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Pontifical Requiem at Cathedral Tonight
Obsequies for Supreme ·Pontiff
Take Place As' World Mourns
In an unprecedented action, St. Peter's Basilica remained open Tonight at 8 o'clock in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, the priests tltroughout last night to allow untold thousands to pass by the body of and faithful of the Diocese will join with Bishop Connolly in offering Pope John XXIII, lying in state before the great high altar and over the a Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem for the repose of the soul of the very spot where the first Vicar of Christ was martyred and buried. The universally loved Pope John XXIII. In all Churches of the Diocese. The first of the nine daily Masses - Requiem Masses were scheduled for Pentecost. Every day in the Octave ot Pope ~~ll be bur~ed at 6 tonight in a time that would enable the largest Pentecost is a first class <feast and a-tradibonally prIvate ceremony and for the Pope will begin tomorrow. From number of parishoners to attend Requiems. are ordinarly prohibited on hts body will be placed in the crypt tomorrow a tall catafalque topped with of St. Peter's not far from the tomb the papal tiara or crown will stand and yet permit all the priests to be first class feasts.
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of his predecessor, Pius XII. On Tue9dclY evening, in an outdoor procession, the Pope's body was »rought to St. Peter's from the Apostolic Palace where it. had lain in state since his death 011 ~onday night.
before the' altar where the body had been <placed... . . Already t~e Cardmals are begmnmg to meet dally to make plans for the June 19 conclave and to handle the Turn to Page< Thirteen
The ANCHOR Fall River, Mass., Thursday, June 6, 1963
Vol. 1, No. 24 ©
1963 The Anchor
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High Schools ]n Diocese To Grant 713 Diplomas Seven hundred and thirteen seniors will graduate from 11 high schools of the Diocese at ceremonies Sunday, June 9. and Monday, June 10. They include 308 boys and 405 girls. Holding its first graduation is Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, torian and Anne Louise Gibbons which will have c~remonies will deliver the valedictory. in: the school auditorium at Class day at the Fall River 3 Sunday afternoon. Bishop schQol will take place at 3 to.
present at tonight's Mass at the Cathe dral. A special permission was granted by .the Sacred Congregation of Rites <to all < churches, chapels and <oratories throughout the world to have a Requiem for Pope John during the Octave of
Assisting Bishop Connolly at the
Mass Solemn Pontifical Requiem will
be Rt. Rev. Humberto S. Medeiros,
assistant priest; Rt. Rev. Leonard J.
Daley and Rt. Rev. Francis McKeon,
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Death ,Erases Three 'Names 'In- Petto' VATICAN CITY (NC) T h r e e churchmen who m Pope John XXIII picked to become cardinals three years ago lost their prospect of join ing the College of· Cardinals with· his death. It <was at the consistory of Mar. 28, 1960, when he published the names of seven other new cardinals, that Pope John reo vealed he had also chosen three others "in petto." The term is an Italian one meaning "in the breast"-or secretly. " If a Roman Pontiff announces the creation of a cardinal, but reserves the name to himself for special reasons, the person thus promoted does not enj oy the rights and privileges of cardi nals. But at the time the Pope does publish his name, he takes seniority over other cardinals created after the time of the reservation in petto.
In this case, however, the Pope died without publishing the names of the three in petto cardinals. Thus in effect their appointments to the College of Cardinals died with him.
