FALL RIVER, MASS.
VOL. 45, NO. 24 • Friday, June 15, 2001
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and the mor~ you ~iUbe like him." dience arid respect to the bishop and his successors. They then prostrated themselves before the altar dur'The bishop described how Jesus was a tireless teacher FALL RIVER - Two men were ordained to the priest- .. and 'pre'acher of the Word and how Jesus is asking each ing the chanting of the Litany of the Saints as the bishop hood by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OFM Cap:, before . new _priest·to be the Same. "Allow yo~elves to be trans- and priests knelt in prayer. The candidates lay face hundreds of clergy, family and friends at morning Mass .formed' by the Word. As JeSus calls y~:JU to share his mis- down in the main aisle of the Cathedral as the Litany June 9 in St. Mary's Cathedral. ," 'sian, lay your head on'his heart. In all you do as priests ... was sung. Bishop O'Malley then imposed his hands on each canRev. Mr. Kevin Andrew Cook and Rev.' Mr.' David' . preaching, forgiving sin, prayiJ)g~ .. : do all with the love didate and other priests in attendance joined in the gesCallaghan Frederici responded to the call by the bishop of Christ in your heart," the bishop proclaimed. to be ordained and serve in the Fall River ·diocese. Each Following the homily, each candidate pledged his obe- ture of invoking the Holy Spirit. The imposition of hands and prayer of consecration that fol' then announced his readiness to enter the lows are the heart of the ordination order of presbyter andthose gathered sigceremony. naled their approval with loud applause. The new priests were then vested Bishop O'Malley expressed his thanks with stole and chasuble, the liturgito the families of those being ordained cal vestments of a priest. for their role in nurturing vocations and Father Richard Rieman vested addressed the ordinandi directly during Father Cook and Father Bruce his homily. . . Neylon vested Father Frederici. The "The Spirit of the good Lord is upon bishop then anointed the men's hands you. As Catholic priests you must leam with the Oil of Chrism, as a sign that to love the confessional. You must be they have been chosen to do God's there to show God's mercy. Kevin and work. David, today, like Padre Pio, Jesus Family members brought the gifts breathes the power into you to destroy to the altar which were received by sin. Be in awe of that and heal the wounds the bishop and symbolically handed of sin, and remember: to be a good conto the new priests. fessor you must first be a g'ood peoitent.'~. In a moving conclusion to the cerThe bishop said it should be, clem;. tg emony Bishop O'Malley knelt before them that they are becoming priests"not , ;".C;'·:-~i;-:-);l"7,!; " each of the new priests and received for themselves, but for others. "Celebrate their first blessing and then kissed the Mass with love and devotion and faith their hands. and give the Bread of Life to his people," I Fathers .Cook and Frederici dishe advised. tributed Communion to the congreReflecting on the Gospel reading, gation during the Mass and followBishop O'Malley told the deacons, ing the final blessing by the bishop, "Christ is asking you Kevin and David, FATHERS KEVIN Andrew Cook and David Callaghan Frederici receive congratu- received a rousing round of applause. do you love me? Jesus says to you 'Feed my sheep because you love me.' The lations from '~heir parents following their ordination to the priesthood June 9. From left: They were then again greeted by their '. Tum to page 15- Priests more you 'love Jesus the more you can Louis'and Rosemary Cook, Father Cook, Father Frederici and Joan Frederici.
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5aviolfr Day Nursery FAREWELL - Cathy Bruno, left, and her daughter Amelia, center, were among many who attended an open house at the St. Saviour Day Nursery last Sunday to say good-bye to the Sisters of the Resurrection who staff the school and to take a last walk through. St. Saviour will close at the end of June after 40 years of caring for pre-schoolers from the Greater New Bedford Area. Cathy, who organized the open house, was a student there in the late 1960s, while Amelia, age three, attended this year. Here they join Sister Marcella, community superior, and Sister Leandra, who has been at the school since it opened its doors. The Sisters of the Resurrection have also served as sacristans for the Diocesan Television Mass since its first broadcast in 1963. (Photo by John E. Kearns Jr.)
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FALL RIVER - "We are blessed with people who ' strive until the very end for the well-being of those . around them," director Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington said affectionately and enthusiastically as the 60th annual Catholic Charities Appeal approaches its conclusion next week. "This has become a wonderful sign of the total commitment that pastors, parish chairs, committee members and donors have shown in recent years," the monsignor added. Tum to page JJ - Appeal