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YOUR
PRIZE-WINNING
NEWSPAPER
VOL. 2, NO. 48
ATLANTA. GEORGIA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964
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SERVING
GEORGIA’S
NORTHERN
COUNTIES
of Atlanta
NASOR MANS OUR, JR.
MRS. JAMES CALLISON
PAUL TRAINA
People Of God
React To Liturgical
MRS. EDWARD J. MAGNER
MRS. JOSEPH O’GORMAN
LEON ALLA IN
Reform
LEW GORDON
MRS. JOHN POWERS
St. Peter’s Parish, La, Grange
LEW GORDON
"I’m all for it. It’s excellent.
There was a feeling of bet
ter, deeper participation in
the Mass and this, inevitably,
will lead to deeper i under
standing^ of us- especially
the young people - will bene
fit from this heightened sense
of community worship which
the new liturgy brings into our
churches,"
NASOR MANSOUR, JR.
"Our masses went very
smoothly. I think the satisfac
tion and pleasure we felt this
Sunday were directly due to the
^tensive preparation provided
by our pastor, Father Beltran.
There were rehearsals and two
'dry Masses’ and by the time
Sunday came we were ready."
"As more material - com
plete missals etc.— is available
to the people, we will feel even
more personal pleasure in the
Mass."
PAUL TRAINA
"The thing that brought the
new liturgy home to us comple-
IN CONGO
Blessed Sacrament Parish
tely was when our first grader
spoke up. We were sitting in
the front row and, as the priest,
distributing Communion, ap
proached, saying 'The Lord be
with you,’ our young one piped
up, in distinctly audible tones,
'I heard what he said the Lord
be with you!’
"This is great. It points up
the whole community sense-for
young and old - of the new
liturgy with its vernacular, its
community sense and its family
participation."
MRS. JAMES CALLISON
"I like the new liturgical
reform because it makes the
Mass much simpler without de
tracting from the solemnity of
the sacrifice. It also makes it
much easier to understand, es
pecially for converts to the
Catholic Faith. As a convert
I find the new liturgy less dif
ficult- than before. I also like
the public manifestation of lay
participation— particularly the
Offertory Procession. All in all,
I’m delighted and feel I’m going
to have great spiritual benefit
from the introduction of the ver-
Vatican Paper
Hits Brutality
VATICAN CITY (NC)—Atro
cities reported from the Congo
are "blood-thirsty in the ex
treme, surpassing precedent,"
the Vatican City daily L’Os-
servatore Romano said in a edi
torial (Nov. 28). It was the se
cond consecutive day the news
paper had commented on Congo
events.
"All of us...can deduct from
the horrors of these days the
vision of a social coexistence
in which the natural law and
progress in liberty are replaced
by civil war as a solution to
controversies," said the edi
torial. "It cannot be said these
horrible episodes were promp
ted by discordant, imponder
able groups. They have rather
been promoted to become a
symbol and an instrument of de
finite political aims and ideolo
gical claims."
SIGNED BY editor Raimondo
Manzini, the editorial said the
root of the troubles facing
nations in Africa and Asia is
"the method of armed revolt,
of open or hidden guerrilla war
fare, which replaces the
struggle of conviction and
agreement through paths open
ed by freedom..."
"The Congo is certainly an
extreme case. Such bloodthirsty
orgies, thank God, have not oc
curred in many of the countries
in the East where there has been
internal conflict. But the fact
remains there is at the root of
present day crimes an illusion
or pretense of placing organized
violence and killing hate at the
service of a political cause.
"Once the breach is opened
everything is possible—from
unleashing personal or clan in
stincts, atavistic hatreds and
deadly prejudice, to jealousies
and race or party discrimina
tion at the expense and for the
destruction of innocent persons,
of altruistic apostles, of well-
meaning guests and collabora
tors.
"THOSE WHO were killed at
Stanleyville and nearby were
defenseless whites and Negroes
guilty only of having a different
opinion from that of the armed
occupants—or of merely being
suspected to have such different
ideas.
