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VATICAN CITY (NC) - At 5 p.m. (11 a.m. EST) today Pope John Paul II will strike the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica three times with a silver hammer, thus opening a jubilee year marking the I,950th anniversary of man­ kind's redemption by Christ.

Television will beam the cere­ mony to 21 nations under the direction of Italian filmmaker Franco ZeffireIIi. That same papal act has open­ ed holy years for centuries. But the 1983 jubilee has a novelty all its own: of the 27 holy years in church's history, this will be the first to be celebrated simul­ taneously around the world.

The pope has asked each of the world's 2,405 dioceses on or about March 25 to celebrate local ceremonies in union with those in Rome.

In Fall River, Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at 7:30 tonigillt in St. Mary's Cathedral (see story be­ low). .The pontiff has called on each of the world's 784,000,000 Cath­ olics to "rediscover in their daily experience all the riches of sal­ vation."

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that plenary indulgence can be gained by Catholics in their own dioceses for participating in cer­ tain Holy Year activities.

A plenary indulgence is the re­ mission of temporal punishment due for sins already forgiven.

Local observances of the Holy Year will apparently be wide­ spread and enthusiastic. Msgr.

Francis Frayne told NC News, "The feedback we're getting is excellent. People around the world have caught on to this." .

Msgr. Frayne, a native of Eng­ land, has worked for nearly a decade at the Vatican office which serves tourists. He is as­ sisting in the pianning of Holy Year actiVities.

Despite the availability of local celebrations, pilgrims will not be deterred from coming to Rome as they have done since the first Holy Year in 1300.

Among those who journeyed to the Eternal City for that first celebration was the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, who is com­ monly said to have received his inspiration for "The Divine Comedy" during that pilgrimage.

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Uniting in solemn ceremony with, the universal church, the Fall River diocese will mark the opening of the Holy Year of Ju­ bilee at 7:30 tonight at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be principal celebrant at a Mass attended by representativEls of parishes in every part of the dio­ cese and by priests, deacons hnd members of religious communi­ ties.

The bishop will be the homilist, discussing the meaning of the Holy Year, described as "an or­ dinary year celebrated in an extraordinary way."

Following the MasS1, seven diocesan churches in addition to the cathedral will be designated as sites where a Holy Year plen­ ary indulgence may be gained. In church tradition a plenary indul-

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gence is defined as the remis­ sion of all temporal punishment due for forgiven sins, contingent upon performances of a specified good work, reception of the sac­ raments of penance and the Holy Eucharist and prayer for the in­ tentions of the Holy Father. The good work attached to the Holy Year indulgence will be that of attendance at the cathedral ser­ vice or a similar service at one of the jubilee churches.

Named in addition to the ca­ thedral as jubilee churches and receiving a cross that includes the papal coat of arms as a sym­ bol of their status are St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Holy Redeemer, Chatham; St. James, New Bedford; St. Joseph, New Bedford; St. Thomas More, Som­ Turn to Paae Ten

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The investigation into the murder of four American churchwomen in El Salvador is "in shambles" and the U:S. government's process of certifying progress in human rights in that Central American nation "does not work," said William Ford, brother of slain U.S. Maryknoll Sister Ita Ford, at a congressional panel March 17.

But a Salvadoran churchman, The Palm Sunday liturgy, to be celebrated at 4 p.m.' Msgr. Fredy Delgado, chairman Saturday, March 26, will be offered by Most Reverend if the Salvadoran government's human rights commission and Daniel A. Cronin. Concelebrants will be Msgr. Thomas J. secretary of the Salvadoran bish­ Harrington and Rev. Jon-Paul Gallant; deacon chaplains ops' conference, urged backing Deacons Antonio DaCruz and Leo Racine; liturgical deacon, for his nation and said the U.s. !

Congress and the White House Deacon PaulCaroh. The Passion will be read by Deacon Ra­ I'"~ I cine, Christ; Deacon Caron, narrator; Deacon DaCruz, other should speak with a unitied voice of support for EI Salvador. parts. ' Certification of human rights' .improvements in EI Salvador is BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN and Father John F. At the Chrism Mass at 4 ]p.m. Tuesday, March 29, required every six months for U.S. aid to continue. The Rea­ Andrews, Cape Cod and Islands Catholic Charities Appeal Bishop Cronin will be celebrant with diocesan clergy as con­ director, discuss this year's campaign. celebrants. Designated c;oncelebrants will be Rev. William gan administration is 'seeking $110 million i!1 military aid for ,Collard, Rev. John Higgins, Msg... Arthur Tansey, Rev. Lau­ ElSalvador. reano dos Reis, Rev. Howard Waldron, Rev. John roIster, A decision March 16 by a Sal­ Rev. Vincent Diaferio, Rev. Clement Dufour, Rev. Edward vadoran appeals court that more ., Sharpe, Rev. Luiz Cardozo; Rev. Henry Kropiwnicki. evidence is needed before a trial date is set for five ex-members addresses by Pope John Paul II Eighty priests marked St. Pat­ of the National Guard accused of Also Msgr.

Luiz Mendonca, Msgr.

Henry Munroe, rick's day by gathering with and passages from the liturgy of the churchmen's killings is not ,Msgr. John Regan, Very Rev. John Smith, Very Rev. Ed­ the hours. ' , Bishop paniel A. Cronin at Stone­ surprising, Ford said., "It is dis­ 'hill College, North Easton, for ward Duffy, Very Rev. Roger Gagne, Rev. James Lyons, appointing but, in fact, it is pre­ The day's program also in­ the third annual diocesan-spon­ cluded sLIng' Morning Prayer Rev. George Mahan, SJ, Rev. Raymond ~ynch, OFM, Rev. dictable." He testified at a heat­ sored Lenten Day of Reflection directed by Father William Edmund Fitzgerald, Rev. Marcel Bouchard, Rev. Bruce ed hearing caUed by two House for the clergy.

Campbell, composer of the musi­ Foreign Affairs Committee sub­ Neylon, Rev. Richard Roy. The bishop gave two confer­ cal setting for the service. Fa~er committees. ences, one on the Lenten call to Barry Wall delivered a medita­ F9rd also said that the U.S. Deacons" Caron 'and Richard Andrade will be bearers of prayer and the priestly call to tion on the' priesthood and the 'state 'Department' and Federal celibacy, the other on the call to dedication of St. Patrick during the Oil of Chrism; 'Fathers Fitzgerald and N,eylon the 'Oil of, Bueau of In~stigiition 'probably reconciliation and celebration of a Eucharistic dvotion and the the Sick; 'Fathers Bouchard and Roy. the Oil of Catechu­ have information which has been the sacrament of penance. He day closed with Benediction. mens. denied to the families of the slain noted in particular that recon­

women as well as to the Salva­ St. PatriCk was further com­

ciliation will be a Holy Year of doran authoritie,s ostensibly in­ Deacons Timothy Desmond and Robert Faria will be memorated by the luncheon

Jubilee theme as well as that of estigation the women's deaths. the world synod of bishops to be menu, corned beef and cabbage deacon chaplains and Deacon John Perry will be liturgical Although it helped investigate topped off by a dessert decora­

held in Rome this fall. deacon. the death of Sister Ford and her ,Both the bishop's conferences ted with green whipped cream, companions - Maryknoll Sister were based on comments and shamrocks and leperchauns.

Bishop Cronin will celebrate the Holy Thursday liturgy Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay worker at ,7 p.m. March 31, with Msgr. Harrington and Father Gal­ Jean Donovan - "for two years lant as concelebrants. Deacons Roland LePage and Mau­ the FBI has refused to make this rice Lavallee will be deacon chaplains and Deacon Andrade information available to the fami­ "Marx, and after him his dis­ VATICAN CITY (NC) - Karl will be liturgical deacon. lies of the churchwomen," Ford Marx and the Catholic Church ciples, holds that Christianity is said. a radical evil from which man have the same "aims of libera­ On Good Friday, April 1, the Celebration of the Loid's He said that the Salvadoran in­ tion" but sharply disagree on the must be liberated in order to vestigators "are incompetent, dis­ at 3 p.m.

Bishop Cronin will preside Passion will be held "historic possibilities" for such give him back his being 'aliena­ interested, intimidated or some liberation, according to a column­ ted' by religion," the editorial and Msgr. Harrington will be celebrant. Deacons Paul Met­ of ail three" and ist in the Vatican daily news­ said. illy and Robert Raymond will be deacon chaplains and combination that "there is no coordination" paper.

Deacon Perry will be liturgical deacon. Deacon Raymond in pursuit of the churchwomen's Armando Rigobello, an Italian

will take the part of Christ at the reading of the Passion, case. "The case is in shambles Catholic philosopher, analyzed

Deacon Perry will be narrator and Deacon Metilly will take and I tell you that certification the two viewpoints in a column does not work," he said. How­ the other parts. for L'Osservatore Romano, the SPRINGFIELD, ,Ill. (NC) ­ ever, he added, " I don't expect Vatican newspaper, on March 15, Bishop Joseph A. McNicholas of that much from a government the 100th anniversary of Marx's Springfield, who once served on The Easter Vigil w~1l be celebrated at 7 p.m. Saturday, whose forces murdered my sis­ death. membership drives for the April '2. Bishop Cronin will be principal' celebrant, with ter," ., "We find ourselves before a League of Women Voters, has Msgr:. Harrington and Father Gallant as concelebrants. Dea­ Judge Luis Alonso Melara, converg~nce of aiqts of libera­ sharply critici~ed the league for who issued the Salvadoran ap­ cons Andrage,and Perry will'be"deacon'chaplains and Dea­ tion and a profound divergence its endorsement of abortion peals court decision in EI Sal­ con Caron will be liturgical d~acon. ",:, in evaluating the ,historic: possi­ rights. In a recent' col!-!..mn in ,.the . , .' . . ". . . vador said March 16 that enough bilities of this liberation, a diver- Springfield diocesa!l newspaper, evidence existed to warrant the , gence that goes back to diver-se, Time' and Eternity, Bishop Mc­ , 'An" Easter' Mass be t'ele~st from 10:30 to 1'I :30 murder charges but that the , 'even ,opposite, metaphysics," Nicholas' said' the league was 'a.m.

WiNE, ,Channel 6, on EasterSun~Y.Bishop Cronin lower court which indicted the " Rigobello wrote. ,..aligning itself "with the forces will be celebrant, with Deacons Perry and Andrade as dea­ murder suspects had not pre­ . He added that Marx's thought , favoring the killing, of' tJw up­ con chaplains and Deacon Caron as liturgical deacon.

Miss sented "important evidence" that ~ "certainly made a' notable con­ born" ,in its endorsement, an­ could lead to other c1)arges, such Mary, Elizabeth LaRoche will be lector. , tribution to'liberation from many nounced shortly "before the 10th Ii ' '; <, as rape and robbery. , historic inju~tices"!'b'ut that his­ anniversary ,of the Supreme , Under Melar's ruling the five .. tory shows "the weakness of Court's abortion. decisions. He . 'Msgr. John J. Oliveira will be master of cerenioniesfor suspects remain undlir arrest. " Marxist criticisms of 'religion." called the -league"'-"highly respect­ all cathedral rites and for the televis,i,ori, Mass.", ' Another major Italian Cath-, ed" and noted, its interest' in ;

olic publication, the Jesuit bi­ good government but said it was weekly review, Civilta Cattolica, now "going to root for the killers GOD'S ANCHOR HOlDS dedicated a recent editorial to the, ,by saying, 'kill, if that's, your " a!1nivet:sary of Marx's death.·· choice.' .. p

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NEW YORK (NC) - CalIing it "poor timing" and an "affront to good taste and religious sensi­ bilities," Richard H. Hirsch, Sec­ retary for Communication of the U.S. Catholic Conference, has criticized ABC's scheduling of "The Thorn Birds" during Holy Week. The network has sched­ uled a five-part miniseries based on the novel by that name, to begin March 27, Palm Sunday.

