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ALL ARE WELCOME to attend 2 p.m. Mass Sat­urday, Dec. 19, at St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford,when Bishop Sean O'Malley will welcome the Missionar­ies of Charity to the diocese. Four sisters will minister inNew Bedford, temporarily residing at the former Kemp­ton Street convent of the Guadalupana Sisters. Follow­ing Mass, Bishop O'Malley will accompany the sisters toKempton Street and place the Blessed Sacrament in theconvent chapel.

Sister Mary Dolores, provincial superior of the com­munity, will accompany the four sisters to New Bedfordfor Saturday's ceremonies. The local superio.r will beSister Mary Concepta. Mother Teresa of Calcutta is themother general of the Missionaries of Charity, foundingthe order in 1950 in the Indian city. Today it numberssome 4,000 members worldwide.

Ministries the sisters have undertaken in the UnitedStates include soup kitchens, emergency shelters, homesfor the dying and various children's programs. In NewBedford, as is their custom, the sisters will study thecommunity to determine where they are most needed,then will decide on a permanent convent.

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BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY, from top, reopens OurLady's Chapel, New Bedford, at solemn pontifical Mass;stands with Marian Medal recipients from the five diocesandeaneries: from left, Mrs. Prudence Smith, Taunton; WilliamMulcahy, Cape and Islands; Mrs. Evelyn Silvia, Fall River;James·Walsh, Attleboro; Mrs. Mary Worden, New Bedford;greets area Sisters at annual dinner hosted by Father FrancisL. Mahoney at Holy Name parish, Fall River. Additionalpictures on page 6, (Hickey, Studio D and Gaudette photos)

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priesthood because they are wo­men, not because they are inferior."

Cardinal O'Connor said, "TheImore we support the ~uge number

of Catholic women wro, I person­ally believe, want nothing morethan to be respected as women,neither as sex symbols nor as frus­trated would-be priests, the hap­pier such women will be'with us, asbishops, with the dhurch, withthemselves:" I

He added, "I fear that cominu­ing emphasis on' the ordination ofwomen in preparingl for the daythat another people w1ill'see thingsdifferently' is simpl~ to create arevolution of rising -f- and unful­fillable - expectations."

Cardinal O'Conn~r also tookissue with Archbishop Weakland'scall that the Vatican place womenin the Roman Curia a'nd the diplo­matic corps.

The situation as it exists does sobecause "the church i~ unapologet­ically a hierarchical qrganization.hierarchical because apostolic:," hesaid, which is "a tough reality todeal with." I

The church's hierarchical struc­ture, which is "at wOl'k in nu ncia­tures and delegations as it is in theRoman Curia, " Car inal O'Con­nor said, "is not to be treated as anevolutionary accident."

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aides, monsignors, "there is noreason why women could not servein these capacities," said Archbi­shop Weakland, a former Bene­dictine abbot.

He called openness to the insightsand perceptions of women theolo­gians imperative.

Archbishop Weakland, in theop-ed piece, said that "for much ofits history" the Catholic Church"has assumed that women areinferior to men.

"This attitude will not disappear

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dinal added, does not imply thatwomen are inferior.

"I do not consider my mother ormy sisters 'or the young womanattorney who works by my sideevery day or my secretary orMotherTeresa or Dorothy Day orMaura O'Kelly, who keeps myhouse, or Catherine Hickey, whoruns our archdiocesan schools, orSister Joan Curtin, who runs reli­gious education, or my editor AnneBuckley or Mona Morton, whomakes my lunch, inferior to anypriest I know," Cardinal O'Con­nor said.

"They are excluded from the

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NEW YORK (CNS) - Mil­waukee Archbishop Rembert G.Weakland, warning that women'sissues could be the church's "newGalileo," has urged putting womenin top Vatican posts and allowingdialogue on ordaining womenpriests.

Pope John Paul II in Nov~mberacknowledged that the church erredwhen it condemned 17th-centuryastronomer Galileo Galilei formaintaining tht the earth revolvedaround the sun.

"It is not enough to say womenshould be members of local parishand diocesan councils, as recentVatican documents suggest. Wo­men must be integrated at the Vat­ican itself," said Archbishop Weak­land, in an op-ed piece publishedearlier this month in The NewYork Times.

Noting that the top three posi­tions in 21 Vatican offices - posi­tions of prefect, secretary andundersecretary - are filled bycardinals, archbishops and mon­signors, t·he Milwaukee archbishopsaid "women must be given placesin those ranks."

While currently Vatican diplo­mats, also known known as papalnuncios, are archbishops and their

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NEW YORK (CNS) - NewYork Cardinal John J. O'Connorhas disputed several statementsmade in a recent New York Timesop-ed article by Archbishop Weak­land.

"I disagree with him withoutmalice," the cardinal said in acolumn published in the Dec. 10issue of Catholic New York, arch­diocesan newspaper. But he saidhe had to be "forthrightly confron­tational" about some of Archbi­shop Weakland's points.

Catholic teaching must notchange for the sake of numbers,Cardinal O'Connor said.

"Numbers have never been themeasure of 'success' of the churchand her mission. The church doeswhat it believes is in accordancewith the teaching of Christ him­self," he said.

"Can we seriously believe thatordaining women would keeppeople in the church?" he asked."Will ordaining women reallystrengthen the Church of England,or cause division and departures?"

Cardinal O'Connor said heknows of no "single responsiblestudy" to prove that the churchconsiders women inferior.

"Some churchmen, some theolo­gians" have considered women the"weaker sex" and "maltreated"them, he acknowledged. But exclu­sion from the priesthood, the car-

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ADVENIWREATH

PRAYER

STIR UP thy powerand come, we pray thee,o Lord, and with greatmight succor us; that ourdeliverance, which oursins impede, may be has­tened by the help of thygrace and the forgivenessof thy mercy, who livestand reignest with Godthe Father in the unity ofthe Holy Spirit, God,world without end.Amen.

Holiday events setat diocesan homes

The following is a list of holidayactivities at the diocesan nursinghomes.

Catholic Memorial Home, FR:visit from religious education stu­dents of St. William's parish 10a.m. tomorrow. Resident and fam­ily celebration with distribution ofgifts from St. John the BaptistChurch, Westport, giving tree I to3 p.m. Sunday. Family visits andhospitality table 2 to 4 p.m. Dec.25. New Year's Eve party with sing­er Dave Valerio 2 p.m. Dec. 31,New Year's Eve party with three­piece band 6 p.m. Dec. 31.

Madonna Manor, N. Attleboro:"Christmas Greens" garden work­shop with Bernadine Veiga 2 p.m.Dec. 23.

Marian Manor, Taunton: Christ­mas program by the LutheranChurch of the Way 3 p.m. tomor­row. Coyle-Cassidy High Schoolchorus and jazz band concert 9:30a.m. Dec. 21. Christmas entertain­ment by Bennett ElementarySchool students 9:30 a.m. Dec. 22.Resident and family Christmasparty 2 p.m. Dec. 24. Trip toLaSalette Shrine 6:30 p.m. Dec.30. New Year's Eve with the Grand­mamas singing group 2 p.m. Dec.31.

Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven:Family Christmas party with enter­tainer Chuck Dee 6:30 p.m. Dec.20. Christmas play at RogersSchool I: 15 p. m. Dec. 21. Visitfrom Holy Family-Holy NameSchool kindergarteners 1p.m. Dec.22. December birthday luncheonnoon Dec. 30. New Year's Eveparty I:30 p.m. Dec. 31.

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ton, DC, with Apostolic Pro­Nuncio Archbishop AgostinoCacciavillan as celebrant and homi­list.

Dec. 25, 2:30-3:30 a.m., EWTNCable, Spanish Christmas EveMass in Spanish and English fromSan Fernando Cathedral, SanAntonio, Tex.

Dec. 25,9-10 a.m., EWTN Cable,1-2 p.m., VISN Cable; 5-6 p.m.EWTN Cable.

