The ANCHOR Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 17, 1964
Vol. 8, No. 51
© 1964
The Anchor
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Heralds Nun ·at Woods Hole Lab for Cancer Research
laymen Must Help Develop The Christian Community PITTSBURGH (NC)-The challenge to today's layman is bound up with the notton of "the Christian community," Father Louis N. Colonnese of the Latin American Bureau, National Catholic Welfare Conference, said here. Speaking to 800 men gathered for a Holy Name day program, Father Colonnese noted "with a certain sense of relief" that Ameri can Catholics are turning between those who are devoted not only officially introduces the "from the cloudy waters of to the social teaching of the world to this social orientation, a private moral and spiritual Church and those who favor a but ratifies the judgments of its private morality, the former are proponents of recent years," he life to a more communitar ian-oriented life which more necessarily on the· winning side." stated. "The Second Vatican Council Turn to Page Eighteen closely reflects the Christianity that Christ intended." However, he said, ehange is ~oming slowly. "It is a difficult task to overthrow the individ Ilalistie and subjective spiritual Ity which was common to our 10rebearers," he declared. Father Colonnese· said the The Reverend Patrick J. O'Neill, superintendent <Yl (lrincipal impetus for "the re awakening of the Ch.ristian to Diocesan Schools, is appealing to the citizens of Berkley to lhe true nature of Christian life" support his petition concerning the transportation of pupils has come from "the objective Ix> two Catholic High Schools in Taunton. Parents of these character of contemporary and now official liturgical theology." pupils, through the Diocesan of obtaining transportation for He said that "in the struggle School Office, appealed to the their sons and daughters. Berkley School Committee However, since no stand was last Winter for the purpose taken by the committee, Father O'Neill feels that the next step to be taken is an open letter to the Town's School Committee and thus appeal to the public. The letter follows: December 16, 1964 Though press reports have "We are distressed to learn of your decision to refuse school mentioned in detail the In bus transportation to children of struction on the Liturgy is Berkley who attend Monsignor sued by Pope Paul in Sep Coyle and Bishop Cassidy High tember last and one of its pro . Schools. We feel that this is an visions permits the reception of unfortunate decision for two Holy Communion both at the reasons; first, because it fails to evening Mass (Midnight Christ fulfill State Law, and secondly, mas and Easter Vigil) and at the because it is not in the best Mass celebrating the Feast educational interests of your later in the mornin:::-~th{'.w pro Town. Confronted with the sit visions, and the Instruction it uation, we feel that we have no self, by the expressed order of recourse but to present the facts the Pope and the Congregation to the citizens of your Town and of Rites, will not go into effect trust to their good judgment." until March 7, 1965. Thus the "First, we feel that your posi first use of this new incentive Turn to Page Sixteen REV. PATRICK J. O'NEILL to greater and more fruitful participation can be used for the first time only on April 18, 1965 Easter Sunday: The September Instruction on the Liturgy is the next step in implementing the liturgical re forms of the Vatican Council. It With the annual Diocesan appeal for victims of leprosy refers especially to structural . under way, a report has been received from Rev. Joseph changes in the Mass, e.g., short Sweeney, M.M. on his activities in the past year on behalf ening of the Prayers at the foot of the Altar, dropping of the of Korean lepers. Writing to Msgr. Raymand T. Considine.. Last Gospel, set ways of pro Diocesan Director of the So- are given roadside treatment. claiming the Scriptures in Sol ciety for the Propagation of "Two of our five cars were se emn, Sung and Read Masses, etc. It also follows through on the Faith, Father Sweeney old we could not keep regular notes that two new ambu- schedules due to frequent break a world-wide level what vari ous episcopal conferences have lances had to be ordered from downs," he explained. To par the United States to service some for the ambulances, how~ver, a been deciding for their own ter 70 wayside stations where lepers doctor who h~d :worked WIth the ritories. Maryknoll mISSiOnary 30 years had to be dismissed. "It was.J lad farewell." Turll to Page Ten
Diocesan School Head Asks Transportation
