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-Jean BrocklehurstHoly Name parish,Fall River

As the night wind blew and scudded the clouds

to hide the moon,

When Mary shivered in the draft,

Did a dream of angels touch you?

When your mother's eyes filled with tears,

Did you .remember the first land, the first

sea lapping at its shore,

And the birds singing with joy at their creation?

Jesus, as you lay in the manger, in the cold,

Did you remember when you created the stars?

Perhaps.

And then, I think, you turned to Mary and

Joseph's suffering and pain,

Leaving glory aside like toys behind a locked

door.

When Joseph turned away to hide his grief

, At the ignominy of your first nursery,

Did the light around your Father's throne flash

to your mind?

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The Birthday of the LordDear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today, we celebrate the birth ofJesus Christ in the flesh ofhumanity. Themystery ofthe Incarnation reminds us that the Eternal Word, spoken by theFather and living with Him from the beginning, is now born in time to theVirgin Mother. This simple historical event, recounted to us in the Gospel ofSt. Luke, was to have a profound effect on all of creation. '

In our own day, we celebrate the birthday of the Lord in our liturgical "iites. As with all our liturgical celebrations, we are not merely recalling apast event; fOT, as the Vatican Council reminds us: UChrist is always presentin His Church, especially in her liturgical celebrations" (Document on theLiturgy, n.7). Thus, as we gather in our parish churches throughout theDiocese on this feast of Christmas, it is our new-born Savior Himself whoprays with us to the glory of God the Father. He is present and active in ourassembly, fOT it is Christ, the Lord who calls us together.

This is the great mystery: the God-man once born to the Virgin still livesamong us today as a pledge of our future glory. By virtue ofour Baptism,each one of us has been called to proclaim this mystery to a world stillcloaked in the darkness ofsin. But fear not, for as St.John reminds us,Jesus

Christ is Uthe light which shines on in darkness, a darkness that did notovercome it" Un. 1:5). We can be confident, therefore, that by our ownprayer, good example and Christian living, we can proclaim tfa.e person ofChrist as the one light who will guide our troubled world to the Father assurely as the star guided the shepherds to Bethlehem on that first ChriStmasnight.

This Christmas day, I pray that the Savior born to us will fill each ofyouwith his abundant graces during this holy season and throughout the newyear. In the words of the Christmas day liturgy, I pray to God, the Father ofus all: uMake us a people ofthis light. Make us faithful to your Word, thatwe may bring your life to the waiting world."

Faithfully yours in Christ,

+c;o-~ fl,~Bishop of Fall River

Bishop Cronin will be principal celebrant of the Massof Christmas to be telecast

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Deacon Eugene Oroszreceiving holy orders in 1980. Heserved in St. Dominic's parish fromthe time of his ordination, direct­ing eucharistic ministers and theprogram of ministry to the .s!ck:

Father Moore said that DeaconOrosz' distinguishing mark washis compassion for the sick. Hewas a regular visitor to the Coun­try Gardens Nursing Home inSwansea and also attended thehomebound.

After leaving the Navy, DeaconOrosz was a senior printer at RogerWilliams,Hospital, Providence. Hewas a Cub and Boy Scout leaderand a member of the AmericanLegion and the Portuguese-Ameri­can Cultural League. He was alsoactive in the Cursillo movementand belonged to the Swanseaultreya.

He is survived by his wife, Mar­ina; a son, Joseph Orosz; a daugh­ter, Lisa Ann Partridge; a brother,Edward Orosz, of Grantsburg, III.;a stepfather and stepbrother, JohnWard Sr., and John Ward Jr., alsoof Grantsburg; and five grand-children. .

Returning to a tradition ofpast years. The Anchor presents aChristmasfeature. beginning with this picture andrunning throughthe paper. All pictures with a holly border are part of the featureand should be looked at consecutively. All are National CatholicNews Service photos.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin pre­sided and imparted the final bless­ing at the Mass of Christian Burialthis morning for Deacon EugeneL. Orosz, 59, who died Dec. 19.

The Mass, at St. Dominic'sChurch Swansea, where DeaconOrosz ~inistered,had Father Wil­liam G. Campbell, pastor, as prin­cipal celebrant. Deacons ManuelCamara and Thomas Prevost wereliturgical deacons., Father John F. Moore, directorof the permanent diaconate pro­gram, presided and gave a .reflec­tion at a liturgical wake service lastnight at St. Dominic's, where Dea­con Orosz lay in state.

Born in Chicago, Deacon Oroszwas the son of the late Joseph M.and Lillian (Andrejko) Orosz. Hewas a Navy veteran, serving inKorea and Vietnam. '

He was a member of the firstclass of permanent deacons or­dained for the Fall River diocese,

Sister Sherry.

.Pope's MassNBC will broadcast Pope John

Paul I I's celebration of the mid­night Mass of Christmas at St.Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Bishop Louis E. Gelineau pre­sided Tuesday at the Mass of Chris­tian Burial for Sister M. GraceSherry, RSM, 96, who died Dec.17 at Mt. St. Rita Health Centre,Cumberland, R.I.

In 1923, she was a member ofthe founding faculty of SS. Peterand Paul School, Fall River, whereshe was a teacher for 38 years andserved as principal for 15 years..She also served at St. Kilian's andSt. John's schools in New Bedfordand at St. Patrick's School, FallRiver.

A native of North Pownell, VT,she was the daughter of the lateJohn W. and Margaret (McNally)Sherry. She entered the Sisters ofMercy at Mt. St. Mary's Conventin Fall River in 1921 and was pro­fessed in 1923.

She is survived by several niecesand nephews, including Rev. Gil­bert Sherry, OP, of St. Barnabasparish, Portsmouth, R.I.

Interment was in St. Patrick'sCemetery, Fall River.

Social space askedvATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II called on a religiousorder specializing in nursing careto build a "social space" for patientssuffering from dieases such as AIDSand cancer.

"Your communities can and mustaspire to building that 's~cial space'of which the new patients haveneed," he told brothers of theHospitaller Order of St. John ofGod.

For some patients, "the greattechnologies are no longer enoughand the great institutions no longerserve," he said.

"I am thinking, for example, ofthe patients with AIDS. an~ canc~r

patients, or the psychlatnc servI­ces," he added.Th~ pope made his comments in

a recent audience with the broth­ers at the Vatican. Founded in the16th century, the order's memberswork in nllrsing and related fields.The order is holding its generalchapter in Rome.

