Charity
Deeds, Not Words Only
E. Lamber, Sr., this year's diocesan lay chairman of the appeal. The 1972 Catholic Charities sued the following statement on Appeal will launch its special the occasion of the kickoff of the 31st Annual Catholic Charities gifts phase on Monday, April 24. More than 700 solicitors will Appeal. make 3,225 contacts to fraternal, professional, business and industrial organizations throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. This phase' end Saturday, May 6. The house to house phase will begin on Sunday, May 7 and continue through to Wednesday, May 17. Nearly 17,000 volunteers will then visit 104,500 homes throughout the diocese. The Bishop's statement follows: Dear Friends of Catholic Charities, . Last year it was my privilege to give for the first time as Bishop of Fall River the address at the annual "Kick-off" of the Diocesan Catholic Charities ApAn Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul peal. It was with a heart full of confidence and enthusiasm that Fall River, Mass., Thurs., April 13, 1972 I asked the cooperation of PRICE 10~ everyone in the Diocese in conVol. 16, No. 15 漏 1972 The Anchor $4.00 per year tinuing the noble tradition of energetic and sincere support of the Appeal. Tonight it is with those same emotion's that I address you, but with, the added dimension of heartfelt gratitude His Excellency Most Rev. Daniel
A. Cronin, STD, last night is-
More than 900 representatives of the Diocese's 114 parishes and 17,000 appeal workers, heard the Most Reverend Bishop, Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director, and Mr. Raymond
grams. Certainly no one can even begin as yet to measure the affectionate help and assistance that will be given to the homeless and emotionally disturbed children who will be cared for in the new St. Vincent's Home on Highland Avenue in Fall River, where construction is almost路 completed. This new endeavor was undertaken with great courage by my predecessor Bishop Connolly, and with its mQdern facilities, the Home should be able to provide the most recent professional methods of bringing assistance to the young ones who will be received there. It has been with great sacrifice that this enterprise has been carried on, and it will require the most ardent support of all to insure its success. The cost of this facility has been very great, and maintenance and improvements You all know well the many over the years will naturally reendeavors to serve our less- quire substantial funding from fortunate brothers and sisters in many sources. Nonetheless, as I speak to you every section of the Diocese. No one can measure the good that this year, I have great joy and has been accomplished by the hope in my heart. The response numerous facilities for the sick of the priests, religious and and aged infirm, the homes for faithful during the past year has children, the schools for the re- been one of enthusiastic coopertarded, the camps for young- ation and I see this as an extrasters and our various youth proTurn to Page Six'
for the magnificent response given by one and all to last year's Appeal. We not only arrived at our desired goal of the previous year's results, but we surpassed them. May God be praised for this, and may His choicest blessings descend on all the clergy, religious and faithful laity who, by dint of hard labor, saintly dedication and selfsacrifice, enabled us to collect the funds so needed for the charitable works of the Diocese.
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It stressed that the responsibility for adaptations of the new ritual dies with the bishops' conferences, although some provisions are made for decisions by individual bishops and the celebrant. As far as bishops' conferences are concerned, the article' stated that "the question hi not only that of translating the ritual into 路a living language and to avoid being overliteral ... but also of truly adapting this rituaL" Nevertheless, it was also stated that the "basic ritual," which is the normal way of proceeding in initiating an adult into the Christian life, should not be omitted. The new ritual lays down three stages for the initiation of new Christians into the Turn to Page Six
Bishopsl Meeting Ends Today Most 'Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, together with Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River, attended the Spring meeting of the Bishops of the U. S., which this year is being held in Atlanta, Ga. Bishop Cronin shortened his participation in the national meeting and returned home yesterday so as to open-the Catholic Charities Appeal at Bishop Connolly High School last evening.
Later today, the Diocesan Ordinary is to leave for Rome for another meeting of the U. S. Bishops who serve as trustees for the North American College in the Eternal City. ,
In Georgia, the Bishops discussed administrative and liturgical proposals. Plans and organization for the usual two meetings per year were discussed. Turn to Page Six
Calls Democracy Difficult Task
VATlCAN CITY (NC) - Democracy is difficult, Pope Paul reminded representatives of Europe's Christian Democrat parties. "It's a question principally of On Sunday afternoon, April the Society for the Propagation 16th, the Archdiocese of Boston of the Faith with a special Mass giving the right place to liberty, to personal initiative, to the in cooperation with the other and dinner in Boston. dioceses of New England will obRepresenting the Diocese of rights of persons and families serve the 150th Anniversary of Fall River and a concelebrant of and intermediary bodies, without the Mass at the Cathedral of the ever failing to harmonize them Holy Cross wiIl be Rev. Msgr. with their duties, with the deRaymond T. Considine, Diocesan mands of the common good, of Director of the Society for the order and of solidarity," he said in a brief address April 8 to the Propagation of the Faith. Archbishop Humberto S. Me- Political Bureau of the European deiros will be principal celebrant Union of Christian Democrats, of the Mass which wHI be offered which has been meeting in Rome. "In sum, a sense of responsiat 4 P.M. Other celebrants will include most of the bi!!hops of 'bility must be created at every the New England dioceses., pin-路 level. Democracy is difficult!" The pope emphasized thai ner will be serVed at 6 P.M: 'at neither the Catholic Church nor the John B. Hynes Civic Audiits visible head is "tied to any torium, Prudential Center, with _ Bishop James Walsh 'of Mary- political system, nor to any knoll as special guest. Archbishop political party." He also underFulton J. Sheen will also speak. lined the mutual independence and autonomy of the church The world-wide society was community and the political founded by Pauline Jarlcot at community. Lyons, France, in order to gather alms for foreign mission work. Diocesan Schools Later it ceased to be a private organization and was taken over Spring Vacation by the Holy See as a Pontifical Rev. Msgr. R. T. Considine, P.A. . Society. Next Week
150th Anniversary
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PLAN CELEBRATION: In charge of plans for the observance of the 75th anniversary of 51. Joseph's Paris~, Taunton, are, sel:lted, Rev. John J. Murphy, pastor; and co-chairman Alfred Cormier. Standing, co-chairman F. Hamilton Lane and Rev. Bento R. Fraga, assistant pastor.