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Marian Meda" Recipients
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A total of 129 men and women, from all sections of the Diocese of Fall River, today were named to receive the Marian Medal award in recognition of distinguished services they have An Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St.Paul performed for the Church. The awards will be presented by 'Bishop Cronin 7:30 on SunFall River, Mass., Thurs., December 30, 1971 day evening, 'Jan. 9 at special services in St. Mary's Cathedral, Vol. 15. , No. 52 © 1971 The Anchor PRICE 104 $4.00 per yea, Fall River. ' The medal has a raised image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal with the Latin inscription "0 Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee." The 1830 date designates the year of the apparition Diocesan priests have chosen sonnel Board ,for two years be- to St. Catherine Laboure. Rev. Francis L. Mahoney and ginning immediately. The back of the medal has the Rev. John J. Steakem to be Rev. John J. Steakem, assist- seal of the Diocese of Fall River members of the Diocesan Per- ant pastor of St. Julie' Parish, '" which was established in 1904. North Dartmouth, was ordained The recipients are: in 1960, as was Rev. Francis 1. Mahoney, assistant pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall River, co-director of Fall River CYO and diocesan director of the Human Development Campaign. , 'J1he two priests succeed Rev, Msgr. John E. Boyd, Pastor, of St. Patrick parish, Fall River, and Rev. Msgr. Henri A. Hamel, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, New Bedford. These monsignors' terms of office expired this year.~ Obverse .~ The .Personnel Board is a group of five priests elected by . their fellow diocesan priests to assist the Bishop in matters of priestly appointments and ,assignments.. The Chairman of the Person- VATICAN CITY (NC)-"Open R~V. JOHN j. STEAKEM nel Board, designated by the your consciousness, your per·"i Bishop from those elected, is sonal, family, and social life to Rev. John P. Driscoll, pastor of Christ," Pope Paul VI told thouOur Lady of Fatima Parish, sands of persons gathered in St. Swansea. ' ., Peter's Square 'on Christmas Day' Other board members are: " . T?e Pope celebrated three Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, pastor' of' Holy Name Parish New Bedford Chrlst.mas Masses ~n that day; . ' , the first for workmgmen; the and Rev. James ~' Lyons, pastor second for diplomats and the thOIrd for pi'1' . d t OUrlS . t s. of St. Mary Parish, Taunton. grlms an The priests are available to . . both Bishop and their fellow He pomted. ~ut to .dlplomats ..". priests for consultation and thhat t.he ..rehh~lhous. hlstO'?'t of :;AI p ..... study in the matter of the needs umamty w IC gives um~, a . d"d I . t .h sense of value to the generatIOns s, paris es, o. f .m t'IVI ua. pries h d' Th w h'ICh con t'mue t 0 mu It'Ip Iy ... mstltu IOns m t e IOcese. ey f ' t Ch . t 'h b meet periodically among themIxes I s eye on rlS , W 0 a. selves and with the Bishop to sorbs all that has h~pp~ned. m .. . the past and who Will Illumme . make their .opmlOns and f adVice a II'm th e f ut·ure un t'l 'I t'h e en d known to hIm as he ormulates f r " his decisions in regard to the 0 T ImRe. k' h ' f . fl k 0 oman wor mgmen e emh ' d th d f f '1 pastoral care 0 the entire oc entrusted to him. p aSlze e nee or ami y REV. FRANCIS L. MAHONEY love and for the need of the love of Christ as He showed in becoming man. Tourists were told that modern man should listen to the message of the Infant Christ. In an earlier address to the At the request of Pope Paul VI, Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin has prelates in Rome, the Pope dedirected that the votive Mass for Peace shall be offered in all parishes cried the; world's turn to violence and Chapels of the Diocese on Jan. 1, as part of a worldwide prayer- to solv~ inter-human problems, a ful effort to obtain the gift of peace during