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THE ANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River -FrL, Sept 4,1992 communications should be a part of every Catholic organization's plans.' . "Communications is the basic work of the church, evangelization, the proclamation of the Gospel," he said. "We are not advocating boastfulness or a betrayal of confidentiality; we are advocating that we follow the Gt;lspel direc-
Hundreds attend funeral of Msgr. Anthony Gomes. Golden chrysanthemums formed a Notre Dame football near the .bier of Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes as his body lay in state at Our Lady of Angels Church, Fall River, his parish home for 29 years; and the strains of the Notre Dame Fight Song, played at a slow tempo, accompanied his casket from the church after a Mass of Christian Burial concelebrated on Aug. 27 by 105 of his fellow priests. "We accompany him now with our prayers, knowing he is praying for us," said Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, principal celebrant of the Mass, in brief remarks before the rite of final commendation that closed the funeral liturgy. Eulogist for Msgr. Gomes, who died Aug. 23 after a long illness, was his close friend, Father John P. Driscoll, pastor ofSt. Lawrence parish, New Bedford, who took as his text words from the 25th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew: "I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you covered me." "God's work was never a burden to him," said Father Driscoll, in describing Msgr. Gomes' 23 years of work as assistant and then as director of the diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal. "In one week alone," said the New Bedford pastor, "he made 600 telephone calls for the Appeal, cajoling, pressuring, because'I was hungry; I was thirsty; I was a stranger; I was naked,''' "What you saw was what you got," said Father Driscoll in describing Msgr. Gomes. "He was a down-to-earth man who cut
through talk and got quickly to the bottom line. He never let the word substitute for the deed." The priest, who liked to call himself "a 'farm boy from Taunton," had "a mind like an IBM computer and a voracious appetite for work," said Father Driscoll in listing Msgr. Gomes commitments in addition to his parish duties. Representatives ofthe many organizations the pastor served, as well as state and civic dignitaries were in attendance at his crowded funeral liturgy. A five-person delegation from the University of Notre Dame attested to his lifelong loyalty to his alma mater, which he served for many years as football team chaplain. Knights of Columbus formed an honor guard for his casket and Massachusetts State Police escorted his funeral cortege to St. Joseph's Cemetery, Taunton. "His faith was rooted in the deep faith of his Portuguese ancestry," said Father Driscoll. The Portuguese influence was reflected in the traditional celebration held at Catholic Charities Appeal headquarters as, year after year, the drive topped its previous total. There was champagne, yes, but also sweet bread and malacadas, recalled Rosann Patota and Fern White, longtime workers in the Appeal office. "There is a mosaic of Christ in triumph at the Notre Dame University campus chapel," said Father Driscoll in closing. "I like to think that Christ welcomed Msgr. Gomes with the words, 'Well done, good and faithful servant,' but also with the exclamation, 'Tony, touchdown!'"
Priests discuss service HALIFAX, Nova Scotia(CNS) - Priests' representatives from 17 countries recently met for six days in Halifax, but they didn't make any motions or pass any resolutions. Instead, they gathered to promote a spirit of fraternity and discussed how to better serve people in their countries. They met in early August for the fourth meeting ofthe International Assembly of Priests' Representatives from English-Speaking Countries. The representatives - members of national priests' councils, conferences and federations - hailed from such countries as Australia, England, Wales, Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, Swaziland and the United States. They repre- .
sented countries where English is the official language or where the liturgies are normally conducted in English. In the keynote address, retired Archbishop James M. Hayes of Halifax reminded delegates of the Second Vatican Council's impact on the priesthood. "When we stopped muttering Latin over infants and couples at their weddings and corpses, we did more than make the prayer intelligible," he said. "We placed ourselves in the same world as the other worshipers," To those who may fear the dream of Vatican II is slipping away, the archbishop, paraphrasing Yogi Berra, said simply, "This council ain't over till it's over,"
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