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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-04-01
Legal Observance
OF Good Friday
Sought by Knights

In line with nationwide efforts
to promote the appropriate observ-
ance of Good Friday, members of
Knights of Columbus Santa Maria
Council 1898 have petitioned the
City Council of Columbus and the
State Legislature to declare a par
tial holiday on that date.
The petition urges that all bust
ness houses be requested to close
their doors during the hours of II
noon until 800 pm. so that en-
ployees and customers may have
the opportunity to attend services
in honor of the supreme sacrifice
of Our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ"
A copy of the petition has been
forwarded to the Governor, the
Speaker of the State House and
Senate, TO the Mayor and City
Council of Columbus and to the
President of the Retail Merchants
Association.
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changes in the laws controlling pri-
vate education, but few persons
thought that the government would
go as far as it has. Worried Catho-
lies we're treasured on several occa-
sions by government sources that
they had nothing to worry about.
The real plans OF ths govern.
nnent were therefore unknown
Until II introduced the first Of
three proposed school laws in
parliament. The proposed laws
are ell typieslly seevlsrisf In
spirit. They assume that sdUea-
fion Is exclusively the concern
Of fhe state and aim a+ strength
snins public schools by wssksn-
ing privsfe sehools-snd in Bel.
GUM that means Catholic
Schools.
There is general feeling here
that the government wanted to
spring a surprise in the school
question to prevent Catholics from
acting promptly enough to upset
its plans. Confident of its majority
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ually extinguished. Finally the
darkness is complete except for
one lit candle which represents
Christ. This last candle is hidden,
only to suddenly reappear from be-
hind the altar, just as Christ will
reappear after His resurrection
from the dead on Easter Sunday.
The lights are turned on and all
leave the church in silence. This
service is called Tenebrde or dark
ness, because the lights are extin-
guished.
Holy Thursday
The great celebrations of the
week begin on Holy Thursday. In
the early Church there were three
Masses on this day: one at which
those who had been doing public
penance during Lent were admit
ted back among the faithful, an
other for the blessing of Holy Oils,
and a third in honor of the Last
Supper. Today the first ceremony
has fallen into disuse and the lat.
ter two have been combined into
one.
The Oils are blessed after Mass
on this day only in cathedral
where a bishop presides. These
Oils will be used during the year
for baptism, confirmation, and the
amounting of the sick in the parish
es surrounding the cathedral. Oil
is used in the rites of some sacra.
ments because it is a sign of bodi-
ly strength and help.
The srsafsst event OF Holy
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usually takes fhs part Of fhs
ieerins crowd. This ceremony Is
Of nedisevsI origin.
After Mass the faithful take the
palms home to hang on the wall as
reminders of the Kingship of
Christ. Some of the palms are
burned at the church to make the
ashes for the Ash Wednesday of
the coming year.
First Three Days
On Monday the gospel of the
Mass tells of the time when Christ
was prophetically annointed for bur-
ial at the home of Mary and Mar
tha six days before the Pssch. Tues
day, the passion of Christ is again
read or sung as on Palm Sunday.
The same happens on Wednesday,
but each time the account of the
passion is by a different gospel
writer.
In the early Church, this We'd
nesday was the day on which con-
yerts were given their final exam
ination in preparation for baptism
at Easter.
On Wednesday evening, in
many churches fhe ehoirs sing
what 10 practically . funeral
service, composed of prayers
from The old and New Tssfs-
menfs and selections from early
Christian writers. ALI hymns are
concerned with fhs suffering and
death Of Christ.
During this service the lights
and candles in the church are grad
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-04-01
Msgr. Gieringer
Final Assumption
Forum Speaker