Dec. 25, noon-2 p.m., EWTNCable, Solemn Mass of ChristmasDay from Shrine of ImmaculateConception with Cardinal JamesA. Hickey as celebrant and homi­list; rebroadcast 7:30 p.m., EWTN.

members of the military-directedCivil Defence Patrols threatenedto kill them if they did not join.

The unpopular patrols were keyto the army's counterinsurgencycampaign. Males over the age of16 were obliged to volunteer.

Eventually, the self-exiled mensaid they were willing to join theforce so they could return to Lemoaand their families. But on arrivalat the ~own, the Civil DefensePatrol accused them of beingguerrillas, ordered them to a nearbyvalley, forced them to dig theirown graves and shot them. Theywere buried with their hands tiedbehind their backs. ,

Marcelina Ventura, recountingthe story of the death of her brother,Juan, said, "The patrollers wereordered to kill their very ownn'eighbors."

Former patrol members still livein Lemoa.

LEMOA, Guatemala (CNS) ­Maria Chacaj knelt before thepine coffin marked "Skeleton No.12" and prayed for her husband,Antonio.

Twenty-two identical coffinsadorned with flowers were at the.foot of the altar at the church inLemoa, a village in Quiche, north­western Guatemala.

This was the second time Anto­nio and his comrades had beenburied. The first time they dugtheir own graves.

Chilling evidence of Guatema­la's 32-year war lies hidden in itssoil. More than 120 clandestinegraves are believed to be in Quichealone. Recent exhumations by ateam of forensic anthropologistsallow families to give burial.

Violence hit Lemoa during theearly 1980s.

In 1982, 12 community organiz­ers fled to Guatemala City because

Yule Masses, papal ~essage to air

In keeping with The Anchor's 50-week publishingschedule, there will be no issue on Friday, Jan. 1, 1993.Material that would normally appear on that date shouldreach us by Monday, Dec. 21 for publication Friday,Dec. 25.

.....REPRESENTATIVES of the Massachusetts Council of

Churches met recently at St. Mary's Cathedral rectory withBishop Sean O'Malley to discuss ecumenical matters of com­mon interest.' From left, Rev. John Mueller, vice-president ofthe Fall River Council of Churches; Rev. John Douhan, in­terim executive director of the Interchurch Council of GreaterNew Bedford; Rev. Horace J. Travassos, cathedral rector and'chairman of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission; thebishop; Rev. Diane C. Kessler, executive director of the Mas­sachusetts Council of Churches; Rev. K. Gordon White, exec­utive secretary of the Massachusetts Commission on ChristianUnity; Carolyn L. Bronkar, executive director of the AttleboroArea Council of Churches; Rev. Ellen Chahey, executivedirector of the Cape Cod Council of Churches.

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Slain Guatemalans laid to rest

In addition to the Mass of Christ-. mas to be telecast from II a.m. to

noon Christmas Day on WLNEChannel Six, and to have BishopSean O'Malley as celebrant and'homilist, other Masses and theannual message of Pope John PaulII will be telecast Christmas Eveand Christmas Day. A list follows:

Dec. 24,6-8 p.m., EWTN Cable,Midnight Mass from St. Peter'sBasilica, live, with tape delay mid­night to 1:30 a.m. NBC.

Dec. 24, 10:30 p.m.-midnight,EWTN Cable, Solemn Mass ofChristmas Eve, live from Shrine ofImmaculate Conception, Washing-

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. of how much is wrong, and makeyou eager that everything shall beright within yourself."- PhillipsBrooks

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BISHOP O'MALLEY is greeted by Dominican RepublicPresident J<;>aqujn Ba}aguer, top picture; and at bottomreceives the Heraldic Order of Christopher Columbus fromDr. Juan Aristides Taveras Guzman as Archbishop FortunatoBordelli, Pro-Nuncio in the Dominican Republic, looks on.

Bishop O'Malley was in the Do­minican Republic earlier thismonth on a twofold mission: hewas homilist at a Mass offered incelebration of extensive renova­tions at the Shrine of Christ theSavior in Santo Domingo, thenation's capital city, and he wasdecorated with the Heraldic Orderof Christopher Columbus by Sec-

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celebrating the word of God as itstill rings in our ears. "The word ofthe Lord" is more like a trumpetblast than a piece of information.It is the kind of language we usewhen we want our words to meanmore than meets the ear. Ourresponse is an exalted piece of rit­ual language, too: "Thanks be toGod."

There are other examples ofsuch language in the liturgy. Theclearest parallel to "The word ofthe Lord" is what we hear when wereceive communion. "The body ofChrist." The communion ministeris not simply telling us what we arereceiving; the words are not "Thisis the body of Christ." No. the min­ister is doing something here: cele­brating the faith you have in thissacrament. And so are you whenyou respond "Amen."

So this little change in the liturgyis not so little after all. It remindsus that liturgy is not a classroom.It is not a gathering where peopletell each other things they alreadyknow. It is a community that doessomething very special together.The language we use echoes our'purpose for being there.

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praye~BOXFor Life

Blessing and honor toyou, 0 God. You give thespark of life and we arecreated. May the fire ofyour love fill every hearttempted by despair.' Maythe light of your wisdomenlighten every mindthreatened by fear. Protectevery beginning of humanlife, that every creature maypraise your name. We askthis through Christ ourLord. Amen.

literally mean "How do you do?"It is simply courteous behavior. Sowhat's the difference between "Thisis the word of the Lord" and "Theword of the Lord"? A great deal!Grammatically speaking, "This"(a demonstrative pronoun) and"is" (a verb) make the sentencemore like the language we use totell something rather than to dosomething. At this point in theliturgy we are doin/{ something-

"Let the earth be opened and bud forth a Saviour." Is. 45:8

"The Word of the Lord"The bishops of this country have

decided that lectors and Gospelreaders are to make a small changein the phrases that follow the scrip­ture readings at Mass. Instead of"This is the Word (Gospel) of theLord." we will now hear "TheWord (Gospel) of the Lord." Why?

The change is an improvement.Much of the language we use inliturgy is special. It is differentfrom everyday language. And thatis because liturgy is different fromeveryday activities. Liturgy is,above all else, something we do.not something we talk. And thekind of language we use in liturgyis very often language that doessomething, not language that tellssomething.

Language specialists know wellthat language has more than onepurpose. We can use it to conveyinformation ("The opening hymnis on page 364") or to accomplishan action ("I forgive you all yoursins."). Sometimes the words weuse have little to do with the mean­ing we want to convey. When weare being introduced, for instance,and we say, "How do you do'!" wedon't expect our new acquaintanceto answer the question! If theyrespond with "How do I do what?"we may wonder whether the meet­ing is a happy one!

"How do you do?" is an acceptedritual expression that does not

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EDITORRev. John F. Moore

Open Minds, Open HeartsBy the turn ofthe century, only seven years away, 10 million

new people, mostly immigrants, will be added to the Americanchurch family.

In the comfortable confines of our own little worlds andparishes, we sometimes fail to look over the walls of our mindand we tend to forget our own immigrant roots. But as weprepare to enter the new year, we should also seek a new visionof our church in the United States and realize that there atemany newcomers to our family.

In general, little public attention has been paid to the chang­ing face of U.S. Catholicism. What notice we receive, espe­cially from the secular media, seems for the most part biased ifnot outrightly hostile.

Currently fewer Europeans are emigrating to America.Many feel this situation could change radically if the tension,wars and persecution in Eastern Europe continue; yet even adramatic increase in our church family from that area of theworld would be unlikely to match the new tide of Hispanicssweeping across the land.

The Spanish spoken by over two million known Mexicanimmigrants has already changed the language of many a parishliturgy. And another two million Hispanics from the Carib­bean, Central and South America are expected to gainentrance to the United States in the coming years: four millionSpanish-speaking immigrants in one decade!

