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Set Pro-Life Day At Stang High In cooperation with the Diocesan Pro-Life Committee, the Adult Education Office will sponsor a Pro-Life Study Day

MONSIGNOR McHUGH

for all who have the responsibility of educating on pro-life issues from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. The day is a major event in diocesan observance of the national Respect Life program and will focus primarily on the issues of abortion and euthanasia.

Keynote speaker will be Msgr.

James T. McHugh, director of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Opening the program at 9:30 (he will offer an overview of the issues, setting the context of value education within family life and bringing to his topic the background information he gained in the course of editing the recently published "Death, Dying and the Law," Rights involved in the abortion controversy will be focused on by Mrs. Patricia Cushing of Turn to Page Ten '

Offer Enrichment Programs Throughout the Diocese Beginning Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, six-week teacher training and enrichment courses are being offered at a, small fee to any interested adults by the Diocesan Department of Education. Teacher training will be offered in six locations and enrichment courses in three, with all courses beginning at 7:30 and ending at 9:30 p.m.

In the enrichment program, Rev. Thomas Lopes will offer an Old Testament course on Tuesdays at St. Patrick's Church, Falmouth; and Rev. Robert Kas-

zynski will give the same course on Wednesdays at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

The Synoptic Gospels will be considered by Rev. Richard Beaulieu at Feehan High School, Attleboro, on Tuesdays; by Rev. Robert Carter at St. Patrick's, Falmouth, also on Tuesdays; and

by Rev. Michael Nagle at Connolly on Wednesdays.

Contemporary Moral Theology is the subject scheduled for Connolly on Wednesdays, with Rev. Daniel Hoye as lecturer.

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ROSARY MONTH: It's the month of the rosary and Confirmation class members at St. Patrick's parish, Falmouth, are ready. Each received a rosary as a gift of Falmouth Knights of Columbus 813. The Knights also distributed rosaries to confirmands at St. An· thony's parish, East Falmouth, and to congregations at St. Joseph's parish, Woods Hole, and Immaculate Conception, North Falmouth.

Candlelight Program To Be Held Monday Preparations are complete for the Candlelight Procession and Mass to be held Monday, Oct. 11 in honor of Our Lady of Fatima, it has been announced by Msgr.

Thomas J. Harrington, diocesan chancellor.

Outlines Church ,Role in Forming Consciences, LOUISVILLE (NC) The Catholic Church's role in social Jssues is not to play the part of a political party but rather to develop 'a community of conscience," a U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC) official said here.

The USCC official Father Bryan Hehir, told some 100 persons at Assumption High School that in applying its teachings in society the Church is "not a political party and it should not try to be a political party."

Also, the Church is "not a research institute" and it is "not a lobby," remarked the priest, who is associate secretary for international peace and justice at the USCC and an advisor to the U.S. Catholic bishops.

This development of consciTurn to Page Three

Individual parishes are making arrangements to transport parishioners to the schoolyard of St. Mary's Cathedral, starting point of the evening march. All will be in position by 5:30 p.m. and beginning at 6 p.m. each parish unit will pass in review before St. Mary's Cathedral, proceeding west on Spring Street to

New Pastor At St. Kilian Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has confirmed the appointment proposed by Very Rev. John M. Cassese, O.F.M., Minister Provincial, of Rev. Paul Guido, O.F.M. as pastor of St. Kilian Parish, New Bedford.

Father Guido will succeed Rev. Albin D. Fusco, O.F.M.., who has been named local minister (superior) in Mt. Vernon, N.Y.

The new New Bedford pastor, a graduate of Bonaventure, was born Sept. 29, 1931 in Brownstown, Penn. Ordained a Franciscan priest of the Immaculate Conception Province in 1966, he has served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain, an assistant pastor in Brooklyn and for the past nine years as the Provincial Secretary.

South Main and thence south to Kennedy Park, where others unable to make the nearly milelong pilgrimage on foot, will await their coming.

Upon arrival at the park 'the congregation will recite the rosary as one body. Earlier, on the procession route, each parish unit will individually have re.cited the rosary and sung appropriate hymns in Portuguese, French, Spanish, Polish, English or Italian, 'according to choice.

It is noted that in accordance with recent church regulations, those who may have receive<r Turn to Page Five

Bishop Lamont Gets 10 Years LONDON (NC) Bishop Donal Lamont, 65, of Umtali, Rhodesia, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for failing to report the presence of terrorists and for inviting others to do the same. .

According to the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), the courtroom in Umtali was packed with Mricans who gasped when they heard the sentence. Bishop Lamont has said he will appeal.

In an interview with the BBC, Turn 'to Page Eleven

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Food For Spirit

Clergy Appointments

List Presentee Parishes for Ball

'You Have Formed My Inmost Being'

Father Janson Discusses Brazil

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Oct. j', 1976

What's ,Happening,

IN THE WORLD and

IN THE NATION

ITEMS FROM NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE-----

Nati,onal Right to Live SACRAMENTO -- A measure requiring doctors to take all reasonable steps to protect a baby surviving an abortion, was signed into law here by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. The onesentence bill, strongly backed by pro-life groups throughout the state, says that "a fetus born alive in the course of an abortion has the same right to medical treatment as any premature baby."

Right to Die SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After deliberations and consultations with "personal friends, clergy and mystics," Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed into law the nation's first so-called "right to die" legislation, allowing terminally ill patients to authorize withdrawal of life-support systems, relieving doctors of any threat of criminal sanctions.

The California Catholic Conference took no position on the bill after initially opposing it on several grounds, among them that the law was unnecessary and unworkable. "We withdrew active opposition," Bishop John S. Cummins, secretary of the conference, told NC News.

"But we did not endorse the bill," he added, saying, "We took a neutral position."

They Like Their Jobs CHICAGO - Bishops are more satisfied with being bishops than priests are with being priests, according to a study by two Loyola University investigators. The two, Frank J. Kobler and Mary Sheehan, sent questionnaires to the country's bishops covering attitudes toward themselves, interpersonal relations, psychosexual ma-

turity, Church-faitq concerns, priesthood and job satisfaction. According to the two, 84 per cent of the responding bishops were adequately adjusted, while 64 percent of priests in an earlier S'lrvey were so classified.

Blast Butz WASHINGTON - Catholic leaders have blasted former Secretary of Agriculture Earl Eutz for obscene and demeaning comments he made about blacks.

Butz resigned his cabinet post, saying it was "co'mpletely my own decision," three days after the remarks became public. Earlier President Gerald Ford reprimanded Butz for the remarks.

Catholics critical of Butz recalled that he had told a joke which was offensive to Catholics and l:alians late in 1974. He was strongly criticized

by Catholics and reprimanded by President Ford at the time.

'Moral Callousness' WASHINGTON - Large ships ignoring Vietnamese refugees in small boats in the South China Sea demonstrate "a shocking degree of moral callousness," Bishop Rausch, general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference (USCC) said here.

According to news reports, ships no longer pick up refugees criss-crossing the South China Sea in search of asylum because they are not t:ermitted to disembark refugees at the nearest port. As a result, some of these boats have sunk I:ecause of frail construction and overloads.

World Appoints Legate VATICAN CITY - Pope Paul VI has apMexico City's Cardinal Miguel Dario

~,ointed

Miranda y Gomez to be his personal legate to dedication ceremonies of the new basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Vatican announced here.

Pope Paul had been invited to preside personally over the ceremonies Oct. 12, but he declined the invitation.

Personal Wound VATICAN CITY-Pope Paul VI told thousands in St. Peter's Square Oct. 3 that the sentencing of Rhodesian Bishop Donal Lamont per:sonally wounded the Pope himself and the .

Church.

In his Sunday noontime talk, the pontiff called the bishop an "intrepid defender of the human rights of equality and brotherhood in a nation where the black majority is still subject to discrimination."

Want True Freedom MADRID - Against a background of nationwide labor strikes and resurgent natiomilism in the Basque provinces, the bishops of Spain have called for true freedom and participation of citizens in public affairs. "If we want the present (political) transition to lead to a fair system of coexistence based on justice and the common good, then we have an urgent need that laws, courts and public powers guarantee each citizen, family and neighborhood or association the free exercise of their civil rights and duties," the bishops said.

Ask Aid LONDON - A group of Pentecostal Christians who claim they are persecuted in the Soviet " Union and not allowed to emigrate have appealed for help from the World Council of Churches, according to documeJ;1ts that have reached the Center for the Study of Religion and Communism at Keston College, Kent.

For Lectors Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, will conduct a Lectors' Training Program open to any interested person, beginning at ' 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 and continuing for the next three Tuesdays. Registration may be made by telephone by calling Broth,er James at 996-8274 from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday evenings or by mail, including name, address, telephone number and parish. There will be no ~harge for the.. program.

Necrology ,OCT. 19 Rev. Manuel A. Silvia, 1928, Pastor, Santo Christo, Fall River OCT. 21 Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Carr, P.R., 1937, Sacred Heart, Fall River; Chancellor of Diocese 1907-21 Rev. Francis E. Gagne, 1942, Pastor, St. Stephen, Dodgeville

"JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE": Joy was the keynote at a commemorative liturgy celebrated last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral in observance of the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Francis and attended by representatives of all Franciscan communities in the diocese. Left,

Bishop Cronin receives offering of flowers symbolic of Francis' loye of nature; center, friars process down .Cathedral aisle; right, Fr. Paul Rotondi, OFM, pastor of St. Louis Church, Fall River, proclaims Gospel.

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Hold Prayer Day At Gerrard High "I believe that 70 to 80 percent of physical sickness comes from a pS:9'che that isn't right with God," declared Rev. George Maloney, SJ at a Prayer Day of Renewal held at Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River, for members of charismatic prayer groups in the Fall River diocese.

Some 200 charismatics of all ages attended the six-hour program and heard Father Maloney, a staff member of the Pope John ~III Ecumenical Center at Fordham University, discuss methods of prayer, with particular emphasis on the ancient Jesus Prayer or Prayer of the Heart.

Calling for practicality in following Christ, Father Maloney noted that "the devil might simply be someone who keeps things vague without coming to grips with reality. Christ should not be on my periphery. He should be Lord of my unconsciousness as well as my consciousness."

Calling purgatory "a therapy, not a punishment," the priest said 'it begins when we repent of our wrongdoing and ask God to heal us. It is really a confrontation with our own selfishness." He described heaven as "a dynamic continuance of this life," saying "there's no static in the life to come, no worry about cars, foods, jobs. You have no distractions."

