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PAGE 2 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 1964
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Invocation Asks
True Leadership
ATLANTIC CITY )C) —
Archbishop Celestine D. Dami-
ano, Bishop of Camden, called
upon the Holy Spirit to grant
the members of the Democra
tic National Convention "wis
dom to choose men who can
provide true leadership in these
perilous days,, , "
He added: ", , . such men
as are recommended by their
proven ability without regard
to race, creed or color,"
ARCHBISHOP Daminano, ir
whose diocese this resort is
situated, gave the invocation
during the opening session of
the 1964 Democratic Convene
tion (Aug. 24),
In his prayer, the archbishop
asked God to "pour forth,., the
Holy Spirit on this mighty mul
titude, gathered to select sui
table nominees for the high
est offices of the most power
ful nation on earth."
TURNING to the drafting of a
platform by the convention de
legates, the Camden prelate
said:
"0 Lord, grant this as
semblage the wisdom to create
a political platform in which
all reasonable Americans may
take pride, a platform which
will aim at meeting the needs
of those suffering from the ex
tremes of poverty and prejud
ice. .
HE ALSO called for a plat-
Abstinence Head
NEW YORK (NC)--Margaret
A, McCaffery of Hanford,
Conn,, was elected acting presi
dent of the Catholic Total Ab
stinence Union of America dur
ing the organization's 92nd an
nual convention.
The delegates at the conven
tion urged all Catholic socie
ties to bring to the attention
of their members the dangerous
effects of alcohol on youth.
form which will "exalt social
justice" for all Americans and
others throughout the world
while at the same time procla
iming to the nation and the world
that "we are indeed a govern
ment of the people, by the
people, but above all for the
people— for all the people,"
Finally, the archbishop, in
calling down God's blesslhg-
upon the gathering, asked that
the forthcoming national poli
tical struggle be conducted
"with honor, with truth and with
charity for all, so that who
ever may win, America will not
lose."
FOLLOWING is the full text
of Archbishop Damiano’s pra
yer:
"Pour forth, 0 God of love,
Thy Holy Spirit on this mighty
multitude, gathered to select
suitable nominees for the high
est offices of the most power
ful nation on earth. May Thy
Spirit grant them wisdom to
choose men who can provide
true leadership in these peri
lous days, such men as are re
commended by their proven
ability without regard to race,
creed or color,
• "0 Lord, grant this assem
blage the wisdom to create a
political platform in which all
reasonable Americans may take
pride, a platform which will aim
at meeting the needs of those
suffering from the extremes of
poverty and prejudice, a plat
form which will exalt social jus
tice for all and moderate the
privileges of particular groups
of people, a platform which
will proclaim to the nation and
the world that we are indeed
a government of the people, by
the people, but above all for
the people—for all the people,
"Finally, O Lord God, grant
that the forthcoming national
political struggle may be con
ducted with honor, with truth
and with charity for all, so
that whoever may win, America
will not lose.
"Amen."
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ABSOLUTION in English will be used in Confession beginning Sept. 14 in the United
States. “I absolve you from your sin3 . . the priest will say. Most other Sacra
ments and sacramentals similarly will be in English.
IN NEK ORLEANS
Enthusiasm And Confusion
Greet English Sacraments
NEW ORLEANS (NC)—En
thusiasm and confusion have
greeted the use of English in
the sacraments in the New Or
leans archdiocese, a practice
begun on Aug. 1.
'Thank you, Fatherl I never
knew the prayer- W as so pretty,"
was a reaction reported by one
priest who had administered
absolution in English in the sa
crament of Penance,
BUT in the estimate of another
priest the absolution remains
foggy to some people, even in
English, because they don't un
derstand the meaning of such
words as "excommunication,
"interdict" or even "absolve,"
He recommended that, if
possible, such language be
"simplified" so all can com
prehend it.
Archbishop John P. Cody,
Apostolic Administrator of
New Orleans, authorized the
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throughout the country on Sept.-
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veral major parts of the Mass
will probably begin later this
year, possibly on Nov. 29, the
first Sunday of Advent. The
increased use of vernacular
languages was authorized by
the liturgy constitution approv
ed last year by the ec
umenical council.
