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PAGE 8—The Georgia Bulletin, September 27,1973
Latin Mass . . . Priestly Picketing . . .
Dear Father:
Dear Sir:
I have been reading, with
considerable interest, the
exchange of letters which has
appeared in the GEORGIA
BULLETIN regarding the
Tridentine Mass and the use
of Latin in the Mass.
Without getting into the
relative merits of the
argument, other than to state
that Catholics United for the
Faith supports the New Order
of Mass in English as a valid
sacrifice of the Mass, I would
like your readers to know
that a legitimate alternative
form exists for the
celebration of the Holy
Sacrifice: THE APPROVED
PRESENTATION OF THE
NEW ORDER OF MASS IN
LATIN AND ENGLISH
which has the Imprimatur of'
Archbishop John Wealon of
Hartford, Connecticut, and
which has been legitimately
celebrated in a number of
parishes across the country.
I realize that the
GEORGIA BULLETIN has
space limitations, yet I would
be most grateful if you would
print Archbishop Whealon’s
homily which was delivered
at the initial celebration of
this Latin-English form of the
Mass, since it seems to me
that the archbishop’s
statements make clear the
intention of the Vatican II
Council in regard to the
retention of the use of Latin
in liturgical celebrations.
KIRBY M. SHERIDAN
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr.
Sheridan is executive director of
Catholics United for the Faith,
and he will be in Atlanta on
Sunday to organize an Atlanta
unit of C.U.F. In the homily
mentioned in Mr. Sheridan’s
letter, Archbishop Whealon said:
“Having the Mass partly in Latin
and partly in English, with
attention to reverence and
Gregorian chant, seems to be in
complete accord with the
Catholic liturgical renewal. . .
The bishops of the U.S.A.
through their Committee on the
Liturgy issued a statement on
Latin in the liturgy. This
statement, while expressing due
concern for the majority of
Catholics who prefer the
vernacular, still urges the
provision of special types of
Masses tailored to the spiritual
and liturgical advancement of
smaller groups of the faithful. It is
to be expected that there be
genuine participation in such
Masses through the common
recitation of prayers and
congregational singing. . . This
Mass is meant to preserve some of
the genuine traditions from our
Catholic heritage. ’’)
In October 1968, I wrote
Archbishop Donnellan a
letter expressing my concern
over priest and nun
participation in picketing
which supported a California
grape boycott.
Recent articles appearing
in the GEORGIA BULLETIN
featuring grape and lettuce
boycott activity reconfirms
my concern. It is not the
priests’ participation that I
feel is wrong; it is the dignity
of his office that he uses to
try to persuade others to his
way of thinking. Why does he
choose to be photographed in
his priestly attire? If he does
not represent the Church as a
whole in this matter, why
does he not picket in
layman’s clothes as an
individual?
It is my opinion that many
busy uninvolved Catholics
will be misled into believing
that this farm labor social
dispute has been thoroughly
investigated and is supported
by our respected and revered
Archdiocesan leaders.
Many readers will not
believe it to be expressions of
individual priestly conscience.
The right to work is an
American heritage and a
moral issue. Both of these
rights I will defend as a
Catholic.
Quoting your pictorial
article, issue August 23,
1973, showing Father Paul
Berny: “This effort on July
28th was the first in a series
of educational appearances in
which a half dozen priests
and seminarians will
participate. Their aim is to
persuade market chains to
stock lettuce and grapes
harvested by the United Farm
Workers of Cesar Chavez
(AFL-CIO) rather than the
Teamster Union.”
This statement clearly
denies the worker his rights.
These men are trying to force
workers into the union of
their choice, not the workers.
If they wanted to protect the
workers and attack the moral
issue, then let’s support the
right of the worker to choose
his own union or no union if
desired.
The same workers
harvesting farm vegetables
and fruits under the Teamster
contracts are the same
workers who harvested under
the United Farm Workers
contract. If they are willing
to work under either union
contract, do we have the right
to use force to try to make
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them join one union over
another?
