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New Bedford Convent Receives Love of God Nuns From Cuba

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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, October 6,1960 PRICE lOe 1960 The Anchor $4.00 per Year Second Class Mail Privilegel Authorized at Fall River, Mass.

Vol. 4, No. 40

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Seve~ nuns, .formerly teachers for six years in Cuba', have arrived,in New Bedford from Sp~m to learn English in preparat~on for their next assignments. The sisters, who are Spamsh, are members of the order of the Sisters of the Love of God founded in Spain, by Father·Jeronimo MarianoUsera. The visttors, who will not say if' they expect to return to their mother 'r . house in Havana,are stayi, .

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A Cuban nun,' Sister Teresita, who is a member of the original New Bedford band of nuns, reported her family is still in Cuba. She heard from them "last week" and they report "all is welL" Mother Angeles said she herself heard from the chapter house in Havana on Tuesday and "things are fine." (It was clear the nuns would not discuss the national situation in Cuba, nor would they talk about the current United Nations Turn to Page Eig'hteen

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Diocesan Priest To Give Sermon At Cumberland Rev. Lester L. Hull, Administrator of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Seekonk, will preach at the ceremonies of the 15th annual pilgrimage honoring Our Lady of Fatima Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Mount St. Rita Convent, Cumberlan~.

CCD INSTRUCTORS: Sister James, O.L.V.M., left, and Sister Dolores, O.L.V.M. right, of Our Lady of Victory Convent, West Harwich, will be )n charge of the courses to be' given in Fall River ,arid Hyannis for members of the CCD of the Diocese.

Schedule CCD·Classes In Fall ~iver, Cape

Delegations from educational institutions conducted by the '~isters of 'lercy in this area will participate, including girls from Mount St. Mary Academy, Fall River. Religious of the convent, Fourth Degree Knights· of Colu:nbus, and many priests and monsignori will also take part in it procession from ''1e convent to a shrine honoring Our Lady of Fatima: . The pilgrimage is made for the intention of world peace.

K of C Honors Cape V.erdean

Joseph Rose of Marion With a view to improving parochial religion classes Road, Wareham, installed by for high school students, two lay teacher· training courses District D e put y George On the high school level will be offered in the Diocese this Thomas as Grand Knight,of Fall, one in Fall River, and one in Hya~nis. The courses, to Father Callahan C 0 u n c iI, Knights. of· Columbus, is the last 12 weeks, will be con- torium of St. Francis Xavier' first' native Cape Verdean ever duded by Sister Dolores and Church from 7:30 to 9:30 Tues- to attain the "ffice in any:> 'nSister James of Our Lady of day evenings, beghming Oct. 25. cil of the Order. A '1lember of St. Patrick's' The courses are intended parVictOl'.Y Missionary Sisters, stationed at West Harwich. The Fall ~iver course will be held in the auditorium of StLouis Church, Bradford Avenue, from 2 to 4 Saturday afternoons, beginning Oct. 22. The Hyannis cOUl'se will be held in the audi-

ticularly for present and pros.pective lay teachers of Christian Doctrine, said Rev. Joseph L. Powers, Diocesan Director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Turn to Page Eighteen

Parish, Grand Knight Rose is active in his parish Holy Name' Society and -in the ;onfraternity of Christian Doctrine. He is also one of the lay commentators of Ute Dialogue Mass. Mrs. Rose is the former Mabel Monteiro.

NEW YORK (NC) - A Protestant clergyman says distributors must accept their share of the blame for the increase of obscene publications on the nation's newsstands. "The public holds the distributors responsible, rightly or wrongly," said the Rev, Mr. Pedodical Distributors Associa~ Dan M. Potter, h~ad of the tiO~:. said that a good sign is that Protestant CouncIl of New the distributors were concerned York and a member of the enough about the problem to place it on the agenda. However, the clergyman deelared ultimate responsibility for the material that appears on newsstands rests with the churches, homes, schools and mass communications media that set the moral tone of the community.

Regional CCI) PI'ans Providence Congress' : His Excellency, the Most Rev.' James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of Fan River and Rev. Joseph L. Powers, Diqcesan Director of the Confraternity of Christian Poetrine, will be among outstanding participants in the 14th 'New Englalld Regional Con- the congl'ess. They will deal with . gress of the CCD, to take' Parish Executive Boards, Parent place . in the. Providence Educators and Discussion Clubs. Diocese next Friday, Satur- Each' coul'se wil: be given on day and Sunday, Oct. 14 through 16. Sessions, to be held at various schools in Providence, with headquart~rs at the Sheraton Biltmore Hotel and Veterans Memorial Auditorium, will be open to all interested Catholics, said Father Powers, He noted that three training courses leading to CCD certification will be offered during

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Urges Seminary Surgeon Leaves Heads to Seek . Practice to Help ,Accreditation Mission Hospital CHICAGO (NC) - Accreditation of seminaries whenever possible has been advocated by the president

Declares Distributors Must Share Blame for Increase in Smut

Mayor's Committee of Religioull Leaders, "The public image of the distributor is that he is primarily' interested in making a buck," the Rev. Mr. Potter said in a panel discussion on the subject Ilt the first annual international conference of the Council f(r

WELCOME TO NEW BEDFORD: Mother Angelus, R.A.D., greets Sister Annunciscion, R.A.D., senior member of the group, on her arrival at the New Bedford Convent of the Religious of the Love of God.

of the Franciscan Educational Conference. Father Pius J. Barth, O.F.M., former Provincial of .the Franciscans' St. Louis-Chicago Province of the Sacred Heart, says theological seminaries under the same board of control as·a liberal arts college should seek seminary accredi.fation just as diligently as it would for the college's professional school. Speaking at a meeting of col.lege departments of seminaries 'in the North Central area, Father Barth said increasing numbers of priests who teach in accredited Turn io Page S~ell

ST. LOUIS (NC) - A 47surgeon has deCided to relinquish his extensive practice .and comfortable

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suburban home here to dedicate his talents, perhaps for the rest of his life, to serving a Catholic mission hospital in New Delhi, India. Dr. Harry K. Purcell with his wife and five children will sail from New York next Thursday for the post half-way around the .world. He will serve as surgeon at Holy Family Hospital, a modern, 200-bed institution built by the Medical Missionary Sisters in New Delhi. The surgeon had an extensive practice and served on the staffs of three hosp'';als here. Be already has sold his luxurio\Y Turn io Page Eighteen


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