’Certain political parties
which clash outside the Congo
will now want to give their
own interpretations to facts
which can only be interpreted
one way-execration and hor
ror..."
The editorial ended with a
plea for charity and piety "in
deeds even more than words
to fortify and enkindle senti
ments of solidarity, material
aid and moral liberation."
Even as the newspaper’s edi
torial appeared, the reported
death toll of whites killed in re
cent Congo operations rose to
over 100. Among those killed
and tortured were priests and
nuns.
Immaculate Heart Parish
Holy Cross Parish, Chamblee
St. Paul of the Cross Parish St. Joseph’s Parish, Marietta
Holy Spirit Parish
St. Joseph’s Parish, Athens
nacular."
LEON ALLAIN
singing on the way to receive
Communion. I think this is more
personal and the singing should
be left to the choir."
POPE ARRIVES IN INDIA
Methodist Hails Pope Paul
Opens
police (Nov. 28) netted four
Mahasabha leaders, making a
total of 19 jailed for the dur
ation of the congress. Others
have been prevented from com
ing into Bombay.
The second day of the con
gress (Nov. 29) witnessed an
outdoor Mass in the oval cele
brated by Cardinal Agagianian
in which persons from 40
nations brought offerings of
bread and wine to the altar.
Some of those who carried the
gifts were members of theNaga
tribe on India’s northeast bor
der. Formerly headhunters, the
Naga tribesmen are now lar
gely Christianized.
THE Cardinal enthroned the
large "Christ candle" blessed
by Pope Paul which will burn
during liturgical functions
throughout the congress. Near
ly 5,000 pjersons received Com
munion.
Cardinal Agagianian said the
Eucharistic Congress had been
called to show the beauty of
the Catholic liturgy, to reveal
something of the inner life of the
Catholic people and demonstate
the universality of the Catho
lic religion.
"But before all things. . .
this is an occasion for the
manifestation of our faith, of
our belief in the mysteries of
our religion revealed to us b>
God, of our immediate and un
questioning acceptance of the
stupendous words of Our Lord:
'This is My Body; This is My
Blood."
CARDINAL Agagianian noted
that all religions have their
root in sacrifice. Just as In
dians years ago began offering
sacrifices of fruits instead of
living victims, so Christ ended
all bloody sacrifices by offer
ing Himself onCalvary, he said.
The second day ended with an
appeal by Cardinal Gracias for
people to bear with the organ
izers of the congress if they
are incovenienced in any way.
He was apparently referring to
the large number of Indians who
have not been able to get ad
mission tickets to the congress
oval for the Pope's visit.
THIS season of Advent is symbolized in the portrayal of family participation in the custom of the Advent wreath.
MILWAUKEE (NC)—Metho
dist Bishop Ralph T. Alton of
Madison said that one of the
persons who gave him reason
to be thankful on Thanksgiving
Day is Pope Paul VI.
The Bishop told the Kiwanis
Club at Memorial Center that
he was thankful the Pontiff con
tinued the Vatican Council and
has kept the "windows and doors
open in the Catholic Church."
He said he was esp>ecially
thankful because of indications
that a declaration on religious
liberty will be issued.
Eucharistic Congress
"We were happy about it. It
showed us the Mass as a com
munity worship of the com
munity of Christ.
"We’re part of it. The next
step will have to be an inten
sive period of training to ac
quaint all the congregations with
the new observances.
"The singing is great - part
of the very best of the Chris
tian tradition.
MRS. JOSEPH O’GORMAN
The new liturgy is terrific
because it calls for a more
personal effort at Mass. The
English makes us realize what
we have missed in the past and
inspires us to greater under
standing of the Eucharistic Ban
quet and our share in It. There
is no longer any need to mis
sal distraction; now we can
follow the English and it makes
everything more meaningful—
besides assisting us to more re-
verance and prayer. About the
only thing I don’t like is the
MRS EDWARD J. MAGNER
"The realization of actively
participating in the sacrifice
outweighs any regrets I may
have over the passing of much
of the quiet of the Mass, the
Latin and the Gregorian chant.