The speaker recommended a return ,to the old practice of "giving the Lord the first and the last 15 minutes of each day, getting away from television and getting into faith."

Those in attendance joined in singing and prayer and also viewed two films on the charismatic movement.

SI'ess New Wing At Stonehill Declaring to more than 200 guests, "There is nothing you can't learn if you read," Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, blessed the new Anthony E. Cascino wing of the Cushing-Martin Library at Stonehill College last Friday afternoon.

The $750,000 expansion considerably increases the volume capacity, study and research areas and also opens up the entire main floor of the existing structure into a more spacious and expansive area. The wing is named in honor of Cascino who is executive vice president of International Minerals and Chemical Corp., of Libertyville, Ill. Cascino, father of a Stonehill alumna, serves as chairman of the college's Board of Advisers and is also a Stonehill trustee.

Rev. Ernest Bartell, CSC, president of the college, thanked the dignitaries and civic leaders who attended the dedication and Dr. Robert L. Hom, academic dean, who provided a formal greeting, added, "What surrounds us today is Stonehill's future; bright and confident.

The wing is more than just an addition. It is the library made new."

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READY FOR DETROIT: Diocesan delegates to the U.S. bishops' bicentennial conference to be held in Detroit Oct. 21 to 23 meet with Rev. Peter N. Graziano, diocesan bicentennial coordinator, top right. Clockwise from his left, Mrs. Charles Bardelis, Rev. George Coleman, David Costa, Rev. Michel Methot, Mrs. Lee Ross, Sister Elaine Heffernan, RSM, John Ross.

Centennial Festivity At Santo Christo Cardinal Humberto Medeiros and Bishop Daniel A Cronin will preside at a Mass at 4 p.m.

Sunday Oct. 31 at Santo Christo Church Fall River. The liturgy, to be celebrated in Portuguese and at which Cardinal Medeiros will give a homily, also in Portuguese, will mark the 100th anniversary of the mother parish for area Luso-American Catholics. With Rev. Antonino C. Tavares, pastor, as principal celebrant, it will be concelebrated by scores of Portuguese priests from the Fall River and Providence dioceses.

An anniversary dinner-dance at White's restaurant, North Westport, will follow the Mass.

Arrangements chairman is Arthur Silvia Jr. Six Pastors The present Santo Christo parish grew from the first Por-

tuguese mission in Fall River, started in March, 1876 and served from New Bedford until 1889 when a former Baptist chapel building was purchased for use by the Portuguese Catholics of Fall River. In 1891 Santo Christo parish was erected and its first pastor, Rev. Candido Avila Martins, was named in l892. He served until 1898, when he was succeeded by Rev. Francicso S. Mesquita.

The third pastor, Rev. Manuel A. Silvia, served from 1913 until his death in 1928. He was followed by Msgr. Francisco C. Bettencourt, whose long term of service extended from 1928 to 1960.

Rev. Arthur C. dos Reis was next to assume the pastorate of Santo Christo, retiring in 1972. The present pastor, Father Tavares, is aided by Rev. Gilbert

J. Simoes and Rev. Julio Martins as assistant pastors.

Counseling Program In No. Dartmouth A workshop on "The Pastor as Counselor" will be conducted Wednesday, Oct. 13 for all Holy Cross priests engaged in parish ministry, by Rev. James P. Madden, CSC, staff counselor at the House of Affirmation, an international Therapeutic Center for Clergy and Religious in Whitinsville, Mass. The seminar will be held at the Holy Cross Fathers residence in North Dartmouth.

Assisting Father Madden will be Rev. Mark Hebert, CSC, chaplain at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn., and Brother Robert Vozzo, CSC alcholic rehabilitation counselor in New Bedford. They will speak on counseling the alcholic.

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Continued from Page One ence on social issues, he explained, cannot be considered "extracurricular" in the Church but must be "something natural that people see it as part of their faith."

For this social conscience to be part of the "fabric" of the Catholic faith, Father Hehir said certain things are required: - Spirituality must be incor· porated, meaning people need to be both "prayers and doers."

-Education is needed to form the minds and consciences of people.

-The Church, as an institution, must "stand up and say where it stands" on specific issues. One way of doing this is to issue "policy statements," such as the statement issued earlier this year by the USCC administrative board detailing some issues in the 1975 presidential election.

Such "policy statements," the priest explained, are necessary to "crystallize" Church teachings on specific issues and to stimulate debate in the Church.

In dealing with social issues, Father Hehir said, the Church's "moral vision" must be "ethnically sound, politicaly meaningful and humanly inspiring." Also consideration must be given to more than one or two issues deaing with human dignity and human rights. Human rights concerns, he said, should extend "from the womb to the tomb."

Father Hehir said that moral questions on the agenda today for the Church include "interdependence" in the world (an example of an issue would be world hunger); protection of human rights in a technological world; and how to live the "good life in a consumer society."

Shrine Saturday MASSES: 8:00 AM., 12:05, 4:00, and 5:30 P.M. EXPOSITION of the Most Blessed Sacrament; Every Saturday of the Year From 11:00 AM. Until 4:00 P.M. DEVOTIONS: Rosary and Benediction 3:30 P.M.

CONFESSIONS:

11:00 A.M. Until 12:00 Noon 3:00 P.M. Until 3:30 P.M.

4:45 P.M. Until 5:15 P.M. NOTE: Confessions Take Place In Our New Reconciliation Room ( The Former Basptistry).

ALL ARE URGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TIDS DAY BY SPENDING SOME TIME AT THE CATHEDRAL.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Oct. 7, 1976

Photomeditation

Enrichment Programs

Ame"iicans are notorious for eating all the time but not est~t>lishing patterns of food consumption that result in real nourishment. ~N ads urge the frivolous; media ads urge dieting and exercise to undo much of our eating habits.

The. offering of Enrichment Programs by the Diocl~san Education Department for our catechetical personnE~1 is not the adding of a dainty dessert to a scrumptious meal but the assuring of a proper, well-balanced Christian meal to begin with. .

The preparation of our teachers for youth and adult discussion programs is more than a personal comfort with the latest theological, liturgical and pedagogical teachingn. It is of great urgency and prime importance. The CCD class , and the adult religious education program cannot be a leisure parish recreation; it is a desperate need.

The president of the National Catholic Educati,)nal Association recently pointed out that the number of unchurched Catholics in America has risen from 17 per ,:ent COMPASSION in 1963 to a current figure of 35 per cent! Future unchurched A sculpture on the wall of a German home .

Catholics are the sons and daughters of today's unchurc::led, captures the spirit of Jesus' famous parable. (Luke 10: he judged. "Devastating!" he concluded.

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These sons and daughters of today must be persuaded A man lies stiff with pain at the side of a road to know of the Faith and be inspired to live it. There in no ... the victim of a mugging his pain evident in his magical formula; no all-satisfying program but much w::>rk. face and contorted body. .Some external pressure is necessary to "reclaim the Someone bends over him . . . in an attitude of parents" he commented, pointing to the more successful compassionate care . . . ready to lift路 him onto his non-Catholic programs (Jewish, Adventist, Mormon). :But, donkey ... having bandaged his wounds ... and given he concluded, a revitalized parish life is the real answer. him a cool drink from his wine flask.

The Church's educational endeavor, he explained, is The kind man is a foreigner . . . a Samaritan . . . "to create an environment which enables institutions and in a land filled with prejudice against his race . . . individuals to form mature Christian consciences and to Just moments before ... a priest ... and then a redevelop critical and enlightened judgements in the light of ligious man ... passed coldly by their bleeding countrythe Gospel. This environment will foster respect for pluralman. ism within the Church and its tradition, and lead to a responsiveness . . . to the needs of persons, society and the Jesus story puts flesh on his law of love . . . world."

"Love your neighbor as yourself" ... Who is my neighThe focus and setting for this vital diet is the parish, bor? ... Anyone in need of a neighbor ... like the inthe educator cOl).Cludes. The parish is "where things hapjured man ... anyone who nee~s me. pen. For most people it's the Church. It's where the problem How be a neighbor? . . . Show compassion . . . is and it's where the solution must start." like the Samaritan ... Jesus sums it up -in another The proposed programs throughout the Diocese are place . . . "Be compassionate . . . as God your Father vital to our parishes' response to .the growing number of is compassionate" (Luke 6:36). unchurched. For the vast majority of parishes, the local setting is not able to produce the needed resources to make such a formation available. The Diocese can and this programming of Enrichment courses is a great hope.

Enlightened but selfish Catholics are not needed. The beneficiaries of such Enrichment courses must be acjve seeds blossoming into true "ecclesial witness." Thus, the Enrichment course is a. God-send to catechetical instructors and leaders in adult programs.

But the parish must also open itself. It will not be suddenly transformed by some secret formula imparted to dedicated but isolated teachers. "If liturgies are poor, if the REV. JOHN F. MOORE St. William's Church Church doesn't practice justice, if the people are not involved in decision-making, education will have little effect," the education official commented.

One of the more distressing aspects of political inIn speaking to priests, Archbishop Sheen asked a quessensitivity that has recently emerged in our beloved Comtion that can stir the conscience of each parishioner: "Priests, what are you? Fishers of men or keepers of an monwealth is the horrendous concept that the homeowner can pay all the bills. Almost every town and city in this aquarium?" .

Hopefully, the Emichment Program will be received as state faces the prospect of down payment. enormous increases in the a vital program in educating parishioners to personally local tax rates. To be sure As a result, many breadwinlearn and then to convincingly live an "ecclesial witne:ls." ners must hold second jobs and many such increases are due many a "housewife" has been

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to events beyond the grasp of many local governments.

However, it may be said that many problems rest with local governments that are indifferent and unmindful of the home owner who must pay the bill for grandiose building projects and wasteful social services while having no voice in the matter of appropriations.

Rightly or wrongly, it is the dream of most people to own their own home. To achieve this goal, they toil to build up a

forced to seek employment outside the home. The result, of course, in many situations is a family that sees each other like ships passing in the night.

Add to this tension the concept that the property owner is the mainstay of the local tax base. Despite the lottery, the sales tax, the income tax and the infusion of federal funds, cities and towns cannot pay their bills. The difference has to be met by higher property taxes.

Priests' Senate .To Study Areas Of F'amily Life' At the September meeting of the Priests' Senate of the Fall River diocese, a letter from Bishop Cronin acknowledging receipt of a statement of purpose prepared by the Priestly Life and Ministry committee was read.