In another area, over a million Catholic Asians are alreadyamong us and another two million are expected, also withinthis decade, mainly from the Philippines, Vietnam and Korea.And these figures do not consider possible emigration fromHong Kong and mainland China after 1997, when Chinaannexes Hong Kong.

The above projections are for the most part based on pre­dicted legal emigration. Noone knows how many illegal immi­grants are already arriving in America annually, but theirpresence is evident in every city in the land.

The church in general has to be responsive in this situation.Rather than complaining about change, already-establishedCatholics should realize that fleeing from newcomers is farfrom sharing in the evangelical mission that is the responsibil­ity of all the baptized.

Needs are many: special ministries from language aposto­lates to housing; liturgies with elements familiar to those ofother cult~.lfes; advocacy groups supportive of congressionaland state appropriations for immigrant protection and reset­tlement programs. The possibilities are limitless, the potentialinfinite.

Yet when it comes to particular cases, it is the individual whocan make a real difference. When we go to church, we mustoffer a true sign of peace to the newcomers among us. In thisregard, there seems to be a special prejudice towards our Asianbrothers and sisters. We harbor many anti-Asian stereotypes,some relics of PearLHarbor and Saigon; some newly spawnedas immigration increases; all indefensible.

Change is never easy, sometimes demanding discomfort andeven personal pain. But that is what the Lord experienced; yetHe took us in. Let us in turn open our minds and hearts toeveryone God has created.

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He said he decided to resignwhen it became evident that his

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Auxiliary Bishop Edward J.O'Donnell has been Inamed arch­diocesan administratbr until a newarchbishop is appoi~ted.

The archbishop. 70, had surgeryin July for a malignanl brain tumor.I n a letter to his people he said thatalthough the cancer has not reap­peared. anticonvulsa!nt drugs andother treatment he I has had toundergo since surgery have weak­end him so much tnat governingthe archdiocese "ha~ becoffit~ im-possible for me." I

Archbishop May Ihad headedthe St. Louis archdiocese since1980. He is a former president ofthe National Conference of Catho­lic Bishops and U.S. ~'atholic Con­ference and former head of theCatholic Church Ex ens ion Soci­ety. an organization devottd tohome missions. I

Ordained a priest! of the Chi­cago archdiocese. he M-as an a uxil­iary bishop there ahd bishop ofMobile. Ala .. befor~ he be,came

. 1 I·archbishop of St. _oIUiS. .During his years in St. Louis.

Archbishop May wa~ noted for hisability to pull togeth~r communityand religious groupS:lO tackle var­ious problems. rangipg from pov­erty and unemployljl1ent to racerelations and care for' people withAIDS.

Last May he critieir-ed St. Louis­based McDonnell Douglas Corp.for threatening Con~resswith lay­

. offs if it did not approve a sale offighter jets to Saudi l\rabia.

Unemployment is pot an excuse"to make war or things of wa r." hewrote in his May 8 dolumn in theSt. Louis Review .. t~e archdioce­san newspaper. lJ r9111 g wea.p~~s

for the sake of .Iobs'lhe added. IS.

wrong. War and th~ weapons ofwar create hardship."

Last month. Liguori Publicationspublished "With Staff and Pen." a

Ibook of excerpts from the nearly1,400 newspaper columns Archbi­shop May wrote oveir the years asbishop of Mobile an,d archbishopof St. Louis. '

In the letter announcing hisresignation. he said Jlthat after hisbrain tumor surger\ "I have un­dergone extensive radiatior: andchemotherapy.... In Jddition.I am

I, I. Ion high doses 0 antleonvll santmedication to control sei/urescharacteristic of this form of

" Icancer. I"All of this has left me in a very

weakened state. wit~out the use ofmy right arm. with lillY ability toconcentrate. make decisions. spea k.attend public or liturgical func­tions, and even w~lk. seriouslyimpaired:' he wrote'j

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record - the gospel concerninghis Son.. .':

The first nine verses of Isaiah'sfamous "Emmanuel" passage areleft out - verses which clearlyshow that the next five verses arenot a prediction of Jesus' comingor his virginal conception. Unlesswe know Scripture from sourcesother than these, we'll never un­derstand and appreciate biblicalprophecy.

Yet there's a good reason whywe reduced these powerful booksto simple "proof texts."

Until recently we weren't able toreconstruct the times and situa­tions which the prophets addressedprecisely enough to understandmany oftheir oracles. So we, alo.ngwith our Jewish and MuslImbrothers and sisters, presumed theyreferred to future events instead ofpast happenings.

Even more important, those whofirst sensed the risen Jesus in theirlives understandably tried to locatetheir experiences against the back­ground of God's constant care forhis people. Though they perceivedand felt things which were quiteunique, they logically thought th~ycould find a precedent for them In

the Lord's past words and actions.Prophetic sayings became a goldmine for those engaged in such aquest.

Today, due to an "historico­critico" method of biblical inter­pretation, we're more sophisticatedin our approach to prophecy, andalso more conscious of the uniqueexperiences which Jesus' earliestdisciples encountered. We're bet­ter able to understand, for instance,Matthew's attempts to express the"out-of-this-worldness" of theLord's presence among us and thedifficulties which a virginal con­ception created for a couple whosemarriage had been ratified but notyet consummated.

We can also better appreciatehow Paul's vocation to evangelizeGentiles was at right angles toeverything he, a pharisaical Jew,had ever learned or experienced.God was working in very, verystrange ways.

Yet the conception of Jesus andthe mission to the Gentiles werenot totally unique. Seven centuriesbefore, Yahweh had used the con­ception of Ahaz's son, Hezekiah,as a sign that the king was to puthis complete faith and trust inYahweh and not in any armedmight.

Is it possible that our hang-upon prophecy as prediction has attimes hindered us from seeing theuniqueness of God's actions in ourown lives? Often what has hap­pened before is little he~p in pre­dicting what's happemng now.God's only predictable attributemight be unpredictability!

DAilY READI NGSDec, 21: Ag 2:8-14 or Zep

3: 14-18; Ps 33:2-3,11-1.2,20­21; Lk 1:39-45

Dec. 22: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1Sm 2:1,4-8; Lk 1:46-56

Dec. 23: Mal 3:1-4,23-24;Ps 25:4-5.8-10,14; Lk 1:57-66

Dec. 24: 2 Sm 7: 1-5,8­11,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Lk1:67-79. Christmas Vigil: Is62:1-5; Ps '89:4-5,16-17,27,29; Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt1:1-25

Dec. 25: (At midnight) Is9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3,11-13; Ti2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14. (At dawn)Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1,6,11­12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20.'(During the day) Is 52:7-10;Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; In1:1-18

Dec. 26: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54­59; Ps 31:3-4,6-8,17-21; Mt10:17-22

Dec. 27: Sir 3:2-6,12-14;Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21; Mt2:13-15,19-23

Prophetswere notpredictors

Isaiah 7:1-14Romans 1:1-7

Matthew 1:18-24Before 1970, Catholics who were

acquainted with prophets throughthe weekend liturgical reading hada few problems. We had no read­ings from the prophetic books ofthe Hebrew Scriptures! We heardthe words of Jewish prophets onlywhen they were quoted in theChristian Scriptures to back upsome Christian teaching or tointerpret an event in a specificallyChristian way. So unless we didreading on our own, or partici­pated in an almost-impossible-to­find Bible study program, we prob­ably thought the sole function ofScriptural prophecy was to predictthe coming ofJesus and the authen­ticity of the church he founded.

I clearly remember a diocesanclergy conference 17 years ago.Father Ray Brown shocked manyof us priests by calmly stating,"There are no predictions ofJesus,as such, anywhere in the HebrewScriptures!" Along with almostevery other Christian denomina-

. tion, we Catholics had presumedwe could find such predictions inall the prophetic books.

But sometimes even our "newand improved" liturgical formu­laries - even those containingprophetic pericopes - are slantedjust enough to make us still thinkthe prophets were "Jesus predic­tors." Today's readings are a class­ic example.