Monsignor Paul A. Gieringer,
rector of the Pontifical College
Josephinum, will give the last of
the current lectures in the AS
sumption Forum series Sunday,
Apr. 3, in St. Michael School Hall,
High st. and Selby Ave, at $50
pm.
Monsignor Gieringer will discuss
''The Story of the Bible" From
his background in education and
parish work, he will trace the de-
velopment of the Holy Scriptures,
the Church's role in interpreting
them and their importance for the
Faith.
The forum is sponsored by As
sumption Council 1927, the North
Side Council of the Knights of Co
lumbus. Tickets for the lecture will
be available at the door and the
public is invited.
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Seven Deseons
Fathers James Hanley, Charles
Halusks, Arthur Dimond, Law
renee O'Connor, Robert 0'Brien,
Raymond Carter and Hugh Muir
ply.
Seven Subdescons
Fathers Francis Miller. Colby
Grimes, Clement Durbin, Anthony
Borelli, Peter Essman, John Tague
and Thomas Lowery.
Subdeacon of the Cross will be
Rev. William Huber, deacon, at Mt.
St. Mary Seminary. Masters of
ceremonies will be Msgr. Roland
Winel and Fathers George Schorr
and James Geiger.
Good Friday
Father James CeigeT will be
the eelebranf sf the Mass OF the
Pre-Ssnetified, opening the Ire
Ore three hoUrl service COM
nemorafinq Our Lords death on
the cross. Bishop Ready will pre-
side ct the Mass, scheduled at
noon.
Msgr William Kappes will be
the assistant priest and Fathers
Lawrence Corcoran and Richard
Dodd will be the deacons of honor.
Rev. Robert Reilly, deacon of Mt.
St. Mary Seminary, will serve as
deacon and the Rev. Mr.. Csdden
Thomas, subdeacon at Mt. st. Mary
Seminary, will be subdeacon. Msgr.
Roland T. Winel and Father
George Schorr will be masters of
ceremonies.
Subdeacon of the Cross will be
the Rev. Mr.. John Fulcher.
Father George Buchanan will
give the sermon at the Ire Ore
services Immediately following the
Mass. Father James Geiger will
give the commentary and Msgr.
Harry Connolly will lead the Sta
tions of the Cross. Bishop Ready
will bless the faithful with relic
of the True Cross as a climax to
the ceremonies.
In letter TO ell priests iH the
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at the church where the procession
ended.
Today, the palms are blessed in
a ceremony before the main Mass
on Palm Sunday. The arrangement
of the ceremony shows that it once
was part of a special Mass.
After the blessing ceremony, the
palms are distributed to the faith
full who then 60 in procession to
the outside of the church. Some
times only the choir, representing
the people, takes part in this pro-
cession. The doors of the church
are then closed and the choir and
people stand outside, singing a
hymn in praise of Christ the King,
An assistant, using large cross
carried in the procession, knocks
on the doors and they are opened
at once. The people enter, carrying
their palms, and singing of Christ's
triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The Mass follows with the
priest vested in purple. The
story Of christ's suffering and
death leaIlad "fhs passion"1 ls
read Or sung rs she gospel Of fhs
day. Where N 10 sung, one min
iseer sings ffns narrative part,
aac4her takes she part Of Our
Lerd, and third fhs roles OF
ne Apostles End e4hers. a shoir
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Thursday is the Mass in honor
of the Last Supper of Christ with
His Apostles. Formerly held in
the evening, II is now celebrated
in the morning. The Eucharist
was Instituted by Christ at the
first Mass and this is the eeIe-
brafion eommemorsfins that
Mass.
The priests robe in finest white
or gold vestments for this Mass. AT
the singing of the Gloria, the bells
ring continuously and the organ,
which was silent all during Lent,
resounds joyously and nightly
throughout the church. Thereafter
the organ is not heard again un.
til Easter and the bells used at
Mass are replaced by a somber
wooden clapper.
The bread and wine are conse.
Grated, Christ is offered to His Fa'
ther, and the faithful receive Com
munion. Then a piece of the con
secrated Bread, which is now
Christ's Body, is carried in tri
umphant procession throughout
the church as the people sing
praises.
The procession in honor OF fhe
Holy Eucharist ends at q small
altar which is brightly deeked
with flowers and candles. Here
the Eucharist is kept until noon
OF Good Friday. During the re-
nainder Of Holy Thursday lall
night aIso) and Friday morning,
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In his acceptance address Secre-
tary Mitchell quoted from Pope Plus
XH's 1854 Christmas message in
which the Holy Father said that
"every nation (shouid) develop its
own potentialities in regard to liv-
ing standards and employment, and
contribute to the corresponding
nations less favored"
Commented Mr.. MITCHELL: "If
we in the West can promote This
InfernsfionsI cooperation about
which the Pope speaks. and can
give our advice and technical
prowess TO. help develop the less
fortunate of the worlds nations,
we need have little fear of the
spread OF communism. II we fail
In This respect, we can attribute
The loss which will inevitably
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26lO Families
Aided by Welfare.
Bureau i'm 1854

