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2—THE CATHOLIC TIMES Friday. Feb. 19, 1954
Vatican Issues arning
On St. Bridget Manual
VATICAN CITY (NC) The Holv See has issued a
warning against a widely circulated booklet containing pray
ers and promises allegedly revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden
The action was taken by the Sacred Congregation of the
Holy Office, the Vatican hod}
faith and morals of Catholics
throughout the world.
The Holy Office has instructed
all Catholic Bishops "not to give
permission for publication or re
printing of the booklet or other
written matter containing these
promises.” The Congregation also
stated that there is “no guarantee
of authenticity" for the prayers.
The booklet, which has been
translated into various languages,
is entitled: “The Secret of Happi
ness. The Fifteen Prayers Revealed
by Our Lord to St. Bridget in the
Church of St. Paul at Rome.
Various editions of the booklet
have been circulated in the United
States. One of them falsely car
ries the “Imprimatur" (It maj be
printed) of His Eminence Francis
Cardinal Spellman. Archbishop of
New York.
The New York archdiocesan
chancery office last year called at
tention to the fact that the “Im
primatur" was unauthorized The
chancery office stated the “Impri
matur” had been expressly refused
because “of a number of objec
tionable features" in the booklet.
Research shows that there i
absolutely no foundation for the
assertion that the prayers of the
promises were revealed to St. Brid
get.
(2) The so-called "magnificent
promises" attached to the prayers
are theologically false.
The booklet lists 15 prayers
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charged with safeguarding the
which it sajs should be recited
daily with 15 Our Fathers and Hail
Miry’s for a whole year and sets
forth 21 promises allegedly attach
ed to this practice.
Among the promises, some of
which theologians call "impossible”
are the following: an unqualified
guarantee of eternal salvation as
surance of being "joined to the
supreme choir of angels” deliver
ance of 15 souls of the entreater’s
lineage from purgatory the con
firmation in grace of 15 souls of
his lineage: the conversion of 15
sinners of his lineage the recep
tion of Christ’s Body and Blood 15
days before death, and "a special
draught from the fountain of my
Deity, something I will not do for
those who have not recited my
prayers."
Theologians point particularly
to the unqualified guarantee of
eternal salvation as heretical.
They cite Canon 16 of the sixth
session of the Council of Trent
(1545-63) which reads:
''If anyone shall say that he
will have, with absolute and in
fallible certitude, the great gift
of perseverance (in God's grace)
unto the end, unless he has learn
this by special revelation, let
him be anathema.”
Theologians say this assurance of
salvation could be had only if it
were revealed directly by God to
the individual. An example of this
is the direct assurance the Good
Thief received from Christ on
Good Friady, when the Savior said:
“This day thou shalt be with me in
paradise.”
NCCYl Officers \l Parlev
WASHINGTON (NC) Mrs.
W illiam Dalton of Augusta. Me.,
president ot the National Council
of atholic Women. is heading the
council s delegation attending the
White House Conference on High
way Safety which has opened here.
Others in the NCCW group are
Margaret Mealey, executive secre
tary. and Catherine Jarboe. nation
al committee secretary, both of
Washington
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LITURGY
Of The
WEEK
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
FERIAL FRIDAY. MASS OF THE
PRECEDING SUNDAY
Violet vestments. No Gloria, Sec.
ond prayer "Defend us.” Third at
the choice of the celebrant No
Tract. No Credo. Common Preface
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
SATURDAY OF OUR LADY
White vestments, Gloria Second
prayer of the Holy Spirit. Third
for the Church or Pope. Preface
of the Blessed Virgin.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21,
SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY.
Violet vestments. No Gloria. Sec
ond prayer “Defend us". Third at
the choice of the celebrant, Credo,
Preface of the Trinity.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22,
FEAST OF ST. PETER'S CHAIR
AT ANTIOCH.
White vestments, Gloria. Second
prayer of St. Paul, Credo. Preface
of the Apostles.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
FEAST OF ST. PETER DAMIEN:
VIGIL OF ST. MATTHIAS
THE APOSTLE
White vestments, Gloria. Second
prayer of the Vigil, Credo, Last
Gospel of the Vigil.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,
FEAST OF ST. MATTHIAS
THE APOSTLE.
Red vestments, Gloria, Credo,
Preface of the Apostles.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25,
FERIAL THURSDAY.
Mass of the preceding Sunday.
Violet vestments, No Gloria, Sec
ond prayer “Defend us". Third at
the choice of the celebrant. No
Tract No Credo. Common Preface.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26,
FERIAL FRIDAY.
