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YOUR PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER VOL. 2, NO. 48 ATLANTA. GEORGIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964 $5.00 PER YEAR RENEWAL in reality 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