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Jesus, as you lay in the manger, in the cold, Did you remember when you created the stars?

As the night wind blew and scudded the clouds to hide the moon, When Mary shivered in the draft, Did a dream of angels touch you?

When your mother's eyes filled with tears, Did you .remember the first land, the first sea lapping at its shore, And the birds singing with joy at their creation?

When Joseph turned away to hide his grief , At the ignominy of your first nursery, Did the light around your Father's throne flash to your mind?

Perhaps.

And then, I think, you turned to Mary and Joseph's suffering and pain, Leaving glory aside like toys behind a locked door.

-Jean Brocklehurst Holy Name parish, Fall River "The Madonna of the Stars" by Jacopo Tintoretto (I S 18-1584) NC photo courtesy of National Gallery of Art

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The Birthday Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, we celebrate the birth ofJesus Christ in the flesh of humanity. The mystery of the Incarnation reminds us that the Eternal Word, spoken by the Father and living with Him from the beginning, is now born in time to the Virgin Mother. This simple historical event, recounted to us in the Gospel of St. Luke, was to have a profound effect on all of creation. ' In our own day, we celebrate the birthday of the Lord in our liturgical " iites. As with all our liturgical celebrations, we are not merely recalling a past event; fOT, as the Vatican Council reminds us: UChrist is always present in His Church, especially in her liturgical celebrations" (Document on the Liturgy, n.7). Thus, as we gather in our parish churches throughout the Diocese on this feast of Christmas, it is our new-born Savior Himself who prays with us to the glory of God the Father. He is present and active in our assembly, fOT it is Christ, the Lord who calls us together.

This is the great mystery: the God-man once born to the Virgin still lives among us today as a pledge of our future glory. By virtue of our Baptism, each one of us has been called to proclaim this mystery to a world still cloaked in the darkness of sin. But fear not, for as St.John reminds us, Jesus

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Christ is Uthe light which shines on in darkness, a darkness that did not overcome it" Un. 1:5). We can be confident, therefore, that by our own prayer, good example and Christian living, we can proclaim tfa.e person of Christ as the one light who will guide our troubled world to the Father as surely as the star guided the shepherds to Bethlehem on that first ChriStmas night.

This Christmas day, I pray that the Savior born to us will fill each of you with his abundant graces during this holy season and throughout the new year. In the words of the Christmas day liturgy, I pray to God, the Father of us all: uMake us a people of this light. Make us faithful to your Word, that we may bring your life to the waiting world."

Faithfully yours in Christ,

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Bishop Louis E. Gelineau presided Tuesday at the Mass of Christian Burial for Sister M. Grace Sherry, RSM, 96, who died Dec. 17 at Mt. St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland, R.I. In 1923, she was a member of the founding faculty of SS. Peter and Paul School, Fall River, where she was a teacher for 38 years and served as principal for 15 years..

She also served at St. Kilian's and St. John's schools in New Bedford and at St. Patrick's School, Fall River.

A native of North Pownell, VT, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Margaret (McNally) Sherry. She entered the Sisters of Mercy at Mt. St. Mary's Convent in Fall River in 1921 and was professed in 1923.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Rev. Gilbert Sherry, OP, of St. Barnabas parish, Portsmouth, R.I. Interment was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River.

Social space asked v ATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II called on a religious order specializing in nursing care to build a "social space" for patients suffering from dieases such as AIDS and cancer.

"Your communities can and must aspire to building that 's~cial space' of which the new patients have need," he told brothers of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God. For some patients, "the great technologies are no longer enough and the great institutions no longer serve," he said.

"I am thinking, for example, of the patients with AIDS. an~ canc~r patients, or the psychlatnc servIces," he added.

Th~ pope made his comments in a recent audience with the brothers at the Vatican. Founded in the 16th century, the order's members work in nllrsing and related fields.

The order is holding its general chapter in Rome.

The pope called on the brothers to exercise their service as an "expression of love arid of Christian solidarity." He told them that they must "safeguard th'e rights of the human person and the respect of individual liberty."

The pope also encouraged the order's members to learn from the sick for whom they care. They "have much to teach you," he added. "The patient is your university."

Last year during the pope's visit to the United States, he repeatedly addressed the crisis of AIDS. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome is communicable t~rou~h bodily fluids and affects pnmanly homosexuals, drug addicts, persons receiving tainted blood transfusions and children born of women suffering from AIDS. In a meeting with AIDS victims in San Francisco, the pope told them that "God loves you all, without distinction.

"He loves those of you who are sick, those who are suffering from AI DS," he said.

.Pope's Mass NBC will broadcast Pope John Paul I I's celebration of the midnight Mass of Christmas at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

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Not much at allReturning to a tradition ofpast years. The Anchor presents a Christmasfeature. beginning with this picture and running through the paper. All pictures with a holly border are part of the feature and should be looked at consecutively. All are National Catholic News Service photos.

Deacon Eugene Orosz Bishop Daniel A. Cronin presided and imparted the final blessing at the Mass of Christian Burial this morning for Deacon Eugene L. Orosz, 59, who died Dec. 19.

The Mass, at St. Dominic's Church Swansea, where Deacon Orosz ~inistered, had Father William G. Campbell, pastor, as principal celebrant. Deacons Manuel Camara and Thomas Prevost were liturgical deacons. , Father John F. Moore, director of the permanent diaconate program, presided and gave a .reflection at a liturgical wake service last night at St. Dominic's, where Deacon Orosz lay in state.

Born in Chicago, Deacon Orosz was the son of the late Joseph M. and Lillian (Andrejko) Orosz. He was a Navy veteran, serving in ' Korea and Vietnam.

He was a member of the first class of permanent deacons ordained for the Fall River diocese,

receiving holy orders in 1980. He served in St. Dominic's parish from the time of his ordination, directing eucharistic ministers and the program of ministry to the .s!ck: Father Moore said that Deacon Orosz' distinguishing mark was his compassion for the sick. He was a regular visitor to the Country Gardens Nursing Home in Swansea and also attended the homebound.

After leaving the Navy, Deacon Orosz was a senior printer at Roger Williams,Hospital, Providence. He was a Cub and Boy Scout leader and a member of the American Legion and the Portuguese-American Cultural League. He was also active in the Cursillo movement and belonged to the Swansea ultreya.

He is survived by his wife, Marina; a son, Joseph Orosz; a daughter, Lisa Ann Partridge; a brother, Edward Orosz, of Grantsburg, III.; a stepfather and stepbrother, John Ward Sr., and John Ward Jr., also of Grantsburg; and five grandchildren. .

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Ball presentees named 37 young ladies will be presented to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, at the 34th annual Bishop's Charity Ball on Friday, Jan. 13, at White's of Westport. The 1989 ball will be the 19th at which Bishop Cronin will be the honored guest.

"These presentees represent parishes from the'five areas of the diocese," said Rev. Msgr: Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan ball director.

"Every year, one-third of the 112 diocesan parishes is given this honor."

Mrs. James A. O'Brien, Jr., of Fall River, who heads the presentation committee, announced that the presentees with their fathers or other escorts, will meet at White's at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 to rehearse the presentation ceremony.

The Ball benefits summer camps for the underprivileged and exceptional children and other charitable apostolates of the diocese. ' The presentees are: Fall River' area: Rose Olinda Mello, O.L. Angels parish, Ana Braga, O.L. Health, Helen V.A. Jean, Immaculate Conception, Amy Norton, Sacred Heart, Marlene Ponte, St. Anthony of Padua, Lisa Ann Mello, St. Jean the Baptist, Nicolette Collard, St. Mathieu, Kelly Shephard, St. Patrick, all of Fall River.