First, Matthew gives us a Chris­tian interpretation of the Isaiahreading. "All this happened," hewrites, "to fulfill what the Lordhad said through the prophet: 'Thevirgin shall be with child and givebirth to a son, and they shall callhim Emmanue1.'" Then, Paul re­minds us that he "was set apart toproclaim the gospel of God whichhe promised long ago through hisprophets, as the holy Scriptures

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In an intefview with The Uni­verse, Catholic weekly newspaper,shortly after the Dec. 9 announce­ment of separation, Mother Teresasaid she was "distressed at this sadnews."

"I am praying for that family,"she said, speaking by telephonefrom her home in Calcutta, India.

"I feel very sorry for them, I feelvery bad.

"I am praying for both ofthem.Love begins at home, and the fam­ily that prays together stays to­gether."

British Prime Minister JohnMajor told Parliament in a specialstatement that the couple wouldcontinue to carry out public dutiesand would "participate fully" inbringing up their two children,William and Harry.

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"I accept this qardinal BeaAward with a grateful heart," Bish­op Malone said. "I r<ialize that theADL confers this award on thosewhom they perceive as giving con­tinual effort to im*oving inter­faith relations, and I am honoredto be considered wbrthy of thataward." ,

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CNS)- Bishop James W. Malone ofYoungstown has received the Anti­Defamation League ofB'nai B'rith'sprestigious Cardinal Bea Award,becoming only the third Catholicso honored.

The award, named for the lateGerman Jesuit who pioneered inter­faith relations between Jews andChristians before and during theSecond Vatican Council, was pre­sented at a dinner in Youngstownattended by some 350 Catholicsand Jews.

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James Church, New Bedford, with Father JameslF. Greene,left, pastor, and Father Bruno A. Ciardiello, OFM, director ofRegina Pacis Center in New Bedford. :

Dec. 191988. Permanent Deacon Eugene

L. Orosz

Dec. 201953. Rev. Manuel s.. Travas­

sos. Pastor. Espirito Santo. FallRiver

Dec. 211968. Rev. Henri. Charest. Pas­

tor. S1. Mathieu. Fall River1989. Rev. Laureano C. dos

Reis. Pastor Emeritus. S1. Anthonyof Padua. Fall River

Dec. 221991. Rev. Armand P. Paradis.

SJ. psychologist. San Francisco.Calif.

Dec. 231901. Rev. Owen J. Kiernan.

Pastor. Immaculate Conception.Fall River

1947. Rev. Charles P. Trainor.SS .. S1. Edward Seminary. Seat­tle. WA

1970. Rev. Msgr. John A. Sil:via, Pastor Emeritus. S1. JohnBaptist. New Bedford

1986, Rev. William E. Collard.Cochaplain. Catholic MemorialHome. Fall River

. Dec. 241886. Rev. James K. Beaven.

Pastor. Sacred Heart. Taunton1914. Rev. Timothy J. Duff.

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Communications Dayto focus on cassettesvAT1CAN CITY (CNS) - Next

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The choice of the theme by PopeJohn Paul II shows "the impor­tance and the influence" of thesemeans of communication in themodern world, said ArchbishopJohn Foley, president of the Pon­tifical Council for Social Communi­cations.

"[he freedom of choice providedby cassettes requires a sense ofresponsibility in parents as theyguide the "moral and culturalformation of their children," hesaid. "The challenge is to succeedin educating people about the cor­rect use of these media."

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Anew national study of more than72,000 U.S. women religious indi­cates that they are moving moreand more to serving those most inneed, such as the poor, elderly,terminally ill, homeless, and min­orities. There are still more Amer­ican nuns in, teaching than in anyother field, with parish ministriesnow forming their second-largestand fastest growing occupation.Doing what their order was found­ed to do and serving the poorranked highest when leaders wereasked to list ministries in whichtheir orders should engage.

Scout troops and Camp Fire groupsparticipated in workshops on layministry. sexuality. religious em­blems. recruiting and retaining vol­unteers and the Boy Sl:out "spirit­ual trek" conducted at .the Scoutranch in Philmont. N M.

Father Salvador said that it wasthe first time that Girl Scout andCampfire groups had joined theBoy ~couts at the conference.

Diocesan Scouters at Maine parleyLed by Father Stephen B. 'Sal­

vador. chaplain. and Paul Parente.chairman. nine members of theDiocesan Catholic Committee onScouting attended a recent North­east Regional Conference on Cath­olic Scouting. held at Marie JosephSpiritual Center. Biddeford Pool.Maine.

With the theme"Discover FaithTogether,"leaders of Boy and Girl

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In emphasizing the distinctionbetween the university and thechurch, Brother Ellis said CatholicUniversity was nourished by the

I church and shared many of itsconcerns, but its corporate exist­ence and socialization "are thoseof a university, warts and all."

He said a university would behard pressed to eliminate internalpolitics, hasty generalizations, indi­vidual fan clubs and pettiness. Infact, he said, a school withoutthese characteristics would be"bland to a fault" and "the stu­dents would be bored to death."

Although the president saidmany people called his assignmenta challenging one, he dismissedtheir tributes as "borderline com­passion." He said his apostolatewas no different "in the mostimportant aspects" than the workof each faculty member and schoolleader present.

"We're all in this together," hetold them .

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ceremony, attended by CardinalsJoseph L. Bernardin of Chicagoand Anthony F. Bevilacqua ofPhiladelphia; Archbishop AgostinoCacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncioto the United States; and at least200 faculty and representativesfrom Catholic University and otherinstitutions. He was inauguratedby Washington Cardinal Jam(:s A.Hickey, university chancellor, atthe Shrine of the ImmaculateConception. .

"I am not going to do the aca­demic thing of thanking every­body," he said at the start. He alsosaid he hoped he would be able tolive up to the accolades given tohim by the university representa­tives, particularly the "optimisticproposal of leading the school intothe next millennium."

He said his role as president wasto "push, pull, mediate, market,foster, hint at improvements, dreama lot and envelop in protective rhe­torical fog without ever, if possi­ble, telling anyone person din~ctly

to do anyone thing."Brother Ellis said the school's

Catholic tradition provided a "dy­namic interplay between the dutyto be true to the faith" and the"grace of letting God's truth loosearound the place."

The new president said he wouldprefer to struggle with the conceptthat a Catholic university has beencalled "a contradiction in terms"than to "be condemned to somekind of value-free definition offreedom."

He said courses in theology andphilosophy were necessary elementsin education. But he said theyshould never attempt to convert

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olic University "has yet to become versity alumnus who was presi- I have been invited til, as it were,that most magical of entities in the dent of La Salle University in Phi- lead." ,minds of high school seniors, a hot ladelphia for the past 15 years, Eschewing the stuffy and s.taidproperty," said Christian Brother shattered a few academic stereo- for the bright and i breezy .. hePatrick Ellis at his inauguration as types at his inauguration speech, remained lighthearte<!. even withthe university's 13th president. which he called an opportunity to the formality of his induct-ion

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land said it could choose to fallback on "its old romantic medie­val model" and wait a few centur­ies for another cultural revolutionmore to its liking.

"Or the church could accept andrefine the new insights of anthro­pology, psychology and sociology,"and take on a leadership role in anew global culture, he said.

It would not have to presentitself as having all answers, hesaid, but rather "collaborate withothers toward finding valid, if attimes tentative, solutions to worldproblems, working toward an evermore just and peace-filled world."

Final ball plans set

Card. O'Connor. Continued from Page One

If curial cardinals and archbi­shops were to be replaced bywomen, "would the perception notbe created that the church is aban­doning its hierarchical structure,not only in Rome, but throughoutthe world?" he asked.

"Would that not create unfulfil­lable expectations? Would it notbe speculated that if a womancould head the Congregation forBishops. or the Congregation forthe Doctrine of the Faith, that awoman could be pope?

