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The Sacred Hearts· Father who celebrated the first Mass in Our Lady of the As sumptionChurch, Water and Leonard Streets, New Bedford; on April 6, 1905, will offer the final Mass in the edifice at 12 noon Sunday, Sept. 1, and preach a-t the first service in the new church that afternoon. ~. At/ At/chor 0/ the Soul, Sure and Firm - ST. PAUL He is the Rev. Stanislaus Bernard, SS.CC., chaplain of Sacred Hearts A cad e my: Fan Riv~r, Mass. Thursday, August 22, 1957 Fairhaven. Bishop Connolly 'will bless the new church. located at Sixth and Cherry Streets. at 3:30 o'clock and preside at the Solemn High Mass which will follow at 4 oclock. Officers of the Mass, all former pastors of the parish. will be as follows: Three Religious Sisters pf Mercy who c,omprise the, Rev. Stephen Conturi!,-ux, sS. faculty of Nazareth: Hall, the new D~9cesan school for ex'" .. CC.. of Sacred .Heiu:ts ·Seminary. ceptional children, have had special pl:ep'aratioli andtraiI'I-' Washington, "0. , G.. celebrl!-nt; Rev. Egbert Steenbeck, SS.CC.• lng for the type of work in, which they will be engaged; of St. Ma'ry's, Fairhaven, deacon; Objective of thl:] school Rev. Edward Callens, SS.CC.. of established by Most Rev. dinal .Stritch College, Chicago, .Our Lady of, Victory Church. They are taking courses at tile Bl'sllOP James L. Connolly, ' Al'chibishop Cnshing Clinic In Rochester, N. Y .. subdeacon. DD is to help the child who Boston and at st. Coletta's Founding Father ., . , At tlu: Invitation of the late Is not intellectually able to fol- School, Hanov~r, which has a Bishop Stang. the first three 10 \\'tl.1e l'cgtllal' SCllool PI'ogl'anl national reputation for work In Fathers of the Sacred Hearts btl '" who call follow and bellefl't the field of exceptional children. arrived in Fairhaven In 1905 by a more simplified program in Ideal Environment from their house in Louvain, BelIlllnall groups. All three Sisters in preparing gium. Father Stanislaus Bernard Sisters IIf Mercy fo!: the new Diocesan enwrprise was one of these founding fathers The facllity will consist of Sis- have done much field work and 'and has labored for the glory of trt· Maureen, R.S.M., B. Ed:. observed many classes in action God and the salvation of souls In principal; Sister Mary Joel. in similar schools In Washington, this area for the past 52 years. He was born in Luxemburg In R.S.M., B. Ed. and Sister Mary Philadelphia, New Jersey and Constantia, R.S.M., B. Ed. Sister Boston. They feel that the at- 1875. He studied at the Univer Maureen, 'a native of Fall River, mosphere of 'Nazareth Hall will sity of Lottvain and was a semi has taught in parochial schools in provide an Ideal environment for 'nary professor for the three years Fall River, North Attleboro and the students to fulfill their capa- in SinlPelveld. H 011 and. Six New Bedford. She is at present city. months after his arrival in Fair principal of St. Vincent's School The school, an 'Integral palt of haven he was appointed as the itl Fall Ri"cr. the educational system of the ,'first administrator of the newly Sister Maureen has studied at Diocese, will be under the imme- . established parish' for the Cape the Plus X School of Music of diate supervision of the Rev. Ed- . Verdeans in New Bedford. His the Mallhattanville College of ward J. Gorman, A.M., LL.D., su- priestly labors also brought him the Sar:red Heart. and she has perintendent of Diocesan schools. to Mattapoisett where in 1906 he taken courses In the Department A consultant physician will be· offet'ed the first Mass there In illf Special Education, of the in attendance. • the Town Hall.
