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The Road To
True Peace Lead*
Through Mary
Vol. No. Ill, No. 30
Four Special Marian Davs Of
Prayer Mark Month Of May
Colunibu- Diocet-p To Join hi World Wide Observance
As Holy Father Outlines Special Intentions
Parishioners in the Columbus Diocese will join with Cath
olics throughout the world in observance of four special Marian
Davs of Prayer during May, Bishop Ready announced this
week
City has disclosed that prayers on
four of the five Sundays of May
will be directed toward intentions
set forth in the encyclical, “Ful
gens Corona.” in which His Holi
ness Pope Pius Xll called upon
Catholics throughout the world to
join in observing the Marian Year.
Sunday, May 2. will be observed
as a Day ot Prayer for the Pope’s
intentions. On Sunday. May 9. the
Day of Prayer will be for Cath
olics suffering persecution On May
23 the Children’s Day of Prayer for
Peace has been designated. May
30, Catholics will offer prayers for
priests and for an increase in vo
cations to the priesthood and the
religious life. Within the Diocese
of Columbus Catholics will cele
brate this Memorial Day by offer
ing prayers for the welfare of the
United States.
The Central Committee of the Marian Year in the Vatican
The Central Committee recalled
the special efforts being made by
the International Catholic Child
Bureau and the Pax Christi Move
ment to promote observance of
the Children s Dav of Prayer. The
observance is expected to be
of the highlight events of
whole Marian Year.
Sunday, May^ 2nd 9:00 a. m.—
Blessing and Dedication of Saint
Elizabeth Church, Rotwell 3:00
p. m.—Vocation Day for Boys,
Saint Charles
p. m.—Clergy
Theresa Shrine.
Seminary 6:00
Retreat, Saint
4: 9:00 a. m.-
Tuesday, May
Solemn- Requiem Mass, coram
Episcepo for Deceased Bishops
and Priests of the Diocese, Saint
Theresa Shrine 7:30 p. m.
Confirmation, St. Luke, Dan
ville.
Wednesday, May 5th: 9:00 a.
m.—Pontifical Mass, Cathedral,
Solemnity of Saint Joseph—Pat
ronal Feast of the Cathedral
5:00 p. m.—Closing of Clergy Re
treat, Saint Thereto Shrine.
Thursday, May 6th: 6:00 p. m.
—Testimonial Dinner for Saint
Aloysius High School Basketball
Team, New Lexington.
Sunday, May 9: 10:30 a. m.—
Solemn Mass, coram Episcopo,
Holy Rosary Church 25th Sacer
dotal Anniversary of Monsignor
Mattingly, pastor.
Wednesday, May 12th: Depart,
ure for official "ad limine" visit
to the Holy See.
Our Ladv
around You. And so we. the chil
dren of all nations of the world,
come now to offer You our thanks,
and to raise to You our prayer for
peace.
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the
Official
Bishop’s
Engagements
You wish to be with us at all
times and in every place. Make of
our hearts Your dwelling. Your al
tar and Your throne. Grant that
we may all become one great fam
ily, united under Your protection
and in Your love.
Keep far from everyone, young
and old, selfish thoughts and
deeds, which separate the sons of
Our Father in Heaven from one
another and from You. Let Your
grace be for us all a shield against
Your enemies and those of Your
Father. Forgive them, Lord, for
they know not what they do.
If men. by Your help, love one
another, there will be true peace in
the world, and we children shall
be able to live free from the fear
of the horrors of a new war.
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the
Meanwhile, the Holy Father
composed a special prayer for
worldwide Children s Day of Pray
er for Peace.
The pray ci asts aesus that “we
may all become one great family
united under Your protection and
in Your love.”
The Pope s prayer follows:
Dear Jesus, You were once a
child like us, and we aie told that
You loved to have little children
We beg Your Immaculate Mother
Mary, who is also our Mother, to
offer You this prayer of ours for
peace, for then surely You will
grant our petition.
Thank you, dear Jesus.
Amen.
Saint Joseph's
Patronal Feast
To Be Marked
Bishop Ready will be the cele
brant of the special Pontifical Mass
marking the patronal least of St.
Joseph Cathedral May 5. the Feast
of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, at
9 a.m.
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin
and Patron of the Universal
Church, the feast of St. Joseph, is
celebrated March 19. Because this
day always falls in Lent, the exter
nal solemnity of his least is ob
served in May.