the new year. The Pope's menace to "weak and defense. less men.'; He pointed out Vietprayer follows: . nam, India, Pakistan, the Middle Lord, God of peace, who in your loving kindness East and Northern Ireland. The Church is presently living towards man, created him to be the partaker of your f11he Vatican Council II, the Pope glory, we bless you and we give you thanks: stated but he emphasized that For you have sent to us Jesus, your beloved Son, this, does not mean that proand have made him, in his paschal mystery, the author of found changes in the theological order and destructive constituTurn to Page Two
Priests Choose Two' For Personnel Board
Fall River Area
Paul E. Lapointe, 46 Murray Street John Cantwell, 893· Jefferson Miss Elizabeth L. Leonard, 512 Street. Cherry Street. Mrs. Margaret Charbonneau, 119 Edward M. Lopes, 50 Bradford Bullock Street. Avenue. Robert Correia, 1290 Plymouth Miss Lavonne Lord, 117 Hem. , Avenue. lock Street, Somerset. John J. Darcy, III, 361 Woodman Cornelius L. Lynch, 822 Meridian Street. Street. Mrs. Alice Marum, 222 TecumManuel S. Domingos, 49 Plain seh Street. , Street. Miss Jacqueline Mathieu, 3350 John J. Fitzgerald, Jr.; 335 PresNorth Main Street. ident Avenue. Miss Laura Nobrega, 1906 Rodman Street. Miss Elizabeth C. Flaherty, 69' Miss Helen L. Oliveira, 215 CoWeetamoe Street. lumbia Street. Thomas J. Fleming, 228 Oak William A. O'Neil,' 178 Oliver Grove Avenue. Street. Arthur A. Gauthier, 1803 Staf- William O'Reagan, 92 Park ford Road. Street. Miss Bertha Gervais, 37 Park Joseph Prenda, 1274 Rodman Street. Street. Turn to Page Five Walter J. P. Gosciminski, 91 Lawrence Street, Swansea. Robert A. Goulet, 1092 South Main Street H. Earl Heron, 113 Perron Avenue, Somerset. Mrs. Beatrice Holland, 486 Fourth Street. Edward F. Kelly, 49 Richmond Street Miss Mona C. Kennedy, 49 Richard Road, Swansea.· Mrs, EIi~abeth M. King3~ey, 395 New Boston Road. _ Converse
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tional changes are authorized. A repudiation of tradition and a challenge to authority are not Council decisions. "We remain open to the greatest confidence," the Pope said, "we have the most tenacious hope-and is not Christmas perhaps the feast of hope?-that, as sure and comforting signs assure
us, sincere and deep love, with suffering for the Church, will be capable of bringing about the constructive and positive results, through the cooperation of all, clergy, religious and laity, under the wise guidance of our brothers in the episcopacy, the successors of the Apostles." Turn to Page Six
Strict Policy to Regulate All Teen-age Marriages rangements for a couple involving a partner under 19 until certa,in steps have been taken. Couples affected by the directive would be referred to the Catholic Family Services office in the archdiocese where they would be counseled on their "general maturity and insight into the relationship of marriage." The priest making the arrangements would receive the CFS' evaluation and then interview the couple and their parents. He would prepare a report on the prospects of the proposed marriage being "permanent and reasonably happy." Chancery Review His report, along with the CFS evaluation, would be sent to the chancery where archdiocesan officials would review the material and decide whether to approve Tum to .Page Six
HARTFORD (NC) - Catholics under 19 cannot get a Churcjl marri'age in the Hartford archdiocese unless certain conditions have been met, according to a five-point archdiocesan policy on teen-age marriages. A chancery official said the policy was set up "because of the lnstabilirty of youthful marriages which are becoming an increasingly serious problem throughout the country." Under the policy, a priest may not proceed with marriage ar-
Bishop Grateful Bishop Cronin expresses sincere thanks to all who' so kindly sent greetings for Christmas. He reciprocates their good wishes with his prayers for God's blessing upon them for the New Year. ~ \ ..
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