The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-20
BY A. w. O'BRIEN NEA Service Special
Correspondent

Montreal, Quebec, July 2O.-One hundred model couples" rigidly trained for a year in a sequence of marriage preparation courses. will be wed in a single ceremony in ancient Notre Dame church here on Sunday morning, July 23.
 Styled to offset waves of unfavor- able publicity about the marriage institution, the mass marriage will highlight the Jocist Congress, meet ing of young Catholic workers from Canada, the United States, and Eu- rope. Following 1t will come an every three check-up on the newlyweds for five years.
 Then Rev Henri Roy plans to draft a sort of textbook on marriage preparation and its re- suits which will provide guide for future generations.
 Father Roy is the Jocist move ment founder. The name is taken from initials of the associations s French name, Jeunesse Ouvriere Catholique (Young o "a ho 1 c Worker). ..
 The 100 couples were selected from thousands of applicants in the provinces of Ontario and Que- bee. Their curriculum of courses included such subjects as morals, economic, and medicine.
 SURVEY SHOWED IGNORANCE
 Last year Father Roy started pro- noting his giant marriag, scheme to prove to the world the importance of careful and serious preparation for deadlock. He had been conduct ing a survey on matters pertaining tot marriage. Here were his find- ings:
 l. At least 50 per cent of the young people marrying today are not morally prepared.
 2. At least 20 per cent are not financially prepared to as- sume responsibilities of mar riage.
 3. In the great majority of cases, young people do not real- ize the importance of marriage, considering 1t an event deter mined by chance alone.
 4. The average young person knows little or nothing about the necessity of or the procedure of preparing for marriage by studying all the aspects of the venture.
 5. False ideas about mar riage and lack of preparation is responsible for the vast major ity of separations and broken homes. The labor class would
 not be so poor, mentally and . morally, if parents had known their duty and lived up to it. The report on the survey was circulated throughout the Jocist membership and an invitation submitted to join the mass mar riage.
 For the last three months, train- ing discussions have been taking , the form of group lectures-for mixed boys and girls, for boys only, for girls only, and for indi- !, viduals. Father Roy has toured extensively to interview and lec- ture to each group and has been r accompanied continually by Dr. ? Donat Voghel, well known physi- clan and psychologist.
 FROM 17
 TO 25
 Ages of the young couples range between IT and 25 years. The flu. ture husband earn on an average of $25 per week and all are reason. ably secure in their jobs.
 The ceremony will begin at St ]. James Basilica where the couple. are to receive Holy Communion ir , a body. This will be followed by registration-legal procedure re- quired in Quebec. A hotel break. fast will be an intimate affair with friends joining the couples al their own expense = the couple. being guests of the Jocist organi. zation.
 One hundred automobiles will carry the couples to the church Brides will wear white wells ant gowns. while the grooms will al be dressed in blue.
 At the church. the center aisl, will have prayer-stools for thu couples, their witnesses, and thl celebrant priest in each instance At the church door, red and pinl flowers will be distributed by Jocist to the guests.
 His Excellency, Mgr. George 0authiey. afchbiahop Of Montreal will preside at the ceremony an lbless the unions. Prayers will D