The workers rejected
Chavez when they refused to
quit work and strike. Neither
union gave the worker a
chance to vote by secret
ballot under close federal
supervision. In the only secret
election held in the California
farm dispute the United Farm
Workers Union was soundly
defeated. In the Coachella
elections held some years ago
in which UFW was voted as
the representative for Di
Giorgio’s workers, no
company representative or
government observer was
allowed, but Church members
and Chavez sympathizers
were witnesses to an open
balloting.
Both unions were
successful in forcing the
workers into their union
without an election by
coercing the growers to sign a
contract.
So when our clergy
supports Chavez boycott,
they are supporting Cesar
Chavez -- not the California
Farm Workers. The workers
can choose Chavez anytime
they want to quit work and
join the pickets.
Let us pray God will give
us the strength to support
what is fair and do His will,
not enforce our will on
people who obviously do not
want it.
JOSEPH CERNIGLIA, JR.
ATLANTA, GA.
Altar Wine . . .
Dear Father:
Your BULLETIN issue of
Augusta 23, 1973, page two,
carried a prominently
displayed article entitled
“Which Wine used for the
Altar.” The first paragraph
asks that only wines from
firms with United Farm
Workers Union contract be
used in the liturgy. The
fourth paragraph is quoted in
part: “The resolution stated
that only four companies
have operative contracts with
the United Farm Workers
Union. Hundreds of other
wineries have contracted to
obtain grapes from growers
who have signed with the
Teamster Union.”
Father, how can we let 150
people interfere with the
sacrifice of the Mass by
choosing one union over
another? The thousands
hearing Mass may be as
offended by the United Farm
Workers Union as these 150
persons are by the Teamsters
Union.
Why should a priest allow
such a controversial question
to enter into an enactment of
the Last Supper, the
greatest act of love the world
has ever known?
Does choosing to support
the workers of four wineries
over the workers of hundreds
of wineries constitute an act
of brotherly love?
I cannot conceive that this
social justice group was really
interested in the workers. It
appears they were more
interested in supporting Cesar
Chavez gaining power. There
is no justice in trying to deny
the rights to work of the
majority by claiming to
protect the rights of the
minority.
This group is assuming the
right to choose for the
“hundreds” of winery
workers which union they
should be forced into.
Chapter III of the second
section of the Vatican
Council’s Pastoral
Constitution of the Church in
the Modern World states in
part, “Among the basic right
of the human person is to be
numbered the rights of freely
founding unions for working
people.” It did not say their
union had to be chosen for
them by the clergy.
When a decision
concerning the liturgy is
made, it would be better if it
was made by our diocesan
spiritual leaders.
Let’s all pray that social
justice and truth will be
available for all farm workers.
JOHN CAMARATA
FAYETTEVILLE, GA.
Growers Speak . . .
Dear Father:
Members of Western
Growers Association who
ship fresh vegetables to the
Atlanta market suggest that
you would be interested in
our comments on the current
dispute between the United
Farm Workers and the
Western Conference of
Teamsters.
That dispute, of course, is
over who will represent
agricultural field workers in
collective bargaining
agreements.
Members of Western
Growers Association,
representing more than 90
percent of the vegetable
industry in California and
Arizona, have had
long-standing collective
bargaining agreements with
both AFL-CIO and Teamster
unions. Our members find
little difference between the
two.
In agriculture, selection of
a union to represent workers
comes in one of two ways. In
rare instances the workers
themselves make the selection
and make that choice clearly
known to the employers.
More often, however, the
union organizers establish
some sort of economic
weapon which the employer
feels he cannot face and
therefore signs a contract
which forces the employees
into the union.
Most of the field labor
contracts which have been
signed in the past few years
were signed in the latter
manner.
The United Farm Workers
'>sed a secondary boycott,
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St. Vincent de Paul vehicle, now arranging weekend
visits for much needed donations for the society’s
three stores.