In committee reports,' Rev. Richard Beaulieu reported that the Family Life Committee had established five areas of primary concern: marriage preparation; pastoral reflections and guidelines for youthful marriages; parish programs; the need of a Christian Information Center to serve as a resource and education center; the need for redefinition of the role and function of the Family Life Bureau. Father Beaulieu was asked by Rev. Robert Kaszynski, senate president, to report on future amplification of the study.

In new business, Father Kaszynski asked that any priest interested in aiding the apostolate to charismatics in the diocese contact him. In response to a discussion on the future role and structure of the senate, Father Kaszynski proposed that a meeting be held at which present and past senate officers could discuss the issue. The meeting will be reported on at the next senate meeting, to be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River.

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City halls do not have to become palaces of government where elected officials find hiding spaces behind a battery of clerks, secretaries and aides.

New school buildings do not demand sophisticated equipment such as is found in our national space-flight centers. After all, many students today couldn't even read the instructions necessary to operate the equipment.

Social services should not be squandered on those who refuse to work and whose philosophy of life is to get everything you can as long as someone else is paying for it. The truly deserving suffer in such give-away programs. What truly is needed is not only tax reform but also a complete reform of governmental philosophy. Since the taxpayer has little redress or ability to challenge the present system, he must use his power at the polls. He must become involved in governmental reforms such as joining a taxpayers' union.

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The Permanent Diaconate

Where Are We?

By Rev. John F. Moore For the past few weeks, this column has attempted in some small way to present the basic general concepts concerning the restoration of the Permanent Diaconate as it pertains to the Church here in these United States. Now it is about time to focus in on the program as it relates to our own diocese. For the curious, let it be known that we are well on our way.

First and foremost, it is necessary to know that all the general norms that have been published about the Permanent Diaconate hold true in our own situation. However, it should be evident that each diocese must tailor its program to its own environmental needs and social conditions. Every diocese has its unique identity. Thus,it is necessary to blend and adjust the general norms and guidelines set for the Permanent Diaconate by the United' States Bishops' Committee that they may conform to the needs of each diocese.

The effort to achieve this individuality must always be in harmony with the standards and policies of the National Office of the Permanent Diaconate. So, while one is conscious of the demands of the local church, the general norms set by the Holy See and the Bishops'Committe.e must take precedence and be respected.

Before a diocese implements its own programs for the restoration of the Permanent Diaconate, it must submit this program to a national board of bishops for review and consent. Only

Ordain Deacons In Cincinnati CINCINNATI (NC) - Thirtynine men comprised the first group to be ordained to the permanent diaconate in the Cincinnati archdiocese.

Eleven men, 10 of them married, were ordained last month in Immaculate Conception Church, Dayton, by 'Bishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, auxiliary of Cincinnati.

The following day, 28 men, 26 of them married, were ordained

by Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin of Cincinnati in St. Peter in Chains Cathedral here.

Wives took part in the ceremony by expressing their public assent to their husbands' decision to serve as deacons and by helping in the investiture ceremony.

when this has been done can a diocese move forward.

Final Draft At the present time, here in the Diocese of Fall River, a final draft for the restoration of the Permanent Diaconate is being prepared. Once approval is given to this draft by the Most Reverend Bishop, it will be submitted to the national office and the United States Bishops' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate.

Articles still to come in this series will deal with some of the general guidelines that have been proposed for our own diocese, reflecting its own individuality in the vineyard of the Lord.

After due reflection, consultation and determination, the basic norms for the restoration of the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Fall River will be proposed to the national office.

Our program for the Permanent Diaconate will cover three years. Conferral of the ministry of Acolyte will take place at the end of the first year and that of Reader at the end of the second year. Ordination to the diaconate will take place at the end of the third year.

Any Catholic man, over 32 years of age, in good standing and presently. engaged in related church service, will be eligible for consideration as a candidate.

He must be a high school graduate or have attained such equivalency, demonstrating basic patterns of maturity, discernment and discretion.

His personal life must be a reflection of the unique calling that he must live as a deacon of the Church. If he is married, his marriage must be marked by stability and soundness. He must be aware from the outset that once ordained, he may not remarry if his wife dies and if single at the time of ordination, he may not marry.

Above all, a candidate for our diocesan program must realize that his call to orders is dependent on the approval of the Most Reverend Bishop, who is, by force of his office, involved at every stage of the program and with each major decision. It is from the successor of the Apostles that a man receives the sacrament of Holy Orders.

It is in this framework and on this foundation that the Permanent Deacon program of the Diocese of Fall River will evolve. In succeeding weeks further details of the program will be outlined.

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Candlelight Program, Monday

HORRIBLE CRIME: "To kill innocents in the womb of the mother is a horrible crime," declared Cardinal Humberto Medeiros at the second annual Portuguese Heritage Pilgrimage which took place Sunday at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro. The prelate, speaking in Portuguese, said that while America as a nation will not be damned as a result of abortions, "some people are going to hell. The justice of God must be satisfied."

Some 3000 pilgrims from the Providence and Fall River dioceses were present for the service, which included Marian devotions and a Pontifical Mass celebrated by the Cardinal.

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Continued from Page One Holy Communion earlier on Monday are encouraged to receive for a second time at the evening Mass. It is suggested that parishes make special provision for reception of the Sacrament of Penance prior to the time of departure for the procession, since it will not be feasible to hear confessions at Kennedy Park.

In preparation for the musical program at the Mass, the Diocesan Chorale, directed by Rev. William G. Campbell, will rehearse at 7 tonight at Holy Name School, Fall River, and at 7 Sunday night, also at Holy Name.

Father Campbell noted that over 150 singers participated in last year's Mass and he hopes that all will be present for this year's celebration. Most of the music to be offered will be the same as last year, he said, with the exception of "Hail Mary, Full of Grace," a new hymn by lJ local composer, Lionel Soares of Dartmouth.

In case of rain, said organizers of the Marian tribute, an on-thespot decision will be made as to whether conditions will permit the procession. In any event, the Mass will take place, with the site shifted to St. Anne's Church at South Main and Middle Streets, if weather conditions make the move necessary. Indoors or out, the Mass should begin about 7:30 p.m., said Rev.

Joseph M. Ferreira of the aTrangements committee.

(See detailed procession and Mass recommendations on page 8.)

Letters to the Edito(

Shares Concern Dear Editor: I share Mrs. Kay Mack's 3hock and concern over the revelation that abortions on demand are obtainable at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. It is strange that this hospital which works so zealously in the care of the newly born should callously terminate the life of the unborn.

There is argument that life does not exist in the baby in its stage as an embryo. As a fetus, this argument fails because nature gives stronger evidence that a human life is waiting to be born.

It is my belief that life begins at the moment of conception.

For those who do not believe this, let them be practical, let them ponder the fact that they may be proposing genocide. This is not a farfetched statement; the number of abortions in this country is increasing - alarmingly.

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Bo,oks' Never-N,ev·er Land Teach-es Kids Sk,e·pticism

New England Fall Bri-ngs Apples, Pumpki:ns, ChorE~s

Some people believe that male-female stereotype~ grow from attitudes taught by reading textbooks used m elementary schools. Typical of criticism of these prim~rs: "Little boys put out fires, shoot bows and arrows, nde horses, fly to the moon and grow up to be doctors, exec- the desk drawer. Two steps and she fetched up . . . the silence utives and presidents. Little broken only by the popping of girls comb their hair, drop beads as they hit the floor.

By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick

For' the past two weeks I have managed to spend most of my 'time in the house doing some painting and papering which is two years overdue. The job included a ceiling, stripping the walls of existing paper, repainting the woodwork, spackling In the meantime, we will conand sizing the wal1.s and tinue to make three times more _finally papering. For anyone work out of every job th in is who is achievement-oriented absolutely necessary, but with the whole process can be frustrating, since each job requires time and patience. As for myself, I find this kind of work very relaxing once I work up the energy to begin. Beginning is the rub.

As with most men, I can find a hundred excuses to put house repairs aside, until my wife suggests that she will hire someone to do the work. At that point I have visions of poorly done work at exorbitant prices and the urge to get to work becomes a spark. The spark in turn is fanned when I hear her talking to one of her friends and asking for the name of a perSO::l to do the work. At that point I throw up my hands and cont~mplate getting the job done.

The biggest obstacle to my work lies in the fact that I never have any tools. Garden tools I have plenty of and the jobs I would never consider doing outside without proper tools I somehow feel I can do inside with no tools at all. And as anyone knows who attempts handi'!Vork, tools are extremely expensive.

I have been discouraged from investing in tools in the past because of the children, who for some reason feel that my tools are at their disposal. By the time they finish repairing their bikes, etc., the tools that I invested in are either damaged beyond repair or misplaced. Accordingly, .J have decided that my tool purchasing days willcome when the children are old enough to have left the house, or they are beyond the repairing .stage.

faith that all of the chores that Marilyn has lined up for me will sooner or later be forgotten.

dishes, cry, cheer the adventures of boys, and are expected to grow up and stick to the home front."

Rev. Msgr. _Robert L. Stanton

In The Kitchen There is just a touch of frost in the air, pumpkins are appearing on stands and fall is truly here. While I love the tang in the air that's fall I hate to give up summer. Everyone ha~: his season and summer is mine. Perhaps it's because I've taught for over 20 years and summer:; are precious times or maybe it's because I value a tan over a mink coat. Whatever the reas(,n, I come to the realization that the fall season is with us and make the best of it.

There are many very pOBitive aspects of fall, pumpkins, squash and above all apples. Last weekend I visited one of the area apple orchards where fres}, apples are sold by the basket. I bought a huge basket of cooking apples and a smaller one of the most delightful small eating apples imaginable. The cooking apples ended up in an appl~ pie and many jars of apples luce, compliments of my mother. the best applesauce maker around.

By the middle of Octot,er I should be acclimated to the fact of fall's arrival and settle <Iown to enjoy its bounty. One 01' the beauties of living in New England is that by the time y')U're tired of one season, another has arrived, so patience is a virtue that we acquire at an early age.

Why, by the next column I'll be telling you just how beauti::ul a New England fall really is.