The pope called on the brothersto exercise their service as an"expression of love arid of Chris­tian solidarity." He told them thatthey must "safeguard th'e rights ofthe human person and the respectof individual liberty."

The pope also encouraged theorder's members to learn from thesick for whom they care. They"have much to teach you," headded. "The patient is youruniversity."

Last year during the pope's visitto the United States, he repeatedlyaddressed the crisis of AIDS.

Acquired immune deficiencysyndrome is communicable t~rou~hbodily fluids and affects pnmanlyhomosexuals, drug addicts, per­sons receiving tainted blood trans­fusions and children born of womensuffering from AIDS.

In a meeting with AIDS victimsin San Francisco, the pope toldthem that "God loves you all,without distinction.

"He loves those of you who aresick, those who are suffering fromAI DS," he said.

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ofSeattle in 1983, and later ordered.the archbishop to turn over au­thority in several areas of his min­istry to Auxiliary Bishop DonaldW. Wuerl, now head of the dioceseof Pittsburgh.

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Christmastime is here, with all'its wonderand magic, good times and good cheer.

As you gather together with family andfriends to celebrate this joyousoccasion, everyone in the Stop & Shopfamily joins together in wishing you andyo.ur family a very Merry Christmas, anda happy, healthy New Year.

pope. It was Archbishop Hunt­hausen's first private meeting withthe pope since his authority inSeattle was restored in 1987.

The Vatican ordered an apos­tolic visitation of the archdiocese

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Dec. 23, 1988 3Vatican interventionpainful to prelateWASHINGTON (NC) - Arch­

bishop Raymond G. Hunthausenof Seattle told Vatican officials inearly December that the way theHoly See intervened in archdioce­san life over the past five years hasled to "pain and severe tension."

The archbishop, in remarks laterreleased in Seattle, also warnedthe Holy See that the same expe­riences could occur in other dio­ceses if the Vatican gives credibil­ity to "mean-spirited criticism, froma small cadre of people ... bentupon undoing the fabric of unity"in the church.

"Such people are present in manylocal churches of the world today,"the archbishop said in the state­ment, which was delivered to Car­dinal Joseph Ratzinger, head ofthe Vatican Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith, and Cardi­nal Bernardin Gantin, head of theCongregation for Bishops.

The text of Archbishop Hunt­hausen's comments was releasedDec. 7 after a Seattle press con­ference.

Archbishop Hunthausen told re­porters that after a Dec. I meetingwith the pope and the Dec. 3 meet­ing with Cardinals Ratzinger andGantin he was "optimistic" that aVatican-appointed commission'swork with the archdiocese wouldend soon.

The archbishop said, "We wouldlike to feel there is no longer needfor the apostolic commission" ap­pointed in 1987 to assist the arch­diocese in addressing concerns out­lined in a 1985 letter from CardinalRatzinger.

Members of the commission areCardinal Joseph L. Bernardin ofChicago, Cardinal John J. O'Con­nor of New York and ArchbishopJohn R. Quinn of San Francisco.Details of its work have not beenmade public.

Archbishop Hunthausen andCoadjutor Archbishop Thomas J.Murphy were at the Vatican fortheir "ad limina" report to the

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Anthony of Padua, Marian A.Domagala, St. Casimir, Paula J.Demers, St. James, Suzanne Har­rington, St. Law.rence, all of NewBedford.

Kathleen Clark, St. Mary, SouthDartmo,uth; Cathryn 'o'Neill, St.Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth;Karin Tavares, St. George, West­port; Diana Joynt, St. Patrick,Wareham.

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Ball presentees named37 young ladies will be presented

to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, at the34th annual Bishop's Charity Ballon Friday, Jan. 13, at White's ofWestport. The 1989 ball will be the19th at which Bishop Cronin willbe the honored guest.

"These presentees represent par­ishes from the'five areas of the dio­cese," said Rev. Msgr: AnthonyM. Gomes, diocesan ball director."Every year, one-third of the 112diocesan parishes is given thishonor."

Mrs. James A. O'Brien, Jr., ofFall River, who heads the presen­tation committee, announced thatthe presentees with their fathers orother escorts, will meet at White'sat 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10 torehearse the presentation cere­mony.

The Ball benefits summer campsfor the underprivileged and excep­tional children and other charita­ble apostolates of the diocese. '

The presentees are:Fall River' area: Rose Olinda

Mello, O.L. Angels parish, AnaBraga, O.L. Health, Helen V.A. Jean,Immaculate Conception, Amy Nor­ton, Sacred Heart, Marlene Ponte,St. Anthony of Padua, Lisa AnnMello, St. Jean the Baptist, NicoletteCollard, St. Mathieu, Kelly Shep­hard, St. Patrick, all of Fall River.

Kim Vaillancourt, St. Dominic,Georgette E. Dumont, St. Michael,both of Swansea. Julie Jodain, St.Patrick, Somerset.

Attleboro area: Mary Fournier,Holy Ghost, Attleboro; CorenaLedger, St. Mary's, Mansfield; TaraLyn Centazio~ Sacred Heart, NorthAttleboro; Michelle Risconscente,St. Mary's, Norton. '

Cape & Islands area: AndreaPendergast, O.L. Victory, Center­ville; Marcia Connelly, Holy Re­deemer, Chatham; Erin Franey,Christ the King, Cotuit; Kerry Bangs,St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; Patri­cia C. Ferreira, St. Peter's, Province­town; Jennifer Ann Trask, St. PiusX, South Yarmouth.

New Bedford ar.ea: Kathleen E.Nelson, Holy Name, Tina Rouxinal,O.L. Mt. Carmel, Janet Beaulieu,Sacred Heart, Elizabeth Lee, St.

Yuletide Catholics deserve welcome

Blessing of a Christmas Crib

The problems confused oruncertain "Christmas' Catholics"have with the church, he said, donot slip easily into the categoriesof liberal or conservative, as somewould like to believe. They want tobelong but "are plagued by doubts"or "are appalled by the poor qual­ity of leadership in the church."

These people need to "experiencethe power of a community of faithpresided over by sensitive leader­ship," he said.

Members of the third group aretruly "alienated," he said. Theyhave been "deeply hurt by thechurch" and want to come back,but are "reluctant to try lest theybe hurt again."

From the point of view of jus­tice, he said, the alienated have aright to a warm welcome homebecause "their right to be treatedwith human respect and dignityhas been violated by the church inthe past."

announced by angels and visitedby shepherds, have mercy on us..

