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Missions Our Work; Hope of Millions Mission activity in the Church is both the normal exercise of the Sacrament of Confi'rmation and the specialized contribution of dedicated priests. Religious and laity. The Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of. Peoples
was established 350 years ago to help direct the specialized efforts and the Society of the Propagation of the Faith, 150 years old, seeks both to muster the missionary efforts of "at home Catholics" and support the fore'ign missionaries.
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Respect Life Has Diocesa.n Head
In a response to the burgeoning anti-life forces, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has announced an on-going Diocesan program to reflect the concerns manifested in the r'ecent observance of Respect Life Week. Bishop Cronin has appointed the Rev. Joseph Oliveira, Pastor of St. Michael's Parish Fall River. as Coordinator of the program. Father Oliveira will work in close collaboration with Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Director of the Diocesan Family Life Bureau, with members, of the Social Concerns Committee of the Diocesan Priests' Senate, and with representatives in the separate Vicariates.
-It is anticipated that measures being undertaken by Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, of the Fall River Catholic Welfare Bureau, to provide specific alternate options favoring life. for young women expectant out of wedlock will be coordinated in the new thrust of the Diocesan program. The American Bishops expressed the -desire to have the impact of Respect Life Week underscored in diocesan programs throughout the year in establishing the observance. _ Prayer, study and educational programs reflecting th'e concern<; manifested in the Respect Life Week Program will continue. The sanctity and inviolability of Tum to Page Three
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TRUST IN YOU: 51,107 mission semmarians trust in your generosity this weekend. The problem in mission lands is not lack of vocations, but a lack .of finances to meet the increasing need of seminary applications.
. of Women Religious and Sister .-' Using Psalm 27 as a text, Rev.. Theresa Morin, S.C:I.M., Execu- Armando A. Annunziato, pastor tive Director, Advisory Council of St. Francis of Assisi Church, of Religious, Diocese of Portland New 'Bedford, homilist at the will also be present as observers Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. Msgr. Edward B. Booth, retired Tum to Page Five pastor of St. Mary's Parish, No. Attleboro extolled the love that
Priests' Senate Sets Committees In 'New Thrust'
The new thrust of the Fall River Senate of Priests was clearly underway at the meeting held on Oct. 13 at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River. Having received - instructions in the course of the previous month from President Rev. George W. Coleman, all committees of the Senate submitted initial reports for the information of the Senate. The Priestly Renewal Committee, headed by Rev. Donald J. Bowen and the Very Rev. Henry T. Monroe reported that a process of polling the priests of the Diocese to determine their needs in the area of continuing education will be initiated. Through this process, it is hoped that concrete recommendations can be formulated conTurn to Page Five
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Mission Mass
New England Priests Meet Love of Mass Characterized In Sixth Annual NECOPS The Sixth Annual New En- who is the Regional RepresentaRev. Msgr. Edward B. Booth gland Conference of Priests Sen- tive of the National Association ates made up of the Boston and Hartford Provinces will take place Oct. 22-23-24 at St. Paul's Rereat Center, Augusta, Me. Voting delegates will be attending from the Archdioceses of Boston and Hartford and the dioceses of Bridgeport, Burlington, Fall River, Manchester, NorProviden::e, wich, Portland, Springfield and' Worcester. Voting delegates from the Fall River Priests' Senate will be Rev. George W.' Coleman, president of Senate; Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, treasurer of the Senate; Rev. Edward C. Duffy, Rev. Joseph L. Powers and Rev. Robert Brennan, CSC. Known as NECOPS--the New England organization is one of several regional organizations of Priests Senates in the United States. The Rev. John F. Morrissey, Presiden.t of NECOPS and Chairman for the Conference expects the full complement of 55 voting delegates from the 11 dioceses. Archbishop Humberto S. Medeiros of Boston and several other Bishops have indicated their plans to be present. According to Father Morrissey, there will be other priests present as observers. Sister Madona Moran. R.S.M., Mt. St. Mary College, Hookset, N. H.
Supporting every missionary effort, Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, urged an enthusiastic celebration of Mission Sunday, Oct. 22, throughout the diocese. The letter follows: Dearly beloved in Christ, Two significant anniversaries are observed this year with par· ticular importance for the missionary effort of our Church. Three hundred and fifty years ago, the Holy See established a special Sacred Congregation for the missionary spread of the Faith, an office for assisting the Holy Father now called the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. It is also one hundred and fifty years since Pauline Jaricot founded the Society for the Propagation of the -Faith.
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Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, will celebrate Mass at the Cathedral at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, Oct. 22, to pray for the success of the Church's missions and· the help desperately requested of all on this Mission Sunday. The Mass also will commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the Sacred Congregation for theEvang~llzation of Peoples and the 150th Annlver· of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
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the late prelate had for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. At a concelebrated Mass offered in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock by Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary BishNEW YORK (NC)-The natop of the diocese as principal celional director of the Society for ebrant, Father Annunziato opened the Propagation of the Faith has his homily with the words of announced that the organization the Psalmist, "One thing I ask of has set a $10 million goal - the the Lord, this I seek: To dwell highest in its 150-year-old hisin the house of the Lord all the tory-for its Mission Sunday Coldays of my life." lection Oct. 22. "A burning desire to serve Bishop Edward T. O'Meara the Lord has led every priest to the Eucharistic Altar. That stressed that this year's collecdesire gives true meaning and tion, to be taken up in Catholic purpose to life. Every Christian dioceses throughout the United shares a like desire but the heart States, is particularly important of a priest is so ignited with the because missionaries are conlove of God that he can only fronted with "ever-mounting tenshow his love by the complete sion in the world today." Last year's Mission Sunday dedication of his life. That offergoal of $8.5 million was achieved ing of self, so important to every priest, is possible only to God's and was "the best collection grace and after long prayer and we've ever had," according to a society spokesman. "We seem to preparation. be doing a little better each "Those many years of study at St. Charles College and later year." The spokesman said 51 per at St. Bernard's and St. Mary's Seminary seemed to melt away cent of the collection is allocated in the joy of ordination for Ed- to missionaries abroad, 40 per cent to missionaries in this counward Booth on that May 25th, 1922 when the late Bishop try, and 9 per cent to the CathDaniel F. Feehan imposed hands olic Near East Welfare Associaon' him in this very Cathedral. tion. Turn to Page Two Tum to Page Three
Sets $10 Million Mission S.unday Coi lection Goa I
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