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PAGE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1964 AT CONGRESS Children In Bombay Baptized, Confirmed BOMBAY (NC)— Forty in fants were baptized and more than 5,000 young people con firmed in an impressive cere mony that closed the third day of the 38th International Eu charistic Congress (Dec. 1). Archbishop George Beck, A. A., of Liverpool, England, pre sided at the evening services. The sacraments were adminis tered in English and in the In dian languages of Konkani and Marathi. Thirty-five bishops assisted the archbishop in the confirmation ceremony. THE 40 infants, each dressed in a flowing white baptismal robe, were carried forward by their godparents. One child cried loudly during the rite, but the huge crowd in Bombay’s outdoor oval watched with sil ent absorption. Next, the thousands of chil dren wound their way to the pod ium for confirmation. Arch bishop Beck greeted them, saying: “My dear children, the sacrament of confirmation you are about to receive is going to give a new meaning, a new value, to your whole life. For wherever you are, in church, in the classroom, on the play ground, at home, with your friends or in public places, everyone will know you as Christians. For you are the me mbers of Christ; you are mem bers of the Church.” EARLIER that same day, 200 pilgrims at the Eucharistic Congress visited a government hospital in Bombay, distributing gifts to each of the 1,400 patients. The congress activities con tinued with public meetings for university students and for workers. POPE URGES: Use Arms Money First Federal Appoints Maloof He then thanked the newsmen for their work and sacrifices in reporting his trip. He said he understood the problems of re porters because “my father was a journalist." The text of the Pope's mes sage follows: ALTHOUGH our pilgrimage to Bombay is brief and filled with appointments, we have de sired to dedicate a short period to a meeting with you. We thank you for your intense work in re gard to our visit, reminding you that the press which you represent can be a most potent instrument for great good. “Always be faithful to truth, Joe Maloof, recently appoint ed assistant Vice President of First Federal Savings and Loan Association, is known as the “Mayor of 40 Marietta Street.” “Ma^or” Maloof a member of Immaculate Conception par ish, earned his nickname along with his appointment to admin ister First Federal’s disaster preparedness program. In case o: disaster the “Mayor” would preside over rr.or than 5,000 people in the new main office building fallout shelter. TRAFFIC POLICEMAN in Bombay kneels to kiss hands of Pope Paul (Dec. 4) who stands with his host, Valerian Car dinal Gracias. Darshan—Indian reverence for a person of integrity and dedication to God—was everywhere in evidence as the people of Bombay sought to honor “the holy man from Rome.*’ (NC Photos) LIVING’ CRECHE’ Christmas Pageant Unites Churches HARRISBURG, Pa. (NC) — ‘The Baby Jesus was an Ang lican; Mary was a Protestant; Joseph was a Catholic; and the shepherds were Orthodox." This might well be someone's commentary to describe the "Live Creche" to be staged here Dec. 21 in Market Square. Members of four faiths have banded together to portray the Bethlehem scene while the mix ed voices of many churches will blend in some ecumenical carol -singing. “A demonstration of the es sential unity in Jesus Christ,’ was the comment of the Rev, William H. Vastine, executive secretary of the United Chur ches of Greater Harrisburg, Msgr, Charles F. Murray, co-chairman and pastor of St, Patrick's church, called the planned event a “reflection ol the real meaning of Christ mas." A native* Atlantan and suc- c. jsfui businessman, Joe Maloof starte d serving the com munity upon graduation from Atlanta Law School, His pub lic a no civic duties have rang— ec from Officer of the City Court to the Atlanta Fulton County Civil Defense Program. POPE PA I L ) I carried* this crucifix in a solemn Way of the Cross procession in evening ceremonies (Dec U as the 38th International Eucharistic Congress drew to a close in Bombay, t N’C Photos i For Poor Nations BOMBAY (NC)--Pope Paul VI issued here that what he call ed "our anguished cry" to urge nations to halt the armaments race and devote their resources to helping developing countries. The Pope issued the challenge as he met newsmen on the final evening of his visit