The ANCHOR Aft AncAOf' of the Soul. Sur. and l"irm-8T. PAUL
Fall River, Mass., Thursday, April 16, 1964 Vol. 8, ·No. 16 ©
1964 The Anchor
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Holy Cross Fa~hers
Fr. Richard Sullivan
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The Very Reverend Richard H. Sullivan, C.S.C., Presi
dent of Stonehill College, haR been appointed Provincial of
the Eastern Province of the Holy Cross Fathers. Announce
CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL: Discussing the 29 agencies supported by the ment was made by the Very Reverend Germain-M. Lalande,
0;8.C., Superior General, fol- . of Novices, Superior of the Holy CCA following the opening meeting attend~d by representatives from all parishes in lOWing the Provincial Chap Cross Fathers Seminary and the. Diocese are, left to right: Larry Newman of Hyannis, lay chairman; Joseph Robi chaud of St. Therese's, Attleboro; and Bishop Connolly. ter of the Holy Cross F:athers .
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h~ld recently at North East on.
'Father SuUivan succeeds the
Reverend George DePrizio,
C:S,C., who has served as Pro
vincial of . the Holy Cross
Fathet's' Eastern Province since
J~ly, 1956. .
Father Sullivan attended Notre
Dame University and the Gre gorian University in Rome. He holds the doctorate of philoso phy degree from Laval Univer Sny in Canada. His many years of administrative experience in_ clude appointments as Master
Investitu re The Investiture of the 11 newly-elevated diocesan Do mestic J're 1ates will take place next Tuesday evening at 8 in St. Mary's Cathedral, 'Fall River.
Diocese A Leader
Bishop Prides in Work of Laity
ganizational Meeting of the Catholic Charities Appeal. Parish Chairmen, priests and parish . trustees attended the meeting held on Monday afternoon in the JeSus _ Mary Academy AUdi torium, Fall River. Speaking w.ith evident joy and pride, Bishop Connolly said: "It is always good to meet with priests and representative lay men whose loyalty has so many VERY REV. R. H. SULLIVAN times brought us to success in
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seed-time. The pope of our charitable activities is in the un derstanding, dedicated effort of those that speak out for us in pulpit and press, in house to house canvass and in direct ap peal to industry and business .The eleventh annual con throughout the diocese. ."Of necessity,. we "have Wel vention of the Fall River Dio fare Bureaus, Family LifE: coun cesan Council of Catholic selling and direction, Pre-Cana Women will be held .Satur Conference for those that conday, May 9 at Bishop Cassidy . template marriage. But here the High School, Taunton.. services of. doctors, lawyers, Bishop ConnollywilJ be guest married couples are donated, and of honor and speakers will ad prized highly inasmuch as they dress delegates .on liturgy in the represent· what the Ecumenical Turn to Page Seventeen Turn to' Page Eleven
Bishop James' L. Connolly our Catholic Charities AJlpeal. and the 1964 Diocesan Lay. The hope of the harvest is in the Chairman, Mr. Larry G. Newman addressed the Or
Diocesan Women Convene May 9
New Protonotary Apostolic
• Cardinal In Boston May 6 Hh; Eminence, Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens, Archbishop of Brus sels, Belgium, will be a guest speaker in the Paulist Fathers' Christian Culture Lecture Series on Wednesday, May 6, at 8:15 P.M., in the Main :s...uroom of a Boston hotel. His Eminence, Richard Cardinal Cushing,
Elevate Fall River Native Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Gilligan, a Fall River native, domestic prelates 'of the St. Paul Archdiocese who have elevated by Pope Paul VI to the rank of protonotary highest monsignorial rank. A protonotary apostolic is
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is one of four recently been apostolic, the an honorary
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Litorgy Guides for Parishes Hierarchy Aids and Explanations for Clergy, Laity By Rev. John R. FoIster St. Anthony Church - New Bedford
National Guidelines Changes, changes * * * they might be for the better, but * * * what do we do,
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how? The parish priest's plight is a real one indeed and the layman confusion is
Under an Imprimatur of December 27, 1958, Bishop Connolly prepared a '''Simple . Form of Active Participation" for use in parishes of the Diocese of Fall River. Over
troubling. Press bulletins do not always help for theory clashes with practice; the desirable is not always the allowed'. ,. Now someone has come to the aid of the parish. The National Liturgical Conference set its experts to work and they now have a kit available Turn to Page Four
the past six years, this simple form has been elaborated on and explained so that there exists a rather definite guide for participation in the liturgy by the faithful of the Diocese. The provisions of the 1958 directives, thanks to further explanations such as the most recent Turn to Page FoUl
MSGR. F. J.' GILLIGAN, ftA.