The .ANCHOR
Diocesan Laity and Religio...,s Mourn Death of Chancellor, Msgr. John H. Hackett Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Hackett, chan cellor of the diocese of Fall River for the past seven months ~ind both vice-chancellor and episcopal secretary for six yearR, died Tuesday afternoon in St. Anpe's Hospital, Fall River. A' solemn pontifical Masi> of Requiem will be celebrated by BiRhop Connolly at St. Mary's Cathedral at 10 Saturday morning.
fall River, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 8, 1966
Vol. 10, No. 49
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1966 The Anchor
'l'he youngeRt priest ever appointed a Domestic Prelate in the 62-year hiRtor,\' of the diocese succumbed after an illness of several months.
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The late beloved chancellor was elevated to the rank of Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor on Dec. 2 last year while attending the closing ceremonies of the Second Vatican Council 'in Rome .
Pope' Paul Grateful
Expresses Appreciation' to Bishop Connolly .For Peter's P~nce Contribution
Msgr. Hackett was one of the most fhe Most Reverend Bishop ample of that filial solidarity highly esteemed members of the diocesan has received through the w h i c h binds the faithful clergy. His opinions and judgments were ,throughout the world to the Vatican Secretariate of State widely sought and acknowledged by the centre of Catholic unity. The the appreciation of Pope Paul ,Supreme Pontiff is sincerely veteran as well as the younger members 'of the Peter's Pence offerings , grateful for such ready co-oper of the clerg)' in and out of the diocese. sent to him from the faithful of 'ation, as the. ungrudging charity The late canonist was close and always the Fall River Diocese. 'which Your Excellency's flock The letter from Cardinal have contributed during the past available to the laity as a curate, chaplain, .. Cicognani, Secretary of State to year enables Him to carryon Bishop's secretary and chancellor. the Holy Father, is as follows: in fuller measure that mission The 40-year old prelate manifeRted his DAL VATICANO of social beneficence conducted by the Holy See through the priestly zeal as he found time from the November 23,1966 centul'ies. busy chancery office schedule to serve as SEGRETERIA DI STATO As a pledge of His heartfelt chaplain and religion instructor at the DJ SUA SANTITA , gratitude for this token of filial Sacred Hea,rts Academy in Fall River. Your Excellency, 'love and devotion, His Holi'ness The Holy Father has gracious . cordially imparts to Your Excel ,Rl'. REV. MSGH. .JOHN H. HACKETT,'J.C.D• Turn to Page Three ly commanded me to acknowl lency, and to all His beloved edge receipt of the Peter's Pence children in Christ committed to offering from the Diocese of Fall your' watchfut" pastoral care, His River for the year 1966. , paternal Apostolic Blessing. By this generous testimony of Gladly renewing the' assurance devotion and loyalty to the See of Peter, Your Excellency and of my high esteem and cordial the clergy, religious and laity of personal i'egard, I r~main Yours sincerely in Christ, the Diocese ot Fall River have Rev. John F. Hogan, ad Four new members of the ,given a most commendable eK A. G. Card. Cicognani ministrator of St. John the Priests Senate of the Fall Rev. Mr.J. Marcel La Baptist Church, Central Vil flamme, M.S. son of Mr. and River Diocese were recently lage, Catholic Welfare Direc elected by th~ir respective tor of New Bedford, and director Mrs. Albert Laflamme of 94 ordination classes, The Senate, Hillman Street, New Bed of the Annual Clothing Drive an all the pastors, assistants and nouncedtoday that this year's ford, will' 'be ordained to the chaplains of the Diocese, voted ,diocesan appeal netted just over priesthood Sunday, Dec. 18, in at its first meeting to enlarge its BOSTON (NC)~Richard C~irdinai ,Cushing speculated the' chapel 'of Our Lady of group to include four priests "128 toris of usable 'clothing, bed that most Catholic students soon will be obtaining, their di!1g and shoes. The drive which La Sale"tte International Colleee from among the younger clergy higher education at state universities and col~eges because took place the first week of in Rome where he has· been of the Diocese.' Elected by the 1957-1961 ordi of financial- difficulties besetting the Catholic educational November came in time to give studying for a: licentiate