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2 THE ANCHO~-Diocese of Foil' River-Thurs., Oct. 4, 1979
Vocati~ns Program Is Sunday
Pope Expected 'To Discuss,Theme of Respect ..for Life
Pray for. Vocations
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Clearly indicating the importance he attaches to ~ncouragement of religious vocations,Bishop Daniel A Cronin' has forgone attendance at Sunday's papal Mass in Washington in orderto be present at the VocationAwareness Day to be held atBishop ConnolIy High School,FalI River.
Throughout his pontificate,Pope John Paul II has stressedthe important role of youth inthe church. Sunday's programwill share that emphasis, alsohighlighting vocational opportunities for mature Christians,including the permanent diaconate.
-The day will begin at 2 p.m.with Bishop' Cronin as principalconcelebrant of a Mass for vocations.
FolIowing the Mass, refreshments will be served and those.in attendance will be invited tovisit exhibits representing the diocesan priesthood, the diaconateand alI religious communitiesactive in the diocese.
Color television will be available for those wishing to viewthe papal Mass and accompanying activities in Washington.
The purpose of the day, saidSister M. Evangela McAleer,RSM, its chairperson, is "to express in a very tangible andspiritual way the gratitude ofthe diocese to the countlesspriests and religious who haveserved the People of God.
"It is also to look to the fu-
ture and ina spirit of prayer toseek more laborers for the harvest. FinalIy, it gives the opportuility to the young membersof the diocese to come and become familiar with the ministryof the priests and religious whoserve the church."
Goals of the planning committe, she said were:
- t.o show that the priesthood and religious life are essential to worship and' ministry
This Sunday, as well as beingthe last day of the papal visitand the date of Pope John PaulII's climactic "farewell Mass" atthe National Mall in Washington,is Respect -Life Sunday.
.In the Fall River diocese,Father Thomas L. Rita, diocesandirector of the prolife aposto'late, has forwarded Respect Lifeposters, suggested bulletin inserts, prayer cards and informa- .tion regarding appropriate liturgical and paralliturgical ceremonies to alI·diocesan parishes.
The pontiff is expected to'make reference' to the nationalobservance during his Sundayhomily. And his encyclical,"Redemptor Hominis," furnishedbackground material for an article in the current Respect Lifemanual, issued in connection
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within the church;- to educate the laity on
signs of vocation and the varietyof modes of response;
- to revive among parentsrespect and appreciation for thecall to service within the churchin the clerical or religious state;
- to express gratitude to·God for the priests and religiousserving the diocese and thechurch and to pray for an increase in vocations.
with parish activities on behalfof the entire range of human life.
Are the concerns of ban-thebombers and those of pro-liferscut from the same cloth, is theql,lery posed by Father FrancisX. Meahan in the Respect Life
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Father Meehan's answer isyes. The priest, who teachesmoral theology at St. CharlesBorromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, says !hat the question goesto the heart of the contention ofPope John Paul's encyclical:that the issue of abortion shouldbe seen in the wider social context.
Putting pro-life work in a context such as this makes the gospel of life a sword that cutsboth ways," notes the priest.
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DUBLIN, Ireland I(N"C)-In histhird "pilgrimage of faith," PopeJohn Paul II became a "pilgrimof peace." In Ireland he constantly stressed the need for ending the civil- strife in NorthernIreland.
The peace message was delivered to Protestants and Catholics, priests and politicians,bishops and laymen. All wereasked to heed church teachingsagainst resorting to violence asa means of redressing injustice.
The first pope to visit Irelandalso praised the strong faith ofthe Irish and bad that faith demonstrated to him by the millionswho thronged to his open-airMasses and liturgical services.About 2.5 million people of Ireland's 3.5 million Catholics sawthe pope in person during hisvisit.
He told the thousands greetinghim at the airport that he was"happy to' walk among you - inthe footsteps of St. Patrick .and
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DAY OF DAYSIN BOSTON
Pope Comes To TownWith rain and rejoicing,
Massachusetts greeted PopeJohn Paul II. His Aer Lingusplane, the St. Patrick, arrived inBoston on schedule Monday afew minutes before 3 p.m. Asteady mist which had begunonly a half hour before the papalplane touched down dampenedthe press and the 400 specialguests who gathered on the tarmac at Logan InternationalAirport.
After Cardinal HumbertoMedeiros of 'Boston and a U.S.protocol officer went into theplane to greet the pope, heemerged to be greeted by national, state and local officials,along with about 50 red andpurple robed cardinals and bishops, and then to walk up thesteps of a specially constructedplatform for a welcoming address by Rosalynn' Carter, representing the president.
"This may be your first visitto our shores as pope," Mrs.Carter said, "but you do not arrive as a stranger. You havestirred the world as few haveever done before."
Pope John Paul then openedhis remarks with the words,"Praised be Jesus Christ!"
"It is a great joy for me tobe in the United States of America, to begin my pastoral visitto the Catholic Church in thisland, and at the same time togreet all the A'merican people,of every race, color and creed,"he said.
From the airport, the pope'smotorcade traveled to HolyCross Cathedral via North andSouth Bost<>n, Dorchester andRoxbury. The entire route waslined with singing, shouting,clapping crowds.
At the cathedral he was greeted with applause and cheers byover 2000 priests representingevery New E11g1and diocese.
"To all," he said, "I want tosay how happy' I am to be inyour midst. I pray for each ofyou, asking you to remain always united in Jesus Christ and'his church, so that. together wemay "display. to the world ourunity in proclaiming the mysteryof Christ, in revealing the divinedimension and also the humandimension of the Redemption,and in.struggling with unweary·ing perserverance for the dignity that each human being hasreached and can continuallyreach in Christ" ("RedemptorHominis," .11).
"May this cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross of Jesus,always be a reminder of ourcalling to greatness, for throughthe mystery of the Incarnationand of the redeeming sacrificeof Jesus on the cross· we share
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EDITORRev. John F. Moore,
CU Professor' Predicted Papal Choice
'How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him thatbringeth goo~ tidings, and that preacheth peace.' Is. 52:7
As far as the name the cardinal would choose as pope,Dougherty seems to think it wasan obvious guess knowing hisphilosophy and understandinghow he thinks.
According to Dougherty, thepope is a man of his times. Hewas influenced greatly by theteachings of Aristotle and St.Thomas Aquinas, among others,but his language, the way herelates and expresses himself,is contemporary.
The pope gives traditionalthought a fresh interpretationand' appeal and his rhetoric is"learned and savvy," In short,Dougherty said the pope is aman who enjoys a good argument and does not back awayfrom a fight.
He is much more conservativethan most people might realize," ,Dougherty said, "but I think hehas the charisma and the knowhow to get his ideas across. He'sactually not that different fromPope Paul VI, but he has thephysical vim and vigor which, isvery important,"
The philosophy dean has morethan just a passing familiaritywith the pope's thinking. Aseditor of the Review of Metaphysics, a prestigious philosophical journal, 'he is about to publish .a treatise agreed upon during the pope's earlier visit toThe Catholic University ,ofAmerica.
The December issue will include "The Person: Subject andCommunity" by one KarolWojtyla. Dougherty hopes, topresent the pope with pageproofs while he is at the University.
word
are important to them.Early on, according to Dough
erty, the pope was introducedto a member of the WashingtonPhilosophy Clubl Sigmund Timberg, a Washington attorney,horn in Krakow, Poland. Severalhours later, as the pope was
'leaving, he spotted Timberg,called him by name and invitedhim to visit Krakow as his guest.
These attributes alone werenot what led Dougherty to consider Karol Cardinal Wojtyla,"papabile," the term Italians usefor men of papal quality.