Assisting Bishop Ready in the
Mass will be Monsignor Harold
O’Donnell, assistant priest. Deacons
of honor to the Bishop will be Fa
ther Lawrence Corcoran and Fa
ther Bennett Applegate.
The deacon and subdeacon of
the Mass will be Father George
Fulcher and Father Bernard
Clory, respectively.
The students of the Catholic
high schools throughout the city
will sing the Ordinary ol the Mass
and the Schola Cantorum of St.
Charles Seminary will sing the
Propers and other music during
the Mass.
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Reds Jam alieati Radio
Broadcasts To Poland
BERLIN—(NO- The Soviets have
sharply stepped up their jamming
of Vatican Radio broadcasts to Pol
and. it is reported here.
The intensive jamming of Vati
can Radio's Polish broadcasts is in
contrast to the Russian action re
garding other western programs, it
was stated. Russian jamming of
western broadcasts in Russian and
other East European languages has
recently diminished, it was said.
Mother Of All
Our Lady—Mother of All, a* soon by her children in the four
corners of the world is the theme of this illustrated Cron which will
adorn the posters, seals and Peace Bonds of a new Marian Year
project of the Notional Council of Catholic Women, Washington,
D.C. Beginning May 1, Peace Bond holders will pledge their prayers
and their gifts for the peace of the world. Gifts to the NCCW Adopt
a Family Program will be used to purchase food parcels for destitute
Emilies in war-torn areas throughout the world.
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OHIO STATE MUSEUM
COLUMBUS 10 OHIO
Father Spiers
To Head New
High School
The Reverend Doctor Edward
Spiers, Ph. D., for the past 15
years professor of mathematics
and education at St. Charles Sem
inary, Columbus, has been appoint,
ed by Bishop Ready to be princi
pal of the new Watterson High
School now under construction in
the northern section of the city.
Dr. Spiers brings to his new
post a specialized background in
high school administration. He is
the author of the most authorita
tive work on the subject, "The
Central Catholic High School,"
published by the Catholic Uni
versity of America in 1952.
He has also authored many works
on the subject of the organization
and administration of Catholic sec
ondary schools which have appear
ed in America, The Catholic Edu
cation. Review and the Catholic
School Journal.
Besides his teaching duties, Fa
ther Spiers is Dean of Students
(Prefect of Discipline), Director of
Athletics, and the Student Council
Adviser at St. Charles.
His long association with St.
Charles began in 1927 when he
entered the Preparatory Depart
ment there. He was graduated from
St. Charles Seminary in 1935 and
was ordained in March of 1939,
having completed his theological
studies at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary,
Norwood, Ohio.
Retreat Set
Sunday For
32 Priests
Mc-
will
mas-
Father Donald Schultz
preach the sermon, and the
ters of ceremonies for the occasion
will be Monsignor Roland Winel.
Father George Schorr and Father
James Geoger.
Priests who will make the first
retreat are:
Msgr. Joseph Casey. Msgr. Har
ry Connelly, Msgr. John Donahie.
Msgr. George Mason. Msgr. Herman
Mattingly and Msgr. Francis
Schwendeman.
Fathers C. Bennett Applegate,
Paul Bernier, William Connolly,
Herman Crock, Charles Curran.
Ralph Dermody, Richard Dodd,
Leonard Falvey, Charles Foeller,
George Foley, Charles Foy. Patrick
Griffin. Robert Harwick and An
drew Hohman.
Fathers George Kennedy. James
Kimberley, James Kulp. Chester
LeBlanc. Edward McGinty, Am
brose Metzger, William O’Brian.
Edward Reidy, Lawrence Riley
George Schorr, John Simon, and
William Sullivan.
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Suit Imperils
Censorship Of
Filins In Ohio
A temporary injunction which
would in effect halt film censor
ship in Ohio was requested this
week by the motiofi picture indus
try.
A hearing on the petition is
scheduled at 9:30 a. m. today be
fore Judge Ralph J. Bartlett in
the Franklin County Common
Pleas Court.
The suit was filed by RKO Radio
Pictures. Inc., New York City,
the Independent Theatre Owners
of Ohio, 55 E. State St.. Columbus:
and two owners. Martin G. Smith
of Toledo and Horace Adams of
Cleveland.
They specifically ask that the
board be restrained from further
levying, collecting or disbursing
the fees collected from the movie
industry for censoring film. The
fees support the censorship pro
gram.