Kim Vaillancourt, St. Dominic, Georgette E. Dumont, St. Michael, both of Swansea. Julie Jodain, St. Patrick, Somerset.

Attleboro area: Mary Fournier, Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Corena Ledger, St. Mary's, Mansfield; Tara Lyn Centazio~ Sacred Heart, North Attleboro; Michelle Risconscente, St. Mary's, Norton. ' Cape & Islands area: Andrea Pendergast, O.L. Victory, Centerville; Marcia Connelly, Holy Redeemer, Chatham; Erin Franey, Christ the King, Cotuit; Kerry Bangs, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; Patricia C. Ferreira, St. Peter's, Provincetown; Jennifer Ann Trask, St. Pius X, South Yarmouth.

New Bedford ar.ea: Kathleen E. Nelson, Holy Name, Tina Rouxinal, O.L. Mt. Carmel, Janet Beaulieu, Sacred Heart, Elizabeth Lee, St.

Anthony of Padua, Marian A. Domagala, St. Casimir, Paula J. Demers, St. James, Suzanne Harrington, St. Law.rence, all of New Bedford.

Kathleen Clark, St. Mary, South Dartmo,uth; Cathryn 'o'Neill, St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth; Karin Tavares, St. George, Westport; Diana Joynt, St. Patrick, Wareham.

Taunton area: Charlene Anne Brezinski, Sacred Heart, Renee Ladurantaye, St. Jacques, Shayne Elizabeth Scanlon, St. Joseph, all of Taunton; Michelle Renee Alves, St. Peter's, Dighton; Lynn Plouffe, St. Joseph, North Dighton.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen of Seattle told Vatican officials in early December that the way the Holy See intervened in archdiocesan life over the past five years has led to "pain and severe tension."

The archbishop, in remarks later released in Seattle, also warned the Holy See that the same experiences could occur in other dioceses if the Vatican gives credibility to "mean-spirited criticism, from a small cadre of people ... bent upon undoing the fabric of unity" in the church.

"Such people are present in many local churches of the world today," the archbishop said in the statement, which was delivered to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, head of the Congregation for Bishops.

The text of Archbishop Hunthausen's comments was released Dec. 7 after a Seattle press conference.

Archbishop Hunthausen told reporters that after a Dec. I meeting with the pope and the Dec. 3 meeting with Cardinals Ratzinger and Gantin he was "optimistic" that a Vatican-appointed commission's work with the archdiocese would end soon.

The archbishop said, "We would like to feel there is no longer need for the apostolic commission" appointed in 1987 to assist the archdiocese in addressing concerns outlined in a 1985 letter from Cardinal Ratzinger.

Members of the commission are Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York and Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco.

Details of its work have not been made public.

Archbishop Hunthausen and Coadjutor Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy were at the Vatican for their "ad limina" report to the

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The Vatican ordered an apostolic visitation of the archdiocese

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of Seattle in 1983, and later ordered. the archbishop to turn over authority in several areas of his ministry to Auxiliary Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, now head of the diocese of Pittsburgh.

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Have you seen perhaps the most nauseating televjsion ad of this Christmas season, now being flashed endlessly across the country's television sets?

Whichever advertising agency thought up this alltime loser must intend, at least subconsciously, to remove from Christmas any trace of its real meaning. However, the real guilt belongs to the owners and operators of Burger King.

The television ad shows a harried couple buying toys. When they realize that batteries are not includ~d, the man disgustedly exclaims, "N 0 batteries, no Christmas!" The wife or friend, as the case may be, then announces that one can get free batteries at Burger King. Of course, there's a string attached. You must purchase coupons good for some of Burger King's products. If you do this, then your Christmas is made. Burger King will charge up your life with batteries. .

This indeed says something about our social mores. When the meaning of Christmas is tied to purchasing a Whopper coupon, we really are in trouble. It is almost inconceivable that a national organization such as Burger King would have the gall to promote such an insulting and offensive ad. It is an affront to all who believe that Christmas reflects supernatural values.

Perhaps we should not be shocked by this new low in Christmas promotion. For the last decade we have seen a determined effort to remove Christ from Christmas by replacing Him with an X. Fierce attempts are made by the American Civil Liberties Union to ensure that nativity scenes are not placed on public property, regardless of the fact that such efforts to separate church and state ignore the traditions, customs and practices that are an important part ofthe American celebration of this more than' significant milestone in world history.

There is, in short, no doubt that the secular has taken over.

Each year it seems greater efforts are made to move people away from Bethlehem, not by force but through slick and glossy advertising. The cry of "N 0 batteries, no Christmas!" is really the pits.

Are we who try to uphold the real meaning of Christmas fighting a losing battle? Should we merely sit back as our values and beliefs are eroded by the forces of materialism? Ot are we so immersed in the secular that we couidn't care less about the whole issue?

If that be the case, then Catholics and other Christians have certainly been 'entrapped by mainstream thinking. It's true that it's very hard to stand up in the marketplace and let others know that the meaning of Christmas is not to be found in free batteries or in Whoppers. But organizations that finance attempts to debase or ignore the sensitivities of millions of believing Americans should be called to task.

In a society that denies truth, that terminates new life and condones euthanasia, batteries are, in fact if not in so many words, seen to be more important than babies, the old and the infirm.

Christmas is a thorn in the side of such a society. Christmas means creation, genesis, life and love. It stands in direct opposition to abortion, hatred, butchery and death.

Christmas is far more than a holiday orgy; -it is a time to renew belief, support life and affirm hope. Each and every attempt to do this, no matter how insignificant. it may seem, witnesses to the true meaning of the birth of Christ, an understanding desperately needed in today's America.

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Blessing of a Christmas Crib For a home blessing of a Christmas crib, the mother, father or other adult takes the part of the leader. For parish, school or other groups, a leader may be designated.

Leader: As we 'gather to bless .our Christmas crib, let us be mindful of the goodness of God in coming to us as a helpless infant whom 'no one could fear but whom everyone can love.

(Children or other designated persons read: A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke: The shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord ¡hath showed to us.•

And they came with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph and the infant lying in the manger.

And seeing, they understood the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child.

And all that heard, wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, at it was told unto them.

Let us pray: Jesus, sweetest child, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger,

announced by angels and visited by shepherds, have mercy on us..

All: Have mercy on us, Child Jesus, have mercy on us.

Let us pray: Jesus, sweetest child, manifested by the leading of a star to the three Wise Men, worshiped in the arms of thy mother, presented with the mystic gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, have mercy on us.

Leader: Bless, we beseech thee, o Lord, our Christmas crib, converted by your presence into a royal throne. May our souls also become your dwelling place and may we love and serve you in this life so that we may be worthy' to enjoy you eternally in the life to come.

All: Amen.

Yuletide Catholics deserve welcome CHICAGO (NC) - While Christmas liturgies provide the opportunity of the year to evangelize alienated Catholics, priests have a tendency "to ridicule and demean" them for attending Mass so infrequently, said Father Andrew M. Greeley.

"Christmas is indeed an appropriate feast for alienated Catholics: there is no room for them in the inn, either," wrote Father Greeley, a sociologist and author, in the December issue of U.S. Catholic magazine.

Father Greeley said priests should realize their anger is based on fiscal rather than spiritual concerns.

Many priests feel that once-or twice-a-year churchgoers "are not paying their fair share of the parish burden," Father Greeley wrote.

Priests sometimes see people "availing themselves of the Christmas celebration without picking up the tab for the parish that offers the celebration. They are freeloaders who come and go without any sense of obligation to the community."