Mass the same as yesterday.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
FEAST OF ST GABRIEL
OF THE SORROWFUL VIRGIN.
White vestments, Gloria.
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To Offer Mariology Series
CLEVELAND The adult edu
cation branch of St. John’s college
here will offer a series of Mariolo
gv lectures as one of 11 courses
in its spring schedule of classes.
The Institute of Social Education is
in its sixth year at St. John's.
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Sunday, the story of “Ia Con
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Conquest—will be told. It con
cerns th? reconquest of Santa
F? by the Spanish in 1692.
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Sunday, Feb. 21
WBNS TV. Columbus, 11.00
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Seminary introduces a scries ot
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Father Duffy will interview’ Fa
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the King parish.
Monday, Feb. 22
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Tuesday, Feb. 23
WBNS-TV, Columbus, 8 45 a.
in.—Touring the Town—Sister
Flonne, OSF. fourth grade leach
er at St. Leo School, will con
duct a spelling and writing class
with some of her pupils.
WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, 7:30 p.
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The seventh and eighth grade pupils of St. Thomas the Apostle School recently inaugurated a
series of Marian Year programs to be given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mery. The program consisted of a playlet based on the story of "The Lady of Fatima," and
scenes of the Annunciation, Nativity and Coronation were depicted. The picture above is of the
Fatima playlet: The cast, I. to r.r Josephine Tartal as the Blessed Mother Thomas Murnane as Francisco
Mary Elizabeth Knipf as Lucy Judith Powers as Jacinta Monica Lisska as Lucy's mother, and
Patricia Krutko as an old woman who was allegedly cured at the spot of the apparition. Other stu
dents who participated in the program were Ruth Olney, John Hauss, John Hohman, Peter Charles,
Diane Fink and Patricia Gillespie.
Holy Office Condemns
Book Dealing With Sex
VATICAN CITY (Radio, NC) The Sacred Congrega
tion of the Holy Office published a decree here announcing it
had condemned and placed on the Index of Forbidden Books
a work entitled “Plentitude: Temoignage d’une Femme Sur
L’Amour” (Plentitude: A Woman’s Testimony on Love.)
The book was written by Jacqe
line Martin and published in 1951
A front page article in Osserva
tore Romano, Vatican City daily
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Of Interest to Catholics
RADIO PROGRAMS
Saturday, Feb. 20
WHKC, Columbus, 6:45 p. m.
—Catholic News.
Sunday, Feb. 21
said the condemnation of the book
should serve as an object lesson
and a warning in regard to the
present flood of sex related publi
cations. some of which, it added,
have been defended even by Ca
tholics.
The unsigned, but authoritative
article, was entitled “With Regard
to Sexual Literature.” It under
scored that the Church has been
fighting objectionable books of this
type for a long time. It cited two
cyclical* by Pope Pius XI—Di
cini Illius Magistri Christian Edu
cation nt Youth) and Casti Con
nubn (Christian Marriage) as di
rected in part against sex liter
al tire.
Osservatore recalled what it call
ed a most important discourse hy
His Holiness Pope Pius XII in
which, it said, the Pontiff put the
finger “not only on unholy sex
literature in general, but on cer
tain false or, at least, dangerous
doctrines which are being spread,
even in the Catholic field.”
The speech referred to by Os
servatore was one given by Pope
Pius to French parents who were
on a pilgrimage and were received
by him on September 19. 1951.
During his talk, Pope Pius re
ferred to "writings, books and ar
ticles. touching on sexual instruc
tion which today often achieve
enormous sales and flood the
whole world, engulfing children,
submerging the rising generation,
and disturbing engaged and newly
married couples."
"One is left astounded by the
effrontery of such literature,"
Pope Pius seid. ''While even
paganism appeared to pause with
respect before the secrecy of
conjugal intimacy, one now sees
its mystery violated and the
sight of it—sensual and realis
tic—offered as food for the gen
eral public and even for the
young.
“One truly wonders whether the
border line is sufficiently well
marked between this self-styled in
struction. and the erotic and ob
scene literature or illustrations
which deliberately aim at corrup
tion. or shamefully exploit for vile
interests the lowest instincts of our
fallen nature
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News In Brief
YOUNGSTOWN A second
Catholic high school for Youngs
town and expansion of the present
Ursuline High School are the goals
of a 52.500,000 building fund cam
paign started last week by Bishop
Emmet M. Walsh. The new unit, to
he built on the city's south side,
will accommodate 1.200 pupils.
CINCINNATI Only slight
changes over 1952 figures are
noted in the annual Chancery Of
fice report on Catholic popula
tion, marriages, death.', Bap
tisms and converts in the arch
diocese in 1953 Catholic popu
lation. marriages and converts
increased slightly. Mixed mar
riages, Baptisms and deaths
showed a small decrease.
