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Mass Participation Primary Work
The Spring Clergy Con ference of all priests engaged in pagtoral work within the Diocese of Fall River heard the Most Reverend Bishop re peat his insistence that every pastor and priest take as his primary priesUy work the full' participation of the faithful in the Sacrifice of every Mass. . Ever since the late Pope P~us XII called for this participation by the laity in the Sacrifice of the Mass by' answering the re sponses proper to t~em, Bishop Connolly has directed that this be introduced into every parish of the Diocese without delay.. . The Bishop has given the lead _ in this regard with every Mass . celebrated by him being a Mass tao which all pr~sent participate .
restore the Liturgy and to bring the faithful' into fuller partici pation in it. He pointed out how the Fall River Diocese moved . quickly to give full cooperation to the instructions of the Popes . and emphasized that such en thusiasm must oot lag and that hierarchy of the United States cooperation· must' not" be per will select the language of. the funetory or half-hearted but· United States which is English. dynamic and 'complete in every If within the United States, the Parish of the Diocese. . . Ordinary continued, some peo The permissions for 12 o'clock ple feel that they should have their own vernacular-as for in- . and early evening Masses on stance the Spanish"speaking Sundays were granted to pas: people of the southwestern part tors, .the' ,Ordinary sta~d, in of the United States-then they order that their pastoral ap must take the verbal vernacular proach to modern day develop determined by the hierarchy of ments might be made with ten del' and solicitous interest and their fatherland. Bishop' Connolly discussed the . er-able ·them to stagger the times efforts of the' last ten years of . of- Masses and t~us .allow more Popes Pius, JOhn and Paul to - Turn to Page Sixteen
Bishop Enumerates Diocesan Efforts In Perfecting Responses .by Laity tIo the fullest degree. The Bishop urged his priests not to be deterred or delayed in bringing the faithful to this kind of participation by any conjec ture about the possibility of part of the Mass being cel ebrated in the vernacular. As one of the speakers at the Con ference, Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Walsh, of st. John's Church, At_, tleboro, brought out: "It is either Liturgy or lethargy." At the present, the specific parts of the Mass th'at the con gtegation may recite in English
are: the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus and Benedictus, and the triple repetition of the Domine, non sum dignus. At other times, congregational singing should be used as the faithful's method of communal prayer. Four occasions should find the congregation raising their voices in prayerful song at the Introit or entrance hymn, the Offertory, the Communion and a recessional. In mentioning the vernacular, ~he Most Reverend Bishop de. clared that the English-speaking
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Warns Against Ruining Schools. of Sacrifice ATLANTIC CITY (NC) - More than 17,580 Catholic educators held their schools - and their leading critic liP to the sun in this resort city for four days of close in spection. Looking at their schools, the educators saw what was commonly described as Mrs. Ryan's book, "Are Paro • crisis, but no permanent chial Schools the Answer?" was flaws. They turned aside generally conceded to be the big talk of panic and applauded gest single influence at the 61st speaker after speaker who said the challenge could be overcome. The record-breaking number of registrants, attended by a large press corps, also looked elosely at critics, but whatever the term used, such as "a mem ber of the lay intelligentsia," they clearly were studying the thoughts of only one person Mrs. Mary PerkiIl9 Ryan.
national convention of the Na tional Catholic Educational As sociation in Convention Hall. The New Hampshire Catholic author and liturgist' suggests in her book that the Church could abandon its schools and colleges today. She ,claims pupils could get a better religious formation outside them especially in view Turn' to 'Page Eleven
Speakers Ask Preachers See Homily as .part of Meiss
BOSTON (NC) - At a four-day convention of ~he Catholic Homiletic Society, emphasis .was placed on the sermon in the liturgy with speakers calling for more scrip turally-oriented preaching and preaching dealing with the central mysteries of the tion of the Mass; it is part of an Faith, giving these priority organic whole." over peripheral devotions The homily flows naturally and individualistic morality.. out of the readings - prayers,
Father William J. O'Shea, S.S., of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., em phasized that the sermon must be an integral part of the Mass. "A homily," he said, "is not a cozy, familiar chat about what ever comes into a man's head. It is notlliQ,g less. than the pro clamation of the Word of God, the design of God" the plan of God ••• It 18 Ilot an interrup
Gospel, Epistle, etc. which make up the first part of the Mass, he said. Its subject should be related to the action of the Mass, the divine act of redemp tion, and to the sacred texts which are read at the Mass. The homily contains teaching, but it is more than that,he said. It goes beyond teaching to move the emotions and wills of the Turn to Pale Seventeen
CHARITIES APPEAL HEAD: Chairman of this year's Catholic Charities Appeal which will take place from May '3 to May 13 is Mr. Larry G. Newman of Hyannis Port., with his wife and their three daughters, Leighlan' Ann, Megan Ann and Nancy Ann.
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'29 Hearts in One' Drive From May 3 to 13, Most Rev. James L. Connolly and Chairman Larry G. Newman of Hyannis Port witt ~eet next Monday afternoon with the clergy and laity leaders for this year's diocesan Catho-A lie Charities Appeal. The pastors, parish clergy, trustees and committeemen will join the former drive chairmen at the meeting at 3 in the Jesus Mary: Academy auditorium in Fall River. .t\f~er completing . of - Charity will .assure another sio.n of the many and varied a personal VISIt to many of successful 'Charity Drive for the charitable institutions which the 29 agencies which bEme- . Diocese of Fall ltiver." . have been el"ected by the diocese fit from the annual appeal, The increase in contributions solely from the generosity of the Chairman Newman declared: "I am looking forward to meeting the key personnel on Monday next. What I have seen of the magnificent work carried on in the charitable agencies of the appeal makes me anxious to meet with the men who will be selling Catholic Charities to their . h'lOners. f e 11 ow parIS "With their help the wonderful care, love and service given to the guests of the appeal agencies will be continued and, we sin cerely hope, expanded." Each year, since the inception of that drive in 1936, the response of the faithful has been on the increase and "we hope another record will be established this year," Mr. Newman commented. Mr. Newman also said: "After studying the past cam paigns; I feel assured that the calibre of men and women who '10 from door to door in the name
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Summer Grant Sister Therese Anna, S.U. S.C., a former principal of St. Mary's High School, Taunton, and at present Assistant Professor of History at Boston COllege, is one of twenty teach~ ers of European History from the United States who has been awarded a Fulbright Foreign Scholarship to participate in a Summer Seminar in France. After a period of 'orientation, Sister will take part in a' seminar at the Institute d'Etudies Politiques in Paris. She will then have the opportunity to visit 'l'UrDlo Page'Seventeell
faithful in the once-a-year 'heart' appeal. The preparatory work of the parish groups is already being done so that the to-day appeal can be. conducted with precisioD and dispatch. Ten days prior to the com mencement of the parish appeal, the special gifts phase of the drive will be launched. During this phase,special gifts commit teemen will contact business concerns and professional men throughout the diocese. This sec tion is divided into five areas, Attleboro, Nor t h Attleboro, Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River. Subsequent to next Monday afternoon's general meeting,.each . parish will conduct its own ses . sion to allocate and evaluate . contacts, and,. to prepare in gen 'eral for an ,efficient and aucces.. . fulcampaign.