"N one of these questions mightbe important, if we were not anapostolic church, and there's therub!" Cardinal O'Connor wrote.

He said he supported majorposts for women in the church andnoted that in the New York arch­diocese a woman is director ofhealth and hospitals, the highestpaying and one of the most criticalposts in the archdiocese.

The cardinal agreed with Arch­bishop Weakland that the churchshould not pretend to have all theanswers, and that it must respectthe findings of science and take aleadership role in a new globalculture.

He also agreed in principle thatthe church should be open to theinsights of women theologians.

"My agreement with womentheologians," Cardinal O'Connorsaid, "is contingent on the samecriteria I use for men theologians:Do they seem to make sense? Arethey in accord with reasonableinterpretations of the Scripture? Ifthey depart from tradition, dothey offer valid reasons for doingso? Are they in accord with thechurch's body of revealed and de­fined doctrine?"

The thirty-eighth Annual Bish­op's Charity Ball will be held from8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 15 atWhite's of Westport. Set up ofdecorations is scheduled for 4:30p.m. Jan. 12.

Rehearsal for the presentees hasbeen scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan.12 at White's. All presentees andtheir presenters are asked to attend.Miss Claire O'Toole of Fall Riverheads the presentee committee.

Leonard Nicolan of Assonet andMrs. Andrew W. Mikita of Cha­tham are honorary co-chairpersonsof the Ball, and Frank Miller ofSandwich is master of ceremonies.

Tickets may be obtained at anyrectory in the diocese or frommembers of the Ball Committee.

Christ Our Breath"Christ the Lord is our very

breath when we openly proclaimwith our mouths what we believein our hearts."-St. Anthony ofPadua

States than elsewhere because U.S.Catholic women are so well-edu­cated, he said.

The Milwaukee archbishop saidfollowing the Enlightenment, thechurch opposed the "reign of rea­son," and it wasn't until after WorldWar I that Catholics in Italy wereallowed to engage in politics.

But that church model was"blown apart" by the Second Vati­can Council in the early 1960s,when a "positive attitude toward

. this ,world, toward science andtoward religious freedom" wasborn, said the archbishop. VaticanII, he said, "even encouraged laityto' see this world as the propersphere of their calling and vo-cation." .

Saying the church is now "at aturning point," Archbishop Weak-

Continued from Page OneSuch advice, he said, "would beseen as hypocritical."

Archbishop Weakland said fol­lowing the second option wouldmean dialogue that "involves lis­tening to all voices, especially thewisdom of the laity, and withprayer and reflection, seeing whatGod wants of the church today."

Along with this discussion, hesaid, the church must set an exam­ple by changing church structuresso they are accessible to women.

He said the idea that "jurisdic­tion and power in church law mustbe tied into priestly ordination hasto be altere,d so that women cantake an active role at all levels."

Tensions stemming from thelimited role of women in the churchmay be felt more in the United

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Donations of gifts for babies,toddlers and mothers will bf: col- .lected for St. Margar~t'sHospital,Dorchester, at famiJY Christmascelebration 7 p.m. Dec. 21.

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"Iwas nineteen andin coOege l1Ihen Ibecame aware a/myKJeation.1wasnt L----!-.--~-~sure exactly l1Ihere the Lord ...Jantedme...un1l71 visited the HiM'thome bominicans.Then I knfMI. . . I

"The life a/a HiM'thome lxm!tnicanis not easy,.but it isjilll of/ave knct joy.Each dayI awaken more readyandglad. tonurse ourpalN!nJs,jbrthe loveo/CocJ. "

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''Ajteranumber0/years working as asecretai}' in abank,and beingquite I'content, Ibegan to feel aK)id in mylife.Perfla{1i th3l is palt a/God's calLIknow itledme to adee~rpraJf?rhfe, and even·tually to adecision to dedic3le mf life toCo~ bycaringjorhis sick and~F

"Ilave my KJeation. I have never bejorefelt this joyandhappiness and~ke. "

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~ seek. women who arefilUoflove jor Ctuis~ and desireto join acongregation with astrong~d life ofjXJ1Ierty,chastityand obedience.

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ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBOROWrapped gifts for shut-ins, marked

for a man or woman, may be broughtto Christmas Masses. Discardedreligious Christmas cards and holypictures. will be collected after'Christmas for clientsat the Wren­tham State School.ST.BERNARD,ASSONET

The candle in front of statue ofMary in the sanctuary will burn con­tinuously for parishioner Mark Bras­sard and all members of the U.S.military on duty in Somalia until thetroops return home.ST. JAMES, NB. Baby needs, including clothes,diapers, cribs, high chairs, playpensor strollers, will be collected (gift-.wrapped if possible) at the churchthis weekend for donation to Birth~

right. If you cannot bring items t~the church, call Birthright at 996­6744.CATHEDRAL, FR

Donations for Greater Fall RiverFood. Pantry will be collected at .Masses this weekend. .

Cathedral choir Christmas con­cert 3 p.m. Dec. 27.

Christmasflowershonor veterans

Unity seen nearervATICAN CITY (CNS) - With

the expected completion next yearof a statement on justification andthe church, the Roman Catholicand Lutheran churches will take amajor step toward visible unity,say observers. An internationalLutheran-Roman Catholic commis­sion met in Germany recently tobegin finalizing a seven-year studyof justification and ecclesiology,said a Vatican statement. Justifi­cation means that God forgivespeople and saves them by theirfaith.

Dear Editor:This Sanctuary group monu­

ment [Mary Queen of All Hearts]is located in the Sacred HeartCemetery on Mt. Pleasant St.,New Bedford, in front of thechapel. Every year I collect moneyfor flowers [to remember] theveterans, living and dead, and alsofor the beloved dead who are in thecemetery.

I would like to thank them fromthe bottom of my heart, in thename ofMary Queen of All Hearts.God bless them all.

I have the Anchor every Friday:I love to read it. Thank you verymuch. Happy Holidays.

Gertrude LandrevilleNew Bedford

Most caringWASHINGTON (CNS) -.:. A

Washington priest and a Missis­sippi nun were honored as amongthe most caring people in Americaduring a recent Caring Instituteaward ceremony in Washington.Father John Adams and SisterAnne Brooks were selected fromthousands nominated for the fifthannual National Caring Awardspresented by the Washington-basednonprofit organization.

Father Adams has for 16 yearsbeen the driving force behind SoOthers Might Eat, or SOME, anonprofit agency that providesmeals and shelter to thousands ofpoor, elderly and homeless in theWashington area. Sister Brooks,an obstetrician, was honored forher work at the Tutwiler Clinic,which she founded in the Missis­sippi Delta.

12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 18, 1992

And the shepherds returned.glorifying and praising God. forall the things they had heard andseen, as it was told unto them.

Let us pray: Jesus, sweetest child,born in Bethlehem of the Virgin

,Mary, wrapped in swaddlingclothes and laid in a manger.announced by angels and visitedby shepherds. have mercy on us.

All: Have mercy on us. ChildJesus, have mercy on us.

Let us pray: Jesus. sweetest child,manifested by the leading of a starto the three Wise Men, worshipedin the arms of thy mother. pres­ented with the mystic gifts of gold.frankincense and myrrh, havemercy on us.

Leader: Bless, we beseech thee.o Lord. our Christmas crib. con­verted by your presence into aroyal throne. May our souls alsobecome your dwelling place andmay we love and serve you in thislife so that we may be worthy toenjoy you eternally in the life tocome.

All: Amen.

don't have to get dressed to retrieveour paper to read while relaxingwith morning coffee.

Merry Christmas to the youngman at the self-serve gas stationwho pumped gas for me when Istood there bewildered. Your momdid all right with you.

Happy holidays to those lawofficers, snow plowers, and sandspreaders who are out there earlyon snowy mornings so we candrive safely. And also to thosepatient workers at the airport whomanage to keep smiling as dis- I

gruntled fliers blame them fordelays due to weather and holidaytraffic.