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lished by the Claretians in Chicago, Father Greeley said 82 percent of "Christmas Catholics" are believers, "certain of the existence of God." The priest described three groups of "Christmas Catholics" - the young, the confused and uncertain, and the alienated.

Members of each group "are believers who have been' hurt by life and often by the church," he said. "They have disproportionately suffered because of marital problems and are much more likely to admit that they are angry at God. "Their Christmas church attendance is often a clinging to faith in the face of suffering, an act of courage for which they ought to be respected instead of being patronized," he said.

The young "Christmas Catholics" attend church services to keep their parents happy and because they see themselves as members of the church, despite their attendance record. This group, Father Greeley said, will eventually return to active membership.

Therefore, he said, the more

pleasant the experience of parish life at Christmas, the sooner they will return.

The problems confused or uncertain "Christmas' Catholics" have with the church, he said, do not slip easily into the categories of liberal or conservative, as some would like to believe. They want to belong but "are plagued by doubts" or "are appalled by the poor quality of leadership in the church."

These people need to "experience the power of a community of faith presided over by sensitive leadership," he said.

Members of the third group are truly "alienated," he said. They have been "deeply hurt by the church" and want to come back, but are "reluctant to try lest they be hurt again."

From the point of view of justice, he said, the alienated have a right to a warm welcome home because "their right to be treated with human respect and dignity has been violated by the church in the past."

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In connection with the 16th annual March for Life to be held Monday, Jan ..23, in Washington, DC, members of Massachusetts Citizens for Life are organizing bus trips to the capital.

The peaceful annual demonstration protests Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that struck down state abortion restrictions.

Among buses leaving the Fall River diocese for the march will be one or more from Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro. Departure will be at IO p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, and passengers will return about midnight Monday, Jan. 23.

HOLIDAY WARNliNI e If you drink, don't drive. ' elf you drive, don't drink.

Attleboro' organizer Alice C. McAndrews said reservations for the trip should be made as soon as possible. Information is available from her at telephone 226-0292 and in the Greater New Bedford area from Mary Ann Booth, telephone 636-4903.

The pro-lifers are expected to arrive in Was-hington between 7 and 8 a.m. Jan .. 23. They will attend a meeting to be addressed

by California Representative Robert K. Dornan, then will lobby members of .congre~s.

A noon rally will be held at the Elipse, followed by the March for Life.

K of C Message In a message issued to Knights of Columbus urging participation in the March, Supreme Knight Virgil c.. Dechant said that if Roe· vs. Wade is overturned, it is likely to guarantee a long legislative struggle in Congress and in state legislatures.

"Perhaps we shall see restored to the states the right denied them

by Roe to regulate and restrict abortion," he said. "If so, pro-life Americans must be ready to press their elected representatives for prompt action to give the unborn the maximum legal protection possible."

Also, he said, pro-lifers "must be prepared to respond with magnanimity and sensitivity to those . duped by pro-abortion propaganda into believing that killing the unborn is an acceptable solution to personal and social problems.

"The persistence - indeed, the alarming growth - of such problems since Roe refutes the claim that, even from a pragmat'ic perspective, abortion is the answer.

But precisely because problems like poverty and teenage pregnancy do exist and have been expl.oited to rationalize the killing, pro-lifers should be in the forefront to those seeking moral, workable solutions."

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Christmas 0 K'd in Lithuania ROME (NC) - This year in Lithuania, Christmas will be an official holiday for the first time in 44 years, according to Lithuanian Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevicius.

In a telephone interview with National Catholic News Service Dec. 12, Cardinal Sladkevicius said it meant that Christmas would be a "day free of labor."

Speaking from the town of Kaisiadorys, where he serves as apostolic administrator of the diocese, the cardinal also said that a tele.vised Christmas Mass isa "possibility.n Lithuania is the only Soviet republic with a majority Catholic population.

The first legal religious holiday ill the Soviet republic's history was Nov. I, All Saints' Day, when Lithua,nians were allowed to take a day off work. A spokesman for the Lithuanian Information Center in Rome said workers were expected to make up ·that day's work on a Saturday.

Cardinal Sladkevicius said the government readily granted his request to make Christmas a holiday.

"I asked the government, and the government agreed," he said.

The cardinal said it is now public knowledge in Lithuania that Christmas will be sanctioned officially.

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As for a televised Mass, the cardinal said the government had asked him if he wanted such' a broadcast, but he had not replied because he had not had a chance to discuss the proposal with Lithuania's other bishops.

Two Masses have been televised , this year in Lithuania. ,An Oct. 23 Mass on the steps of the Vilnius cathedral is believed to have been the first televised broadcast of a Catholic ceremony in Soviet history.

According to the Lithuanian Information Center, a second Mass was televised Nov. I. The Christmas announcement has capped a year 'of religious developments in Lithuania, including the reopening of the 14thcentury Vilnius cathedral.

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Sunday shopping comes to Rome ROME (NC) - On his way back to the Vatican from Rome's Spanish Steps, where he laid a traditional basket of flowers at a statue of the Madonna, Pope John Paul II might have noticed something odd through his limousine window.'

On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a state holidl,ly, the Roman streets were full of shoppers.

The pope's car .passed brightly lit and crowded stores full of Ginori

ceramics,leather jackets by "Skin" and Henetton sweaters. Shopping bags bore such familiar fashion names as Fendi and Cucci. Even McDonald's wa~ doing a fast business.

To the cheers of some store owners but to the dismay of clerks, holiday shopping has arrived in the Eternal City. On Sundays, merchandising is winning out over Rome's sacrosanct habits of rest, the soccer games and a family meal.

A grassroots movement of shopkeepers has convinced city officials to make Sunday opening optional during December and four other months of the tourist year.

While many shop owners are personally reluctant to come in on Sunday, they fear they wiII lose business if they do not.

This year, permission to open was even extended to the Immaculate Conception feast day, marking the first time the pope's Marian ceremony was accompanied by the sound of store grates being opened.

Opposing the movement are clerks, many of them young women, who recently appealed to the pope for an "immediate intervention" to protect the "right to Sunday as a day of rest." So far, neither the Vatican nor the local church has indicated it wants to become involved.

"For us, Christmas has become a time of division from the family," the clerks complained. Some said the feast of the Immaculate Conception was traditionally the day when the Christmas creche and tree were put up at home.

"The religious issue is a pretext." said Gianni Riposati, a leader of the Sunday opening movement.

"We live in the 20th century."

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DOMINICAN SISTERS OF TilE PRESENTATION St. Anne's Hospital Wait on the Lord: be ofgood courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. (Psalm 27:/4) Gifts Received Through December 15, 1988

ST. ANNE'S ENDOWMENT FUND Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Curtis Dominican Sisters of the Presentation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Feilelberg Mr. & Mrs. Karl J. Feilelberg Rev. Norman Ferris Friends of St. Anne's Hospital

(4) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Abraham Dr. Orner Boivin Miss Isabel Capeto Atty. & Mrs. Brian A. Corey Miss Ellen Coughlin Mr.. Thomas CrOke

Mr. & Mrs. Francis L. Gragnani Dr. Daniel T. Harrington Frances Hathaway Harold K. Hudner Estate of Veronica King Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Knight Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lafrance

Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Lamonde Mr. & Mrs. Normand J. LeComte Estate 01 Elinor Lenaghan Mr. & Mrs. Morris Levine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch. Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Amine B. Maalouf Rev. Joseph A. Martineau

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Nannery Dr. & Mrs. Kevin D. O'Brien Portuguese Fund Raising Committee Estate.of Bertha C. Riley Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Silva Joseph Simonin Robert F. Stoico

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sullivan Kathleen Tobin Dr. & Mrs. Roger Violette Mr. Stephen C. Williams Estate of Maria G. Viveiros

1988 ANNUAL FUND Mother Pierre Marie Society The Acushnet Foundation Or. Americo B. Almeida The Altrusa Club Anderson·Lillle Co.