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

Let us pray: Jesus, sweetestchild, manifested by the leading ofa star to the three Wise Men, wor­shiped in the arms of thy mother,presented with the mystic gifts ofgold, 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.

pleasant the experience of parishlife at Christmas, the sooner theywill return.

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And they came 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.

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

Let us pray: Jesus, sweetestchild, born in Bethlehem of theVirgin Mary, wrapped in swad­dling clothes and laid in a manger,

lished by the Claretians in Chi­cago, Father Greeley said 82 per­cent of "Christmas Catholics" arebelievers, "certain of the existenceof God."

The priest described three groupsof "Christmas Catholics" - theyoung, the confused and uncer­tain, and the alienated.

Members of each group "arebelievers who have been' hurt bylife and often by the church," hesaid. "They have disproportion­ately suffered because of maritalproblems and are much more likelyto admit that they are angry atGod.

"Their Christmas church atten­dance is often a clinging to faith inthe face of suffering, an act ofcourage for which they ought to berespected instead of being patron­ized," he said.

The young "Christmas Cathol­ics" attend church services to keeptheir parents happy and becausethey see themselves as members ofthe church, despite their attend­ance record. This group, FatherGreeley said, will eventually returnto active membership.

Therefore, he said, the more

CHICAGO (NC) - WhileChristmas liturgies provide theopportunity of the year to evangel­ize alienated Catholics, priests havea tendency "to ridicule and demean"them for attending Mass so infre­quently, said Father Andrew M.Greeley.

"Christmas is indeed an ap­propriate feast for alienated Catho­lics: there is no room for them inthe inn, either," wrote FatherGreeley, a sociologist and author,in the December issue of U.S.Catholic magazine.

Father Greeley said priestsshould realize their anger is basedon fiscal rather than spiritualconcerns.

Many priests feel that once-ortwice-a-year churchgoers "are notpaying their fair share of the par­ish burden," Father Greeley wrote.Priests sometimes see people"availing themselves of the Christ­mas celebration without pickingup the tab for the parish that offersthe celebration. They are freeload­ers who come and go without anysense of obligation to thecommunity."

Writing in the magazine pub-

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For a home blessing of a Christ­mas crib, the mother, father orother adult takes the part of theleader. For parish, school or othergroups, a leader may be designated.

Leader: As we 'gather to bless.our Christmas crib, let us be mind­ful of the goodness of God in com­ing to us as a helpless infant whom'no one could fear but whom eve­ryone can love.

(Children or other designatedpersons read:

A reading from the Gospel ofSt. Luke: The shepherds said oneto another: Let us go over toBethlehem and let us see this wordthat is come to pass, which theLord ·hath showed to us.•

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4 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Dec. 23, 1988

No Batteries - No Christmas?Have you seen perhaps the most nauseating televjsion ad of

this Christmas season, now being flashed endlessly across thecountry's television sets?

Whichever advertising agency thought up this alltime losermust intend, at least subconsciously, to remove from Christ­mas any trace of its real meaning. However, the real guiltbelongs to the owners and operators of Burger King.

The television ad shows a harried couple buying toys. Whenthey realize that batteries are not includ~d, the man disgustedlyexclaims, "N0 batteries, no Christmas!" The wife or friend, asthe case may be, then announces that one can get free batteriesat Burger King. Of course, there's a string attached. You mustpurchase coupons good for some of Burger King's products. Ifyou do this, then your Christmas is made. Burger King willcharge up your life with batteries. .

This indeed says something about our social mores. Whenthe meaning of Christmas is tied to purchasing a Whoppercoupon, we really are in trouble. It is almost inconceivable thata national organization such as Burger King would have thegall to promote such an insulting and offensive ad. It is anaffront to all who believe that Christmas reflects supernaturalvalues.

Perhaps we should not be shocked by this new low inChristmas promotion. For the last decade we have seen adetermined effort to remove Christ from Christmas by replac­ing Him with an X. Fierce attempts are made by the AmericanCivil Liberties Union to ensure that nativity scenes are notplaced on public property, regardless of the fact that suchefforts to separate church and state ignore the traditions,customs and practices that are an important part ofthe Ameri­can celebration of this more than' significant milestone inworld history.

There is, in short, no doubt that the secularhas taken over.Each year it seems greater efforts are made to move peopleaway from Bethlehem, not by force but through slick andglossy advertising. The cry of "N0 batteries, no Christmas!" isreally the pits.

Are we who try to uphold the real meaning of Christmasfighting a losing battle? Should we merely sit back as ourvalues and beliefs are eroded by the forces of materialism? Otare we so immersed in the secular that we couidn't care lessabout the whole issue?

If that be the case, then Catholics and other Christians havecertainly been 'entrapped by mainstream thinking. It's true thatit's very hard to stand up in the marketplace and let othersknow that the meaning of Christmas is not to be found in freebatteries or in Whoppers. But organizations that financeattempts to debase or ignore the sensitivities of millions ofbelieving Americans should be called to task.

In a society that denies truth, that terminates new life andcondones euthanasia, batteries are, in fact if not in so manywords, seen to be more important than babies, the old and theinfirm.

Christmas is a thorn in the side of such a society. Christmasmeans creation, genesis, life and love. It stands in direct oppo­sition to abortion, hatred, butchery and death.

Christmas is far more than a holiday orgy; -it is a time torenew belief, support life and affirm hope. Each and everyattempt to do this, no matter how insignificant. it may seem,witnesses to the true meaning of the birth of Christ, an under­standing desperately needed in today's America.

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Attleboro' organizer Alice C.McAndrews said reservations forthe trip should be made as soon aspossible. Information is availablefrom her at telephone 226-0292and in the Greater New Bedfordarea from Mary Ann Booth, tele­phone 636-4903.

The pro-lifers are expected toarrive in Was-hington between 7and 8 a.m. Jan.. 23. They willattend a meeting to be addressedby California RepresentativeRobert K. Dornan, then will lobbymembers of .congre~s.

A noon rally will be held at theElipse, followed by the March forLife.

K of C MessageIn a message issued to Knights

of Columbus urging participationin the March, Supreme KnightVirgil c.. Dechant said that if Roe·vs. Wade is overturned, it is likelyto guarantee a long legislativestruggle in Congress and in statelegislatures.

"Perhaps we shall see restoredto the states the right denied themby Roe to regulate and restrictabortion," he said. "If so, pro-lifeAmericans must be ready to presstheir elected representatives forprompt action to give the unbornthe maximum legal protectionpossible."

