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T I I 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." MtVt CMMT4 B HOLY CROSS BROTHER • BOTI'HOMI For Information Writot ftronwr'DonoM Monioi, CSC 1^4 Holy Cross School 1950 Dauphine Strait New Orleans. La. 70117 *Wm, Terence 0 Brien ^4/ knows life INSURANCE * Mfeh. - Suite 715 270 Pchtr Bldg, N.W.iAtl., Ga. Home BU 4 1191 Office 688-2600 Southland Life INSURANCE COMPANY Horn# Qffcci > Southland Conur ■ Dallas ST. JOSEPH'S INFIRMARY SODA FOUNTAIN COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT LOCATED NEXT TO OUT SHOP ON MAIM FLOOR IN NEW BUILDING ATLANTA- GA. PRIEST LAYMAN i 1 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 "Ruy Ynuf •)** From Mu"* MAX MCTZCL. Ownir MAX I MEN'S SHOPS .Moi P»»thir*# Induitrlal Btvd. Ch«mhi»« Wait Shopping Canur Prion* 45i i»n •TB P*ach<r««. N C. Phon* TH «-*3M — At lOUi ft. use of English in the sacraments starting Aug. 1. The practice is scheduled to become general throughout the country on Sept.- 14. THE USE of English in se 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. As for the Eucharist, English 5 p orti ’ M 3527 VortLiJ. PLy, UW. j4t TO Pout “Ret. 237-4041 Sfwituutax Elect a new Superior Court Judge, Paul Webb, Jr. TELEVISION TONIGHT There are no “political bosses” in Paul Webb’s campaign. He serves no special interest groups. Consequently, he can more effectively serve you... as a Judge who is qualified by training, courtroom experience, and an even temperament... a Judge whose unbiased decisions reflect true justice. Vote for a man you can trust ...Paul Webb. Jr. WAGA-TV 11:25 P.M. MONDAY-FRIDAY Tell Liturgists Parish Set-Up Needs Overhaul * 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." 166 COCKTLAND STREET. N K ATLANTA. G BORGIA MUU.1 INCE 1888 iFRItlNINaCTION^AU. 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