Evening star., 1947-01-18
Eight Days Of Prayer
On World Conversion
Open al t. u. Tonight

The annual observance Of the
Church Unity Octave, (eight days
of prayer of the conversion of the
world to Christ, will open at
8 o'clock tonight in the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton at Catholic University. 1t will
continue nightly until January Is.
At II am. tomorrow in the Shrine,
the divine liturgy of st. John Chry-
sostom, according to the Romanian
Byzantine rite, will be sung, with
the Rev. George Babutiu, pastor of
st. Helena's Church of Cleveland as
the celebrant and preacher. st.
Josaphat's Seminary Choir will sing
the mass music.
The services each evening will be
presided over by a high dignitary of
the Catholic Church, and will con-
sist of a sermon, followed by bene-
diction of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment. The evening programs follow:
Tonight-Most Rev. Vincent l..
Waters, Bishop OF Raleigh, N. c.,
presiding and preaching on Return
of the Other Sheep to the One
Fold; music by the Immaculate
Conception Academy Choir; bene-
diction by the Rev. John M. Walsh,
dean of men, Catholic University.
Sermon by Rev. F. P. Moran.
TomorroW-Most Rev. William r.
Arnold of New York, military Or
dinariate, presiding and officiating
at benediction; music by Trinity
College Choir; sermon on Return
Of the Oriental Separatists" by the
Rev. Francis P. Moran, editor of the
Pilot, Boston.
Monday-Most Rev. Lawrence j.
Shehan, Auxiliary Bishop of Balti-
more and Washington, presiding
and officiating at benediction; mu-
sic by Georgetown Visitation Junior
College; sermon on Submission of
the Anglicans to the Holy See" by
the Rev. Joseph Clifford Fenton,
editor, American Ecclesiastical Re-
view, Catholic University.
Tuesday-Right Rev. Msgr. Patrick
j. Mccormick, rector Of the Catholic
University, presiding and officiating
at benediction; music by Immacu-
lata Junior College Choir; sermon
on That the Lutherans and Other
Protestants of Continental Europe
Return to the Fold" by the Rev.
John Coffey, o. S. A., Villanova Col
lege.
Wednesday-Most Rev. James E.
Walsh of Mary Knoll, New York,
titular Bishop of Sata, presiding
and officiating at benediction; music
by Holy Trinity High School Choir;
sermon on That the Christians in
America May Become One in Com
munion With the Chair of Peter"
by the Rev. James Keller, M. M,
Of New York City.
Music by Campus School.
Thursday-Right Rev. Msgr. John
j. Reilly, director of the Immaculate
Conception Shrine. presiding and
officiating at solemn benediction;
music by Catholic University Cam
pus School; sermon on Return of
Lapsed Catholics to the Sacra-
ments," by the Rev. Peter Baptist
Duffee, o. F. NJ, of New York City.
Friday-Most Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, titular' Bishop of Areopolis,
presiding and officiating at bene-
diction; music by Georgetown Uni
'versity Choir; sermon on THE Con-
version of the jews" by the Rev.
ceroorv Eio,1eroo = of Atoro
ment Seminary.
Saturday-Most Rev. John M.
Mcnamara, Auxiliary Bishop OF
Baltimore and Washington, presid-
ing and officiating at benediction;
music by Women's Glee Club OF
Catholic University; sermon on
Missionary Conquest of the World
for Christ" by the Rev. Edward
Molloy, c. SIS. r., of Detroit, Mich.