The Catholic Welfare Bureau
gave direct aid to 2610 families in
the diocese during 1854, Msgr. Will
liam Kappes, director of hospitals
and charities, announced this
week.
Msgr. Kappes, in the bureaus
annual report published in full on
page II, reported that 1871 fami-
lies were given brief services,
ranging from emergency relief to
information regarding community
resources. The remainder - 739
families - received continuous
service.
The Bureau, which in addition
10 fhe Columbus headquarters
has offices in Newark and zsnes-
Vile, aided family life in nvmsr.
Gus other ways. Case workers
provided guidance and super.
vision for $50 children who re-
side with their parents, and they
served $50 children away from
their homes.
Forty-two youngsters were plac-
ed for adoption by the bureau, and
81 applications were accepted from
married couples who desired to
adopt children. The bureau placed
more children for adoption last
year than any other adoption agen-
cy in Columbus.
These and many other services
performed by the Bureau combin-
ed to produce the busiest year
which the welfare agency has ex-
perienced since its organization in
September, l945.
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The tenth annual Spring
Conference of the Columbus
Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women will be held in the
Lancaster High School Audi
torium, Sunday, May |, at 3
pm, it was announced this
week by Mrs. Frank HI. Vogel,
president.
Bishop Ready will address the as
sembly of representatives from all
parish councils of the diocese and
will celebrate Pontifical Benedic-
ton in st. Mary's church following
the program.
Father Julian j. Sehaefer, pastor
of st. Mary parish, will be host to
the conference.
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immigration
Laws of us.
Hit by Jesuit

ROME - (NC) - The Nc
Carran Act and other United
States immigration laws which
admit foreigners to the coun-
try on the basis of national or
igin we're criticized here in the
Jesuit magazine Civilta Cato
lica as contrary to natural
rights, social justice and CON-
mon sense.
In an article written by Father
c. Giachetti, S.J., the philosophy
behind American immigration laws
was termed contrary to Catholic
teaching.
Americas philosophy, according
to the priest, declares that every
nation has an absolute right to
keep foreigners out of the country
or to expel them for any reason
whatever.
Catholic teaching on the subject,
he continued, was summed up by
Pope Plus XII in his 1852 Christmas
Message. The Pope deplored the
fact that in modern society a per-
sons natural right is mot recog-
nized OF is practically annulled on
the pretext of a common good
falsely understood or falsely ap-
Piled"
Father Giachetti called for inter
national action on the immigration
problem. "Since emigration and i'm
migration are today world prob
lens" he said, they must be set
tied on a world level by inter-
national agreements"
He added that receiving nations
have = right to take reasonable
measures to safeguard their nation
al life. But, he argued, the McCar-
ran Act is not such a reasonable
measure.
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Bishops
Appointments S