"The Thorn Birds," by Austra­ lian author Colleen McCullough, centers on a love affair between a priest and a woman which leads to the birth of a son. Eventually the priest becomes a bishop and a cardinal and ordains his illegi­ timate son to the priesthood.

Released in paperback in 1977, the book was a bestseller in Australia and in the United States, though it received poor literary reviews.

Hirsch noted his "apprecia­ tion that on Easter Sunday ABC will· broadcast a special on Pope John Paul II and the Vatican."

But, he continued, its broadcast of "The Thorn Birds" suggests that "the right hand doesn't know what the left is doing."

ABC officials said they were aware of adverse criticism but that "The Thorn Birds" would air as scheduled.

Gospel, not gold CUERNAVACA, Mexico (NC) - After resigning because of age, controversial Bishop Sergio Mendez Arceo of Cuernavaca, 75, had a ,nessage' ~Qr dioc~san Catholics; "Accept the demands of the Gospel instead of the idolatry of gold." The bishop's critics refer to him as the "red bishop" because of his strong support for peasant and worker organizations and his criticism of Mexican social and economic conditions. He has headed the Cuernavaca diocese since 1952.

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March 27 Rev. James W. Conlin, Pas~or, 1918, St. Patrick, Somerset Rev. Rt. Rev. Antonio P. Vieira, Pastor, 1964, O.L.O. Mt. Carmel, New Bedford March 28 Rev. Alfred J. Levesque, Pas­ tor, 1960, St. James, Taunton Rev. Bernard A.. Lavoie, 1972, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River March 29 Rt. Rev. Edward J. Moriarty, Pastor, 1951, .51. Patrick, Fall River .

Rev. James H. Carr, S.T.L., Assistant, 1923, St. Patrick, Fall River March 30 Rev. Aime Barre, 1963, On Sick Leave, Fall River .

March 31 Rt. Rev. George C. Maxwell, Pastor, ~953, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River April 1 Rev. George A. Lewin, Pastor, 1958, St. Mary, Hebronville Rev. Edwin J. Loew, Pastor, 1974, St. Joseph, Woods Hole

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Continued from page one during the Holy Year, which runs until Easter of 1984. This is in addition to the 12 million tour­ ists who visit the Italian capital during a normal year.

The city's 1,200 hotels say they are completely booked for the year's peak periods, as are dozens of religious orders that run "pensioni," inexpensive . rooming houses. . :rhe c;:ity. .is construc~ing two

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new youth hostels will be opened.

Thirty pilgrim trains a day will take visitors on the 12-minute ride to St. Peter's from St. Paul's Gate on the fringe of the city.

The official program for cele­ brations in Rome during the Holy Year was announced ,last week

by Archbishop Mario Schierano, head of the Holy Year's central committee. Among the program's features are sacramental cere­ monies presided over by the pope.

On May 29 the pontiff will confirm at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. On June 5 he will an· oint the sick, and on Oct. 9 he will witness the marriages of couples from several nations.

Each Friday evening through­ out the year the Stations of the Cross will be celebrated in St. Peter's Square and on Saturday evenings the rosary will be re­ cited there publicly.

On the first Thursday of each· month a guided Holy Hour with adoration of the Blessed Sacra­ ment will be offered in St. Peter's and in Rome's other major basilicas.

Initiated before the Holy Year's official opening was a Thursday morning multilanguage pilgrims' Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

Ready for publication is a pil­ grim's guide to the Holy Year in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish.

Papal e,eneral audiences, held eYerTwea~, will open dur­ ing tlie ~ Year with a Liturgy

of the Word and will include singing of hymns and periods of common prayer. Those present will be able to receive a plenary indulgence.

More than 150 volunteers will act as aides at St. Peter's. They will be able to help pilgrims in at least 20 langauges. Addition­ ally, the staff of the Vatican's pastoral office for tourists has been augmented.

A Holy Year as a time. of spirit­ ual renewal has its bibijcal roots in jubilees observed by the Jews at 50-year intervals, when debts were pardoned and slaves were freed. The word "jubilee" comes from the Hebrew word "yobel," meaning a ram's horn, which was used to make the ~rumpet that signaled the beginning of such a time of forgiveness.

When the 1983 Holy Year was announced by the pope last November some cynics saw it as a way of recouping financial losses sustained by the church's central administration over the last several years.

But Archbishop Schierano said recently, "If it had been for that reason, we wouldn't be celebra­ ting it all over the world simUl­ taneously, something which doesn't serve to bring people to Rome. It is a spiritual event, and it will be celebrated as such."

In fact, the Vatican sustained financial losses in celebrating the last Holy Year in 1975 and, expects to do the same this year.

In order to display art for its inspirational value, for example, the Vatican Museums plan to open new sections and restruc­ . ture others to facilitate the pass­ age of extra tourists, which means paying extra attendants and guides.

Whatever the extra expense of the year's activities, the Vatican and the pope evidently consider it worthwhile.

One highly-placed Vatican official told NC News, -rhis pope is an ascetic, and the no­ tion of a Holy Year' fits right into everything he has always

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Palm Sunday - The Mystery Begins

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A Holy Year of Repentance Anticipating today's great event, the beginning of the Holy Year of the Redemption, Pope John Paul II in a recent general audience address reminded his listeners that the year is intended to be a time of conversion, repentance and reconciliation.

The pope begins the year by opening the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. This action recalls the invitation of the Psalmist "to enter the gates of justice."

The fulfillment of this outward sign is the Lord.

Christ is the Door. "By passing through him," the pope said, "one enters a process of conversion." Those who enter through Christ, with him and in him will be redeemed.

The Catholic who understands that Christ is the Door' will reestablish within him or herself during this Holy Year 'the priorities of redemption.

The pope stressed that the Holy Door symbolizes especially "the Door of Mercy which men today, can find in Christ." What the Holy Father wishes to convey at this important moment in the life.of the church is that conversion is a gift of mercy, a grace of God, a fruit of the redemption wrought by Christ.

The Holy Father especially noted that the year will be truly holy for those who 'use it to be reconciled to God through repentance and the doing of penance.

There can be little doubt that the Holy Father wishes to use this graced time to stress the fact that the best way each of us can join with him in the remembrance of redemption is by making our way to the sacrament of penance, thus acknowledging to ourselves that we need the forgiveness of the Lord and renewing our awareness of the sacrificial act of Christ on the Cross.

The call to reconciliation and repentance comes at a time when the sacrament of penance is 'not much used or esteemed in, the American church. Somehow, in' .the uniquely American afterinath of Vatican II. the snurious notion that confession was an outmoded and obsolete custom became popular among the faithful. As a result, what was once common practice in parish life has become exceptional.

Another shaky idea that has evolved is that communal penance services are a substitute for individual confession.

For many, such services have become a means of avoiding the reality of personal penance. There can be little doubt that many, misunderstanding the teachings of Vatican II, have abandoned the practice of private confession.

The Holy Father wishes to reverse this flight from recognition of the truth about' oneself that individual reception of the sacrament of penance imposes on people.

He wishes to make this Holy Year a period 'when the, Catholic world will return to the actuality of the Cross and all that it stands for in the history of, salvation.

This significant event in the life of the church is a very teachable moment for those who have the responsi­ bility of forming future generations in sacramental life especially with regard to the need for individual penance: Lack of knowledge of one's faith is indeed one of the greatest illnesses in today's Catholic' world. Its continued toleration will condemn future generations to spiritual darkness.

May this Holy Year, counteracting such tendencies lead al~ men to the Cross and tQ an ever greater appreciatio~ of Chnst's redemptive sacrifice.

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By ThoI1la$ P. McDonnell The porn shop in Stoughton is increasing numbers of teenage television we watch, and the junk not my idea of one of the great abortions (some 500,000 a year) we read. I am astonished that things to wri~e about. I don't render actual reversal of the the teaching church has not made more of an effort to combat this like porn shops situated in the abortion law an unlikely pros­ pect at best. attack on Christian morality in­ living spaces of hard-working, This fight has to go on, to be stead of becoming so intensely tax-paying people whose main goal is simply to raise children sure, but we ought to be more overwrought when a porn shop happens to jump out of the sub­ in such a decent way as to set realistic about the name and na­ them, in turn, on the right path. ture of the foe we are fighting. urban blue.

The single basic observation you It is Secular Humanism and its In cases like this, contradic­ have to make about the porn nature is simply anti-religious tions aboun4, It is something shop, however, is that everyone and demands nothing less than like protesting pornography as knows what it is and what it's the systematic exclusion of a -abusive to women, when in fact there for - it's there to dispense God-centered morality from all it is women who lend or sell, garbage and to make a mockery levels of human activity. themselves to the making of the of sexual morS\lity and, in the It is ironic that the Roman filthy stuff in the first place. end, to iIl-preplilre human beings Catholic Church should be 8'0 At lea~t such women are' old for sensitively Qriented and last­ frequently charged as an organ­ enough to know what they're ing human relationships. A ma­ ization continually obsessed with jority of the townspeople and the question of human sexuality, doing, but it boggles all sense and sensibility to realize that the clergy have been forthright when in point of fact it is Secu­ and unequivocal in their opposi­ lar Humanism itself which has nowadays very young girls are. tion to the porn shop in the mid­ selected human sexuality as the so easily giving themselves away. dle of town, as well they s,hould I;lattleground. on which the ulti­ And you're worrying about, be. mate form of our society and its a porn shop in the middle But I can't, seem to get the . institutions will be either pre­ of Stoughton Square? Although point across to anyone on the served or destructured and then it may seem out of context in a good side of this issue that the replaced by something other than town like Stoughton, it is not out porn shop in suburbia is the reo what we have heretofore known of context in a society that be­ sult of a breakdown of morality' as Judaeo-Christian morality~ stows a preference of indulgent achieved and is not, at this late ,The courts, both low and high, rights on those whose prurient have indeed all but established and even criminal in~erests are date, a solitary or even an out­ Secular Humanism as the offi­ standing cause of such a break­ clearly at odds with the inter­ ,down. Does this mean that we cial religion of the Republic. ests of the community itself. We have to tolerate the porn shop The point is that those values have produced a society in which as a fait accompU? No, of course we have always wanted to im­ anything goes, and tlJen we act not, no more than we ought to part to our, children are daily astonished when everything tolerate the continuance of abor­ picked apart; ridiculed, and dis­ does.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 25, 1983

Family Night

A weekly at-home program for families

sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry

OPEN'ING PRAVER Lord Jesus, bless us as we think about this Holy Week and all you have suffered for us. Help us to enter into the spirit of this entire week that we might know the full joy of the Resurrection.

Thank you for giving your life for us all so that we might dwell with you eternally. Amen.