Bank 01 Boston Most Rev. Daniel A. Cromn Mr. & Mrs. John DeNadal Durfee-Attleboro Bank

Fall River Realtors Association Mrs. Yvonne Fournier Friends of SI. Anne's Hospital Mr. & Mrs. Roberl W. Glen

The Great Feast of the

Dr. & Mrs. James Lefters, Jr. Mr. Robert J. Nagle Rotary Club of Fall River Mr. Barry Taber

Holy Ghosl 01 New England Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Knight Mr. & Mrs. A. Aime Lafrance Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lafrance

Dr. & Mrs. Elie Tawa Tri Professional Real Estate Mrs. Angeline Valcourt Venus de Milo

President's Club Anonymous (1 ) A.C. Lumber Co. Acme Engineering. Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Antone Almeida Aluminum Processing Corp.

Miss Kathleen Arruda Mr. Henry Ashworth Karen Beaton-Simmons Ms. Lucille F. Bergeron Mr. & Mrs. John J. Blake Or. David M. Boland

Building Materials, Inc. Miss Isabel Capeto The Choromanski Family Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Cleary Colonial Wholesale Beverage Co. Mr. Lyle F. Cooper Diagnostic Testing. Inc. Ralph & Tricia DiPisa Shirley Bannister Dufresne Dr. & Mrs. Paul P. Dunn Eastern Edison Co.

Mrs. Lorraine E. Emond FaU River Five Cenl Savings Or. & Mrs. Thomas P. Galvin Mr. Nicolau Garcia Miss Alice M. Gauthier Most Rev. James J. Gerrard Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Giroux Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Goslin Or. Daniel T. Harrington J & J Corrugated Box Corp.

Mr. & Mrs. E. Cooper Jacques

Claire 1. Mullins Mr. & Mrs. James A. Nannery New England League of Savings Institutions. Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Paruch Or. Benjamin A. Pass as Dr. John C. Quatromoni Mr. & Mrs. Robert Resendes Miss Patricia Selleck Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Silva Mr. &·Mrs. Manuel H. Silveira Sisters at the Sacred Heart

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Miss Anne L. Smith Mr. Joseph V. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Souza St. Anne's Hospital School of Nursing Alumna Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Steeves Swan Finishing Co., Inc. Union Hospital Nurses Alumni Association of Fall River Mrs. Hilary F. White Mr. & Mrs. Curtis P. Wilkins

Century Club Anonymous (6) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Abraham_

Mrs. Veronica Chace Vernon D. Chamberlain Mrs. Gertrude 1. Charpentier Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Ciosek Citizens-Union Savings Bank Mrs. Catherine C. Connelly Msgr. Arthur C. Considine Msgr. Raymond T. Considine James J. Cooney Rep. & Mrs. Robert Correia Mr. Emile J. Cote Miss Rose Marie Couto Mrs. Kathleen D. Crider Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Crites, 11 Mr. Michael Curcio Mr. & Mrs. Wilson W. Curtis Miss Sharon Dahlstrom

Miss Frances Aguiar

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Raymond Audet Bank of Fall River

Bank 01 New England Miss Elaine Banks Skip and Diane Barboza Janice Barlow Miss Anne Marie Belanger

Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Daley Mr. & Mrs. Roland J. Dansereau Dr. Alfred E. Darby, Jr.

First Federal Bank of America Dr. Richard H. Fitton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Flynn, Jr. Mrs. Margaret R. Fortin Furniture Wholesales, Inc. G & L Construction Miss Berthe A. Gagnon Mrs. Christine M. Gagnon Miss Marguerite A. Gauthier Mr. & Mrs. Reginald A. Gauthier Msgr. Alfred J. Gendreau Mr. & Mrs. James Gimblet

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Glennon. Jr. Globe ManUfacturing Co. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes. P.A. Miss Jean M. Gonet Bernadette Goulart Dr. & Mrs. William H. Graff Dorothy Gruneberg

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Hanily. Jr.

Dr. John Belsky Ms. Jane F. Benevides

Madeline DeAlmeida Mrs. Usa M. DeMello

Margaret M. Bernier Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Berube Mr. Henri Berube Mr. & Mrs. Norbert E. Berube Mr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Bibeau Lucille Binder

Mr. Anthony J. DeMeo

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Dr. & Mrs. Adelard A. Demers. Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ed~ard W. Devlin Rev. Vincent F. Diaferio Mrs. Susan Dias Mrs. Lauretta Dian Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Dionne Patricia M. Dobek Dominican Academy Fourth Graders Dominican Fathers Mr. Michael Donovan Mr. James G. Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. Roger P. Dufour Mr. & Mrs. Normand R. Dumas Miss Medora Dupuis Dr. & Mrs. H. Ivan Duran Miss Janet L. Durette Dolores A. Dyer Emotions Anonymous Miss Eleanor G. Emsley Louise Esedo Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Faria

JoAnn R. Hawes Mr. !-ioward F. HaWkins

Bobe-Jo. Inc. Rev. Louis R. Boivin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Boocher Cornel Boudria Miss Alice Bourassa Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Boyer Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Boyko Mr. Thomas G. Braman Mr. & Mrs. Roger H. Branin Mr. & Mrs. David A. Brayton. Jr..

Miss Ellen G. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bussiere Dr. & Mrs. Roger E. Cadieux William B. Caniff

Rev. Daniel E. Carey Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Cartin Dr. & Mrs. John M. Carvalho

Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Feilelberg

Miss Madeline L. Casey Mr. & Mrs. Lucien R. Castonguay

Or. Jose M.F. Felix Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Ferris Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Ferris

Dr. & Mrs. Roland E. Chabot

Dr. & Mrs. Ronald P. Hantman Miss Julia M. Harrington

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Lapointe

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Oliver Mrs. Susan J. Dtocki

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Lavoie

Mrs. Wilda Ouellette Cynthia Padula

Miss Helen G. Law Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Leary Mr. & Mrs. Normand J. LeComte Mrs. Marilyn Smith Lefevre Miss Beatrice Lekom Or. & Mrs. Roger L. LeMaire Mr. Theodore Lescault Mr. Edmond LE~vesque Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Levesque Uncourt & Pappas Insurance Mr. & Mrs. Frank Upis Or. James C. Lisak Mr. & Mrs. David Lithway Miss Alice M. Lynch Or. & Mrs. Amine B. Maalouf Mr. Francis A. Macomber

Jacqueline Page Dr. & Mrs. Victor A. Palumbo Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Pannoni Rev. Joseph R. Pannonj Mr. & Mrs. Serge Y. Paradis Mr. & Mrs. Rene~. Parent Miss Grace M. Parenteau

Hospice Outreach Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. HudnEfr Mr. Howard Huntoon Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Hussey Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Imbriglio Inn Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mr. Manuel M. Isabel. Sr. Mrs. Rosalie L. Israel Or. & Mrs. Francis M. James

Dr. & Mrs. In Chae Jang Mr. & Mrs. Allen L. Jarabek Mr. & Mrs. Orner N, Jean Eileen Jewett John's Shoe Store Rev. Lucien Jusseaume Mr. & Mrs. Aloysius J. Kearns Rev. Cornelius J. Keliher Or. & Mrs. William E. Kenney Ms. Eleanor M. Kitchen Catherine L. Lacoste·Hamel Mr. Edouard W. Lacroix Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Lamonde Rev. David B. Langton