A PRAYERFUL TRIBUTE TO A BELOVED POPE
Connolly will preside and con morrow afternoon, also in the , The last cardinal who was < chosen in petto was Frederico fer diplomas with Rev. Patrick auditorium. I. O'Neill, Diocesan superin .Mt. St. Mary Academy, Fall < Cardinal Tedeschini, the Apos tendent of schools, as master River, will graduate 60 seniors tolic Datary who died in 1959. of ceremonies. John McDev at 2 Sunday afternoon in the Pope Pius XI chose him a car·
itt, former Waltham sUiPe~in school auditorium. Bishop Ger. dinal in petto on Mar. 13, 1933, tendent of schools and past rard will preside and confer die choosing to keep him in his post
chairman and present member plomas, with Rev. Paul McCar as Papal Nuncio to Spain. Pius Rev. Mr. John Francis Dias, C.S.C., son of Mrs. el. the Massachusetts Board of rick presenting the graduates to XI made his name public in the Education, will be the main him. Atty. Francis Meagher will consistory of Dec. 16, 1935, and Marianna Dias, 53 Ocean Grove Avenue, Swansea, will be 8Peaker. be main speaker. . he was automatically recalled ordained for the Congregation of Holy Cross Fathers at 10 Saturday morning, Jun~ 8 in the seminary chapel of St. 'Some 25 scholarships will be Turn to Page <Twelve to the Vatican. awarded to the school's 154 Joseph at North Easton by graduates, including full awards His Excellency, Most Rev. to Emmanuel, Boston College, James L. Connolly. He will Notre Dame, Holy Cross, Provi. offer his first solemn Mass dence, Salve Regina, Fordham at 11 Sunday morning, June 9 and Pueblo, Colo., in addition to at St. Michael's Church, Ocean many partial grants. Ocean Grove. Highest ranking graduates at Rev. Joseph A. Cournoyer. Stang are Teresa Bourgault, pastor, will be archpriest and Doris Prefontaine, Alfred Saul- < Rev. Dennis M. McNelis, C.S.C. ners, Janet Saulnier, Colette By Rev. Edward J. Mitchell By Russell Collinge will be deacon, with Richard J. Lemire, Lorraine Beaulieu and Vaughan, C.S.C. serving as su~ H Any day is a good day to be born," The tickets were pink, for seats one and Patricia Vogel. < Pope John had said on his 81st birthday, deacon. At Sacred He;lrts Academy, two in Section 27. The morning was 'clear Rev. Joseph F. Hanna, C.S.C. "and any day is a good· day to die." The will preach for the occasion. Fall River, 74 girls will graduate and bright with sunlight filling the whole at 3 Monday afternoon in the vast plaza of St. Peter's. A few people bells of Rome are now mournfully tolling A reception will follow the school auditorium. Rev. John H. moved aimlessly here and there and the group out the news that Pope John's "good day to die" Mass from 3 to 5 Sunday after
Hackett will preside and Bishop of stout gentlemen, <each with his large briefcase . has finally come. As remarkable in death as he noon at White's restaurant.
Gerrard will confer diplomas. was <in life, the kindly shepherd of the flock
or small suitcase, had not yet broken off their Navy Veteran has at last laid down his staff and gone to meet Rev. Norman J. Ferris <will perpetual and seemingly violent argument and Rev. Mr. Dias is a graduate of the Good Shepherd. address the graduates. Special started their individual efforts to sell rosaries B. M. C. Durfee High School. The crowds of the faithful, which kept watch Fall River and of Thibodeau's bonors will go to Anne Louise and medals. The time was shortly before nine' - the in St. Peter's Square as the pontiff's life slowly Business School. He attended the Gibbons, Marlene Gauthier, Rita ebbed away, are returning to their homes. A School of St. Philip Neri for
Sullivan, Mary Beth Jette, Nancy month was March - the date the 27. A Wednes cloud of Sadness envelopes the Eternal City. Davis; Cornelia Adams, Mary day '" the day for public audience. It was a Delayed <Vocations, Stonehill
'It isn't fair," a woman said with tears in College and Holy Cross College.
Anne Latella, Margaret McCon. beautiful day, the -tickets were pink, safe in their folder, and ready for use. her eyes. "He made himself so close to us that Washingt~n, D. C. nell, and Diane Dube, scholar now it is like losing a member of our own We joined some other early arrivals in the ship winners; also to Susan A World War II Navy veteran, family." < Fagan, winner of an English outside corridor leading to the Bronze Door, the ordinand was institutional achievement award and Alana climbed the steps to the iron grille, and were "He was the best pope we ever had," said representative for the BOT Almeida, recipient of a home. told by the official on duty to come back about an old man. Sc04ts of St. Michael's parish maker award. What a contrast these words were to those and h" "l~n ~Pt'veil ". oocretar)' 11. of the Holy Name Socie~. Turn to Page Eighteen Diane Dube will be salutaTurn to Page Twenty~two
Bishop Connolly to Ordain 'Navy Veteran Saturday
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