Despite a strong Catholic edu
cation, I am just now beginning,
through the light shed by these
changes, to really understand
what the Mass is about and
to truly feel a living part of that
larger community known as the
Body of Christ."
MRS. JOHN POWERS
"I am all for the liturgical
changes. We are little islands
of prayer when we are at home
or making a visit, but I think
we should take our part when
we worship God together on
Sundays. I am happy to be part
of a progressive Archdiocese
where we live. These changes
make us more conscious that
we are part of the living
Church." (See also page 8)
BOMBAY (NC)—Bombay la
vishly poured out its greatest
wealth—people—to greet the
pilgrim Pope Paul VI on his
arrival for this city’s Interna
tional Eucharistic Congress.
After official India, including
Prime Minister Lai Bahadur
Shastri and Vice President Za
kir Hussain, met the Pope at
Santa Cruz airport, the real In
dia cheered him from the
streets. Smiling and applauding
crowds lined the 20 miles of
road from the airport in the raw
and sprawling suburbs to the
congress site in the heart of old
Bombay.
THERE were papal flags a-
plenty in the strongly Catholic
Santa Cruz area. Many people
put out their Christmas lanterns
as well. But even in the solidy
Hindu neighborhoods farther on,
lattice work arches intertwined
with flowers spanned the road
the Pope took. Some arches
were surmounted with a sign
"Long Live the Pope." And one
banner stretching across the
road proclaimed "Welcome Ho
ly Father" on behalf of the em
ployes of the Mahindra andMa-
hindra motor car corporation.
ABOUT 150,000 persons jam
med the city’s Maidan Oval for
the opening ceremonies (Nov.
28) and saw the Pope’s legate,
Armenian-born Gregorio Car-
dina 1 Agagianian, prefect of
the Congregation for the Pro
pagation of the Faith, greeted
by Valerian Cardinal Gracias
of Bombay. Archbishop JohnC.
Heenan of Westminister, Eng
land, and Indian Vice Pre
sident Zakir Hussain spoke on
the opening day. Threatened
demonstrations against the con
gress by radical Hindu groups
failed to materialize.
-Catholics and other Christ
ians, as well as Hindus, Mos
lems and Parsees were present
when Cardinal Agagianian
entered the huge oval and pro
ceeded slowly to the central
altar where he was met by Car
dinal Gracias. The apostolic
letter appointing Cardinal Aga
gianian legate was read by
Msgr. Francis J. Lally, editor
of the Boston, Mass., archdio
cesan newspaper, The Pilot.
In the letter Pope Paul said
that even before his arrival in
Bombay he would be present
there through his "precursor,"
Cardinal Agagianian. The Pope
said he would come to Bombay
"so that we may adore the
august Sacrament of the Altar
exposed in the solemn manner,
so that we may bring to all
gathered there the message of
the Prince of Peace who is hid
den under the Eucharistic veil
and confirm them to their holy
faith."
CARDINAL Agagianian,
speaking of the Pope’tf visit,
observed that "never before...
has the Vicar of Christ per
sonally chosen to greet his Di
vine Master in a distant con
tinent."
At the opening ceremony,
known as the "enthronement,"
Vice President Hussain traced
the influence of Christianity on
India. Referring to the Euchar
ist, he said that from the be
ginning of time a common meal
has been a sign of friendship
and brotherhood, so therefore
it was not surprising that Christ
should inaugurate the Euchar
istic Banquet.
The vice president is a Mos
lem and, like the Christians, a
member of a minority religion
in India.
ARCHBISHOP Heenan re
jected the notion that the con
gress was merely a sectar
ian affair a kind of "private
international garden party." He
said that in one sense India
was making her "first Holy
Communion" by being the host
of the congress.
Indian police firmly blocked
all attempted demonstrations
against the congress. Leaders
of thye Hindu Mahasabha had
branded the congress as a de
vice for propaganda and pro
selytizing. A predawn raid by