Central Village Parish Gains Complete Family Plan for The Anchor
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Hats off to Father John Carroll! The new administrator of the comparatively small parish in Central Village is 'thQ first priest in the entire diocese of 108 parishes to report complete family coverage in The Anchor 1962 subscription drive. That means simply that every family in the West-. parish will receive a copy of The Anchor every week by mail. This is the objective in
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each and every parish in the diocese. So, again we salute Father John Carroll as the first to accomplish what several other . parishes are on the verge of attaining. St. John the Baptist parish in Central Village has always supported The Anchor. Under Father William R. Jordan, now pastor at St. J;lominic's parish in Swansea, .the Central Village parishioners have been in "the quota-bracket since the first Turn to Page Fourteen
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NEW YORK (NC) - His Holiness Pope John XXIII has called on U. S. Catholics to be generous in supporting the 'overseas relief work of
EAGER TO REGISTER: Mrs. William Lundigan, Sa~red Heart parish, New 13edford, registers four year old Charlene Louise at St. Savior's Nursery as Sister Le'andra, C.R., takes down details. Charlene's excited, 15month old sister, Christine Marie, seems sad she's too young.
Priest Points Out Abuses I;' Use of Sac:ramentals ALBANY (NC)-Persons who have an inordinate attachment to sacramentals "belittle religion and open the door for ridicule," a priest charged here. Sacramentals such as ineclals and the sign of the cross have their proper place in' religious devotion but they should never be esteemed above the sacraments, said Father Edgar Holden, O.F.M., Conv., of the Franciscan Mission House in Rensselaer, N.Y. He told the First Friday Club bere that those who place excessive reliance on sacramentals "'are not pursuing religion," but "come dangerously close to practicing superstition." . The Franciscan priest defined • s'acramental as "an action or an object, blessed by the C:hur~h, which is intended to msplre pious thoughts, increase devotion and fervor, and protect us ,gainst evil." , He stressed "that sacramentals do not produce their desired effect independent of the disposition of the users." Father Holden then called attention to "distorted concepts" in regard to sacramentals. "We al'e often puzzled, for ex~ple," he stated, "by those drivers who display on the dashboard of their cars a statue of St. Christopher . , . Frequently Turn to Page Eighteen
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JI>ontificai lHligh Masses foll' Vocations will be celebrated ~t 10 o'clock in Notre IDame Church, Fali River. Monday, lWall'ch 26; in New Bedford in ell1e Church of st. Anthony l!"odu:n, Tuesday, March 27; anell il:rn Taunton in St. OOali'y'o G)1'mrt'ch, WCM@,sday, March &&1:
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the Church. The Pope expressed the hope that Catholics will show their "customary liberality" in the traditional Laetare Sunday collection, April 1, to be taken up in parishes throughout the country. In a letter to the Bishops of the country, Pope John praised the "open-handed charity of American Catholics." He said their generosity toward the world's needy "has made itself felt in almost every land and clime, making it possible to provide food and clothing for considerable numbers of Turn to Page Fourteen
Dispe[l1$OItio~ The Most Reverend Bishop has granted a dispensation from fast and abstinence for Saturday, March 17, the Feast of St. PatriCk.
Cardinal Praises Council Organization as Superb
LOS ANGELES (NC)-The organization for the coming Ecumenical Council is "simple and superb," James Francis Cardinal McIntyre reported on his return from a, nine-day meeting of the council's Central Preparatory Commission. The Archbishop Subcommissions of scholars of Los Angeles added that from all over the world studied the Second Vatican Council, and discussed these topics, Then which will open in. Rome in they prepared briefs dealing October, "could bring about untold changes~the possibility of world unity, a unity that has got to be spiritual." Cardinal McIntyre said in an interview that one of the possible results of the council could be to promote the reunion of the eastern churches with Rome. This could apply even to the Russians, he said. "The Russians' hearts are crying to express their belief in Christ and His doctrine. The charity of the Church is what they want," he said. The Cardinal gave this picture of the "simple and superb" organizational setup for the council. ' The work in preparation for the council began two years ago when all the bishops of the world were invited to' submit questions. and topics for discussion. There. were more than 9,000 responses.
Fall River Sister Receives Fellowship 'to Harvard Sister Mary Hortense, S.U.S.C., head of the English Department of the Academy of the Sacred Hearts and Instructor in English at the College of the Sacred Hearts, both in Fall River, has been honorerl with the award of a Fellowship to the 1962 Sum- trance Examination Board Commer Institute for Teachers mission on English and Harvard of English at Harvard Uni- Un'iversity jointly are offering versity. The College En- this opportunity to a select group
Ireland Sent 'War Relief' Ship to Pilgrims; Amcerica Aided lri3h in 1847 Famine
A huge war relief "donation", was sent from Ireland to America in 1676 and United States warships rushed food to Ireland durhg the great Irish Famine of 1847 out ofgratitu.de. These little-known facts are recalled as Irish and IriSh-Americans and their children observe the anniversary of the death of their patron saint on St. Patrick's Day, M"irch 17. 'An outstanding· , ship "Katherine" sailed from instance of the traditjonal Dublin for Boston. So large was Irish compassion and geneits cargo (the freight charge alone cost 45 pounds Sterling) rO$ity occurr.ed at a time when the Massachusetts Pilgrim Fathers were in dire need. The year 1675-76 found the New England colonists plagued ,by bloody and deva~tating attacks from bands of hostile Indians during King Philip's War. As one narrator stated: "The war was brief but its havoc, its terror worse than' death, no tongue can describe." In Massa_ chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, many towns were burned and many of the inhabitants were murdered or fell in battle. (One hundred Irish names appear on the colonial militia rolls of this perio!i.) The distresssed survivors, left without crops or other sources of food, faced a sad and tragic Winter. When news of their miserable condition reached Dublin, plans were made to alleviate the distress by sending a shipload of relief supplies. This charitable project, recorded in the Massachusetts Ba:9' Colony records officially as "The Irish Donation" was, in fact, the only aid received from overseas. On Aug. 28, 1676, the X'elief
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that the Lord Mayor of Dublin sent three commissioners to supervise its proper distribution. Instructions were issued that the supplies should go to the needy of all faiths, and even to such' friendly Indians as aided the colonists in the war. In Massachusetts alone a total of 2,531 impoverished persons in 47 towns were recipients of this timely relief. In earlier records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, both in 1630 and 1640, mention is made of other instances of shipment of food from Ireland in times of need. These early instances of Irish relief efforts for America were reCalled some two centuries later in the press of the day,.at a time when efforts were being made in the United States to send aid. to Ireland during the great fam_ ine of 1847, caused by the potato blight which had extended throughout the land. Charitable contributions were solicited from all over the United 'EIM'Q to Page Eighteen
of forty-five teachers. The award covers tuition and registration fees and provides an additional stipend for expenses. The three-course program which carries twelve graduate credits covers the field of English Literature, Language, and Compositio.n. The purpose of the institute, one of twenty offered jointly by leading American Universities and the College Board dufjng the summer of 1962 i~ stated as twofold: "to give qualified secondary' school teachers of English an opportunity to endch their own understanding of English literature, language, and rhetorical theory through intenTurn to Page Eighteen
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