I fNorth Carolinaccatholic
Volume 1
Nazareth, N. C., Sunday, June 29,1947
Number 39
Canadian City Packed as 250,000
Come from Entire World to Congress
Ottawa.—(NC)—Canada’s Capital became a city of 400,000
twice its normal size, as a tremendous throng of Catholics, led
by members of the Hierarchy from five continents, assisted in
the consecration of the Dominion to Mary the Mother of God at
the five-day Marian Congress
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here.
Hightlight of the ceremonies
was a direct broadcast to the Con
gress by His Holiness Pope Pius
XII, speaking from Vatican City.
The Pope’s message was carried
over all the major radio networks
across Canada. The Holy Father
spoke in French and English, and
although reception at historic No
tre Dame Basilica here, where the
Church dignitaries had gathered to
hear his words, was not perfect,
most of his message was clear.
The Pontiff, in extending his
greetings to the Ottawa Catholics
on the success of the Congress
and on the 100th anniversary of
the erection of their diocese, said
that the meeting was a “memora
ble event in the proud annals of
Canada” and described the conse
cration of the country to Mary as
its crowning act.
In his closing remarks, the Pon
tiff said: “Take courage, and know
ye that the Immaculate Mother
of God had appealed to her Divine
Son so that the repentance of the
world will bring redemption.”
The Holy Father recalled that
Canada has been the home of in
trepid missionaries since the days
of Jacques Cartier, and he called
on the people of Canada- to con
tine their traditional work of
charity to other countries, and to
maintain their traditions of faith
against all who would seek to un
dermine these traditions.
This Congress whs not the first
time that Canada’s skies had been
rent by paeans of praise to the
Blessed Mother, he noted. From
the earliest beginnings of Canada’s
history, this country had given
Mary’s sweet name to a river, a
lake and a mountain, and had a
chapel dedicated to the Immacu
late Conception of the Virgin
Mary. The Blessed Mother, he
said, was “creation’s incomparable
glory.”
As the direct representative of
Pope Pijas XII, His Eminence
James Cardinal McGuigan, Arch
bishop of Ottawa, was accorded
every civil honor befitting his of
fice as Papal Legate. Prime Min
ister Mackenzie King welcomed
him on behalf of the Government
of Canada and Stanley Lewis,
Mayor of Ottawa, extended the
welcome on behalf of the City.
The message of the Marian Con
gress: intercession with the Mo
ther of God to obtain from Her
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
By virtue of a special fac
ulty granted by the Holy See
to the Ordinaries of the Unit
ed States the Most Reverend
Bishop .of Raleigh dispenses
his subjects, and all within
the territorial confines of the
diocese, from the obser
vance of the law of fast and
abstinence on, Friday, July 4,
1947. These who avail them
selves of this privilege are
exhorted to perform instead
some acts of charity or mor
tification.
By order of the
Most Rev. Bishop,
FRANCIS K. O. £rIEN,
Chancellor.
Newton Grove Parish
Celebrates Pastor's
Silver Jubilee
Newton prove.—Holy Redeemer
Parish celebrated Father Schon
hart’s Silver Jubilee of Ordina
tion to the Priesthood last week.
Sunday, June 15 was parish day.
Solemn High Mass was celebrated
at 10:30 with procession of the
children and clergy from parish
house to church. Father Geoffrey
Rockwood, CSSR, of Tampa, Flori
da, preached an eloquent and in
spiring sermon on the Priesthood.
After Mass a parish picnic on the
church lawn brought all the faith
ful together to share with the ju
bilarian the happiness of the day.
Wednesday, June 18 was Clergy
day. Fifty priests honored the oc
casion by their presence. They
came from all over the south: 29
priests of the diocese and various
religious orders in North Carolina
and 21 Redemptorist Fathers from
the Vice ‘Province of Richmond
which comprises ail the Coast
States from Richmond to Flori
da. Solemn High Mass at 10 with
Fr. Schonhart, celebrant; Fr. John
F. Roueche, pastor of Dunn, dea
con; Fr. Leo Foley, S. A. of Kin
stop, subdeacon and Fr. Henry
Voss, CSSR, pastor of Holy Re
deemer Parish, Sulphur Springs,
Florida, master of ceremonies.
Father Jon J. Healey, CSSR, of
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Secular Press Overrates Vatican
Newspaper's Editorials on Russia
Rome. — (NC) — Widespread
Comment in the American press
which construed two recent edi
torials in L’Osservatore Romano,
Vatican City newspaper, as an in
dication of a change of policy to
ward Soviet Russia on the part of
the Vatican was termed a “tempest
in a teapot” by Vatican sources,
which declared that the discourse
of His Holiness to the College of
Cardinals on June 2, Feast of St
Eugene, remains the official Vat
ican statement of policy regarding
the world situation.
These sources indicate that the
writer of the editorials, presuma
bly Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre,
was offering a commentary on the
statement of His Holiness in which
he tried to point out that while
the policy of the Vatican would
remain unalterably opposed to
communism and while there might
be ideological conflicts between
the powers of the East—Russia—
and of the West—the United
States—there was nevertheless a
working basis in the practical
plane upon which conciliation be
tween these powers could be work
ed out.