Also, he said, pro-lifers "mustbe prepared to respond with mag­nanimity and sensitivity to those

. duped by pro-abortion propagandainto believing that killing theunborn is an acceptable solutionto personal and social problems.

"The persistence - indeed, thealarming growth - of such prob­lems since Roe refutes the claimthat, even from a pragmat'ic pers­pective, abortion is the answer.But precisely because problemslike poverty and teenage pregnancydo exist and have been expl.oitedto rationalize the killing, pro-lifersshould be in the forefront to thoseseeking moral, workable solutions."

The Knights oCColqinbus is aCatholic fraternal organizationwith about 1.5 million members. Itis h~adquartered in New Haven.

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In connection with the 16thannual March for Life to be heldMonday, Jan..23, in Washington,DC, members of MassachusettsCitizens for Life are organizingbus trips to the capital.

The peaceful annual demon­stration protests Roe vs. Wade,the 1973 Supreme Court decisionthat struck down state abortionrestrictions.

Among buses leaving the FallRiver diocese for the march will beone or more from Holy GhostChurch, Attleboro. Departure willbe at IO p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, andpassengers will return about mid­night Monday, Jan. 23.

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elf you drive,don't drink.

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No Pampering"Hold fast to this sound and body only as far as is needful for

wholesome rule ofIife: indulge the health."-SenecaMary-Lou ManciniFall River

Weekly prayerDear Editor:

I always cut out !he Adventprayer and put it on my refrig­erator.

I wish your paper would print alittle prayer every week. It onlytakes up a little space. Every weekhas a famous saint or feast day tocelebrate. '

I enjoy your paper very much.

Marian D. TourjeeSouth Yarmouth

A good suggestion: a weeklyPrayer Box will start in our issueof Jan. 6. Editor

Letters are welcomed but should be no more than200 words. The editor reserves the right to condense or .edit. ifdeemed necessary. All letters must be signed andinclude a home or business address. They do not neces­sarily express the editorial views of The Anchor.

Spirit ojadventureDear Pat McGowan:

Thank you so much for thewonderful article 'about our bus(Anchor, Nov. 4). The feedbackhas been wonderful, from the mostsurprising sources, and you ob­viously evoked a spirit of adven­'ture in many.

It was great seeing all of Rich'swork and the conveying of ourenjoyment of the cO,ach committedto paper.

THIS SIGN, painted bySister Gertrude Gaudette, OP,and located outside St. Pa­trick's rectory, Fall River, letsyou in on the best gift of all.(Motta photo)

Father CampionNEW YORK (NC) - Jesuit

Father Donald R. Campion, 67,former editor of America maga­zine, died of Parkinson's diseaseDec. II at the Fordham Universityhealth care center.

As a Rome correspondent forthe Jesuit weekly journal duringthe 1960s, Father Campion wroteextensively about the Second Vat­ican Council. He was associate

, editor of America from 1957 to1965 and editor in chief from 1968to 1975.

Father Campion was press co­ordinator for the world Synods ofBishops in Rome in 1969, 1971,1974 and 1977. He was also aninformation officer for the 31stand 32nd general congregations ofthe Society of Jesus.

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Catholic schools joining TCMSin participation in the annualButler Memorial BasketballTournament next month are St.John Evangelist, Attleboro, andSt. Joseph's, New Bedford.

"Religious disease"NEW YORK (NC) - Funda- eley, Calif. The priest said the dis­

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To the cheers of some storeowners but to the dismay of clerks,holiday shopping has arrived inthe Eternal City. On Sundays,merchandising is winning out overRome's sacrosanct habits of rest,the soccer games and a familymeal.

A grassroots movement ofshop­keepers has convinced city offi­cials to make Sunday opening op­tional during December and fourother months of the tourist year.While many shop owners are per­sonally reluctant to come in onSunday, they fear they wiII losebusiness if they do not.

This year, permission to openwas even extended to the Immacu­late Conception feast day, mark­ing the first time the pope's Mar­ian ceremony was accompanied bythe sound of store grates beingopened.

Opposing the movement areclerks, many of them young wo­men, who recently appealed to thepope for an "immediate interven­tion" to protect the "right to Sun­day as a day of rest." So far,neither the Vatican nor the localchurch has indicated it wants tobecome involved.

"For us, Christmas has becomea time of division from the fam­ily," the clerks complained. Somesaid the feast of the ImmaculateConception was traditionally theday when the Christmas crecheand tree were put up at home.

"The religious issue is a pre­text." said Gianni Riposati, a lead­er of the Sunday opening move­ment.

"We live in the 20th century."

Or practice the blues;

Sunday shopping comes to RomeROME (NC) - On his way

back to the Vatican from Rome'sSpanish Steps, where he laid a tra­ditional basket of flowers at astatue of the Madonna, Pope JohnPaul II might have noticed some­thing odd through his limousinewindow.'

On the feast of the ImmaculateConception, a state holidl,ly, theRoman streets were full of shop­pers.

The pope's car .passed brightlylit and crowded stores full of Ginori

Christmas 0 K'din Lithuania

ROME (NC) - This year inLithuania, Christmas will be anofficial holiday for the first time in44 years, according to LithuanianCardinal Vincentas Sladkevicius.

In a telephone interview withNational Catholic News ServiceDec. 12, Cardinal Sladkevicius saidit meant that Christmas would bea "day free of labor."

Speaking from the town of Kai­siadorys, where he serves as apos­tolic administrator of the diocese,the cardinal also said that a tele­.vised Christmas Mass isa"possibility.n

Lithuania is the only Sovietrepublic with a majority Catholicpopulation.

The first legal religious holidayill the Soviet republic's history wasNov. I, All Saints' Day, whenLithua,nians were allowed to takea day off work. A spokesman forthe Lithuanian Information Cen­ter in Rome said workers wereexpected to make up ·that day'swork on a Saturday.

Cardinal Sladkevicius said thegovernment readily granted hisrequest to make Christmas aholiday.

"I asked the government, andthe government agreed," he said.

The cardinal said it is now pub­lic knowledge in Lithuania thatChristmas will be sanctionedofficially.

As for a televised Mass, the car­dinal said the government hadasked him if he wanted such' abroadcast, but he had not repliedbecause he had not had a chance todiscuss the proposal with Lithua­nia's other bishops.

Two Masses have been televised, this year in Lithuania. ,An Oct. 23

Mass on the steps of the Vilniuscathedral is believed to have beenthe first televised broadcast of aCatholic ceremony in Soviethistory.

According to the LithuanianInformation Center, a second Masswas televised Nov. I.