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Woman's Club; Rev. Paul G. OF FORESTERS Connolly, pastor of S1. Mary ANNUAL TV MASS Parish, Taunton, has _been CHANNEL 7 STUDIO appointed Moderator and SUDBURY ST. - SOV'T. CENTER Spiritual Director of the • BOSTON, MASS. Taunton District of the DiSunday, Oct. 17, 1976 ocesan Council of Catholic SEATED 8:45 A.M. Women; Rev. Stephen B. SalMSSR. HARRY M. O'CONNOR High Court Chaplain, Celebrant vador, assistant pastor of S1.

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Frankly, I think these books teach children at a very early age a most useful lesson: don't believe everything you read.

The only children who are going to believe those books are the ones who find their real lives match the characters in the books. I don't know any children like that.

The unreal aspect of those texts come through to any sixy~r-old about the third day of school. Did you ever notice that in the books, Sister Ann is always smiling? Even with a good year, by the third day, the children would have to have observed that Sister Ann is not always smiling.

Nowhere, in all the books I had to study from, nor in all the variations my kids have had, had I ever seen a Sister Ann who slammed doors, threw erasers, banged books on the desk, or threatened to banish a child in the "black wagon."

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Separating Fiction - Nowhere in a reading book have I ever seen stories like that. But they happen. And part of a kid's education is learning to separate fiction from r~ality.

If the kids don't notice some differences from real-life Sisters, they certainly should observe that there is a difference between the storybook -grandmothers and their own. In the readers, Grandmother always lives on a farm, a pleasant drive from home.

To start with, those drives aren't pleasant. It's usually a miserable day, with one kid carsick, and two more arguing who sits by the window.

We took our kids to visit Great-Grandma when they were little. They remember she lived in the city, up an elevator so tiny we had to go up three at a time. That maneuver with a half-dozen little kids, was comparable to the farmer trying to move the fox and geese across the river.

Grandmothers in the readers always were baking cookies.

My kids have a grandmother who bakes. She also does bookkeeping and goes out on a boat.

Their other grandmother works two jobs, plays a violin in an orchestra, and thinks nothing of driving herself to a pool to go for a swim.

I'm sure most kids observe that grandmothers come in more varieties than the stock model in the primers.

If they haven't learned the book is fiction from the differences between grandmothers and teachers, certainly they have to notice something about mothers. Mothers in readers never get tired.

There is a possibility of these books causing one problem. A child might think there is something wrong with his family because it doesn't match the book.

So then do we ban King Arthur because the child will be misled if Daddy doesn't ride off to work in shining armor? .

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ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER A spiritual guidance day for members of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Czestochowa will take place Sunday, Oct. 17 with services in Polish at 3 p.m. and English at 5 p.m.

Basketball will be played in the parish hall from 6 to 9 p.m. each Friday under direction of Ron Pikul. All young men 21 and over, whether in the parish or not, are welcome to participate.

SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER The parish will sponsor a 5 Montreal weekend Nov. through 7. Further information is available from Jim Carey, telephone 674-0205.

Final registration and opening day for CCD classes will be this Sunday.

October devotions will be held at 1:30 p.m. each Wednesday of the month, including the rosary, Litany of Our Lady and Benediction.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER The Council of Catholic Women will sponsor a cake sale this weekend. Planned for Wednesday, Nov. 10 is a "supermarket supper" at the parish hall.

Holy Rosary Sodalists and the Council of Catholic Women will co-sponsor a Mass for deceased members at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25. Sodalists plan a penny sale Sunday, Nov. 14 in the hall.

The Holy Name Society will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10 in the church basement to make plans for a whist party.

An Advent social, including a malasada supper and a penny sale, will take place Saturday evening, Dec. 4.

ST. PIUS X, SOUTH YARMOUTH Patrolman Michael L. Koch of the Yarmouth police department will discuss home protection systems at a meeting of the Women's Guild slated for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the parish hall.

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The parish will sponsor its semi-annual antique sale and flea market from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday in the church hall. Displays will offer items such as Weller and Roseville pottery, ,depression glass, fine china and crystal, Pairpoint items, pewter, silver, various collectibles, including "Occupied Japan," old tools and some furniture. Proceeds will benefit the church fuel fund.

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SS. PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER A whist party will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 in the Father Coady Center. Mrs. Milton Kozak and Mrs. George Bernard are chairpersons.

The Women's Club will sponsor a harvest Supper at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, also in the center. Tickets are available from Mrs. Noel Harrison and her committee.

A living rosary ceremony sponsored by the District Council of Catholic Women will take place at the church at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14.

The Home and School Organization will sponsor a spaghetti and meatball dinner dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Father Coady Center. Tickets are available at the school or from Kathy Burk or Louise Farias.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, NEW BEDFORD The P.A.V. Hall at 1686 Acushnet Ave. will be the scene of a Fall Festival Dance to be sponsored by the Holy Name Society from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 30. Music will be by the Sound-A-Bouts of New Hampshire and refreshments will be available.

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Knights of the Altar will mee\. from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the parish hall Sunday, Oct. 10.

Cars will be blessed followevery Mass this weekend.

The parish will sponsor a dinner-theatre trip to Randolph Wednesday night, Oct. 20. Reservations may be made at the rectory.

The Women's Guild will hold a potluck supper open to guests at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12.

A Mass will follow.

ST. MARGARET, BUZZARDS BAY ST. MARY, ONSET New coordinators of the Pastoral Service Team have been appointed and announced in "Pass It On," the parish newsletter.

In preparation for the introduction of the new rite of penance in New England on the first Sunday of Advent, reconciliation rooms will be constructed in both St. Margaret's and St. Mary's churches. Explanatory programs will be offered in November, including film strips, lectures and leaflets.

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WOMEN CONTRIBUTE: Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, St. Louis de France parish, Swansea, president of District One of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, presents a donation from the district to Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan Charity Ball director. Ball proceeds benefit exceptional and underprivileged children at four summer camps, four Nazareth Hall schools.

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Pr,es,ent,e,e Program Lists 38 Parish,es

Thirty-eight parishes will select young ladies to represent them at the Bishop's Charity Ball in January under a rotating schedule that sees each parish in the diocese naming a presentee once every three years.

Parishes participating in the ceremony at the 1977 Ball, to be held Friday night, Jan. 14 at Lincolll Park Ballroom. North Dartmouth, are listed by. Msgr.

Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan Ball director, as follows: ATTLEBORO AREA: Holy Ghost, Attleboro; St. Mary, Mansfield; Sacred Heart, North Attleboro; St. Mary, Norton.

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The Fall River Catholic Woman's Club will honor Bishop Cronin at their meeting set for 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Holy Name school hall, Fall River.

Area pastors and assistants have been invited to join club memo tJers in the tribute to the Ordinary. Entertainment will be by the Winged Victory Singers, directed by Joe Baris.

Hostesses will be club past presidents and co-chairmen of the coffee hour will be Mrs. Joseph Ferreira and Miss Ceila Corcoran.

Registrars will accept dues beginning at 7:15 p.m. and tickets will be available for a fashion show and dinner at Venus de Milo restaurant Wednesday Oct. 20.

The fashion sh ow will be presented by the Goodwill Auxiliary to the Morgan Memorial in Boston.

TAUNTON AREA: Sacred . Heart, St. Jacques, St. Joseph, Taunton; St. Peter, Dighton; St. Joseph. North Dighton.

NEW BEDFORD AREA: Holy Name, Mt. Carmel, Sacred Heart, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Casimir, St. James, St. Lawrence, New Bedford; St. Mary, South Dartmouth; St. Patrick, Wareham; St. George, Westport, St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth.

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Parish Guidelines For Columbus Day Program 1. All parish groups should meet in the Cathedral schoolyard on Second Street, Fall River, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11. Banners and other insignia may be brought. Use of chartered busses is suggested, even for Fall River parishes, and such arrangements should be made on the local level by each parish. Bus drivers should drop passengers at Rodman and Second Streets, then proceed to Kennedy Park, where parking areas will be designated on the perimeter road on the east and south sides of the upper park. Those using private cars should park as close to Kennedy Park as possible.

2. Those in wheelchairs or otherwise infirm should proceed directly to the park, where a special area near the altar will be designated for them. Except in special cases, only one attendant should accompany each sick person.

3. Participants may bring their own candles and wind-breaker cups but they' should also be available through each parish. The long tapered Easter vigil candles are recommended, as is use of a 6 oz. hot drink paper cup to serve as a windbreaker (waxed or styrofoam cups should not be used, due

to fire hazard). If difficulty is experienced obtaining candles or cups, they may be secured through Rev. R. Gabriel Blain, O.P., pastor of St. Anne's Church, Fall River (telephone 678-5322).

4. Parish groups. should be accompanied by a priest or layperson who will lead each group in recitation of the rosary (five decades should be recited at least once during the procession) and in singing appropriate songs. Each group will sing and pray independently and in the language of its choice. It is advisable that parishes supply song sheets.

5. All priests are invited to concelebrate and each should provide his own alb and stole. They may vest in the Cathedral sacristy, ex;, cept those leading procession groups, who may vest in the basement of St. Louis Church as soon as they arrive at the park. An interval, during which the rosary will be recited by the assembled congregation, will allow time for this.

6. All are encouraged to receive Holy Communion at the Mass, but since it will be impractical to hear confessions at the park, priests are asked tQ remind the faithful who wish to do so to approach the sacrament of pen-

ance in their parishes. Each concelebrant is asked to bring a ciborium with'enough altarbreads for his group. Please attach a label (preferably the Pres-a-ply type) with the name of parish to both the ciborium and its cover and drop it off at the basement of St. Louis Church before proceeding to the Cathedral for the procession.

7. Most concelebrants will be asked to help distribute Holy Communion, moving among the people in assigned sections of the park under direction of Rev. Joseph Ferreira.

8. Each parish is asked to supply 10 men to serve as marshals, aiding' in organizing and directing the procession and assisting with crowd control. Father Ferreira is also in charge of this operation.

9. Parishes wishing to have representatives participate in carrying the statue of Our Lady of .Fatima in the procession are asked to appoint four men, who should report to Father Ferreira at the Cathedral Chapel at 5:15 p.m. on the day of the program. It is suggested that bearers wear special robes or insignia to set them apart.

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More than a million legal abortions were performed in the United States last year and the figure continues to climb. The tiny fetus in the photograph at right, aborted at nine weeks and shown in relationship to a man's finger, shows development of arms, legs, body and bead, dramatically illustrating the words of Psalm 139: "Truly you have formed my inmost being: you knit me in my mother's womb."

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marked by its use of the instrumentality of law to protect such rights as life, bodily integrity, and property. The protection of basic human rights promotes good public order.

