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Fall River, Mass.
Five Jail Inmates
Are Confirmed
BishOp Connolly has administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to five men confined, in the House of Correction at New Bedofrd. The ceremony marked the first time the Sacrament had been conferred in the in stitution.· '
In his talk, to the newly confil:med, Bishop Connqlly pointed out that Our Lord indicate His care for men in
Thursday, July 4, 1957
instituting the Sacrament. Re ception of Confirmation makes men Apostles, whose aim should Mail Priv~.g" Aulhorized PRICE. 10c be to do good for others as well Vol. 1, No. 13 Second Clan al rail River, Mass. . $4.00 per Yr. as fo~ themselves, he said. The Bishop pointed out that many people in the world are in trouble'and difficulty because they feel the world owes them a living. II). the face of injustice Inspired by Our Lord's assurance that "Whatsoever and crosses, they refuse to face you do for these, My little ones, you do unto Me," a group up to facts, they do not aim high of parents, teachers and therapists in the Attleboro area enough, and as a result their have formed an Association for Retarded'Children, affili lives are not all God expects tl.ted with the state and na them to be. The Bishop urged the recipi tional associations. ents to have a more definite goal Officers of the association in life, reminding them that they are Mr. a'nd Mrs. Leon O'Brien and MI'. and Mrs. Fred have the Grace of God, Who erick Proulx, who formed the 'expects something in return. iroup last January under the 'Noting that it is easy to slip and guiCiance of Michael Laurie of feel sorry for oneself, the Prelate Newton. They regard the chil asked the men to set an ideal dren as exceptional, not only be before themselves, to aim higher cause they requIre exceptional than ever before in their lives. care and kindness, but also be Very Rev.' Humberto S. Me cause they lire the source of ex deiros, S.T.D., Diocesan Chancel ccptional graces for those who lor, was master of cel'~monies. care for them. All parents and Chaplains to the Bishop were friends of retarded children ar8 Very Rev. Huga A. 'Gallagher, invited to join the association. ' pastor of St. Janles Church, and Meetings begin with recitation Rev. John J. Mui'phy, assistant of the prayer of blessing, com at St. Lawrence Church. posed by Bishop Connolly, on Rev. John F. Hogan, director those who help retarded children. of the Catholic Welfare Bureau Included in group are Sister Wil of New Bedford and chaplain of liam Mary, Missionary Servant St. Mary's Home, and Rev. John of the 1vIost Blessed Trinity; Wil P. Driscoll, Episcopal Secretary. liam Janse, teacher of the special were seated in the sanctuary. g~ade at Willet School; Mrs. Lena, George Vigeant of New Bedford Mustillo, music teacher; Wilfred was sponsor. Lefebvre, physical director of Boys of St. Mary's Home Pawtucket schoo'ls, and members and able to do so received their served as altar boys and music of the Missionary Cenacle Apos was by members of St. Lawrence First Holy Communion and Con tolate, conducted by the Siaters Parish choir. I at the Holy Ghost Missionary firmation this year. In the congregation were A speech therapist has been Sheriff, Patrick H. Dupuis, De Cenacle. Cross of Christ puty Master Roy K. Holland and Turn to Page Seven Through their efforts valuable inmates. ' aid has been given the children in the spiritual. social and intel lectual fields. Facilities of the Attlcboro YMCA have been avail able for the children's physical improvement, and assistance has been promised by Dr. Adolf Ben del' and Dr. Everett Pierce of Attleboro. Progress has been evidenced by six mongoloid childrcn pQl'tiCi pating with their parents in physical therapy; 13 older girls now havc their own Girl Scout Troop; those who are old enough
Form Association to Aid Attleboro Area Children
TEE;.NS PLANNING CONVENTION: Entering na tional headquarters of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference are three representatives of the National Council of Catholic Youth, ,Diocesan Section, part of a group who are in Washington, to plan their national convention in Philadelphia in November. From left are William G. Potter, Cincinnati, national president; Carolyn Tighe of Philadel phia and Patrick Dennis of Charleston, national treasurer. NC ,Photo.
Diocesan Confirmations More Than 5,230 in 1957 With the conferring of the sacrament of Confirma tion on five men in the Bristol County House of Correc tion in New Bedford, the number of those confirmed in the Diocese this Spring and Summer reached 5238 persons. The Bishop visited 53 par ishes and institutions in ev ery part of the Diocese, Of the number confirmed, 306
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Reds Deceive By Strategy, WASHINGTON (NC) The American Communist party carefully staged its February convention to fool' Americans into believing it had broken with Moscow, the Senate Internal Security Sub-committee has charged. The sub-committee said a stl'll
WilY 'of "guile and deception" to
trick tbe public was carefully
planned, according to FBI Di
l'ector J. Edgar Hoover.
The Senate unit charged that
the convention ·"was used to
pl'Omote the myth that the party
no longer advocates overthrow
of I{overnments by force and vio
lence." thus hoping to thwart
prosecution by the Dcpartment
of Justice under the Smith Act.
But the sub-committee said,
tl'reliable evidence shows the
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were adults, some of them con verts, and the rest were boys and girls. Confirmation was confer red, from March 17, in 50 parish es, in the Myles Standish School. Taunton; in St. Vincent's Home. Fall River, and at the House of Correction for the first time In its histOl·Y. At the present time there are 105 parishes in the Diocese. Thl) Bishop visits these for Confirma tion every two years. There are several parishes where the Sacra ment Is conferred every year.
New Parish On Cape Cod The Parish of Our Lady of Victory has been estab lis h e d at Centerville on Cape Cod by a Decree issued
START TRAINING AS MARYKNOLL NOVICES: Sister Christiana Maria, the former Honora Felix, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Felix of Attleboro, kisses the Episcopal Ring of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen following the ceremony at which the Sisters received their Maryknoll habit. Other Novices in the photograph are, left to right, Sis ter Marie Claudette of Portland, Sister Miam Andre of Millbury and Sister Miriam John of Worcester.
by Most Rev. James L. Connolly. D.D.. Bishop of the Fall River Diocese. Rev. Ho~rd A. Waldl'On was appointed Administrator by the Bishop. Parish boundaries have been set in the Decree as follows: North - Mid-way Cape High Way; East-Route 132, Phinney's Lane, StraWberry H1l1 Road and Old Town Road; West - Center ville River, Scudder Bay, Bump'. Turn
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