The Christmas announcementhas capped a year 'of religiousdevelopments in Lithuania, in­cluding the reopening of the 14th­century Vilnius cathedral.

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A BLESSED CHRISTMASto the

DOMINICAN SISTERS OF TilE PRESENTATIONSt. Anne's Hospital

Wait on the Lord: be ofgood courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart. (Psalm 27:/4)

ST. ANNE'S ENDOWMENT FUNDGifts Received Through

December 15, 1988

(4) AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Anthony AbrahamDr. Orner BoivinMiss Isabel CapetoAtty. & Mrs. Brian A. CoreyMiss Ellen CoughlinMr..Thomas CrOke

Most Rev. Daniel A. CroninMr. & Mrs. Wilson CurtisDominican Sisters of the PresentationMr. & Mrs. Joseph FeilelbergMr. & Mrs. Karl J. FeilelbergRev. Norman FerrisFriends of St. Anne's Hospital

Mr. & Mrs. Francis L. GragnaniDr. Daniel T. HarringtonFrances HathawayHarold K. HudnerEstate of Veronica KingMr. & Mrs. Alan D. KnightMr. & Mrs. Richard Lafrance

Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. LamondeMr. & Mrs. Normand J. LeComteEstate 01 Elinor LenaghanMr. & Mrs. Morris LevineMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch. Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Amine B. MaaloufRev. Joseph A. Martineau

Mr. & Mrs. James A. NanneryDr. & Mrs. Kevin D. O'BrienPortuguese Fund Raising CommitteeEstate.of Bertha C. RileyMr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. SilvaJoseph SimoninRobert F. Stoico

Mr. & Mrs. Michael SullivanKathleen TobinDr. & Mrs. Roger VioletteMr. Stephen C. WilliamsEstate of Maria G. Viveiros

1988 ANNUAL FUND

Mother Pierre Marie SocietyThe Acushnet FoundationOr. Americo B. AlmeidaThe Altrusa ClubAnderson·Lillle Co.

Bank 01 BostonMost Rev. Daniel A. CromnMr. & Mrs. John DeNadalDurfee-Attleboro Bank

Fall River Realtors AssociationMrs. Yvonne FournierFriends of SI. Anne's HospitalMr. & Mrs. Roberl W. Glen

The Great Feast of theHoly Ghosl 01 New EnglandMr. & Mrs. Alan D. KnightMr. & Mrs. A. Aime LafranceMr. & Mrs. Richard Lafrance

Dr. & Mrs. James Lefters, Jr.Mr. Robert J. NagleRotary Club of Fall RiverMr. Barry Taber

Dr. & Mrs. Elie TawaTri Professional Real EstateMrs. Angeline ValcourtVenus de Milo

Anonymous (1 )A.C. Lumber Co.Acme Engineering. Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Antone AlmeidaAluminum Processing Corp.Miss Kathleen ArrudaMr. Henry AshworthKaren Beaton-SimmonsMs. Lucille F. BergeronMr. & Mrs. John J. BlakeOr. David M. Boland

Building Materials, Inc.Miss Isabel CapetoThe Choromanski FamilyDr. & Mrs. Timothy ClearyColonial Wholesale Beverage Co.Mr. Lyle F. CooperDiagnostic Testing. Inc.Ralph & Tricia DiPisaShirley Bannister DufresneDr. & Mrs. Paul P. DunnEastern Edison Co.

Mrs. Lorraine E. EmondFaU River Five Cenl SavingsOr. & Mrs. Thomas P. GalvinMr. Nicolau GarciaMiss Alice M. GauthierMost Rev. James J. GerrardMr. & Mrs. Paul A. GirouxMr. & Mrs. Joseph GoslinOr. Daniel T. HarringtonJ & J Corrugated Box Corp.Mr. & Mrs. E. Cooper Jacques

President's ClubMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. KellyLafayette Federal SaVings BankLebanon American SocietyWomen's AuxiliaryMr. George L. LedouxMiss Elinor LenaghanLeneghan FamilyDr. & Mrs. Henry C. LincolnMr. & Mrs. John J. LongMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm MacDonaldDr. & Mrs. Robert Moe

Century Club

Claire 1. MullinsMr. & Mrs. James A. NanneryNew England League ofSavings Institutions. Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. ParuchOr. Benjamin A. PassasDr. John C. QuatromoniMr. & Mrs. Robert ResendesMiss Patricia SelleckMr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. SilvaMr. &·Mrs. Manuel H. SilveiraSisters at the Sacred Heart

Miss Anne L. SmithMr. Joseph V. SmithMr. & Mrs. Donald P. SouzaSt. Anne's Hospital School of Nursing AlumnaMr. & Mrs. Harold E. SteevesSwan Finishing Co., Inc.Union Hospital Nurses Alumni Associationof Fall RiverMrs. Hilary F. WhiteMr. & Mrs. Curtis P. Wilkins

Anonymous (6)Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Abraham_Miss Frances AguiarMr. & Mrs. David M. AlbrektsomJacqueline AllardI. T. Almy AssociatesApostolate for Persons with DisabilitiesDr. & Mrs. John A. ArminioMiss Cynthia Mae ArrudaAshworth Brothers. Inc.Mrs. Albert G. AuclairSue and Charlie AuclairMr. & Mrs. Armel L. Audet. Jr.Raymond AudetBank of Fall RiverBank 01 New EnglandMiss Elaine BanksSkip and Diane BarbozaJanice BarlowMiss Anne Marie BelangerDr. John BelskyMs. Jane F. BenevidesMargaret M. BernierMr. & Mrs. Edward C. BerubeMr. Henri BerubeMr. & Mrs. Norbert E. BerubeMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. BibeauLucille BinderBobe-Jo. Inc.Rev. Louis R. BoivinMr. & Mrs. Joseph BoocherCornel BoudriaMiss Alice BourassaMr. & Mrs. Paul M. BoyerMr. & Mrs. Frank J. BoykoMr. Thomas G. BramanMr. & Mrs. Roger H. BraninMr. & Mrs. David A. Brayton. Jr..Miss Ellen G. BrownMr. & Mrs. Richard BussiereDr. & Mrs. Roger E. CadieuxWilliam B. CaniffRev. Daniel E. CareyMr. & Mrs. Bernard CartinDr. & Mrs. John M. CarvalhoMiss Madeline L. CaseyMr. & Mrs. Lucien R. CastonguayDr. & Mrs. Roland E. Chabot

