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Another Taunton Parish Reaches Quota Bracket ~t.

Paufs parish where Rev. John J. Griffin is pastor today became the second Taunton parish to reach its quota for weekly home-delivered subscriptions to The Anchor. '. The determination of Father Griffin to lead his parish into the 100% quota bracket has increased to 21 the number of diocesan parishes now meeting their quotas. And, this is the first year since TJ;le Anchor commenced publication

in April 1957 that St. Paufs in Taunton has beert among those meeting their quotas of home, deliveries. Next Thursday, April 2, is the deadline for the renewal of subscriptions to The Anchor for the ensuing year. Renew your subscription now if you have not already done so. Just put your money into any white envelope with your name, address ~nd parish on the face of the envelope,

designating that it is for Tne Anchor, and drop it into the basket at Mass on Sunday. We publish on Page Seven in this issue the sales records of the various diocesan parishes. Many parishes have climbed into higher divisions in the past two weeks. The goal is a weekly copy of The Anchor delivered by mail to every family in the diocese. This goal has ~een set by the Most Reverend Bi~hop.

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The ANCHOR An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-ST. PAUL

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Cardinal Cushing Gives $ 5 0,000 For New School His Eminence, Richard Cardinal Cushing, has given $50,000 for a chapel or oratory at the new Bishop High Sci 001 in Dartmouth. THE CAPPING OF NURSES: Kissing Bishop Con- Stang The Archbishop of Boston , nolly's ring at the ceremony in St. A'nne's Hospital Chapel made the ann .ncement of his is Sylvia Price of Tiverton, while Norma Gomes of New gift at the conclusion of his talk Bedford awaits her turn. In the background, Sister Made- , at the luncheon following the line, director of the School of Nursing, caps Caroline Leroux cOflsecration of Bishor Ger"ard Recalling hIS appearance on Nov. of New Bedford, as Joan Mello, a senior from New Bedford, 6, 1957 in St. Anthony's Church, is ready to present the ceremonial candle. ' New Bedford, at the launching

Prelate Says Indifference to Red ,T~rror Is West's Greatest Danger LOS ANGELES (NC)- The exiled Archbishop of Changsha, hometown of Red Chinese Boss Mao Tse-tung, ;\\. has warned the greatest danger to the West is indifference '\ to the terror of communism. Archbishop Petronius Lacahio, O.F.M., of 'Changsha, in has faced martyrdom, yet again Hunan province, has seen they darken in haunted recolthat terror. The 59-year- leCtion of the ordeal. He was seized, harshly intereld Franciscan missionary, whose see is 1,500 miles inland from Shanghai. is a survivor of Red Chinese persecution. His twinkling eyes show at once the serenity of a man who

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The Most Reveren? James L. Connolly, D.D., BIshop of Fall River, will preside at the Legion of Mary Acies ceremony sch"dliled for 3 P.M. 'Easter Sunday in S1. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. At the ceremony active and auxiliary Legionaries of the Diocese will renew their consecration to Our Lady, Mediatrix of ail Graces and QueP.l" of the J.,egion. ~cores f ac:'ve members JePresenting the 18 Praesidia in r Diocese y ... be in attendance, Iftd many of the s,oe ) auxiliariet ~'UD &0 Pale ~eD

rogated, given a mock trial, sentenced to prison, put in solitary confinement, denieCl medIcine, ordered exiled, and publicly stripped in a Chinese city before being ousted from China in 1952. He had lost 80 pounds. and was hospitalized two 'months in Hong Kong. Testing strength Now assigned to the Taoyuan 'mission area in the Archdiocese of Taipei, Formosa. Archbishop Lacchio, has within his terrItory the bombarded isle of Quemoy . The communist bombardment of Quemoy had two purposes, the Archbishop 'said-"One, to test the strength of the Nationalist Government, and two. to attempt to force the U. N. to recognize Red China." Archbishop Lacchio ,said that in 1949 the Reds had lost 30,000 men in 'attempting 1:0 invade Quemoy and so thif time were testing the ,island's strength by the shelling. Conversely, the Archbishop ~urD &0 Page FOUl'teell

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of the school drive, he reiterated the many kinilnesses shown to him by Bishop Cassidy and at that time pledged a gift in memory of the third Bishop of Fall River. The checl>: of $50,000 was presented to Bishop Connolly when the Cardinal said "the gift was made possible by a benefactor who wished to remain anonymous and :,sked the Cardinal to mCJke the presentation in his stead," The chapel or oratory wi" honor the memory of Bishop James E. Cl;Issidy who WI'S the head of the Faa R~ver Diocese from 1934 until his death in 1951.