Social Ramifications A permissive abortion policy assumes that a pregnant woman is a totally autonomous person with no obligations to anyone but herself. But this is a fiction.

The generation of new human life is not only the most intimate act of which men and women are capable, but also-paradoxically-the one with the greatest social ramifications. However, the legal policy of abortion on request isolates a womanfrom the sexual bond she has established with a man, from her family, and from the child she now carries within her-and does so at precisely the time when she most needs help and support.

Abortion, whether performed legally or illegally, is an immoral act. If the law were to reextend its protection to the unborn child, the concrete result would be to restrict the actual practice of abortion and significantly reduce the loss of life and also damage to health (of the mother) 1Nhich .are now occurring. The destruction of unborn human lives does remove problems-but only in the sense in which genocide can be said to remove or ethnic problems. The real prob· lem that can accompany a pregnancy must be met with specific positive solutions.

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In 1973, however, the U. Supreme Court ruled that the unborn child is not a legal person and that his or her life can be taken for virtually any reason.

To the contrary, the Church teaches that life is a fundamental human right, exerting a claim for recognition and respect by every person and by society. If America is to remain true to its basic heritage, it must restore constitutional protection to the right to life of the unborn child.

The American bishops, along with other religious and civic leaders, have urged the passage of a constitutional amendment as the only practical way to accomplish this goal.

The trend in abortion policy underway in this country reflects a permissive life style. The legal policy of abortion on request removes the practice of abortion from the specific contexts and processes normally associated with medicine and law.

It allows people to do what they want - regardless of consequences. However, freedom is a positive good in our lives only if it is exercised in a responsible manner. The legal policy of abortion on request abandons responsibility on the level of law and encourages--even sanctions - irresponsibility in other life contexts.

No Protection The problems with this are many. First of all, and most importantly, the legal policy of abortion on request fails in the fundamental obligation of justice in matters of human rights: the law withdraws any real protection for the right to life of the unborn child. As a result, the life of the unborn child is considered completely expendable for the sake of the personal and social well being or convenience of others. It would be impossible to think of a more irresponsible -indeed, barbarous-policy than one which allows the massive destruction of human lives a~ a means to other ends.

The laws against abortion have been repealed, and no unborn child is safe. In a society governed by laws, the rights of all human beings must be protected. If protection is removed, as it has been from unborn children in the United States, one can anticipate that the natural rights of the now legally unprotected class will be violated.

Second, the law can fulfill its purpose of protecting human rights only if it adjusts itself to the circumstances of modern life which threaten the integrity of the human person in specific ways. Today the technology of modern medicine has made it easy to invade the womb and destroy the child. The social in-

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strument which human society has devised to protect the weak from the strong is the law. If the law is not called into play to prevent modern medical technology from being used to destroy unborn human life, there is no way of placing limits on the technically efficient destruction of one million unborn huPlan beoings each year.

Medically Unsafe Third, the policy of abortion on request perpetuates the notion that abortion is a medically safe procedure. Abortion, whether performed legally or illegally, presents serious dangers to .the life and health of the motherand possibly even to the life and

health of her future children, a fact of special importance to teenage girls who obtain abortions.

Fourth, the policy of abortion on request is not a necessary or beneficial ingredient in improving public health. In fact, the greatest strides in decreasing the abortion-related maternal mortality rate' occurred while a restrictive abortion policy was in effect. Just as this difficult and ser.ious problem responded to positive and constructive efforts in health care, as we should expect that lesser problem--e.g., the care of septic abortion patients-would also respond to programs of positive health care.

Fifth, the legal policy of abortion on request is irresponsible because it fails to achieve the function of law directed at preserving and promoting the public order. A civilized society is

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Continued from Page One The teacher trainirig program, intended for all beginning religion teachers, will consist of one hour of basic theology and one hour of basic methodology at each session. It will be offered at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth; Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton; Feehan High School, Attleboro; St. Patrick's, Falmouth; and St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis, on Tuesday nights; and at Connolly HlgliSchool, Fall River on Wednesdays, Priests will offer the theology hour and religious education coordinators the methodology section of the c~urse.

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A. No. I certainly do not think it ends the hope of reunion between our two churches but there are a couple of assumptions behind your question that are perpaps, more important than the questions themselves.

First, while the reunion of Christians should be a fe~'"Vent prayer and goal of us all, our first responsibility, in whatever church we are, is to be as faithful as we can be to the traditions and inspirations of the Holy Spirit as we find them in our own particular comml:,nity.

Christian unity, in whatever form it gradually come about, will be the work' of the Spirit, not of our human ingenuity and compromise.

Those most deeply involved and experienced in ecumenical labors have long since learned this truth. Fidelity to what we believe, along with an open charity and humility toward what other Christians have to say to us and with IlSthese are the tools the Spirit uses to do His work of bringing us together.

Thus, if our Anglican brothers r.nd sisters honestly feel this is the way for them to go, all things considered, then decide they must-regardless of possible ecumenical repercussions.

As for ending hopes for reunion of our two churches, this would presume that we know what a "united" Christianity will look like. But do we?

Judging from recent pa.pal statements, it appears quite unlikely that the Roman Catholic Church will allow the ordination of women, at least in the near future. But even the statements of our bishops indicate that the strongest argument against such ordinations is our tradition of or-

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Might not the Roman Catholic Church, for instance, preserve its present policy, and still be able to live with a united Christiandom in which one branch allows women priests-much as it has for centuries lived with other branches which allowed married priests, while it continues to require that its own priests be celibate?

Unthinkable? I'm not sure. The Holy Spirit has already brought us far along the way to healing the shameful division in the family of Christ, a long way that 20 years ago would have been called ridiculous and impossible.

So let's keep moving, and give Him the benefit of a doubt. He just might have something big going that will astound us even more.

Q. I married a non-Catholic several years ago, and we both had to si~n a promise to raise our children Catholic. A friend of mine, a Baotist, married a Catholic just a short time ago, and she says she did not have to si~n any such promise, and wouldn't have. Has the rule changed. If so, why?

A. Yes, the policy of the Church has changed. It is no longer required that the nonCatholic partner promise or sign anything.

According to present regulations (spelled out incidentally, in Pope Paul's apostolic letter of January 1970, on mixed marriages), before inter-faith marriage, the Catholic is asked to formally reaffirm, in writing, his Christian and Catholic faith, and to declare that all will be done within his power to have the children of that marriage baptized and raised as Catholics.

The non-Catholic must then be made aware of these signed convictions of the Catholic, in some manner determined by the bishops of each country. In the United States, this is usually done through a statement by the priest arranging the marriage that he has informed the non-

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from within the government rather than oppose it," said Father John Anthony Janson, OFM, in describing his missionary work in Brazil, a country whose leaders are under fire by the U.S. Catholic Conference because they subscribe to "the ideology of the modern national security state, in which the worth and merit of the individual citizen, and his or her very existence, have meaning only insofar as they contribute to the so-called security of the nation."

Father Janson, 63, a native of Blessed Sacrament parish, Fall River, is a veteran of 32 years service in the Latin American country. He is on home leave, visiting a sister, Mrs. George Lavoie, who resides with their mother in St. Theresa parish, New Bedford.

The Franciscan described his own relationship with government officials as amicable. Since suffering a heart attack a year ago he has been stationed in Brasilia, the capital city, and has had the opportunity of meeting national leaders at many levels.

"You have to understand that Brazil is rather as the American West used to be," he said.

"There are many squatters and situations can become violent."

Reflecting a moderate point of view, he declared that "the Church is trying to protect the poor man, but some individuals are overdoing it. As for us (the Franciscans) we try to help and do the best we can."

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Catholic of the signed promise and obligation on the part of the Catholic.

Obviously, this "promise" adds nothing new to what an honest, informed Catholic already believes and intends in his or her marriage. The Church presumes that the non-Catholic partner also has some convictions about God and religion, which, it is hoped, are compatible with Catholic beliefs and intentions.

The present policy, therefore, intends simply to remind the Catholic of the implications of his faith, and to encourage the couple to discuss and work out any differences in their religious beliefs which might otherwise 'later become the source of a serious problem in their marriage.

Questions for this column should be sent to Fahter Dietzen in care of The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River 0272~.

Father Janson O.F.M. United States "in time for the Franciscan day at the Eucharistic Congress" and since then has been visiting family members and friends.

When he returns to Brazil in November he will be a parish assistant in Anapolis, a city about the size of Fall River. Previously he was a pastor in an area so rural "that one day a

wild boar came into our kitchen."

But after his heart attack his doctors frowned on a schedule including more travel by water than by land to care for a parish whose farthest point is "nine hours by dugout, three hours by speedboat" from the mission headquarters. They also looked less than kindly on Father Janson's habit of personally constructing and repairing his parish buildings, often singlehandedly.

But if his past accomplishments are an indication, the tanned and white-haired missioner will not be idle in his new assignment, where he will be in charge of a chapel now in process of construction. He said that while in Brasiia he had phenomenal success in organizing bingo parties whose proceeds aided in support of outlying parishes.

"John Crimmins, the American ambassador there, is a Holy Cross graduate, and he was frequently our lector," he said.

There are also several New Bedford families attached to the American embassy who are members of the Franciscan parish in Brasilia."

Set Pro-Life Day at Stang Continued from Page One Hyannis, regional director of education for Birthright, who will speak at 10:30.

She will be followed by Professor Paul Castonguay of the faculty of Stonehill College, Easton, who will clarify the terminology of euthanasia and discuss "death with dignity" laws and the needs of families of the dying persons. , A question and answer period will follow the morning session and lunch will then be available in the Bishop Stang cafeteria.

The program will resume at 1:20 p.m. with workshops considering the topics of fetal development, natural family planning, parish pro-life committees, political action and advocacy, Among those conducting sessions will be Dr. Joseph Stanton, veteran pro-life physician and a faculty member of the Tufts University School of Medicine; Mrs. Janet DesChenes of the Pro-Life Education Service of the Worcester diocese; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hickey of Brockton; and representatives of the Birthright and Massachusetts Citizens for Life organizations.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be present at the day and will

offer his reflections on pro-life issues at 3 p.m. The program will conclude with a prayer service stressing the theme of rededication to life.

Rev. Michel G. Methot, dio~e­ san director of adult education, noted that there will be no fee for the study day and that the cafeteria lunches will be available at cost.

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The Parish Parade Continued from Page Seven ST. mERESA, NEW BEDFORD The Pilgrim Virgin statue will be at the church from 7 p.m.