in the ,immediate help to the victims ology at t~e pominican Univer nation group were Rev. John P. svstem. The Boston Arch. sity, the Angelicum. Cronin, director of St. Vincent's bishop told a meeting 'of the the press for 'money is so acute, "of the floods in Italy as clothes from this drive were sent to His parents have'left for Rome home, Fall River, and adminis the Cardinal added. New' England region of the "The charity dollar can never Florence and' Venice' where to attend the ordination, accom trator of S~. Bernard's Parish, National Catholic Education~ keep up with the tax dollar," thousands lost all their posses panied by their daughter, Sister Assonet; and Rev. John J. Smith, sions in floods still afflicting the M. Marcel of the Trinity, C,S.C.; assistant at St. Patrick's Church, al Association's college and urii- . Cardinal Cushing commented. area. two' aunts ,0rRev. Mr. -Laflamme, Wareham, versity department· here there The new emphasis is on sci Elected by the 1962-1966 ordi was. need for the federal, gov- ence and new science buildings The clothes were shipped, to .Sister St. Julienne of the Sisters ernment to extend its largesse to ,have been built at Emmanuel the sorting and shipping center of Charity, Fall River, and Miss nation group were Rev. Thomas lay teachers who choose church- ,College and Boston College here, in Long Island though the cour Rollande Laflamme of the New J. Harrington, assistant at St. Francis Xavier Church,. Hyannis, r~lated schools in which to teach. . he said.' Turn to Page Four tesy 'If Hemingway Transporta and Rev. Peter N. Graziano, as':' The Cardinal said he had' dis"We can't be accused of con tion Company of New Bedford. sistant a. Holy Name' Church, cussed this problem with the late centrating 'solely -on the humani There they were re-sorted, proc Fall River. President John F. Kennedy. He ,ties,"JCardinal Cushing observed. essed apd baled and on ships asserted: "I asked President ."But I am of the opinon' that the headed for Italy at the first call Kennedy to propose more aid for greatest accomplishments of the Turn to Page Four lay teachers and he told me to future will be made through the wait until his second term. spirit of 'man." "The high cost of education is He added: "Science will never forcing curtailment of· school end war; Science will never pre LISBON (NC)-Pope Paul VI, programs at all levels of the vent two-thirds of the human in a personal letter, has refused Boston archdiocese;" the Cardinal family going to bed hungry: Sci the resignation of Manuel Cardi said. ence will never teach us to love nal Goncalves Cerejeira, 78, pa NEW YORK (NC)-The Sal "We have stopped building ..one ,another." triarch of Lisbon since 192'9. vation Army Association of New elementary schools.' We can't The Pope did accept the resig York has awarded its 1966 Cita keep good lay teachers unless nation of Bishop Manuel de Me . Postponement tion of Merit to Francis Cardina,l we pay them salaries comparable deiros Guerreiro of Nampula, The Confraternity of Christian Spellman in recognition of his to other schools," he· declared. Mozambique, who is 75. Bishop "half century of Christ-like ser "Most, of our parishes are in Doctrine Leadership Day Pro Medeiros Guerreiro has been , vice to all mankind." debt today. Their normal income gram scheduled for Saturday at made a titular bishop and will is not enough to keep up. Our Bishop Stang High, No. Dart continue to govern the ,dioces<a The presentation of the asso own cathedral of the Holy Cross mouth, has been postponed due ciation's highest award was made of Nampula until the appoint is losing $1,500 every Sunday to the death of Monsignor by Commissioner William E. ment .of a successor. because of rising expenses." Hackett. The resignation of BishoID Davidson, commander of the Joao da Silva Campos Neves, 77 The archdiocese is gradually I-t has been re-scheduled for Army's ll-state eastern territory, of Lamego was also refused by selling school properties located Saturday, Dec. 17 at Bishop Cas at the association's 19th annual REV. MR. J. 1\1. LAFLAMMIE the Pope. iio. redevelopment areas because sidy Hi~h, Taunton. luncheon meeting yesterday.
Clothing Pickup Nets 128 Tons In Diocese
New Bedford LaSalette's Ordination.
Four of Younger Priests Now In Senate
State Colleges "Will At'tract, Most Catholic Students
Salvation Army
Honors Prelate
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Pontiff Rejects R'esignation