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New Duties· for Seminarians

Diocese to Implement· Council

Decree on Priestly rraini~g

The

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Seven deacons, studying for priestly work in the Diocese ·of Fall River, have been assigned by Bishop Connolly to serve in seven parishes throughout the Diocese during the Summer months. They will be subject to the direction and guidance of the pastor of the parish to, which they are asigned. Within the limits of parish, they may, under the direction of the pastor, bap­ their Summer ministry. reiigious instruction pro­ tize, administer Communion in' The seven assigned deacons grams, taking' the parish census and preach. Other responsi­ and visiting the sick in hospitals are: bilities, such as participating will form an important part of . Turn to Page Nineteen

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Texas I n:ita!lotion Wed nesdoy

Foil River, Mass., Thursday, June 23, 1966 Vol. 10, No. 25 ©

1966 The Anchor

Most Rev. Robert E. Lu­ cey, S.T.D.; Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, will in­ stall Most Rev. Humberto S.

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Pope's Personal Decree Brings Decentralizatio,n

Medeiros, S,T.D .. as the second Bishop of the Diccese of Browns­ ville, on Wednesday morning, June 29th, at a Solemn Pontifi­ cal Mass to be offered by the. new Ordinary of the Texas Diocese.

Pope Paul VI, in a personal intervention, cleariy recog­ lIMed the practical workings or' episcopal collegiality, de­

iOefitralized the government of the Church and :velieved 'the R-oman Curia both of a great workload and power. Though iIe had been forced to post,' . ' .' ' , .' pone the effective date of' diOcesan cur.las and clergy WIll C '1 soon be published before the end " I3Ume 0,f theV at lcan ounCI of the month., decrees only a week ago, the In his Motu Proprio (a decis­ ~ope

p€:l'sonally made effective as of August 15 many of the ~reat hopes of the Council De!1:i"ee on the Pastoral Duties of J5i~h(lps,

A Vatican official of the Conaistorial Congregation,' Msgr. Geoffredo Mariani, also stated h t another papal document on

The sermon at the installation ceremony will be· preached by the Most Rev. Thomas J. Drury. D,D., LL.D., Bishop of the'Dio­ cese of Corpus Christi. Bishop Medeiros will arrive in Brownsville on Sunday after a short stay -in Corpus Christi On his arrival in Brownsville a special reception by religious and civic leaders will be held at the Brownsville :lirport,

ion issued at the Pope's own initiative) "De Muneribus Epis­ copol"Um" the Holy Father au­ thoritatively iriterpreted, orie section 'If the Council Decree on

Bishops, In his decision, the

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The Diocese which the former Fall River Diocesan Chancellol' will serve as chief shepherd and pastor was established July 10, 1965 and is located in the south­ ernmost part of the state of Texas. '

Renewal Delay' ,Cause, Of Vocation Deficit Bishop Connolly with rel)resentatlves of 'clubs in, the lD"1'Ocese was among the 2100 Serra International convention delegates in St.· Louis this week. Attending the O}Jiening, M.ass, the Bishops and delegates heard Joseph, Cardinal. Bitter of St. Louis state 'that the delay in renewing iogful Church a~e reasons .for the c.urren~ shortage of 'priestly ~ Church and a failure to ...lI.'~w a dynaml'c' and meal1'vocatiQns, -' . . .tv "The age we' live' in is any':',

I,t is composed of four counties over an area of 4,226 square miles, 'while the Diocese the Bishop 1s leaving, Fall River, is 'comprised of 1191 square miles.

TESTIMONIAL TO BISHOP MEDEIROS: As 1200 people were filling 'the Lincoln Park Ballroom for a final ,tes'timonial to Bishop Medeiros, the newly named Texas 0 r d'mar,y s t'll 1 h a d t'Ime to b'd 1 a personaI f areweII t 0 one of his 'parochial school childl:en, Jennifer Costa, as Bishop .. thing but irreHgiousin' the Gerrard, a'nd Father Hill, guest speaker, stand in admira­ sense :>f being iittle' interested ' tion, '

in ,religion," he 'deClared. "God

is page one copy today. ·And

contemporary youth is concern-,

ed about social welfare.

"Catholic youth receives a

more SOlid, inspiring and sophis­ ticated religious and spiritual' formation than has ever been available to any generation,", the cardinal told the delegates. "The shortage of vocations to the priesthood comes from delay in remaking a new Church in the spirit of Pope John XXIII and the failure to present to youth R sufficiently dynamic and meaningful Church to' en­ gage their dedicr,tion to a life of sacrifice and service." But as the ':"enewal ot the Church progresses, he said, a greater' awareness of the full Turn to Page Nineteen

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SERRA LEADER: Jan M. c1, Berbers, a textile manu­ facturer in Montevideo, Uru­ guay, took a leading role in the· annual convention of Serra International in St. ~uil:lJ Mo.~ this week.

Summer Sclhg~:h!l~l!:'J The Anchor pUblishes today the Sum m e.l' schedules @f Masses anlll. other devotio1llls !IIJ c:hurches ,nn the Cape C(l411 all'ea, l\lI:artha's VineYll,r411 lI,lZltil Nantuck~t Ifslands. See page 4, «11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

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Bishop Hum,berto Medeiros, leaving the traditionally Catho­ lic part of, New England, does not enter a missionary territory in the sense . that the Church ' is not present in the Browns­ ville area. Sixty-two per CP:lt of the population of this south­ ernmost U.S. diocese is Catholic. Turn to Page Two

Clo,istered Corm'elite Nuns 'Pray.for Church, Priests Where once' doctors and nurses worked to straighten the crippled limbs of-children, today a group of 12 Oarmelite nuns are working,and praying for the well being of people of the Fall River Diocese. The --nation's newest Carmel, the first in the 'Diocese, i s ' , located on the former Sol-e- apart from the world, behind closed doors and their fence. Mar Hospital property at the Last week, however, as nuns end of a winding road lead- scrubbed floors and washed ing from Dartmouth Street in Dartmouth. It is ~peaceful place, quiet, surrounded by trees and with a view of the waters of Clarks Cove. Last weekend, Carmel opened its doors to lay visitors. Next weekenc, the cl~rgy and relig­ ious of the Diocese have been invited to inspect the monaster~·. Next Fall. after fI fence has been built around the main b~lilding and gruunds, the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.D., will officiate at a solemn ceremony designating the monastery a Papal Enclosure. From then on, the 12 nuns who now staff Carmel will live

p;:tint getting ready for the open house, Carmel was a lively, fun­ filled place. Mother Therese, O.D.C., pri­ oress, smiled as she listened to the chatter. "There is no silence now," she said, quite unnecessarily, "it iB impossible with the workmen around." However, once Carmel settles

down in enclosure, grand silence

will be observed 22 hours a day. One hour in the morning and one at night are the only con­ versational "pauses that refresh" for members of the order, founTurn to Page Eleven

PREACHER: BIshop Dru.­ ry of Corpus Christi will de­ liver the sermon at Bishop Medeiros' installation cere.­ monies in Brownsville.


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