico. Sister already holds an M.A. In Spanish from Western Reserve University. Sister Joanna of the Cross, G.N.S.H., will continue graduate studies in French literature at Laval University in Quebec, Canada, under a scholarship given by the university, the old est French-speaking universi ty’ in the western hemisphere. She will also attend a one-week Journalism Institute at Du- quesne University in Pittsburgh on a Newspaper Fund Fellow ship given by the Wall Street Journal. She is the holder of a diplome de langue et lettres francalses from the Universi ty of Aix-Marsellle. SISTER MARY of Grace, G.N. S. H. will continue graduate study In mathematics at Notre Dame University on a fellow ship given by the National Science Foundation. She has al ready pursued graduate studies in mathematics at Villanova University. Sister Elizabeth Mary, S.N.S. H. holder of a grant from St. Louis University, will partici pate in an advanced studies in stitute on Communism and Problems of American Demo cracy. current two weeks at the Church of Our Lady in Car rollton. Sister Mary Ita, R.S.M., is preparing those about to make their First Holy Communion. Miss Patty VanSant of Villa Rica is teaching the pre-school youngsters. The sessions are from Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m, to 12 Noon, followed by Mass, and will be brought to a conclusion by the reception of First Holy Communion by a group of young catechumens on Sunday, June 21st. During their stay in Carroll ton the Sisters are residing at the home of Mrs. Paul Williams, JEHOVAH'S WITNESS Court Refuses Rule On Blood WASHINGTON frIC) — The U.S. Supreme Court haa re fused to rule on a challenge to hospital's action In admi nistering s blood transfusion to s patient over her religious objections. The high court did not com ment on its refusal (June 15) to consider the esse, brought by Mrs. Jessie E. Jones against Georgetown University Hospital here. MRS. JONES, 25, was ad mitted to the hospital last Sept. 17 suffering from internal bleeding. Doctors concluded that an immediate blood trans fusion was necessary to save her life. Induct Officers Tne Holy Name Society of the Sacred Heart Church inducted new officers Sunday: Robert Montag, president; William Reiker and W, J, Cole, vice presidents, and Joseph Ayers, secretary - treasurer, Mr. Montag succeeds John Morris Installation was conducted by the society’s spiritual director, the Rev, George J. Msiluta, However, Mrs. Jones and her husband refused the trans fusions to be contrary to the injunction to "abstain from blood" in the 15th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. Knights Elect Officer Slate The Immaculate Heart of Mary Council No. 4420, Knlghta of Columbus, elected the fol lowing slate of officers for the year 1964-65, at their busi ness meeting on June 2, 1964: Rev. Walter J. Donovan, Chap lain; Edmund E. Schattle, Grand Knight; George T. Ashworth, Deputy Grand Knight; William B. King, Chancellor; John A. Thomson, Warden; John Lout, (appointed) Financial Secre tary; V. A. Vuchetich, Treas urer; Charles H. Gardner, Re corder; Eugene W. Mitchell, Advocate; John C. Gavel, Jr., Inside Guard; John L. Schmid, Outside Guard; Mario Moscar- delli, Trustee (3 year term). The newly elected officers of the Council will take office ef fective July 1, 1964. WHEN persuasion failed, at torneys for the Catholic hos pital sought a court order to authorize a transfusion. The order was granted by Judge J, Skelly Wright of the U.S. Court of Appeals and was later confirmed by the full court. Mrs. Jones argued in her ap peal to the Supreme Court that her religious liberty rights un der the First Amendment were violated. She called the action of the hospital and Judge Wright “an arbitrary and insupport able invawion of her right to make a private decision," CARY SANDERS Television, Radios Stereos tv SALES AND SERVICE |375# Roswell Rd„ N.E. 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