"I felt we were in the presenceof a great man for' several reasons," Dougherty said. "He isintelligent, learned, and he hasthe courage of his convictions.He also has tremendous pietytowards his traditions and roots.He acknowledges his debt toGod, to his country and to hispeople."
DO\lgherty said he believed' itwas only a matter of time untilthese qualities became apparentto the College of Cardinals. It
- is his conjecture that the cardinals began to know Cardinal.Wojtyla during the first conclavewhen Pope John Paul I waselected. When they rt:lconvenedafter his short reign, the increased exposure brought thePolish cardinal to the fore.
"Of course politics play an important role in papal elections,"Dougherty said, "but in this casethe conventional explanation politics - may be too conven-tional," '
"I like to think there wasmore to it than that. I think theelection of Pope John Paul IIwas a triumph of human natureover po.lj!ics,'· I
the living
When Pope John Paul II re-''turns to the Catholic Universityof America on Sunday, he willrenew his ,acquaintance with theman who predicted he wouldbecome pope.
Dr. Jude Dougherty, dean ofthe University's School of Philosophy, not only foretold the election of Karol Cardinal Wojtyla,he even predicted he would takethe name John Paul II.
Dougherty is no soothsayer,but it wasn't the first time he'dmade that prediction. Since1976, when the then CardinalWojtyla came to lecture onphilosophy at The Catholic University of America, Doughertysaid he knew he was someonespecial - both as a philosopheran~ a human being. ,
The fact that the cardinal isreturning to the Washington,D.C., institution as Pope JohnPaul' H to make a major addresson Catholic education amplyaffirms the dean's judgment.
"I had invited him not as acardinal but, as a professional
, philosoper," Dougherty said,"and he made a great impression on the entire audience, bothas a philosopher and as a tIumanbeing. The believers, and thenon-believers alike, were deeplymoved by him." \
"He is not a cold intelectual,"Dougherty continued. "Hiswarmth and conviviality wereapparent immediately and therewas no ecclesiastical aloofnessabout the man. In philosophicalterms he was 'disponable' whichmeans open and friendly.", Dougherty remembers the popeas a man with a remarkableability to relate to people, to recall their names and things that
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A Right Spirit
The pages, indeed the 'volumes, that will reflect PopeJohn Paul's first visit to this nation and in particular to NewEngland will tax the talents of historians for years to come.These few editorial words are but the feeble attempt of oneeditor to mark an event that goes far beyond the mere historic.
Adjectives abound and descriptive phrases pour forthin abundance as one attempts to capture in words the meaning of this event. What is truly simple is in itself a cause ofcomplexity. What is truly religious and moral' is confusedby the secular. What is historic becomes histrionic.
The magnitude of the media, the diversity of the dramatic and the elation of the epthusiastic tend to distort thepilgrim, the pious 'and the plain.
Maybe it is that we have come into an age when eventhe reality of a papal visit cannot be devoid of the bombastic. Here in this land symbolism and signs have madethe Pope an instant star whose attraction knows no bounds.
In.a way this is sad, for it negatively affects individualrelationships. Not, of course, that all the wo"rld's peoplewho would like to meet the Holy Father could do so in alifetime; but rather that crowds tend to remove his person.from' the individual.
The insecurity of our own national mood is also anobstacle to the Holy Father'~ ability to move about freely'without the constant fear of harm to his own person.
The evil lurking in the hearts of so many fanaticstends to create a reaction of over-protection. The security"logistics involved in this papal visit are indeed unprecedented. Yet, as such precautions guard the person of thepope they at the same time tend to thwart his desire to betruly present to each anti everyone of those hearing andseeing him.
What should be very personal becomes impersonal;what should be inspirational becomes garish; what, shoulc1be sacred becomes secular. Yet these are the difficulties ofthe times and few have bee,n able to overcome the problemsof the all-seeing public eye. .
If the individual is to surmount these obstacles he mustdo it on his or her own. The media, which indeed are muchto blame for this impersoQaliW, can also be for each of usthe means whereby the exciting moments of life becomevery present. By approaching the papal visit in a personaland spiritual manner, each of us can glean a moment ofinspiration, a memory of joy and a mood of peace. "
And after all, is not that the real reason for this visitof the Holy Father: to bring to each of us in this nation amessage of hope for a country that sometimes despairs, anexample of love for a people that only too often hate and areassurance of faith for millions who are searching for whatis true.
As we view and review the events of this memorableweek, may each and every one of us take time to pushaside the circus-like atmosphere that places the Holy Father
,in the center ring and try to see him' as a man of God,' apilgrim of peace and above all a father who would love tomeet each of us individually and leave us with a few wordsthat would continue to inspire us in our own pilgrimageof life. '..
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Pope John Paul recalled thesequel. "The young man, whohad shown such interest in the
. fundamental question, 'wentaway sad, for he had many possessions.' Yes, he went awayand - as can be deduced fromthe context - he refused to accept the call of Christ," addedthe pope.
From. the' Gospel' story thepope drew the lesson that theyoung are open to questions
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Day of Daysbeth Patota of Sacred Heart parish, Fall River, a June graduateof the University of Massachusetts and one of the youth towhom Pope John Paul particularly addressed himself. .
In his homily, he called youth"the future of the world."
He tossed the challenge ofChrist to them, recaIling theGospel story in which a youngman asked Christ: "What mustI do ... ?" /
The young man "received aconcise and penetrating answer."the pope said, quoting the Gospel narrative: "Then, Jesus
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The brief service closed withthe moving "Salve Regina,"·sung in Latin by all present. Ac,enturies-old hymn, it formspart of the office of Compline,
·the "night prayer" of the church,From the cathedral, the papal
motorcade jJloved to the BostonCommon and the climactic eventof the day, the outdoor Mass,attended by an estimated 500,000 to 600,000 worshipers, despite rain "so hard it hurt," according to 22-year-old Mary-
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10 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Oct. 4, 1979. NCCB Head Discusses Papal Visit- indeed limited time for thistrip - that he would lose timecoming West," he said.
"I would think that he willcome to the West Coast of theUnited States some time in theforeseeable future - maybe ayear or two - but there is nothing scheduled at the moment,"Archbishop Quinn l;\dded.
Black, white and Hispanic families have been chosen to present gifts to the pope.
Some readers were selectedafter a try-out at the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Conception. "It was like auditioningfor a 'Broadway show," according to one person who tried out.
Father Jameson said the lectors were chosen not only onthe basis of their reading abilityand "physical presence" but because "they ~re good examplesof Christian men and womenand are active in their parishes."
The deacons, he said,' werepicked on the basis of their demonstrated ability to "handlethemselves well under pressure.". The reader who may have
traveled the longest distance toWashington is Hai Dang Nguyen,now a budget analyst, formerlya bank president in Vietnam.He fled Saigon in April 1975with 37 members of his familyon an oil tanker loaded withfuel and several hundred refugees.
is any' violation of the separation of church and state," thearchbishop said.
And, he added with a grin,"50 million Catholics in thiscountry also pay their taxes and complain like everybodyelse."
"It was thought that, .since hehad limited time in this country
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The selection of lay peopleinvolved as lectors, deacons andgift bearers reflects church efforts to avoid excluding any ethnic ·group. Those chosen represent every group in the Washington Archdiocese which meetsregularly' for Mass in its nativelanguage. The languages includePolish, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Italian and Korean.