APRIL SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday, April Ord: 1900
.. me-sIsssins OF Palms, Pro-
eession, Solemn Mass cersm
Episeopo, ssinf Joseph Ca
thedFsI.
Wednesday, April 9Th: 7:3o >.
m.-Tenehrse, Cathedral.
Holy ThvrsdsY, April 7fh:
$50 q. m.-Ponfifieal Mass,
Blessing Of Oils, Procession,
Cathedral; 7:30 .. m. - Tens.
brse, Cathedral.
Good Friday. April sth: 1900
Neen-Msss OF The Pre- Ssnefi-
fled, Ire Ore, Bishop prssid-
ing, Cathedral; 7:30 .. m--
Tenebrse, Cathedral.
Holy Saturday April Pin:
1890 .. m.-Esster Vigil OBJ
ssrvsnes. Pontifiesl Mass, ca.
fhedrsl.
E1sfer Sunday, April loth: hoo
.. m-Solemn Mass, eersnn
EpiSeopc, Cathedral.
Monday, April lIfh: 1000 9. m.
Ordination, Diseonafe, Chapel
Saint Charles Seminary.
Low Sunday. April I7fh -
1o:r" a. m.-Dsdiesfion and
First Mass. Our Lady Of LoVr.
des Church, Marysvills.
Tuesday, April 1sh: NcWc
Administrative Beard Msefins,
Washington, &c.
Wednesday, April 10Th: NcWc
Administrative Board Meet.
ing, Washington, DC.
Sunday, April 74fh: l1:oo ..
m.-PonfifieaI Mass, s0fh An
niversary. Blessed Sacrament
Parish, Newark; 500 .. M
Annual Scout Holy Hour, Ca
fhedraI.
Monday, April 7sth: 1000 ..
m.-PonfifiesI Mass, caffsd-
rel, Nofre Dame Sisters, Cen
tenary in Columbus; 500 p.
m.-oPenins, cIersY Rsfress,
Shrine Of the Little Flower.
Tuesday, April 18th: 900 q. m.
Solemn Requiem Mass, eoFsm
EpiSeopo, Shrine, Deceased
Bishops and Priests CT fhe
Diocese.
Wednesday, April 77fh: 800 o.
m.--PonfifieaI Mass. PsfFensl
Feast Of fhs csthedrsl.
Thursday, April 18th: s:0 >. m.
Holy Hour, Closing, Clergy
Refrest, Shrine.
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with the AlIeluias of Easter Sun
day, the Holy Week liturgy of the
church will remind the faithful of
Christ's passion, death and resur-
rection.
Palm Sunday
Bishop Ready will bless the
palms preceding the II am. Mass
at ST. Joseph Cathedral Sunday.
Msgr Harry S. Connolly, pastor Of
the Cathedral, will be the cele-
brant of the Mass.
Msgr. Matthew Howard will be
the assistant priest, and Fathers
James Kulp and Edward Healey.
deacons of honor to Bishop Ready.
Father James Geiger and Father
Hugh Murphy viii be deacon and
subdeacon respectively, and Msgr.
Roland T. Winel and Father
George Schorr will be masters of
ceremonies.
Father George FuIcher will
give a running commentary on
the ceremonies and the Passion
will be sung by Deseons from
fhs PonfificsI College Josephin-
vn. Father Bernard Mcclory will
serve as svbdeaeon OF fhe cress.
The Sehels csntorvm of St.
Charles Seminary will sing Of
the Palm Sunday services and at
other devotions in the Cathedral
throughout Holy Week.
Father James Carroll will be the
preacher at the Tenebrae services
scheduled at 7:30 pm. Wednesday
Thursday and Friday. Bishop Rea.
dy will preside.
Holy Thursday
On Holy Thursday the bishop
will consecrate the Holy Oils dur
ing the $50 am. Mass. According
to the Roman Pontifical, in addi.
ton to the customary ministers OF
the Mass, II priests, seven deacons
and seven subdeacons will assist
the Bishop in this ceremony.
Msgr. Harold O'Donnell viii
serve as assistant priest, and Msgr
Paul O'Dea and Msgr. Edwart
Spiers as deaeons of honor. Dea
con and subdeacon respectivel,
will be Father James Kraus anC
Father William Rardin.
These offices will be filled By
the following priests:
Twelve Priests
Fathers Leo Lawler, Georgt
Marzluf, Kenneth Wise, Jane.
Kulp, Anthony Becker, James Nc
Kay, S.M., Clement DeMeersman
C.LC.M., Joseph Lawler, C.M., Roc
co Cosentino, C.PP.S., Waltel
Mack, o.MI., Francis r. Vollmer
o.P., and James Bregola, PINE
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However, the visitors streamed in
by regular train, by bicycle and
afoot. BY noon of Saturday, the
streets of the city were hubbub
of excitement and rumors.
The excitement was heightened
when mounted police charged a
crowd with swinging sabers, and
riot troopers on foot welded batons
to break up clusters of demonstra-
tors. Officials had proclaimed that
all groups of five or more persons
were to be dispersed. Many persons
were searched and large number
taken to military barracks and
held on charges of endangering
the peace. In one area which the
police had cordoned off, the crowd
was dispersed with high pressure
hoses.
Casualties were comparatively
few, to judge by early reports.
The school sfrike-fhs second
OF IFS kind 10 be organized--snd
fhe National Day Of Protest are
only some of fhe demonstrations
that Belgian Catholics have or
CANNED against fhe reduction OF
the Catholic school subsidies.
The majority of Belgian children
attend Catholic schools.
Among the most serious out
breaks was one at Louvain, site of
the famed Catholic university,
where on March d, about 1000
students occupied the town hall.
Two days later, another demon
stration was held when Socialist
cabinet minister arrived in Lou
vain to preside over a local Social
ist meeting. On this occasion, some
80 students were arrested and a
number of people we're injured.
In staging their protest cam
paign, Belgian Catholics have been
acting against serious threat to
Catholic education.
The threat, moreover, came as
something of surprise. 1t was
known that the Socialist-Liberal
government was planning some
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Easter was the feast for the ear
ly Christians day on which they
celebrated their own rebirth,
through baptism, from the death
of sin, with the rebirth of Christ
from the dead. 1t was the day on
which new converts were baptized
and received into the Church.
Moreover, the celebration OF
Mass on other Sundays, as little
Casters" was . continuation OF
this one great feast.
About 800 AID, the Christians
In Jerusalem began the custom of
celebrating Mass at the scene
where Christ was crucified and at
places where He lived. Thus arises
the idea of celebrating different
events of Christ's life on different
days of the year. Holy Week was
developed at this time to follow
Christ during His last week on
earth.
Palm Sunday
At Rome during the fourth cen
fury, palms were blessed and dis
tributed at an early Mass one week
before Easter. The Christians then
carried these palms in procession
10 another church. Along the way
they sang the Hosannas which the
Jewish people sang as Christ made
His triumphal entry into Jerusa.
lem. A second Mass was celebrated
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The date on which the meeting
will be held, May /, provided the
theme for the occasion The
Christian Concept of May Day" :"
Featured speaker will be Mrs. Anne
Fremantle, associate editor of
Commonoedl magazine and the
Catholic Book Club, and a teacher
of creative writing at Fordham
University.
Mrs. Stephen Matesich, president
of the eastern deanery, will vel
come the council members and
their guests. Mrs. Hubert T. Gan
dee, general chairman of the con-
ference and president of the St.
Mary parish council, has announced
the appointment of the following
committee chairmen:
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children IN the nations Catholic
schools had absented themselves
from classes in protest against
cutting the subsidies.
Twelve thousand police were
r1obiIired in drastic attempt
by the authorities to block plans
for what was 10 have been . sill
enf "purade of protest" through
the streets, but actually turned
into en- enthusiastic outburst of
songs and catchcries that echoed
all sver the city. Authorities had
hoped frusfrate plans for fhe
demonstration, but gave up fhe
attempt as thousands OF people
continued TO converge on the
city from all points.
Catholic leaders expressed them
selves as "very satisfied" with the
National Protest Day" which had
been banned by Liberal Mayor
Baron Joseph Van de Meulebroeck.
In the forefront of the parade was
Theo Lefevre, president of the So
cial Christian Party, who was car.
ried on the shoulders of the peo-
pie, and Anthony Cool, chairman
of the Confederation of Christian
Trade Unions.
Police in various centers had
been given orders to check all We
hicIes bound for the capital to fore
stall the Catholic muster, and 10
special trains that were % bring
demonstrators from all parts of the
country were ordered cancelled.
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CMLC Sets
Ire Ore Plans

