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Diocese Will Use English' at Masses Starting Nov. 29 By mandate of the Most Reverend Bishop, the following directives on the new American Ritual and the Roman Missal are to be put into effect in the Diocese of Fall River. Directives on the Ritual become effective in the Diocese on Monday, September 14, 1964. Directives on the Missal become effective on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29, 1964. 1. In accord with the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, §39, the Bishops of the United States ·have approved a new American Ritual, which is to be in troduced on September 14, 1964, and a new edition of the Roman Missal to be put into use at a later date. 2. Since the principal purpose of these new texts is to provide liturgical rites that are readily intelligible ~ the faithful and condudve to thei!; active and fruit-
ful participation, the approved vel'sions of both Ritual and Missal are t<l be used regularly throughout the Diocese. 3. Pastors who feel that the needs of their people would be better served by use of approved texts in other languages should apply to the Most Reverend Bishop for permission to adopt them.
FORMATION 4. Since fruitful participation in the Sacred Liturgy first of all requires understanding, priests should study the doctrine of divine worship, especially as it is taught in the Introduction and First Chapter of the Constitu
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portunity to instruct the faithful in the nature of the Liturgy as the worship of Christ and His Church.
RITUAL 5. Rites and blessings not found in the new Collectio 'Rituum may be taken from the English translation of the entire Roman Ritual approved by the American Bishops (The Roman Ritual, Bruce, Milwaukee).
BAP1'ISM 6. The Rite for Private Baptism may be used ill the reception of a convert whose previous baptism is of doubtful validity. (Can. 759, §2) Turn to Page Seventeen
Diocesan Commission To War on Poverty The Chancery Office announced yesterday the formation of a Commission for bring. ing co-ordination of various diocesan social and education agencies into the fore. The war on poverty, as envisioned by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, provides for "coop. 'eration of public and private agencies in the struggle to offer all Americans opportunity to live in decency and dig. nity." Among those named to the new Diocesan Commis. sion are representatives of
Another Papal Volunteer Leaves for Latin America
"I am happy to be able to do something extra for God." . With these words of dedication on her lips, the third Papal' Volunteer from the.. Diocese of Fall River, Miss Arlene Schreiner, boarded the Taca Airlines Jet that would bring her safely and quickly to her . eherished mission assign ment in Belize, British Hon duras on Sept. 2nd. Arlene
is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Schreiner of 'Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Seekonk. She joins 38 other American Catholics who are working as Papal Volunteers in British
Honduras. She will teach in a
To enable the laity to have full and fruitful participa state owned Catholic high school and will live on a $70 per month tion in new formula for the Sacrament of Penance that will salary: $40 for housing and food be introduced throughout the United States on Monday, and $30 for personal expenses. Sept. 14, the following method of going to confession is to She is a 1963 graduate of Rhode Island College. During the past be followed: . year she taught History and En As soon ·as the penitent has in the confessional. examined his conscience while Having confessed his sins to glish in the junior high grades kneeling in Church, he then the priest, the penitent must at St. Margaret's School, Ru'm . : should say the Act of Contrition thlm express a firm purpose of ford, R. I.. Arlene is typical of a budding. immediately and not wait until amendment, oBi;";.; . Tul'Q to Page Four . tile pl'ieat ia aivwa ab.ilOlutioD '1'~D to Paae Flv.
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Catholic Charities activities, eatholic You t h Organization, Catholic Welfare Bureaus, awl the Catholic School sy9f.em. T'he Commission includes Rt. R,ev. Raymond T. Considine, Di· ocesan Director of the Propaga· tion of the Faith and pastor ot St. Willil\m's Parish, Fall· River, chairman; Very Rev. William D. Thomson, pastor of St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis, and dean of the Cape Cod area; Rev. Jose M. B. Avila, pastor of Mount Carmel, New Bedford; Rev. Ed· mund L. Dickinson, assistant at Sacred Heart, Attleboro. Rev. John F. Hogan, assistant Dioce9an director of Catholie Charities; Rev. Walter A. Sullie van, Diocesan director of the Catholic Youth Organization; Rev. J-ames F. Lyons, assistant at 1m mac u I ate Conception, Taunton; Rev. Patrick J. O'Neill, superintendent of D i 0 c e sail schools; Mr. Robert V. McGowan, K.S.G., Attleboro; Mr. James W. Killoran, Esq., Somerset, awl Turn to Page Five
More and More Crowd Facilities
25,300 Students EnroU In Diocesan Schools studying Saturdays at the Olllege ttl tt.. Sacred Hearts, Fall River. Also introduced this year in the ele mentary schools is a new science pro gram in grades 4, 5, 7 and 8. Teachers Bishop Feehan High, Attleboro, is ap will take in-service courses during the erating for the first time with the full year to aid in teaching the new met~d. four years of secondary education. Holy In-servke courses are also schedu"l.ed Name School, Fall River, has added an for art and physical education. eighth grade and Our Lady of Lourdes, New courses of study for the high Taunton,' has a fifth grade. A new build schools have been prepared by curricu ing is being constructed for St. Joseph's lum committees meeting at. regular in School, Fairahven, with completion date tervals. sUll uncertain. A special institute for principals will Ground will be broken in the Spring be held Saturday, Sept. 19. Speakers will fur the new boys' high school in Fall. be Dr. Wil-liam Wallace of the State De River. partment of Education, who will discUA Modern math is now being taught in laws affecting schools, and Rev. Edward grades 1-4, 7 and 8. Every instructor in Norton, S.V.D., of Boston College who new math has had a oolle~e course in will speak OIl principal and personnel teachine procedUl'itlil I;Q prepare them, relat60Dlilo
Catholic schools of the Diocese opened yesterday with an enrollment of approx imately 25,300, including 5,300 in high schools and 20,000 in elementary schools.
ENROLLMENT: This scene at Immaculate Conceptron School, New Bedford, was repeated throughout Diocese yesterday as schools opened. Left to right, Sister Dolores of Mary, principal, Thomas Orlowski, Donna ~rdeiro, Rev. GeQrge E. Amaral.
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