in Bombay (Dec. 4), He urged the press to get this “special message" to the world: "Would that nations could cease the armaments race and devote their resources and energies instead to fraternal assistance of the developing na tions." THOUGH Pope Paul had gone through a strenous day he pre- c- ded his serious plea with some light banter with the press. The advance announcement of the press reception stipulated that there would be no questions and no answers at the session. But the Pope, with a twinkly in his clear blue eyes, startled the newsmen by opening his re marks with two questions: “Who are you? Where are you from?”' remembering your responsibil ity to the public and eventually to history. “We entrust to you our spec ial message to the world. Would that the nations could cease the armaments race and devote their resources and energies instead to fraternal assistance of the developing nations! Would that every naton thinking were 'thoughts of peace not of afflic tion’ and war would contribute even a part of its expenditure for arms to a great world fund for relief of many problems of nutrition, clothing, shelter and medical care which affect so many peoples! “From the peaceful altar of the Eucharistic Congress may this our anguished cry go forth to all governments of the world and may God inspire them to undertake this peaceful battle against the sufferings of their less fortunate brothers!" THREE-HOUR PROCESSION Flags, Torches Greet Pope’s Return From Bombay Eucharistic Congress CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 and expectations, its sufferings and hopes, its thoughts and in tentions. "It has enjoyed and suffered. It has trembled and hoped with all our sons and brothers. It has expanded in universal pray er, embracing the yearnings and throbs of all hearts so that, according to a Bible rem iniscence, “as the earth pro duces its vegetation and as the garden makes its seeds come forth, so may the Lord bring forth justice and glory in the sight of all peoples' (Is. bi ll). “We were therefore pleased to repeat out...greeting to the entire Indian nation, to its sin gle states and populations, to the civil authorities who have given us so many proofs of their consideration, their kind ness and solicitude, doing everything in their power to make our brief stay in their hospitable land unforgettable and pleasant. May the Lord sustain their constant efforts to ensure for their popula tions the desired fruits of true peace." HE remembered affectionate ly the Catholics in India and “brothers ... of the various an cient non-Christian religions" and then turned his attention to CATHOLIC EDUCATION Msgr. Ellis Asks School Appraisal PORTLAND, Ore. (NC)— An appeal for a searching new look at problems facing Catholic higher education was made here by Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, noted Church historian. Msgr. Ellis called for such a study “in the spirit of truth for which Pope John stood.” He said that “very real pro gress” has been made in the Catholic education field, but there is also a continuing com placency “indulged in to such excess it has become ludicrous in the eyes of some observers. THE historian now teaching at the University of San Fran cisco, asked Catholic educators to have “courage t o walk in single file through the door Pope John has opened.” He said many current prob lems facing Catholic education also face all U. S. Colleges and universities. Some of these, which he called "grave weak nesses, ” he enumerated as an excessive dependence on meet ings to solve problems, a sup erfluity of trivial courses and research that inflates staff sizes and keeps individual sala ries down, and huge expendi tures on athletics. Among the problems peculiar to Catholic colleges, he listed a failure by the Church to en- JKSU1T TRIBUTE courage intellectual life and an “absurd multiplication” of Catholic colleges, universities and seminaries. ON THE first point he said that the “siege mentality” un der Pius IX in the early years of this century “closed the gates of the Church and locked up the Catholic community from the world,” He asked; “Let us not be afraid our scholars are not loyal to the Church or traditi onal doctrine. Trial and error are the road t o truth.” About the high number of Catholic institutions in higher education, he mentioned that 40% of 381 seminaries in the U. S. five years ago had less than 50 students each, and