Members Of the Catholic
Mems Luncheon Club will meet
on Good Friday at the Virgins
Hotel at 1880 am. and march
TO ST. Joseph Cathedral for the
Ire Ore services. This annual
event has been attracting more
support each year and officers
of fhe club have extended an
invitation TO ell men in the Co
iUmbUs area 10 join them.
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Mrs. Thomas Kessler, publicity;
Mrs. Mabel Thimmes and the Sister
of st. Mary's school, decorations;
Miss Mary Weiland, music; Mrs.
Fred Kigel. hospitality; Mrs. Leo
Rinehart, reception, and Mrs. Will
lam Ryan, 920 Madison Ave, Lam
caster, reservations. Reservations
should be made by Monday, Apr. Is.
Mrs. Vogel will preside ut the
conference. Brief messages from
each of the five standing commit
tees will be presented by the dio-
cesar committee chairmen.
Mrs. Franklin Eyerman of Cor
pus Christi parish. Columbus, IL
chairman of the religious sctivi-
ties committee; Mrs. ]. Harold
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AS he has often done in the past
when speaking before Catholic and
other groups, Secretary Mitchell
urged the support "of all Ameri-
cans" for the International Labor
Organization. He mentioned that
Pope Plus XI had called attention to
the remarkable resemblance be-
tween the principles set forth In
the Labor Code and those of the
encyclical, Rerum Novarum.
Mr.. Mitchell reminded his audi
ence that the present Pope, in ad-
dressing delegates to an DO meet
ing in Rome had praised the organ
ization f II ''its contributions to the
progress of social legislation in var
ious countries over the past"
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Labor Secretary Urges
Universal Cooperation

NEWARK, N. J. - "The highest compliment a Catholic
can receive is to be told he has lived up to the princ
pies forth in the great Encyccas of Pope Leo XIII and
Pope Plus XII Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell said as
he received the seventh annual Rerm Novarum Award OF
st Peters College JERSEY City.
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Holy Week Rites Will Commemorate
Christ's Passion, Mans Redemption

The suffering and death Of Christ and the principal my
sees of mans Redemption will be commemorated next week
cese
Beginning with the blessing Of palms Sunday and ending
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Brussels Parade of Protest
Staged in Effort to Restore
Subsidies to Catholic Schools

= road o
staged dramatic march the capital that hhied month old
o
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Let Us Go up to Jerusalem -.
;. That We May Die with Him

Palm Sunday will mark the beginning of Holy Week-con-
sdered by Christians throughout the world the most i'm
throughout the days will present step by step account
of the death and resurrection of the founder of Christianity