The plaintiffs declared that the
fee is in reality a tax nf which
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Catholic
in 1945,
and edu-
Father Spiers received
ter of Arts degree from
University. Washington,
majoring in mathematics
cation. He received his Doctorate
in Education from Ohio State Uni
versity in 1950.
Well known throughout the
State for his work in the field of
education, Dr. Spiers represents
the Ohio Principals' Association
at the meetings of the State
Board of Control of the Ohio High
School Athletic Association and
is also representative of the Ca
tholic High Schools in the State
for the Ohio High School Athletic
Association.
He is a member of the National
Association of Secondary School
Principals and *of the Ohio Prin
cipals’ Association.
During his tenure of office at St.
Charles, Dr. Spiers has also served
the Catholics of the community as
assistant pastor at St. Aloysius. St
Augustine. St. Leo, St. Therese
Shrine and Sacred Heart churches.
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make
Thirty-two priests will
their annual retreats at the
of the Little Flower next
The retreat, conducted by
Edward L. Colnon, S.J.,
cago, will
and close Wednesday evening.
Shrine
week.
Father
of Chi-
begin this Sunday
In announcing the retreat as
signments, Bishop Ready urged
parishioners to ask God’s blessings
on the clergy during the important
days of the retreat. This is the
first of four retreats for clergy
scheduled this year.
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Columbus 16, Ohio, Friday, April 30, 1954
To the Reverend Clergy, Religious
and Faithful of the Diocese of Columbus
My beloved Brethren:
There has been little need to urge you to a
in the events of this Marian Year. Your devotion
been manifested everywhere throughout
you for the continued evidence of your
Mediatrix of all grace. Your love for our
tainly merit for this Church of Columbus
With my blessing.
In upper photo are some of the 1500 members of the Diocesan cfouncil of Catholic Women who
turned out for the group's Ninth Annual Spring Conference held in Gray Chapel on the campus of Ohio
Wesleyan University in Delaware. Below are pictured some of the headliners at the convention dis
cussing the Council's Marian Year program. Left to right are pictured Mrs. Mary Louise Black, Pres
ident of the Western Deanery Sister Mary Janet S.C., a member of the Committee on Citizenship of
the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., who was a featured speaker Bishop Ready, who
sponsored the conference Mrs. Alexander J. Glockner, President of the Columbus Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women, and Mrs. George Parker, President of St. Mary's Parish Council in Delaware and
General Chairman of the ConOron.e
Now that we are beginning Our Lady's Month. I know you will
want to redouble your efforts to plead before her neavenly throne
the cause of peace, to seek her intercession for increased vocations
to the priesthood and the religious life, and to ask her maternal help
in preserving our young men and women from the dangers which
daily beset them. Towards this end. 1 emplore you to use these days
well. Do not be satisfied with what is ordinary in the way of May
devotions. Participate in the daily Holy Sacrifice ot the Mass, re
ceive Holy Communion and attend the evening exercises honoring
the Blessed Virgin Mary which have been arranged in the churches
and chapels of the Diocese to meet the convenience of the Faithful.
The Holy Father has recently proclaimed the Sundays of May
as days of special prayer. Today, May 2nd, has been set aside for
the Pope's own intentions during this Marian Year. 1 recall to your
minds how' beautifully His Holiness has expressed the purposes of
this period of great grace through Mary in the prayer composed for
the Marian Year. Rekindle, therefore, your fervor in the recitation
of this prayer.
May 9th is to be a day of prayer for all Catholics suffering per
secution. It is also traditionally Mother’s Day in this country. Children
everywhere about us will turn with affectionate esteem toward their
earthly mothers. We can arise above the natural sentiment of the
day and appeal to the common Mother of all mankind for peace and
solace, for courage and perseverance among the countless numbers
of her children who need her protection now as urgently as at any
time in history.
Sunday. May 23rd, has been designated as Children’s Day. The
Holy Father has especially asked the little ones ot Christ to pour
forth from their innocent, pure, wholly grace-filled souls a plea to
God for peace. Certainly, my beloved brethren, there rests with all
of us a grave responsibility to give these chosen ones of the Savior
an example of fervent prayer. It is expected of us to show the way
if we are to experience any change in the generations which come
after us.
On the last Sunday of the month. May 30th. we are asked to pray
for ou» own beloved United States. For us, it is Memorial Day when
we remember in prayerful gratitude the sacrifices of the men and
women who suffered and died in the service of our country. We
might well pause to reflect that indifference and neglect now towards
re-establishing the right relations between God and ourselves
could quite easily be the cause of further destruction, further frat
ricide, further grief in our homes.