“If conciliation between con
trasting ideals” said one of the
editorials, “was possible during
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Three distinguished foreign prelates of the Catholic Church were guests of Cardinal Spellman in
New York while en route to participate in the Marian Congress in Ottawa, which began June 13.
Left to right are: Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York; Eugene Cardinal Tisserant,
Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church; Peter Cardinal Gerlier, Archbishop of
Lyons, France, and the Most Rev. Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum, India. INP. (NC Photos)
1947 Laymen's Retreat Coming
July 18,19 and 20 at Belmont
Belmont—One hundred fifty Catholic laymen are expected to participate in. the 16th annual
North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s Retreat on July 18, 19 and 20 at Belmont Abbey. The Most
Rev. Vincent S. Waters, Bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh, will be the retreatmaster.
The retreat opens on Friday with supper at 6 p.m. and ends on Sunday at 3 p.m. with a Holy
Hour of Adoration. Those unable to attend for the full period can come at any time during the
retreat. ;
Hour of Faith Speaker
Spoke at Sunday Mass
At Raleigh Cathedral
New York.— (NC) — Speakers
for the month of July have been
announced for the three radio pro
grams produced weekly by the
National Council of Catholic Men.
On the Catholic Hour, which is
heard every Sunday at 5 p. m.
over National Broadcasting Com
pany stations, the speakers will
be Justice Matthew McGuire of
the District Court of the United
States for the District of Colum
bia, and John A. Matthews of
Newark, for 14 years Judge of
New Jersey Chancery Court. On
the first two Sundays of the
month, Justice McGuire will speak
on “The American Way,” while on
the last two Sundays, former Judge
Matthews will speak on “The Road
Back.”
•The Rev. Francis L. Sampson,
chaplain of the Second Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash., will speak on
the Hour of Faith program, which
is broadcast every Sunday at 10:
30 a. m. over the stations of the
American Broadcasting Company.
Father Sampson, who spoke at
Sunday Mass in Raleigh a few
months ago, was chaplain of the
101st Airborne Division in France
and was twice captured by the
Germans after jumping with his
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Priest Hero Said "No"
When Offered Freedom
Davenport.— (NC) — The Rev.
Bernard Meyer,/ Maryknoll mis
sioner noted, for his work among
the internees of the Stanley (Hong
Kong) Internment Camp during
the Pacific war, stopped here last
week as he made preparations to
return to the Honan, China, mis
sions in July. Father Meyer is
an alumnus of St. Ambrose Col
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Reservations for the retreat
should be made immediately by
all those who wish to attend. Last
year’s high attendance of 110 is
expected to be topped by 40 this
year but since only 150 men can
be accommodated, those who wish
to attend are urged to send in their
reservations as soon as possible.
George L. Gettier, Charlotte, is
president of the retreat group this
year with M. Leo Lacy, Charlotte;
L. V. O’Callaghan, Sr., Southern
Pines; and Bernard A. Lewis,
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York, S. C., vice presidents, and
Fred C. Ray, secretary.
Belmont is located about 12
miles from Charlotte. The retreat
has been a popular feature in the
diocese for many years.
Those who wish to make reser
vations should mail the coupon on
page seven to Fred C. Ray, 1409
East Boulevard, Charlotte, 3, N. C.
Last year’s Retreat was held at
the Abbey on July 19 to 21, and
was successful to a marked degree.
With the end of the war further
in the past, the 1947 convocation
is expected to draw a capacity
group.
New Catholic Textbook
Will Be Published
In Month of August
New York.— (NC)—Designed to
meet the need for a Catholic text
book "in the occupational field,
“Vocational Citizenship,” said to
be the first high school text in
vocational guidance written for
Catholic schools, will be publish
ed earl;/ in August.
The text is written in four
parts: The first part includes
sufficient history to give the stu
dent a background of knowledge
regarding the struggles of the col
onists in building the communi
ties of the nation. Part two in
cludes an outline on the commun
ity in which the student lives—
urban, rural or farming country—
and a chapter on self-analysis of
abilities with special mention of
religious vocations. The third
part covers the field as classified
by State employment, while part
four outlines a method of occu
pational study, or job analysis and
contains pertinent hints on how
to apply for a job.
Nations Failed to Stop Communist
Tide While Catholics Battled Alone
By The Observer
While Catholic priests and lay
men throughout the world were
conducting an ideological, intellec
tual and philosophical struggle to
stem the communist tide, behind
their backs democratic govern
ments were striking deals with
Moscow in full. disregard for jus
tice and the rights of men and
nations. This is the sad reality;
which may have influenced the
new attitude to international af
fairs of the Vatican, as expressed
in two recent articles in the Os
servatore Romano. Written by its
editor in chief, Count Giuseppe
della Torre, they were, according
to the N.Y.Times correspondent,
directly inspired by Pope Pius XII
himself.
This writer believes that they
are a profound indictment by the
Holy Father of the materialistic
policy of the democratic powers,
which because of the lack of mor
al courage and principles failed to
stop communist expansion by
peaceful methods. The articles’
views appeals to be based on the
bitter experience the Catholic
Church has had in its lonely fight
against Communism during recent
years. Unsupported by the De
mocracies, the Church was left to
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