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J FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER I,' fOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS, CAPE COD & THE ISLA~S _.. ._ j

t eanc 0 VOL. 36, NO. 16

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Friday, April 17, 1992

FALL RIVER, MASS.

Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly

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Hickey photo of students at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven

He is 'not here but is risen! Easter Message My Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Lord: Today we join our voices in joyful praise to God who has raised Christ from the dead: "Alleluia! -This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice-and be glad in it!" (Ps. 118:24) We celebrate the completion of the Paschal Mystery: through His suffering, death and resurrection, Christ has conquered the power of sin and death, and calls us all to share in His wonderful light. Just as during the celebration of the Easter Vigil, we share in the one light of the Paschal Candle, so we are called to share the one Light of our faith with those still cloaked in the darkness of sin. This is the great mission of evangelization -spreading the good news of our faith. It is not sufficient simply to admire the beauty of the liturgical services or the decorations of the Easter season. Weare called to bear witness to the Risen Christ, in our homes and places of employment and to the society in which we live: indeed, to all nations. It has been 500 years since the arrival of the Gospel message to the Americas. This anniversary prompts each of us to

examine the effect of the Gospel message on us and on society. The feast of Easter allows us to recommit ourselves to living and proclaiming the Good News of the Resurrection daily. As Administrator of the Diocese of Fall River, I extend my prayerful best wishes to you. May our observance of this Easter feast be a source of grace and blessing. As St. Paul wrote in today's second reading: "Let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, that of corruption and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." (1 Cor. 5:8)

D~evotedlY y~rsi~:.::c

~ /. (R~v. Ms Henry T. Munroe Administrator of the Diocese of Fall River

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Msgr. Munroe will celebrate the Mass of Easter, to be telecast on Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on WLNE Channel Six. The television Mass will resume its usual broadcast time of 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 26.

Cardinal Law celebrates Mass of Chrism in Fall River By Pat McGowan with Catholic News Service reports As it awaited appointment of a new bishop, the Fall River diocese welc~med a distinguished substitute on Tuesday afternoon as Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of Boston, was principal celebrant of the solemn Mass of Chrism. The Mass is the annual occasion for the world's priests to recommit themselves to their vocation. For Cardinal Law it was the second such Mass of the day. Earlier he had offered the Mass for

Boston's priests and had preceded it by announcement of two new auxiliary bishops for the huge archdiocese. Welcomed to St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River by Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, diocesan administrator, the cardinal spoke warmly of his own predecessor, Cardinal Humberto S. Medeiros, originally a priest of the Fall River diocese, and of now Hartford Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin. "I well know his deep love for

the Fall River diocese," said the cardinal of Archbishop Cronin. Cardinal Law then called for a round of applause for Msgr. Munroe "for his faithful service as diocesan administrator" and thanked the scores of priests in attendance "for the gift you are to this church. "The next bishop of Fall River, whomever he may be (and I have no information) will be a lucky bishop indeed," he continued, to laughter from the congregation. Many, unaware that announce-

ment of new bishops is made from Washington by the apostolic pronuncio to the United States after he has received word from the Vatican, had indeed hoped th~t Cardinal Law would be the bearer of that news. Special features of the Chrism Mass include, as well as priestly recommitment, blessing of the oils of the sick and catechumens and of chrism, used at baptism, confirmation, ordination and in dedication of churches and altars. Singled out for recognition are

priests celebrating significant anniversaries. This year they are Fathers Cornelius J. Keliher and Maurice H. Lamontagne, 60 years; Father William H. O'Reilly, 55 years; Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, 50 years; Fathers Andre P. Jussaume and William F. O'Connell, 40 years; and Fathers Henry S. Arruda, Richard L. Chretien, Brian J. Harrington, James H. Morse, William W. Norton and Msgr. John J. Oliveira, 25 years. Turn to Page 13

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