TO THINK ABOUT Holy Week provides the fam­ ily with so many opportunities for growing in the love of the Lord. Living again the events that led to Jesus' Death and Resur­ rection can be more than simply remembering what happened to Jesus. More importantly, such a journey through Holy Week can deepen our experience of death that comes with sin, as well as the resurrection that comes into our lives with forgiveness. Jesus' Death and Resurrection make possible the forgiveness of our sins.

terials: paper and crayons. Talk about sin and what it means to each of you. Make a list of the areas of sin in our lives. Suggest ways these faults and failings can be overcome, how death can be changed to resurrection. Each draw a line down the center of a piece of paper. On the left side draw the faults(s) and on the right side draw the overcoming of the fault(s). Example: a self­ ish person on the left becomes a sharing person on the right.

Adult Families Read aloud the Holy Week events in Matthew, Chapters 26 and 27, and in Luke, Chapters 22 and 23. Pause after Luke 23:34, where Jesus forgives his persecutors while he hangs on the cross. Talk about a time when you found it very difficult to for­ give or to ask someone's forgive­

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In your justice rescue me, incline your ear to me, Make haste to deliver me.

Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to give me safety.

You are my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake you will lead and guide me.

You will free me from the snare they set for me.

For you are my refuge.

Into your hands I commend my spirit," As I mentioned last week, scripture scholars believe that Jesus repeated this prayer and "My God, my God, why have you for saken me?" over and over during the three hours of his agony.

In death Jesus reached for prayers he had obviously learned and trel\~ured in life. If he hadn't studied these psalms and heard ,them in his home and temple lessons, he would have been denied their value at death. It is an eloquent plea to us t.o learn

SNACK TIME In the spirit of fasting during Lent, omit the snack.

ENTERTAINMEf'lT Act out the events of Holy Week and Easter with simple cos­ tumes and props. Everyone in the family should have a part to play.

SHARING Share the meaning Lent has for you by completing this sen­ tence: "Lent is a time when I

CLOSING PRAYER We thank you, Jesus, for this time of sharing. Thank you for sharing your life so fully that you gave it for us on the cross that we might have life eternally with you. Help us to ever rise again with you, to forgive as you forgave, and to love each other as you loved us. We praise you now and forever. Amen.

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Last week I wrote of and teach ourselves and our fami­ Jesus' poignant cry, "My lies prayer and scripture. How times do people reach for God, My God, why have you many prayer and hope in a time of forsaken me?" This week's need only to find out they don't Last Words were taken, like that, from a psalm by King David, Psalm 30.

ness. Do you find it more diffi­ cult to accept God's forgiveness, forgiveness from other people, or from yourself?

know how to pray?

Families particularly need to look at their prayer and spiritual level during Lent. How effec­ tively do our children pray?

Have we as parents modelled prayer for them?' Do we resort to prayer only in moments ~f need or do we pray together in good times as well? Do our chil­ dren know the simple prayers ­ the Apostle's Creed, the Our Father, Hail Mary, Memorare, mysteries of the rosary, and stations of the cross?

Lent is the optimum time to teach these rich prayers in the family circle so that in Lents and deaths to come, our grown children can comfort themselves with them.' We can't expect the school and CCD to be the' sole teachers of prayers' and scripture.

Parents remain the chief spirit­ ual models in children's lives.

Everything else is supplementary.

If there's no foundation of spirit­ uality at home, the religion class has little to build on. Religion be­ comes a structure built on sand.

As adults let's examine, too, if we truly commend our spirit to God. There's an old prayer that begins, "Lord, send me the spirit of unrest." This refers to a spiritual complacency that ob­ structs salvation. So often we pray an hour on Sunday and feel comfortably saved. During the

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year it's easy to become spirit­ ually complacent. Oh, we rally at times of illness, exams, layoffs and other family distresses but when things go along well, it's easy to forget the Source of our strength and happiness.

If we really commend our spiritual lives to God, we do it all day every day. We pray for acceptance of ourselves, our lives, our families and our fellow humans. We tell God that what he has created in us and for us is okay.

From this acceptance comes peace, the peace we seek in the deepest part of our souls. During Lent, we can pray, reflect and meditate as families and learn together to say and really be­ lieve, "Father, into your hands we commend our spirits - our individual spirits and our family spirit," By praying it faithfully, we may come to believe it in our hearts.

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Bay State 'lool{.s 'em over

Front-running Fritz Mon­ dale wishes to convey the impression th~t it's all ov~r.

The Massachusetts State Democratic Committee, on the contrary, wishes to suggest that it has just begun.

To that end, the state com­ mittee recently organized a din­ ner for all the Democratic presi­ dential candidates. Mondale came, but just barely, speaking - and leaving - uncommonly early.

He was, however, severely punished for what the Boston audience considered cavalier and condescending behavior. By the time the last of his fellow candi­ dates had spoken, the polls had decided that the race in the Bay State is, as a result, "wide open," Mondale had been 'due to speak before the $150-a-plate meal was put on the table. But with one thing and another - a late start, a speech by Sen. Edward Ken­ nedy that was supposed to last two minutes and went more like 15 - Mondale was served along with the main course.

"There is not a politician in America who can compete with filet mignon," said State Sen. Chet Atkins, the Democratic state chairman.

Mondale had to speak over an erratic sound system, chatter, chomping and rattling tableware.

He had to yell and he grew red in the face with the strain of it all. He touched a wide range of topics, as would be the case with an acceptance speech.

The 1,500 diners seemed not to feel that their inattention consi­ tuted any breach of hospitality.

If their guest by his untimely performance and departure was saying he had better things to do, it was, in their minds, plainly his problem. To them, an evening where Teddy Kennedy baited those still panting in the race he has foregone was rare sport, and anyone choosing to miss it was to be pitied as much as resented. . A:ctually, Mondale was hurry­ ing to the airport to catch the last plane baek to Washington for a next-morning breakfast meeting.

He has been trying for the past few months, ever since the Ken­ nedy withdrawal, to impart a similar sense of urgency to Massachusetts politicians, telling them the train is leaving the station.

While most of them feel that Mondale will be the nominee, they are reluctant to resign them­ selves to the inevitable. For one thing, they are still mourning Kennedy. As Middlesex County Registrar of Deeds John Zam­ parelli, a madly popular local figure who got more applause than any of the presidentials, said flatly, "Around here, we all

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wish Ted Kennedy were still run­ ning for president," California Sen. Alan Cranston sat next to ZElmparelli and asked him what it would take to get his endorsement. "I'll do what­ ever Ted wants," Zamparelli re­ plied.

Beyond the sentimental urge to assure Kennedy of quasi-un­ dying fealty, Massachusetts poli­ ticians are in the grip of a mania to matter in the presidential election. They are promoting, at their April 9 issues convention, a straw poll, which some enthusi­ asts are overselling as "the Iowa caucus a year early," Long aftel1' all the speeches had been made and the plates had been cleared away, the na­ tion's most addicted political buffs hung around, chewing over the evening's fare, exulting, "It's not loclted."

Their joy comes from no par­ ticular rancor toward Mondale, even though his association with Jimmy Carter is considered mqre reprehensible here than else­ where, and in detailing the policy differences not evident during his incumbency, Mandale chose The Boston Globe as his confidante.

But there was the perverse pleasure of lhumbling the exalted and genuine satisfaction that the others had put their best foot forward for the evening. Cran­ ston spoke of the possibility of the end' of the world in a nu­ clear attack amid a deathly hush.

Sen. John Glenn of Ohio made them laugh by his frontal assault on his rep'ltation as a deadly speaker and twitted Kennedy about the worth of his endorse­ ment of Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne.

Colorado Sen. Gary Hart won hearts by coming down among the tables during the long in­ terval after Mondale's departure and making a strong pitch for the nucleal1' freeze, by far the paramount issue in Massachu­ setts. Even Sen. Fritz Hollings, who some Bostonians frankly said should. have brought an in­ terpreter for his deep-fried South Carolina accent, looked good and they liked him for hanging in.

It was Sen. Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, who has yet to declare, who benefited most from the front-runner's slip. He spoke with genuine passion about the role of government in helping people, as he knew it from his own childhood. Massachusetts activists have been eyeing him.

They find Mondale a cautious constituency-collector. Bumpers, who can be daring, they think is their type.

Said State Chairmlj.n Atkins, "If you were to have taken a poll that night on just who scored the most points, it would have been Bumpers walking away."

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comes to him, he spits on the ground, makes mud with his saliva, and smears the man's eyes with the mud. Then he tells him to go and wash in the pool of Siloam. And the man sees! (John 9:1-7).

We read in the book of Acts (19:12): "When handkerchiefs or cloths which had touched his skin (Paul's) were applied to the sick, their diseases were cured and evil spirits departed, from them." Empty gestures? Exter· nalism?

Let's not confuse the external rites that express our faith with empty externalism. And let's not try to be superspiritual and live by naked faith alone!

Father Pierre E. Lachance, OP Fall River

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 25, 1983

AMONG THOSE attending a recent teachers' professional day at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, from left clockWise, Father Maurice Proulx, MS, Miss Hannah Sullivan, Tony Nunes, Sister Veronica Fay, RSM, John Darcy, Sister Robertine Severens, RSM,.

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Father Moore singles out Jimmy Swaggart, the well-known TV evangelist, as a most ugly example of this religious bigotry.

Recently I happened to hear him denouncing "externalism" in reo ligion.

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The most sacred example of externals in religion is Jesus Christ himself. The Son of God became flesh and made God visi· ble' for our sake, so that we could see him, hear him, even touch tim (1st letter of John, 1:1). Fol­ lowing the custom of pious Jews, Jesus wore a robe with four tas­ sels as prescribed by the law of Moses (Numbers 15:37-46). We have evidence of this when one day a woman approached Jesus in a crowd and "touched the tassel of his garment" and was cured (Matth. 9:20-22). , Jesus' criticized the Pharisees, not for wearing tassels, but for wearing them ostentatiously.

When Catholic venerate .sacred relics, touch the statues of the saints as they pray, are they doing anything different from the woman in the Gospel who ccached out in faith to "only touch the tassel of Jesus' gar­ ment?"

Because we are human, we need to see, touch . . . so God adapted himself to our human condition. Jesus did many things in the way of external actions and gesturs. When a blind man

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Dear Editor: Many thanks for the item in Dear Editor: I feel I have been privileged in The Anchor re:. "My Ticket to that G9d has allowed . me Heaven." I am receiving a num­ glimpses of his wondrous love in ber of requests from your area. the glories of nature and in the 51,000 have already been given beauty of my fellow man. Each out since it went into print less year I am treated to the beauty than a year ago.

Father Paul Thomas of the spring violet, which brings 205 W. Market St. me more than a visual treat ­ Mt. Upion, Pat 17066 it brings a surge of warmth to my soul! . Many years ago as a new bride I resided in an apartment at the home of dear family friends. The Dear Editor: Your March 4 editorial (TV gentleman of the house was a towering police officer. Even Religious Bigotry) really left me though I had known him since with a feeling of anxiety about childhood, I, was in awe of him. the future.

I heard one of Jimmy Swag­ As a new bride I suffered the ,gart's programs and when I u~ual - insecurities and worries, but also, during my first spring heard what he was saying about of marriage, I became quite ill priests cannot forgive sins, only and needed long periods pf rest. Jesus Christ can do, that, I felt the same as I did ,'r~ding; .YQUL OIfe'trtorhlhg after an' especi­ ' '" . '. or, ': ally painfu.1 att~mpt to perform article.