Father Ronald Jameson, whoheads the committee planningthe Mass on the Mall, said the
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SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-PopeJohn Paul II's trip to the UnitedStates will "lift the spirits ofthe U.S. Catholic Church" alongwith the morale of all those who"look to him as a leader ofpeople," according to ArchbishopJohn R. Quinn of San Francisco,president of the National Conference of Catholic -Bishops.
Archbishop Quinn is accompanying the pope on his tripthrough the United States.
"This is an enormously signifi-.cant visit," Archbishop Quinnsaid, "because the pope is aworld leader of almost uniquestature. The impact of his office and the impact of his owndynamic personality will begreatly felt during his visit."
Asked whether the pope mightspeak about materialism in theUnited States, Archbishop Quinnjoked that he had no crystal ballor tea leaves. '
"Perhaps he will (speak ofmaterialism)," Archbishop Quinnsaid. "But we in the UnitedStates have always been able torecognize our shortcomings andperhaps, as is already happening,we should pay more attentionto our exc~ssive dependenceupon material things."
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Pope John Paul IT : .A Biographical Sketchmother, plagued 'by a kidney ailment, died while delivering astillborn daughter. When he was12 his brother Edmund, by thenan intern, died of scarlet fevercontracted from his patients. Ateacher who first met Karol afew months later detected thesorrow on the boy's face.
When Karol passed his finalexaminations in 1937, his fathermoved with him to Krakow sothat he could afford to study atthe JageIlonian University. EnroIled in the department of philosophy, Karol became involved'in the "Rhapsodic Theatre," anexperimental troupe which emphasized in performance thebeauty 'of dramatic language.
Around this time, Karol cameinto contact' with Jan Tyranowski (1900-1947), who had abandoned a career as an accountant because tailoring aIlowedhim a quieter life conducive toprayer, meditation, and the study ,of Christian mysticism. Tyranowski cultivated Karol's religious and philosophical interests, bringing him into his informal "living rosary" prayergroup.
The beginning of World WarII was a turning point of KarolWojtyla's life. On 1 September1939, he was serving as an altarboy at Mass as the bombs began to fall on Krakow. The Nazioccupation forced the university .- and with it the RhapsodicTheatre-to go underground.
Krezorowska (d. 1929), was aformer school teacher whose frequent illnesses forced her to relyupon her ~ieces for heip in raising her boys.
Particularly after the father'sretirement from active militaryduty, the modesty of their meansforced young Karol to work tosupport the family, although Edmund, some 15 years his senior,was able to attend medicalschool.
An athletic boy, Karol enjoyed daredevil swims in theflooded Swaka River, but histrue enthusiasm was for playinggoalie in soccer games.
As a young boy he enjoyedgames, was an ardent punster,and even played at offeringMass with playmates as altarboys.
Karol was an exceIlent student. He served as president ofhis school sodality, but his mainextracurricular love- was thetheatre;
Even as a young boy, he displayed his talents by performingexpert impersonations of histeachers. Having participated invarious school plays, by 1937Karol starred in and helped direct a school drama club production. On graduating fromhigh school, he declared his in-'tention of studying Polish language. and literature in order tobecome a professional actor. '
When Karol was nine, his
Edmund-in an atmosphere ofreligious piety and strict discipline, sometimes making themstudy in cold rooms to hardenthem against the elements. Thefuture Pope's mother Emilia
Polish army, recruiting for the12th Infantry Regiment, whichwas stationed in the town.
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he had been married to a girlkilled by the Nazis.
His Holiness himself made ateasingly oblique reference tothis aspect of his past when hewas in Poland this year; heabruptly curtailed a reminiscenceof his family with, "Well, that'senough of the past. I'm notgoing into details. There are alot of reporters around, ready toinvestigate. Matters of the heartand youth should be left to God,who calls human beings at different stages of their lives."
It was his hospitalization aftera serious tram accident whichshocked Karol into his first mature' thought about a religiousvocation, possibly as a Carmelite. He persuaded himself, however, that his God-given talentscalled him to be an actor.
Sideswiped soon after his release by a German army truck,Wojtyla reconsidered his earlierdecision during his second con·valescence. Suddenly orphanedduring that some year (1941)when a heart attack claimed hisfather, the younger Karol camemore fully under Tyranowski'sreligious influence. By 1942 hewas engaged in preparatorystudies for the priesthood.
Fearing discovery by theNazis, Wojtyla and other secretseminarians retreated in August1944 to the palace of ArchbishopAdam Stefan Sapieha, wherethey hid while attending classes.At the end of the war they reosumed their studies under moreconventional conditions andKarol Wojtyla was ordained apriest on 1 November 1946.
Recognizing the young priest'ssuperior intellect, Cardinal Sapieha assigned him to continuehis studies at the Angelicum inRome. There in 1948 he earnedhis Ph.D. in philosophy with adissert~tion on "Problems' ofFaith in the Works of St. Johnof the Cross"-the culminationof studies to which Tyranowskihad introduced him.
Having resided at the BelgianCollege while in Rome, FatherWojtyla visited its mother country and France on his summervacation in 1947, ministering toPolish workers who found them-
During this period, Karol Wojtyla was active in the UNIA organization, a Christian democratic underground. B'nai B'rithand other authorities have testified that he helped Jews securerefuge from the Nazis. His affiliation with Bratnia PomocStudentow, a union of universitystudents, seems also to have begun in the war years.
The significance of Karol'scontinuing participation in thenow-proscribed Rhapsodic Theatre can be appreciated in lightof the Nazi attempt to extinguish all vestiges of Polish culture. These secret readings andperformances were an integralpart of the' cultural resistance tothe enemy. By the time KarolWojtyla disappeared from his jobat Solvay in 1944, his name hadappeared on a Nazi blacklist.
Rumor has suggested thatKarol Wojtyla married at thistime, a report which the Vaticanhas emphatically denied. Similarly, a report that Karol had"at least one steady girlfriend"has yet to be substantiated. Thevery sensitivity to the problemsof love and marriage in KarolWojtyla's later writings, especially Love and Responsibility(1960), has been cited to explainthe persistence of rumors that
Clandestinely pursuing bothhis studies and his acting, Karoltook up manual labor to supporthimself and to secure from theauthorities the work permit necessary to forestall deportationor imprisonment. Years later hecommemorated his jab as a stonehewer in a poem called "TheQuarry." Although vigorous, hewas not at this time particularlystrong, so he was soon madeassistant shot-firer, placing explosives in the rock.
By 1941 he was working in theSolvay chemical company, firstunloading lime from railroadhoppers, later tending boilers.The latter employment, on thenight shift, was particularly conducive to his clandestine studies.Wojtyla also found time to lobbyfor better working conditions,persuading the management toopen a recreation center for theworkers.
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In 1974, 1977, and 1978 hevisited West Germany in a continuing effort to reconcile thePolish people with their formerconquerors.
Along with the effects of. theVatican' Council, these travelsbroadened Cardinal Wojtyla'sperspective on the world; bymaking him better known to therest of the Church, they incidentally paved the way for his .election as Pope John Paul IIon 16 October 1978.
;Pope Paul VI, who named THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Oct. 4, 1979 13Wojtyla a cardinal in 1967, rec-ognized his achievements by em-playing him as a theological consultant arid having him conducthis personal Lenten retreat for1976. The meditations from thisretreat have been published as
,"Sign of Contradiction" (NewYork, 1979).
Cardinal Wojtyla traveled byway of Asia to the 1973 Eucharistic Congress in Sydney, Australia. In 1969 and 1976, hetoured Canada, the UnitedStates, and Latin America.
He was summoned from acamping trip with a group ofstudents in the summer of 1958to learn that he had been made
, Auxiliary Bishop of Krakow. Herose to be vicar capitular to thediocese four years later and in1964, when the government permitted the church to appoint aresident archbishop' of Krakowfor the first time since 1951,Karol Wojtyla was chosen forthe post.
