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Richard F. Allen.
Salisbury, Very Rev. Cletus J.
Helfrich, Rev. Michael F.
O’Keefe; Greensboro, Rt. Rev.
Hugh Dolan, Rev. Thomas F.
Clements; Durham, Rt. Rev.
James E. McSweeney, Rev.
Francis J. Murphy; Raleigh, Rev.
John L. Richardson, Rev. Fred
erick E. Koch; Southern Pines,
Rev. John J. Harper, Rev. Patrick
N. Gallagher; Fayetteville, Rev.
Gerald T. Kennedy, Rev. John
Marie Bursis.
Rocky Mount, Very Rev. Fran
cis M. Smith, Rev. Thomas R.
Walsh; northeast corner, Rev.
Joseph J. Lash, Rev. James P.
Robinson; Goldsboro, Rev. James
H. McHugh, Rev. Kenneth Parker;
Washington, Rev. Francis Con
nolly, Rev. John M. Breunig;
New Bern, Rev. Thomas P. Had
den, Rev. Hugh P. Kennedy;
Wilmington, Very Rev. Eugene
H. Livelsberger, Rev. Raymond
Donohue.
Science for Clergy
Oak Ridge, Tenn. — (NC) —
The second Oak Ridge confer
ence on science for clergymen
will be held Aug. 5-16 at the Oak
Ridge Associated University here
in cooperation with Oak Ridge
National Laboratory. The confer
ence, entitled “The Impact of
Science on Society,” is sponsored
by the National Science Founda
tion and the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation/'*"'^
Purpose of the conference is
to provide clergymen of all faiths
with an understanding of the na
ture, scope, effects and trends of
contemporary science.
Lenten Regulations
DIOCESE OF RALEIGH
On November 18, 1966, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops,
acting according to the norms found in the papal directive “Poenitemini,” of
the same year, issued the following Lenten regulations.
“We ask, urgently and prayeriuliy, that we, as people of God, make of
the entire Lenten season a period of special penitential observance. Following
the instructions of the Holy See, we declare that the obligation both to fast
and to abstain from meat, an obligation observed under a more strict formality
by our fathers in the Faith, still binds on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
No Catholic Christian will lightly excuse himself from so hallowed an obli
gation on the Wednesday which solemnly opens the Lenten season and on
that Friday called ‘Good’ because on that day Christ suffered in the flesh and
died for our sins . . . We preserve for our dioceses the tradition of absti
nence from meat on each of the Fridays of Lent, confident that no Catholic
Christian will lightly hold himself excused from this penitential practice.”
For the guidance of our clergy and laity, as your bishop, I wish to call
the following to your attention :
1. Lent begins this year on February 28, Ash Wednesday, and ends at mid
night on Holy Saturday night, April 13.
2. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash
Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.
3. Everyone 21 years of age and under 59 years of age is also bound to fast
on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
4. Oh these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal
is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength,
may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not
equal another full meal.
Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, in
cluding milk and fruit juices, are allowed. When health or ability to work
would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.
5. Following the norms of “Poenitemini” and keeping in mind the words of
the American Bishops: “No Catholic Christian will lightly hold himself
excused from this penitential practice,” we wish to give the following
explanation:
a. There is a grave, substantial obligation to fast and abstain from meat
on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and to abstain from meat on the
Fridays of Lent.
b. Thereiore to disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is
seriously sinful.
c. A single violation of these laws is not sinful if a sufficient reason
exists for the non-observance.
d. A single violation is venially sinful is a sufficient reason for non
observance does not exist.
e. The individual involved is to judge whether a sufficient reason exists.
f. We must keep in mind that certain circumstances, such as scandal or
contempt of God or the authority of the Church can render an other
wise lawful action sinful and even seriously sinful.
6. While there are only eight days in Lent when fast or abstinence is
obligatory, nevertheless we wish to remind all that on the thirty-three
others days of Lent we should keep in mind the words of our bishops:
“We hope that the observance of Lent as the principal season of penance
in the Christian year will be intensified. This is the more desirable be-'
cause of new insights into the central place in Christian faith of those
Easter mysteries for the understanding and enjoyment of which Lent is
the ancient penitential preparation. Wherefore, we ask, urgently and
prayerfully, that we, as people of God, make of the entire Lenten season
a period of special penitential observance.”