St. Anne's Credit Union Mr. Victor J. St. Denis Mrs. Leo St. Laurent. Sr. Susan A. Stankiewicz Dr. Leslie Stern

Slephen S. Partridge Mr. & Mrs. Julien F. PaUl Mrs. Maria J. Pavao Mrs. Eileen Pelletier, R.N. Mr. & Mrs. Edward I. Pettine Mrs. Theresa Pieri Pirate's Video Mrs. Eleanore E. Porter Miss Germaine R. Poulin Miss Dolores A. Raposa

Dr. & Mrs. John P. Malloy Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Marcoux Miss Frances Martin Miss Paula Martin Virginia A. Martin Miss Cecile Masse

Mrs. Eslher E.N. Mauran

Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Society

Slade's Ferry Trust Co. Dr. & Mrs. Arthur K. Smith Dr. & Mrs. Phillip W. Smith R.E. Smith Company, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Manuel L.S. Soares Ms. Melinda Soares-Murphy Dr. Jose J.C. Sousa An.ne V. Spangler

Mrs. Romeo McCallum Mr. & Mrs. John J. McKenna Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Medeiros Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Mello Mrs. Lillian L. MichaUd

Mr. Robert F. Stoico Kenneth and Claire Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Sullivan Mr. Daniel V. Sullivan Mrs. Mary O. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. SUllivan

Miss Cecile A. SuUon Mr. Robert F. Sykes

Mr. Joseph Raposa, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Norman P. Sylvia

Romeo and Hermie Ravancho Mrs. Maria Constance Reis

Dr. Yong Woung Rhee Mr. & Mrs. Roger Richards

Elizabeth A. Talbol Mr. & Mrs. Michael Talbot Mr. & Mrs. Jay Tardif Miss Luella V. Thibault

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Eleanor H. Thurston Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tiernan

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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. TOOle Frederic J. Torphy Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Townson

Dr. & Mrs. Alexander E. Rostler Dr. & Mrs. Herbert S. RUbin

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Dr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Shea Dr. & Mrs. William C. Sheehan

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Nantucket mailbox filled

By Joseph Motta Postal workers on Nantucket have been a bit busier than usual lately, thanks to Anchor readers.

Why? The answer began late last month, when Elsie Niles, since 1925 a member of Qur'Lady of the Isle parish, Nantucket, wrote The Anchor asking for help in locating a prayer.

We ran her letter in our Dec. 2 issue with a request for readers' assistance, since no one on the staff knew of the prayer.

"I am looking for a special prayer that I used to say during December," Mrs. Niles' letter read. "I recall saying it from the holy day, December 8, to Christmas. I believe I said it 15 times each day. But I don't recall any of the words."

Monday, Dec. 5 brought with it phone calls to answer, stories to write, photos to take, errands to do, and lots of Steering Points to get together.

But five special letters hit my desk, five letters addressed to "Mrs. Abram Niles, Nantucket," in care of The Anchor.

"Hey," I thought, "this can really get a guy in the Christmas spirit."

I was impressed that five individuals would so quickly respond to a call for assistance at such a busy time of year.

The' letters were forwarded to Mrs. Niles and then it was back to business as usual.

Tuesday, though, brought 19 more letters from all areas of the .Fall River diocese, all in answer to a plea for a holiday prayer.

Correspondence on that and other days that carried return addresses came from New Bedford

Look at a Christmas tree, and Taunton, Attleboro and North Attleboro, Swansea, Fall River and Somerset.

Cape Cod was ~ell represented: folks wrote from Sandwich, South Yarmouth, East Harwich, East Falmouth, Hyannis, Orleans and Brewster.

Readers in Cumberland, R.I. and Margate, FL,also responded.

And we at The Anchor still didn't know the prayer!

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My Christmas spirit was, to S;iy the least, soaring. But so was my curiosity.

Contacting Mrs. Niles, I found that the prayer she was seeking is called "A Prayer to Obtain Favors."

It follows: "Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary at midnight in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, 0 my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires through the merits ofour Saviour, Jesus Christ and of His Blessed Mother. Amen." .

Mrs. Niles said the prayer is recited 15 times daily between Nov. 30, the feast of St. Andrew, and Christmas Day, not from Dec. 8, as she had originally thought.

It is piously believed that this prayer devoutly repeated from Nov. 30 to Christmas will obtain a special Christmas favor.

Everyone of the letters that had reached Mrs. Niles by the time I called had supplied the correct prayer, she said.

The 72-year-old mother of two and grandmother of seven said "I've asked several people for the prayer over the years," but that no one she consulted knew it.

To suddenly have a full mailbox, she said, was a thrill.

Knowing that I've become quite proficient at forwarding messages, Mrs. Niles left me with a message of her own for the people who helped her.

"I really more than appreciate," she said, "aIr you folks have done for me."

The islander, who works one day a week at Nantucket's Inquirer and Mirror newspaper, said she sent thank you notes to the first letter writers but that the flood soon proved "a little bit more than I could handle and do it right."

A member of her parish Women's Guild and rosary group, she said many respondents sent cards with the prayer printed on them and she distributed the extras at a group meeting.

Those writing her included two sisters and a priest, she said.

Christmas Eve Mass begins. After Mass he call Father Redmerski over and gives him $2.00. Father accepts it. Frank has a need to give.

* * * On Christmas morning the staff wraps packages for Frank. On the Monday after Christmas the doctor finds additional medical problems so Frank will need to stay awhile. The following day, he asks, "Will you take me to the apartment to get my things?"

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Indian campaign MADRAS.lndia(NC)-lndian Christians marched. fasted and closed some of their schools in an interdenominational campaign for the rights of "low caste" co-religionists. who comprise the majority of Christians in the country. The

protesters sought the same government benefits and concessions for low caste Christians as those received by low caste Hindus and Sikhs. "Low caste" 1ndians are at the bottom of a four-tier social system.

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By Dolores Curran (Dear Readers: The following article appeared in Encounter, a newsletter of the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton, S. Dakota. The Madonna referred to is one of five centers which offer care to disabled and elderly persons in Lincoln, Nebraska. I am reprinting the article with permission from the author and president, Sr. Phyllis Hunhoff.)

It is 4 p.m., Christmas Eve, 1987, at ~adonna and the

admissions staff is ready to leave for home. The director

room. Sister, does this really happen in Lincoln, Nebraska?"

"My dear staff. Thank you! Jesus has come to us in this old man."

We looked at each other in awe.

"We've given him a bath and shaved him."

"You had better take it easy. He may not be able to handle all your kindness."

* * * At 6:30 P.M. Frank is in the front row, in a wheelchair, as

I take him to the apartment which is desolate, no clothes or food, an uncovered pillow, one rumpled dirty sheet, one table, two chairs, and papers heaped on the table. He tells me to put the papers in the sacks.

1 see the eviction notice dated December 23, 1987. We then go back to Madonna.

On New Year's Day, Frank again attends all the Masses. When 1 return the next evening I get word that Frank has just died. Suddenly, without warning, he slumped to the floor.

Several of us sisters went to Frank's wake. A sister and nephew come in from Omaha. A gentleman who farmed Frank's 80 acres is there. A family who knew Frank when they were growing' up are there. That is all. .

No one knew each other. We visited after the service and shared our experiences. They were glad to know he was at Madonna. They thought he died on the streets.

Frank lived in various apartments. He spent time reading in the library, ate in some restaurants and went to a local church. That was his life.

He did not die alone. He died being loved and cared for.