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On the night before He died, Christ sa t down to eat with His Apostles. At the ~nd ~, of that meal He fulfilled His promise of giving ,them His Flesh to eat and His Blood. to drink by changing bread and wine into His Body and Blood. This evening the whole Catholic world relives that Liturgy of the Lord's Supper. The Mas,S is a sacrificial banquet at which men unite with Christ truly present on the altar under the appearance of brea( and wine. With Christ and through Christ and in Christ, a sacrifire of adoration and thanksgiving an , atonement and petition is offered to the Father. Christ, present on the altar, is present as a victim offering all the sentiments of His heart to God '''If men. Thus mp.n fulfill their duty to offer sacrifice of worship to God, and thus does God unite men to Himself through feeding them on the Body and Blood of Christ. Night Watch Throughout Churches of the Diocese the faithful will watch with Christ thIS evening and again tomorrow until the Lit,urgy of the Passion and Death Turn to Page Eleven

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Holy Week Rites Culminate In Ancient Rome Basi~icas

ROME (NC)-The Eternal City moved into the drama' of Holy Week and the immediate spiritual preparation for the preeminent feast of the Resurrctieon with greater poignancy than usual this year: The Bishop of Rome himself .is participating in Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday in the ancient rites at some and Good Friday., ' Actually. the statIOnal church . of the statIonal churches. for Palm Sunday is the Pope'. Walking as a pilgrim, His cathedral, St. John LateranHoliness Pope John XXIII JOInS his clergy and people at three different "tome basilicas on

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Social Action and Church Unity Apostieship of Prayer Intentions VATICAN CITY (NC)-Christian social action and Church unity are focal points of the 1960 mission intentions of the Apostleship of Prayer approved by Pope John. The mission intentions coincide in a mor,e specific way with the general intentions ,their studies in universities of for 1960, which include EUl'ope and America. prayers for the coming ecuJune-That spiritual and mamenical council and for terial aid will given with Cathpeace and unit; among peoples. The missior intentions are: January-That Oriental Christians, separated from the Apostolic See, will be enkindled by ,the desire to obtain true and perfect unity of faith with the Catholic Church. February-That the persecuted Church in China will be efficaciously supported' by the sound and holy solidarity of the entire Catholic world. March-That family life' in Africa be profoundly imbued , with Christian principles. April-That Catholics will be able to act efficaciously against the dangers of a harmful press in the mission.>. May-For Catholic students of Asia and Africr who are making

olic cooperation to less'developed regions. July-That the great popular missions in Latin America will have profound and lasting effects. August--That the number of religious vocations for the missions will increase among girls. September~That the love of Christ will prevent race hatred from snatching Asia and AfrIca from the Christian world. October-That catechists in t~le missions will increase in number and in quality. November For Japanese· youth. December-That Catholics of India will be fully aware of their proper responsibilities ia the social J.postolate.

Cathed ra I Open For Adoration All Night Carrying on a custom of s eve l' a I years' standing, adoration at the Altar of Repose at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, will be held from midn,ght tonight until 6 Good Friday morning. Among those participating in the vigil will be members of St. George's parish, Westport; St. Patrick's, Somerset and St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart, Fall River. All are invited to take part in the observance, said Rev. Arthur W. TanseY,rector of the Cathedral. The church will be open Ulroughout the night.

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NEW BEDFORD LENTEN FORUM: Participating in the concluding session are sitting, left to right: Mrs. Albert Lopes, secretary of the advisory board at Kennedy Center; George Pimental, member of board; Rita LeBlanc, president of the Youth Council; Kathleen Morrissey. Standing, left to right: William Baroa Jr. and Jorge L. Mendivelzua, South America, exchange student living 'with Dr. and Mrs. Walter J. O'Neil of New Bedford.

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