Pope Paul's Message to the World
Peace Is A Duty.
Peace Must Be Willed.
Peace Must Be Loved.
Peace Must Be Produced.
VATIAN CITY (NC)-"Peace is a duty." This is the central theme of Pope Paul VI's message to the world in connection with the observance of the second Day of Peace, which he has called for on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The papal message is an impassioned plea to all men to dedicate themselves to avoiding "the incalcuable catastrophes should new armed conflicts occur." The message is addressed: "To all men of good will, to all those responsible for the de velopment of history today and tomorrow, ed ucation, to youth, rising up in its yearning for
worldwide renewal, with a humble and free voice which comes forth from the desert where no worldly interest is, we again proclaim this imploring and solemn word: peace." Time and time again throughout the 1,700 word letter Pope Paul repeated his theme, "Peace is a duty." Developing this theme, he declared: "It is the duty of present history. Whoever reflects upon the lessons which past history teaches us wHl proceed at once to declare that a return to war, to struggle, to massacre, to the ruins caused by the psychology of conflict-
ing arms and forces, even to the death of men who ar(~ citizens of the earth, the common father land of our life in time, that such a return is absurd * * "'. "The necessity of war could be justified only in exceptional and deplorable conditions of fact and law, which should never be verified in modern world society. Reason and not might must decide the destinies of peoples. "Understanding, negotiations, arbitration and not outrage, blood and slavery must inter vene in the difficult relationships between men. Turn to Page Sixteen
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Rev. Henri J. Charest, pastor of St. Mathieu Church, Fall River, who died unexpectedly on Sat urday, Dec. 21. Rt. Rev. Henri Hamel, pastor of St. Jean-Baptiste Church, Fall River, preached the eulogy. Born in Fall River, Jan. 9, 1908, the late pastor prepared for the priesthood in Canada at tending classes at St. Apollinaire, Turn to Page Two
WORLD'S MOST PERSISTIENT ADVOCATE OF PEACE
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Announce Presentees for Thirty-seven young ladies will be presented to the Most Rev. James L. Connolly at the 14th Annual Bishop's Ball at Lincoln Park Ballroom on Friday, January 10 in one of the many outstanding events to take place at the most widely known social event in New En gland. This scintillating Winter Ball will benefit the exceptional and underprivileged children, re gardless of race, color or creed, of southeastern Massachusetts. Mrs. James A. O'Brien, Jr., Fall River, Chairman of the Presentation Committee, has an nounced the names of the young ladies, representing all sections of the diocese and one third of the one hundred and eleven parishes. They are: Fall River Area
FR. HENRI J. CHAREST
Blessed Sacrament, Paula Hamel; Holy Cross, Susan Le
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vesque; St. Roch, Diane Muriel Cloutier; St. Stanislaus, Joyce Chrupcala; St. Joseph, Anne E. Fitzgerald; St. Elizabeth, Clara Oliveira; Holy Rosary, Glenda Medeiros; Espirito Santo, Judith Viveiros, Fall River. St. John of God, Betty Lou Machado; St. Thomas More, Su san Paskowski, Somerset; St. Louis de France, Janet Cum mings; Our Lady of Fatima, Elizabeth DeNardo, Swansea; St. John the Baptist, Mary Jane Moriarty, Central Villagge. New Bedford Area Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Anne Marie Zerbonne; Immacu late Conception, Marie Karen
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Denault; Our Lady of Fatima, Susan Camire; St. Anne, Anne Frenette; St, Hedwig, Regina Polek, New Bedford. St. Anthony, Jane Wheeler, Mattapoisett; Sacred Heart, Su san Pauline Furtado; St. Joseph, Christine D'Anjou, Fairhaven; St. Francis Xavier, Linda P. Roberts, Acushnet. Attleboro Area St. Mark, Judith DeWitt, At tleboro Falls; St. Joseph, Susan Goulet, Attleboro; St. Theresa, Ann Cauley, South Attleboro; St. Mary, Mary K. Coyle, See konk. Cape and Islands Area Our Lady of the Cape, Linda Jean McCarthy, Brewster; St. Anthony, Judith Alice Peters, East Falmouth; Our Lady of the Isle, Karen Dunham, Nantucket; Our Lady of the Assumption, Lynn Perry, Osterville; Holy Trinity, Theresa O'Donnell, Turn to Page Eight
will form variant celebrations of the Mass in the coming year. It was announced today by Bishop Connolly that the three alternate anaphora, or canons, may be used after Jan. 1 in the Diocese of Fall River. The Bishop' also recommend ed that, after careful study of the rubrics, priests of the Dio cese should stress not the pro gram of variation but the new richness of the changes with some persistence for the sake of the congregations. The length and constant repe tition of the Roman Canon, Sun day after Sunday or day after day, has become wearying to many people in spite of the simple and dignified version prepared for the vernacular Mass so far. For all its lofty thoughts and biblical allusions, Turn to Page Three
Sisters of Mercy Meet in Newport The Sisters of Mercy of the Providence Pro v inc e, which includes the Fall Riv er' Diocese, today will elect delegates to the General Chap ter to be held in May at the Generalate of the Sisters of Mercy in Bethesda, Maryland. The Providence Province members convene at Salve Re gina College in Newport for the special provincial chapter scs sio.". More than 800 nuns will be represented at the Newport meeting which will open with a Day of Recollection. Local af fairs, community customs and suggestions will be considered for presentation at the Generul Chapter conclave.