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M. Lawrence, pray that we
may laugh in the face of
trial and suffering.
Vol. V, No. 45
Diocesan School
Celebrates 25th
Anniversary Aug. 15
A unique school in the Columhus diocese will celebrate
its twenty-fifth anniversary next Wednesday, the Feast of
the Assumption of the Blessed Mother.
It will be 25 years to the day
that the Our Lady of Mercy
School in Granville opened its
doors for the first time.‘The
school is operated by the Sisters
of St. Francis of M?ry Immacu
late, .Joliet. Ill., to give mentally
retarded girls maximum oppor
tunities for developing their
limited powers.
Bishop Ready will offer a
Pontifical Low Mass of Thanks
giving at the school's outdoor
Shrine at 10 a.m. Wednesday
to climax the celebration.
The school first opened as Our
Tady of Mercy Mission in 1931.
The following year the school
opened its doors as a private
school to the children of Newark
nd the surrounding areas. Two
classrooms were opened with an
enrollment of nine students. The
Sisters wanted to give all neces
sary individual attention to girls
of elementary and junior high
school age and provide them with
sound training and practice in
fundamental moral and religious
principles.
In 1941, in view of the ris
ing need for help for the men
tally retarded, a new undertak
ing, namely a "Special School
for Girls", was organized as a
separate unit at the request of
the late Bishop Hartley. Class
es were held simultaneously
without interference in the
normal and special programs.
Five girls were enrolled in the
special classes that first year.
In September, 1943, when the
enrollment in the special pro
gram had jumped to 15 girls, Our
Lady of Mercy was opened for
the retarded children only. Sev
en Sisters devoted their time and
•nergy to this self-sacrifice.
The children are given uppur-
Representatives of three orders of
Sisters looked over some of the Visual
Aids equipment recently as the group
made plans for the Visual Aids display
which will be shown at the annual Dioces
an teachers meeting at St. Mary of the
Solemn Novena
Begins at Cannel
Tuesday, Aug. 14
A Solemn Novena in thanksgiv
ing for all the favors and bless
ings granted during the past year
will be held at the Carmel of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, 2065
Barton Place.
Devotions will begin Tuesday,
August* 14, ending on the Feast
of the Immaculte Heart of Mary,
August 22. E eh evening, 7:30.
the rosary will be recited, fol
lowed by a sermon and Benedic
tion.
The last day of the Novena.
Wednesday, August 22, the Bless
ed Sacrament will be exposed
throughout the day and at the
closing service, 7:30 p.m., there
will be consecration to the Im
maculate Heart of Mary and ven
eration of the relic of the veil
of Our Lady
Each day during the novena,
Mass will be celebrated :it 7 a.m
and all intentions of those who
are seeking spiritual temporal
rewards, will be remembered.
Individual intentions may he
lent or taken to the Monastery.
Novena prayers will be mailed
upon request.
The Discalced Carmelite nuns
are at the service of the diocese
to pray for the needs of the Bish
op and laity and welcome the op
portunity to invite the petitions
of ill who are in need of prayer
in the Diocese.
tunities in an atmosphere of joy
and confidence that stimulates
their best efforts. The Sisters
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Prepare for Visual Aid Display August 29
‘A Challenge and Inspiration'
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Fast Day
AUGUST 14
Hex* Tuesday is the Vigil of
the Feast of the Assumption
and is a day of fast and total
abstinence. No meat may be
takon at any meal.
Holy Day
AUGUST
Next Wednesday, August 15,
is the Feast of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
into Heaven, and is a holyday
of obligation. All Catholics
must attend Mass.
50th Commencement
Held at Mt. Carmel
The Fiftieth Annual Commencement of Mount Carmel
Hospital School of Nursing will*be held Sunday, August 12,
3 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, Ohio.
Diplomas will be conferred on
ihe 61 graduates by Bishop
Ready.
