Fatima
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party then set out for Fatima
about 10 a.ih.
24-Mile Trip
The Pope’s open car, at his
request, traveled slowly over the
24-mile route. The route to Fati
ma went through Leiria and
Cardosos. The Pope was accompa
nied on the trip by the Bishop
of Leiria.
The Pope arrived at the Fati
ma shrine about 11:30. He cele
brated Mass in Portuguese at
noon at a small altar in front of
the basilica in order to be more
visible. After the Mass he spoke
in Portuguese to the vast num
ber of pilgrims and blessed the
sick arranged near the basilica.
Following the Mass and the
blessing of the sick the Pope
went on foot to the Chapel of
Apparitions near the basilica
and then retired to the retreat
house for a sparse lunch and
rest. At 3:30 he received the
Portuguese president and Dr.
Franco Nogueira, minister for
foreign affairs.
There was much speculation
whether his rest period might
provide time for a visit with
Lucia (Carmelite Sister Maria das
Dores), the lone survivor of the
three children who saw the vi
sion of Our Lady 50 years ago.
More than a hundred cardi
nals, archbishops and bishops
were at Fatima for the anniver
sary celebrations, including
Bishop Humberto S. Medeiros of
Brownsville, Tex.
Further Celebrations
However, the celebrations ac
celerated May 12, despite the
heavy rains, with Stations of the
Cross beginning at 6:30 a.m. Sta
tions, Masses and other com
memorations continued through
out the day until a Holy Hour,
Benediction and a candlelight
procession at 10 p.m.
There was adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament by various
groups of pilgrims from 1 a.m.
until 6 a.m., followed at 7:30
a.m. by a Mass concelebrated by
the bishops of Portugal, with
Cardinal da Costa Nunes of the
Roman curia, the papal legate,
presiding. Communion was dis
tributed in the sanctuary.
May 13 had been declared a
national holiday in Portugal. All
businesses were closed and, as
one looked over the enormous
crowd, it seemed very wise — it
looked as though everyone had
gone to Fatima.
The world’s press, radio and
television came in force to cover
the Pope’s visit and Fatima cele
brations.
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VISITOR FROM THE EAST — Pope Paul VI greets Armenian
Orthodox Patriarch Khoren I at the Vatican in another
“summit encounter” in the interest of Christian unity. The
Patriarch has jurisdiction over Orthodox Armenians in
Lebanon, Syria, and Cyprus. (NC Photo)
Father Connell
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Boston, Jan. 31, 1888, and at
tended Boston Latin School and
Boston College, from which he
was graduated in 1907. After
graduation, he joined the Con
gregation of the Most Holy Re
deemer (Redemptorists).
He was ordained in 1913, then
made postgraduate studies in
Rome, receiving a doctorate in
sacred theology from the Angeli
cum (Pontifical University of St.
Thomas Aquinas). He was pro
fessor of dogmatic theology at
the Redemptorist seminary in
Esopus from 1924 to 1940, when
he became associate professor of
moral theology at the Catholic
University.
In 1949, he was named dean
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National Council of Catholic Men
has announced the appointment
of N. A. Giambalvo of Chicago,
president of NCCM, and Ferd
Niehaus of Cincinnati, secretary
of NCCM, as official delegates to
the world assembly of the In
ternational Federation of Catho
lic Men to be held in Rome, Oct.
8-10.
of the school of sacred theology
at the university — a post he
held until his retirement in
1957. At that time, he became
dean for religious communities
at the university.
Widely recognized as an au
thoritative moral theologian, he
was honored by Pope Pius XII.
He was a president of the Cath
olic Theological Society of Amer
ica 1946-47, and the society hon
ored him with its Cardinal Spell
man Award for theological ex
cellence in 1947.
Authority At Council
Father Connell served as a
peritus (expert) at the four ses
sions of the Second Vatican
Council and as a member of the
briefing panel for English-speak
ing reporters.
Father Connell was the author
of a number of books, including
“Morals in Politics and Profes
sions,” “Outlines of Moral Theol
ogy,” “Father Connell Answers
Moral Questions,” and “Spiritual
and Pastoral Conferences to
Priests.” He has also written for
many Catholic periodicals. He
was a frequent lecturer and ra
dio speaker.
Much of his scientific work
had been done in the field of
Catholic doctrine on marriage.
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rosary, numerous hymns,
prayers, the crowning ceremo
ny and Benediction and his to
come all in boiling sun-result:
the prepared sermon is in sham
bles. But the children are in
spired and will remember these
devotions throughout their lives.
And At Graduations
And the processions of Gradu
ation, this is something else. At
this date all the programs are
in the hands of the printers.
Name-brand speakers have been
buttonholed and the procession
al “Pomp and Circumstance”
will usher in and the solemn ca
dence of “The War March of the
Priests” will see us out into the
fresh air again. This latter se
lection, taken from the opera
“Athalia” casts no reflections on
the devoted service of Wilming
ton rectory’s devoted house
keeper, Mrs. Albert (Athalia)
Todd; mother of Father Albert,
pastor at Swansboro.
All of which concludes that
we are slated as speaker at two
grand finales of the academic
year. The first was a direct sug
gestion of the clerical advisor of
a Catholic high, of which we are
automatically a board member
by being a pastor in the area.
The second arrived by formal in
vitation and even has an attrac
tive stipend attached, whether
we would accept the honor of
being the commencement speak
er at a Kindergarten graduation
exercise! After a few choice
thoughts like “Mickey Mouse”
we vaguely recalled having done
this before at Winston, that it
was a lot of fun and that the
“infants” were precious, and the
adults attending outnumbered
those who later attended the
eighth grade graduation the fol
lowing week, three to one. Ah,
the stipend!
Twenty years ago, this paper
reported that:
The State Convention of the
Knights of Columbus was held at
the Ocean Terraee Hotel (now
site of the famed “Blockade
Runner”), at Wrightsville. The
pontifical Mass convention Mass
was offered at St. Mary’s, Wil
mington, and as ‘yours truly*
was State Chaplain at that time
he delivered the sermon on that
occasion. The Men’s Club of St
Paul’s Church, New Bern, spon
sored a Sports Fan Day honor
ing the King of the swat—Babe
Ruth. It followed a game played
by the Coastal Plains League.
Phil Fletcher, Father Phillip
O’Mara and Fr. Gerald Hyan,
C.P., did the honors. — A new
organ was blessed at Sacred Heart
Church, Salisbury, in memory of
the late Jane McCanless with her
parents as donors. — Twenty
were confirmed at Roanoke Rap
ids with George W. Fisher, first
Catholic of the local community
as sponsor with Miss Nannie M.
Gary of Halifax.
Belmont
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Stephen C. Hammill of Gastonia;
Sidney L. Cawn, Victor C. Do
nati, Jr., Arthur J. Hammer
strom, Donald T. Shirley and
Francis J. Sullivan, of Charlotte;
and Sister Augustine Marie
Cruz, Bro. Robert Early, O.S.B.,
J. Paul Ford, Jr., Charles E.
Graves, Jr., Robert D. McDon
nell, David C. Van Zile and Sis
ter M. Bernard White, of Bel
mont.
Terrell C. Estes of Winston
Salem will receive the bachelor
of science degree.
The 89th annual commence
ment exercises will be held May
23 in Haid Gymnasium on the
college campus.
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