Appointed Superior Catholic University. Located in Fall River on Hig'hSister Mary Joel. whO Is also land Avenue, at the corner of He remained in charge of Our from Fall River, is presently Hood Street. the new school was Lady of the Assumption parish teaching at St. JOseph's School. formerly the residence of James until 1910 wheli he was assigned :f'1\1I River, and Sister Mary Con- A. Burke. It was recently pur- to St. Joseph's parish In Faii. stantia, who Is from, Providence, chased by the Diocese and during haven. He returned a second Is teaching at .st. Patrick's the past two months has been time as administrator at Our School, Fall River. Sisters, Joel completely renovated and con- Lady of the Assumption parish and Constantia are working for verted Into a school building ad- tn 1911 and 'served In this capa their Master's degrees at the Car- mirably suited for this type of ' city until 1917. It was at this work. time that he was appointed suMembers of \ the faculty are periOI' of the Fathers of the .nQw at the school dally, Monday Sacred Hearts In Fairhaven and through Friday, from 10 a.m. to t~ereupon resumed the dutles of 3 P.M. for registration of stu
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Thirty-one Religious Sisters of Mercy, including seven from the Fall River Diocese, pronounced final vows in the presence of Very Rev. Msgr. Louis W. Dunn, Vice Chancel lor of the PrOvidence Diocese, last Friday morning in the chapel of Mother of Mercy vent chaplain, celebrated the
Novitiate, Mt. st. Rita Con Mass. Rev. Camillus Boyd. O.P.• vent, Northern Cumberland, who had, conducted' the l;Jisters' eight-day retreat. preached the R. I.
The sermon was preached by sermon. The ceremony' of Receptlon of Rev. Leon C. Maynard 'of the the Holy Habit was conducted ' Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marle- ' Thursday afterno~m for 25 Pos ville. brother of Sister Mary , Turn to Page Four Leon. R.S.M. Nineteen Novices, including seven from the Fall River Dio cese, pronounced temporary v.ows the same day. Rev. Americo D. Lapati, con-
Mysterious Hand Now Directing Sovmet PO~g(6W
COLLEGEVlIiLE (NC) Delegates to the North Am erican Liturgical Week were cautioned by their ,keynote
WASHINGTON (NC)-A number of separate develop ments here have stimulated fresh interest in the com
speaker to avoid the misleading thought that the liturgy Is, the Il::xclusive source of Catholic teaching and the only means of devotion. Archbishop William O. Brady of St. Paul. a native of Fall River, referring' to writings of Pope Pius XII, said the liturgy is rec ognized as "a rich sOtlt'ceof in struction." Commendable 'll'ask He . pI' {\ i se d the liturgical movement for a "commendable task" of trying to educate Catho lics to the teaching power of the littll'ffY, but he added "we must not mislead or be misled Into thinking that such teaching ex hausts . the magisterium of the Body of Christ." He spoke on the meeting's theme, "The Church Teaches Through the Liturgy." Thl' St. Paul pI'elate was one of three members oithe hier archy who addressed an esti~ mutct! 2.000 delegates during ses NiHIlS at, th\' four-day gathering.. Pl'il'sts. Rl'ligious and laymen lIwt to disl'uSS ways of increasing UU:i,'t<t:l1lclll1g of the form and
munist threat to the free world. Some of these develO6lments call Into question the under standing many people in the West had of communism. Some of them pull public' attention back to the realization. that the Reds' have never left off thelt' machinations to gain control of the world. Super Organization Rep. Timothy P. Sheehan of Illinois brought to the attention of Congress a document which had come Into his hands. He said ·it came fmm the Sudeten Ger man National Expellee Associa ,tion. It charges that there is super organization, the "Com munist Security System," which controls all those lands where the Reds have seized control. It says Khrushchev. Bulganin and others are merely stooges and can be replaced at any time. that this super-government can produce !\nti ~ Semltism. antl Stalinism and even anti-commu nist riots at will, and should the Reds be driven from power in any particular country the CSS has Tum to Page Four
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PRAYERS ANSWERED .l\1ANY-FOLD: Convel:t-mother of 18 childi'en is' Mrs. John Smith, of, Sumner, Iowa, who prayed that one of her children would embrace the reli gious life. Here she is pictured, in center, with the eight members of her family now in religion. All six daughters are members of the Dubuque FranCiscan Sisters of the Holy Family. One son, Robert, is a priest of the Lincoln, Nebr., diocese; another is Brother Norbert of the Dubuque Trappist community. Back row are Sister M. Vincent, Sister Mary Barbara Ann; Mrs. Smith; Sister Mary Valentine. Front row, from left, are Sister Mary ::I'heodore, Father Smith, Brother Norbert and Sister Mary Antonella.NC,Photo.
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