The Very Reverend Matthew
Hanley, O.P., Prior of St. Jo
ephs Somerset, will give
the commencement address. The
student nurses’ choir will sing
for the occasion.
A dinner given recently by the
Junior class in the Gold Room
of the Hotel Fort Hayes and a
banquet sponsored by the Mount
Carmel Alumnae at Ilonka’s Pro
vincial House honored the 50th
commencement class.
On Aug. 1 the Seniors were
guests of the Sisters of the Holy
Cross at the traditional picnic at
Mount Carmel farm. The Bacca
laureate Mass was offered last
Wednesday by Fr. James McEw
an in the Mount Carmel Hospital
Chapel.
The graduation breakfast fol
lowed with the presentation of
the Mount Carmel Hospital School
of Nursing Pin to each graduat
ing nurse, and a gift from the
Sisters of the Holy Cross.
The graduates are
Margaret Ellen Ackerman,
Fredericktown Virginia Ellen
Ames Chapmen, Mt. Sterling
Phyllis Jeanne Bailey, Columbus
Beatrice I-overt a Bass. Circle
ville Annette Jane Bernert, Steu
benville.
Ann Marie Betz, Washington,
D.C. Elnor Jean Billman, Grove
City Patricia Anne Boeke, Co
lumbus Lynn Jane Boggs, Co
lumbus Mary Elizabeth Bowes,
Lancaster.
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Doctor Says Pope
Has (rood Health
ROME Professor Antonio
Gasbarrini. who attended the
consultations held during the
serious illness of His Holiness
Pope Pius XII in December, 1954,
said that he found the Pope’s
physical condition ’marvelous”
on his latest visit to the Holy
Father.
He added that, making allow
ance for any unforseen- happen
ings apt to occur in a man of
advanced age, the Pontiff can
be certain of many more active
years.
Springs on AugGst 29. In the photo above,
left to right are Sister Ignatius of the Sis
ters of Notre Dame Mother Assumpta, of
the Order of St. Francis Curt Eldridge,
who displayed the Aids and Dominican
Sister Mary Gregory.
Tribute Paid to Archbishop
Noll Responsible for Shrine
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (NC) The life of Archbishop
John F. Noll shows how a “man of great faith and fervent
charity” does great works “because they are the works of
the Saviour,” a prince of the Church said here.
Speaking at the Requiem Mass
for Archbishop Noll in the Ca
thedral of the Immaculate Con
ception, His Eminence Samuel
Cardinal Stritch. Archbishoip of
Chicago, likened the deceased
pioneer of the Catholic press to
St. Paul the Apostle.
Bishop Ready was among the
more than 30 members of hier
archy who were in attendance
at the Mass.
The Archbishop, who was Bish
op of Fort Wayne for 31 years
died (July 31) in his home here
after a third cerebral hemor
rhage. He was 81.
His Eminence Samuel Cardinal
Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago,
said in a statement that ‘‘to me,
he was always a challenge and an
inspiration.” The Cardinal de
clared that ‘‘the width and
breadth of his charity can only
be explain^-4 by his having learn
ed to live with our Blessed Sav
iour.”
His Eminence Francis Cer
dinel Spellman, Archbishop of
Now York, said that Archbish
op Noll was "outstanding as a
citizen, as a priest and as a
bishop."
Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle
of Washington pointed out that
the nation’s capital owes two of
its imposing features to the zeal
of Archbishop Noll.
Archbishop O'Boyle said the
only publicly erected statue of
Christ, that of Christ the Light
of the World, in front of NCWC
headquarters, was due to the
Indiana prelate's efforts. He
else mentioned the Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception.
“The Shrine was his constant
and consuming dream of faith.
His unflagging interest, inspired
by humble devotion to the Bless
ed Mother, was completely dis
dainful of all obstacles and dif
ficulties. His devotion kept alive
the project over many discourag
ing periods and finally was
crowned with deserved success.