As bishop and later archbishop, Wojtyla successfully concluded a 20-year struggle tobuild a magnificent church atNowa Huta, a new town designedby the government as a "socialist" environment free of religiousinfluence. He estaolished adultreligious study groups in par-'ishes, a Family. Institute, and aministry for the sick and disabled to meet the needs of hispeople.
His friendships in the Jewishand intellectual communitiesafforded those groups effectiveliaison with the' Church. Hisnew eminence left Wojtyla personally unaffected; he left hismodest flat for the archepiscopalpalace only when his exasperated staff forced him to do soby moving all his personal effectsthere.
Archbishop Wojtyla attendedall the sessions of the SecondVatican Council, 1962-65. By thesecond session, in 1963, he hadrisen to prominence, eventuallyleaving his mark on several important documents. In the Constitution on the Church, "LumenGentium," he argued against aninstitutional conception of theChurch and in favor of "thepeople of God."
selves unwelcome refugees inthose countries. In France healso observed the controversial"worker priest" experiment inaction. .
Upon his return to Poland,Father Wojtyla took up pastoralduties, first as a deacon inNiegowic, later as pastor at St.Florian's in Krakow. Despiteparish work, he managed toearn a second doctorate, intheology, before the Communistauthorities abolished that department of the Jagellonian University in 1949.
Wojtyla served as chaplain tothe students at this time, and heentered the faculty of the university itself by presenting histhesis on the ethical system ofMax Scheler.
A 'professor of moral theologyin the major seminary at Krakow, he became in 1954 a professor of ethics at the CatholicUniversity of Lublin, and eventually chairman of the philOSOphy department there.
The 1950s also saw the emergence of Father Wojtyla as a prolific author of moral and philosophical works, some of whichare 'beginning to appear in English.
Pseudonymous litetary works,including a play and somepoems, began to appear in Catholic periodicals; "Easter Vigiland other Poems" (New York,1979) came out in English soonafter Wojtyla's election as pope.
The author was named to thePolish Academy of Sciences in1959 in recognition of his philosophical work. Nonetheless,scholarly and intellectual pursuits never managed to stifleWojtyla's love for pastoral work.
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tion as Pope, John Paul II droveto a Rome hospital to visit hisfriend, Bishop Andrew MariaDeskur, he made it clear thathe would not confine himself tothe Vatican any more than hadPope Paul VI. ,
In succeeding weeks, the Popevisited shrines at Mentoralla andAssisi. He paid tribute to hisimmediate predecessor, PopeJohn Paul' I, by saying Mass in"the latter's hOlJle town of Canaled'Agordo.
As Archbishop of Krakow,John Paul' II had traveledthrough Europe, the Far East,and the Americas in 'pastoralministry to the Polish communities there; it was only a matterof time, then, before the newPope would carry his enlargedpastoral mission beyond' Italy.
The third general assembly ofthe Latin American Bishops'Conference provided the occasion for John Paul's first inter·national "pilgrimage of faith."
On 25 January 1979, Pope JohnPaul II arrived in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic,kissing the earth and celebrat·ing Mass on the island wh~re in1492 Columbus had attended thefirst Mass in the Western Hemisphere.
On the next day, the pope arrived in Mexico City, where hewas rec~ived as a "distinguishedvisitor" by the President ofMexico. The day after makinga pilgrimage to the NationalShrine 'of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 27 January, the Popeopened the bishops' conference.,
On the 29th, he flew to Oaxaca,where he met impoverished Indians of that region; on the30th, he visited Guadalajara and
the shrine at nearby Zapopan.On 31 Ja.nuary, Pope John Pauladdressed an audience of youngpeople at the Catholic University of Mexico before flyingback to Rome.
In various talks in Mexico,the pope stressed traditionalvalues of family life and of devotion to the Virgin Mary. Hespught to put in perspective the"liberation theology" of socialactivism, by stressing that the'Church's efforts must be founded in the Gospel rather than inmerely human motivations andgoals.
Nonetheless, John Paul continued to emphasize the socialcommitments of the church inhis statements, underscoring thetheme by his visits to hospitals, _to charitable institutions, and tothe poor themselves.
The Pope's triumphant returnto his native land was not merelya personal indulgence, for PopePaul VI had 'been bitterly disappointed when, in 1966, theCommunist government there refused him permission to cele·brate personally the milleniumof Christianity in Poland.
As in' Mexico, John Paul IIwas realizing goals of his beloved predecessor during hisvisit. Whatever the political implications of the former CardinalWojtyla's encounter with theCommunist authorities of Poland,his' visit to Poland was essentially pastoral.
On 2 June the pope arrived inWarsaw where he conferredwith Polish government officials.After a meeting for young peoplethe next day, he made a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Adalbertin Gniezno.
PopeHis stay at the monastery of
Jasna Gora (4-6 June) involvedecclesiastical functions as wellas meetings with pilgrims fromevery part of ;Poland to theShrine of the "Black Madonna,"Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Perhaps the most publicizedevent of the papal mission washis visit of 7 June to the site ofthe Nazi concentration camp atAuschwitz. Commemorating thesufferings of many victims there,particularly the martyrdom ofBlessed Maximilian Kolbe at thehands of· the' Nazis, the Popetouched poignantly the feelingsof Jews and Christians alike.
From his base in Krakow, thepope also visited shrines atNowy Targ, Mogila and BloniaKrakowskie. At his old episcopal seat, John Paul presided overthe closing of an archdiocesansynod-there, as at the meetingof Polish bishops, setting a future course for the Church inhis native land.
The fervor of the Polish Catholics, which engulfed the Popeeverywhere. he went, was re··flected by the attendance of al.most two million people-fiveper cent of the population of the·country-at the Pope's June 10departure l'dass.
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The visit of Pope John' Paule IIto the United States likewiserepresents a kind of homecoming. The former Cardinal Wojtyla lias spent more time in thiscountry than either of his predecessors. In addition to the numerous acquaintances, he madeon his previous visits, Pope JohnPaul counts a number of cousinsand old associates from. Polandamong his friends here.
In addressing the United Nations and meeting with PresidentCarter, John Paul follows thepath of Paul VI; in e~tending histrip to a number ot Americancities, the first reignJng pope. totravel extensively in this country will renew his acquaintancewith a people for whom he hasfrequently expressed his respect _.and affection.
From start to finish, PopePaul's journey to New York wasdedicated 'to peace. His powerful speech at the UN, the Stadium Mass, the discussion withPresident Johnson-every detailof the visit-all aimed at reconciling people, religions, and nations with one another.
-Iakovos, Primate of North andSouth A'merica, in a gesture ofreconciliation between thechurches.
The climax of the evening wasa Mass for Peace, celebrated before thousands at Yankee Sta
.dium. Hurrying to the airportPope Paul, a connoisseur of art,stopped to view Michaelangelo's"Pieta," which he had author'·ized to be displayed at the Vatican pavilion at the New YorkWorld's Fair.
ited Washington, Denver, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Quebecand New England before flyingto Ireland.
In addition to the usual touristactivities, Msgr. Montini, whohad- a special interest in theworking man, visited an automobile assembly line and a number of Catholic institutions.
In 1960 the then CardinalMontini returned briefly to theU.S., receiving along with President Dwight Eisenhower an honorary degree fro.m Notre DameUniversity and visiting Catholicchurches and organizations before flying to Brazil. The presidential campaign -of SenatorJohn Kennedy made it necessaryfor him to emphasize that eventhis brief visit was not politicaJ.
