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Bishop Ready’s
Coat Of Arms
On the occasion of his appointment to the See of Colum
bus, Bishop Ready chose a coat of arms that embodied the
arms of the Diocese as welt as his own
The arms of the Diocese were new in design. On a field
of blue there is emblazoned a sil
ver (white) sailing vessel in mo
tion having a
cross at the
top of the
mast and
the letter
in red on its
sail At the
base is the
heraldic sym
bol of water.
The meaning
is simple.
The boat's sail bears the initial
of the holy name of Mary in di cat
ing the name of the principal ship
of the fleet of Columbus the Santa
Maria The cross at the top of the
mist is a reminder of our Calho
lie Faith, the Faith of Columbus.
The three colors in this shield, red
while and blue are of course those
of our country and are a reminder
of its debt to the great discoverer.
The personal arms of His Ex
cellency were those of the Ready
family. On a blue field three single
wings in erect fashion are displayed
in silver, two over one.
Between the two is displayed a
silver roundel having on it a red
cross, an adaptation of the symbol
of faith and service used by the
National Catholic Welfare with
which the Bishop was so long as
sociated.
In the Bishop’s personal coat of
•rms there are likewise but three
Colors, red. white and blue, indi
cating the national character of
his work with NCWC. As his motto,
found in the scroll at the base of
the escutcheon are the words,
“Quae Sunt Dei Deo"—to God the
things that are God’s (Matt XXH,
21).
The heraldic description of these
arms is^-is follows: Two coats im
paled The dexter half (observer’s
left azure (blue) thereon a sailing
vessel argent (silver) at top of
mast a cross of the same and on
its sail an gules red) and at the
base a barry wave of six argent
and azure, the sinister half (ob
server’s right) azure with three
wings erect two over one argent
and between the two in chief a
rounded urgent with a cross gules
superimposed.
New Elrntenlary Schools
From 1945-1957
Christ the King—1947
Holy Spirit—1952
St. Agnes—1955
St. Christopher—1948
St. Gabriel —1953
St. lames the l*ss—1949
St Andrews—1956
St. Michael’s—1954
Our Ijidy of Peace—1952
Holy Name—1954
St. Mary’s School—1955
St. Catharine—1950
First, Last Ordination Classes
Fathers B. Jones, B«nn«tt Applegate, Elmer Boyden
•nd C. Jones, top photo, wore in Bishop Ready's first ordin
ation class, Feb. 24, 1945. Below front row, Fathers Thomas
G. Bender, John Fulcher, Thomas Cadden, Charles R. Grif
fin, Samuel Durbin and Richard Engle, second row, Fathers
Thomas L. McLaughlin, James R. Haag, Robert Shalosky,
Raymond A. Goode, Eugene Yoris and Patrick Sorohan,
were in the 1955 class, the last ordination performed by
Bishop Ready.
Taj
Impressive
Last Rites
For Bishops
The obsequies for a Bishop
are minutely described in the
official liturgical book for
Episcopal ceremonies, the cer
moniale Episcoporum.
Every detail is prescribed in this
book of rubrical directions which
was first issued by Pope Clement
VIH in the year 1600, and finally
revised to its present form by
Pope I*o XIII in 1882.
IN ROBES OF STATE
The deceased prelate is vested
in full pontificals. Over the choir
dress—violet cassock, mantelletta,
and linen rochet, the vestments
used in a Solemn Pontifical Mass
are worn amice, alb, cincture,
stole, pectoral cross, tunic, dalma
tic, and chasuble of violet color.
The Bishop’s ceremonial gloves
ire placed on his hands and on his
finger the Episcopal ring which
was bestowed at the time of his
consecration.
Upon his head rs placed a linen
miter.
OFFICE OF DEAD
While the body rests in the
Bishop’s residence, the Office of
the Dead is chanted by groups
of the clergy appointed for this
purpose.
For the transference of the body
to the Cathedral church the clergy
assemble in the Bishop’s home.
The highest ranking of the dioce
san priests presides at this cere
mony, blessing the corpse and in
toning the psalms that are chant
ed by the priests in the procession
to the church.
The bells of the Cathedral and
those of all the rhurches of the
city are tolled. Priests act as pall
bearers. In the Cathedral the body
is placed on a bier at the entrance
to the sanctuary and lies in state
until the funeral Mass.
The Requiem Mass for a Bishop
is given in the Roman Missal with
prayers proper for a prelate.
This Mass celebrated by a Bishop
follows the rubrics ol a Solemn
Pontifical Mass.
RARE CEREMONY
There is a particular solemnity
to the find absolution that fol
lows the Funeral Mass. Five Bish
ops participate in this ceremony.
This live fold absolution is rarely
witnessed, being reserved for de
ceased Popes, Cardinals, Metropoll
tans, and Bishops who presided
over a given diocese.