Mass Saturday, Oct. 9 through 4 p.m. Mass Saturday, Oct. 16.

Daily rosary and prayers will be offered following 9 a.m. Mass Monday through Saturday.

Bishop Lamont Continued fr()ln Page Two recorded shortly after he had first been questioned by police, Bishop Lamont was asked if he thought he would still be able to go around to the mission stations and preach in his capacity as bishop of Umtali in two or three months time.

"I should hope so," he said.

"Were I not to be permitted to do so, it would be a clear indication that people are afraid of the voice of truth and that those in authority are afraid of a proclamation for social justice."

In a lengthy statement made during the trial, the Carmelite bishop told the Umtali Regional Magistrates' Court that he had defied Rhodesia's ,Law and Order Maintenance Act "because I, like many of my colleagues, cannot reconcile my Christian principles with the racist legislation in Rhodesia."

The incidents which led Rhodesian authorities to indict Bishop Lamont occurred when guerrillas seeking the overthrow of the country's white minority government threatened to destroy the Avila mission, 18 miles from Rhodesia's eastern border with Mozambique, if the staff did not provide more medical supplies, cameras, tape recorders, watches and clothing.

Fearing for their lives, the staff left. The news of this spread, and other missionaries asked if they should close their schools, hospitals and missions.

"I now faced the real threat of having to close down all Church institutions and facilities in the diocese if I decided to report terrorists in the area," Bishop Lamont.. a native of Northern Ireland, told the court. '''The good of the Church had to be preserved at all costs," he continued, "along with the lives of innocent villagers and the mission staff. This convinced me I had no alternative but to take full responsibility for my actions and break the law."

Bishop Lamont, who had headed the Umtali diocese since 1957, has long been outspoken on behalf of Rhodesia's blacks. In 1959, when unrest in the Central African Federation, to which Rhodesia then belonged, led to repressive legislation' in Rhodesia, he issued a pastoral letter pointing out that the laws were frustrating the black Africans' desire and need for land and education. Such laws, he said, were immoral and contrary to the teachings of Christ.

Shortly before the government filed charges against him this past August, he published an open letter to Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and the members of the government in which he said the government, not the rebels, was chiefly responsible for the increasing violence throughout the country.

Columnist Still Objects To Hare Krishna Tactics

ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies of Ste. Anne will hold an open meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 in the church hall. A "Crazy Hat Fashion Show" will be featured, with hats made by members.

New officers include Colette Golden, president; Mary Sawejko, vice-president; Loretta Messier, treasurer; Vivian Belanger, secretary.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT The Couples' Club will sponsor a dance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 in the school hall. The public is invited and the theme for the evening will be "Happy Birthday, America." Music will be by the Latin-Aires. In charge of arrangements are Mr. and Mrs. James Steadman and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barlow.

ST. WILLIAM, FALL RIVER A Halloween party will highlight the Women's Guild meeting set for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 in the parish all-purpose room. Mrs. Anna Ohebek is chairperson for the party, aided by committee members. All attending are asked to come in costume.

Some weeks ago I criticized what I consider the heavyhanded fund-raising tactics employed in airports and other public places by Hare Krishna Movement representatives.

A Hare Krishna spokesman responded with a lengthy letter reprimanding me,courspent considerable ... time in teously and sincerely, for Itwo major airports I was . . . casting aspersions on a hounded by Hare Krishna repmovement "which is filling a resentatives (in one case, by vacuum ... left by those who are not as urgently aware of the need to combat the materialistic ideology of our society." In my

PROVINCIAL ASSIST路 ANT: Rev. Alfred R. Messier, MS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Messier, St. Louis de France parish, Swansea, has been named provincial assistant in the Hartford Province of the Missionaries of La Salette. Ordained in 1971, he was rector of the La Salette House of Studies in Washington, D.C. before being named to his present post. He is a candidate for a doctoral degree in ministry.

DCCW Will Honor Bishop At First Open Meeting The Fall River District Council of Catholic Women will honor Bishop Cronin on Thursday night, Oct. 14, at the year's first open meeting.

His excellency will deliver the homily at a living rosary service to be held at 7:45 p.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Church, Fall River.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, district moderator, will lead recitation of the rosary in which diocesan and district officers and representatives of the 32 affiliated organizations of the Area will participate.

Solemn Benediction will be celebrated by Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, host pastor, Rev. Ronald Tosti and Msgr. Gomes.

Following the ceremony, Mrs. Joseph Smith of the Massachusetts Stop E.R.A. will address 1he group in the school auditorium.

Mrs. Robert Bernier, Chairman of Church Communities Commission is in charge of arrangements for the session and Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, district president, will preside.

Mrs. William Marum, host president, will serve as chairman of the coffee, assisted by the members of SS. Peter and Paul Women's Guild.

Never in Vain "He alone is God who can never be sought in vain; not even when He cannot be found."

-St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Presides at Province Meeting Mrs. Richard M., Paulson, Director, presided at the fall meeting of the Boston Province, National Council of Catholic Women, (NCCW), held recently . in Concord, N. H. Mrs. Paulson, a member of Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton, was accompanied by Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, Fall River Diocesan Council Preident and a member of St. Mary Cathedral Parish.

Diocesan Vice-presidents attending were Mrs. James Leith, Holy Name Parish, New Bedford; Adrienne Lemieux, St. Jacques Parish, Taunton; Mrs. Harry Loew, St. John Parish, Attleboro; and Mrs. Vincent Coady, St. Thomas More, Somerset.

Diocesan Presidents from the dioceses of New Hampshire, -,Vermont and Maine attended.

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National Council convention to be held the first week of November, 1977 in San Antonio, Texas and for a Bible Sharing Institute to be conducted by Rev. John Burke, O.P. of the Word of God ,Institute and the NCCW staff at Villa Maria Retreat House, Stamford, Conn. Oct. 29 through Nov. 1.

By MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS

acknowledgment, I tried to make It 'clear that, while I am still opposed to Hare Krishna's fund-raising tactics, I did not and do not mean to criticize the Hare Krishna Movement as such.

The text of my reply read: Dear Mr : To the best of my recollection, I have never ... criticized another religion and, please God, will never do so ... I did not do so in the column referred to in your letter. The only point I was trying to make . . . was that some of the fund-raising tactics employed by Hare Krishna enthusiasts in a number of the major airports throughout the United States are extremely objectionable and harmful to religion. As of this writing, I am even more strongly of this opinion than I was when I wrote the original column.

I say this for the following reason. Three or four days ago

four of them working as a team) who tried hard to embarass me into taking Hare Krishna flowers, booklets, and books made it clear that they expected, in return, a financial contri路 bution to the cause.

This has happened to me on literally hundreds of occasions during the past two or three years ... I have talked to dozens of travelers, of differing religious beliefs, who feel exactly the way I do ... Many people have become so annoyed about Hare Krishna's tactics 'in major airports that they have complained to the airport authorities.

In some airports, announcements are now made at periodic intervals on the public address system informing passengers'that Hare Krishna's activities are not authorized by the airports. In other cases, signs have, been posted conveying the same information.

It is clear that airport officials would prohibit such heavyhanded tactics on their properties if they could do so without being haled into court for allegedly violating the First Amendment. I sincerely hope the courts will reverse themselves on this issue. I cherish our First Amendment freedoms and more specifically, the freedom of religion, but I don't think any religious group, including my own church, has any right to subject travelers to public harassment.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH II

·Sile;nce and Mystery

By MSGR. JOSEPH M. CHAMPLIN When I first offered Mass Mass over 20 years ago I. stood at. a massive marble a.ltar with my back to the congregation, prayed in the Latin language, and occasionally turned toward the people. They generally remained silent.

A few whispered the proper Latin responses, some privately read the Mass texts fr,om small weekly or large daily missals, others fingered rosary beads, still others just knelt 0.1' sat and gazed at the sacred mystery being reenacted before them.

I am not anxious to ;return to those d~ys of quiet liturgies and mostly silent worshipers. The Church's desire for active participation in word, slong and deed has my enthusiastic support.

However, I am also not about to criticize severely or reject totally what was done in those 1940-50 years. People then did pray at Mass and an atmosphere

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In reforming Catholic worship, the Vatican II Fathers stated: "To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalms, hymns, as well as by actions, gestures and bodily attitudes. And at the proper time a reverent silence should be observed." (Article 30).

Note that last sentence.

Unfortunately, as so often occurs in human history, the pendulum swings from one extreme to the other. During the last decade liturgies, at least in the United States, seemed to have moved from a "silent Mass" stage to the "noisy Mass" era.

Many planners of eucharistic worship appear to have overreacted and have become anxious to fill each second of every Mass with something spoken, sung or done. When an interval of silence inadvertently develops, Turn to Page Thirteen

II Mystery••• An Insult to Our Minds?1 By DEACON STEVE LANDREGAN "What we utter is God's Wisdom: a mysterious, a hidden wisdom. God planned it before all ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age knew the mystery; if they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory. Of the wisdom it is written: 'Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him.' Yet God has revealed this wisdom to us through the Spirit. The spirit scrutinizes all matters, even the deep things of God." This excerpt from Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians (2,4-10) stimulates us to ask: What is spirit? What is mystery?

The spirit that calls us 'to good-

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ness is God. But we cannot touch Him; we cannot see Him. Nor can we touch the spirit that is the intelligent part of each of us. Things we can neither see nor touch nor understand, yet we know they exist, we call mystery. Spirit, God's and our own, then, is mystery. And so to live with even our own spirit is to live constantly with mystery.

But a unique quality of human beings is to search for meaning and reason to those things not understood. Mystery challenges us to reach beyond ... to seek to unravel the complexities of life, to comprehend the incomprehensible. Challenge intrigues us, beckons us, helps us grow. It never insults us. Rather it recognizes our ability to reason.

Centuries ago, God called Abraham to have faith in Him when He told him to leave his father's house and go to a strange land. And He promised that "All the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you" (Gn. 12, 1-3).

Asking Abraham to leave his father's house and go to an unknown land was a bizarre reTurn to Page Thirteen

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By FATHER JOHN J. CASTELOT Obviously the Bible tells us a great deal about God. StrangE: as it may seem, it is necessary to point out that it does not tell us everything about Him. Its pages contain His self-revelation, but it is a revelation that is indirect, gradual, partial. His people came to know Him in their history, worship, in nature, but St. Paul's words apply to them as well as to us: "Now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. My knowledge is imperfect now; then I shall know even as I am known" (1 Cor 13,12).