Mrs. Veronica ChaceVernon D. ChamberlainMrs. Gertrude 1. CharpentierMr. & Mrs. Joseph J. CiosekCitizens-Union Savings BankMrs. Catherine C. ConnellyMsgr. Arthur C. ConsidineMsgr. Raymond T. ConsidineJames J. CooneyRep. & Mrs. Robert CorreiaMr. Emile J. CoteMiss Rose Marie CoutoMrs. Kathleen D. CriderMr. & Mrs. Charles R. Crites, 11Mr. Michael CurcioMr. & Mrs. Wilson W. CurtisMiss Sharon DahlstromMr. & Mrs. Paul J. DaleyMr. & Mrs. Roland J. DansereauDr. Alfred E. Darby, Jr.Madeline DeAlmeidaMrs. Usa M. DeMelloMr. Anthony J. DeMeoDr. & Mrs. Adelard A. Demers. Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Ed~ard W. DevlinRev. Vincent F. DiaferioMrs. Susan DiasMrs. Lauretta DianDr. & Mrs. Raymond A. DionnePatricia M. DobekDominican Academy Fourth GradersDominican FathersMr. Michael DonovanMr. James G. DriscollMr. & Mrs. Roger P. DufourMr. & Mrs. Normand R. DumasMiss Medora DupuisDr. & Mrs. H. Ivan DuranMiss Janet L. DuretteDolores A. DyerEmotions AnonymousMiss Eleanor G. EmsleyLouise EsedoMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. FariaMr. & Mrs. Frank S. FeilelbergOr. Jose M.F. FelixMr. & Mrs. Ronald J. FerrisMr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Ferris

First Federal Bank of AmericaDr. Richard H. Fitton, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. William J. Flynn, Jr.Mrs. Margaret R. FortinFurniture Wholesales, Inc.G & L ConstructionMiss Berthe A. GagnonMrs. Christine M. GagnonMiss Marguerite A. GauthierMr. & Mrs. Reginald A. GauthierMsgr. Alfred J. GendreauMr. & Mrs. James GimbletMr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Glennon. Jr.Globe ManUfacturing Co.Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes. P.A.Miss Jean M. GonetBernadette GoulartDr. & Mrs. William H. GraffDorothy GrunebergMr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Hanily. Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Ronald P. HantmanMiss Julia M. HarringtonDr. & Mrs. William C. Hartnett. Jr.JoAnn R. HawesMr. !-ioward F. HaWkinsHebrew Ladies Helping Hand SocietyHospice OutreachMr. & Mrs. Michael S. HudnEfrMr. Howard HuntoonMr. & Mrs. Donald J. HusseyMr. & Mrs. Anthony ImbriglioInn Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersMr. Manuel M. Isabel. Sr.Mrs. Rosalie L. IsraelOr. & Mrs. Francis M. JamesDr. & Mrs. In Chae JangMr. & Mrs. Allen L. JarabekMr. & Mrs. Orner N, JeanEileen JewettJohn's Shoe StoreRev. Lucien JusseaumeMr. & Mrs. Aloysius J. KearnsRev. Cornelius J. KeliherOr. & Mrs. William E. KenneyMs. Eleanor M. KitchenCatherine L. Lacoste·HamelMr. Edouard W. LacroixMr. & Mrs. Roger W. LamondeRev. David B. Langton

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. LapointeMr. & Mrs. Robert W. LavoieMiss Helen G. LawMr. & Mrs. Jeremiah LearyMr. & Mrs. Normand J. LeComteMrs. Marilyn Smith LefevreMiss Beatrice LekomOr. & Mrs. Roger L. LeMaireMr. Theodore LescaultMr. Edmond LE~vesque

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. LevesqueUncourt & Pappas InsuranceMr. & Mrs. Frank UpisOr. James C. LisakMr. & Mrs. David LithwayMiss Alice M. LynchOr. & Mrs. Amine B. MaaloufMr. Francis A. MacomberDr. & Mrs. John P. MalloyMr. & Mrs. Michael A. MarcouxMiss Frances MartinMiss Paula MartinVirginia A. MartinMiss Cecile MasseMrs. Eslher E.N. MauranMrs. Romeo McCallumMr. & Mrs. John J. McKennaMr. & Mrs. Robert A. MedeirosMr. & Mrs. Manuel MelloMrs. Lillian L. MichaUdMr. Albert E. MobouckMr. & Mrs. Raymond H. MooneyMr. & Mrs. Wilfred MorrissetteMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Moss, Jr.Dr. Nick MucciardiMr. & Mrs. John E. MurphyDr. & Mrs. Azhar Q. MustalaDr. & Mrs. Andre P. NasserDonna Nientimp·PavaoNorbut Manufacturing Co.. Inc.Mrs. Irene Normandinsen. & Mrs. Thomas NortonNotre Dame Council of Catholic WomenMrs. Elizabeth NovacekMr. & Mrs. Stanley W. NowakDr. & Mrs. Kevin D. O'BrienMrs. Josephine O'ConnellRev. John J. Oliveira

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. OliverMrs. Susan J. DtockiMrs. Wilda OuelletteCynthia PadulaJacqueline PageDr. & Mrs. Victor A. PalumboMr. & Mrs. Anthony J. PannoniRev. Joseph R. PannonjMr. & Mrs. Serge Y. ParadisMr. & Mrs. Rene~. ParentMiss Grace M. ParenteauSlephen S. PartridgeMr. & Mrs. Julien F. PaUlMrs. Maria J. PavaoMrs. Eileen Pelletier, R.N.Mr. & Mrs. Edward I. PettineMrs. Theresa PieriPirate's VideoMrs. Eleanore E. PorterMiss Germaine R. PoulinMiss Dolores A. RaposaMr. Joseph Raposa, Jr.Romeo and Hermie RavanchoMrs. Maria Constance ReisDr. Yong Woung RheeMr. & Mrs. Roger RichardsDr. John RiedelOr. & Mrs. Robert RiemerDr. & Mrs. Waller A. ROkMrs. Rita RomanowiczMr. & Mrs. Edgar RossDr. & Mrs. Alexander E. RostlerDr. & Mrs. Herbert S. RUbinMiss Louise Ryan .Mr. John C. RysS & A PrinlingMrs. Diane P. SantosMr. & Mrs. Richard C. SardinhaMr. Joseph C. SaulinoDr. & Mrs. Franklin ScheelDr. Frederick W. SchnureMrs. Noella MA SenayOr. Edward T. ShannonDr. & Mrs. Joseph J. SheaDr. & Mrs. William C. SheehanRev. William J. ShoveltonDr. & Mrs. Philip T. Silvia, Jr.Dolores S. Simmons