I fear if we start attacking one my household chores, during which I had wept in frustration, . another, we are playing into the I heard a knock at my back door hands of Satan, who is out to and there he stOOd, still in his divide and conquer, ...Two police officer's uniform. Just reo wrongs do not make a right. turned from a ,long hard night Rather, I would have us explain, shift, he clutched a bunch of wild with love, the error of his ways violets in his large, capable ... he needs the correct informa­ hands. I am certain he had heard tion and above all he needs our my sobs and, without thinking prayers.

You say the arrival of CTNA of his own need for sleep, he had is just in time ... but it is very trudged up into the back field to pick violets for me. I immediately late. Our people have found in forgot my pain in the beauty of many of these TV ministries something they never had experi­ the moment.

Even recollecting this event, I enced in their spiritual life be­ am suffused with the same warm fore -a personal relationship glow I had years ago. And each with Jesus....Since the advent of year when the spring violets poke the Catholic Charismatic move­ up their heads I remember a ment, we have found this mean­ ingful life in Christ, thanks in sweet and gentle man and mur­ m'ur a prayer for the repose of part to our Pentecostal brothers.

Could this be God's way of bring­ his soul. ing about the unity he seeks?

It is amazing that his exten­ One person who is truly dedi­ sion of love can withstand the cated to unity is Jim Bakker of passage of time and still promote the PTL program....Unl~ss you good feelings. Since that time I have watched PTL over a period have prayed that I, too, could of years you could be mistaken make such an impact of ,love, for ,as to their ideas and goals. in so doing I would be promoting I praise God for programs such God's love. In the beauty of the as "The Glory of God" with violet I saw that love.

Father John Bertolucci and "30 Jean Quigley Minutes with Michael Manning."

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SEWANEE, Tenn. (NC) ­ Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams, who died Feb. 25 in New York City, willed the bulk of his estate estimated to be worth $10 million, to Sew­ anee's University of the South, a liberal arts college and school of theology owned by 27 South­ ~rn Episcopal dioceses.

The will, made public March 10, said the gift was made in honor of Williams' late grand­ father, who was an Episcopal priest, and must be used by the university to "encourage creative writing and creative writers in need of financial assistance."

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Williams on March 5 in St. Louis Cathedral in St. Louis. The playwright was bur­ ied as a Catholic at the request

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EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

Since the actual place of residence of ERNEST P. DOUCmE is unknown.

We cite ERNEST P. DOUCEITE to apr pear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on March 28, 1983 at 10:30 a.m. at 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the mar· riage exists in the FORTIN· DOUCmE case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pas·

tors having the knowledge of the resi·

dence of the above person, Ernest P.

Doucette must see to it that· he is

properly adivsed in regard to this edictal

citation.

Henry T. Munroe Offlclalis

Given at the Tribunal, .•

Fall River, Massachusetts,

on this, the 15th day of March,

1983.

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

Since the actual place of residence of DAWN M. POLIQUIN is unknown.

We cite DAWN M. POLIQUIN to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on March 28, 1983 at 1:30 p.m. at 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testi· mony to establish: Whether the nullity of the mar· riage exists in the BELAND·POLl· QUIN case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pas· tors having the knowledge of the resi· dence of the above person, Dawn M. Poliquin, must see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edic· tal citation.

Henry T. Munroe Official is

Given at the Tribunal,

Fall River, Massachusetts,

on this, the 15th day of March,

1983.

EDICTAL CITATION

DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

Since the actual place of residence of MARY ELLEN LAROCHE is unknown.

We cite MARY ELLEN LAROCHE to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on March 28, 1983 at 1:30 p.m. at 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the mar· riage exists in the ROY·LA­ ROCHE case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pas­ tors having the knowledge of the resi· dence of the above person, Mary Ellen LaRoche, ",ust see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Henry T. Munroe Offlcialis

Given al the Tribunal,

Fall River, Massachusells,

on this, the 16th day of March,

1983.

of his brother, Dakin Williams, :a lawyer living in Collinsville, Ill., who is a convert to Catholic­ ism.

Williams wrote the will in September 1980 and amended it last December.

After providing for lifelong care for his sister, Rose, the will gives $25,000 to Dakin Williams and the remainder to the univer­ sity, which is to receive its share only .after Rose's death.

Dakin Williams said he will contest the will on the ground that his brother was not in good mental health when it was com· posed. The playwright was re­ sentful toward his brother for having him confined to Barnes .Hospital in St. Louis for three months in 1969 for treatment of his problems with drugs and al­ cohol.

In 1957 the playwright told a Nashville newspaper. reporter

that he felt very kindly toward the University of the South since his grandfather, the late Rev. Walter E. Dakin, once rector of Nashville's Episcopal Church of the Advent, attended school there.

Williams recalled the influence his grandfather had had upon his life and said he planned to assist the university some day as his grandtather had done.

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Grander Spectacle "There is one spectacle grand· er th~n the sea; that is the sky.

There is one spectacle grander than the sky; that is the interior of the souL" - Victor Hugo

By Pat McGowan Most of us deal in hours and days, in inches and feet. Dr. Chet Raymo's range is next door to infinite, extending into space millions of miles, reaching back into time millions of years.

Dr. Raymo, a professor of phy­ sics and astronomy at Stonehill CoIlege, North Easton, recently shared his vision with more earthbound mortals in "365 Starry Nights," published by Prentice·HaIl Books and a selec­ tion of both the Book of the Month Club and the Quality Paperback Book Club.

He has in preparation "The Crust of Our Earth: An Armchair Traveler's Guide to the New Geology" and "Our Precarious PlaI1et," a study of the influence of astronomical and geological forces upon life on earth.

A previous book, "Reading the Landscape along Interstate 80," describes against a historical background the changing rocks, vegetation and weather en· countered as one drives the ma­ jor highway that links New York and San Francisco.

Dr. Raymo has illustrated all his books. The handsome "Starry Nights," for instance, includes 365 illustrated essays plus a fuIl· page map of the stars for each month of the year.

The book is intended for a popular audience. "If you make it through all 365 starry nights," says Dr. Raymo, "you will have completed a kind of mini-course in descriptive astronomy."

At Stonehill, where he has been since 1964, Dr. Raymo pre­ sides over an efficient small ob· servatory with two reflector tele­ scopes, one eight inches in diam· eter, the other 14. It wasn't al­ ways like that. He recalls "10 years of standing in the snow looking at stars with a portable telescope."

The -telescopes are good but atmospheric pollution and the light of surrounding towns com­ bine to make North Easton view­ ing conditions -less than, ideal, laments Dr. Raymo. He is able, however, to give students

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a thorough introduction ,to the skies and he is also in demand as a speaker at area schools .and Scout, natural history and church groups.

As interested in Earth as in the heavens, he explained that the "new geology" referred to in the subtitle of "The Crust of Our Earth" developed from" the con­ tinental drift theory that has revolutionized geological, think­ ing in recent years. In support of the theory, that holds that the continents, once a single land mass, have been drifting apart for millions of years, Dr. Ray­ mo notes that the Atlantic Ocean is widening by about an inch a year.

In "Our Precarious Planet" he will explore theories that ex­ plosions, collisions with other heavenly bodies and the effects. of enormous primeval seas still influence Earth in ways not clearly understood.

"Much of the Stonehill campus, for instance," he said. "is cov­ ered with VOlcanic rock. How long is it since there were vol­ canoes in New England?"

Being aware of such facts, he noted, helps readers understand what they see about them. His own fascination with the build· ing materials of the universe be· gan when he was a youngster growing up in Chattanooga and was intensified by his training as a physicist.

- A resident of North Easton, he and his wife Maureen are the par· ents of four children, Maureen, a geologist and research assistant at the Lamont·Doherty Geologi­ cal Observatory at Columbia University; Dan, a business major at Stonehill;' Margaret, studying English literature at McGill University; and Tom, a 12-year.old junior high school student.

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PATERSON, N.J. (NC) - It's time for a new image for the 10 million members of the National Council of Catholic Women, said Mrs. Mary Meismer, the brisk, straight-talking Midwester­ ner who is their president.

"Image building, upgraded public relations and improved communications" remain top priorities with her as she heads into the second half of her two­ year term, Mrs. Meismer said in an interview at the office of The Beacon, Paterson diocesan news­ paper.

"We have everything but the image," Mrs. Meismer said.

Her visit to Paterson was just one of the stops on a trip East from her hometown, Metamora, Ill., to take part in a television taping session for the "That's the Spirit" program on WOR­ lV, a New York-area station.

"Our women have been so busy 'doing' they haven't bother­ ed too much with public rela­ tions," Mrs. Meismer said. "This is an exciting time for us, prob­ ably 10ng overdue."

The National Council of Cath­ olic Women "upstaged the bish­ ops on disarmament, for in­ stance," she said. "At our bien· nial convention in Kansas City in 1981, we asked for disarma­ ment, and we are delighted now' that the bishops are studying the question.

"And there's our record on world hunger," Mrs. Meismer continued. "We have given more than $300,000 to Catholic Relief Services for programs all over the world. And we have pro­ vided water tanks in Third World countries, freeing women there from the back-breaking job of digging for water. This ,is a woman·to-woman type of ser­ vice."

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taken very seriously the issues of women's rights at home, Mrs. Meismer said, and has focused on economic equity and equal rights through legislation.

She said the women's council could see that the Equall Rights Amendment "was going no­ where." She noted that members of the NCCW have been very effective lobbyists in legislatures across the country.

The council's official state­ ment on justice for Women, she said, pledges to study and sup­ port ,legislative action concern­ ing displaced homemakers, bat­ tered women and their families, flexible and part-time job oppor­ tunities, equitable and just So­ cial Security coverage, insurance discrimination, equal retirement benefits, rape and sexual abuse.

Conceding that NCCW mem­ bers are mostly white and middle­ class, Mrs Meismer emphasized that a great number of council programs are aimed at blue­ collar women.

"And we have a very good ethnic outreach program for black and Hispanic women," she said. "Our first vice president is a black woman."

Mrs. Meismer called women who are council members the "creme de la creme," Hving proof of the council's success 'in educating its members, making them more conscious of women's issues and helping them to find their identity. .

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"Women are very often their own worst enemies," she said.

"They shouldn't allow them­ selves to be frustrated and just sit around waiting for the changes they know should be made.

With regard to the ordination of women, she smiled and said, "I don't know if we will live to see it, but if it's God will, it will happen."

She said her husband, Ralph, a retired Caterpillar Tractor Co. executive, has been supportive and encouraging to her in her work with the women's council.

He even learned to cook when

she began to travel more often, she said.

It' priests don't take women seriously, "they're missing out on a great deal," she said. "I can't understand a man not rec­ ognizing what women can con­ tribute. Actually, I've found that a man of prayer, a priestly priest, will recognize and respect wom­ en."

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By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Mary: I am 19 and have been dating a girl for the past three year. This relationship has been causing frictloil·between my 1 Perry parents and myself. They say lOur Heating long-term relationships are wrong Avenue because lthey lead to temptation Oils Make and are looked down upon by the Taunton Mass.

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vania Thank you for addressing some issues which are frequently ignored in our permissive society.

First, intimacy is not frowned upon by Christians. As another word for love, intimacy is our whole goal 'in life. One can read all salvation history as a story of intimacy. God. planned a world in which people would live in peaceful intimacy with God and with each other.. Over and over God's people rupture this inti~ macy through sin. They become alienated from God and from each other. Salvation, in God's plan, becomes 'the healing of this

can fulfill. That is, don!t, by rupture, restoring man to inti­ mate harmony with God and works or actions, make a per­ manent commitment unless you neighbor. have the intention and ability to Second, Christians view mar­ fulfill it. "I love you" is not suf­ 'riage as the promise of ~ life­ ·time, permanent commitment. ficient commitment to establish That promise is so serious that a sexual relationship in Chris­ it is sanctified (made holy) and tian thought. "I take you as long

as love shall 'last" does not satis­ the sign of that promise is sex­ ual union. Thus, far from being . fy either. Marriage is still "as

anti-sex, Christians place the long as we both shall live."