Truck Stop Scheduled
For Society’s Campaign
BY MARIE MULVENNA
Snoopy himself will not be
driving, but he’ll surely be
cheering the arrival of St.
Vincent de Paul’s truck at
Atlanta parishes.
The St. Vincent de Paul
Society has issued an appeal
for furniture and
miscellaneous items needed
for its three thrift shops in
Atlanta. In order to make the
process of donations easier
for parishioners, a special
truck program has been
instituted whereby the
society’s truck would spend a
weekend in a parish,
accepting donations both on
a Saturday as well as on a
Sunday.
The Society has requested
parish conferences to provide
a crew to man the truck while
it is “spending the weekend.”
A society spokesman said
they desperately needed
household items - odd
glasses, tableware, china,
lamps, any and all variety of
miscellaneous items. “These
odd items are luxurious to
the poor and we really need
help.”
The society operates stores
at: 1656 McLendon Avenue,
304 Parkway, and 444
Edgewood Avenue.
An appeal has also been
issued for volunteer sorters to
help with materials received
at the society warehouse.
Volunteer help “is our crying
need in order to serve the
poor as we want to,” the
society explained.
Also needed are people
who could repair small
appliances at the society
headquarters where a
workroom is all set up,
lacking only the personnel.
During the week of the
parish collection, persons
with large items for pickup
(sofa, refrigerator, etc.) can
arrange for pickup by calling
the central office at
523-1541.
Anyone with talent and
time for sewing clothes would
also be welcomed by the
society as a member of the
“Jolly Thimbles.” A special
need exists for clothing in
large sizes. Material is
available at the central office
and volunteers may contact
the office or Mrs. Eleanor
O’Connor at 636-3665.
Scheduled stops for the
society truck are: Christ the
King, October 13-14, and St.
Jude’s, in mid-November.
Additional schedules for the
trucking program will be
released by the society in
future weeks.
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pressed by students,
churchmen, and other
sympathizers with the goals
of the UFW. This secondary
boycott was not an
expression of the will or
opinion of the general public.
The demonstrators pressed
their case with the operators
of supermarkets and
eventually forced the retailers
to remove grapes, for
instance, from their shelves.
Faced with this loss of
market, the growers signed
contracts with the United
Farm Workers without ever
consulting the farm workers
in the field to determine
whether they wanted the
UFW.
The Teamsters on the
other hand, used their ability
to withhold the vital
transportation from growers
to enforce their demands.
Once again this was done
without concern for the
wishes of the workers
involved.
The fact that either, or
both, of these unions was
able to enforce collective
bargaining agreements upon
both employers and
employees without any
expression from the workers
involved points up a glaring
void.
There is no established
procedure for determining
the will of farm workers in
these situations. Farm
workers are disenfranchised.
There is a means by which
farm workers can be given the
vote. This means is national
legislation. While agriculture
considers the National Labor
Relations Act a highly
imperfect instrument, it is the
available program.
Most of us would prefer a
special act which considers
the many variables which
exist in agriculture. However,
the over-riding requirement is
the correction of the current
situation which permits these
crippling jurisdictional
disputes.
Therefore, the members of
Western Growers Association
support the moves to include
agriculture under the
National Labor Relations Act
and we make no request for
special consideration under
that act.
We would hope that all
people who are sincere in
their desire to provide farm
Adult Ed
The adult religious
education program at St.
Jude’s will begin this Sunday
under the direction of Sister
Betty Lee Heisler, H.M., adult
education coordinator. The
program was announced as
“putting it all together is a
lifetime job” and is geared to
aid the adult Catholic in his
pursuit of learning and
growing toward his own
Christian life enrichment as
well as that of his children.
Featured instructors in the
classes are Father Robert
Kinast, director of religious
education for the
archdiocese, Father Gerry
McBrearity, Sister Betty Lee
Heisler and Dr. Frank
Reardon.
The October topics are:
basic teachings of Catholic
religious education, an
exploration of the document
published by the Bishops of
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NEWPORT BEACH, CAL.
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