The millions who received the
grace of God through a visit to
th Shrine will be forever indebt
ed to him,
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Knurrs'
The Knights of Columbus Councils in
the Columbus area are sponsoring the an
nual Camp Nite at Jet Stadium, August 27
this year. Above are representatives from
the five councils discussing ticket sales
with Fr. Richard Dodd, diocesan youth di
rector, from left to right seated, Fr. Dodd,
Joseph Reis, Past Grand Knight, Santa
Maria, co-chairmen standing, Don Labruz-
On
Knights Sponsor Annual Camp Nite
Bishop Dedicates
Portsmouth Monastery
Next Thursday
Bishop Ready will officiate at the** dedication and can
onical enclosure of St. Joseph's Monastery, Portsmouth,
next Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Perpetual Adoration/Monastery of the Franciscan
Nuns of the Most Blessed Sacra
ment was established in Decem
ber of last year it the invitation
of the Bishop.
Franciscan Nuns of the Most
Blessed Sacrament devote their
lives to prayer and Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament which is
always exposed in their chapel
with at least two nuns kneeling
before the Holy Eucharist day and
night.
The nuns pray particularly for
the intentions of the Bishop,
clergy and laity of the Diocese
in which they reside.
Mother M. Claire Bouillevaux
founded the Order at Paris,
France in 1854. The order came
to the United States in 1921 at
Vatican Decree
Modernizes Life
Of Cloistcrd
VATICAN CITY—A new decree
issued by (he Sacred Congrega
tion of the Affairs of Religious
modernizes the rules governing
nuns in pontifical cloisters, those
who are under the direct super
vision of the Holy See.
A major aspect of the decree
is "papal minor seclusion,"
which permits outside apostolic
works to be entrusted to a part
of the congregation of a clois
tered convent.
Outside activities now consid
ered compatible with the contem
plative life are the teaching of
catechism, religious instruction,
education of children, their pre
paration for first Communion and
similar works.
Cloistered nuns are also per
mitted to leave their convent for
the following reasons: air raids,
requisition of convents by mili
tary or civil authorities, econemic
asons of major importance, apos
tolic work and voting.
Under a 1950 constitution clois
ters were defined as being either
major or minor p. itifical ones.
Tne new decree abrogates this
distinction. Excommunication is
the penalty for violation of se
clusion.
Previously, in minor pontifical
cloisters, sometimes called eccles
iastic ones, the local bishop had
authority over the rules regard
ing enclosure.
Pontifical cloisters are those
in which the nuns make solemn
vows, live contemplative lives,
recite the full Divine Office and
live in strictest enclosure.
The primary reason.was to give
nuns in former minor pontifical
cloisters the opportunity of pro
viding for their economic needs.
The present decree enlarges
the scope of freedom for nuns
in what were formerly known
as major pontifical cloisters. The
Church has made the enclosure
of nuns less strict so that they
will be better able to meet the
demands of modern life. At the
same time, the Church wishes
to safeguard the principle of se
clusion for the nuns, as required
by contemplative life.
the invitation of Archbishop Jos
Schrembs. They later estab
lished chapels at Canton and
Washington, D.C.
Each monastery is independ
ent. The religious are divided in
to two classes, the choir nuns
and the lay nuns. Both follow the
same rule, take part equally in
the adoration of the Most Blessed
Sacrament.
The choir nuns have the obli
gation to chant the Divine Office
daily. I-ay nuns recite the Pater
Office. Outside the time of pray
er, every nun is given some task
to perform, according to her
ability in one of the various activ
ities of the community life.
There is no type of work which
a girl may not do as a member of
Order. Depending on her apti
tudes, she may serve in any of
several capacities chosen by her
Superior. She may he an organ
ist. librarian, artist, hursar. secre
te y, portress, sacris n, infirm
ian. baker of altar breads, cook,
et cetera.
Silence is observed except at
the recreation period after din
ner and supper.
