THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Nov. 26, 1981
'Consecration drops 'men.'
Frank Sheed dies at 84 NEW YORK (NO) - Frank Sheed, author, lecturer, founder of a publishing company and pioneer in the modern Catholic lay apostolate, died Nov. 20 at the age of 84. A close friend of Anchor reporter Pat McGowan and her family, he frequently visited Fall River. Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York was the celebrant of his funeral Mass Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral. The author of such books as "Theology and Sanity" and "Society and Sanity," which explained theology in a lucid style, Sheed in 1926 founded with his wife, the late Maisie Ward, the publishing company of Sheed and Ward, which was a major Catholic publishing house for nearly 50 years.
WASHINGTON (NC) -- Bishops received surprise notice Nov. 17 that Pope John Paul II has confirmed their request to omit the word "men" from thE! words of Consecration. The words of Consecr~\tion in all eucharistic prayers used in the Mass now will read " . . . for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven . . ." instead of ". . . for you and for all men In the midst of discussion on' language in the liturgy during the second day of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) meeting in Washington, Auxiliary Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Pittsburgh asked about language changes requested at last year's meeting. By coincidence, NCCB president Archbishop John R. Roach said the conference had just received a letter from the Vatican announcing the change in the Consecration. The Archbishop said the conference had just remented immediately in all U.S. dioceses. The question of language which refers only to men had been addressed at last year's meeting when the bishops voted a series of changes to delete what was termed "exclusive language." Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Liturgy, said other requests madE: by the U.S. bishops to the Vatican apparently are "still under study." Other changes were proposed to "try to touch up the theology" of certain liturgical passages, Archbishop Weakland had said at the 1980 meeting. At least year's meeting the archbishop said the change in the Consecration "is the most serious of all those pres 1mted. It causes distress on the part of so many women and men around the country. It's so symbolic of many larger concerns," ICEL had noted that "though the words 'man' or 'mlln' have a traditional generic usage, many people have come to experience them as referring primarily or exclusively to males and so as including women only in a secondary way . . . or as omitting them altogether," At a press conferenCE! following announcement of thl~ change Archbishop Weakland said, "I am grateful to Pope John Paul for granting this." The archbishop also noted the timing of the announcement, made as he was steppi:ng down as chairman of the liturgy committee. "It's kind of nice to be sent off,"
Appointments. Pope John Paul II has established a new diocese, of Metuchen, N.J., and named Auxiliary Bishop Theodore McCarrick of New York to head it. The pope also appointed Msgr. Thomas O'Brien, a Phoenix pastor, to be bishop of the Phoenix Diocese replacing the late Bishop James Rausch.
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a Presbyterian father in Sydney, Australia, on March 20, 1897, Sheed attended public schools before going to Sydney University to study law. Midway through law studies, he went to England "for a year," later returning to complete work for his law degree, then taking up permanent residence in England. Working with the Catholic Evidence Guild, he met Maisie Ward, whom he married in 1926. They had two children, Wilfrid, a novelist and critic, and a daughter, Rosemary, a translator.
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Sheed developed his talent for discussing religion and theology in down-to-earth terms during his years as a street-corner lecturer in London with the Catholic Evidence Guild. Born to a Catholic mother and ,\
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BENNY ALICEA, Attleboro, shakes hands with his
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Marian MedalistsThe annual Marian Medal award ceremony, recognizing outstanding service in parish apostolates, will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at St. Mary's Cathedral. The names and parishes of the 1981 medal recipients follow: Attleboro Area Mrs. Armand Boucher (Florence, St. Joseph, Attleboro; Mrs. Pauline D. Cerretto, Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Mr. Gerald L. Dorey, St. Mark, Attleboro Fcrlls; Mrs. John Doyle (Anne), St. Mary, Seekonk, Mrs Peter M. DeGirolamo (Mary), St. Mary, Mansfield. Mr. Peter Guimond, St. John the Evangelist; Mr. Alfred Ladabauche, 51.. Stephen, AtUeboro; Mrs. Eduardo Olivares (Linda) St. Joseph, Attleboro; Mr. Charles T. Rozak, St. Theresa, Attleboro; Miss Frances M. Sullivan, St. 'Mary's, Norton. Mr. Joseph J. Sullivan, St. Mary, North Attleboro; Mr. J. Jacques Tremblay, Immaculate Conception, N. Easton. Cape, Islands Mrs. Charles P. CoIlins (Anne), St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; Mrs. John Cullinan (Helen), St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; Mr. John E. Fitzmaurice, Holy Trinity, West Harwich; Mrs. Josephine Gonsalves, St. Anthony, E. Falmouth; Mrs. Richard Groom (Elizabeth), Our Lady of .Lourdes, Wellfleet. Mrs. Leo J. Kelly (Helen), Corpus Christi, Sandwich; Mr. Manuel Lewis, St. Peter the Apostle, Provincetown; Mrs. Manuel Mello (Maxemena), St. Elizabeth, Edgartown; Mrs. John. Murphy (Ag-
nes), Our Lady of Victory, Centerville; Mrs. John O'Donovan (Charlotte), Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster. Mr. Lawrence E. Perrault, St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset; Mrs. Rolf Sjolund (Eunice), Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; Mr. Lawrence Stevens, Holy Redeemer, Chatham; Mrs. Charles B. Sweeney (Gertrude), St. Joan of Arc, Orleans; Miss Anne E. Vieira, St. Patrick's, Falmouth; Mrs. R. Victor Wade (Helen), 51.. Elizabeth Seton, N. Falmouth. Fall River Area Mr. Charles Adam, St. Louis, Fall River; Mrs Aldrich Bamford, (Justine), St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River; Mr. Clifford H. Bisson, St. Michael; Swansea; Mrs. John L. Brown (Mary), St. Bernard, Assonet; Miss Frances M. Cash, St. Patrick; Fall River. Mr. Paul Dumais, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River; Mr. Joseph Dupont, Our Lady of Angels, Fall River; Mrs. Thomas D~nn (Veron'ica A.), Holy Name, Fall River; Miss Germaine Guay, St. Mathieu, Fall River; Mrs. Clarence Kirby (Edith), 51.. John the Baptist, Westport. Miss Yvonne LaFontaine, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River; Mr. Romeo O. Lajoie, St. William, Fall River; Miss Mary Lekom, Our Lady of Grace, Westport; Mrs. Gilbert Lowney (Florence), St. Thomas More, Somerset; Mr. Joseph L. Medeiros, Sr., Espirito Santo, Fall River. Mr. Delphis Monast, St. Roch's, Fall River; Mrs. M. Jeanne Newbold, Our Lady of Fatima, SwanTurn to Page Six
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