Remember Christ, our Savior, was born on Christmas day.

Hope, faith and belief in Him will illuminate our holidays, bringing joy and unity to all.

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When asked, "Why are you I here?" he replied, "I got a letter I .• yesterday saying 1 couldn't stay in the apartment any longer." .

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So he needed an apartment. It's The best gift at Christ- . ; Christmas Eve. Afterfurther quesmas time is the gift of tioning it was discovered that other lovel Merry Christmasl I options for housing had all been • negative. Frank (fictitious) says /le has no family.

In observance of Christmas, all offices of Lafayette "So, Darlene, do we have a will be closed Saturday, December 24th and Monday, room? For a man?"

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O.L. ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE Adult choir Christmas program of carols 7 p.m. Christmas Eve.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET 55 and over family regular meal schedule resumes Jan. 10.

MAY YOUR FAITH ABIDE AT CHRISTMASTIDE AND THROUGHOUT THE COMING YEAR.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK Adventure youth group nomination of officers at Jan. 9 meeting, parish center; election at Jan. 23 meeting; youth and adult leaders' meeting Jan. 17, parish center.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Christmas Eve concerts 3:45 and 11:45 p.m. precede Masses.

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Fridays, small chapel.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB Meeting 6 p.m. Jan. 6, Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, begins with Mass; supper follows, church hall; g4.est speaker: Fall River Herald News columnist John McAvoy. Feb. 3 speaker: SM U history professor and author Dr. Philip Silvia; all Catholic men welcome; information: Daryl Gonyon, 672-4822.

CATHOLIC LEAGUE, CAPE Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights now has a Cape Cod chapter; information: Mary McEnroe, P.O. Box 832, New Seabury 02649.

ST. ANNE, FR Choral concert II :30 p.m. Christmas Eve precedes'midnight Mass.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Adoration to 7:30 tonight, church.

New Jerusalem prayer meeting 7:30 tonight, rectory. Singles~ Club (any age) information: 999-3208.

O.L. ISLE, NANTUCKET Religious education students' posada procession precedes 5 p.m. Mass Christmas Eve. The parish sponsored a "Giving Tree" for Birthright; it reports that "each time a gift was given, a red bow was added to the tree. By the third week of Advent, the tree was laden with bows." Religious education teachers' 1989 planning meeting 9 a.m. Jan. 8; workshop/ day of recollection Jan. 28.

LaSALETTE CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING, ATTLEBORO "Sharing Clothes and Dreams" retreat for mothers and daughters directed by Father Giles Genest, MS, and Noreen Dupre Jan. 13 to 15; information: 222-8530~ BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORERS,NB Holy hour 7 p.m. Monday, St. Theresa's Church, New Bedford; celebrant: Father Richard L. Chretien; includes Christmas carols by parish choir. Exposition follows 9 a.m.

Mass Fridays to 7 p.m. Benediction at St. Theresa's; information: Angelo DeBortoli, 996-0332.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Reconciliation opportunities 7 tonight.

F AMILY LIFE CENTER, N.DARTMOUTH .

Divorced and separated program meets Monday.

CARE PROJECT St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, will host a Diocesan Department of Education Catholic Adult Religious Enrichment project on the sacraments 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays Jan. 10 through Feb. 7; resource person: Sister Christopher O'Rourke, RSM, participants from the following parishes welcome: Our Lady of Fatima, St. Michael, St. Dominic, St. Louis de France, Swansea; St. John of God, St. Tho-mas More, St. Patrick, Somerset; St. Peter, Dighton.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Christmas music concerts will precede 4:30 and 6 p.m. Christmas vigil Masses. Youth group-sponsored living manger scene 4:30 to 6 p.m.

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ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Reception for Marian Medalist Mrs. Fred (Zita) Thorpe follows II :30 a.m. Mass Jan. 8, parish center.

ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM "Eucharist: Sacrament of Initiation" catechist training course 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 3. Dr. Anita Remignanti will speak to parents of religious ed ucation students grades three through six on "Building Self-Esteem in Your Child," 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24.

Or maybe on horsebackST. JAMES, NB Jason Avila, Ryan Costello and Stephen Sylvia, recently installed as junior altar boys, are congratulated.

CYO Christmas party 6 to II p.m.

Monday, church hall.

CURSILLO NIGHT Cursillo information night 8: 15 p.m. Jan. 18, downstairs at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville; information: Dwight Giddings, 4211-4797.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Children's Mass 7 p.m. Christmas Eve, both churches. Free parish breakfast after all Masses Jan. 8, K of C Hall, Rte. 28, Hyannis.

HOLY NAME, FR Special Christmas music program 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve. Christmas prayer books have been distributed to parishioners.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Children's Mass 4 p.m. Christmas Eve. Choir concert 11:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25. Paralitftrgy for deceased loved ones of parishioners 7:30 tonight.

DIVORCED AND SEPARATED, ATTLEBORO Support group meets 7 p.m. Dec. 28, parish center; information: Father Ralph D. Tetrault, 695-6161.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Traditional and contemporary carols performance 10 p.m. Christmas Eve precedes 10:30 p.m. Mass.

Blessing ~nd distribution of Christmas cake at 10:30 a.m. Mass Christmas Day. Evening prayer with Christmas carols 5:30 p.m. Christmas Day. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31. 7:30 a.m. Mass Dec. 31 concludes celebration of parish 90th jubilee year.

HABITAT MEETING Habitat for Humanity (ecumenical Christian housing ministry) Northeast Conference open board meeting 9 a.in. t04 p.m. Jan. 21, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, Seekonk, church basement; all welcome; information: Sam Barchi, 336-4745.

SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, FR AREA Meeting 7 p.m. Dec. 28, Our Lady of Fatima Church hall, Swansea.

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Friday, Dec. 23, 1988 14 Churches plan to hike pressure

NEW YORK (NC) - Representatives of several U.S. church bodies met recently in New York to plan escalation of pressures for change in South Africa following

fire and bomb attacks on national church offices there.

The U.S. Catholic Conference was represented by Robert T. Hennemeyer, director of the USCC Offices of International Justice and Peace.

He said the Catholic bishops of South Africa had reluctantly endorsed "economic pressure" in the absence of other nonviolent

options, and there was a consensus among U.S. bishops in·favor of sanctions.

By persistent effort over many years, spurred by events such as the killing of four missionary women in EI Salvador, a significant constituency in favor of action on Central America was developed, he said. "We're almost there on South Africa," he said.

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Members of the Advisory Committee to the Director of NI H, Dr. James B. Wyngaarden, also agreed that a moratorium imposed last April on federal funding for such transplant research should be lifted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Wyngaarden was to' forwar~ a copy of the committee's recommendation and the panel's final report by Jan. 9 to Dr. Robert Windom, assistant health secretary, for a final decision.

The White House has proposed banning the tissue's use in federally financed experiments and treatments, but Health and Human Services Secretary Otis R. Bowen has said he would not take a position on the proposal until he received the panel's findings.

Members of the special panel on fetal tissue, convened by Windom to study the scientific, ethical and legal questions surrounding the issue, were invited to address the standing committee Dec. 14.

Two panel members - a prolife lawyer and a Catholic priest who are opposed to the use of such· tissue - reiterated their dissent from the majority view of the panel reached Dec. 5..

But a panel member who is a Pennsylvania State University professor, K. Danner Clauser, urged the advisory committee to do its work "from a moral foundation that is universal in scope and more cognizant of society's plurality" than the "specific morality of those on the paneL" With a 15-2 vote, the special . panel had said the use of such tissue was acceptable public policy, but it also had recognized the "moral relevance" of using the tissue and called for appropriate guidelines to keep decisions on abortion totally independent of decisions on tissue use.