The Scriptures often give another impression, as when they tell us Moses spoke to God "face to face" (Ex 33,11). And they record long conversations between God and Noah and the patriarchs and the prophets "as one man speaks to another" (ibid). They know, of course, that God was not man and that no human being could speak to Him in this fashion. These conversations are literary fictions composed to express the intimacy with God which these men enjoyed and also to interpret the action of divine providence in their lives.

In this regard, it is interesting to trace the development of biblical theological language. The earliest strata speak of God in human terms, picturing Him dealing directly with His creatures.

Gradually this changes. God communicates with people, yes, but now through "angels" or dreams. His transcendence or "otherness," which was realized from the beginning, is now finding more adequate expression, and continues until it reaches a peak in books like Ezekiel, Job, Second Isaiah (40-55), and Wisdom.

In fact, it became practically an axiom as time went on that no one could see God and live.

The great prophet Isaiah had a vision near the beginning of his career in which he saw a majestic figure enthroned in the temple. He identified the figure as the Lord and his reaction was characteristic: "Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living among people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of 'ltosts! (Isaiah 6,5).

When we think of theology, the "science of God," we think autorllaticallly of neat systems of definition, division, distinc-

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The men who produced the books of the Bible belonged to another, quite different, culture.

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"SCRIPTURE SAYS of God that He comes knocking at man's door and enters only when the door is opened to Him from within," Eugene S. Geissler writes.

By EUGENE S. GEISSLER Many things 'can be a mystery to us because of our ignorance, and it is easy to say, "It's a mystery to me!" We might say it about a math formula, a scientific equation, about the immensity of the world. Still, all such things are not true mysteries because they are something knowable by man, and it is not too much to say that someday all the secrets of the world will be known by man. .

Even beyond inanimate things, there is much about plant and animal life that is wondrous and mysterious, but not true mystery. Are simple life and movement a mystery? Is animal life a mystery? The cunning of a fox, the flight of an eagle, a lion on the prowl, a huge whale tenderly caring for its youngare these mysteries? We marvel at these marvelous things, but we don't quite want to say that man will never understand them.

It is only when we "get to persons and especially to that element of persons that is in the image and likeness of God that we rightly approach true mystery. Still, the mystery element in each person is perhaps only a small area-a place where nobody else enters, a secret place where man's spirit dwells. This small true-mystery area man shares with God and nobody else and, even with God, only by invitation.

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of God that he comes knocking at man's door and enters only when the door is opened to Him from within. This is also the place of man's unsatisfiable loneliness unless sa1is~ied by God himself. Once I walked down a road all afternoon with a man and at the end of the road, we sat down on a platform and continued talking till dark. Did I know him better at the end of the day. Not really, I thought. Is it always that way?

Perhaps the real mystery" that we are is incommunicable.

On another level, I have walked many years with my wife.

At first we talked a lot because there was so much to tell each other about ourselves. Then for a long time we talked about ourselves, preoccupied with the "necessary" things of life. One day we stopped short and admitted to each other that we really didn't know each other very well.

Now we are talking more again, and because we have reached down in ourselves, we are getting to know both each other and God better. Still, in those areas of the spirit where God touches us alone and individually, each remains considerably unknown and unknowable. Where there is this touch 'of true mystery we remaIn separated, except in God. Response to Mystery And how does. man act, how should he act, in the presence Turn to Page Thirteen

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A Revelation of 'the Mystery of God Continued from Page Twelve Their thought patterns were not Western or Greek; they were Eastern, Semitic. They were not speculative, philosophical in the abstract ~ense of the term; they were practical, functional, concrete, picturesque. That is why there are so ma~y stories in the Bible; they preferred the story to the abstract proposition. They were interested not so much in what something or someone was as in what something or someone did.

Consequently, and perhaps strangely from our viewpoint, in spite of ali they had to say about God, they never attempted to give us a definition of Him such as you might find in a modern theology manual or catechism.

God Is "Other" They did not say that He actually was a king or a father or a shepherd or any of the beautiful images they applied to Him. They did say that in their experience He acted like a king, a father, a savior, a shepherd, a loving husband, and so.

They thought and wrote this way not only because these were their thought patterns, unsophisticated, unspeculative, but also because they knew deep down that God could not be captured in a definition. He is completely "other," a mystery.

All their figures of speech were feeble, human attempts to reflect different facets of the mystery which He is. When the author of Psalm 8 contemplates the wonders of creation, he can not even finish the sentence: "When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars which you set in place-What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him?" (4-5).

And centuries later, St. Paul, quoting a series of Old Testament texts, cries out: "How deep are the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How inscrutable his judgments, how unsearchable his ways! For "who has known the mind of the ,Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Who has given him anything so as to deserve return?" (Rom 11,33-35).

However, if the Scriptures

Mystery In Us Continued from Page Twelve of the mystery of God in himself and in others? His response before true mystery is twofold: prayer and/or silence. The prayer is one of praise and thanks , spontaneous and repetitious. Man also tends to be silent before the mystery of God. This too is a prayer, the prayer of silence.

The Bible and the liturgy are easy examples of the prayer of praise and thanks before God. The psalms are full of thanks and praise to the Lord, repeated again and again.

Think of the times in your life when you spontaneously broke forth in praise and thanks of God. They were important moments in your life. God was near. The prayer of silence, is also an authentic and appropriate response to the mystery of God. People in the East know this response much better than we in the West.

make it clear that God is a profound mystery, they also make it abundantly clear that He has tmtered human history and touched human minds and hearts. And, in spite of the mystery, countless men and women have felt His touch, heard His voice, accepted His challenge.

The Bible is a revelation of the mystery of God; it is also a thrilling record of humanity's often heroic response to that revelation, that chalIenge, that invitation.

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Our Minds Continued from Page Twelve quest in ancient times. God's promise, too, was as bizarre as His command. Yet, even though Abraham could reason none of it out, he did as God commanded. He did not even question. He had that wonderful thing called faith. Faith-another mystery.

Something that cannot be touched, nor does it have a visible form, nor do we understand its magnetic pull upon our spirits. It simply is. Yet it is human for us to seek understanding of the faith within us. And somehow we know that if we are to realize our full human potential, we must nurture this intangible faith so that we can grow.

We long for its full bloom, yet we know, too, its nature will not be understood until our rebirth in eternity.

All this mystery is a constant reminder of our humanness, of our creatureliness, of the fact that in spite of the dominion we exercise over creatures, ultImately we must admit our inability to fully understand this mysterious hidden wisdom that is God's.

Mystery, then is not myth; it is reality. The incomprehensible exists, and ultimately, we must admit its existence as permanently incomprehensible.

For the Christian, mystery is the invitation to faith. And faith can only exist in the presence of the uncertain, that which is known incompletely.

Where there is absolute knowledge and comprehension, there is no need for faith.

All the mysteries in this life flow from the primary mystery of the incomprehensibility of God. The mysteries with which every person grapples - existence, evil, suffering, death and salvation - all have their roots in the primary mystery.

The unbeliever suffers from an inability to accept the reality of the mystery of God. He is, however, equally unable to accept the reality of the mystery of his own creatureliness.

Jesus did not come to proclaim an end to God's incomprehensibility. He came to call men to acknowledge the mystery of their own creatureliness and to recognize their need for redemption. He came to proclaim God's incomprehensible love that became incarnate in order that men and women might be redeemed.

Faith is our response to the mystery of God's love and the mystery of our creatureliness. It is the grace of God that enables us to respond in faith and to accept God's incomprehensibility as a mystery to be lived with rather than an enigma to be unraveled.

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''WHEN I FIRST offered Mass over 20 years ago," Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin writes, "I stood at a massive altar with my back to the congregation, prayed in the Latin language, and occasionally turned toward the people.

1 am not anxious to return to those days." A young priest re-enacts the pre-Vatican II liturgy. NC Photo.

Silence and Mystery Continued from Page Twelve they grow uneasy and rush to remedy the situation.

This certainly is not the mind of the Church as expressed in the Roman Missal produced according to the directives of the Second Vatican Council.

SUent Periods Needed Its General Instruction very clearly notes: "Silence should be observed at designated times as part of the celebration."

That paragraph 23 then pinpoints some of the suitable occasions. "Its character will depend on the time it occurs in the particular celebration. At the penitential rite and again after the invitation to pray, each one should become recollected; at the conclusion of a reading or the homily, each one mediates brieflyon what he has heard; after communion, he praises God in his heart and prays."

I find frequently that lectors completely disregard this point after the first scriptural reading.

As soon as the reader declares, "This is the word of the Lord," 11e or she immediately takes up the responsorial psalm. At Holy Family we encourage the lector t,o recite at this point the Our Father quietly and then move on. It works effectively to slow down the celebration and to provide the desired period of silent reflection.

The Mass rubrics rather clear-

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"Next the priest invites the people to pray, and together they spend some moments in silence so they may realize they are in God's presence and may make their petitions. The priest then says the prayer which' is called the opening prayer or collect" (Paragraph 32).

Some celebrants I have observed likewise either omit the silent pause or so abbreviate the silence it has little meaning. The period for silent prayer and reflection should not be too extensive, but long enough for the cong ~ation to understand what (he ..:sitation is for and to use (he pause accordingly.

One point is certain: proper periods of silence in Mass are essential for recapturing that that sense of mystery experienced in the 1940s and 1950s.

Stonehill College, Easton, will host a workshop this weekend for boys who are high school seniors. The program theme will be "The Call: God Chooses and Man Responds," and the schedule will be directed by Rev. Wilfred Raymond, CSC and Rev. Leo Polselli, CSC, vocation directors for the Eastern Province of the Holy Cross Fathers.

Announcing the weekend, Father Raymond said it was intended "to assist those high school seniors who are trying to decide what direction they want their lives to take to reflect on the vocation to religious life and priesthood and visit Stonehill College where the Holy Cross Fathers conduct a program for men interested in ministry."

Interested high school seniors cr'1 receive additional informatiOl, by contacting the Campus Ministry Office at Stonehill College or by phoning the Holy Cross Fathers in Bridgeport, Conn., telephone 203-367-7252.

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Five seniors in diocesan high schools have been named commended students in the Merit Program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. They are Gregory J. Borden, Paul F. Lynch, and Roberta A. McAlice, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro; Mark J. Tschirch, Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River; and Stephen M. Fontes, Holy Family High School, New Bedford.

