Historic Mass Rite Reforms
Begin in Diocese on Sunday
The Roman Catholic Church makes its most historic Mass rite reform since the sixteenth century in all churches throughout the world on Sunday next The Mass rite changes are the result of tremen dous work accomplished at Vatican Council II. They are designed to manifest the great distinction be tween the Liturgy of tbe Word and tbe Liturgy of the Eucharist Furthermore, the appeal for lay participation In the Mass reaches its zenith with changes that. start Sunday, March 7. The prayers at the foot of the altar will be short ened on Sunday when Psalm 42, "Judge me, 0 God", will be dropped.' . The. priest will preside at the bench, not the altar, until the" Offertory of the Mass. This will make a clear distinction between the first part of the Mas~ the Service of God's Word, and the second part the Eucharistic Sacrifice.
The Mass is divided into two main parts according to the new liturgy, namely, the Service of the Word that takes place at the bench and the pulpit, and the Sacrifice that takes place at the altar. The missal will remain in one spot froin the Offer tory until the end of Mass, instead of being from right to left and back again. The final gospel will be eliminated and the Mass will end with the final blessing. Following is an exposition of the major changes with sufficient descriptions of the parts before and after the changes to tie them together. It does not purport to be a description of the entire Mass, as the unchanged portions are omitted. In the new format of the Mass two great points will stand out: the prayer and instruction contrasted to the actual "sacrifice." Many of the changes 'ordered and "highly recommended" will vary from parish to parish depending on the church and the ease of making physical alterations.
Atty. Richard K. Martin
Heads Charities Appeal
The CHOR
Richard K. Martin, Esq. was today appointed Chairmall of the 1965 Oatholic Charities Appeal by His Excellency,
Most Reverend J·ames L. Connolly. Mr. Mat:tin is a member of St. Joseph's Parish, North Dighton. Chairman Martip has been active in the Cath to the second generation of • olic Charities Appeal for family. many years as a member of The public and parochial the Advisory Committee. He schools of Taunton gave Mr.
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Bishop Urges Spiritual .Progress· During Lent
The bench, lecterns and readers (lectors) wm come more and more into use, and the singing of hymns will become part of the Mass as clergy and people adjust themselves to the new regimen. In fact, hymns are already being. sung in many churches at the required four points of the ceremony: the Entrance Rite, the Offertory, the Communion and the Recessional. All the hymns will be in English, but are not standardized. In the new liturgy the priest will approach the altar during the entrance rite while the congregation stands and sings. After saying his own preparatory prayers, with psalm 42 omitted, the celebrant will recite the "Con fiteor," with the server. Then he will ascend to the altar and venerate it by kissing it. (In churches where the altar faces the congregation there will be varia tions.) After the veneration the priest will tum and go Turn to Page Seven
ATTY. RICHARD K. MARTIN Charities Appeal Chairman
Outline to Help Faithful Follow New Mass Rite
To enable the laity to ready
was vitally interested in the es tablishment of Marian Manor, Taunton. As his first official act, Mr. Martin announced that the 1965 Catholic Charities Appeal will be conducted during the period from May 9 to 19. The Special Gift phase of the Appeal will precede the General Phase. His appointment to be the 1965 Chairman has a special meaning for his father,' Joseph H. Martin of Taunton. Mr. Mar tin senior was Chairman of the Appeal in 1944. This is the first time that the hbnor has passed
Martin his early education. He was graduated from Taunton High School in 1935, Georgetown University four years later, and Harvard Law School in 1942. Martin served four years with . the U. S. Army in the Pacifie area, being discharged as a First Lieutenant. Mrs. Martin is the former Nancy C. Regan. The Martins have three sons: Craig, 6, a stu dent at St. Mary's School, Taun ton; Neil, 4; and Bruce, 3. In his acceptance statement. Mr. Martin said: ''I am honore4 Tum to Page Seven
Cardinal Bea Is Optimistic On pro.Jected U· nIty T a Iks
~hemselyes for the chan~es ". ROME (NC)-The projected discussion of doctrine he m t~e 11t~rgy, the followmg tween representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and
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Pope Asks American School Children to Aid World Poor '
NEW YORK (NC)-Pope Paul VI has appealed to this l aatton's five million youngsters in Oatholic schools to help : IBm "in caring for the needy brothers and sisters of the JI 1Whole human family. Your .little sacrif1ces during this Lent--! seas?~ ean accomplish. ehildren, touching off the young I .uch spIrItual good for you, sters' Lenten campaign for the I and at the same time they Bishops' Relief Fund appeaL tIrill aSsure bodily good to our J;.enten sacrifices of Americaa
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.;8eedy children in' other lands. " (1l'herefore make these sacrifices tMenerously," the Pope counseled tbe children. ",~t The occasion was the annual . ~"h Wednesday address by the . . . . to the U. $. Catbolic IJChooI
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IJChool children have totaled $1 million annually in recent years. Coupled with the yearly $5 mil lion Laetare Sunday collection taken up in parish churches throughout the country, the pre T-um to Page Sm
aliarize themselves with the new liturgy before they attend Mass on Sunday morning. Preparation is the key to UIlderstanding. The Mass is divided into two main parts according to the new liturgy, namely, the Service of the Word that takes place at the bench and the pulpit, and the Sacrifice that takes place at the altar. Other noteworthy changes will be as follows: 1. The restoration of the Pray.. of the Faithful after the reeitation of the Creed. (Bishop Connolly has prepared a text to Turn to Page Seven
Legion of Mary Active and auxiliary members of the Legion of Mary will hold their annual Acies, a ceremony of reconsecration to the Blessed Virgin, at 2:30 Sunday afternoon, March 14, in St. Mary's Cathe dral, Fall River. The public i8 invited.
the World Council of Churches could advance "a truer knowledge and a fairer appraisal" on both sides according •. ' to Augustm ~ardmal Rea, currents, from the Orthodox and 8.J. The preSIdent of the other Eastern Churches to many Vatican Secretariat for Pro- Protestant denominations, vary moting Christian Unity boas ing greatly in origin, traditions
acknowledged that treating doc trinal positions is a difficult and delicate matter. But he said: "However, if it is done in ab solute faithfulness to the truth of Christ, together With authentic humility and charity," those engaged in it will acquire "a truer knowledge and a fairer appraisal of the doctrine and life of the respective churches." Setting forth his views in an interview published in Vita, Rome weekly news magazine, the Jesuit Scripture scholar noted that the committee is to consist of eight representatives of the WCC and six of the Cath olic Church. Concerning this eight-to-six ratio, he said: ''The reason for it is very sim ple. The (World) Council today counts more than 200 member churches whick represent JDanT.
and in belief. . And it is very necessary that this variety in some way find its expression even in the very composition of the committee lmd thence in the' conversations with the Catholie Church on the possibility of and means of dialogue and coopera tion." Cardinal Bea noted that" the projected committee is not one .Turn to Page Seven
Clergy 'Conference All priests exercising fae
ulties in the Diocese of FaD River will attend a Spring Conference at Jesus Mary Academy, Fall River, on Mon day afternoon, March 8, at 3 o'clock. It will consist of a study of the revisions in tbe Masa and the Sacrameats.