Slade's Ferry Trust Co.Dr. & Mrs. Arthur K. SmithDr. & Mrs. Phillip W. SmithR.E. Smith Company, Inc.Dr. & Mrs. Manuel L.S. SoaresMs. Melinda Soares-MurphyDr. Jose J.C. SousaAn.ne V. SpanglerSt. Anne's Credit UnionMr. Victor J. St. DenisMrs. Leo St. Laurent. Sr.Susan A. StankiewiczDr. Leslie SternMr. Robert F. StoicoKenneth and Claire SullivanDr. & Mrs. Daniel M. SullivanMr. Daniel V. SullivanMrs. Mary O. SullivanMr. & Mrs. Michael G. SUllivanMiss Cecile A. SuUonMr. Robert F. SykesMr. & Mrs. Norman P. SylviaElizabeth A. TalbolMr. & Mrs. Michael TalbotMr. & Mrs. Jay TardifMiss Luella V. ThibaultMr. Ronal" ThibaultMr. & Mrs. Lionel ThiboutolEleanor H. ThurstonMr. & Mrs. Thomas TiernanMr. & Mrs. Joseph E. TOOleFrederic J. TorphyMr. & Mrs. Henry W. TownsonMr. & Mrs. Manuel F. TraversValcourt Induslrial Supply Co.Carolyn K. ValeMs. Linda M. ValleyMrs. Alexander J. VezinaMr. & Mrs. Joseph R. VieiraMrs. Lawrence W. VincentDr. & Mrs. Roger N. VioletteDr. Michael J. WallinglordMr. & Mrs. Sumner J. Waring. Jr.Mrs. Helen l. WebbMr. & Mrs. Tom Wilt.enMr. Stephen C. WilliamsMr. James R. WingateDr. & Mrs. Donald S. Witmer

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Ida M. Abgrab MemorialMary Alves MemorialCharles Arendt MemorialAnne Marie Rita Arruda MemorialOlivia Arruda MemorialDorothy Audet MemorialFred H. Azar MemorialSteven Baldwin MemorialCandida V. Barney MemorialElizabeth V. Barrett. R.N. MemorialArmand Bergeron MemorialStephen J. Bernat MemorialAlexander Bernier MemorialAnita Berube MemorialDorothy Besecker MemorialGodfrey Bessette MemorialMadeline A. & Peter t». Boardman MemorialStephen Bohun MemorialAnatole Boissoneau MemorialJoseph L. Boucher MemorialMaurice Boulay MemorialMarie Brickhill MemorialWilfred Brisebois MemorialAdrien Brodeur MemorialRobert Brown MemorialGermano Brum MemorialMagdalena S. BUdzisz MemorialAlfred J. Burkett .MemorialGeorge Burns MemorialJoseph Byrne MemorialMarie Cabeceiras MemorialJoan Cabral MemorialJohn Cairns MemorialJoseph E. Callahan MemorialAnnette Camara Memorial

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My Christmas spirit was, to S;iythe least, soaring. But so was mycuriosity.

Contacting Mrs. Niles, I foundthat the prayer she was seeking iscalled "A Prayer to Obtain Favors."It follows:

"Hail and blessed be the hourand moment in which the Son ofGod was born of the most pureVirgin Mary at midnight in Bethle­hem, in piercing cold. In that hour,vouchsafe, 0 my God, to hear myprayer and grant my desiresthrough the merits ofour Saviour,Jesus Christ and of His BlessedMother. Amen." .

Mrs. Niles said the prayer isrecited 15 times daily between Nov.30, the feast of St. Andrew, andChristmas Day, not from Dec. 8,as she had originally thought.

It is piously believed that thisprayer devoutly repeated from Nov.30 to Christmas will obtain a spe­cial Christmas favor.

Everyone of the letters that hadreached Mrs. Niles by the time Icalled had supplied the correctprayer, she said.

The 72-year-old mother of twoand grandmother of seven said"I've asked several people for theprayer over the years," but that noone she consulted knew it.

To suddenly have a full mail­box, she said, was a thrill.

Knowing that I've become quiteproficient at forwarding messages,Mrs. Niles left me with a messageof her own for the people whohelped her.

"I really more than appreciate,"she said, "aIr you folks have donefor me."

The islander, who works oneday a week at Nantucket's Inquirerand Mirror newspaper, said shesent thank you notes to the firstletter writers but that the floodsoon proved "a little bit more thanI could handle and do it right."

A member ofher parish Women'sGuild and rosary group, she saidmany respondents sent cards withthe prayer printed on them and shedistributed the extras at a groupmeeting.

Those writing her included twosisters and a priest, she said.

Look at a Christmas tree,

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and Taunton, Attleboro and NorthAttleboro, Swansea, Fall Riverand Somerset.

Cape Cod was ~ell represented:folks wrote from Sandwich, SouthYarmouth, East Harwich, EastFalmouth, Hyannis, Orleans andBrewster.

Readers in Cumberland, R.I.and Margate, FL,also responded.

And we at The Anchor stilldidn't know the prayer!

Wednesday brought seven let­ters and the next few business days12 more, for a total'of43 responses.

Happy holiday wishes to allour wonderful customers. Wehave enjoyed serving you inthe past and look forward toseeing you again next year.

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By Joseph Motta

Postal workers on Nantuckethave been a bit busier than usuallately, thanks to Anchor readers.

Why? The answer began latelast month, when Elsie Niles, since1925 a member of Qur'Lady of theIsle parish, Nantucket, wrote TheAnchor asking for help in locatinga prayer.

We ran her letter in our Dec. 2issue with a request for readers'assistance, since no one on thestaff knew of the prayer.

"I am looking for a special prayerthat I used to say during Decem­ber," Mrs. Niles' letter read. "Irecall saying it from the holy day,December 8, to Christmas. I believeI said it 15 times each day. But Idon't recall any of the words."

Monday, Dec. 5 brought with itphone calls to answer, stories towrite, photos to take, errands todo, and lots of Steering Points toget together.

But five special letters hit mydesk, five letters addressed to "Mrs.Abram Niles, Nantucket," in careof The Anchor.

"Hey," I thought, "this can reallyget a guy in the Christmas spirit."

I was impressed that five indi­viduals would so quickly respondto a call for assistance at such abusy time of year.

The' letters were forwarded toMrs. Niles and then it was back tobusiness as usual.

Tuesday, though, brought 19more letters from all areas of the.Fall River diocese, all in answer toa plea for a holiday prayer.