10 Las men \warded Medal
INDIANAPOLIS (NC) The St.
John Bosco Medal v as awarded tor
the first time here to ten Catholic
laymen and women who ha-e made
an outstanding contribution to
Catholic youth work in the Indi
anapolis area.
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Bishop In Israel
Asks Restoration
)f Homes To Arabs
BEIRUT, Lebanon (NC)—-The
only Catholic Bishop in Israel has
published an appeal made by
Arabs in srael for recovers of
their poss’ssions of u hich they
have been deprived for almos
years.
The appt al was publi:-hed in Ar
Rabitat. the magazine of Archbish
op George Hakim. Greek-Rite Bish
op of Acre-Haifa. He has frequent
ly served as spokesman for the
Arab minority—both Christian and
Moslem—in Israel.
The petition, addressed to Presi
dent Itzhak Ben-Zvi of Israel, said:
“On May 14, 1948, our town,
Beisan, was occupied by your
troops. On May 28 of the same year
you forced us to evacuate our town
within two hours. A fleet of busses
were brought in and you loaded us
on them bv force. You seized all
our properties—movable and im
movable.
“Since then we have been living
in Nazareth, jobless and borrowing
money for th? subsistence of our
families, in expectation of an even
tual return to our homes and the
release of our immovable proper
ties. All our pleas have been in
vain
“Justice is the foundation of a
state, and when this foundation tot
ters. the whole structure crumbles.
We earnestly request \our Excel
lency to consider our case with a
view to returning to us our im
movable property and compensat
ing us for our movable property
which was seized hy your army.”
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Solon's Bigotry Claims
Upset Harlem Catholics
NEW YORK (NC) A Harlem pastor has warned
against over-excitement concerning a “reported blast against
the Catholic Church by a Harlem Congressman,” and caution
ed Harlem Catholics against religious conflict.
The statement bv Msgr. Cornelius J. Drew, pastor of St.
Charles Borromeo Church, answer
ed a charge by* Rep. Adam Clayton
Powell of New York, who is a Bap
tist minister, that a policy “based
upon pure religious bigotry" denies
“Protestants equal representation
in our city government.”
Representative Powell announc
ed that he and 450 fellow Baptists
have formed an "action committee”
to investigate the religious prefer-
Holv Name
Notes
PORTSMOUTH Members of
the Holy Name Society of Holy Re
deemer parish held their regular
monthly Communion breakfast last
Sunday in the parish hall. Al Swi
talski, newly elected president, pre
sided. Guest speaker was John F.
Hogan. Security Chief for the Good
year Co. at the Atomic Energy
project, who spoke on "Security.”
The St. Michael Holy Name
men had a breakfast and meet
ing following the 8 o'clock Mass
last Sunday. Robert Kirwin, a
member of Holy Name parish,
addressed the group on the work
of the Interracial Council.
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Grail Leaders Arrive
For Four Month Tour
NEW YORK (NC)—Two lead
ers in the International Grail Move
ment. Anne Mathews and Elizabeth
Caminada. arrived here to 6egin a
four months tour of the lay aposto
late in the United States and Can
ada.
Miss Matthews is president of
the Grail in Scotland. Miss Cami
nada, originally from the Nether
lands, has worked in Brazil as a
Grail lay missionary for four years,
and will return there in May. These
leaders are engaged in training
young women for lay apostolic
service in Scotland and Brazil.
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Monsignor Drew said, “We must
never allow’ the state to be con
trolled by any church," but he
warned against any attempt “to
line our people up in a religioua
conflict" by creating the impres
sion that any church is “trying to
control our government.”
Our Congressman has won the
support of Harlem for his fight
on discrimination against our
people," Monsignor Drew said.
"We would expect that he would
fight religious bigotry with even
greater zeal, not only because he
is a religious leader, but also be
cause he belongs to the majority
religion and so is in a better po
sition to prevent that type of
prejudice."
The Monsignor said that a can
didate, nominated by a political
party, is “in no way concerned
with glorifying his church or syna
gogue.”
“When we look over the candi
dates. and note that more than one
are not ideal members of their re
ligious group, we can be assured
that it was not the church or syna
gogue that chose them.” he said.
Representative Powell's move to
organize his United Protestant Po
litical Action Unit” to investigate
the religious beliefs of city govern
ment officials was also criticized by
Negro newspapers, including The
Courier, which called the action “a
deplorably dangerous move.”
“We are sorry,” the Courier said,
“that a group of Negroes ha*
launched it.”
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