Seasonal wishes to all the elderlywho enriched our holiday lives bygiving us memories and traditionsto pass on in our own families.You are truly national treasuresand you need to know it.

Merry Christmas to the littleboy who upset the display ofspaghetti sauce at the supermarketand got harshly spanked by hismother. May your tears be absolvedby Jesus and Santa who under­stand you didn't mean to do it.

Happy holidays to those hair­dressers everywhere who give freecuts and stylings to teenage girls inshelters and elderly women in care'facilities so that their self-esteemrises to match the joy of the sea­son. And to those who volunteerin the Santa Chius shops in July so .children can 'get toys and repaintedbikes for December.

Season's wishes to all who workon holidays - doctors, nurses,firemen, furnace and electricalrepairmen, phone operators, clergy,and mothers. We appreciate thesecurity we feel just by knowingyou are there.

And, fimilly,a veifmerry Christ':mas to all who read this columnthroughout the year without de­manding perfection. May the peaceand joy of the Holy Birth invade

, your hearts and ·homes this holi­day and forever.

By Dolores Curran

This is the time of year we sendand receive holiday greetings fromfriends and loved ones. I'd like touse this space to extend well­deserved wishes to some of thenameless folk who make our livesa little brighter' throughout theyear. So here goes:

Holiday greetings to all thosewho stay cheerful while serving thepublic during the hectic holidayseason, especially those who haveto listen to the same Christmasmusic over and over from Thanks­giving on.

Merry Christmas to those whosell Christmas trees and have tolisten to how 'much the buyers paidfor their first tree 30 years ago.

Season's greetings to all thosechurch workers who give us Adventand Christmas liturgies, pageantsinvolving dozens of over-stimulatedkids, and preachers who have tocome up with yet another new.profound, and touching ChristmasKrmon even though theivedoneso in front of the same congrega-tion the past 15 years. '

And while we're at it, 'happyholidays to all those editors ofdiocesan papers and religious maga­zines who have to come up withcreative Christmas issues withoutrepeating what they've done inyears past and while juggling theirown busy holiday family schedules.

Happy holidays to school busdrivers who wait for tardy youngones, find lost mittens, and protecttheir precious cargo throughoutthe year by driving safely in themidst of childh.ood energy.

And teachers everywhere - avery peac'eful holiday season toyou. May you make no lists, cor­rect no papers, and attend 1'10

meetings during this blessed fort­night.

Special greeti ngs go to thepaperboys and papergirls who getup in,the cold dark and land ourpaper on' the front stoop so we

, . A Christmas crib blessing

Some holiday greetings

For a home blessing of aChristmas crib, the mother, fatheror other adult takes the part of theleader. For parish, school or othergroups, a leader may be designated.

Leader:. As we gather to blessour Christmas crib"let us be mind­ful of the goodness of God in com­ing to us as a helpless infant whomno one could fear but whom every

, one can love.Children or other designated

persons read: .A reading from the Gospel of

St. Luke: The shepherds said oneto anotner: Let us go over toBethlehem and let us see this wordthat is come to pass, which theLord hath showed to us.

And they l;ame with haste; andthey found Mary and Joseph andthe infant lying in the manger.

And seeing. they understood theword that had been spoken tothem concerning this child.

And all that heard. wondered;and at those things that were toldthem by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these words.pondering them in her heart.

MOTHER DELILLE

Today her sisters still care forthe elderly, instruct youth andminister to the poor. They workthroughout the New Orleans areaand in Texas, California, Washing­ton, D.C., and Belize. They have asister order in Nigeria.

Among schools the sisters oper­ate in New Orleans is St. Mary'sAcademy, the oldest V.S. schoolin continuous operation for blackgirls. They also run child devel­opment centers, a tuition-freeprimary school, a nursing facilityand apartment complexes for theelderly.

Since July 3, 1988, when thecause for Mother Henriette's canon­ization was opened, the sisters

. have been focused on her be­atification.

"Right 'now she is consideredvenerable. Two miracles have tobe attributed to her," said MotherMary de Chantal told the ClarionHerald, New Orleans archdioce­san newspaper.

"It could be any day now or itcould take years. But we're hopingit's within the anniversary year,"she added. .,

to find an order which has done somuch for so long with so littlematerial wealth," said the bishop,one of three of the nation's IIactive black bishops who weretaught by the order. "They maynot be strong in numbers, but theyhave educated an army ofchildren."

"At the time when the orderbegan, human life came cheap," hesaid, referring to slave markets."Much has changed since 1842,and much is still to change."

On Nov. 21, 1842, 20 yearsbefore the abolition of slavery,Miss Delille, her childhood friend

- Juliette Gaudin and two othersfounded their religious commun­ity for black women.

They began their ministry bytaking five elderly women intotheir home and caring for them.Some of these women were slavesno longer able to work who hadbeen abandoned by their masters.

The sisters' hospice care was thebeginning of what is today calledthe Lafon Nursing Home, alsocelebrating its 150th year. TheNew Orleans facility is the oldestincorporated home (or the elderly

. in the V nited States.The first Holy Family Sistt:r,s

. not only provided care for theaged, but they also visited slaveswho were sick and taught bo'th freeand slave children and adults. Theybegged for money{osupport them-

, selves, since they did riot charge,for services. ,:

When Mother Delille died at theage of 50, there were 12 sisters inher community.'She never wore ahabit because black women reli-

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from God, belongs to God and willbe protected by God. When thisrealization is fully absorbed it givesbirth to joy; leisure is being used atits best.

We gather for first communion,confirmation, reconciliation andfunerals. These remind us of theseasons of life and how each onepossesses its own unique assets. Inthese gatherings around the sac­raments we celebrate the realitythat God is constantly with us aswe progress along life's course,that with the loss of an earlierstage of life comes the blessing of ane~ and special stage. -

Other major gatherings areweddings, in which a couple cele­brates the most precious bond inlife, commitment to another; 25thand 50th wedding anniversaries inwhich we thank God for the bless­ing of remaining together and keep­ing commitment true.

We celebrate a church's anni­versary and the community spirit

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What to celebrate -w-he'n you 'cele1ir~te':-'the parish has breat~ed into peo­ple, There are the (all festivals,parish picnics, strawberry socialsor other special events that getpeople to cross pari~h lines for avisit and to realize! better howwidely bonded we ~re to othersbecause of being Catholic Chris-tians. I

These gatherings in:deed offer ussomething essential. They provideus with a goodness f~r surpa:;singthe goodness of any fther type ofgathering because tHey center uson goodness itself. I

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By Father Eugene Hemrick

Do celebrations like Christmasthat are so much a parLof Catholiclife really matter'?

That question hit me as I read,areport by Gwen Kennedy Neville,an anthropologist at Southwest­ern University in Texas. She isstudying Catholicism in the South.especially the kinds of Catholicgatherings - the celebrations ­that occur there.

Celebrations and leisuretime gohand in hand, In "Leisure: TheBasis of Culture," Joseph Pieperwrote: "God ended his work andbehold it was very good, In leisure.man too celebrates the end of hiswork by allowing his inner eye todwell for a while upon the realityof the creation. He looks andaffirms: It is good."

To genuinely celebrate, we mustcurtail unnecessary activity so thatwe can fully absorb our blessings.Celebration means affirming thegoodness of those blessings andexpressing joy over them. Leisuretherefore, is a time to contemplateand absorb goodness, letting itflow through us.

Dr. Neville studied the majorgatherings in Catholic parishes.She offers us an opportunity toreflect on how those gatheringsprovide us with something essen­tial: celebration.

There are gatherings on Easterand Christmas in which our eyesare focused with particular inten­sity on the divine and its relationto our life cycle.