Their religious garb consists
of a dark brown habit, white cord
seven decade rosary, a small gilt
monstrance and a silver ring. The
headdress is of plain white linen
and black veil.
Bishop Ready has given his
blessing to the work of the Or
der and has expressed the hope
that the establishment nf the
Portsmouth monastery may be
the inspiration for many voca
tions to the Contemplative life
among young women the Co
lumbus Diocese.
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Bishop Ready
Signs Letter
To Commies
WASHINGTON Bishop Rea
dy and two priests were among a
group of U.S. citizens who signed
an open letter to “the perplexed
among communists’’ urging them
to “face manfully” the doubts and
promptings of conscience forced
upon them by the toppling of the
Stalin idol.
The priests were Father John
F. Cronin, S.S., assistant director
of the Social Action Department,
National Catholic Welfare Con
ference, and Father John Court
ney Murray, S.J., theology pro
fessor at Woodstock (Md.) Col
lege.
Th* mental twisting and
turning thee* persons are now
undergoing is the result of
whet is "fundamentelly mor
al and spiritual crisis" brought
about by Russian Communist
Party chief Nikita Khrushchev's
denunciation of Stalin, declares
the letter.
The letter, issued by the Foun
dation for Religious Action in the
Social and Civil Order, bears the
signatures of 55 U.S. citizens, in
cluding a number of Protestant
and Jewish clergymen.
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zo, co-chairman, Santa Maria Council, Paul
J. Ford, Grand Knight, Marian Council
John Maddon, GK, Council 400 Henry
Brodish, GK, Rosary Council, Arthur Pren
dergast, GK, Assumption Council and
Thomas O'Brien, GK, Santa Maria Council.
All proceeds from the regularly scheduled
game with the Havana Cubans goes to
Camp St. Joseph and Camp St. Rita.
Red Chinese
Invade Edge
Of Mission
By Father Patrick O'Connor
The strip of north Burma
invaded by Chinese Communist
troops forms the edge of mission
territories in charge of Columban
priests and Italian missionaries of
SS. Peter and Paul (PIME).
From the reports available it
does not appear that the area in
vaded includes any mission res
idences.
Burma’s far north comprises
the Prefecture of Bhano, staffed
by 22 Columban Fathers, 26 Fran
ciscan Missionaries of Mary Sis
ters and four Columban Sisters.
Msgr. Patrick Usher is Prefect
Apostolic. The adjoining diocese
of Kentung has 22 missionaries
of SS. Peter and Paul, 35 Sisters
of Charity and 26 Sisters of Rep
aration. All of these communities
are from Italy.
The Most Rev. Ferdmando
Guercilena is Bishop of Kentung.
Minor incidents occurred pre
viously in the jungle areas along
the vaguely defined border be
tween northeast Burma and Chi
na. Last February a Burma-China
conference was held at the bor
der to negotiate or a definite
line.
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Bishop Released
After 5 Years
HONG KONG—American Bish
op Ambrose Pinger. O.F.M., of
Chowtsun has been released by
the Chinese Reds, it was disclosed
here.
The Bishop, who has been held
by the Reds since August. 1951,
is staying at the Franciscan mis
sion in Shanghai. He said that he
is in fair health and expects to
leave for Hong Kong in about a
week.
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Fr. A. V. Kessler, Pastor of Corpus
Christi parish turns over the first spadeful
of dirt at ground breaking ceremonies last
Sunday for the new six room addition to
the present school, Fr. John J. O'Rourke,
Suez Grab
Takes Basic
Freedom
Last Vocation
Day Session
Set Sunday
The last of the summer series
of vocation days will be held this
Sunday at St. Charles Seminary,
2010 E. Broad Street.
The session, designed to ac
quaint young men interested in
seminary life with its various as
pects, begins at 2 p.m. No prior
registration is necessary.
Seminarians of St. Charles will
be present tn assist the ynurrg
men attending and will show
them around the seminary build
ings and discuss the many facets
of seminary life.