Correspondence on that andother days that carried return ad­dresses came from New Bedford

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Christmas Eve Mass begins. After THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1988 11Mass he call Father Redmerskiover and gives him $2.00. Fatheraccepts it. Frank has a need to Indian campaigngive.

protesters sought the same govern­ment benefits and concessions forlow caste Christians as those re­ceived by low caste Hindus andSikhs. "Low caste" 1ndians are atthe bottom of a four-tier socialsystem.

RememberChrist, our Savior,

was born onChristmas day.

Hope, faith and beliefin Him will illuminateour holidays, bringing

joy and unity to all.

In observance of Christmas, all offices of Lafayettewill be closed Saturday, December 24th and Monday,

December 26th. We will re-open Tuesday,December 27th at 9:00 a.m.

The Board of Directors, Officers and staffof LafayetteFederal Savings Bank extend to you and your family' ajoyous holiday season.

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Rev. Roger D. LeDuc, Pastor

MADRAS.lndia(NC)-lndianChristians marched. fasted andclosed some of their schools in aninterdenominational campaign forthe rights of "low caste" co-relig­ionists. who comprise the majorityof Christians in the country. The

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On Christmas morning the staffwraps packages for Frank. On theMonday after Christmas the doc­tor finds additional medical prob­lems so Frank will need to stayawhile. The following day, he asks,"Will you take me to the apart­ment to get my things?"

"What do 1 need? A pickup?"He says, "I have only several

sacks."

I take him to the apartmentwhich is desolate, no clothes orfood, an uncovered pillow, onerumpled dirty sheet, one table, twochairs, and papers heaped on thetable. He tells me to put the papersin the sacks.

1 see the eviction notice datedDecember 23, 1987. We then goback to Madonna.

On New Year's Day, Frank againattends all the Masses. When 1return the next evening I get wordthat Frank has just died. Sud­denly, without warning, he slumpedto the floor.

Several of us sisters went toFrank's wake. A sister and nephewcome in from Omaha. A gentle­man who farmed Frank's 80 acresis there. A family who knew Frankwhen they were growing' up arethere. That is all. .

No one knew each other. Wevisited after the service and sharedour experiences. They were glad toknow he was at Madonna. Theythought he died on the streets.

Frank lived in various apart­ments. He spent time reading inthe library, ate in some restaurantsand went to a local church. Thatwas his life.

He did not die alone. He diedbeing loved and cared for.

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"My dear staff. Thank you! Jesushas come to us in this old man."We looked at each other in awe.

"We've given him a bath andshaved him."

"You had better take it easy. Hemay not be able to handle all yourkindness."

At 6:30 P.M. Frank is in thefront row, in a wheelchair, as

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Christ came at ChristmasBy Dolores Curran

(Dear Readers: The followingarticle appeared in Encounter, anewsletter of the Benedictine Sis­ters of Yankton, S. Dakota. TheMadonna referred to is one of fivecenters which offer care to dis­abled and elderly persons in Lin­coln, Nebraska. I am reprintingthe article with permission fromthe author and president, Sr. Phyl­lis Hunhoff.)

It is 4 p.m., Christmas Eve,1987, at ~adonna and theadmissions staff is ready toleave for home. The directorof admissions comes to my office."Sister, you better come to seewhat we should do with this littleold man;"

Here we are, the president andtwo directors, standing around thisdirty, smelly old man in bedroomslippers, with one crutch, unshaven,sitting in the office. He had justcome in on a city bus.

When asked, "Why are youhere?" he replied, "I got a letteryesterday saying 1couldn't stay inthe apartment any longer." .

"Why not?""They didn't want me there."So he needed an apartment. It's

Christmas Eve. Afterfurther ques­tioning it was discovered that otheroptions for housing had all beennegative. Frank (fictitious) says /lehas no family.

"So, Darlene, do we have aroom? For a man?"- After a pause, "Yes, Sister, oneof our more expensive rooms- $82/day."

He says, "I don't need that muchhelp."

The doctor is contacted foradmitting orders and' Flo takesFrank to his room.

Yes, it's Christmas Eve, under:staffed - to give everyone possibletime off for'Christmas - and a lateadmission, both hard on the nurses.How will they respond?

At 6 p.m. 1stop by the unit andask how it is going with Frank.

"Sister, we had to order him asecond tray, he was so hungry. Wefound clean clothes in the store-

DIVORCED AND SEPARATED,ATTLEBORO

Support group meets 7 p.m. Dec.28, parish center; information: FatherRalph D. Tetrault, 695-6161.ST. STANISLAUS, FR

Traditional and contemporarycarols performance 10 p.m. Christ­mas Eve precedes 10:30 p.m. Mass.Blessing ~nd distribution of Christ­mas cake at 10:30 a.m. Mass Christ­mas Day. Evening prayer withChristmas carols 5:30 p.m. Christ­mas Day. Exposition of the BlessedSacrament 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec.31. 7:30 a.m. Mass Dec. 31 con­cludes celebration of parish 90thjubilee year.HABITAT MEETING

Habitat for Humanity (ecumeni­cal Christian housing ministry)Northeast Conference open boardmeeting 9 a.in. t04 p.m. Jan. 21, OurLady of Mt. Carmel parish, See­konk, church basement; all welcome;information: Sam Barchi, 336-4745.SEPARATED AND DIVORCED,FR AREA

Meeting 7 p.m. Dec. 28, Our Ladyof Fatima Church hall, Swansea.

Or maybe on horseback-

ST. JAMES, NBJason Avila, Ryan Costello and

Stephen Sylvia, recently installed asjunior altar boys, are congratulated.CYO Christmas party 6 to II p.m.Monday, church hall.

CURSILLO NIGHTCursillo information night 8: 15

p.m. Jan. 18, downstairs at OurLady of Victory Church, Center­ville; information: Dwight Giddings,4211-4797.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLEChildren's Mass 7 p.m. Christmas

Eve, both churches. Free parish break­fast after all Masses Jan. 8, K of CHall, Rte. 28, Hyannis.HOLY NAME, FR

Special Christmas music program6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve. Christmasprayer books have been distributedto parishioners.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE,SWANSEA

Children's Mass 4 p.m. ChristmasEve. Choir concert 11:30 p.m. Dec.24 and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25. Parali­tftrgy for deceased loved ones of par­ishioners 7:30 tonight.

FALL RIVER Mayor Carlton Viveiros does the ribbon­cutting honors at the opening of St. