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Fall River Ilative ordained Bishop of Flort Worth By Father John F. Moore Fort Worth, Texas, is a new diocese with a new bishop. Amid the rising skyscrapers of it!l see city a native son of the diclcese of Fall River, the Most RI~ver end Joseph Patrick Delaney, became its second shepherd and the first to be ordained within its boundaries to the fullness of the priesthood. On Sunday, in the Ta:rrant County Convention Center, before a congregation of over 8000 people, Father Delaney knelt before Archbishop Patrick Flores, Metropolitan of the Provin<:e of San Antonio, for the ceremony of the laying on of hands. Over 20 ,bishops from the state of Texas also imposed hands on their new brother in the episcopacy. The ordination rite embraced not only the ancient liturgy of the church but also its diversity and unity in today's world. Readings and hymns were in English and Spanish and a 500voice choir, accompanied by a symphony orchestra, offered a program blending traditional music including a ninth-century Latin hymn, with contemporary guitar compositions and the ethnic ·music of Hispanic-Americans. One of the most moving moment of the ceremony occurred when the newly ordained bishop walked into the congregation to embrace his parents, Joseph and Jane Delaney of Holy Name parish, Fall River; his aunts, Margaret Delaney and Mary Mt:>ran,
both of SS. Peter and Paul parish, also Fall River; and his uncle, John Burke, a former diocesan employe now residing in County Tipperary, Ireland. His brothers and sister, together with most of his nephews and nieces, were also present to share the beauty of the moment. In remarks in English and Spanish, Archbishop flores said "today is a great day in the life of the Delaney family and for the diocese of Fort Worth. "When the joy and celebrations surrounding this appointment calm down," he continued, "the new bishop will face the day-today life of a bishop with its duties and many worries, its trials and satisfactions." Then, in a dramatic gesture, the archbishop called upon each department, organization and ministry of the diocese to stand and affirm its support for its new shepherd. In his own remarks, ~ishop Delaney exprssed gratitude to his predecessor, Bishop John Cassata, for his gracious and hospitable welcome. He pledged to enter into the spirit of his youthful diocese as it faces the future. In flawless Spanish he also pledged his support to poor and needy of his flock. Five priests from the diocese of Fall River attended the ordination and installation: Msgr. Patrick O'Neill, Rev. John Cronin, Rev. John Foister, Rev. Barry Wall and Rev. John Moore. The new bishop will return to Turn ·to Page Six
New Englan1d Scout leaders meet in North Dartmouth Tomorrow and Saturday the diocese of Fall River will be host to an Area I meeting of the national Catholic CommitteE! on Scouting. With the theme "The Scouting Program in Service to the Church," Scout leaders from all parts of New England will meet at the new diocesan Family Life Center in North Dartmouth for discussions of Scout religious awards, days of recollectiol1: and retreats and vocation programs. Also on the agenda will be consideration of Catholic-sponsored troops and the role of chaplain aides in the organization. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will greet convention delegates at the opening sesion tomorrow night. The program will conclude Sat-
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urday with a concelebrated Mass. Father Martin Buote, diocesan director of Catholic Scouting and Camp Fire, noted that area priests and others working with the Scout program are invited to participate in part or all of the program. Preceding the program, Father Buote and Mrs. Margaret Leger, diocesan chairperson for Girl Scouts and Camp Fire, are heading diocesan delegates at a meeting of the New England Committe for Catholic Girls' Organizations being held today in Portland, Maine. To be discussed are a recent national conference in Houston and the newly introduced "Family of God" religious recognition for Brownies and Bluebirds.
By Father Kenneth J. Doyle
CASTELGANDOLFO, I t a I y Pope John Paul II called work, along with prayer, the "way of sanctification" as he announced publication of the third encyclical of ,his pontificate, which was issued Tuesday. The encyclical deals with the nature of human work and the rights of workers, the pope said to a crowd of about 12,000 pilgrims who attended his Sunday Angelus talk at his summer residence at Castelgandolfo. The pope said that the document was written to mark the 90th anniversary of the encyclical "Rerum Novarum" of Pope Leo XIII. That papal letter, the first of the church's social en· cyclicals, exalted the rights of the working man and helped spearhead labor organizing after the industrial revolution. The two previous encyclicals of Pope John Paul were "Redemptor Hominus," issued in March • 1979, and "Dives in Misericordia," in November 1980. "Redemptor Hominus" detailed the role of the human person in God's plan of redemption, and "Dives in Misericordia" was devoted to the mercy of God and a reminder to human beings to share that mercy with one other by recognizing the dignity of individuals. In his Angelus message the pope said that the social issues discussed in Pope Leo's encyclical "must continually be re-examined in the forever-new context of time and circumstances." The pope indicated that his new encyclical was originally scheduled to be released to mark the May 15 anniversary of Pope Leo's document. In fact, said the pontiff, he had intended to speak about human work on May 13, the day on which he was shot in St. Peter's Square, "but what happened before the start of the audience prohibited me from speaking on this problem." The new encyclical had been prepared in advance of the May 13 audience, said the pope, but the time spent since then in the hospital and convalescing at Castelgandolfo had given him an opportunity to "review" it. During his· pontificate Pope John Paul has touched often on the rights of working· men, including the right to organize, and has criticized the exploitation of workers for profit. On Sunday the pope quoted from a discourse which he gave in 1979 at Guadalajara, Mexico, Turn to Page Six (NC) -
FR. dos REIS
FR. TAVARES
Fall River pastor to retire Sept. 30 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, has accepted the resignation of Father Laureano C. dos Reis from the pastorate of St. Anthony of Padua parish, Fall River, and has appointed Father Evaristo Tavares as administrator of the parish. The changes are effective Wednesday, Sept. 30. Father dos Reis has been pastor of St. Anthony's since 1955. Born in Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, the son of Joao and Maria (Camillo) dos Reis, he studied for the priesthood at the Seminary of A'ngra and was ordained June 11, 1933, by the Most Reverend Guilherme A. Guimaraes. He served on the island of S·t. Michael until 1938, when he came to the United States and was assigned as associate pastor
at St. Michael's Church, Fall River, where he served until 1946, then becoming associate pastor at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford. He remained at that post until he assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony of Padua. During his years at the Fall River parish the veteran pastor supervised construction of a new church building, dedicated May 20, 1969, by Bishop James L. Connolly. With its towering modernistic steeple dominating the Bedford Street landscape at 16th Street, the church has striking stained glass windows, contemporary stations of the ·cross and a distinctive glass-walled circular baptistry. On retirement Father dos Reis Turn to Page Six
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You are cordially invited to the dedication 01 the DIOCESAN FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Sunday, September 27, 1981 600 Slocum Road
No. Dartmouth, Massachusetts OPEN HOUSE 2:00-6:00 P.M.
Dedication Ceremony 3:00P.M.