Finally, the Sovereign Pontiff has directed that May 30th be a
day of prater for priests, prayer for vocations to the priesthood and
tc the religious life. For the past several years, it has been a regular
practice in the Diocese of Columbus to beseech God to give us an
increase of vocations to the Sacred Priesthood and to the Communi
ties of Sisters among our youth. The urgency for this need has in
no way abated. The ranks of these holy and dedicated men and
women will be filled only when those to whom Christ extends His
invitation are permitted to hear His voice. It is our task as pastors
of souls and parents of the young to see to it that, they are not hin
dered from going to His service.
The month of May is Mary's month. I pray God. my dear breth
ren. that your personal lives and your homes will be enriched abund
antly by a closer union with your Mother in heaven throughout May
and the whole Marian Year.
April 28. 1954
full participation
to Our Lady has
the Diocese. 1 commend
great faith in Mary, the
Blessed Mother must cer
her unfailing protection.
Devotedly irr Christ
MICHAEL J. READY
Bishop of Columbia
1500 Attend DCCW Convention
Members of the Columbus Committee of the National
Catholic Community Service will play an active role in the
annual observance of National Hospital Day, scheduled Sun
day at Chillicothe Veterans’ Hospital.
The all-day festival will open with a 9 a m. Mass in the
hospital s Recreation Hall, with Fa.
ther Francis Connor, veterans’
chaplain, as celebrant.
A recognition program for vol
unteer organizations which aid the
rehabilitation of disabled war vet
erans will be held at 11:30 a. m.
Harold J. Breitfeller, chairman of
the Columbus Committee of the
NCCS.. will accept the VA s recog
nition at the outdoor ceremony.
One of the highlights of the
day is the annual parade of vol
unteer service groups In the
parade will be floats sponsored
by the NCCS, the CYO, Catholic
War Veterans and its Auxiliary,
the Holy Rosary Family Group,
and the Twenty six Club of St.
Augustine Parish.
Marching in the parade will be
the Knights of St. John and Joan
ette Drill Team of St. Elizabeth
Auxiliary No. 3, of the Knights of
St. John. These two teams will also
take part in the drill team exhibi
tions at 3:15 p. m.
The NCCS will participate in the
Sundav Mass
Schednletl In
New Parishes
Organization of two new parish
es in Grove City and the Hilltop
section of Columbus took a step
forward this week, with Masses be
ing scheduled in temporary loca
tions.
Father Bennott Applegate,
Diocesan Superintendent of
Schools, administrator, will cele
brate the first Masses Sunday
for Members of the new St. Ag
nes parish, which will be situat
ed on W Mound St. near Wheat
land Ave. The new perish has
scheduled its first Masses for
Sunday. The Masses will be cele
brated at 8 and 10:30 a.m. in the
auditorium of the W. Mound St.
Elementary School, at W. Mound
St. and Belvidere Ave.
The first Mass for the new par
ish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
was celebrated by Msgr. Harold
O’Donnell, assistant chancellor of
the Diocese, administrator, at 9 30
a.m. Sunday at (he Community
Theatre, 3651 Broadway, Grove
City.
It was noted that attendance at
the first Mass gave evidence of the
population surge in that area.
Catholics in that section formerly
were served by Holy Family Parish
in Columbus and St. Cecilia Church,
I New Rome.
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the
Divine
and ut
The complete obedience
ter dependence of Mary upon her
Divine Son was pointed out by Sis
ter Mary Janet as the example to
be followed by the ladies in regu
lating their daily lives in order to
be eifective agents in combating
the evils of the modern world and
promoting the cause of the Church.
Two Groat Needs
“Of all society’s needs, the great
est is that of stable family life
the Sister noted, “and second is
that of accepting our obligations
a. Catholics: to share with all peo
pie in justice and charity our in
tellectual and spiritual gifts, and
to promote the general welfare in
a way which would lead to a Chris
tian society.”
In both of these instances. Mary
was pointed out as the perfect
model “in home and family life.
NCCS XV ill Take Part
In Vets’ Hospital Day
open house to be held at 7.30
in the Recreation Hall.