How can you apply such a highest weight and importance general guideline in your own on sexual intimacy.

You are certainly old enough situation? You and your partner, provided you share the same to be preparing, at least remote­ ly, for marriage. And you cannot values, can help. each other, choose a partner for a lifetime .Discuss openly physical attrac­ unless you have experienced tiveness and the difficulty of some closeness to women. In that your relationship. If you are both sense you are correct that you honest, you can express your cannot avoid temptation by love and attraction for each avoiding human relationships. other and your love can grow.

On the other hand, you are You need not use sex to "prove" very human and can easily over­ your love or to reassure each estimate what you can handle in ot~er. a close relationship. When the At the same time do not fool partner is so attractive and you yourselves that you can live for care about each other so much, years as intimate friends but not your judgment might be ob­ sexual lovers. Humans do not scured. work that way. Either "you will .A few decades ago we u·sed to become lovers or you will de­ try to establish dating guidelines liberately cool the passion in and set acceptable and unaccept.; your relationship. Good luck in a sensitive but important area. able time lengths for· engage­ Reader questions on family ments. Now we realize that living and child care to be an­ specific guidelines cannot furn­ ish answers for all people and swered in print are Invited. Ad­ situations. . dress The Kennys, 872, St. A general guideline might be: Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. Make only tho~ comitments you 47978.

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Continued from page one Pelildeaus, St. 'Patric.k;·Raymond ' cred Hearts, Fairhayen;Jol!ep!;t Polssons, St. Mathl'eu; Robert . Cataldos, St. Mary, Fairhaven' erset; St. Mary, Taunton; and St. Marchands, 55. Peter & Paul; Richard Roszkiewiczes, St. Rita: Patrick, Wareham.

Deodato Mello Pachecos, Santo Marion; Murray DeCoffes, S1.

At tonight's Mass Bishop Cro­ Christo; Thomas Pasternaks, St. Anthony, Mattapoisett.

Mark Sevigneys, Holy Name' nin will have as deacon chaplains Stanislaus; Walter Janicks, St. Fall River.

Charles Gilmettes,. O.L. Assump~ William, all Deacons John Perry and Paul ,tion; Paul Mathieus, O.L. Fa­ Ronald Lyonnaises, St. Ber­ Caron. The liturgical deacon will nard, Assonet; Joseph Raposos, tima; Francis Ferreiras, O.L. Mt. be Deacon Richard Andrae.

St. John of God, Somerset; Pas- Carmel; Stanley Stankiewiczes, Sister Gertrude Gaudette, OP, Quale Accardos, St. Thomas O.L. Perpetual Help' William More, Somerset; David Costas, Ashworths, St. Lawr~nce' PaUl and Mrs. William Martin will be Our Lady of Fa.tima; Clement Dupuises, Sacred Heart. ' lectors 'and the offertory gifts Nadeaus, St.. Louis. de France; Roger Blanchards, St. Anne; will be brought by the Francis Joseph Cyrs, 81. Michael, Dea­ Louis Bousquets, 51. Anthony of Padua; Joseph Stoddards, St. McGrail family of St. Mary's ~0!1 Eugene Oroszes, 51. Dom­ Casimir; Joseph Oliveiras, 51. parish, Mansfield. Music will be mlC, all Swansea.

Attleboro Deanery: Roy Corso Francis of Assisi; Robert Car­ by the cathedral choir, directed family,. St. JOhn Evangelist, At­ reaus, St. Hedwig; Gerald Lew­

by Glenn Giuttari. . tleboro; Donald Lamoureuxes, ises, St. James.

Robert Gonsalveses, St. John Designated concelebrants will St. Stephen, Attleboro; Michael be Msgr. Thomas Harrington, Murphys, St. Mark, Attleboro Baptist; W. Dennis Bowens, 51.

Falls; Raymond Hayeses, St. Joseph; Victor Chausses St. Msgr. John Regan, Very Rev. Ma9', Seekonk; Francis .Mc- Kilian; Joseph GoyeUes: St. John Smith, Rev. James Lyons, Gral1s, St. Mary, MansfIeld; Theresa; Claude LeBlancs, St. Donald Kirbys, Sacred Heart, Mary, alJ New Bedford.

Rev. John,Brennan, SS.CC. Attleboro; John McAf,ees, Edmund Roberges, St. Julie, Rev. Daniel Gamache, Rev. North St. Mary, North Attleboro.

North Dartmouth; Ferdinand Paul Connolly, Rev. Peter Gra­ Cape Cod Deanery; Norman Giovanninis, St. Mary; South ziano, Msgr. Luiz Mendonca, McEnaney family, O.L. of Cape, Dartmouth; Albert Santoses, St. Brewster;. Marvin Gerstenkorns, Patrick, Wareham; Maurice Lan_ Msgr. Henry Munroe.

Msgr. Daniel Shalloo, Msgr. St. Margaret, Buzzards Bay; Dr. drys,. 51. George, Westport.

Taunton Deanery: Normand Richard Le Javas, O.L. Victory, Anthony Gomes, Very Rev. John Centerville; Jon Delmar Eld­ Fournier family, 'St. P~ter, Digh­ Driscoll, Very Rev. Edward ridges, Holy Redeemer, Cha­ ton; Philip McCarthys, Immacu­ tham; Lorne Rouxes, St. An­ late Conception, North Easton; Duffy, Very R~v. Gerald Shovel­ thony, East Falmouth; 'Freeman . Joseph Martyniaks, St. Ann, ton, Rev. Edmund Fitzgerald.

WilloughbyS, 51. Elizabeth, Ed-· Raynham; Gerald Deneaults, Diocesan Families gartown; Richard Murphys, St. Holy Cross, South Easton' Peter Families representing diocesarl Francis Xavier, Hyannis.

Krocktas, Holy Family, 'Taun­ , William Stones, St. Elizabeth ton. parishes will be the. following: Robert Dziekiewiczes, O.L. }'all Riv~r Deanery: James Seton, North Falmouth; James Melvin family, Cathedral; Rene Clearys, Sacred Heart, Oak Holy Rosary; Alfred Phillipes, Thibaults, Blessed Sacrament; Bluffs; Robert Habbels, St. Joan O.L. Immaculate Conception; George Mellos, Espirito Santo; of Are, Orleans; Edward Barrys, Kenneth Perrys,· O.L. Lourdes; William Lyncbes, Holy Name; O.L. of Assumption, Osterville' Robert Pelletiers, Sacred Heart; Robert Cioseks;' Holy Cross; Ro_ James Coelhos, St. Peter th~ John Penneys, St. Mary; Wil­ Apostle, Provincetown; John liam McCarthys, St. Joseph; land Masses,· Notre Dame; Rich­ Gillises, Corpus Christi, Sand­ Frank Tostis, St. Paul, all Taun­ ard Pavaos, O.L. of Angels; An­ tone Pachecos, O.L. Health; wich; William Harl1'eys, 51. Pius ton.

National Observance Gerald Maurettis, Holy Rosary; X, South Yarmouth; James Fe­ Albert Jalberts,' Immaculate gans, O.L. Lourdes, Wellfleet; Nationally, the Holy Year in Conception; T,homas Murphys, John Kelly Juniors, Holy Trin­ the United States will be opened Sacred Heart; Andre Plantes, ity, West Harwich; Peter Kaz­ miers, St. Joseph, Woods Hole. formally by Archbishop Pio St. Anne.

New Bedford Deanery: Joseph Laghi, apostolic delegate, at a Aires Bettencourts, St. An­ O'Neill family, St. .Francis Mass on. Sunday in the Shrine thony of Padua; Geor~e Olivei­ . ras, St. Elizabeth; Alban La­ Xavier, Acushnet; Clarence voles, St. Joseph; William Gon­ Kirbys, St. John Baptist, Central of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. salveses, St. Michael,· Edmond Village; Anthony Rudlers, Sa­

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By Father John Dietzen Q. A recent response in your question column said that cre­ mation Is pennltted In the Cath­ olic Church. We have a Catholic encyclopedia dated 1968, which states clearly: "Cremation is strictly forbidden by the church, out of reverence for the body which in life was the temple of the Holy Ghost."

It states further that this prac­ tice runs counter to Christian tradition.

Is his teachlng now outdated .In favor of a new rule "to meet the needs of the people?" If not, you should set the record straight. (pa.)

A. This regulation' of the church (and it was simply a regulation, not a doctrinal teach· ing) has been changed by the. church. But, first, a couple of points should be claiifled.

The church's regulations for­ bidding cremation are relatively recent, the first general law on the subject coming less than 100 years ago (1886). Until around that time, inhumation (burial in the ground) was common in the Western world.

During the last century, how­ ever, some anti-religious groups, particuarly under the influence of Masonry in Europe, began to promote cremation as a sign of rejection of the Christian belief in the resurrection. (How could "God" collect all that smoke to... gether again?)'

,Because of that attitude the church instituted the ban on eremation, a rule which was incorporated in the first Code of Canon Law in 1918. Since that time, the danger of such interpretations of cremation has all but disappeared.

According to the introduction to the Revised Rite of Funerals, (No. 15), "Christian funeral rites are pennitted for those who choose to have their bodies eremated unless it is shown that they h ave acted for reasons con· trary to Chirstian principles."

The document notes the church's preference for the custom of burying the dead in a grave or tomb, as Jesus was buried, but cremation is still quite pennissable.

If the body is to be cremated, 't . 1 d' t he usua 1 f unera I n es, me u mg the Mass of Christian Burial with the body present, may precede

the cremation, or a memorial Mass may be offered afterward.

Q. We have been involved several tinwJ in arrangements for Mass in church and else­ where. I know at one time the candles used In the liturgy Wel'e to be blessed and contain at least 51 percent beeswax.

I understand this Is no longer true, but a priest r asked said he wasn't sure.

May candles used at Mass be of othe~ materials? And how many slJ.ould there be at Mass?

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A. The General Instruction of the Ronian Missal, found in the front of the official Sacramen-

tary, ("Missal"), contains the basic instructions for the cele­ bration of the Eucharist.

These regulations simply state that candles are required "to express devotion or degree of festivity." They may be placed on the altar or around it, in such a way, however, that they do not block the view of what is happen­ ing on the altar (No. 269).

There are no' flonger specific regulations about the content, or number of candles. They should be appropriate to the solemnity of the celebration and the design of the sanctuary area. , Send questions to Father DIet­ zen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main, Bloomington, 111., 61701.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK First communion 11 a.m.

Mass tomorro~. Confirmation II meeting 7 p.m. Sunday at parish center. Parents and sponsors should be present.

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II Parish life II

By David Gibson

Recently I attended a funeral for a woman in her mid-4Os. Her husband and h'er three children, two older teen-agers and a 10­ year-old, were present.

This woman" had suffered a long illness and as death ap­ proached she expressed lack of fear and readiness to die. When the time came, she died at home.

As often happens in communi­ ties with many young children, our family had known her prin­ cipally in ~er role as a parent.

To my wife and me she seemed a committed, caring and respon­ sible mother.

When she died, we felt a real sense of loss, and could only imagine how great the loss was to her family.

