?RIDAY, MARCH 3, 1961
FOR A
PERSONAL SACRIFICE
FOR LENT 1961
LENT
"No man can tqke his rightful place in the Kingdom of Christ
until he has attained that refinement which comes only as a
result of mortification and penance."
This quotation was taken from the recent letter of Bishop
Lone, explaining the !mportance of penance, prayer, and mor-
tification, and announcing the beginning of the Lenten Season
for 1961.
This Lenten exhortation calls upon all of us in the Diocese
to unite with His Holiness, Pope John XXIll, the Vicar of
Christ, in o holy crusade for the re-establishment of the virtues
of Christ in every day Christian living. It implies that the
Holy Father's program of "charity for all" must find its
effective extension in the lives of individual Catholics through-
out the world. Through us, indeed, Catholics of every station
and every segment of society, the spiritual and the corporal
works of mercy must come to life.
The Holy Father's great heart bleeds with concern over
the plight of the Church in Missionary lands. As the Universal
Father of Christendom, the neediest and most remote of his
spiritual children are his most immediate care. The great
poverty that so often hampers the zeal of dedicated Mission-
ary B'ishops, who recognize the pressure of time and events
on their apostolic programs deeply disturbs the Good Pope.
His missionary experience with 'The Propagation of the Faith
in Italy as National Director, and his diplomatic assignments
in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece, make His Holiness ever-
conscious of the material as well as the spiritual requirements
vf the Missions.
During Lent, the Vicar of Christ calls us to do penance,
to pray, to prnctice mortification, and to do Charity. His keen
desire to build up a strong, loving and devoted Christian Fam-
ily is based on this great return to Christian ideals founded
so inevitably on the old and yet always new principle of sacri-
fice. Without this spirit of sacrifice some apparent progress
may be made. but without sacrifice nothing of real value is
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ever accomplished. This Is so true in the missionary program
of the Church.
During Lent, -- Sacrifice may take many forms. It may
be a time of great decision for some individual who has
struggled for months or years with doubts about the future. It
may be a simple, but important, little "self-denial" of little
Jimmy Brown in the 5th Grade. During Lent, --- whatever the
sacrifice might be, give it purpose and Character; make it
constructive and positive.
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During Lent, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith
depends a great deal on the positive SACRIFICE PROGRAM
of the young and old throughout the Diocese who give thought
to the Sacrifice of Christ and its universal repercussions.
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PLEASE CONSIDER THE MISSIONS AS ONE
OF YOUR MAJOR LENTEN PROJECTS.
SEND YOUR WEEKLY OFFERING
--A POSITIVE SACRIFICE.
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SECOND WEEK OF LENT
Dear Monsignor:
Please accept my LENTEN SACRIFICE for Our Holy
Father's Missions.
Amount:
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Address
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PRESENT CHECK --- The Father McCormick council Knights of Columbus, Crystal' Lake, made
a contribution of $2500 to the St. Thomas church expansion fund. Shown above with The
Roy. Burwell E. Beddoes, pastor of St. Thomas, are (1 to r) Norbert Jacob, past Grand
Knight; Anthony J. Kirchberg, past Grand Knight; Ralph Pauley, warden; Roy Keenum, Grand
Knight; Andrew Gartner, chancellor; and William J. Gallagher, past Grand Knight.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--( NC )--
Bishop Albert L. Fletcher said
True Joy Based
On Obedience to
God--Pope John
VATICAN CITY- (NC) --
True joy is based upon obedi-
ence to God's commandments
His Holiness Pope John XXIII
told participants in a general
audience here.
The Pope proposed the three
words "joy, obedience and
peace" for the meditation of all
who attended the audience (Feb.
22).
The joy which will continue
for eternity, he said, "is condi-
tioned upon obedience to the
teachings contained in the Ten
Commandments, by which we
are commanded to honor the
Almighty and not to offend him
and by which we are forbidden
to harm our neighbor, to kill, to
steal or to give false testi-
mony."
Christ was the supreme ex-
ample of obedience, the Pope
said, becoming "obedient for us
unto death, even to the death of
the Cross." It is such obedience
that God always blesses, he add-
ed, even if one shoul~t commit
an error in trying to follow the
divine will.
"The consequence of obedi-
ence to God and His holy
Church," the Pope concluded,
"is peace, tranquility and satis-
faction of soul."
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here pupils in church - related
schools can be aided by govern-
ment and Church - State separa-
tion still observed.
The Bishop of Little Rock
wrote in a Lenten pastoral that
the U. S. Constitution has been
interpreted to m e a n that
Church - State separation would
be violated if religious schools
were supported directly by the
government.
"But this would not be the
case if the benefit from the gov-
ernment is made to and receiv-
ed by the paren or the child to
be used for education in any
school of his choice," he wrote.
Against Constitution
The Arkansas prelate said that
if Church - State separation for-
bade the use of public funds for
any purpose that might even-
tually benefit the Church or re-
ligious schools, then "it would
be against the Constitution for
the government, either state or
Federal, to pay the Church for
a piece of ground needed for
a public road."
Bishop Fletcher stressed that
he does not favor Federal aid,
but believes that if Congress
should decide upon it, then par-
ents of private school pupils
should share equally with par,
ents of children attending pub-
lic schools.
President Kennedy's message
to Congress proposing Federal
aid to education recommended
~2.3 billion in grants to states
for public grade and high
schools. The President specifi-
cally ruled out aid to church
schools.
