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Bishop to. Bless St. Julie Church His Excellency, Most Reverend Daniel A Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River will solemnly bless the St. Julie Billiart Parish Church and Center in North Dartmouth and be the principal celebrant of the Mass of Blessing. The ceremony will be held Monday, Oct. 11 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Concelebrating with the Most Reverend Bishop will be Rev. John F. Hogan, pas-
Bishops Explore True Causes and Solution . VATICAN CITY (NC) --The opening speakers in the Synod of Bishops on the problems of the priest in the world today generally agreed that a real crisis exists but differed on its causes and cures. . The synod began Sept. 30 and, after only one day of ceremony and reports, plunged into general discussion of the theological aspects of the priestly ministry. Smaller sessions, broken .down by language groupings, were to follow the general discussionand then practical and pastoral aspects of the topic in both the general and small-group sess~ons -before the 210-member. synod is scheduled to turn its attention to its second major topic, world justice. '
From the reports 'coming out of the closed meeting nail during the first week, there emerged four dominant themes on which synod participants either agreed or disagreed. They were: What is the crisis in the priesthood? ~ How extensive is it and how should the synod try to remedy it? What is the relation and difference between the ministerial priesthood and the priesthood of the laity? . What should be said of maintaining celibacy for priests of the Western Church?
. While there were other points made by delegates, almost all of whom spoke in the ':lame of th.ei~ national or regional hierarchies, these four topics drew the most attention and apparently set the stage for further thought during the upcoming small-group discussions. Many of the speakers touched on the problem of specifying how the priestly ministry differs from that ministry of the laity, or the priesthood of the people. On the first discussion day last Friday, Cardinal Malula of the Congo said the nature and Turn to Page Six
Rev· William A. Ga'ivin Resigns Taunton Post
tor of the parish, and Rev. John Most Rev. James E. Cassidy J. Steakem, assistant pastor of Rev. William A Galvin, J.C.D., the parish. pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, ordained Father Galvin to the Also, Rev. Msgr. Arthur G. Taunton has resigned from the Priesthood on June 3, 1939 in Considine, pastor of St. Mary pastorate of that parish for rea- St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Parish, So. Dartmouth; Rev. WilROME (NC)-The text of a sons of health. His Excellency, Father Galvin has served as liam P. Blottman, assistant at St. statement released by the five the Most Reverend Bishop has assistant pastor at ,St. Vincent's Mary Parish, So. Dartmouth; American bishop-delegates react- accepted the resignation, effec- Home, Fall River; St. Mary ParRev. Lorenzo H. Morais, pastor ing to the Sept. 30 synod over- tive Friday, Oct. 1. ish, Nantucket; St. William and St. Patrick Parishes in Fall River; of St. George Parish, Westport; 'view Paper, panorama of problems: Father Galvin has taken up Rev. Edmond R. Levesque, as. . residence in the Priests' Hostel as chaplain to the Catholic MeThe synodal delegates from Tum to Page Three Turn to Page Three the United States of America in Fall River. .. ....( wish to take this occasion to reBorn in Fall River, March 16, I ac.t to the "Conspectus Hadier-' 1912, the son of the late Michael' I I nae Vitae Ecclesiae seu Pano-' P. and the, late Eliza,beth Z. rama" (Co,ntemporary Overview (Riley) Galvin, he made his early of the' 'Life of' the Church, or studies at Sf. Mary School and . Panorama) presented to the ses- the B.M.C. Durfee High Scbool. Most Rev. James L. Connolly, sion of Sept. 30, 1971. The over· He attended St. Charles Colordained him to the Priesthood view made an attempt to present lege in Catonsville, Md.,' St: on April 3, 1954. developments both of a positive Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Father Su)livan has served as and a negative character in the Md. and the Theological College assistant pastor at St. La'wrence conditions of the Church in our of Catholic University in WashTum to Page Three ington, D. C. . Turn to Page Four
U.S. Delegates' Reaction Given
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Rev· Walter A. Sullivan New Taunton Parish· Head·
Most Rev. Daniel A Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has appointed Rev. Walter A Sullivan, Director of Cathedral Camp in East Freetown, as Administrator pro tern of Sacred Heart Parish, Taunton, effective tomor· row, Oct. 8. The son of James H. and Anna Louise (Smith) Sullivan, Father Sullivan was born in Fall River on Oct. 2, 1924. He received his Commemorating the Feast of early education at SS. Peter and the Little Flower at the MonPaul and St. Patrick Parochial astery of the Discalced CarmelSchools in Fall River and Msgr. . ites in South Dartmouth, Sunday, Coyle High School in Taunton. Most Reverend Daniel A. 'Cronin He prepared fOr the Priesthood delivered the following homily at Xavier University in Cincin- during the .Mass: nati, Ohio, and St. Mary's Semliturgy Although today's inary in Baltimore, Md.
Saini Of and For Our Time throughout the world will be that of the 27th Sunday of the year, the date October 3rd suggests a meditation on the life ··of the beloved St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. What more fitting place for us in the diocese' of Fall River to do that than here
in this Chapel of the Monastery of Discalced Carmelite Nuns, Sol-E-Mar. It is just seventy-four years ago that Theresa of Lisieux died. Not ·even a century has passed since her birth. It is only 46 Turn to Page Five
College . Day Set At Stonehill Students, parents and counselors from more thi:m 400 public and private. high schools throug,",out Massachusetts, Rhode Islal.a and Connecticut have been invited to "College Day",. which brings representatives from n~arly 100 colleges located in the eastern United States to this area. " The '~vent is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 11, at Stonehill College in North Easton. This affords all students an opportunity:' to ,participate since classes are not held on Columbus Day; Ih past years more than 3;500' have attended. : i', The:: 'program . wUl begin' at ~ 9:30 and last until 11 :30 AM. . The' event is free of charge and i thbse attending will have ample opportunity to address questions .. ttO· and receive material from "representatives of the colleges.
REV. WILLIAM A. GALVJN
Worship Group Sets Workshops
MEETS SISTERS ON ORDER'S FEAST DAY: Bishop Cronin chats with sisters at the Carmelite Monastery, So. Dartmouth following the Mass on Sunday evening commemorating the Feast ofSt. Theresa, popularly known as the Little Flower. Bishop Cronin was the' homilist ., '.
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The Commission for Divine Worship of the Diocese of Fall River will sponsor three workshops to prepare for the implementation of the recently published Guidelines for the Rite of Funerals, it was announced today by Rev. JamesF. Lyons, Commission Chairman. The purpose of the sessions will be to give liturgical and theological background for' the new rite, and to provide practical assistance for funeral directors, clergy and church musicians. Teams of experts will present the workshops in the three following sites in' the Diocese; namely, Tuesday, Oct. 1~ at St. Mary's Center, Norton, 7:30 P.M.; Wednesday, Oct.' 20 at St. Francis Xavier Center, HyanTum to Page Three