Pope Paulo Sees Power of The Cross To Renew and To Unite . By
S. MEDEIROS, S.T.D. Diocesan Cbancellor
Council Peritus
Four full weeks have elapsed since the opening of the fourth and last Session of the Second Vatican Council, on Sept. 14, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was of MSGR. HUMBERTO
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Fall River Mass., Vol. 9, No. 41
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Sees Change ROME (NC) - RMrgani zation of the Church's cen tral missionary office, the' Congregation for the Prop agation of· the ,Faith, is the "most essential and necessary provision" of the new missions schema. . This was the judgment o{ superior general of the Divine :Word missionaries, Father John Schuette, S.V.D., du~ing a press conference in Rome (Oct. ll} following more debate in the council on the contents of the
set purpose thilt this day and no other was chosen. The Council which intends to. renew the Church and the world through the Church, believes that only through the Cross of ChriSt can renewal be achieved by individuals and by society as a whole. The individual, of course, , must take up his cross daily and follow the Master; and society must hold in esteem and reverence the significance of the Cross, and eventually accept it in some way as the' means to orderly human progress and peace. It is interesting to note in this' connection that the Russian thinker Vladimir Soloviev in his account of the Antichrist and the last days of the world has the last Ecumenical. Council in history open in Jerusalem on Sept. 14, to show that the Church's final victory over evil ' will be won by the Cross of Christ. Pope Paul V(h,ls placed' the last' 'Session of
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missions schema. Father Schu ette has been one of the most influential drafters of the schema. The Congregation "de Propa- ' gande 'Fide" was established over 300 years ago, he said, and its operation today is essentially the same as then. "The main' policies governing the missions an! decided in Rome' by cardi-' rials, many of whom have never been in mission countries." ' He noted that although there are more than 30 cardinal-mem bers 'of the congregation, many
Relates Marian Devotion To Issues Facing Church BALTIMORE (NC)-Devotiun to the Blessed Virgin is "not only legitimate but doctrinally demanded," 'baw rence Cardinal Rhehan of Baltimore has declared in a pas toralletter. Defending the traditional role assigned to Mary by the Church, he related it in particular to the issues .. of authority and obedience within the Church, priestly eelibacy. and the vocation of nuns. On the matter of authority and obedience, the cardinal referred to a current "probing of the' very nature and of the long es tablished limits. of that authority, which sometimes calls into ques tion the meaning and value of religious and ecclesiastical obe dience." "Christian 'obedience can only be understood in the context of the Incarnate Word of God, in the mystery of Christ," he said. "And so it is that Christ together with His holy Mother gives us the true ideal and example for our sacrifice of obedience and its sacrifice of self." Cardinal Shehan said the ideals of priestly celibacy and chastity are also being "ques tioned'" today. "Too many in this matter seem so taken up by the diffi.. eulties of a celibate priesthood that they fail to emphasize the TurD. W :fa~ Seventeeu
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CRUCIFIED CHRIST ON STAFF
'Central Missionary Office ops' conferences, Father' Schu
from mission territories, those with the right to vote -during ette said.
general sessions are those who Seven speakers at the coun
reside in Rome. cil's 145th general meeting spoke
on the missions schema. The m;w schema proposes the establishment of a: body within' .On the new. missions schema, the congregation ,which would the generally favorable tones of include bishqps from mis~ionary the speech contrasted sharply countries, bishops from countries with the hostile reception a that are sending missionaries out drastically truncated missions to'the field, heads of, missionary schema received at last year's institutes and 'societies, as well' council session. as cong~egatiqn officials., ' : Cardimil Journet, after assert , The result he said would be ing that' the Church is subject that "those responsible for the to the n,ew law of preaching the missioriary activity of the Church' Gospel to 'every creature, said would also be responsible for' 'it would be erroneous to think that today's plurality in religion policies governing that activity." .He said that the whole schema Bids Due aims at making bishops, priests and laity more mission-minded. Plans and specifications for bids on the new Catholic He noted that the schema sug gests that all dioceses of the Memorial High School for' world devote part of their budg Boys in Fall River have been ets for the missions. The schema distributed to selected con does not specify any concrete tractors and sub-contractors percentage; that will be left to and are to be returned on the decision of the national bishNov. 4, 1965.
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'AUXILIARY BISHOP AT COUNCIL SESSION: Mo~t Rev. James J. Gerrard, V.G., Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, is in the sec'111d row of this picture taken at the fourth session of Vatican Council II now in progr,at R,On". T"h,.e Auxiliary stands to the immediate left of the bearded prelate. • •
is a part of God's plan. Mission.. ary activity is not optional for the Christian but an urgent pre· cept, he said. , Iowa-born Bishop Vincent Mc Cauley of Fort Portal, Uganda, said missionary bishops in gen· eral approve the Pr~sent schema, but he called it deficient in two respects. It fails, he said, to mention the Blessed Virgin as a model and protector for the missions-this despite the emphasis other con· ciiiar 'documents place on her role in the lives of the laity. Religious and priests. It also fails to give sufficient emphasis to the role of the sacrament of Confirmation in mission areas, he continued. Bishol- 'VIcCauley asserted that this sacrament is of prime imTurn to Page Eighteen
Appoint Leaders For Charity Ball Dr. David Costa, Jr. ot New Bedford and Mrg" James A. O'Brien Jr. of Fall River will serve as the CQ... chairmen of the 1966 Bishop" Charity Ball. They are the President of the New Bedford Particular Coun cil of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Presiden,t of the District Council of Catholic Women. In a joint 'statement the Co· Chairmen announced: "The an nual Bishop's Ball for Under privileged Children will be helel on Jan. 12, 1966 at the Lincoln Park Ballroom. "We are engaged at the mo· ment in organizing committees in each area of the Diocese to assist in making this Ball the most successful and memorable ever. The reputation for spon· soring New England's outstand. ing social event must be con tinued. Plans are being formed to add several features which will increase the beauty and enjoyability of this social oc· casion."