So we approached the Mass of Christian Burial wanting to pray for her and to express support for her family.

Imagine our surprise at dis­ covering during the Mass that · the customary roles seemed re­ versed. One usually thinks' that the congregation' is 'meant to support Ute bereaved family. But this occasion was different.

It seemed in fact;. that the family was supporting the con­ gregation. Their love for their wife and mother, along with · their ability to express it, became a source' of strength _ for the others present.

It seemed that this woman's Turn to Page Thirteen

II The trial

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A parish is a site of unity.

,What is a parish? anywhere else. My buddies would think I was crazy if I wanted to Most Catholics grow up in par­ talk- with them about death and ishes. Each of us probably visual­ sin and promises about a future izes his or her own church build­ resurrection." ing when the word "parish" is His remarks made me realize used. . that a parish can be a place What is a parish? I want to where individuals can comfort- f su~g:st that' it is. not just a· ably converse about such seri­ buddmg or a temtory,· but a ous matters A parish i's also a site of unity. peop.le talking with. one ~no~er, sharm? aspects of their. h~es, Each year after the Easter Vigil searchmg for answers, -rmdmg and all the Masses of Easter our support in reali.ties h~ld i? com­ parish had a fellowship hour mono In a parish, faith IS nur­ featuring .ethnic . pastries tured and grows. . everything from the traditional . Let me offer som: recollec­ lamb cake with coconut frosting tlons that may explam what I to exquisite Italian, Hungarian, mean.

Polish and German cookies and .. vividl~ recall a con.versation cakes. The diversity of the par­ With a stdl somewhat Immature ish seemed expressed in the new father. It followed the dis­ cussion session required of new parents in our parish before bap­ tism of their child. The other participants departed, but this young man lingered.

By Janaan Manternach .

He was fascinated by the group discussion about original Gaius £lnd the other Roman . sin. He had begun to realize that soldiers led Jesus away to. be . his child had been born into a crucified, placing the heavy cross world seriolisly flawed by pre­ on his bloody shoulders. judice, mistakes, evil, illness and As they led Jesus out of the death, and would suffer some of city, Gaius noticed how weak their effects. He was intrigued he was from loss of blood. by the promise of resurrection.

Just then a man walked by- to­ Through baptism, his child ward the city. His name was Si­ would be made heir to that prom­ mon. He was a foreigner, from ise of Jesus. . the African city of Cyrene. The When we left he said: "This soldiers ordered him to help has been just great. Thanks for carry Jesus'. cross. talking' to me. I never get a They soon came to the place of chance to talk about these things Turn to page thirteen

No sooner has Jesus said to his disciples in the garden: "My betrayer is near" (Mk. 14:42) than his betrayer arrives. Mark identifies him by name, Judas.

Judas is accompa'nied by a nondescript gang hastily assem­ bled by some of the religious leaders. Following a prearranged signal he embraces Jesus in the customary fashion of a disciple kissing his rabbi. ,Jesus says not a word. The baseness of betrayal by a kiss needs no comment.

Someone draws a sword. But Mark passes over this awkward attempt tQ defend Jesus with the brevity it deseryes, explaining that things are taking this turn "that the Scriptures may be ful­ filled."

Once again the reader is re­ minded that none of this is hap­ pening by chance. , Now, climaxing the misunder­ standings of the disciples and . . their reluctance to accept dis­ cipleship on ;resus'. terms, we 'read: "All deserted him and · fled." .

At this solemn 'moment, Mark ,inserts a puzzling little story '. about a young, man' covered .only with a linen cloth. "As they r seized him, he .left the;'cloth be- .~,; . ,hind ,a~~i.l'an· offnllked." '",:. " ~_ As starids~Ahis littl6 Turn to page thirteen

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shapes, ,textures, colors and flavors of those pastries.

I am always struck by the friendly conversations that can take place between people who have little in common to talk about except something like those traditional Easter foods.

That ethnic Easter fellowship hour helped forge a special kind of unity for people celebrating the resurrection of Jesus to­ gether.. finally, parish is a site for bonding. Some time ago our Sun­ day school director asked me to be St. Nicholas in the Christmas pageant. All I needed, she said, "was to spray my beard white, don an alb and chasuble, a'card­ board bishop's miter, and talk to the children and their parents about the life of St. Nicholas and his acts of charity."

As I played that role then and in succeeding years, the delight in the faces of 'both children and parents, r.evealed that a special bonding was taking place in them through me. A parish has :many such symbols which have the power to bridge generations and to bind together a family of faith.

I rest my case: a parish' is much more than real estate. It is a place where the people of God can meet comfortably and talk seriously, they can experi­ ence unity in diversity and de­ velop a ··sense of common tra­ dition as they seek for deeper insight into their life;of faith. '

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Parishes come in every size and shape. Some parishes are large with big staffs. Others are small, led by a lone pastor.

Some parishes have outgoing personalities, others seem quieter and more reserved.

Some are wealthy, some gen­ uinely poor.

The ways people experience and view their parishes differ.

But one thing seems clear: a great many Catholics today seek much from their parishes. Many look to the parish for support and service in living their faith.

And it appears that parishes will remain the mainstay of tne church for the foreseeable future, It would be difficult to over­ estimate the significance of the parish in ihe faith life of the average Catholic. The parish, you might say, is the basic cell of the church,. linking its mem­ bers to the universal church and to that community of believers that stretches back to apostolic times.

Recently, a symposium on the parish was co-sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Conference Depart­ ment of Education and the Laity Office of the U.S. bishops, Not all the experiencs reported in the symposium were positive; but no one discounted the poten­ tial of the parish for helping be­ lievers to live their faith to the fullest.

The parish brings people to­ gether as fellow believers. There the Gospel is_, heard and. our deepest religious needs and de­ sires are expressed.

Through educational programs in parishes, there is an oppor­ tunity to become acquainted with a rich heritage, to gain in­ sight into the more pressing is­ sues of living our faith, and to learn how to pass on that faith to our children.

In the local Christian commun­ ity, we can share our own stor­ ies of belief and be encouraged by accounts of how marvelously God has worked in other lives.

The parish brings people to­ gether to work for God's king­ dom. By pooling resources and creative talents, a parish can engage in serious attempts to serve the needy and rectify social injustices.

Some parishes have sponsored soup kitchens, others have devel­ oped effective programs for the <elderly; some have promoted dis­ cussions of the need for world peace. Others have worked for the right to life. Still others point to large numbers of people studying S·cripture. The possi­ bilities are endless for Christians coming together to do God's work. . Doing God's work, by the way, essentially is what a parish is all about.

For a parish to be all people want it to be, it needs their full­ est commitment. A parish can only be as open, caring and dedicated as its membt:rs.

There are many causes to which we can devote our love and energy, b'~t few of them are more important than the Hfe of our local Christian commun­ ity.

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\ .,' STUDYING BISHOP STANG High School's first yearbook and planning a re­ union for the pioneer class of 1963 are Lorraine Beaulieu Charest (left) and Claud­ ette Rioux Cote, aided by pioneer Stang faculty member John O'Brien. Information on locating "missing" classmates will be appreciated by Mrs. Charest, 743-2842, or Mrs. Cote, 997-0662. (Gaudette Photo)

The trial Continued from page twelve . seems out of place. Symbolically, however, it may have deep mean­ ing, especially when linked with the young man in the linen robe who turns up inside the tomb on Easter morning and announces the resurrection to the women.

Here in the garden the young man represents the Christian who, faced with the demands of discipleshipj abandons his com­ mitment (his baptismal robe) and runs away. Later, with renewed faith, he fearlessly proclaims the good news. , In Chapter 14, verses 53 and 54, Mark sets the scene for two episodes: the trial of Jesus and the denial by Peter. As the court

Parish life Continued from page twelve illness, her companionship with her family and her death had had a transforming impact on her husband and children. Now they were passing some of this on to us.

It seemed to me that the re­ cent events to their lives had constituted for them a journey; that this death, with all its sad­ ness, had also borne new 'life for them.

Now it bor new life for all of us.

This story tells a lot about what a parish is. Among its other virtues, it is a meeting ground for people who can, in the course of time, touch each other's lives profoundly.

It is also a place where peo­ ple can become a way for God to reveal some of life's mean­ ing and help each other along the road of faith.

Many stories could be told to illustrate this dimension of par­ ish life. Perhaps such a story comes tl> mind for you at ,this moment. If so, ponder it and ponder Vte ways people become instrum~nts through which God reveals the hIdden and fuller dimensions of life.

assembles, Peter follows into the courtyard.

The trial story is sandwiched between the introduction and conclusion of the story of Peter's denial - with powerful dramatic effect.

Mark, it seems, is teaching through this account.' In the opinion of most scholars, the trial account here is a thoroughly Markan construction, a vehicle for the expression of his theo­ logy, and especially his teaching about Christ.

The really climactic charge is contained in the question: "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?" This leads to the supreme statement of the gospel about Jesus.

Jesus admits that he is both Messiah and Son of God - the Son of Man, the suffering Son of Man, to be sure, but also the one who will be vindicated and come with divine power. And Mark assures his community - say­ ing, "You will see ... " - that they will experience the glory of the second coming.

The verdict of guilty and the sentence are almost anticlamac­ tic. The mocking by some digni­ fied members of the court in this construction by Mark allows him to indulge in more irony.

For while Jesus is taunted, the prediction of Peter's denial is coming true in'the courtyard.

It is a heartbreaking scene, but a sobering lesson for Mark's readers. If all Jesus' closest dis­ ciples could abandon him and their trusted leader could sink so low as to disown him public­ ly, how foolish for any Christian to take his own fidelity for granted.

Continued from page twelve execution, a hill called Golgotha, just outside the city walls. Gol­ gotha means "Skull Place."

The soldiers dug a hole for the cross. Gaius and another soldier offered Jesus a cup of wine drugged with myrrh, a painkiller.

They hoped to ease Jesus' pain but he refused the drink.

Then the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross, lifted it with Jesus on it and dropped it into the hole. They put a sign on the cross, "The King of the Jews."

They also crucified two terror­ ists, one to the right of Jesus and one to his left.

Crowds from Jerusalem walk­ ed by Jesus as he hung on the cross.. "Ha, hal" they shouted.

"So you were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days! Save yourself now by coming down from the crossl" Religious leaders too jeered at Jesus. "He saved others," they said, "but he cannot save him­ self! Let him come down from that cross so that we can be­ lieve in him!"

Finally even one of the crimin­ als <:rucifiet;! with Jesus joined the jeering.

"He's totally alone," Gaius thought as the taunts and insults continued.

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FILM

RATINGS~

A-1 Approved, for Children and Adults Annie Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie The Dark Crystal'

EJ. Heidi's Song Joni

The Last Unicorn

Pirates of Penzance

The Secret of NIMH

A-2 Approved for 'Adults and Adolescents Barbarosa Betrayal The Chosen (Rec.!

