Diocesan Pilgrimage His Excellcncy, thc Most Rc\,· erend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of 'Fall River, will lead a Holy Year ,Pilgrimage to Rome in conjunction with the observance of the Holy Year 1975 in the Diocese of Fall River. A special Diocesan Committee for the Holy Year, under the direction of Very Reverend Luiz G. Mendonca, Vicar General of the Diocese, has planned and coordinated the Diocesan observance of this season of renewal and reconciliation. Organization 'of the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome for the Holy Year is being undertaken by the An Anchor of the Soul. Sure and Firm-St. Paul Fall River Diocesan Travel League under the direction of Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Fall River, Mass.,. Thursday, June 20, 1974 in conjunction with Alitalia. Bishop Cronin extends a most ~I 25 @1974 The Anchor PRICE 15c V o I. 18, 1'II1II0. $5.00 per year cordial invitati9n to all in the Diocese of Fall River to participate in this significant spiritual endeavor. Parish groups and " guilds are invited to plan for this memorable trip. Families and individuals will be participating from every part of the Diocese. The official FaLl River DiocAlso reported were other "in- esan Pilgrimage to Rome for the SOUTH BEND (NC)-DuJ'ing a service which some charismat- ner healings"-those related to Holy Year will depart from ic leaders reluctantily admitted relationship 'problems, sin or Logan International Airport in might have been overly dramat- scarring past emotional experi- Boston on Friday evening, Febic, dozens of healings of physical ences-which allegedly resLdted ruary 14, 1975, under the leaderi'lnnesses as well as spiritual and from the over four.hour healing ship of Bishop Cronin. During the eight days that pilemotional problems were claimed service opening the weekend as a result of an unprecedented conference of Catholic charis- grims will spend in the Eternal City, visits will be made to each healing service at a Catholic matics. charismatic gathering here. Leo Cardinal Sueneri's of About 50 persons offacially MaHnes-Brussels, Belgium, the registered healigs of serious vi- hi'ghest-ranking Churchman idensual and hearing impairments, tified with the Charismatic Rearthriotic and spinal conditions newal, said ,after witnessing the WASHINGTON (NC) - The and other physical1 ailments with 'healing service that healing was formation of seminarians for a a doctor at the 1974 Interna- part of Christ's ministry that the cemhate priesthood requires a full tional Conference on Charismatic Ohurch shoUlid be continu1ng. ,recognition of today's psychoRenewal in lJhe Catholdc Church, He added that he thought sen- ehological insights, according to held at Notre Dame here. sationaHsm was "avoided sub- a new document sent by the Around the campus numerous stantially" in the evening healing Vatican to the world's bishops. others spoke of shrunken tumors, service. The SO-page document from ,return of sensation in numb the Vatican's Congregation for But anotJher bishop who at- CathoLic Education, which is be- , limbs, disappearance of nearsightedness and a 'JIitany of other tended several· such conferences ing reprinted by the U. S. Cathcall1ed the healing service the olic Conference here, gives "healings." "most emotiona1 and least guidelines for bishops and those ,theologica'l" he had seen. He in charge of seminar:ies to follow said one charismaUc leader in preparing priesthood candiwas acting like a "con man" in dates for a celibate life. attempting to stir up the crowd In a covel1ing letter accomfor the healing service. panying the document, Cardinal A special concelebrated Mass . Gabl1iel Garrone, pre'fect of the TORONTO (NC)-Nursing Sis- was offered in which 12 bishops Vatican congregation, said the ters could be forced out of the and 700 priests participated with principal purpose of the dochealth field if a government re- Cardinal Suenens as chief-cel- ument is to set forth "anew and port which recommends a take- ebrant. The 'Mass concluded with in a way more suited to the over of all hospitals is made ,law, a dramatic candle light prayer men of our time the fundamenaccording to Sister Louise De- service on the conference's tal reasons for sacred celLbacy," mers, president of the Catholic theme: "Jesus Christ ,is the Light in accordance with a directive Hospital Conference of Ontario. of the World." .issued by Pope Paul VI in his Under the proposal, the OntaPope Paul VI sent a message 1967 encydical letter on priestly rio provtincial government would wJ1ich restated his "joy and celibacy. assume ownership of hospitals prayerfuil interest" in the charAJothough the new instruction and other health institutions, ismatic renewal and imp~rted emphasizes the need for an inteabolish boards of trustees, and apostolic ,blessings on the gath- grated development of psycho· establish a ,superstructure to ering. logical and emotional maturity, oversee all health services. it also stresses that celibacy The Pope, in an October meet"The government could direct- ing with charismatic leaders in "transcends the natural order. ly dictate the policy of the hos- Rome, indicated interest in and It 'involves a total personal compital's," she said. "The medical- encouragement for charismatic mitment. It cannot be maintained moral position of the hospitals renewal. except w,ith God's grace." and the administration of them Like the matr1mon1al state, the It was announced that next document says, III life of c~libacy would change with the owneryear's internationa1 conference demands personal sexual matuship." The report of the Health.Plan· would be iheld Pentecost week- rity. Turn to Page Four ning Task Force, approved by "Sexual,ity must be considered the Ontario Cabinet and. tabled as a determining factor in the by the Legislature in 'March, maturing of the personality," it says. calls for the institution of area 'boards which would be responsI- Summer Mass ScHedule The document calls for posble for operating one or ,more itive, enlightened sex education Pages EIGHT and NINE institutions. that is developmentllll, according Tum to Page Two to the total psychological, spir-
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of the follr great basilicas of Rome, Saint Peter's, Saint John Lateran, Saint Mary Major and Saint Paul's Outside of the Walls. The celebration of Pilgrimage Masses in each of these magnificent and significant churches will highlight the visits. For centuries, pilgrims to Rome have visited these four basilicas, at each of which the Gift of the Holy Year Indulgence may be gained. Rome is a great religious cen· tel'. During the pilgrimage, tours will be conducted to the catacombs and other shrines of Early Christendom and t.o the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Rome, too, is an age-old cultural center and pilgrimage tours will visit the Borghese Gardens, the Pantheon, the Colosseum and Forum and other monuments of Imperial Rome. Ample free time wiil be allowed for shopping. Optional day trips will be scheduled to Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento, to Capri and to Florence. A half-day trip to the beautiful Tivoli Gardens will be available. On Saturday morning, February 22, 1975, pilgrims will be transferred to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport for the Alitalia trans-Atlantic jet flight back to the United States. A number of optional extenTurn to Page Two
Celibacy Formation Guidelines Set itual and emotional development of the person. "The eduCiatOI'," it says, "must thoroughly understand the physiologicail, psyohological, pedagogica'I, moral, and ascetical com-
plexity of ceLibacy and chastity ... The kind of training in c,hastity that is given in seminaries must be enlightened, that is, based on clear t,eaching, avoidTurn to Page Two
Threat to Force Nursing Sisters From Hospitals
"GOLD CANE" PRESENTED TO SENIOR CITIZEN: Miss'Marie Gentilhomme, former parishioner of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet and now a 'resident of Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford has been presented the "Gold Cane" by the Acushnet Selectmen as a symbol of Acushnet's oldest citizen.