With regard to the sacra
ments, the most significant
language change is that in Pen
ance, which previously was con
ferred entirely in Latin and
now will be—and in New Or
leans already is—entirely in
English.
BAPTISM, Matrimony and the
Annointing of the Sick (Extreme
Unction), previously Involved
the use of some English, Now
they are entirely in English
here, - except for the nuptial
blessing during Mass at a
wedding. This blessing will re
main in Latin until altar missals
are revised.
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is permitted in its administra
tion outside of Mass. English
in the distribution of the Eu
charist during Mass will begin
when English is introduced in
to the Mass itself.
CONCERNING the Sacrament
of Penance, one priest here said
that since the absolution is said
at the same time the penitent
is saying the Act of Contrition,
"I don’t think they've. heard a
word you've said," regardless
of the language being used.
Some priests, however, have
reported saying the latter part
of the absolution prayer only
after the penitent has finished
speaking.
ONE priest reported a favor
able reaction at a funeral where
the congregation was mainly
non-Catholic, They were "very
attentive," he said, and "listen
ed to every word."
A similar reaction was noted
by another priest with regard
to marriage,where he said he
detected a "complete contrast"
from "attentiveness"inthe Eng
lish parts of the ceremony to
a ' blank expression" when Latin
was spoken.
Prelate
Makes
Splash
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (NC)~
Richard Cardinal Cushing got an
unexpected bath along the road
side at La Guardia near here.
He met three Indian women on
the road, carrying five gallon
cans of water on their heads
as is their custom. He asked
his chauffeur to stop his car to
greet them.
THE first two welcomed him-
calmly enough, but the third,
forgetting her burden, leaned
over to kiss his ring. Gallons
of water spilled all over the
prelate.
Telling about the incident.
Cardinal Cushing quipped: "It
was the first time in history
that a Cardinal of the Holy
Roman Cnurch was given a bath
by a woman. For this I nearly
made her a monsignor on the
spot!"
Center Formed
ROME (NC) — A Latin Ameri
can Information Center to help
in reporting on the forthcoming
third aeialon of the ecumeni
cal council was established here
by the Latin American Bishops'
Council.
ST. LOUIS (NC) — A priest
and a layman took stock of the
life of the Church in the United
States today and found it want
ing. Both proposed major chan
ges, particularly concerning to
day's "supermarket" style
parish, which was viewed as a
barrier to actually living the
gospels.
Both men were the featured
rspeakers at the same general
session of the 25th national
Liturgical Week here (Aug. 25)
Father Rollins Lambert, as sis-
tnt chaplain to Catholic students
attending the University of Chi
cago and the Illinois Insititue
of Technology, spoke on "A To
tal View of Parish Life." Mic
hael Novak, Cambridge, Mass.,
a writer, gave a talk on "The
Church in the World."
NOVAK in his assessment
said:
"If we took around at our
American Catholic Church, we
find that so much of its ener
gies are drained off into mate
rialistic interests: into money
raising campaigns, into putting
up buildings, into the sponsor
ing of large rallies. The Church
seems so much engaged in ex
ternals, so terribly interested
in insitutional forms, that the
life of the gospels appears to
be by comparison neglected.
In how many sermons, in how
many parishes, is far more
heard of the need for money
than about the thirst after jus
tice and the life of honesty
which the gospels enjoin?"
He said also:
"IT IS almost impossible to
exaggerate the moral irrele
vance of the Church in the eyes
of well-educated and well-in
tentioned persons in our own
land. Such persons often believe
that the Church is a power
bloc, first intent on self-pre
servation, on announcing its own
rights, on defending its own in
terests; and interested in help
ing others only when there is
something in it for the Church.
"They find very few Catho
lics, and certainly not the whole
organization, willing to sacri
fice themselves for the sake of
conscience, for the sake of jus
tice, for the sake of truth."
NOVAK, answering his own
question as to how to "recover
the spirit of the gospels," de
clared:
"We must begin to recapture
the ideal so those small groups
of Christians who met together
informally in living rooms, who
celebrated the sacraments in
small groups in which the ex
perience of community and one
ness is very clear.