Sessions are conducted by the
faculty of St. Charles tn supply
information and inspiration for
those who are deliberating on en
tering the seminary.
Fr. Hugh Murphy, procurator
for the seminary, is in charge of
the Sunday session and stressed
the fact that there is no prior
registration involved nor any type
of fee nr expense
An informal session will he
held after registering in Room
212 followed by a conference at
2:30 Question and Answer per
iod 3 15 and the closing confer
ence followed by Benediction at
4 p.m.
Religion Still Alive
In Russia Despite
Red Suppression
Read “Evjg, Ingrid and
Ed” on page four this
week.
Price Ten Cents $3.00 A Y—r
Vatican News
Organs Urge
Caution
VATICAN CITY (NO—
Two Vatican City newspapers
this week called seizure of
the Suez Canal a violation of
the freedom of the seas.
“Perhaps Soviet diplomacy, al
ways ready to increase disunity
among noncommunist countries,
may have a different opinion.”’
but the Suez Canal issue “is a
question of common interest” in
which all parties concerned
should protect their rights.
L'Osservatore della Domenico,
Vatican City weekly, made this
statement on the controversial
question of the Suez Canal. Pres
ident Gama! Abdel Nasser of
Egypt announced the nationali
zation of the canal on July 26
in a retaliatory move against
Western nations when he failed
to get their financial hacking tn
construct the High Dam at As
wan.
The weekly warned that the ae
coiades given Nasser by commun
ist publications of the West rep
resent an added reason for cau
tious and moderate action.”
"L'O» serve tor* dalle Domem
iea," which does not speak of
ficially for the Holy See, said:
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NEW YORK (NC) Religion survives in the Soviet
Union today despite everything the Reds have been able to
do to wipe it out. Religion lives, an Assumptionist priest
who was expelled from Moscow said, “because God is giv
ing His grace to His children.”
Speaking on The Christian in
Action radio program Father
Georges Bissonnette. A.A who
Msgr. Kappes
Offers Requiem
For Father
Mr. William L. Kappes. 73, long
a well-known member of Holy
Rosary parish and the father of
eight children will be bifried to
morrow morning following a Sol
emn Funeral Mass at 10 o'clock.
Monsignor William Kappes. di
ocesan director of charities, will
be celebrant of the Mass, and will
be assisted by his brother, Father
Francis Kappes. of Loveland. Col
orado.
Bishop Ready will preside at
the Mass and officiate at the Fi
nal Absolution.
Mr. Kappes is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Theophila Kappes
three sons. Monsignor Kappes,
Father Kappes and Paul Kappes.
the latter of Columbus five
daughters, Sister Mary Clarice,
Joliet. Ill. Sister Mary Paschal,
Enid, Okla Mrs. John O’Leary.
Columbus: Mrs. W. H. Van Dine.
Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Wil
liam D. Van Vorst, Los Angeles,
Calif.
Corpus Christi Gets Addition
served in Mascow as chaplain to
U.S. diplomatic personnel there,
declared that the actions of the
Soviet government itself prove
religion is still deeply implanted
in the hearts of the Russian peo
ple.
Father Bissonnette asked the
following pointed questions to
help substantiate his belief that
the Reds themselves know they
have not demolished the religioua
beliefs of the Russian people.
If the plan made by th* Com
munist party for the destruc
tion of religion was working
well, the Assumptionist priest
asked, "would the Soviet gov
ernment shy away from put
ting the questions on religious
affiliation in its census ques
tionnaires?"
“If the people of the Soviet
Union were really being stripped
of the faith of their fathers,
would the Soviet government
maintain its restrictions on th«
activities of foreign clergymen?
Would it not rather throw the
country open for all to see the
new Soviet man and the new
Soviet woman at work and at
play?”
“If the Communist party had
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assistant pastor, and parishoners watch
their pastor wield the spade for the cere
mony. The project is expected to be com
pleted by March.