The Columbus Committee of the
NCCS was established by Bishop
Ready in 1949 to aid disabled war
veterans at the Chillicothe Veter
ans’ Hospital. The group carries
out a series of monthly parties, ath
letic events, smokers, baseball and
football games to cheer the veter
ans. A hostess committee of 60
young women aids in the enter
tainment program under the di
rection of Miss Theresa Selegue
and Miss Patti McBride.
Also*included on Sunday's pro
gram is a tour of the hospital,
and exhibits of Army weapons
and planes. Picnic areas, snack
bars and parking facilities will
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Do Your Part!
Blessed Virgin Cited As Model
Of All Laywomen’s Activities
Au inspiring example of devotion to the Blessed Mother
was witnessed last Sunday when more than 1500 members
of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women assembled at Gray
Chapel on the Ohio Wesleyan University Campus in Delaware
for their Ninth Annual Spring Conference.
Focusing their 1954 activities on the Marian Year the
theme of this year's meeting was dedicated to Mary “the Glory,
the Joy, the Honor of all Pdbple.” The conference was spon
sored bv Bishop Ready,
Both Bishop Ready and Sister
Mary Janet, S.C., principal speak
ers at the conference, cited the
Blessed Virgin as the model to be
followed by the ladies in all
activities.
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Bishop Ready emphasized
necessity for the ladies of
DCCW "as individuals and as a
Catholic body to unite in prayers
and sacrifices and in demonstra
tions of love for the Blessed
Mother and her Divine Son."
Praising the work of the Council
during the past year. Bishop
Ready reminded the group that
their efforts were so successful
because they were "done through
love for the Mother of God and
your desire to participate
great work of the Church
Church founded by her
Son."
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and in the necessity of sharing
spiritual gifts with others.”
“While woman has a special
function in her home and her role
is one of great significance.” Sis
ter Janet said at the same time
“she is being challenged as never
before to play a role in restoring
God to society Women have a
place in public affairs.”
Two Extremes
A midcourse between the ex
tremes of homelife and public ac
tivity was advocated by the Sister
as the ideal position for fulfilling
these important Apostolates:
“There is a great resurgence in
our society toward the restoration
of religion in our social life. And
if the restoration of home life calls
for women to stay moie closely
with the home, the necessity of so
ciety calls for us to leave thg
home more. The answer,” she said,
“must be found in a mid-course
between extremes.”
“If the Blessed Mother were
here today/' Sister Jenet sum
med up, “she would be always
aware of her complete de
pendence upon God and His abid
ing presence. She would accept
her individual role in God's plan
she would help others to find
and accept theirs. She would ac
cept her social responsibilities,
and accept them in the context
of today's world."
“Mary would be a woman of her
time.” Sister Janet concluded. “So
must we be in the world drama of
today, knowing the social, political,
economic and religious factors of
this time.
We must learn to choose, to ac
cept or
tian
which
Thus.
according to Uhris-
standards. the possibilities
extend themselves to us.
with Mary as our guide, we
be able to promote that
and unity
calls for
peace
Father
Year.
which the Holy
this Marian
in
and
President
The
Officers of
came in for
the Diocesan Council
high praise from the Bishop his
address as did the choir of the
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Confirmation
Schedule Of
Bishop Hettinger
May 2—Our Lady of Good
Hope church, Miamisburg. Ohio
—3:30 p. m. Resurrection
church. Dayton. Ohio—7:30 p. m.
May 7—Corpus Christi church,
Dayton, Ohio—3:30 p. m., 7:30
p. m.
May 13—Holy Family church,
Dayton, Ohio—4 00 p. m, 7:30
m.
May 19—St. Mary s church
Dayton. Ohio—7:30 p. m.
May 25—Our Lady of the Ros
ary. Dayton. Ohio—7:30 p. m.
May 27—Ascension Thursday
—St. Joseph Cathedral, Colum
bus—3.00 p. m.
Interracial Group Honors Nun
Mother Roseanne, O.S.F., administrator of St. Ann's Hospital,
this week received the Catholic Interracial Council of Columbus first
annual award for her "outstanding achievements in interracial jus
tice and charity." Mother Roseanne, a member of the Sisters of St.
Francis of Penance and Christian Charity of Stella Niagara, was
presented with a scroll and a statue of Blessed Martin De Porres
by Paul J. Lynch, president of the interracial council, Also on hand
at the presentation are Mrs. Joseph Jennings, a member of the eoun
cil, and Father Augustine Winkler, moderator of the council, and
administrator of St. Edward the Confessor Church, Granville.