T. Consequently, for your voluntary observance of Lent we propose the
following, from which to choose one or many spiritual or temporal works:
a. Participating in daily Mass and Holy Communion;
b. Observing self-imposed fasting; also abstinence;
c. Making spiritual studies, beginning with the Scriptures;
d. Attending traditional Lenten devotions (sermons, Stations, Rosary);
e. Giving food to the hungry and drink to the thirsty;
f. Welcoming strangers ;
g. Clothing the naked;
h. Visiting the sick and imprisoned ;
i. Contributing generously to charitable purposes;
j. Showing special solicitude for the discouraged, the lonely, persons of
other color, nationalities, or background than our own.
February 14, 1968 VINCENT S. WATERS
Bishop of Raleigh
Concern Over Delay
Des Moines — (NC) — Letters have been sent
to four prelates by the Association of Des Moines
Priests expressing concern over the delay in naming
a bishop for the diocese of Des Moines.
Msgr. L. V. Lyons, pastor of the Cathedral, has
been serving as administrator of the diocese since
Oct. 8, when Bishop George J. Biskup left to become
coadjutor archbishop of Indianapolis, Ind.
In part, the association’s letter said that mem
bers who represent the “people of God” find it dif
ficult to work with a “bishop as yet unnamed,” and
are concerned with the delay in appointment of a
bishop.
Abortion Low Effect Cited
Sacramento, Calif. — (NC) — The provision
which almost led to the defeat in 1967 of Cali
fornia’s relaxed abortion law was that most used by
women to obtain abortions, a report by the state
Department of Public Health has revealed.
Of 282 abortions approved during the first two
months of the new law’s operation, 238 were for
reasons of mental-health. It was this provision of the
original bill which narrowly escaped defeat by the
state Senate.
The health department report attempted to sur
vey all 455 accredited hospitals in the state, but
only 257 submitted information. There are 60 Catho
lic hospitals in the state.
Survey Shows
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education or industrial arts, super
vision of teachers by the principal
or department head, an inter
school sports program, and classes
as small as possible.”
“Not withstanding the national
tendency of the Catholic high
schools to be selective, parents in
the Twin Cities do not believe
that the high schools should be
primarily concerned with college
bound students.”
“ONLY TWO-THIRDS of the
patrons of Catholic high schools
expressed belief in diocesan sup
port of those schools.”
“Almost three-quarters of the
patrons of Catholic high schools
believe in supporting the public
schools.”
A “prime factor in the decision
of Catholic parents to utilize the
public high schools is that of co
education.”
“It would appear that patrons
of the public high schools are pri
marily concerned with education,
with only 17.5 per cent being con
cerned with religion. What is also
of interest is the fact that only
43.7 per cent of Catholic patrons
would put religion ahead of the
comprehensive program.”
“WHILE OVER 90% of the
Catholic patrons felt that the
Catholic high schools were up-to
date in how they teach children,
only 66 per cent of the public
(school) patrons felt they were.
“While a majority of both pa
trons feel that the religious train
ing presently given in Catholic
high schools is up-to-date with
modern interpretations of Catho
lic doctrine, it is interesting that
significantly fewer of the public
patrons think so. ... It must be
observed that only 64 per cent of
the public patrons answered this
question, however, while 93 per.
cent of the Catholic patrons were
able to respond.”
Abbey College Men
Make Dean's List
Belmont — Eleven Catholic"
students from the state have
been named to the Dean’s List
for the first semester at Belmont
Abbey College, here.
They are Joseph J. Baxter,
John G. Sullivan and John R.
Walsh of Charlotte; William F.
Burns, Jr., of Gastonia; Richard
J. Votta of Belmont; Edmund E.
Hughes, HI, of New Bern; Thom
as M. Callahan of Greensboro;
Thomas H. Bledsoe, Jr., of Ra
leigh;
John Michael Brady of Fay
etteville; Richard J. Salem of
Havelock; Dennis J. Dougherty of
Southern Pines; and Rudgely M.
Calhoun, Jr., of High Point.
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