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FRESH TRANSLATION New Versions Of Epistles, Gospels In Modem English THANKSGIVING—"I like the leg!" says Teresa, as Sister Frances shows Janet and Jay how the Thanksgiving turkey will look at St. Ann’s Infant Home, operated by the Daugh ters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. Photo by Reni. START OF ADVENT English Texts For Gospel, Epistle For November 29 WASHINGTON (NC) — Fol lowing are the texts of the new translations of the Lesson and Gospel of the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 29, when the new English usage for the Mass is adopted throughout the United States. The texts, from the new lectionary for the whole liturgi cal year, published by the Na tional Center of the Confratern ity of Christian Doctrine here, are the same as those in the new altar missals. The Lesson is from St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, chapter 13, verses 11-14. BRETHREN: It is now the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is closer than when we first ac cepted the faith. The night is far gone; the day is drawing near. Let us cast aside deeds of dark- neiss 1 and put on the armor of light. Let us live honorably, as in daylight: not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and lust, not in quar relling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel passage for the First Sunday of Advent is from the 21st chapter of St. Luke, verses 25-33: AT THAT time Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There will be signs in the sun, the-moon, and the stars. On the earth nations will be in anguish, distraught at the roaring of the sea and the waves. Men will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming over the earth; for the hosts of heaven will be shaken loose. And then men will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with great power and glory. When these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, llli for your redemption is near at hand.” THEN HE told them a parable: ‘ *Notice the fig-tree and trees in general. When they are budding, you see them and know for your- selves that summer is near. Likewise, when you see things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Let me tell you this: the present gen eration will not pass away until all these things happen. Heaven and’earth will pass away; my words will never pass away.” NEW YORK (NC)—The Epis tles and Gospels of the Mass be ginning Nov. 29 will be in an English * 'far more easily un derstood by the people” than the English translations pre viously available, according to a top Scripture scholar. Father Raymond Brown, S.S., professor of New Testament studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, noted that the English versions of the Epistles and Gospels are taken from the new translation of theNewTes- tament sponsored by the Epis copal Committee of the Con fraternity of Christian Doc trine. This translation is still unfinished. BUT, said Father Brown, writing on "Our New Transla tion of the Bible” in the weekly review, America (Nov. 14), the scholars working on the new versions have been able to pro vide the U.S. bishops with all the Scripture readings of the Mass. He said that since the New Testament as a whole will prob ably not be ready for publica tion view of coming attrac tions.” The New Confraternity edi tion is not a revision of earlier translations. It is instead a wholly new translation from the original Hebrew and Greek, Father Brown pointed out that previous official Catholic ver sions in English have been translations of the Latin Vul gate of St. Jerome, and that the new edition is therefore "the first officially sponsored Cath olic translation into English from the original languages.” THE scholars commissioned by the American bishops with Tribute To Archbishop Rummel NELSON RIVES REALTY 3669 CLAIRMONT ROAD CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE SALES, RENTALS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PHONE: 451-2323 At many a stormy crisis of our national his tory, we become aware of a giant-tree standing out as a landmark to lesser men. Steadfast against hate and fear and blind fury, the roots, trunk and branches of the tree become our testament of strength, human and divine. Such a Churchman was Archbishop Joseph P. Rummel. His Priests, religious and laity will re member him for a long and substantial achieve ment. But his clearcut courage in racial justice made every honest Christian, indeed every honest American, grateful that the oak stood firm. Long before it became fashionable to demon strate, before public officials could be invoked on behalf of justice, before the great wave of public demand was evident, the Archbishop of New Or leans took his embattled stand. Like a John the Baptist, he spoke out: "It is not lawfull”. Like the Baptist, he fought a vicious anti-clericalism, perhaps the most demonic our times have known. The rugged body of the Saintly old man has fall en like an old oak. But his Spirit will speak of Christian justice for our century. To Archbishop J ohn Cody, who accomplished so much that the old er prelate planned, and to the entire New Orleans community, we extend our sorrow. May Arch bishop Rummel rest in peace. + PAUL J. HALL IN AN ARCHBISHOP OF ATLANTA SPANISH WEDDING VEILS Exquisite handmade with silk thread, imported directly from Spain. Also mantillas. Assorted designs, sizes and colors. Call or write: LOPEZ IMPORTERS Tel. 237-7998 Box 13954 St. K Atlanta, Ga. mm IS AN ASIDE Gospel Reference To John WASHINGTON (NC) — The reference to the "man named John” in the prologue to St. John's Gospel is an aside, a parenthetical explanation, the new official Catholic translation of that Gospel makes clear. This is brought out in the presentation of the passage in the new English altar missals, which serve as the forerunner for the new Confraternity New Testament due for publication in two to three years. THE prologue to the fourth Gospel is one of the Scriptural passages most familiar to Cath olics, as it is the traditional last Gospel of every Mass. While the last Gospel is to be 9nAunance in all itA ffr’imd'! 