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Quarter - M·iII ion at St.~( Pete1r's For Pope John's Coronation Colorful Pomp and Ceremony Mark
Age-C)lld Roman Church Ritual
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VATICAN CITY (NC)-The triple crown 'of the papacy came to rest on the brow of
His Holiness Pope John XXIII on the feas t of St. Charles Borromeo, marking the offi
cial beginning of "his reign:
The ritual pageantry of centuries was carried out first inside St. Peter's Basilica and then, the actual crowning, high on the balcony over looking St. Peter's Square
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Diocesan Faithful Taking More Active Role in Mass With the celebration of every Mass, the faithful of the Diocese are becoming more aware of the Instruction of the Holy See calling for more participatiol). by the laity in offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. 'In churches and chapels the groundpl.an of the Mass. . They have dIscovered tqat the aft over th~ DIOcese, .people first part of the Mass-from the e ar: answermg the eaSIer res- beginning to the sermon - is ponses of the Mass. There is really a preparation service of a greater use of missals, and many who did not follow the priest in a missal before are usjng this m~thod with great .uccess. For the first time many per~ns are becoming familiar with
prayer and instruction. And so they unite with 'the priest in sentiments of sorrow for' sin at the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar, in asking for mercy in the Kyrie, in praise of God in the Turn to Page Twelve
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Dighton Pastor Again Heads Clothing Collection in Diocese For the eighth year Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, pastor ef St. Joseph's Church, North Dighton, has been appointed Diocesan Director of the Bishop's Thanksgiving Clothing Collection, to run this year from Nov. 23 to 29. Last ~'ear a total of 171,- articles will be taken 'to three 407 pounds of clothing was Diocesan centers and from there contributed by the Diocese, to the New York warehouses of reported Father McCarthy, Catholic Relief Services. in stating that this year's collection would be handled in the ame way as previously. Parishloners will bring shoes and elothing to designated points in each parish. From these points
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In New York 268 men and 30 women are employed from the end of November through Feb ruary" in processing clothing for overseas shipment,. said Father Turn to Page Fourteen
in which about 250,000 persons
had assembled despite threaten
ing skies after a night of rain
and lightning. .
Homily Un'expecte,a In unexpected procedure, the
Holy Father delivered ;1 homily
during the Mass preceding the
actual Coronation and Iltressed
the Pope's role as the zealous
Good Shepherd.
"Other sheep I have, ttlat are
'not of this fold. Them also I must. bring. And they shall hear My voice. Arid there shall be Turn to Pa!:'e Eill"htllen
Many Reminders
Of Charle-:n~Jgne
In Processiorl
Pope John first appeared
on the portable thron(~ in the
procession from the' Sala .
Clementina of the Vatican
Palace to St. Peter's 'Ba!lilica 'for
the Corona~ion Mass Tuesday.
The portable throne :is called
in Latin the "sedia ge!ltatoria."
It is orientai in origin and was
first used in the western world
by Charlemagne. It is interest
ing to note that as the Pope was
carried into the nave of St.
Peter's he crossed over the block
of porphyry on which Charle 'magne knelt on Christmas Day Turn to Page Si:dp.en'
Burning of 1=lax Signals .Vanity Of Pageantlr~,
People of Venice Know Pope John As Prelate With Common Touch
In the sixteenth eentury,
King Francis I oJ:- France witnessed Ii Papal proces VENICE (NC)-A man with the common touch
sion. He w:as amazed by its everywhere you' go everyone you talk to gives you this
richness and pomp, and later re impression of the man who now is His Holiness Pope John marked in a, maliciolL1:; way to XXIII. Pope Leo X: "Your Holiness, the You stop to talk to, a neighborly fashion to shopkeep lirst followers of Christ wore ers and people in the streets. simple sheepskin." passerby or a fellow passeh He owned no gondola of his The Pope answered readily: ger on a motor launch, own to travel through the canals. "Those were times, Your Maj Venice's means of public He would either use a motorboat esty, when kings herded the sheep." It is self-evident to all who witnessed the Papal procession Tuesday that all the magnifi Turn to Page SiJlteen
Ponti~f Rec:f~ives
Ancient ,Colilns After Mass. At the end of the Coro nation Mass Tuesday, while Pope John was carded in the "sedia gestatoria"---portable
FIRST STEP IN CLOTHING DRIVE: Rev. Francis A. McCarthy of North Dighton, Diocesan Director for the Thanksgiving Clothing Drive, is shown on the left demon strating the assembling of a carton for shipping to Rev. lames A. Clark of New Bedford; Rev. Henry R. Canuel of Attleboro; and Rev. Ernest E. Blais of Swansea.
CORONATION TIARA: Nicola Cardinal Canali, senior
Cardinal Deacon, placed this gold tiara on Pope John's head Tuesday with the words: ,Accept this ornate t.iara of the three crowns and remember that you are the Father of Princes and Kings, Pontiff of the world and Vicar of Our Savious Jesus Christ on this earth, Whose honor and, glory is forever and ever. NC Photo .
throne-from the Main Altar of St. Peter's to the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, the proces sion was stopped by Federico Cardinal Tedeschini, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilic~l. The Cardinal gave the Pope a white silken purse Elrrtbroidered with gold. The purs;e contained 2- julies, the coins of Pope Julius II. ThECse sanw coins are Turn to Page Sixteen
transportation, and they all have known "our Pope" personally. It was, a habit of Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli as Patriarch of Venice to don a simple black cassock and walk through the streets; talking in a
borrowed from the Venice police or public transportation. So it ia that almost everyone in Venice can now boast of having known and talked to the Pope. W hen the "alta mal'ea" Turn to Page Sixteen
Pope John First Head of Church
To Travel in Modern Jet Plane
VENICE (NC)-People all over the world now want to know all about Pope John in the greatest detail-not to invade the privacy of his personal life-but because one more completely known is more completely loved. Here, then, are some perSOn II Monte in northern Italy.
al details concerning the new Sotto where he knew all the villager.
Holy Father which provide by name.
Avid Reader
a more complete picture· of the Pontiff: By background, he is a diplo mat, a missionary and a pastor. He comes from a poor country .family and is one of 13 children. He loves his home and his family and has customarily spent his vacation in his home town, of
He is an avid newspaper
reader, poring over them by
stacks every morning. He is a
scholar with a special interest in
history.
When named Pope, he was
just completing his sixth book,
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