They are among 35,000 students who are being recognized for their outstanding performance on the 1975 Qualifying Test.

Commended students rep:esent less than 2 percent of the nation's secondary school senior class. Although scoring below the level required for the 15,000 semifinalists who will continue in the Merit Scholarship competition, their test performances indicate exceptional academic promise.

Vncations Week Oct. 10 - 16

WASHINGTON (NC)·- Vocations Awareness Week, a first for the Catholic Church, will be observed Oct. 10-16, it was announced here.

The program was begun by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' (NCCB) conference of diocesan vocations directors.

Liturgy and homily suggestions have been sent· to every diocese in the country by Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and Minneapolis, chairman of the NCCB committee on vocations.

In Archbishop Roach's covering letter, he pointed cut that Vocations Awareness Week "is not intended to supplant the World Day of Prayer for Vocations," (which is celebrated near the end of the school year, on the fourth Sunday of Easter) but to stimulate "a sensitivity to vocations" at the opening of the school year.

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"I did not have the TV exposure you had, of course. And I am truly glad I didn't. I spent more time skating, sledding and just plain walking. For indoor pastimes, I indudged in games such as ping-pong, chess, pinochle, and dancing. Phonographs supplied the mustc. Girls were girls as they always will be, I hope. We boated a lot in those days. Except for trolley cars we relied on the horse-andbuggy. What we did not have, we did not miss. Now we miss much that we had."

"The most fun of all for me at college were the bull sessions.

We'd sit around a fireplace in winter and talk our heads off."

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"I still remember with sadness the 5c and 10c admissions to the movies!"

"We had to be in the house by seven o'clock, or else . . . my brothers used to indulge in imaginative ruses and rig up dummies to place in their beds ... the ruse often worked as the lightbulbs weren't very strong in those days."

"Did I have fun as a young girl? I certainly did have fun!

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Hold Open House At St. Anthony At a recent open house at St. Anthony High School, New Bedford, James W. Veiga, the school's first lay principal, faculty members, members of a newly-formed advisory board and Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, diocesan director of education, were introduced to parents.

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by Rev. Clement Dufour, school director Veiga and Rev. Bertrand Chabot, pastor of St. Anthony's parish, welcomed those in attendance and urged formation of a parents' organization. After a tour of classrooms and newly added school facilities, a social hour was held.

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Sunrise, shine down a little love on the world today and make a morning so sweet that it will have to chase my blues away Oh, the moon and stars have gone, and I can see the light of dawn Like a golden smile bright'ning up a brand new day Sunrise, come wrap me in the warmth of your crimson sky I spent a long time believing in a dream that had passed me by, but the moon and stars have gone and I can see the light of dawn, like a golden smile bright'ning up the morning sky From my bed I can hear the world outside I can open my window wide Take a breath of that fresh air, Take a breath of that fresh air, fresh air.

Written and sung by Eric Carmen C.A.M.-U.S.A. BMI Sunrise can often be a surprise, sneaking up on you after an elaborate pre-dawn show. You wait and wait, watching the black fade into gray, then a color display of pinks and oranges.

The clouds turn to fire and brilliantly light the sky, but the sun has yet to show her face. Sunlight dances through the treetops, but you're still in the dark. Finally, the sun appears on the horizon like a giant happy face in the sky.

Listening to "Sunrise" by Eric Carmen is the next best thing to watching one. At the beginning the music sets the mood for waiting. You can almost feel the strain of creation giving birth to another day. Then the music shifts to the trii.!mphant sound of a new day begun.

The sun has long been celebrated as a sign of hope. Its brightness and warmth springing from the cold, dark night have helped reassure people that the darkness they may feel because of problems or dreams that have passed them by will not last.

Songwriters have woven their poems of hope into such songs as "There's Got To Be a Morning After" from the Poseidon Adventure, "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Here Comes the Sun" where the Beatles sing-"It's Alright."

The sun does not send problems away, but it does help people feel better about them. The sun stands in the sky each day as a reminder that darkness does not last forever, that new beginnings are possible each day. Even on rainy days we get by because we know. the bright days will come again.

A more important reminder the sun gives us is that we can believe in ourselves. No matter what goes on around us or what disapointments we suffer, we have the power to rise (like the sun) above them or rise again (like the sun) when they leave us in the dark.

Hope is so necessary in today's troubled times. That's why it's important to be around hopeful people who believe in the sun even when it isnt shining.

Christians are called to be such people because they believe that a better tomorrow is not some idle dream, but a promise given them by a loving Father. They are reminded of another Son who rose for all of us-One who gives freely of His love and power.

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Divisional Contenders Collide In ~~Cranberry Bowl" Game The annual Cranberry Bowl will take on an added dimension this Saturday when Wareham annd Old Rochester Regional of Mattapoise~t collide~ The "king of U.S. Route 6" title will be at stake as will the "bog championship" crown, but more importantly the winner will defeated Dennis-Yarmouth 21-0.

Both the defensive and offensive take a giant step toward the units were impressive in that 50utheastern Massachusetts contest, but they will be more Conference Division III football pennant. Both schools are legitimate contenders.

Wareham waltzed through Division III in the Conference's first two years, then was moved into the second bracket. The Vikings were not as successful over the next two campaigns and consequently were moved back into the small school grouping when realignment took place this past Winter.

Coach Ken Steven's Vikings were successful in their league opener last Saturday when they

severely tested by the Bulldogs.

Coach Frank Oliva's Mattapoisett eleven, who are unbeaten in three outings, have their sights set on a super season.

The Bulldogs have been immense on offense. Quarterbaclt Jim Lanagan controls a varied offense attack which features the running of Jeff Pina and Frank Oliva. Both running backs are capable of picking up short tough yardage or breaking the long gainer. Wareham will have to be at its best to stop the slightly favored Regionals.

Winslows Warriors Potent Offensive Machine Seekonk is the only Division III club involved in non-league action this weekend. The Warriors, who ate rapidly developing into a dark horse contender, will host Case High, of Swan'lea this weekend. After losing the season opener to a stronR Coyle-Cassidy club, Seekonk has scrambled to successive victories over Bishop Feehan High of Attleboro and league rival Bourne.

The Warriors bear watching.

The Dighton-Rehoboth Falcons came within inches of beating Old Rochester last Saturday when they dropped a 14-12 decision. The Regionals are expected to bounce back this week against winless Norton. Dennis-Yarmouth will be at Bourne to round out the division slate.

Coach Steve Winslow has his Taunton based Coyle-Cassidy Warriors in high g~ar as they chase the Conference's Division II title. The unbeaten Blue and Gold will play host to Barnstable Saturday, when the Cape Codders will try to corral CoyleCassidy's machine-like offense.

To date, Case, Seekonk and Durfee High of Fall River have been unsuccessful.

Quarterback Randy Lombardi, considered by many to be the premiere signal caller in the area, is the man to stop. In Coyle's three starts, Lombardi has thrown for four touchdowns, run for another while on offense and run back an interception for still another while operating on defense.

Somerset, riding the crest of its early season success, will tangle with another undefeated club Saturday when it travels to Fairhaven to play the Division I contenders. The Blue Raiders sloshed to a 19-0 win over Barnstable last week while Fairhaven eked out a 3-0 decision over Case.

The contest will be the final non-divisional games for both clubs. Beginning next week Coach Jim Lanagan's charges will take on the iron in its quest for the large school championship, while Somerset concentrates on winning the cherished Division II title.

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Continued from Page Fourteen I think we had more really pure, relaxed fun than you young folks have today. There are so many people in the world, today, and so much competition, speed and high-powered cars. It was fun walking and we did a lot of it, and too, we took trolley cars, and they were fun. I remember walking into icecream parlors to get hot fudge sundaes and banana splits, to tea rooms for tea and cinnamon toast. . "We did not drink or smoke in my group of friends. We were taught that the body must be taken good care of. That is why I am still healthy at my age, dear. When I go to reunions and spot some old friend from those way-back years, we usually break into: 'One-nine-two-two, look at what we can do!' We were all cheerleaders at heart.

Real happy."

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The season is a long way from over, but the skeptics' eyes have been opened. The road to the Hockomock crown has many barricades, including this week's opponent, Franklin. Mansfield is having fun as it watches the home town boys smash through each one.

In Case of Mistake· Mansfield Is For Real Elsewhere around the Confer- the town in particular. "Can you ence this Saturday, New Bedford believe it?" one fan cried. "It's Vocational will be at home to great!" came the reply. Still a Bishop Feehan in II, Falmouth is third voiced, "We've waited a at Durfee, and Taunton enter- long time for this and we're entains Attleboro in I. Non-divi- joying every second of it." sional games find Slocum Road And well they might, for rivals Dartmouth and Bishop Mansefield has proven that this Stang battling for the town team is for real. Coach Tony championship, Case at Seekonk Day has the club playing chamand New Bedford hosting non- pionship brand football. Batterleague foe Brockton. ing ram Fullback Steve Livley In the northern sector of the at 250 plus pounds is an offense diocese the big news is coming . unto himself. He also adds a out of Mansfield. The Green new dimension to Mansfield's Hornets, long among the also stingy defense. Elmars Reks, an rans, are the talk of the Hock- All-State defensive end last year, omock League in general and is improving with each contest,

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"My college days were an important part of my life. But I am sorry to say that sometimes I remember the fun more than the physics. Those were great days for me. I still feel young and active though I'm a grandfather. "We don't stop playing because we get old; we get old jf we stop playing."

This year Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River, has added four new members to the faculty. Mr. Paul Domingue, an art teacher, who also teaches at Bishop Connolly High School, drives back and forth between classes. A graduate of Providence College, he is attending Southeastern Massachusetts University, where he is working for a master's degree in art.

Coming to us from Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, Sister Patricia Combies, RSM teaches both junior English and sophomore Christian studies.

She is a graduate of Salve Regina College and earned her master's degree from Rhode Island College.

A graduate of Annhurst College in Woodstock, Conn., Miss Eileen Nunes teaches both Spanish and English. She worked for the Title One program in Fall River before joining the Gerrard faculty.

Physical education and physical science are now taught by Miss Kim Bessette, a graduate of Northeastern University. She worked as a teacher's aide in Fall River before accepting her first teaching position here at Bishop Gerrard High School.

In addition to Sister Elizabeth McAuliffe, principal, and Father Maurice Jeffrey, chaplain, there are 17 religious sisters of four congregations and 10 lay teachers on the Gerrard faculty.

At present count there are 384 students.

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