asked how such small schools could give superior in struction. He said that a parall el situation exists in Catholic colleges and universities. Msgr. Ellis noted that about two of every three Catholic col legians in the U. S. are now on secular, campuses, and ap pealed for help to the Newman Clubs on these campuses by nearby Catholic colleges. Msgr. Ellis spoke at a reg ional meeting of the National Catholic Educational Asso ciation at the University of Portland. Marist Nun Given Missionary Award NEW YORK (RNS)—A Marist Missionary Sister, described as a ' modem nun right out of the pages of Cardinal Suenens," received the Xavier Award for outstanding zeal and devotion to the cause of foreign mis sions at the annual Jesuit Mis sion Dinner her. Nearly 1,600 people were present as Sister Mary Augus tine, public relations director of the Marist Missionary Sis ters, was presented the award by the Very Rev. John J, Mc- Ginty, S.J., provincial of the New York Province of the So ciety of Jesus. (The reference to Leo Jozef Cardinal Suenens, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, pertain ed to his widely-discussed book, 'The Nun in the Modem ‘The Nun in the Modem World", which is concerned with the needs of nuns to adapt their spiritual life to present demands made upon the Church) IN accepting the award, Sis ter Mary Augustine said that the true Catholic image is not more and more buildings and funds, but an overwheling chari ty and a complete giving to a cause — God, She said a sense of commitment, the idea of giv ing self completely to some thing, is greatly needed in the world today. Father Robert I. Gannon, S, J„ superior of the Jesuit Mis sions residence, who served as toastmaster, said that in naming Sister Mary Augustine for the Xavier Award, the Jes uits honored all modem mis sionaries laboring in public re lations, A Marist Missionary Sister for a quarter of a century, Sis ter Mary Augustine has edited her community's magazine, Marist Missions, She was a founding member of the Mission Secretariat, the Damien-Dutton Society, and of the recently or ganized Catholic Journalism Scholarship. Ladies To Meet At St. Joseph’s St. Joseph's Parish Council of Catholic Women in Marietta are sponsoring a Christmas party for all women of the parish on Tuesday, December 15, at 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. A tableau of the Christmas Story presented by a group of the school children will be the program. Mrs. Joe Noland will narrate the Holy Words from the scriptures in company with the children's choir. In place of a gift exchange the council will give each guest a small present. The women are asked to bring donations of per fumed soap and wash clothes for the Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Cancer Home and soft, plastic toys for the Gracewood Home. the reception committee. In particular he saluted ab sent and ailing President An tonio Segni, "whom we believe to be spiritually united to this illustrious gathering. . ." had ordered signs posted all over Rome encouraging citi zens to welcome their bishop home from his "apostolic jour ney" and mapping the route the papal caravan would take from the airport to St. Peter’s. He then thanked the directors, pilots and crews of Air India, which had transported him to India, and Alitalia, which had arranged his return. THE Pope began the trip to the city escorted by the official jSion, Luigi Cardinal Trag- lia, Pro-Vicar General of Rome; Alberto Cardinal Di Jorio of the Roman Curia; an Air Force guard of honor with flags; a band which played the Vatican and Italian anthems; Army motorcyclists, police and cars carrying other Church and civil officials. At Trastevere children n launched balloons and trumpets blared the news of his arrival. A little girl, just over four years old, gave him a bouquet of roses and he leaned over to kiss her. Mayor Petrucci told the Pope in his welcome that in India the Pontiff “gave to peoples of every region the eternal mes sage of faith and love. ‘TO all Christians you show ed the immense expanse of the earth in which the active prin ciples of the Gospel must co operate in bringing peace, order and prosperity. Your journey once more stresses the nec essity of the Christian pres ence whenever- there are suf ferings to be alleviated and in justices to be put right." Two days earlier the mayor “A most ancient people gift ed with profound religious sen timents," the