Holy Cross Father James T. Burtchaell, professor at the University of Notre Dame, said the panel's majority based its view on legal arguments and set aside ethi-

cal questions by "setting aside the victims, the aborted children, by simply excluding them from the moral community."

He said a key ethical question was that of giving consent for use of fetal tissue,and that a mother who decided on abortion, he felt, abrogated her right to give consent.

The priest said by funding research using fetal tissue the federal government would institutionalize complicity with abortion clinics, much like, .he said, a banker who would be in complicity by laundering funds derived from drug transactions already completed.

Panel member Clauser told the committee that morality "based on rationality ... serves the mutual self-interest of all" and not that "based on metaphysical beliefs ~ some can't buy."

"Rational moral persons can disagree on weighting, ranking of moral concerns," he said, but added that fetuses were "outside the scope ofthe moral community," although compromise could be reached by agreement to protect some of those outside the community.

Law professor John Robertson from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, who was also on the special panel, said the burden of showing that research using fetal tissue should not take place fell to its opponents.

But he said in his view they did not meet the burden and that the potential benefits of using the tissue and the fact abortions will occur "regardless of tissue transplants" should convince the standing committee to find it acceptable.

It's providential NEW YORK (NC) - Jesuit theologian Father Avery Dulles says Catholic theological leadership has moved from seminaries back to universities - its main setting in the high Middle Ages through a "providential" shift of recent decades. "Since the Council of Trent [in the 16th century], theology had become too far removed from the modern world with its ebullient secularity," said Father Dulles in a lecture at Fordham University in New York, where he is a professor.

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By Antoinette Bosco Have you ever wondered why people go crazy on New Year's Eve? I'm the first to admit I don't relish the prospect of another New Year's Eve party with a typical room full of drunkards making as much noise as they possibly can.

Dec. 31 is the night when everyone everywhere is "supposed" to have fun. But organized fun never has been my idea of a good time.

Forgive me for sounding like an old fogey but I've definitely joined the ranks of the couch potatoes on New Year's Eve. I prefer to have a quiet evening in my own living room with a friend or two, maybe to sip a little champagne and usher in the New Year by watching the Big Apple drop on Times Square on my TV set.

Yet, despite my preference for a sane if boring evening at home, I just read something which has

given me a new grasp of the tradition of normal folks turning into maniacs at the end of the year.

The tradition dates back to ancient times. And, as everyone knows, anything old deserves respect.

Where did we get the idea of masked balls, exotic costumes, noisemakers and the general atmosphere of frenzy? According to the noted scholar Mircea Eliade, our customs were derived from the New Year's celebrations of primitive peoples. In "Cosmos and History: The Myth of the Eternal Return" (Harper, 1959), he wrote that primitive peoples engaged in rituals meant to begin life. anew out of the chaos of the primordial "time before time."

In another book, "Curious Customs: The Stories Behind 296 Popular American Rituals" (Stonesong Press, 1987), Tad Tuleja discusses

the link between those ancient customs and our own frenzies.

Modern New Year's activities bear a striking resemblance to those , of old, he says. Primitive peoples wore masks to represent spirits of the dead who' would like to be "incorporated into the reborn year...they beat drums and shouted and raised a general hue and cry as a way of evoking the chaos that soon would be banished."

The ancient end-of-year festivals usually included some kind of purging and purifying ceremony or a confessing of sins, Tuleja says.

This was ancient peoples' way of proclaiming "out with the old and in with the new!"

Tuleja suggests that those rites prefigured our practice of New Year's resolutions - a custom I always have loved. I never let Jan. I go by without making some pro ba bly soon-to- be-broken promise for a new and improved way of life.

In the same way, primitive peoples felt the need to reconstruct order out of past chaos. So they invoked chaos in order to banish it and start fresh again with their lives.

It's fascinating to see how human nature doesn't change. The deeprooted psychological needs of 20thcentury humans are the same as ever.

Tuleja sums up by saying, "The inspired madness of the contemporary New Year's Eve reflects precisely the hope of the primitive: that tomorrow will be different."

I'll never look the same way at .

New Year's Eve. This year I'll ponder its profound and eternal meaning - but I'll still curl up safely on my sofa and watch television with the volume turned low.

New saint?

NEW-ORLEANS (NC) - Archbishop Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans has agreed to a request from the Sisters of the Holy Family to introduce at the Vatican the cause for sainthood of their founder, Mother Henriette Delille. "She worked with total devotion to the cause of evangelization and ministry to the black population," Archbishop Hannan said. "In doing so she made remarkable contributions to education and charities." Born in New. Orfeans in 1812, she founded her order in 1842.

It's inadequate VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II told a Vatican health care conference that modern industrialized societies have isolated the elderly while at the same time increasing their longevity. He called the percentage increase in life expectancy an "inadequate conquest" if the quality of life is not also imprnvPrj The pope ;tlS0 called on

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (NC)Angels are everywhere on the grounds at Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network.

The plaster of paris cherubim seem to greet guests, and often MGther Angelica is not far behind.

Recently, when a busload of visitors from Pittsburgh toured the network next to Our Lady of the Angels Monastery outside Birmingham, Mother Angelica met them in her studio, talking with them and autographing copies of her books.

She's not a media mogul, business executive or television star she's a Poor Clare Nun of Perpetual Adoration with a touch of each who uses her television apostolate to bring millions of viewers a vision of the church "in all her truth and beauty."

From 1986 to 1988, the network Mother Angelica founded in 1981 at her monastery in the wooded hills overlooking Birmingham was the fastest growing religious cable network in the country, according to statistics in Cablevision magazine.

The network has a potential audience of almost 12 million U.S. households, said Marynell Ford, EWTN's vice president for marketing.

In 1987 and '88, Protestant televangelists - rocked by scandals involving the Rev. Jim Bakker and the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart - saw major declines in viewership and revenue.

During the same period, Mother Angelica's network dedicated a new studio, went from a six-hour broadcast day to 24 hours and helped provide live coverage of Pope John Paul II's 1987 U.S. visit.

According to EWTN's 1987 audited financial statement, contributions to the network declined by more than $600,000 from 1986; the network had revenues of almost $4.3 million and expenses of just over $4.4 million. The deficit was covered by a surplus from 1986.

In the 1987-88 fiscal year, the Rev. Jerry Falwell's "Old-Time , Gospel Hour" ministry experienced a $10 million decline in public contributions, bringing the total down to $40.7 million, according to the Lynchburg (Va.) News and Daily Advance.

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"A Catholic channel is so differFather Michael McDonagh, coent," Mother Angelica said during host of "Mother Angelica Live," a late November interview in her and Mother Angelica are cooffice above the EWTN studio. founders of the Order of the Eternal Word, a religious congregaIt"is not an "electronic church," Mother Angelica said, "The sac- tion of priests and brothers. In ramental system do~s not allow us,. addition to Father McDonagh, thank God, to become a substi- the order has eight members. Vatitute" for a local community. "We're can approval of the order is pending. a supplemerit."

Mother Angelica is also a co:rhe television show she hosts -"Mother Angelica Live," which founder of the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, a congregation airs for an hour twice a week and is with six members. shown in reruns at other times Sets, control rooms, satellite "is not a fundraiser," she said. The dishes and television cameras bring maximum on-air time she spends with them a danger of getting "too requesting contributions is four . involved in the medium," Mother minutes a week, she said.

