Three New Priests to Serve Diocese
The CHOR Fall River,
Mass~,
Yol. 9, No. 1
Thursday, Jan. 7, 1965
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.Holy. Father Is Grateful For Diocesan Charity " His Holiness Pope Paul VI has expressed his great latisfaction with the generosity of the people of the Diocese .-f Fall River in a communication to the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of F'all River. The Holy F'ather ex presses his feelings as the to the Sovereign Pontiff, while l'esult of an offering given to also placing in His hands the him by Bishop Connolly for means of continuing His merci tile poor of the world and ful apostolate of charitable re also to help defray the cost of the Ecumenical Council.Bishop Connolly received the telegram from Amleto Giovanni eardinal Cicognani, Papal Seeretary of State, who is a former :Apostolic Delegate to the United elates. The Pope's letter follows: "The Holy Father has duly ftceived your offerings for the poor of the world, and towards the expenses of the Second Vat"an Ecumenical Council. "When bidding me acknowl!edge this twofold gift, His HoliBess also charged me to give .pression of his warm appre elation and sincere t\1ankfulness. :Yuur Excellency's generosity, in ep!red by deep filial devotion to the Holy See and affectionate IIltachment to His Person, is a ~rce of paternal gratification
Yatica n Council's Fourth Session Opens Sept. 14 VATICAN CITY (NC) VI has decided that the fourth and final lession of the ecumenical
Pope Paul
IIOUneil will start on Sept. 14,
1965.
lief, and maintaining the central conciliar administration of the Church. "He therefore invokes upon Your Excellency a rich recom pense of divine favors and heav enly graces; and in pledge there of His Holiness lovingly bestows upon you and your Diocese His particular Apostolic Blessing. "With sentiments of high con Ilideration and esteem, I remain . Devotedly yours in Christ, A.G. CARDINAL CICOGNANI
CanadianBishops Postpone Liturgy Changes in Mass OTTAWA (NC) Oanadian Catholic ence has postponed eral changeover to
- The Confer the gen. the use
of the vernacular in the Mass lUltil March 7. The body of bishops had an nounced last July that the changes were to go into effect Jan. 1. But the conference stated that the use of English or French in the Mass has been put off lUltil the first Sund,ay of Lent . Turn to Page Sixteen
The Pope made his decision lInown (Jan. 4) at an. audience Turn to Page Twelve
CCD Workshops' III Each Area Of Diocese
Most Reverend Bishop to Officiate
At Feb. 13 Cathedral Ordination
Bishop Connolly will ordain three priests f<Yr service· in the Diocese at 10 Saturd'ay m<Yrning, Feb. 13, in St. Mary's Cathedral. To be ordained are Rev. Mr. William P. Blott man, Rev. Mr. Thomas C. Lopes and Rev. Mr. William J. McPartland. They are com pleting their education at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. Rev. Mr. Blottman, the
son of Mrs. Kathryn M. Blott
man and the late John B. Blott
man, 10 Carpenter Street, Attle
boro, was graduated from Attle
boro High School and awarded
a Bachelor of Science degree by
Holy Cross College. He served
two years in the U. S. Army, in
cluding 16 months in Germany,
and attended st. Philip Neri
School, Boston, before entering
the major seminary.
Rev. Mr. Blottman will cele
brate his First Solemn Mass at
noon Sunday, Feb. 14, in St.
John's Church, Attleboro, with
Rev. Lawrence D. Blottman, a
great uncle, as assistant priest.
Rev. James F. McCarthy will be
deacon; Rev. Edward A. Rausch,
subdeacon, and Rev. Philip A.
Davignon, master of ceremonies.
The preacher will be Rt. Rev.
John J. Sheehan. Sponsor at or
dination will be Rev. William D.
Thomson, V F.
Relatives in Religious Life in
clude a sister, Sister Rosemary
Blottman, Society of Our Lady
of the Retreat in the Cenacle;
two aunts, Sister Mary Amelia,
. S.N.D. and Sister ·Mary Helena, C.P.P.S.; and two cousins, Regina Williams, Sister of Charity pos tulant, and Sister Grace Eliza beth, Sisters of Charity. Rev. Mr. Lopes
Rev. Mr. Lopes, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Constantine Lopes, 8
Matchett Street, Brighton, was
graduated from Tisbury High
School, and St. Thomas Semi
nary, Bloomfield, Conn. He was
awarded a Bachelor of Arts de
gree in philosophy by St. John's.
Rev. Mr. Lopes will celebrate
his First Solemn Mass at noon
Sunday, Feb. 14, in St: Augus
tine's Church, Vineyard Haven;
with Rev. Edward B. Booth as
assistant priest. Rev. Cornelius
J. O'Neill will be deacon and
Rev. John Perry; subdeacon. The
sermon will be preached by Rev.
Gerald Shovelton. Father Booth
will be sponsor at ordination.
Rev. Mr. McPartland Rev. Mr. McPartland is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mc
Partland, 432 Kennedy Street, Fall River. He is a graduate of Msgr. Prevost High School and Cardinal O'Connell Minor Sem inary, Jamaica Plain. St. John'. Turn to Page Twelve c
A DREAM COMES TRUE: The initial work prelimi: nary to the construction of an all-boys' regional high school in Fall River is underway. Alfred Vita conducts test borings at the site of the contemplated 1,000-student school which will be operated by the Society of Jesus. Bishop Connolly sets the school opening for the Fall of 1966.
Series of Articles Explains Import of Papal Instruction This Is the first in a series of articles by the Rev. lohn R. Foister explaining the import of the Sept. 26,1964 Instruction by the Holy See implementing the changes in the Mass and
other forms of the liturgy· and effective March '2, 1965.
Pope Paul has seen to it that the liturgical reform earnestly begun by Pope Pius XII, rocketed into world-wide· enactment by Pope John XXIII and the Vatican Council, wID continue to progress during his own Pontificate. In an Instruction prepared by his eommand and especially ap proved by himself, the pres-· ent Pontiff has brought lit
!'he Diocesan Confratef\ Wity of Ohristian Doctrine
Is planning an evening CCD Jr'Orkshop for each of the fhre areas of the Diocese. The i1ates and locations are as fo1
....s: Attleboro: Wed., .lan. 13, 1961i lIIshop Feehan High School. Cape Cod: Wed., Jan. 20, 1965 awnstable k. High, Hyannis. I'aIl River: Wed., Feb. 3, .l8Gi
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urgical reform into the parishes in all. effort to make the wor ship of the Church more intel ligible, heartfelt and fruitful. The Instruction, affecting all forms of worship--read, sung and solemn Masses, Sacraments and Sacramentals-as well as seminary formation, legislative bodies and church architecture, will go into effect on March 7, 1965, the First Sunday of Lent. The documents are made up of Borne 22 legal-size pages. Aft e r establishing general principles and norms, the ·Pope draws the broad lines of the im portance of a liturgical forma tion for those now studying to 1M! priests and religious. He TUl'Il ~ Page FOUJ' .