As the "Welcome Back" sign onthe New York Foundling Home,which he had visited as a cardinal in 1960, suggested the 14hour visit 'of Pope Paul VI to
.New York on 4 October 1965was something of a homecoming.A motorcade which includedboth Fifth Avenue and Harlemtook tile pontiff from LaGuardiaAirport to welcoming ceremonies at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Pope Paul conferred for 45minutes at the Waldorf-Astoriawith President Lyndon Johnsonabou~ the problems of worldpeace before delivering to theUnited Nations General Assembily his moving "No More War"address.
After a meeting with Amer·ican ecumenical leaders of manyfaiths, the Pope met privatelywith Greek Orthodox ArChbishop
John Paul II is not the .onlypope to have enjoyed firsthandfamiliarity with the :UnitedStates; two of his predecessorstraveled extensively in thiscountry.
In 1936, three years before hiselection as Pope Pius XII, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli made an extensive tour through 12 of the .16 American ecclesiastical provinces. Although contemporaryspeculation about the purposeof the trip ranged from securingdiplomatic recognition for theVatican to disciplining FatherCharles Coug4lin, the "radiopriest," its very extensivenesssuggests that it was intended toafford the Vatican Secretary ofState a comprehensive impression of the increasingly important Church in the U.S.
Insisting that the visit was"purely private," Cardinal Pacelli scrupulously ~voided involvement in the presidentialelection campaign, making aluncheon with· the Washingtonpress corps the sole public function of his trip. Awarded honorary degrees at Georgetown,Fordham, and Notre Dame, theCardinal viewed historic sites inaddition to visiting Catholic institutions.
Emerging from a' visit withPresident Roosevelt at HydePark, Cardinal Pacelli quipped,
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- Up to 500 leaders of Christianchurches are being invited tocome to the prayer service, tobe held at 10:30 Sunday morning at the Catholic University ofAmerica, according to Father J.Peter Sheehan, associate director of the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.
Father Sheehan said that heand Father Gabriel Duify, ecumenism director for the Archdiocese of Washington, are coordinating the program.
The prayer service, expectedto last from a half·hour to 45'minutes, will be in three parts:an opening prayer offered byPope john Paul, a response byCardinal William Baum of Wash·ington, and a "discourse" by thepope.
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any whose freedom and livesare threatened by the prejudiceof others."
The letter also' asked for "renewed'encouragement for peopleto . take their rightful place insharing ministry and responsi-
,bility in the· church."
Finally, the letter said, "Weneed . . . to be called from ,anindividualistic piety toward thevision of a community of ser-.vice committed, as was Jesus,to .spreading the good news andcommitted to following up ourpreaching with the actions whichwitness the power of that newsto heal, free, feed, clothe andwelcome."
Among the letter's signerswere Archbishop-lflect PatrickFlores of EI Paso, Texas; Auxi.liary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit; Franciscan FatherAlan McCoy, president of theConference of Major Superiors
poor and continued U.S. supportfor human rights.
- Discrimination;. The letterasked the P9pe to encouragecontinued opposition' to racism,sexism and other forms of discrimination.
- Nuclear power: "In our national debate over nuclear powerwe need to hear again the voiceof the church's concern for present and future generations who,if we set our face toward nuclear power, will face a futureof possible- disasters, perilouswastes and a dangerous concentration of economic power."
- Refugees and illegal aliens:The letter asked the pope to encourage Americans to be gener
.ous to these tWQ groups.- Consumption: "United
States patterns of consumptionhave enormous impact upon theresources of the earth. Lest future generations are to inheritan Earth of ravaged environment and wasted resources, we.need to be confronted and challenged toward policies of responsible stewardship for our sojourn upon the Earth."
Within the church, the lettersaid, Catholics need to be "summoned" to implement thechurch's social teaching and"suffuse our culture with reverence for life which extends withequal vigor from the unborn tochildren, to the handicapped, tothe battered, to the sick, to theimprisoned, to the old - to
WASHINGTON (NC) - Morethan 8,000 American Catholicsfrom 46 states and 11 countrieshave signed a letter to PopeJohn Paul II urging him to "challenge us with the vigor withwhich you spoke out in Mexicoand Poland" during his U.S.visit.
"We wish to share with youour hopes for the coming visitto the United States and to propose areas in which your wordsmight have strong impact forthe Catholic community, forpeople of other faiths and forthose who shape our pu~ic'
policy," the letter said.The letter was drafted and
circulated by Network, a Washington-based Catholic ,socialjustice lobby. Signers includedbishops, clergymen, Religiousand laymen, particularly thoseworking on social justice issues.
The signers asked the pope toaddress these issues:
- Capitalism: "In Poland youchallenged the Marxist system.We hope that you will challengeour North American social andeconomic system with equalvigor."
- Military power and disarmament; "We need to be challenged on our commitment todisarmament and confronted onour role as the major arms supplier for the world."
- 'Foreign policy: The letterasked the pope to empnasizeeconomic aid for the world's
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POPE JOHN PAUL, then Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, second from right in second row:joins in prayer at the 1969 world synod of bishops. A syno4 next year will discuss theChristian family. The possible upcoming meeting of cardinals will be the first non-conclavesession of the prelates since 1965.
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mittee to represent employees indealing with the Vatican overpay and working conditions.
The employees' spokesman,who asked not to be identified,said traditional fringe benefitsavailable to Vatican employees,such as reduced prices on food,medicine and gasoline, were nolonger adequate to make up forthe rising cost of living in Italy.
A discussion of ArchbishopLefebvre, who was suspendedfrom exercising his priestlyfunctions by Pope Paul VI, is lesslikely at the extraordinary session.
Archbishop Lefebvre has saidhe is willing to sign a statementaccepting. the Second VaticanCouncil, interpreted accordingto tradition, but Vatican sourcesgive little credence to reportsthat the archbishop is the cardinal named "in pectore" (in theheart) by Pope John Paul II lastJune 30. '
The name of,that cardinalcould be released by the pope,however, at the special meeting.
Talk of a possible Third Vatican Council has cropped up several times recently in the Italian'press, with "the values of life';being mentioned as a theme.
Bishop Paolo Hnilica," aCzechoslovakian Jesuit who livesin Rome, was quoted in a recentissue of the Italian magazine LaGente as saying that Pope JohnPaul II's many travels were intenqed to gather input for another council.
"This is why the pope travelsso much: to go out and find (theworld's bishops) in their Sees, totalk -and dialogue with them," h,esaid. "These pastoral visits arecertainly the preparation of acouncil." '
If the extraordinary gatheringof cardinals does ta~e place, itwill be the first such' meeting inmore than 14 years not convenedto elect a pop~.
the year. Although he could dothat without' asking for 'advice,a decision by the college of cardinals to do so would probablybe more impressive to the worldand, would emphasize the collegial nature of church decisionmaking.
Vatican employees disturbedabout a 10-year unofficial wage
, freeze recently went public withtheir complaints in an openletter to Pope John Paul. '
They accused the pontiff ofspending too much time abroadto have time for the problems ofhis own employees. "We do notseek privileges or advantagesbut a just pay," tp.e· letter said.
The anonymous letter, signedonly by "your Vatican employees," was released only a fewdays after the pope told workersin the factory town of Pomezia,Italy" that he considered himselftheir "friend and colleague" because of his work in a limestonequarry in his native Poland.