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The administration', propo-
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Kinsella. S.J will preach "A
Week of Reparation" at St.
Laurence c h u r c h beginning
Sunday, March 5, and ending
with the solemn closing Friday
evening, March 10. The Jesuit
father will preach at all the
Masses Sunday --7:00, 8:00,
9:15, 10:30 and 11:45 a.m.--and
at the devotion at 8 p.m. Sun-
day evening.
A Week of Reparation" is
something like a mission, but
much more positive in its ap-
proach The sermons ex-
plaining a simple way of life
which is known the world over
as the Apostleship of Prayer."
Pope Plus XII called this way
of life "A Perfect Devotion to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus".
It is a simple way of life not
based on mere recitation of
Jrayers. This way of life will
show how to make every action
and daily duty a prayer offered
to God. For that reason, the
Holy Father says that the three
3ractices of the Apostleship of
P r a y e r "Contain the Sum
:Total of Christian Perfection."
Way of Perfection
Everyone has the time and
talent to practice this way of
perfection.
[ Father Kinsella was born in
]Chicago and attended St. Ig-
]natius high school and Loyola
[university. In September, 1946,
he began two years' novitiate
for the society at Milford, O.
After completing his studies he
taught English and direoted the
school newspaper at the Uni-
versity of Detroit high school.
Ordained to the Holy Priest-
hood on June 14, 1959, Father
completed his final year of
spiritual training at St. Joseph
hall, Decatur, Ill.
children merely and only be-
cause they exercise their Con-
stitutional right to send their
children to the private schools
of their choice," he wrote.
Dr. DesLauriers
Bishop Fletcher said Catho-
lics should protest the "unjust
discrimination" to which they
are subjected. "They are fully
justified in working to eliminate
this unfair treatment "
The prelate stressed that
Catholics are not appeased to
public schools. "They know," he
said, "that public schools are
an absolute necessity. Private
schools or private organizations
could not adequately fulfill the
gigantic task of secular educa-
tion in this country."
Will Address
alumnae association at Madonna high school Sunday, March 5,
Father Lindon's theme is "Ladies and Our Blessed Lord."
The annual one-day retreat,
which is open to all Catholic
women, will begin with regis-
tration at 9:30 a.m. and the
first conference at 10 a.m. The
Day of Recollection will con-
clude with Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament at 4 p.m.
From Pennsylvania
Father Lindon, superior and
rector of K i 1 r o e seminary,
Honesdale, Penn will center
his conferences
around "Jesus
i:::i::ii a n d M a r y,"
i"J e s u s and
i Some O t h e r
Women," "Je-
sus and Anoth-
er Mary," and
"J e s u s and
You." The day
of Recollection
g i v e s women
faced with the
complications of life in the mod-
ern world the opportunity to re-
gain their spiritual perspective.
Father Lindon is the huthor of
the following books: St. Thom-
as Aquinas, Proofs for Immor-
tality of the Soul, and The No-
tion of Human Virtue in t h e
Doctrine of St. Thomas Aquin-
as.
Pontifical Institute
Ordained in 1942, Father Lin-
don is a member of the Pontifi-
Cal Institute of Mediaeval Stud-
ies in Toronto, Canada. He is
also licensed in mediaeval stud-
ies, (L. M. S.) and Doctor of
Philosophy of the University of
Toronto, Canada, Ph.D.
Between F a t h e r Lindon's
studies at Fordham university
and Sacred Heart monastery at
Hales Corners, Wis he was
employed by the Fifth Avenue
Bank, the United Advertising
agency and the Hornblower-
day, March 6 at8 p.m. in the a better tasting tartar
Mendelssohn c l u b. Program
chairman, Mrs. Anthony KjeU- Brighter with an ex-
,gren, has arranged a talk on
hypnosis by Dr. Austin Des- tra measure of creamy
Lauriers of the Mental Health egg goodness lighter
clinic, in salad oil content
Final plans will be made for
the guild's annual Communion than any tartar you'vo
breakfast, to be held March 12. tried before. Full 8-
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by breakfast at 10 a.m. at the
Patronize LaFayette hotel. Guest speaker
. will be the Most Rev. Loras T.
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Father Lindon is also a mem-
ber of the Mediaeval Academy
of America, the .~merican Phil-
osophical Association, t h e
American Catholic Philosophi-
cal Society and the Wayne Coun-
ty Historical Society.
Sacred Heart Priest
A member of the Society of
the priests of the Sacred Heart,
he is also assistant provincial
of the priests of t h e Sacred
Heart in Canada and the United
States.
All Catholic women are invit-
ed to participate in this day of
special grace. Those wishing to
attend may make reservations
by phoning Sister M. Therese,
O.S.F moderator for the Ma-
d o n n a Alumnae association.
Dinner will be served cafeteria
style. An offering of $1 is asked
to help defray expenses.
Undevoted Pet
OI, Japan--(NC)--Every eve-
ning at the sound of the Ange-
lus bell, blind old Matsuyama-
san would drop his chopsticks
and interrupt dinner to recite
the prayer. His sly old cat
would quietly dig into his mas-
ter's meal.
For Matsuyama, a recent
convert, this posed a problem
of conscience. Was he bound to
recite the Angelus then and
there? Could he delay recita-
tion until after his meal? Fa-
ther James Doyle, S.S.C an
American and a veteran o] 25
years in the Far East, put his
mind at rest.
Everybody is happy but the
cat.
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