New High Subscription Total Many plans-but all. designed for one pur pose-will be carried out next month in the 110 parishes of the diocese as pastors undertake an energetic campaign to push the circulation of this newspaper to its highest point in history. The import of the diocesan Catholic press and its impact upon the faithful are being rec ognized more and more in each and every parish. The most ardent advocate and supporter of the diocesan Catholic Press is Pope Paul VI. The Most Reverend Bishop has one goal in mind inso far as The Anchor is concerned and that is com plete family coverage. Some parishes next month will turn over
their circulation drives to the women's organi zations. Others will use school children for sub scription work. And, in some parishes, the pastors will underwrite the initial cost of sub scriptions and then seek indemnification from his parishioners. One thing is certain. There is a decided in crease in interest in this year's campaign. That is obvious from the many inquiries which have been made at our circulation department by pastors from every section of the diocese. We know of a half-dozen pastors who are out to gain the honor of being first to lead their parish to complete family coverage. They
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are not content with quota-subseriptions. These pastors long ago discovered that the parish quotas are relatively simple to achieve. The many fine commentaries they have heard make them feel that their efforts have been well spent. They now have their sights trained on complete family coverage and they will not be content until they achieve their goal. Join the lay press apostolate. If every subscriber to this newspaper assisted his pastor in gaining one new subscription,. The Anchor would be close to its goal of complete family coverage in the entire diocese. We have grown each year. 1964 will be our banner year.
The ANCHOR Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Jan. 30, 1964
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1964 The Anchor
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Feb. 16 Is the Day
Pope Explains Beginning Of New Church Worship ,......
V A TICAN CITY (NC) - In line with the ecumenical ~uncil's liturgy constitution~ Pope Paul VI has proviq.ed for changes in the public worship of the Church to begin ~ Feb. 16. They include mandatory sermons at Masses on Sundays and holydays }York of revising the missal, 4\nd put t~e administration breviary and other liturgical books. . of the sacrament of Matri The new document, entitled mony within the Mass rather Ulan before it. The Pope also announced the establishment' of • special commission which will be entrusted with the long-range
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"Sacram Liturgiam," is a motu proprio, the name given an in struction issued by the .Pope OIl Turn to Page Four
.. Rt.Rev. Raymond Considine
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Named Diocesan Consultor
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Rev. Raymond T. Considine, pastor of St. William's Church,
Fall River, and Diocesan Director of the Propagation of the
Faith, as a member of the
Board of Diocesan Consult
"'s. The appointment is ef
fective immediately.
Monsignor Considine, pastor of St. William's Church, Fall River, the son of the late John W. Considine and Alice M.
Murphy, was born on March 25,
1902, in New Bedford. A gradu
ate of Holy Family High School
in New Bedford and St. Charles
College. Catonsville, Maryland,
Monsignor Considine attended
St. Bernard's Seminary in Roch_
ester and was ortained in St.
Patrick's Cathedral, Rochester,
N.Y., by the late Most Rev. Em
met M. Walsh, Bishop of
Charleston, on June 9, 1928.
Monsignor Considine served as
assistant at Sacred Heart Church,
Oak Bluffs, St. Patrick's Church,
Wareham, St. Mary's Church,
Tau n ton, and st. Patrick's
Church, Fall River. In 1934 he
was sent by the late Bishop
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MSGR. CONSIDINE
. Praise From PAVLA
Thank You, Fr.·NeYins-
Maryknoller Commends 'fhe Anchor
For Aiding Latin America Work By. REV'. JAMES W.
CI~ARK
St. Joseph's Church - Fall River
"The blindness of our rich to the 'misery of Latin America's destitute is terri ble." With evident e~otion,
The Most Reverend Bishop James L.Connolly, Ordinary. the frail ascetic-looking Auxilia_
of. the Diocese, announced today the appointment of Rt.
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CARRYING OUT PAPAL MISSION: Two Fathers Clark from the Diocese meet Rev. John J. Considine, M.M., right, in Chicago to discuss church's Latin American program. Rev.' James A. clark, left, is asssistant director at the Washington Latin American Bureau. Rev. James W. Clark is assistant diocesan PAVLA director. Fr. Considine represents the U.S. hierarchy in the South Americ"an mission work. . ,";':;
ry Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Dom Holder Camara, S p 0 k e about the serious problems af fecting the Catholic Church in Brazil today. Because of his 'concern and love for the poor of the slums of Rio, this holy man of God has' become the champiQn o~ Brazil's poor and suffering and .9Ome what of a thorn in the side of that nation's rich landowners. It was a source of great plea.., sure for the writer to meet and talk with his courageous and ded_ icated "Good Shepherd" of the poor at the recent Catholic Inter_ American Cooperation Program (CICOP) conference in Chicago. Dam Helder Camara was one of several members of the Latin American Hierarchy in atten dance. This historic meeting brought together three Cardinals, 25 Archbishops and Bishops, and over 1,000 priests, brothers, sis ters and laity from both North and South America to engage in frank and earnest discussion about the present day problems affecting the' existence of the
Catholic Church on the vast con tinent of Latin America. The Diocese of Fall River was well' represented and vocally e v ide n t at this impressive gathering by the presence of Father John Considine, M.M., head of the Latin American Bureau of the NCWC in Wash ington and Father James A. Clark, assistant to Fatl)er Con sidine. Also present were Sister Mary Martha, R.S.M. and Sister
Mary Antonine, R.S.M., both Oft the faculty of Salve Regina Col lege in Newport, R.I. and the writer. The m u t u a 1 understanding that was achieved as a result of talks, discussions and personal contacts will be evident in the days and months ahead. Never have I been so edified at the . Christ-like .conduct of so many followers .of. Jesus Christ whca . Turn to Page Twenty
Pope To' Reorgani%e Council· Rules To Speed Work and Protect Freedom By Rev. John R. FoIster In addition to the Motu Proprio that Pope Paul has issued under date of Jan. 25, setting forth the changes that will take place in the public worship of the Church starting Feb. 16, the First Sunday of Lent, there are also reports that the Holy Father schemata may be condensed. is preparing two other im The other papal work will be portant documents that will an encyclical concerning which affect the future of the nothing is known except that it Church. One of these important docu ment in preparation is re ported to concern the recognition of the rules for the operation of the council. Rules will be changed; manners of handling business will.be 'revised and the
is in preparation and that it is important. In general, the bishops are cautioning the faithful not to be overly-enthusiastic concerning what they read (and planned) in the published decrees. These Turn to Page Six