"WE MUST begin, as much as
we can, to move out of our
churches, to abandon the great
institutional structure which
weighs us down on our pilgri
mage. We must be aware of
the dangers of our wealth, we
must be aware of the betrayal
of the Gospels possible because
of the largeness of our institu
tion.
"To be specific, I think we
must begin to encourage the
decentralization of our parish
es. In some places, andatsome
times, it would seem good if
we could create a more informal
liturgy, a liturgy capable of
being celebrated in more hum
ble surroundings than that of
our great European- style
churches. . .
"IN SUCH small groups It
becomes possible to experien
ce what it is like for two,
three, or even twenty to be
gathered together In the Lord's
name. In such small groups,
apart from the riches and bur
dens of a huge and wealthy in
stitution, it becomes possible
to understand what the Gospels
are trying to say to men.
"Such small groups, more
over, would nourish persons
of honesty and courage, of res
ponsibility and initiative, who '
would feyr the first time in their
lives, perhaps, begin to under
stand what it is to be a Chris
tian. And when Christians begin
to understand what it is to be
Christian, then perhaps non
believers w ill also begin to un
derstand."
FATHER Lambert said of the
new Constitution on the Liturgy;
is involved, and what Is expect
ed is nothing short of a com
plete overhauling of parish life,
centering around the Mass, and
involving both priests and
people before, during, and after
that sacred action."
In his approach to the prob
lem to today’s urban super-
parish, the Chicago priest said:
"WE cannot foresee all the
fruits of the liturgical and spi
ritual reforms which will be
effected by the constitution or
future pronouncements of Vati
can IL I will suggest two pos
sible developments which might
flow from the matter under con
sideration, parish life.
"First is the size of pre
sent-day urban parishes. Per
haps with tremendous efforts,
it will be possible to create
a Christian community with a
worship other than the'super
market' style presently in vogue
in most city parishes,
"Perhaps, on the other hand,
the need for worship as de
scribed in the constitution will
force a rethinking of parish
size and organization. It may
be that we will need smaller
parishes; or it may be that
a large parish can somehow be
subdivided into significantunlts
which could fulfill in a real way
their obligation to express the
community life of the Church.
Challenge
Youth
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.
(NC)~Courage to be different
can change the world for the
better, a priest told 550 dele
gates at the 1964 Franciscan
Third Order Youth Congress
at St. Bonaventure University
here.
Msgr. Frederick Stevenson,
director, N.C.W.C. Youth De
partment, in the keynote ad
dress (Aug. 18) counseled the
delegates: "Determination and
dedication can change the world.
Forget the materialistic at
titude prevalent today and dare
to be different."
Waldemar E. Roebuck of
New York was presented with
the Tertiary Achievement
Award, highest honor of the or
ganization, in recognition of
his years of work with the
Third Order on the local, re
gional and national levels.
It is already obvious that the
future construction of church
buildings will be significantly
modified by the requirements
Involved in participation in the
Mass and the new emphasis on
the importance of baptism."
On the question of how to put
the liturgical constitution into
practice in a parish, Father
Lambert said that "liturgical
reform of a parish could never
be a one-man affair, or an un
dertaking for priests only; but
in the light of the liturgy con
stitution, it is more obvious
than ever that such a proceed
ing should not even be attempt
ed."
THE situation in which the
people seek full participation
but are discouraged and resis
ted by their pastors is one which
"calls for fine sensitivity and
much Christian patience on the
part of the people who want
their rightful part in parish
worship," he said.
"The primary reason for de
manding this self-restraint is
that our worship together should
be a manifestation of unity and
of mutual peace," he continued.
"It would be an ironic contra
diction if, in a given situation,
unity and peace would be endan
gered by the very people who
are working toward liturgical
improvements I
"SECONDLY, all of us must
realize that the Holy Spirit is
moving a lot faster than some
of us are moving. The ‘diver
sity of gifts" which the Spirit
gives is only beginning to be
realized in our time, and the
realization is more advanced
in some people, only incipient
in others."
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