A Dominican nun at St. Mary of the Springs College, Columbus, Ohio, is one of a handful of scientists whose work has laid the foundation for a possible cancer cure. $ister Rosarii Schmeer, chairman of the college biology department, disclosed that a with similar tumors died almost l'esearch method she has de immediately. yeloped over the past two Sister explained that a ''twist years, while studying at the of fate" originally led oto the use :Woods Hole Marine Biological of clams in her work. Seeking a cheap supply of an Institute, Woods Hole, is credited imal life for growing tumors in :-ith making possible the discov the laboratory she selected clams ery that clams contain a sub because they "are plentiful and stance which successfully re a part of the human diet." tards cancer in animals. She also noted that Mercene Her activities were mentioned 1M. conjunction with a report on has not yet been tested on hu a tumor-preventive extract is man beings. "We're not ready for clinical eued by Dr. C. P. Li of the Na testing yet," she explained. "This tional Institutes of Health. Sister Rosarii-who has been method is strictly in the research active in cancer research since stage." The key to further progress she was an undergraduate at St. Mary of the Springs College, in her work, Sister said, is the discovery of a natural product eolumbus, Ohio, 16 years ago- has had "amazing" results with which will produce "the same regression, the same inhibition" her clam extract. Injected into diseased mice the in tumors. In an exclusive interview by powder, which has been dubbed Mercene after the Latin name of The Anchor with contacts of Sis the clam, has been 80 to 100 per ter Rosarii while she resided in eent effective in inhibiting the Cape Cod Parish certainly were manifestations of dedica
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Untreated m i e e implanted field of science. "She's a very nice person." That's how Mrs. Sarah N. Smith of Woods Hole, Sister Rosarii's Summer landlady, summed up her award-winning guest. "She works seven days a week while she's . here," continued Mrs Smith, who has had Sisters Scholarship opportunities studying at the Woods Hole In tor undergraduate students stitute as her Summer boarders lit the Catholic University of for decades. "Sometimes she'd ten me America in Washington, ",ere recently announced by its Turn to Page Eighteen Jtector, the Most Reverend Wil liam J. McDonald. A tuition scholarship for a IIMnplete college course having • total value of $4,800 to $6,000 IB available to a student from the Archdiocesan Province of Boston. Besides the Diocese of Pall River, this ecclesiastical Rt. Rev. William H. Harrington, pastor of Holy Name Paris-h, Fall River, is bringing area contains the Archdiocese of into reality the spirit of the third Session of Vatican Council II concerning aid to So. Boston and the Dioceses of Amerioa and at the same time remembering a former parishioner who is dedicating her 8pringfield, Worcester, Portland, life to the people of Riberalta, Bolivia.. Sister Maureen Thomas, M.M., a S'urgeon and a Manchester and Burlington. member of the Maryknoll Information concerning ap for the next two Sundays and York, Sister served as a lay lab Sisters, will receive a Chri8t~ parishioners are asked to con piication procedures can be ob oratory technician before she tained from the Diocesan School mas gift from her home par tribute in order that the Mary entered Maryknoll in 1949 and Office, 368 North Main Street, iSih for the addition to the knoll Sister will rea.lize that al following the novitiate was sent I'all River, or from any of the hospital she though she is thousands of miles to George- trincipals of the Diocese's from home, her home parish is town . Medical heads in jun Catholic High Schools. not far from her. ",'i~ gle area of the School, Wash Sister Maureen Thomas, the ington, where So. American .~,.. country. former Anne Marie Higgins, of she received At all the Fall River, is the daughter of h cr medical '23 Masses 1 a s t Mrs. Thomas F. Higgins, Sr. of ·degree. 867 Robeson St., and the late Following in Sunday morn ~~.·~T.1 The fast and complete ab # · 1 ing, Monsig Mayor Higgins. Her brother, Dr. ternship at St. atinence associated with the Thomas F: Higgins, is a Fall Elizabeth Hos ·J/-...i. . •. ! nor Harring Vigil of Christmas may be ob ton announced River physician. A sister, Miss pital, Brigh served on either Wednesday that recepta Eileen Higgins, is also a eity ton, the young Dec. 23, or Thursday, Dee. %4, cles would be resident. nun surgeon
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Holy Communion StiliOnIy Once This Christmas
Leper Priest Explains Need Of Help to Msgr. Considine
c. U. Scholarship Made Available To Area Students
Msgr~ Harringto.n Plans Christmas Surprise
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Papal Message Salutes Macao VATICAN CITY (NC)-P()JIe Paul VI in a special message marking the celebration of the ~Oth anniversary of the arrival of. Jesuit missionaries in Macao eited that Portuguese enclave as the gateway for the entrance of the Gospel into China. The Pope saluted Macao in a letter to his personal legate to the fourth centenary celebration, Jose Carinal da Costa Nunes, onetime Bishop of Macao. "In the annals which record the spread of the Christian Faith, this event rightly holds a place Gf singular merit and importance. For from daily and prolonged labor were brought forth * >I' • abundant fruits, in that the light; of the glory of the Gospel, ema nating from this source, in recent years has realized an increased intensitY.· ....