The network is run by a reli- Angelica said. But if a ministry gious order whose members do never loses its purpose and misnot receive salaries "and people sion, she said, "then the Lord will know that," Mother Angelica said, continue to bless it."

"God wants to do great things adding that' that is pJobably the for his people and his church, but reason contributions to EWTN God is first." haven't dropped dramatically.

"I have great vice presidents, a tremendous staff and crew.... They are working for the Lord and they know that their salaries dopend on the Lord," she said.

Th'e network'has no budget and does not conduct feasibility studies before moving into new areas.

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Office closes NEW YORK (NC) - A Jesuit office set up in the Wall Street area in 1980 for the financial community is being closed, but ministry to the community will continue, said Jesuit Father James F'-Joyce, social ministries director for the Jesuits' New York province and interim director of the office. Father Joyce said the office space would not be kept after a lease expires next August. The change, he said, has become mandatory in part because of a shortage of personnel.

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Its architect was Frank Lloyd Wright who designed virtually everything in it. Among its most strikingfeatures are the columns which look like narrow stemmed 'wine glasses turned upside down with their bases supporting tht; ceiling.

The ceiling space between the columns is covered by one giant .skylight. The effect is one of airy, natural brightness. . Atriums add to the spaciousness of the building as does the design of the furniture. Desks and chairs have no sh~rp, pointed edges. All the furniture is rounded, creating a free-flowing environment.

Wright thought the building worthy of this supreme orchestration because he believed that the workplace need not be mundane.

He wrote that the building was to be "as inspiring a place to work in as any cathedral ever was in which to worship." .

Wright also wanted to remove the box effect found in most architecture. He believed a building should fit into its surrounding environment, capture light and allow for free movement.

Studying Wright's architecture and thinking about his philosophy inspired me with a New Year's thought.

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Most of us would deny emphatically that we are architects because we haven't designed anything, much less a building. Yet we are architects, responsible for creating a special environment whenever we are with others. As some young people might put it, we always "give off vibes," and that influences the environment around us.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1988 It is my New Year's wish that in 1989 you will think more of yourself as an architect and an artist.

May this lead you to create atmospheres ofjoy that others will rejoice in.

May you be an inspiration to others. And may you be blessed

with the vision to create wholesome spaces that allow for freedom of movement and reflect life at its best.

Most of all, may you find ways of contributing to the sort of atmosphere that helps others to draw nearer to God.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1988

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As the holiday season began, juniors and seniors attended a Peer Education Team program featuring Fall River District CourtJudge Milton Silva, who outlined the consequences of arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

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Seniors heard a talk by Heinz Sandelowski, a Holocaust survi-' vor, and accounts of Cambodian. refugee children with whom Connolly students work in a special Fall River program. Sandelowski hopes to have members of an organization of Holocaust survivors aid the young Asians.

The Cambodian youngsters were guests at the Connolly Christmas Mass, celebrated Wednesday. In .other Christmas activity, Connolly juniors have collected clothing for area shelters; sophomores have gathered gifts for elderly nursing home and hospital patients; and freshmen have provided gifts for needy youngsters.

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Sunday, Jan. 8, at the school.

The event will commemorate Sister Harding's 25 years 'at feehan, 15 of them as principal of the nearly 900-student school.

Following a 6 p.m. Mass in the Feehan auditorium, at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be principal celebrant, a reception will hono'r Sister Harding.

The double anniversary will also serve as the occasion for establishment of the Sister Mary Faith Harding Scholarship Fund, which will provide aid for students.

St. Jean Baptiste Nine students at St. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River, received certificates as November Students of the Month.

They are Jamie Boivin, Monica Gagne, Kimberly Delisle, Peter Mathieu, Adam Berard, Heather La Haie, Jason Santos, Stephanie McCoy and.J.ulia Conforti.

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Journal," will air. in 1989. "'The Jesuit Journal' will" proProductio'n of the 30-minute vide Christian adults with religious program on contemporary church information and inspirational issues began in October under messages pertaining to the 20thsupervision of Jesuit Father century Catholic Church," said an Michael Tueth, executive director announcement. of the Sacred. Heart Program: Father Tuet'h said the program which syndicates Jesuit radio and will be aired on one or more reliTV shows. . .

Father: Tueth will be' aided by gious cable TV ch~nnels. The date TEMPE, Ariz. (NC) - A Mary-:': Neff Productions, a video and film for airing has not yet been set. knoll priest is setting up spirituai. companY which specializes in relisupport teams for Catholics teach-·. ing in jHiblk school systems. ;.

Marykno.ll Father Steven Wood, : who scheduled a workshop on the' teams in Tempe, described .the' effort to The Catholic Sun, Phoenix diocesan newspaper. '. ~'There is. rio organization in church for public school teachers . .. nothiqg where they can go and .' reflect ·on their faith and theirvocation," he said, adding that ·U.S. teachers need guidance on how they can "evangelize without 'proselytizing, how they can practi'l:e without stepping on the toes of the Constitution, and how they can become sensitive to those students who are Catholic as well as A DECORATED CHRISTMAS tree tops the roof ofthe those of different faith and beliefs." superstructure Qf the soon-to-be-church of Christ the King He said team members find spiritual support in the simple fact parish, Cotuit/ Mashpee. Nov. 26, 1989 is target date for dedithat they, like Jesus, are "teacher." .cation. (Motta photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1988 know about the good things you do. It is important to learn to take pride in those achievements, even when not one other person knows they happened.

This next year spend a minute at bedtime thinking of at least one positive thing you did that day.

Review the day's accomplishments, even if they're small.

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By Christopher Carstens Sometimes it seems that every magazine is full of articles on how to make yourself better looking, healthier and more successful.

Self-improvement is as American as Thanksgiving dinner or the Pledge of Allegiance.

That drive for self-improvement is never stronger than on Dec. 31.

New Year's Eve is the official time for making promises to yourself: Next year you will stop "pigging out" on sweets, swear off gossip_ forever and not be late to school even once.

Self-improvement is a wonderful idea but there's a problem.

Most New Year's resolutions start with the idea that something about you needs fixing. The emphasis is always on what's wrong.

Unfortunately, reviewing your failures and shortcomings often makes it more likely that you will repeat exactly the same mistakes all over again. In fact, focusing on past errors does nothing to prepare you for success.

For example, imagine that you did poorly on an English quiz.

You won't improve that test score by lying in bed all night thinking, "What a dope. I didn't study anywhere near enough."

Feeling badly about not studying won't help you get ready for the next test. In fact, your negative emotions are likely to interfere

with your preparation. It's harder to study when you're depressed.

Just as dwelling on failure makes repeated failure more probable, when you focus on success and remember the things you do well, you become more likely to succeed again.

Let's say you do well on a test.

By thinking through what you did to get the good grade, you increase your chances of getting another high mark.

This New Year's Eve, resolve to spend more time thinking about the things you do right. Instead of reviewing last year's problems, spend some time remembering the successes you experienced in 1988.

You may recall the pride you felt about a paper that earned an A or a time you helped a friend handle a tough personal situation.

You might have felt good about yourself while rebuilding the engine of your car or when you made a new friend simply by taking the time to listen.

Maybe 1988 was the year you began to feel like an adult member of your parish or first took a leadership role in a school activity.

Maybe over the past few months you have started to develop a clear idea of what you want for your career.

Take some time to appreciate what you already have done well. , Reviewing your past successes can

lead to even more accomplishments in the year ahead.

This New Year's, make a resolution to appreciate yourself more.

When you do something good, take the time to pat yourself on the back. As you grow older, the ability to recognize your own accomplishments and feel good about them becomes ever more important.

There will be many times in your life when nobody else will

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