Vernacular Unites Priest and People
Language Now Channel
Rather Than Barrier
A barrier has been shattered! For centuries, there has been a giant altar rail that has separated the people from the altar. The high impregnable wall was that of a language that long ago ceased to connect priest and people. Now it divided them from would come down and each other. This is nothing teI1A priest the people what had been new in Church history. Latin recited at the altar in something had been introduced in the of a whispered mystical lang Mass precisely because Greek has fallen into the same predic ament. The people no longer knew Greek; they no longer were vitally united with the altar. They were not like the priest who knew the language. So now, Latin is to fall before the ver nacular and once again the peo ple and the priest are to be one about the altar. Oh the people could see the altar and they knew that some thing was going on way over there. However, they were in THE LORD BE WITH YOU
directly related to what did go Ifsgr. de Mello, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton on there.
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A rather short document on religious The last few hours of the Third Session was proposed to the Fathers for debate. Its of Vatican II are hectic indeed. Additional meetings were planned (prolonged ones shortness shocked many prelates. From an were found sufficient), round-the-cloek original 300 pages, it had been reduced to 100 but now there were only work by the Vatican Prei'm, 5 pages outlinging 19 p~ and an apparent attempt to positions. Quickly, it was say as much about as many Relief Services explained that much of what things as possible, seems to
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Pontiff Defends Church's Exercise of Authority VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI vigorously de fended the Church's exercise of authority during his regular weekly general audience in St. Peter's basilica. Asking what impression comes to their mind· when people'gather for a papal audience, the Pope an -. swered : .. Authority." He ,--..----.. ,--- ". DOted that "everything here , speaks of authority. The ~
keys of St. Peter are every where. The very composition of this meeting is evidence of the organic and hierarchy structure of the Church. "The presence of the Pope, of the visible head of the Church, strengthens this impression, re aninding everyone that there exists in the Church a supreme power which is a personal pre rogative, having authority over the whole community gathered im. the name of Christ. "It is a power which is not C)nly external but which is cap able of creating or resolving in Iler obligations for consciences; one that is not left to the op tional election of the faithful Turn to Page Twelve
characterize the last few days. The reason for such concen trated effort is dual: first, to have certain tangible results proclaimed on Saturday (from two to four documents) and sec ond-and most important-to give as many guidelines as pos sible to those who will prepare the work of the fourth Session. There must be clear indications of just where the Bishops stand on so many topics. The tangible results of the Third Session may well be the solemn proclamation of two schemata: The Church and EcuTurn to Page Twenty
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Dispensation The Chancery Office an
Ilounces that the faithful are
dispensed from the law of fast
and abstinence on the Vigil of
the Immaculate Conception.
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By Rev. John R. FoIster
Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Nov. 19, 1964
Vol. 8, No. 47
A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL
Intensive Work Climaxes
Vatican Council Session
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uage. Later, a layman would stand up by the altar rail and just like peeking over a wall would tell the people what was going on on the other side. This is surely not conducive to participation. Even if the peo ple did learn by rote memory the flowing phrases and the in tricate little words of the Latin. It was' something indirect. Who could take the trouble to first translate their emotions and heartfelt prayers into a dead language and then still human ly, piously express themselves Turn to 'Page Fourteen
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MISSIONARY FAMILY: Brother Joseph Barabe with his mother, Mrs. Eva Barabe and sister Lauretta. Both are full-time lay volunteers in the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles, congregatioll fostering delayed vocations. (See story on Page Fiv.e)
Aid 40 Millions In 73 Nations
WASHINGTON (NC) Catholic Relief Services National Catholic Welfare Conference sent more than 1.5 billion pounds of relief sup plies overseas in 2,236 shipments to 73 countries during the year which ended Sept. 30. The U. S. Catholic overseas re nef agency's program, valued at more than $118 million, assisted some 40 million needy persons. Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom, CRS-NCWC executive director, in the agency's annual report to the U. S. bishops, said American surplus food in the shipments amounted to 1,478,046,399 pounds, valued at more than $86 million. The balance represented other supplies donated to or pur chased by CRS-NCWC. Since its inception in 1943, Bishop Swanstrom said the agency of U. S. Catholics has sent overseas for the needy some 6.5 million tons of foodstuffs, clothing, medicinals and other relief supplies valued at more than 1.3 billion. In many countries Caritas or ganizations, which the U. S. agency helped to establish, are now conducting training courses to better prepare volunteers to assist in the work of these di ocesan and parish organizations, he said. During the year, the report said, there was emphasis on as sisting the indigenous organiza tions to develop projects of a socio-economic nature which would help people to help them selves. CRS-NCWC continued to lend its technical and adminis trative. assistance in the concep tion and preparation of such
projects,' the bishop said.
had been left out had been sent to the Commission for the Re vising of Canon Law. In their voting, many Fathers showed they were greatly dis satisfied with individuai prop.. ositions. They did not disapprove certain propositions but only conditionally approved them, i.e., approved them with certain. reservations. The introduction to the docu ment states that the pursuit of the evangelical counsels - the only reason for the establish ment of religious orders-stems from the teaching and example of Christ. The first pl'oposition deals with the basis of all reform. An religious bodies are to be re formed; the Church is the only guide; the supreme rule for ref ormation is: the Gospel and the imitation of Christ; due consid eration must be paid to the founders' aims. The next two propositions deal with renovation stating that: a) it must be reconciled with a certain loyalty to each body; (b) the cooperation of all Religious is necessary under the guidance of legitimate author ity. The introduction and' these three propositions passed but only conditionally: Yes 871: but ... Turn to Page Six
Kennedy Mass Rev. .John F. Hogan, Direc tor of the Diocesan Television Mass that is shown every Sun day morning at 10 over New Bedford TV Station WTEV Channel 6. has announced that this Sunday's Mass will be of fered in memory of the late President .John F. Kennedy on the first anniversary of his asBa§inatioDo