Then we gather for the baptismof our children and relatives. Thisprovides the opportun ity to reflecton how a newborn child is a gift

Rev. Luis A. Cardoso, Pastor, I

Rev. Douglas H. Sousa, Associate PastorI

Vigil Mass in English at 7:00 p.m.

Midnight Mass in Portuguese

Christmas Day at 10:00 a.m. in English

At 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. in Portuguese I

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treasury of gifts that manifestour caring for a child who isalso Savior and Lord.

For example, this Christmasyou can give our God the gift ofyour. attention.

Whether we call this kind ofattention prayer or just thesimple sharing of one's heart,we can make sure that we pauseeach day of this season andfocus on Emmanuel, God-in-our­midst.

Tell God what Christmasmeans to you, Seek God's gui­dance for ways to keep Jesus'message of healing and lovealive in your heart. '

Or briilg your dreams to thesmall king. Think about yourown life, the lives bf your familymembers and our larger familyof humankind. ,

Offer God your hopes andvision for how' you and otherscan discover new levels ofmeaning and life enjoyment.

, Offer the small 'king your~romis'es and commitments.Think about specific changesthat wilY make you' a betterperson,

Consider those you live with.How' could you show thesepeople more respect, more gen­erosity and, more kindness?Brin'g these new commitmentsto' our God as a gift of yourheart this Christmas.

Finally, open your heart even'Pore to offer God your fears.Speak to him about what makesyou discouraged and afraid.

Ask tl'iis small king to walkwith you through times of d'ark­ness, inviting him 'to lead you tonew source~ of love's light.

Yes, Christmas is the remem­brimce of the birth ~f such asmail king long ago, Yet it isGod's rebirth in each' 'of ourhearts this year that makes thedifference for our lives, andindeed, for the future of ourplanet., What, gifts do you bring to

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We may not possess anythingremarkable like an angel's songor wise-men's gold. '

Yet this person looks withinhimself or herself and bringsforth simple gifts from the heart,"a candle and lamp 1'0 light hisway" and "a song of love for theshepherds to play,"

No matter what Our age, wecan do the same. Within us is a

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BISHOP FEEHAN High School, Attleboro, students(on stage from left)'Nathan Green, Heather Macintyre, GreggDaniels, Billy Servant and Bridget Sprague offer prayers of thefaithful at a Mass concluding a retreat day conducted by theFountain Square Fools. The professional Catholic retreattroupe from Cincinnati, Ohio, challenged students to recog­nize their gifts and use them to make a difference in the world.

, One portion of the program dealt with Rosa Parks, theAfrican-American woman who became a force in the civilrights movement by refusing to sit at the back of the bus in the1950s. Also included was a dramatic interpretation of the storyof "Doubting Thomas" which emphasized that although beliefand God can sometimes be difficult and confusing, we cannever give up on the God who never gives up on us.

C. HARRY CAUSEY'Smodern carol reminds us of adifferent kind of gift-giving atChristmas.

We give gifts to thosl: close tous. But this is' also a time' tobring special gifts to the Godwho comes to us as "such asmall king."

Like the character in the song,we may not know what to offer.. ,

SUCH A SMALL KINGSuch a small king, isn't he?Such a small king.How can he bring deliverance to me?Can he be the one wholl set us free?Such a small king,Such a small boy.What can I bring to worship him,What can I bring?Angels sing and wi,se men bring him goldShepherds kneel to shield him from the coldSuch a small king" 'Such a small boy. : ' ,I could bring him a candleAnd lamp to light his way"J can bring him a laml)'s woolTo place on the hayBring him a song of 'love' .For the shepherds to play. ''Tis a Savior that's born today,Such a small king, iS,n't he?Such a s",all king.' " ,Yet he will bring deliverance to meP,rophets foretold' his place in historySuch a sman king ,Such a small boy.Only his name will reign eternallySuch a small kingSuch a'smalJokingSuch a small kingSuch a small boy.

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Problems ponderedVATICAN CITY(CNS)- Pope

John Paul II and Episcopal BishopFrank T: Griswold of Chicago dis­cussed problems in the Anglican­Roman, Catholic dialogue at a,:recent private ,meeti~g at theVati­can. Bishop Griswold cochairs theU.S. Anglical-Roman,CatholicConsultation. Pope John Paul II"underscored 'th'e stumbling blockthe ordination of women is in theAnglican-Roman Catholic dia­logue." Bishop Griswold said afterthe meeting. But he noted that his 'private audience, was a sign thatthe Vatican is committed to con­tinuing dialogue.

TCMSAn Advent service for students

and their families, themed "Jesusis the Reason for the Season," willbe held at 7 p.m. Dec, 21 in theTaunton Catholic Middle Schoolaliditorium.

Thescho.ol's Advent theme hasbeen "Welcoming a Child.~' Stu­dents have been donating itemsweekly for Birthright: first receiv­

,ing blankets, then diapers, andfinally sleepers and undershirts,Baby toys will be collected duringthe week following Christmas vaca­tion.

tl,1ing you would only give one per­son and nobody else on your list. Itshows that you know enough aboutthe receiver to select something heor she will reaiWerijoy: .

Some of the best gifts I ever gotwere from my kids, gifts I knowthey wouldn't have given to any~

body b~t. their dad. 'One year they bought me tickets,

'to a Paul Simon concert. They'd,rather have dental work than lisie'nto Paul Simon themselves,' ,but

, 'they know I iove his music.When I opened the envelope:

with the tickets inside, I laughed, with joy. They could have spent.five times the money buying me acolor television or a dozen fancysilk ties. '

But those tickets showed thatthey know me and know what I'like.

So thaesthe first rule. The,per- l

,fect gift issomethi':lg you wouldn'tgive anybody else. ' . . '

The second rule is' a bit moretricky. The perfect gift is some-,thing nobody but you could give.

Maybe it's something that onlyyou can give because you'rt; theonly one who knows the receiver'would want it. That means you'velistened and paid a,ttention.

Ifyou've heard you'rfriend sing­ing along with an old Led Zeppelinsong, you might hunt around untilyou find"Stairway to Heaven" ina record store.

It doesn't cost any more thanthe newest Janet Jackson release,but it will mean more to the personwho receives it.

Or maybe you're the only per­son who could give the gift becauseyou made it yourself.

Write a poem and give it toyourmom in a frame. Paint a picturefor a friend. Fill a nice basket'with

, fancy houseplants for your dad's,office.

The perfect gift is chosen by one 'person for one other person. It'spersonal. And its perfection hasnothing to do with its cost.

"YOU DESERVE a break today" was the borrowed jin­gle of ninth grade confirmation students at St. Joseph's parish,Taunton, who hosted a Sunday afternoon program for child­ren ages 5 to 10 while their parents took,time out to Christmasshop or just relax, The teens offered craft projects, a videoshow and snacks for the younger parishioners. CCD coordina­tor Ma~garetTravis directed the program.

14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 18, 1992

By Christopher CarstensBetween now and Christmas,

you'll be shopping for a, lot ofpresents.

Christmas shoppers divide them­selves into two general groups '­grabb<:rs and ponderers.

G~ab.bers walk into a store witha lis'(c)( 10 names, and 40 minuteslater they walk out with 10 pres-,ents. The task is completed withminimal fuss and bother. .,, If PIP~ wrenches are on sale, thereally 'efficient grabbe'r can 1;lUyeverybody wrenches, and leave- itat that. After all, everybody canuse a,good wrench now and then.

Ponderers, on the other hand, 'spend weeks' thinking about justthe right gift.

Of course, nothing actually getspurchased on the first two or threetrips to the mall. They're just forwarmup.

Each strategy - grabbing andponderi'ng -c has its own strengthsand weaknesses. But if you buy all, ,your friends perfumed paraffin'cockatiels, that thump, thiJmp onChristmas morning will be twodozen smelly wax birds landing in 'the bottom of trash cans all across 'town.

Ponderers often buy quite' niceand appropriate gifts - if they canfinally makeup their minds.