Five Days One Summer Gandhi (Reel Gregory's Girl The King of Comedy

local Hero Tex The ,Man from Snowy River Threshold ' The Night oft he Shooting The Treasure of the 4 Crowns Stars Trenchcoat

Split Image Twilight Time

Star Trek' II The Verdict

Tender Mercies ' Without a Trace

A-3, Approved for Adults Only Le Beau Marriage ' lookin' To Get Out' The lords of Discipline lovesick A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy My Favorite Year On Golden Pond Piaf: The Early Years Rocky III Rollover Six Pack Six Weeks Sophie's Choice Spring Fever

· Author, Author Best Friends Das Boot · Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Deathtrap , Diner Diva Endangered' Species' Enigma ' , Firefox First Blood ' 'Inchon , · Independence Day Jinxed Kiss Me Goodbye

Starstruck The Sting II Table' for Five· Tempest That, Championship Season Timerider The Toy Tootsie Trail of the Pink Panther The World According To ,Garp Wrong Is Right The Yearof Living Dangerously

Separa~e Classification , (A Separate Classification is given to certain fil~s which while not morally offensive, require some analysis and explanation as a pro­ tection agaiJist, wrong interpretations and false conclusions.)

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love Child

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Airplane II: The Sequel 48 Hrs. "Amityville Horror II . Goin' All The Way , An Officer And A Gentleman Halloween III The Best Little Whorehouse Hey Good looking in Texas Honkytonk Man Blade Runner I love You Britannia Hospital I, the Jury Conan the Barbarian Lianna I' Concrete Jungle The Missionary Creep Show Monsignor Fast Times at Ridgemont National lampoon's High Class Reunion Fighting Back Night Shift

Poltergeist Porky's The Road Warriors The Sender Soup for One Summer lovers 10 to' Midnight The Thing Things Are Tough All Over Videodrome ' Vigilante Yes, Giorgio ~ , Young Doctors in love '

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The Sower By ceefila Belanger

what he, did, what he suffered.

Even a cursory glance at ,the progress of Christ's kingdom tells us much: the' downfall of 'agan­ ism, the spread of the Gospel to every continent, the influence of Christianity has been so' vast, .it cannot be compassed, briefly. To , name but ~ few of the areas it' has affected: legislation, litera­ ture, art, domestic and social re­ ,lations, education anq health care: Young people liKe t~ go back in imagination to Galilee and the youthful teacher from whose ,wayside conversations so vast an effect has proceeded. At the time, after so short Ii ministry, the world of l1is day caved in on him arid he found total rejection. And then it was ali changed and the labors and teachings of Chris­ tians,' from that day to this, may be traced back to the Sower who scattered his seed..

The striking fact th~t Jesus wrote nothing has often been , commented. on. The question is , always "why?"

From all we know, he content­ ed himself with scattering seed along his daily path. The pro­ gress of his cause was to be wholly dependent on willing re­ ception of the truth. Its utter­ , ance' was' enough. There was no , need for him to lay it up in man­ uscripts; others would do that.

Jesus made his teaching, im­ , pressive by his own daily exam­ ple. He. spent his strength largely , in training a little band of dis­ ciples. The book in which he ,\Wrote was' their hearts and , minds. Each was made a center , of power for the propagation of the ,influences Christ had brought into, the world.

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"The language that God hears What made the seed so fruitful best. is the silent language of was the Sower, what he was, love." - St. John of the Cross

INCOMING FRESHMEN at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, who will receive $250 scholarships as the highest ranking students on the school's placement test are, from left, Mark Bettencourt and' Roger Roy, . Raynham; Michael Rafferty, Lakeville; and Julianne Paul, Easton. Presenting the scholarships is C-C principal Michael J. Donly. ,

Also at Stonehill,. the Irish Studies program has announced C-C mothers shone at a recent participation of over 200 junior "Jim-Jam" benefiting the girls' and senior students since its in­ athletic program. "God Bless the ception in 1978. The program' Mothers!" was p'rincipal Michael offers a semester of study at J. Donly's reaction to their high-, University College Dublin ,with Iy successful efforts. ,living accommodations provided French High School Bow) win­ with Irish families. Open to stu­ ners at the Taunton school were dents' in other colleges 'than Mary Figlock, Brian Bonenfant Stonehill, the deadline for appli­ and Brian Duguay, while the C-C "cation fo'r nex't semester is cheerleaders' '. took .first place Ma,rch 39: ' among 20 entries in their division \ in the New;, England Catholic Tournament.

NEW YORK (NC) .:. The Math 'students also have scored Christophers asked' several thou­ notably, with'Scott Lazarz high­ est placer in the, arlDual exam of sand seventh-through 12th grad­ the National Association of ers in an' e'ssay contest what they ,Teachers of Mathematics, Jane would do to promote peace if they had a chance to address Foley; second; Ramond Acciar­ ' do, third; Toni Jane Silveira, world leaders. fourth. Each individual score The winning responses: Use a was higher than the score of last baby to dramatize the need for year's winner and the team score peace; set up an .international was the highest in the 18 years volunteer program; spell out the the exam has been administered word "peace" with ideas. at CoCo ' The Christophers, an inter­ national movement that moti­ . vates people to improve social conditions,received almost 5,000 69 Bishop Feehan students entries in the contest, whose were recently inducted into the theme was "Youth Participating Juan Ca'rlos' I chapter of the in World Peace."

First place winners of $250.

Spanish Honor Society at a cere­ mony that included remarks by each wer~ Diane Castello, New York' City, Eileen Hatton,New Father George Bellenoit, chap­ York City, and Christine Perko, . lain, and, Sister Mary Faith Hard­ ing, RSM, principal.. The honor Westbury, 'N.Y. Second.place society officers' are 'Roberta winners' of $100 each were Mar­ Florena, president; ,Marthe-Ann garet O'Shea, Santa Cruz, Calif., Healey, vice-president; Jane Greg Kozlowski,' Livopia, ,Mich. and Joseph Angelo,Sateliite Grady, secretary; Laura Napoli­ Beach, .fla. tano; treasurer. .

There were ~Iso 300 honorable Also ,at the Attleboro school, mention awards. '_ Sister Mary Enda last week at­ , tended the annual spring meet­ Miss Perko, a seventh-grader ing of the Columbia Scholastic at Corpus Christi School in Press Association .

Mineola, N.Y., wrote that if she had a chance to speak to wo'rld leaders, "I think at first I would . not speak, at all" and would in­ . New courses have been an·' stead show a newborn baby to the leaders. ' ,. , nounced at the North Easton in­ Then, she added, she would stitution in management, small tell the adults, "You have just business development and com­ puter science. Information on looked into the, ·face of peace. them is available at 238-1081, Leaders of today's world, when ext. 258. you plan- your budget for world

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hunger, please be, sure this baby has enough to eat.

"Whn you buy your wares, buy your' weapons, think of this child's perfect face and remem­ ber to keep it unscratched. When ,you imprison your enemies and cage them remember this child's easy motions: Then ask yourself why any mother's child should be less free than this child."

"I suggest an International Volunteer Peace Corps, with each nation sending delegates to underprivileg'ed countries," wrote Eileen Hatton, a 10th grader at St. Edmund High School in New York.

She also urged "an Official In­ ternational, Exchange Program whereby representatives of each nation will spend a year in a foreign country."

The upper-grade winner, Miss Castello, a 12th-grader at St. Gabriel High School in New York, said she would'''use peace to make peace."

Her formula' spelled out the word "peace," including patience, econo'mic stability, attitude, com­ munication and effort.

Love "It is only necessary to know that love is a direction and not a state of the soul. If one is un· awa~ of this, one falls into de­ spair :at ,the first onslaught of affliction." ~ Si~one Weil

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portswQtch It's New Bedford vs. Southies Again Once again it will be New Bed­ at 2:10 of the third period before Dave Raposa netted the lone ford vs. Fall River South in the Marion goal on assists by Eddy best-of-three final in the post­ season playoffs of the Bristol Daniels and Jim Duncan at 9:15.

County CYO Hockey League. were scored by Doug Barrows They clash in the series opener (from Dennis Sylvia) at 12:25 and at 9 p.m. Sunday evening in the David) from Harwood and Her­ Driscoll Rink, Fall River. They man) at 13:40. were the finalists in three of the Fall River South raced to a last four years.

3-0 lead over Mansfield on goals New Bedford, defending cham­

by Paul Hogan (from Dave No­ pion and regular season titlist, brega) at 1:40, Mike Krawetz swept its semi-final series with (from Nobrega) at 8:15 and Rick a 7-1 victory over Marion and Roderick (from Krawetz) at 11 :20 Fall River South swept its series . of the first period but goals by with an 8-3 ,decision over Mans­ Rob Tuax at 13:15 (from Rick field, the regular season runner­ Picard) and 14:20 (from Gino up.

Govino and Tony DeFillipo) nar­ Joel Herman, (from Bob David rowed the gap.' and Albie Harwood) scored for Nobrega (from Steve Cloutier) New Bedford at' 5:15 of the first period and 'the Whaletowners scored at 1:45 of the second added three more goals in the period but Mansfield retaliated second canto to take a 4-0 lead with Ken Tucker's goal (from his brother, Jeff) at 6:40. into the final period.

Fall .River then \ went to a 6-3 The second period goals were scored by Harwood (from David) lead WIth goals by Nobrega (from at 4:20, David (from Tom Kilby) Krawetz) at' 11:10 and Nobrega at 12:40 and Troy DeMoranville, unassisted at 12:50. South put the game out of reach on third­ unassisted, ,in the closing min­ period goals by Steve Mendonca utes of the period.

David scored the second of his (unassisted) at 5:00 and Rick three goals, this one unassisted, Coleman -(from Roderick) at 8:36. ,

St. Vincent Hoop Tourney Upcoming The third annual St. Vincent Home spring basketball tourna­ ment will be held April 16-23 at Bishop Connolly High School, it is announced by directors Fran Desmarais and Tom Dunse.

The tournament, which had 16 teams in its initial season and grew to 37 last year, will have three divisions: open for all players, for players six feet or under, and junior for players 14 years old and younger. Team rosters are limited to 10 players.

The six feet and under division is reportedly a big favorite.

There will be a $50 fee except in the junior division for which

the fee is $30. All proceeds will go to St. Vincent's Home.

The defending champions are Taunton Y in the open division, Th Fish in the six-feet and un­ der division and CFLC of Crans­ ton in the junior division. Win· ning and runnerup teams in each division will receive a trophy, with shirts to be presented to the members of the champion teams. There will also be all­ tourney team trophies in each division.

Desmarais praised Connolly offcials for allowing use of the gymnasium, thus providing rev­ enue to support athletic teams at St. Vincent's Home.

More All Stars Guards Stephanie Marcin of Bishop Feehan High School and Marie David of Bishop Stang High School have been .named to the Southeastern Massachu­ setts Conference Division One girls' basketball all-star team.

Also not previously reported are goalie Bill Camara, defense­ man Brian Donovan and forward Scott Wilkinson, all of Conl1olly, named .to the conference's Div­

ision Two all-star hockey team ·along with forward Dennis Bor­ ges of Coyle-eassidy~ Camara, Donovan and Wil~in­ son were also named to the New Bedford Standard-Times 1982-83 hockey all-stars.

Guard Karen Pontbriand of Connolly was named to the Fall River Herald News basketball all-stars second team.

.Soviets rap nukes The Soviet the world," said 'the Soviet physi­ cia'ns in a ,statement adopted at branch of 'the International Physi­ a meeting in Mos~ow. The Boston cians for the Prevention 'of Nu­ clear War' has 'urged' peaceful headquarters of the IPPNW 're­ initiatives directed at avoiding a leased the statement in mid-Feb­ worldwi4e nuclear holocaust, ruary. The Soviet physiCians al­ "Nuclear war should be, declared so maintained that their nation illega'l and all nucleat weapons "presents no threat to anyone destroyed before they destroy 'and plims to'sttack no one:' BOSTON (NC) -

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Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug, gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only;A4--separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation!; O-morally offensive.