On Sept. 20, a Vatican spokesman said 'Pope John Paul is"well aware" of the financialdifficulties facing Vatican employees and had spoken to sev,eral _ of ,them himself beforeordering the investigation ofpossible solutions. ' ,
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"Naturally it takes time toconfront the question in\ltsvarious aspects," said the spokesman" Father Romeo Panciroli,who issued the statement' in response' to numerous questionsfrom journalists. '
The spokesman said the problemwill be resolved "in con·formity with the demands ofsocial justice but of necessityalso taking into account the concrete possibilities of the HolySee, which.*.. are limited."
A day earlier, a member ofthe group which had written theopen letter to the pope announced that work was already underway to organize a workers com-
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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Vatican-watchers are having a fieldday following repo~s fromaround the world that Pope JohnPaul II will hold an extraordinary assembly of all cardinalsnext month.
Talk of the special meetingbegan wjth an article in the Paris newspaper Le Figaro and wastransmitted throughout Italy bythe, Italian agency ANSA. All ofthe news agencies quoted unidentified "high officials" in theVatican.
One Vatican source said itwill probably begin Nov. 4, thefeast day of St. Charles Bor,romeo. The meeting, presumablyoccurring between Pope JohnPaul's trip to Ireland and theUnited States and his visit tothe Philippines, was not expected to interfere' with the U.S.bishops' meeting Nov. 12-15, ac~
cording to Bishop Thomas C.Kelly, general secretary of theNational Conference"of Catholic Bishops.
Although the Vatican sourceswould not say what the topicof the possible meeting wouldbe, speculation centered on several topics: Vatican finances, thetraditionalist campaign of French,Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, areview of the pope's year - inoffice (which ends Oct. 16), or_-------D--O-O--D-..~' preliminary planning for a thirdVatican Council.
Pope John Paul reportedlytold the cardinals -after the conclave which elected him that hewould like to meet with themperiodically to exchange views.,
ANSA said Pope John Paulwants to make an "efficiencyjudgment" on the college ofcardinals and emphasize its advisory role to the pope.
The issue of Vatican financeshas been in the news' recentlybecause of reports that the popeplans to make public the Vatican budget before the end of
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change" of economic conditionswhich ultimately led to the depressiop of 1930. The 'mansionsbecame rooming houses and sections of the area utter slums.
Now the economic style is inreverse. The former residentsor their children, who fled to thesuburbs in search of a fuller life,are returning. The South End'spopulation today is no longerhomogeneous but multiracial,multiethnic and socially mixed.The cathedral alone stands unchanged. Its parish, whichranges from the disadvantagedenvirons of the City Hospital tothe south to the gold-domedState House overlooking' BostonCommon, the Public Garden andthe Charles River, is seen as amicrocosm of the UniversalChurch.
The diversity provides for aculturally rich environment andan unusually colorful liturgy, asnative Americans mix with aninflux of minority peoples, ineluding Hispanics, French, italians, Syrians, Lebanese, Greeks,Afro-Americans and Chinese.
The cathedral, now undergoing extensive exterior and interior renovation, offers amarked contrast to the originalcathedral at 49 Franklin Street,now at the center of Boston'sdowntown, and presently the location of the Archdio.cesannewspaper, The 'Pilot.
Designed by Charles Bulfinch,the most famous architect of hisday" whose works also include
,dominated by a magnificent marble high altar, over which aresuspended, in keeping with, an-'cient tradition, the red hats ofboth Cardinal Cushing and Car-,dinal William O'Connell.
Although English Gothic instyle, the Cathedral of the' HolyCross is American in character,the realization of the vision ofBoston's third bishop, Most Rev.John B. Fitzpatrick, who diedbefore its completion.
Originally the' cathedral wasto be surmounted by two spires,the main spire soaring some 300,feet into the skies.
But South End of the city,where the cathedral is located,was once part of Boston Harborand it was feared the filled harbor bottom would not carry thetremendous weight of the spires.They were therefore deleted from.the plans.
With that precaution taken,the massive edifice has stood undisturbed for more than a century, its blunted towers projecting a, fortress-like solidity andstability in contr,ast to the airygrace of traditional Gothicspires.
The structure's permanenceamid the changes of the past 100years, is almost prophetic.' Inthe mid-19th century, the SouthEnd was a fashionable residential district, homogeneously populated bY,the successful descendants of Irish immigrants.
The area, however, declinedand then collapsed with the
On Monday ·Boston's HolyCross Cathedral experienced thepeakmornent of its I04~year oldhistory, as it became the firstchurch in the United States tobe visited by a reigning pope.
Within .the huge edifice PopeJohn: Paul II joined in prayerwith the bishops and over 2000priests of New England, immediately prior to his 'Boston Common Mass.
The cathedral is consideredone of the great religious edifices ,in the world. It measures46,000 square feet and coversmore than an acre of ground,surpassing in size many of thefamous cathedrals of Europe, in-.eluding Venice, Vienna, Strasbourg, Dublin, Pisa and Salisbury.
Cruciform in shape - 354 feetlong, 90 feet wide and with atransept of 170 feet-the cathe-'
. dral is an interpretation of OldWorld architectural genius byNew World artisans and crafts"men employing native materials,ineluding Roxbury pudding stoneand Quincy granite. '
Its superb colored-glass windows, portraying the life ofChrist and the history of the
, Church, are for the most partMunich glass masterpieces painted by a Milwaukee firm whichspecialized in that Bavarian artform. 'Three stained glass windows above the. main altar wereinstalled by the late CardinalRichard Cushing.
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mourning, notably in 1944 and1970, at the funerals of CardinalO'Connell and Cardinal Cushing.
Cardinal Cushing's funeralcame only a month after he badehis people a touching farewellat the installation of his successor, A:rchbishop - soon to be Cardinal - Medeiros.
On January 19, 1964, the Cathedral was the scene of a uniquereligious and civic memorial,honoring the memory of John F.Kennedy. Cardinal Cushing celebrated the Pontifical Mass andEric Leinsdorf conducted theBoston Symphony Orchestra inMozart's "Requiem in D Minor."
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the great cathedral: the 1600thanniversary of St. John Lateran(1924); the signing of the Lateran Pact (1929); t.he 500th anniversary of the conversion ofLithuania (1930);. and the 800thanniversary of Portuguese independence (1940).
It resounded with triumph onDecember 8" i958, at a solemnpontifical Mass marking thesesquicentennial of the Archdiocese of Boston; and again inAp,ril, 1975, when Cardinal Medeiros was principal celebrant ofa spectacular liturgy commemorating the centennial of the archdiocese and of the cathedral.
It has also been the scene of
of the main altar is the "Altarof the True Cross," in which isimbedded a relic of the cross"which lends its name to thecathedral.
Even before the dedication ofthe completed cathedral on December 8, 1875, it was openedfor -its first major public function, the conferral of the pallium,the symbol of metropolitan jurisdiction, on Archbishop Williamsby Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, ·on May 2, 1875.. Bostonwas now an archdiocese and 'themetropolitan see of all New England.
In its 104 years, the cathedralhas been the scene of many historic events.. In 1877, for instance, it witnessed the goldenjubilee ·of the ordination of Rev.James Fitton, the first nativepriest of New England.
In 1892, 400th anniversary ofthe discovery of America, therewas unveiled before the cathedral a magnificent statue ofChristopher Columbus by thenoted sculptor Alois Buyens:"
At the close of World WarI, a Te Deum was sung at thecathedral; and, at a- solemn highMass unique in American church'history, King Albert of Belgium,Queen Louise and Cardinal Mercier joined with Cardinal O'Con~
nell in expressing their gratitudeto the Catholics of America fortheir generous aid to their war·ravaged people.
Great anniversaries were observed with proper ceremony in
Bulfinch's active concern forthe interior decorations stimulated the interest of painterHenry Sargent, whose altarpiecerepresenting the Crucifixion isshown in a lithograph by William S. Pendleton, the onlyknown representation of the interior of the Holy Cross Church.
Also/preserved in the archivesas an equally priceless mementoof the occasion are the words ofShubael Bell, then senior wardenof Boston's Christ Church, that"no circumstance has contributed more to the peace and goodorder of the town than the establishment of a CatholicChurch."
Actull1ly incorporated as anintegral part of the structure -ofthe Cathedral. too, is a mementoof another - and tragic - chapter of Boston's religious history.The vestibule arch,. which separates the main entrance fromthe church properY, was built ofbricks from the ruins of Mt.Benedict, an Ursuline convent inEast Somerville, which wasburned to the ground by a mobof bigots in 1834.
The side chapel was the fi'rstcompleted part of the cathedral.There, on September 28, 1870,Bishop WiIliams celebrated _thefirst Mass in what is now calledthe chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. As. in every cathedral,here and in Europe, there is a"Lady Chapel," an altar in honor·of the Blessed Virgin. Near theLady Altar is another, dedicatedto Pope St. Pius X. At the left
the Massachusetts State House,the erection of the cathedralcould be termed the beginningof the architectural history ofthe Boston Archdiocese.
Prior to that time the scatteredhundreds of Roman Catholicsmet in small meeting houses.
Recognizing the need of theirCatholic neighbors for a placeof worship, Boston Protestantsdonated one-fifth of the buildingfund of $17,000 raised to construct the first Church of theHoly Cross.
Heading the list of non-Catholic subscribers was JohnAdams, second president of theUnited States. In addition, the .new church was designed, without fee, by Bulfinch to honor hisfriend, Bishop John Cheverus.The simple but elegant ItalianRenaissance structure was dedicated September 29, 1803.
Of Bulfinch's architecturaljewel, only the picturesque.wooden altar is preserved in thebasement crypt of the presentCathedral, near the burial v~ults
of Bishop Fitzpatrick and hissuccessor, Boston's first Archbishop, Archbishop John JosephWilliams. Other memorabiliathere include an old episcopalaJ~r throne, photographs andcan4lesticks.
The genius of Bulfinch's design, however, can be observedby visitors at St. Stephen'sChurch, in Hanover Street, inthe North End, restored to itsoriginal splendor a few years~go by Cardinal Cushing.
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pilgrim from St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River. "Everyone was'helping one another - and if ayoung Boston student hadn'tshared his umbrella with me, Idon't know if I'd have made itthrough the Mass."
buses, most parked many blocksaway, remained unquenched.Songs filled the air and pilgrimstraded impressions of the day.
For those from the Fall Riverdiocese it had begun early inthe morning as they boardedBoston buses. They had stakedout their viewing places on theCommon and for the most parthad remained there throughoutthe daily, despite intermittentrain and the final deluge.
"It reminded me of the gospelparable about sharing," said a
needy, the poor, the lonely, theoppressed and the abandoned.
"Real love is demanding," thepope warned.
"It means discipline and sacrifice, but it also means joy andhuman fulfillment," he said. "Donot be afraid of honest effortand .honest work; do not beafraid of the truth."
The end of the Common Massbrought no abatement in therain, but the spirits of thecrowds picking their waythrough puddles to waiting
Continued from Page Sevenabout the fundamental meaningof their lives.
The fact of asking the questions "tells the world that you,young people, carry within yourselves a special openness withregard to what is good and true.This openness is, in a sense, a'revelation' of the human spirit,"he said.
"And in this openness to truth,to goodness and to beauty, eachone of you can find yourself,"he added.,The pope issued a call to
young people: "Heed the call ofChrist when you hear him sayto you: "Follow me!" Walk in mypath! Stand by my side! Remain in my love!"
The pope further challengedthe young.
"Do I make a mistake when Itell you, Catholic youth, thatit is part of your task in theworld and the church to revealthe true meaning of life wherehatred, neglect or selfishnessthreaten to take over theworld?" he said.
The pope warned that "manypeople will try to escape fromtheir responsibility: escape inselfishness, escape in sexualpleasure, escape in drugs, escapein violence, in indifference .andcynical attitudes."
Instead, he proposed "the option of love, which is the opposite . of escape." Young peoplewere urged to find meaning inloving service to God and toother people, especially the-
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He also wants people to have"more than a memory" from the'pope's visit. He wants preparatibn to include more than plansfor getting to Des Moines andbuying new hiking socks andfilm. One of the bishop's staffpeople says 'Prayer is the success of this visit." I think thatmeans that the visit will be asuccess if it gets people to focustheir lives on God's' call. Ifpeople make an effort to pullthemselves together for someconcentration on the call to holiness, and make a trip to DesMoines a pilgrimage to the center of things, then the papal visitwill have the kind of impactthe bishop wants.
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Bishop Dingman is concernedabout the impact of the pope'svisit to Des Moines.· While otherpeople w9rry over the mechanicsof the visit, he worries over its -'.spirit.
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- David Landry, St. George'parish, Westport, and SteyenWinters, Our Lady of Victory.Centerville, seminarian membersof the papal choir at the BostonCommon Mass;
- James Fitzpatrick, Immaculate Conception, Taunton, mitrebearer for the Boston Mass; ,
- James Ferry, St. Dominic,'Swansea, acolyte for the BostonMass;
- Albert L. Gallant, St.Mark, Attleboro -Falls, memberof an ecumenical commissionattending the papal Mass asrepresentatives of variousfaiths;
- Father John F. Moore andFather Edmond Rego, providingChannel Six television commentary in English and Portuguesefor the pope's stay in Boston;
- Father Barry Wall, providing commentary for radio station WSAR, Fall River;
- Father Timothy Goldrick,president of the Fall RiverPriests' Council, represented theFall River diocese at this morning's Mass in Philadelphia.
Day of Daysrick's, then went to MadisonSquare Garden for a 40-minutemeeting with 20,000 high schoolstudents and to .Battery Parkfor a major address on politicaland religious freedom.
He left New York yesterdayafternoon for Philadelphia, wherehe celebrated Mass at LoganCircle and visited - St. CharlesSeminary in Overbrook.
This morning he celebratedMass at the Philadelphia CivicCenter. Present were representatives of each American diocese,representatives of the Conference of Religious Superiors ofMen and 2000 seminarians.
This afternoon he is in Des'Moines Iowa for a Mass at Living History Farms. From Iowahe will go to Chicago, where hehas a full schedule of Massesand meetings until Saturdaymorning,' when he departs forWashington.
There he will meet with Presid.ent Carter and other government officials, and on Sundaywill climax his whirlwind weekwith meetings with religiouswomen, educators, theologiansand ecumenical representatives.
At 3 p.m. Sunday he will celebrate his last Mass on Americansoil at the National Mall andwill then depart for Rome.
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Cont. from Page Twenty-five"It is the pope's home while heis here," the cardinal had saidearlier. "I am his guest."
But before entering the residence, the pope greeted thecrowds once more. Many hadbeeh waiting at that vantagepoint for four hours or more,and they were rewarded notonly with waves but with
. thrown kisses froin the pontiff.Then it was inside for a late
dinner with the cardinal, theauxiliary bishops of Boston,Archbishop Jean Jadot, apostolicdelegate in the United States,and several in the papal party.
After that, like those of theestimated two million thatcrowded Boston on Monday, thepapal head htt the papal pillow.
But whereas for the two milo.lion it was back to business asusual on Tuesday, fo~ Pope Jo'hnPaul it was the day he regardedas the real reason for his American pilgrimage. He addressedthe United Nations at noon, aswell as meeting with variousother groups at the UN building.
A motorcade to. St. Patrick'sCathedral, then to Yankee Stadium for an outdoor Mass followed.
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The book· will be illustratedwith 120 photographs, many incolor. Father Murphy, a formerprofessor at St. AlphonsusAcademy in Rome, is the rectorof Holy Redeemer College inWashington.
A special news team of theweekly Our Sunday Visitor willaccompany the pope throughouthis U.S. visit to record both hisaddresses and his extemporaneous remarks, even the occasional lapses into song for whichhe is famous.
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Americans are used to AirForce One, the presidential plane.Now it's Shepherd One, theTWA plane being used thisweek by Pope John Paul. Following it closely are.two otherplanes, bearing journalists andmembers of the papal party. Youguessed it. They're ShepherdsTwo and Three.
Then there's Sister' MaryMartin of Dubuque, Iowa, whowanted to take the 40 sisters inher community to Des Moinestoday to see the pope. No morebuses, said everyone she contacted. She mentioned 'the prob.lem to her banker, a Presbyterian elder, who immediately arranged for the sisters to use hischurch bus, complete with twodrivers. Ecumenism has gained41 firm supporters.
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"He shall have music whereever be goes" might well havebeen the theme for the papaltravels in Boston. The seniorchampion band of St.. Ann's,Neponset, was on hand for hisreception Monday at Logan Airport, while the Boston Univer·sity Brass Ensemble played out·side the university chapel as thepapal motorcade passed en routefrom Boston Common to Car·dinal Medeiros' residence. Andat the residence the Boston Col·lege band was on hand for aserenade.
Forget about buses and traf·. fic jams, said members of St.Mary's of the Assumption parish in Hull, who chartered ane:!i:cursion boat to take them toBoston for the papal Mass.Docking at Bowes Wharf, theystrolled to the Common, returning to their vessel for the voyage back home, probably theleast frayed and hassled amongall of Monday's pilgrims.
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The New England rain got toeveryone, from the. nun whovainly tried to keep her head·dress dry with a KentuckyFried Chicken bag to Pope'JohnPaul himself, who had to beprotected with a hastily' grabbed green umbrella when thesailcloth canopy covering Bos.ton's $150,000 altar sprang aleak..
Boston was youth day on thepapal schedule and young peoplewere CeJ1ainly in evidence, withjoggers putting their expertiseinto practice as they kept com·fortably up with the. "popemobile," slipping in and out ofcrowds and taking shortcutsthrough soggy parklands.. "It'slike the Boston Marathon," saidone spectator.
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A touching moment came during the Prayer of the Faithful atthe Common Mass when prayerswere asked for Darryl Williams,the young Jamaica Plains HighSchool football player paralyzedlast week in a shooting apparently racially inspired.
Taking their cue from PopeJohn Paul's comfortable informality, many bishops waved theirmitres in salute to the BostonCommon throngs as they tooktheir places for the papal Mass."Can you imagine that 20 yearsago!" marveled one pilgrim.
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Discussing the applause thatfrequently interrupted Pope JohnPaul's Boston Common homily.Father Edward McGovern commented rather wistfully, "Maybe people will get into the habitof clapping a good sermon. Itwould do' wonders for thepreacherl" Father McGovern,from Providence, shared Mon-·day commenting chores withFather John F. Moore andFather Edmond Rego of the FallRiver diocese for television
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It was to celebrate the centenary of church-recognized visions of Mary by 15 Knock parishioners that Pope John Pauldecided to visit Ireland.
Before the Mass the pope visited with about 12,000 sick andhandicapped in the basilica andblessed them.
Dusk had fallen by the timethe ceremonies were over, andthe pope circled through the'crowd in an open blue truck.
As he was heading back toward the helicopter pad to return to Dublin, the whole crowdbegan singing, "He's got theWhole World in His Hands."
Earlier in the day, the popehad met with 250,000 youngpeople at the Ballybrit Race
'course near Galway. Beatles'songs and chants of "We want
. the pope" resounded through themorning mist as Pope John Paularrived. .
The young people saw at the'offertory procession a strikingexample of the violence betweenCatholics and Protestants inNorthern Ireland. Thirteen-yearold Damien Irwin-walking withthe aid of ari artificial- leg afterlosing his own to a 1977 Belfastbomb blast - presented thechalice to Pope Johl). Paul.
The pope began his last day inIsland, Oct. 1, with a trip to St.Patrick's Seminary in Maynoothand called on Ireland's priestsand Religious to be "signs ofGod" in the modern secularcities and also to be faithful totheir religious commitment.
The pope then went to limerick for his final open air Mass.About 400,000 people gatheredat the Limerick race course andheard the pope urge Catholicsto resist growing pressure forthe church' to liberalize itsstallds on abortion and divorce.
The Mass provided an affectionate farewell for the popewho ended his sermon in Gaelic,saying "God bless you and keepyou forever," This brought thunderous applause.,
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A caravan of some 600 busesfrom Northern Ireland, carryingari average of more than 50people e'ach, as well as many private cars, crossed the border t9see the pope.
",I proclaim with the conviction of my faith in Christ andwith an awareness of my missionthat violence is evil, that violence is unacceptable as a solution to problems, that violenceis unworthy of man," he told thequarter of a million people inthe hillside crowd.
Pope John ·Paul said the"tragic" decade-long fightingand terrorism .in Northern Ireland "do not have their sourcein the fact of belonging to different churches and differentconfessions; that, this is not despite what is so often repeatedbefore world opinion - a religious war, a struggle betweenCatholics and Protestants.
"May no Irish Protestant thinkthat the pope is an enemy, a danger or a threat. My desire is thatinstead Protestants would see inme a friend and a brother inChrist," he said.
The pontiff spoke during a liturgy of the Word service. Hethen returned to Dublin for aseries of meetings....,.,.
Ireland "has special and' urgent need for the united serviceof Christians," Pope John Paulsaid at an evening ecumenicalmeeting with leaders of othe~Christian churches in Ireland.
A challenge for Catholic Ireland to be an example to therest of Europe ran through thepapal talks Sept. 29 to the president of the country, its government' officials and the Irish dip-lomatic corps. *
The pope's major address onSept. 30 was at Knock at thecountry's chief Marian shrinehonoring Our Lady of Knock.There, the pope dedi~ated theIrish nation to Mary during a
. Mass before more than 400,000people.
:He particularly asked Mary to"cure and heal" the civil strifein Northern Ireland.
"In a very special way we entrust to you this great woundnow afflicting our people, hopingthat your hands will be able tocure and heal it," he said.
He called the shrine "the goalof my journey to 'Ireland,"
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The Irish clapped, cheered andsang parts of the Mass in Gaelic,English and Latin.
"As I stand' here in the c6mpany of so many hundreds ofthousands of Irish men andwomen," the pope said in his 45minute homily, "I am thinking ofhow many times, across howmany centuries, the Eucharisthas been celebrated in this
ra======================1·.land,"The pope also' had words of
warning for the Irish. Ireland "isnot immune from the influenceof ideologies ~and trends whichpresent-day civilization andprogress carry with them," hesaid.
The solution is to "steep our-·selves in the. truth that comesfrom Christ," especially in heEucharist, he said.
The pope then took a shorthelicopter ride to Drogheda nearthe border with strife-tornNorthern Ireland and issued adramatic appeal for an end tothe violence there.
For the pope's maior messageon the chief political issue troubling Ireland and Northern Ireland for over 10 years, he chosea hillside field in the southernIrish portion of the Archdiocese '
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