In the case of Catholic sover
eigns, this unusual ceremony is
permitted The Bishops who take
part in this ritual are vested in
black copes and linen miters The
Bishop celebrant of the Funeral
Mass presides over this last bless
ing of the body, made particularly
impressive by chant, sprinkling of
the corpse with holy water, and
incensing
Each of the four assisting Bish
ops. stationed at eaih corner of
the catafalque, repeats the abso
lution and blessing in turn.
Charity
(Continued from Page 7)
a corrective reading teacher and
other professional personnel.
St. Vincent De Paul
In 1956 under the Bishop's di
rection the St. Vincent de Paul So
ciety was reactivated in the Dio
cese and Fr. laiwrence Corcoran,
assistant charities director, was
named to moderate the worthy lay
organization.
More than 40 conferences of the
Society have been formed or reac
tivated. The Vincentians offer ma
terial and spiritual help to people
living in their own homes and in
institutions. They sponsored pa
rolees from the stale prisons and
provided job opportunities, finan
cial help and personal services
During the recent Hungarian re
volt they helped th* Diocese in
placing mote than 49 refugees
Ct dy aseduL'd with the St
Vincent de Paul Society was the
THE CATHOLIC TIMES Friday, May 3, 1957
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Bishop Hettinger
Columbus Auxiliary Bishop and Titular Bishop of Teos,
Edward G. Hettinger was ordained a priest of the Columbus
Diocese on June 2, 1928 and appointed a domestic prelate
by Pope Pius in September, 1938. He was named Auxiliery
Bishop of Columbus by Pope Pius XII on Doc. 2, 1941. Upon
Bishop Hartley's death he was named administretor of the
Diocese, a position he was given again Friday.
Five Ordinaries
Have Served Here
The following Bishops have served the Diocese of Co
lumbus during its eighty-nine year history.
Most Rev. S. H. Rosecrans, D.D., consecrated titular
Bishop of Pompeiopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati
in St. Peter’s Cathedral, Cincin
nati, on March 25, 1862. was
transferred to Columbus March
3, 1868. when the Diocese was
established. Bishop Rosecrans
died Oct. 21. 1878
Most Rev. John Ambrose Wat
terson, D.D., consecrated Bish
op of Columbus in St. Jos
eph’s Cathedral, Columbus, on
Aug 8, 1880. Bishop Watterson
died April 17, 1899
Most Rev. Henry Moeller, D.D.,
consecrated Bishop of Columbus
in St Peter’s Cathedral, Cincin
nati. on Aug. 25, 1900 He was
promoted to the Archepiscopal
see of Areopolis and made Co­
St. Vincent de Paul -.hop. This
agency had been established in
1936 to collect usable clothing and
furniture for distribution and sate
to distressed families.
The shop has helped more than
500 families since 1945.
Since 1945 the Diocese has con
tributed to the annual Bishop Re
lief campaigns Duiing Thanksgiv
ing Week each year usable cloth
ing is collected and sent overseas.
The amount of clothing has in
creased steadily each year and this
year more than 110,000 pounds of
clothing were collected, with most
of it' being dispatched to the Hun
garian refugees in Austria.
Following the second World War
the Diocesan Resettlement commit
tee founded by Bishop Ready pro
vided homes and job assurances
for more than 400 displaced per
sons and refugees from Europe.
Later last year after the Hungari
an massacre through benevolence
of the Bishop more than 40 Hun
garian freedom fighters were set
tled here.
The Welfare Bureau under the
guidance of the Bishop set new
marks yearly for help and guid
ance of the underprivileged and
I misled.
adjutor to the Archbishop of
Cincinnati, with the right of suc
cession, on April 27, 1903. He
succeeded to the see of Cincin
nati Oct. 31, 1904. Bishop Moel
ler died Jan. 5, 1925.
Most Rev. James J. Hartley,
D.D., consecrated Bishop of Co
lumbus Tn Holy Name church,
Steubenville, on Feb, 25, 1904,.
Bishop Hartley died January 12,
1944
Most Rev. Michael J. Ready,
D.D., consecrated Dec. 14, 1944,
in St. Matthew's Cathedral, Wash
ington. and installed Bishop of
Columbus in St. Joseph’s Cathed
ral on January 4, 1945. Bishop
Ready died May 2, 1957.
Most Rev. Edward G. Hettin
ger, D.D., consecrated Titular
Bishop of Teo# and Auxiliary
Bishop of Columbus in St. Jos
eph’s Cathedral, Columbus, on
Feb. 24. 1942, served as Admin
istrator of the Diocese of Co
lumbus from the time of Bishop
Hartley's death until Bishop
Ready's installation. He has agaiA
been named Administrator. Bish
op Hettinger is also pastor of
Sacred Heart parish. Columbus.
Mission
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Christ in mission areas was the
welcoming of the Missionaries of
Saints Peter and Paul to the Dio
cese to build their first mission
seminary in the United Slates at
Hebron, Ohio. His Excellency
was
to have participated in the dedica
tion there Sunday. May 12.
Bishop Ready’s constant zealous
concern for the Kingdom of Christ
in every part of the world has
earned the esteem and gratitude of
all the missionaries.