, New Films "Starstruck" (Cinecom Inter~ national) is a lively, amusing movie directed by Australian Gillian Armstrong, noted for the critically acclaimed "My Brilliant Career."

"Starstruck'" is the story of the attempt of 18-year-old Jackie Mullens (Jo Kennedy) to win a talent· show and save her fam~ ily's waterfront pub, where she is' a barmaid, from financial ruin.

With the aid of her 14-year-old cousin and a perilous high wire stunt in downtown Sydney, she achieves brief media fame. Be­ cause of brief nudity and a be­ nign view of promiscuity, this ' film is rated A3, PG. : "10 to Midnight" (Cannon): Charles Bronson plays a police sergeant who takes things into his own hands when legal nice· ties get in the way of meting out justice to a crazed killer. Vio­ lence, nudity and graphic sex make this thoroughly objection­ able. Rated 0, R. "Trenchcoat" (Disney-Buena Vista): This latest attempt of the Disney studios to refashion its image is a comedy mystery about a wouldbe mystery story writer (Margot Kidder) who runs into all sorts of nasty people during a Malta vacation. Moderate vio­ lence and a few mild vulgarities.

A2, PG "Vigilante" (FUm Ventures In­ ternational): Another brutal vari­ :ation on the currently popular theme of the good guys getting fed up and taking the law into their own hands. Robert Forster and Fred Williamson star. Cyni­ cal, exploitative and incredibly violent. 0, R FUms on TV Sunday,· March 27, 8 p.m, (NBC) - "King Kong" (1977) ­ This uninspired remake of the 1933 classic ill never more than moderately entertaining. Neither , its beauty nor its beast have the class of the original. Some semi­ nudity and graphic violence. A3 . Tu~sday, March 29, ,9 -p.m.

(CBS) - "High Anxiety" (1977) - Mel Brooks' ,parody, of the Hitchcock thrillers. Outrageous slapstick and sexual ~nd scato­ logical. humor. Mildly entertain­ ing but extremely mature fare.

A3, PG ' Saturday, April 2, 9 p.m. (CBS)

- "Rocky" (1976) - The im­ mensely popular hit about a no­ body (Sylvester Stallone) who gets a shot at the heavywei&ht crown. Solid entertainment, but the graphic violence of the fight scenes makes it mature viewing fare. A3, PG TV Program Colleen McCullough's "The Thorn Birds," transformed into a massive 10-hour "novel for television," will be aired by ABC, with breathtakingly bad timing, for four nights during Holy Week: Sunday March 27, 8-11 p.m.; Monday, March 28, 9-11 p.m.; Tuesday, March 29, 9-11 p.m.; Wednesday, March 30, 8-11 p.m.

"The Thorn Bird" is an Alis,' tralian story of the Cleary fam· ily and of the illicit love between Meggie Cleary and handsome, ambitious Father Ralph de Bric­ assart, later' an archbishop and cardinal.

In moral terms; was' well as esthetic, '~The ThorD' Birds" falls short because it deals inade­ quately with a .serious subject.

It takes· the church and the priesthood quite seriously but it subordinates moral issues to the plight of its heroine.

"It is strictly adult fare, suit­ able only for those mature enough to deal with its inade­ quacies. The few scenes in­ volving sex are relatively re­ strained but graphic'for network television~ , . .

Religious Broadcasting - TV Sunday, March 27, 10:30 a.m.

Diocesan Television Mass.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Gra­ ziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. This week's topic: Bad Things Hap­ pening to Good People.

"The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 27.

"MarySon," a family puppet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs­ day, Fall River and New Bed­ ford cable channel 13.

"Spirit and the Bride," a talk show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. each Monday, cable chan­ ne135.

Sunday, March 27, (CBS) "For Our Times" - The show features a special Passover program ex­ amining religious freedom in America, with Rabbi Israel Sin­ ger and Jesuit Father Robert Drinan.

Sun~ay, March 27, NBC Reli­ , gious Special, 11 a.m. ~ 12 noon - "Palm Sunday with the Assy­ rian-Chaidean Catholics" An Aramaic language Palm Sunday Mass from St.'Paul's Church in Montrose, Calif.

On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through Fri­ day on station WICE 1210 AM; 'Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. and 11 'to 12 p.m.; Father Edward McDonough, 8:15 a.m.; Father

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Sunday, March 27, (NBC) "Guideline" ~ Father Thomas Gallagher, secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Education, is interviewed about the future of Catholic edu­ cation.

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ATTLEBORO Stations of ,the cross: 3 p.m.

Healing Service: 2 'P.m. Sun­ today. day, led ,by Father Andre P'ate­ Sunday: day of recollection naude, MS. from 2 to .6 p.m. for confirma­ Holy Thursday: Mass of the . ,tion candidates.

Lord's Supper, 7:30 p.m., adora­ tion of Blessed Sacrament until ST. JAMES; NB CCD teachers will meet April midnight. Good Friday: outdoor Continued from Page Eleven stations of cross 3 p.m., solemn 18. liturgy, 7:30 p.m. Holy Satur­ ST. JULm, N. DARTMOUTH NOTRE DAME, FR day: Easter Vigil, .7:30 p.m.

Lenten service Sunday eve­ Dames de Ste. Anne will wel­ Easter Sunday: sing-along and ning: rosary, Benediction, talk egg hunt for children 10 and come new memberS' at 9 a.m. on the me{lning of Holy Week Mass Sunday. under, 2 p.m.; service 'and Bene­

by Father John F. Hogan, pas­ . Scout uniforflls needed. May diction, 3 p.m. ·tor.

A weekly Bible study- group· be left at rectory.

Meeting for Confirmation I' Women's Guild scholarship will begin 'at 8:15 p.m. Monday, teachers, 7 p.m. Tuesday, ,reli­ April 4, in the shrine cafeteria available for member's child at­ gious education office. under leadership of Father tendlnga Ca'liholic high school. ·ST. STANISLAUS, FR Information: ,Jeannette Masse, Joseph Ross, MS. The family Eucharist will be­ 676-0452. Guild meeting: 7 p.m. gin in the school at 10:15 ·a.m. PRIESTS' PRAYER Monday, Cottell Heights, Holy Charismatic prayer meeting Land slides by Sister Irene Sunday, where palms will be for all priests of th'e dl.ocese Comeau. blessed and distributed.

A children's liturgy for the lla.m. to 12:30 ,p.m. each fourth beginning of ,the Holy Year will Monday at Family Life Center, ST. ANNE. FR Cub Scouts ,pack meeting: be offered at 10:30 a.m. today. N. Dartmouth. Next meetinl't 7:30 tonight.

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CATHEDRAL, 'FR' . Presentation of confirmation candidates: 10 a.m. Mass Sun­ day.' Reception of sacrament: 7 p.m. Monda.y.

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D of I. ATTLEBORO .Alcazaba Circle, Daughters of Isabella: meeting and social 7:30 p.m. April 7, K Qf C Hall, Hodges St.; rollcall supper and "mystery sisters" announce­ ment, 6:30 p.m. April 15; enter­ tainment for blind 1 p.m. April 17.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FR First .penance: 12:30 p.m. to­ morrow. . SAC meeting: Monday night the church hall following novena service.

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SACRED HEARTS SE'MINARY, WAREHAM Catholic' Charismatic retreat, April 29 ,to May 1. Information:.

295-0100.

IN GRATITUDE TO THE FATHER

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We invite you to: MARVEL at many OLD TESTAMENT SITES: REJOICE with Mary & the Angel Gabriel in- NAZARETH; EXULT with Elizabeth in AIN KAREM: SING with the Angels in SHEPHERD'S FIELD: VISIT the Manger with the SHEPHERDS: ADOllE with the Magi in BETHLEHEM: RENEW our promises at the JORDAN RIVER with John the Baptist . and Jesus: RIDE the wind and the waves on the SEA OF GALILEE: ILISTEN to the teachings of Jesus at CAPHARNAUM and the Mt o~ BEATITUDES; , RECITE the Our Father in the PATER NOSTER CHURCH: PRAY with Peter, James and John on MT. TABOR: SHOUT Hosannal on the PALM SUNDAY ROAD. WEEP over the' city of Jerusalem with Jesus at DOMINUS FLEVIT: AGONIZE with Jesus in the garden at GETHSEMANE: HEAR the cock crow with Peter in GALLICANTU: CARRY the cross with Jesus and Simon on the VIA DOLOROSA: RECONCILE your heart with God on the cross on CALVARY: REJO:CE with ALLELLUIA's in the CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION: LOOK UP to heaven 'and ask Jesus to bless you on the MOUNT OF ASCENTION ... and much more!

Ray Bourque, O.M.1. will be your Spiritual Director and Guide on this Pilgrimage and will celebrate Mass daily at the many Shrines in Holy land.

Father Ray has been a Retreat Director for m.any years, is presently Director of the Shrine of Our lady of Grace in N.H. and conducts daily and Sunday radio broadcasts throughout New England.

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Ni~ht of recollection 7 p.m.

April 8, at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Marriage Encounter Weekend: April 15 to 17, La Salette Shrine, Attleboro. Information imd registration: 238-9612.

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ST. MARY, NB Help needed tomorrow for carpentry at the new Religious Education Center. Volunteers may call the rectory.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON The youth group will sponsor a penitential meal Good Friday evening.

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BIRTHRIGHT, GREATER

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Spring volunteer training pro­ gram: five Tuesday nights from 7 ,to 9 p.m., beginning April 5.

Topics include Birthright prin­ ciploes, counseling, listening skills, community resources, medical aspects of pregnancy and hot line techniques. Birth­ Tight offers aid to any woman experiencing a difficultpreg­ nancy. Information: Catherine Poirier, 823-1481.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS Meeting for parents who have lost children ~hrough death,.

7:30 p.m. Monday, St. Louis de France School, Swansea.

PI'LGRIM'AGE IN SUPPORT OF RADIO MINISTRY -

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Parents of first communion candidates will -meet ,at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the school.

• Saints -and Singers Choru..: 3 'p.m. Sunday in the church.

O.L. GRACE, WESTPORT Teen Club meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday in parish center.

Women's Guild meeting April 6 at center.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Lector, special minister and altar boy schedules are available in the sacristy.

Altar boys will meet 'at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday 'in the schoolyard to go to St. Mary's Cathedral for participation in the Chrism Mass.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Altar boys will rehearse for Holy Week at 9:30a.m. tomor­ row, 3 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 1 and . 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2.

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Holy Year opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. Mass tomorrow will consist of a special blessing of the crucifix and commissioning and distribution of crucifixes to Atonement Association -mem­ bers and parish Renewal Week­ end participants.

Nocturnal adoration will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Holy Thursday. .

A Seder meal demonstration will be sponsored at 8 p.m.

Wednesday in the parish hall by ,the family ministry commit­ tee of the parish council. All welcome.

Newly' appointed as parish music coordinator is Pauline Paquin, who wHl be assisted by Peggy Conrad. ~

Death toll SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (NC)-Non-eombatants killed in EI Salvador's civil war during 1982 totalled 5,395, according to a report by Tutela Legal, the hu­ man rights office of the Arch­ diocese of San Salvador. The re­ port attributes 5,349 deaths to government forces and anti-guer­ illa paramilitary squads and said 46 people were killed by guer­ rillas. The 1982 figures brought to more than 32,000 the number of non-combatants killed in the central American country ·during the past three years of fighting.