"We've got one family memberwho spends so much time choos­ing that we usually get our pres­ents from him sometime in March.

The ideal solution lies somewherein the middle. If you're buyingfora lot of people. you can't spendforever selecting just the right giftfor each one.

But in selecting gifts for thepeople you really care, about, a lit­tle pondering goes a long way. Aninexpensive l?ut well chosen 'giftcan say"] love you" much moreloudly t.han an expensive gift thatisn't right for the situation. '

There are two r!lles in choosingthe, perfect gift.

First, the perfect gift is some"

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CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASSESThursday at 4:00 and 6:30 p.m.

MIDNIGHT MASS preceded by a concertby St. Anne Chorale beginning at 11 :30p.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY

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Comeau, who is senior classpresident, is editor of the schoolnewspaper and a member of Jun­ior Achievement and the bas(:ballteam.

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Paw Prints staff nilembers areKevin Paiva, Betharly Sullivan,Melanie Arruda, Laurie Leal, Ian­ya Paquette and Su~an Somes.David Morey is the fac~lty adv:,sor.

Sarah Anne Ryder tvon a recentFall River Lions Club ~peech com­petition with a discus~ion of "OurAmerican Democracy) Fact or Fic­tion?" She now adv~nces to theJan. 16 regional corI petition inHyannis.

The Connolly Nati10nal HonorSociety recently spon~ored its an­nual Christmas Gift Drive for dis­advantaged children ~n the area.Both students and faculty pur­chased presents, whidh are beingcollected this week fo1lr Christmasdelivery.

Jennifer Currier and Frank Hillhave been named recipients of theThomas Keyes Memorial Scholar­ship, given in memory bfa memberof the Connolly Class :of 1984 whowas killed in an automobile acci­dent. The scholarshin, given to astudent who exemplifies enthusi­asm, devotion and ca~e for Bishop'Connolly High School, is funded

Iby the annual Tommy Keyes Me-morial Golf Tournam'ent.

Mike Donnelly, ~ four-yearI •

member of the boys' cross countryteam, has been name4 to the Bos-'ton Globe All Scholastic Cross

ICountry Team. He has been theteam's premiere mmier since: hissophomore year andl is the onlyathlete to have won tHe Fall RiverCity Championship face in I;on­secutive years. He also: participatesin winter and spring track. '

Jennifer Aze~edoland BlrianComeau have been named Teen­agers of the Month fot December.

Miss Azevedo is captain of the, Ispring track team and a membl~r ofthe National Honor S~ciety,school'newspaper staff, student govern­ment and the drama flub. She is'

Bishop ConnollyThe staff of Paw Prints, literary

magazine o(Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River, is publishingits first volume of the school yearthis month. It will include originalpoems. essays, short stories andartwork by students and faculty.

trict Music Festival Chorus for theJan. 15 and 16 festival at BrocktonHigh School. She is an alto in theStang chorus.

The Bishop Stang fall sportsbanquet was held Dec. 3. The fol­lowing awards were presented (re­cipients are seniors except wherenoted):

Cross country: coach's award toKevin Grant; sportsmanship awardto Kerri Freitas.

Field hockey MVPs: MoniqueSorel, offense; Laura Chase, de­fense.

Football captain's awards: JohnHarrington and Michael Pacheco.

Boys' soccer: Michael Cronin,MVP; Matthew Cronin and Ga­briel Houdelette, 110 percentawards. '

Girls' soccer: juniors JessicaByron, MVP; Kathryn Negri, 110percent award.

Volleyball: Serina Gundersen,sportsmanship award; junior AnaVasconcelos, most improved., Cheering: Jennifer Kilshaw, 110percent award; Bethany Alexan­der, coach's award. '

MIAA sportsmariship awards:Frederick Mello, Elizabeth Krudys.

"~ -AT ST. PATRICK'S parish, Falmouth, Ryant,Mahoney

hangs ornament that includes promise of toys or needyyoungsters on Jesse Tree as Jennifer Peterson wai s her turn(top picture); bottom, Rev. Gerard A. Hebert receiv1es the toysat offertory of St. Nicholas Day Mass. (Leavens PiotoS)

St.M·ary's Scho'olStudents of..St. Mary?s, School,

New Bedford, will present the mu­sical program "Around the Worldat Christmas Time" 9 a.m. Dec. 23in the scho'ol gym.

Sixth- and seventh-graders havemade a display of nativities fromaround the world recreated frompictures and cards. The project,directed by art teacher MaxineBonneau, will be open for viewingduring school hours Dec. 22 and23.

Holy Family-HolyName School

Students at Holy Family-HolyName School, New Bedford, willhold a birthday party for Jesus'Dec. 22 beginning with a parali­turgy led by' Father Jim Medeirosand followed by a pizza lunch.

Students will each bring a"birthday 'present for Jesus" to bedistributed to the needy throughthe parish giving tree project. The,junior choir will sing fora Christ­mas celebration from 3 to 4p.m.

A Christmas pageant will beperformed at,3 p.1TI. Sunday at St.Lawrence Church, N,ew Bedford.

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in our schools

Students, parents, faculty and'friends participated in the thirdannual tree lighting and carolingcelebration last night at BishopStang High School, North Dart­mouth. Christmas songs were ledby the school chorus and instrumen­talists., Elections for class officers wereheld recently. The results are asfollows:

Seniors: president Christine Pa­tenaude, vice president ElizabethKrudys, secretary Margaret Green,treasun;r Alison Fleming.

Juniors: president Jason WiIli~

ams, vice president Jason Rode­riques, secretary Michelle Walker,treasurer Shelli Pereira.

Sophomores: president RobertMachado, vice president ColleenCarney,secretary Michelle Neves,treasurer Victoria Marcelino.

Freshman class elections will beheld after the first of the year.

Several Stang students achievedrecent honors, among them Mau­reen Zukowski and Kristen Janiak,who were na'med to Who's Whoamong American High School Stu­dents.

Miss Zukowski', a senior, wascocaptain of the field hockey teamand is captain of the winter trackteam. Miss Janiak was named tothe New Bedford Standard T,imesall-star soccer team and is a memberof the newly-formed ski team.

Senior Maureen Murphy wasamong II swimmers from the CapeCod Swim Club honored by theUnited States Swimming Associa­tion for outstanding performanceduring the 1991-92 season.

Miss Murphy is in her eighthyear of competitive swimming andwas named among the top 10swimmers in New England for besttimes in the 1,500 meter and 1,000and 1,650 yard freestyle events.

Stang has just announced theformation of its own girls' swimteam, scheduled to begin competiction in the 1993-94 school year.

Senior Sara Garde has beenaccepted into the 'Southeast Dis-

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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE1 Z

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCHNew Bedford, -Massachusetts

CHRISTMAS NOVENA: begins Thursday, Dec. 17 ' daily with homily and special prayers at all'Masses: 7:00 (Eng.), 7:45 a.m. (Port.), 12:10 p.m. (Port.). 5:30 p.m. (Eng.).

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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE:

Confessions in preparation for Christmas:Daily. Monday through Friday, Dec. 14 to 18 at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 to 5 p.m. and at 7 p.m.

PENANCE SERVICES:

Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. ' St. John's ChurchTuesday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. ' Mount Carmel ChurchWednesday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. ' Immaculate Conception Church

There will be no Confessions on Thursday, Dec. 24th.

* * - * * *CHRISTMAS MASSES:

Christmas Eve, Vigil Mass in English at 5:30 p.m.Midnight Mass' Bilingual Ceremony.Christmas Day' In English: 8:15; 11:00; 5:30 p.m.

In Portuguese; 9:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.

No 7 a.m. Mass on Christmas morning.

To all our Parishioners we wishA BLESSED AND HOLY CHRISTMAS

Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, Rev. John A. Raposo" Rev. James Ferry.Rev. Daniel O. Reis, Rev. Antonino, C. Tavares

Deacon Paul J. Macedo

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