signs said, “has once again listened to the mes sage of the Gospel from the lips of the Pope himself and within the framework of a great Eu charistic triumph. The message speaks of the redemption of the poor, brotherhood among peo ples and concord among men, which are the premises of any moral and material progress. "CITIZENS, let us gather reverently around the Pontiff on his return to his episcopal See ...and let us nurture in oursel ves the proper pride we feel in knowing that it is from Rome that the most valid message of peace and justice continues in to go out to the world." After the official ceremonies in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope went immediately to his apart ments where several cardinals and other Church officials greeted him. Appearing at the window overlooking the square, he thanked the thousands below and gave the apostolic blessing, bringing to a close four long days of travel and ceremony which had inaugurated a new era in the Church's contacts with the Far East. BY then it was 7 p.m., Rome time. The journey from the air port had taken over three hours. The estimated 150,000 persons in St. Peter's Square dispersed. INDIA: TIARA FOR THE POOR LIKE THE WEDDING RING OUR MOTHERS WORE. THE POPE’S TIARA has more than money value. It’s a triple-crown* symbol of the Holy Father’s office. Three weeks ago, worried by human suffering. Pope Paul removed his tiara and gave it to the poor! . Three out of four people on this CJ ^ earth are hungry all the time. In India a mother looks at her newborn’ baby knowing itj wilt probably die before the year is out. Meanwhile, for the first time in history, the world has the means to wipe out r # u , P ... w .., suffering everywhere, if everyone th,Hol,fub,r,M U uo«M ^ hi5 sharc Imlu , hc for th*Oritnt*l Church Qarist Sisters, some of them trainrrf by our readers, are winning the war against cholera, smallpox, malaria, and typhoid fever. Besides, the youngsters they teach are learning how to support themselves and how to get to Heaven . . . In KANNOTH, a disease-infested village in Kerala State, the Sisters need a simplfe convent and a chapel. Built to last, and large enough for twelve at least, the convent will cost only $4‘.200. The chapel will cost 81,800. Won’t you help? If you build the convent or chapel all by yourself, name It for your favorite saint, in memory of those you love . . . The laborer’s takehortie pay in KANNOTIF is not more than 33 cents a week— so no gift ($20, S15, SIX), $3, S3, SI) Is too small. Please help the Holy Father and the Sisters help the poor help themsetves. God will be piease<L HOW TO TRAIN A SISTER □ Sl-a-month '$12 a year) pays your membership dues in MARY’S BANK, our sponsors’ club for training native Sisters. □ $3 supports a novice for about a week. □ $5 buys shoes for a Sister-to-be. □ $7.30 provides incidentals for one year. □ $10 is the cost of a Sister’s habit. □ $12.50 supports one Sister for a month. □ $150 supports one Sister for a year. □ $300 pays the entire cost of a Sister s two-year training. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO ORDER OUR CHRIST MAS GIFT CARDS. They combine your Season’s Greetings with a gift to the missions in the name of the person you desig nate. You simply select a gift, send us the person’s name and address with your donation—and we do all the rest. Weil send Uat person a GIFT CARD promptly, indicating what you have done . . . Here are some gifts to select from: Mass kit ($100), altar ($75), medical kit (S75). chalice ($40). ciborium ($40). monstrance ($40), tabernacle ($25), family membership in this Association (S100 for life, $5 for a year), food for a month for a refugee family ($10), sanctuary bell (S5), individual member ship in this Association ($20 for life, SI for a year). OUR MISSIONARY PRIESTS WILL BE PLEASED to offer the Masses you request at Christmas. Simply send us your intentions. THERE’S A CHILD FOR YOU IN BETHLEHEM. She’s being cared for by our Sisters in the PONTIFICAL MISSION ORPHANAGE. Would you like to “adopt” her, pay her expenses ($10 a month) month-by-month? We’ll send you her picture and keep you informed about her progress. Just drop us a line. Dear Monsignor Ryan: Enclosed please find for Name Street City.. Zone. .State. l&l12ear£ast(l)is$ion$j2i FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, PrtiMtitt 'J'ttpfc T. 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