9I; il'A wAitten, we wAile it . . Sutter & Mdettan 1422 RHODES NAVERTY BLDG. JAckson 5-2086 WHERE INSURANCC It A PROFESSION NOT A SIDELINE^ dropped from the Mass by the beginning of next Lent, the pass age will remain in the liturgy as the Gospel of the third Mass of Christmas. In the new presentation, whose format is poetic, it reads as follows: A Reading from the holy Gospel according to John: In the beginning was the Word; The Word was in God's pres ence, And the Word was God. He was present with God in the beginning. Through him all things came into being, and apart from him not a thing came to be. Government To Aid Convent BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (NC) —The communist government has consented to pay one-third of the expenses for restoration of the cloister of the Benedic tine Sisters in the town of Zara. It is planned to finish the work by 1966, the year in which the medieval cloister will cele brate the 900th year of its ex istence, The committee form ed to complete the restoration includes members of the com munist government and mem bers of the Catholic hierarchy. That which came to be, found life in him, and this life was the light of men. The light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness did not over come it. (Now there was sent by God a man named John who came as a witness to testify to the light, so that through him all men might believe—but only to tes tify to the light, for he himself was not the light.) He was the real light that gives light to every man; he was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him; yet the world did not recog nize him. To his own he came; yet his own people did not ac cept him. But all those who did accept him, he empowered to become God’s children — those who believe in his name, those who were begotten, not by blood, nor the flesh, nor man's desire, but by God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. And we have seen his glory, the glory of an only Son com ing from the Father, rich in kindness and fidelity. the work of translating the Bible are members of the Catholic Biblical Association. Chairman of the editorial board for the New Testament is Msgr. Myles M. Bourke, dean of studies at St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, N. Y. Head of the editorial board for the Old Testament transla tion is Father Louis F. Hart man, C.SS.R., of the Catholic University of America. Father Brown — himself the translator of St. John’s Gospel for the new work—said that a main purpose of the new trans lation is to put the Bible into "correct American English.” Some people regret the passing of the highly literary "Bible English” of former versions, he said. But, he added, actually "many parts of the Bible are far from highly literary He brew or Greek.” THE new Confraternity ver sion drops the old "thou” and "thee” forms throughout. Gone too are other "quaint and for malized expressions,” Father Brown predicted that the NewTestament sections will have the greatest impact on hearers of the new liturgy, be cause of the greater familiar ity with them. 'There is no doubt that because it is diffe rent some will dislike it,” he said. "Almost immediately the differences between a transla tion from the Latin will be ap parent. If the Latin says that Jesus rose from the dead, the Greek often says that Jesus was raised from the dead (i.e., by the Father—no theological dif ference implied, for the effi ciency of the external actions of the Trinity, such as the Resur rection, is not distinguishable as to Person). 'THE Greek will sometimes necessitate translating as *a Holy Spirit, instead of the more precise 'the Holy Spirit,’ thus showing New Testament lack of precision in some trinitarian formulations." Father Brown said that future generations will be able to im prove on the new translation. But he indicated that it is suc cessful in being intelligible, lit erate English. He said: "We desire beauty for the lit urgy, but the primary purpose of reading the Lessons and Gos pels to the people is not to im press them with literary ele gance but to have them under stood. The Confraternity has not been careless about literary ef fect: but it is written in the lit erate English of today, and will be far more easily understood by the people than even the best revision of the older tradition... "AS WE have predicted, this new translation will be heard at Mass with different reactions. It is always easy to criticize; and since the New Testament is ap pearing for the first time in the liturgy, the scholars will not haVe the customary notes ex plaining the reasons for their translation. The obscurity of the original, which must be re spected, the necessity of using different English words to translate different Greek words (especially when thesamesense" Beatify John? VIENNA (RNS)— Betification of John XXIII — "the greatest Pope ever” — was urged in an article appearing in Kato- licke Noviny (Catholic News) a weekly published in Prague. BISHOP-ELECT Fremiot Torres, named Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico, by Pope Paul VI (Nov. 5), succeeds Archbishop Luis Aponte of San Juan. appears in different Gospels), and & dozen other technical motives will not occur to the priest or layman who can very glibly come up with a better rendition. "But from others who give more careful consideration, very constructive criticism will be forthcoming. Whatever the reaction, the Sunday Masses should have a special interest in the months to come.” MINISTER of National Economy and Justice of the Repub lic of the Congo, John Ebosiri, was recently received in audi ence by Pope Paul VI DRAMATIC GESTURE Pope Paul Gives His Tiara To Be Sold For The Poor BY (N. FR. JOHN C. W. C. P. DONNELLY News Service) VATICAN CTY—Mindful of the recent council discussions of world poverty, Pope Paul VI in a dramatic gesture laid his precious tiara on the altar of St. Peter's and announced it would be sold and the money given to the poor. The Pope's act came at the end of the celebration of the Divine Liturgy (Mass) of the Byzantine Rite in which the Bishop of Rome had particip ated together with almost all the cardinals, more than 2,000 council Fathers , and many priests and laity (Nov. 13). THE impact of the gesture was initially greeted by un believing silence when Arch bishop Pericle Felicia, the council secretary general, an nounced it. Then the whole con gregation in St. Peter's burst into wild applause. Archbishop Felici spoke on the references to hunger and misery in the world which had been heard frequently dur ing recent council speeches, Th? Church has always demons trated* its love for the poor and underprivileged, he said, and thus has followed die teach ing and example of her divine Founder, who "although being rich, made Himself poor so that from His poverty we might at tain true riches. For this rea son the Church is called the mother of the poor, of the af flicted, of the underprivileged, of die needy and unhappy. "PAUL VI, vicar of Christ and head of the Church,"Arch bishop Felici continued, "has wished to give new witness of this charity, offering his per sonal tiara to the poor.” Then Pope Paul himself plac ed on the altar the bullet-shap ed tiara which the people of Milan had had made for him, their former archbishop. The Pope then embraced Mel- kite Patriarch Maximos IV Sigh of Antioch, who had led in the concelebration of the just-con cluded Eucharistic meal. THE occasion was the cele bration of the Eastern Church es* main feast of St. John Chrysostom, fifth-century bis hop of Constantinople and a doctor of the Church. (The Wes tern Church celebrates his feast on Jan. 27.) Because of the length of the Liturgy, die Nov. 13 celebration displaced nor mal daily session of the ecu menical council. Concelebrating the Liturgy Pope To Beatify Four Indians? TRICHUR, India pJC)— Pope Paul VI will probably beatify four Indians whose beatifi cation cause is still pending on the occasion of his forth coming trip to Bombay, the Catholic daily Thozhilali (The Worker) declared here. The four Indians are Sister Alphonsa, a Clarist nun of Ker ala who died in 1946; Father Kuriackos Elias Chavara - (1805-1871), also from Kerals, founder of the Malabar Rite con gregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate; and two priests of Goa, Father Agenlo de Sousa, who died in 1927 and Father Joseph Vaz, who did missionary work in Ceylon and died in 1711. with Patriarch Maxioms were 13 other Eastern rite prelates, including Byzantine Rite Bishop Nicholas T. Elko of Pittsburgh and Ukrainian Rite Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R., of Winnipeg, Man. THE Pope, Patriarch of the West, presided from his throne in front of the basilica’s high altar. He wore a miter. The tiara, although carried as us ual in the papal procession,- was not worn in the course of the ceremonies, as it is used only during solemn papal fun ctions of a nonliturgical na ture. After the Liturgy, the Pope carried the tiara from his throne to place it on the large temporary altar used for the Byzantine Rite service. Then after embracing 86- year-old Patriarch Maximos, IN INDIA the Pope went in procession to the basilica's chapel of St. Wenceslaus, where he blessed . two mosaics newly installed at either side of the chapel altar. Designed by Michelangelo Bed- dini and made in the Vatican mosaic studio, the new mosaics depict the works of SS. Cyril and Methodius, the ninth- century apostles to the Slavs. THE gift of Czechoslovak na tionals living abroad, the mosa ics were donated under the patronage of the Czechoslovak council Fathers to commemo rate die 11th centenary of the beginning of the saints' apos- tolate in Greater Moravia. The Czechoslovak council Fathers were present in the chapel for the ceremony along with other bishops of Czech, Bohemian or Slovak origin and representat ives of the large Czechoslovak colony in Rome, Tribal Drummers ’ i '• 1 % W 4 j Will Escort Pope BOMBAY, India (NC)-Tri- bal drums beating for 300 tribal dancers of India will lead Pope Paul VI as he travels a two-mile route to make his appearance at the Internation al Eucharistic Congress here next month. Drums of all sizes, up to ten feet in diameter, will be brought here by members of India's tribes. The dancers are expected to be accompan ied by about 1,000 members of their tribes. A highlight of their partici pation, in addition to the pa rade appearance with the Pope, will be a tribal dance by performers from the Ranchi district. This performance, at a cultural program which is part of the religious obser vance, will mark the first time the exotic dance has been wit nessed in Bombay. POPE Paul will be guest of honor at a lavish Indian ballet on the grounds of the Cricket Club of India on Dec. 3. The ballet portrays the spirit of the Old and New Testaments, its theme being 'The Eucha rist and the New Man.” About 1,000 young men and women will sing songs in the Hindi language while 300 will participate in dances choreo graphed by exponents of Kath- akali, Bharata Natyam and Manipur schools of dancing. Father George Proksch, a German Sanskrit scholar and authority, has been active in bringing the dancers and tribal members to the congress.The Netherlands consul general, J. J. Van der Gaag, has also as sisted in this project. f i ». ! n A, FRANK PATRICK COMPANY TL y •ALU • • ■AVICI • tUPPUIl TYPEWRITERS ADDING MACHINES 84 LINDEN AVE., N. E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA PHONE: 873-3791 c & s REALTY COMPANY "Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate” Suite 200 Henry Grady Bldg. Atlanta 3, Ga. 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