! Korth Carolina CathoIiL
Volume IV.
Nazareth, N. C., Friday, December 23, 1949
Number 12
NBC Will Broadcast
Opening of Holy Year
From Rome Christmas
NEW YORK. — A special
Christinas Day program from Rome
will broadcast a description of the
ceremonies attending the opening
of the Holy Door and the inaugu
ration of the Holy Year on Christ
mas Eve. The program will be
broadcast over the National Broad
casting Company network from 2
to 3 o’clock Eastern' Standard
Time, the afternoon of Christmas
Day.
Jack Begon, NBC correspondent
in Rome, will describe by tran
scription the activities of His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII at the open
ing of the Holy Door, and it is ex
pected to bring not only the mu
sic and the prayers but also the
Holy Father’s voice and the sound
of the actual tapping of the Holy
Door with the ceremonial hammer.
A dramatic musical presentation
of the Oratorio de Natale, with or
chestra and the chorus of St. Ce
cilia Academy in Rome directed by
Maestro Perosi, will be a feature
of the broadcast.
Holidays at Nazareth
Feature Many Parties
NAZARETH. — Gifts of colorful .
and serviceable clothing were just
a few of the assortment of gifts
the Knights pf Columbus of North
Carolina presented recently to the
children of the Catholic Orphanage
at Nazareth at a Christmas party
held preceding the holiday week.
It was the biggest party ever stag
ed at the Home by the Knights.
The presents were arranged
around the big Christmas tree, the
names of children were called by
jovial Santa Claus and each child
received a number of these per- .
sonalized gifts.
The boys and girls were also
feted by the management of the
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GREETINGS
“The North Carolina Cath
olic” takes this occasion to
extend Christmas Greetings
to all its readers, advertisers,
and correspondents; to the
pastors of the Diocese who
have rendered such valuable
help during 1949; to Mrs.
Francis J. McMahon, Presi
dent of the North Carolina
Catholic Laymen’s Associa
tion, and to the members of
her Executive Board; to the
eight Deanery Chairmen and
their secretaries, and to all
parish officers of the Asso
ciation who. have done such
a commendable job in pro
moting the program of the
Association.
To all who have made a
tremendous burden lighter,
a heartfelt thanks and sin
cerest wishes for a Happy
Christmas and a Holy New
Year!
Fr. Frederick Koch, Editor
Fr. Francis A. McCarthy,
Cleriaal Promoter, NCCLA.
THE DOOR
HOLY CHRISTMAS — HOLY YEAR
(Original cutout by Br. Mary Jean, OJP.)
Bishop Waters to Offer
Solemn Pontifical Mass
At Midnight Christmas
Throughout the entire Diocese,
the Pastors and their Assistants
have prepared an elaborate pro
gram for the observance of Christ
mas in their various parishes. The
attention of the Diocese will be
focused on the Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart where His Excellen
cy, Bishop Waters will offer a
Solemn Pontifical Mass Christmas
at midnight, when as Chief Shep
herd of the Diocese he will de
liver his annual Christmas sermon
to the faithful.
Radio Station WNAO of Raleigh
will broadcast the entire service.
The Rev. Francis A. McCarthy will
be the narrator of the Mass for
the Radio broadcast.
Assisting Officers
The assisting officers at the
Pontificial Mass, the Very Rev. J.
ennox Federal, Rector at the
Cathedral, Assistant Priest; the
Rev. Francis J. Tait and Rev.
Romeo Trahan, S. S. E., Assistant
Deacon; the Rev. Francis J. Mur
phy, Deacon of the Mass, and the
Rev. John S. Regan, Subdeacon of
he Mass. The Very Rev. Francis
K. O’Brien, Chancellor, will be
the Master of Ceremonies.
The Rev. Paul J. Byron will di
rect the Cathedral Men’s Choir
and the organist will be John
Vaughan.
“Stella Matutina”
The music of the Catholic Pon
tificial Mass will be from the Mass
“Stella Matutina.” This Mass
was written by A. G. Carnvail, well
known liturgical composer and or
ganist. It has as its motif the
prayer of all peoples to the Queen
of Heaven for peace. The strains
of a violin soloist wfll accompany
the organ, with John B. Dughi, as
violinist, Miss Elizabeth Murphy
will be soprano. The score pi the
Mass has a very delightful so
prano line. It does justice to the
voice of a soprano. The tenors
and bass lines will be sung by
twenty trained voices of the Ca
thedral Men's Choir founded some
years ago by Rev. Charles J. O’
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THE DOOR
Wide is the path to Caesar’s house
And marble paves the floor, /
But rough and narrow the lonely way ,
And none but the small ones may enter in
That leads to a stablfe door.
And none but the small ones may enter in
„ For the door is low and small
Where He sleeps on the world’s one stainless throne
-Who is Ruler and Lord of all.
Caesar is counting his hosts today,
Recording the gainful hands,
For feet that walk on a marble way
Are fettered with iron bands;
And only the shepherds are poor enough
To gaze at a midnight sky
And kneel in awe where the Queen of Heaven
Is singing a lullaby.
They are splendid roads that are Caesar’s roads
And great is the power of Rome;
But a star is bright in a darkened sky.
higher than Roman eagles fly
And further than exiles roam.
O, wanderer, come where the small ones are,
To the gate that is lighted with light of star,
Where Heaven’s King and His Mother are,
The gate that leads all men home. »'
SISTER MARY JEAN, O. P.
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Christmas Greetings to the
Priests, Sisters, Laity, the
Benefactors of the Diocese of
Raleigh and the Readers of
the North Carolina Catholic.
That Christ’s Birthday will
be for each one of you a day
of Joy and Peace and one
abundant with Graces which
will endure throughout the
Holy Year is the fondest
wish of
VINCENT S. WATERS
Bishop of Raleigh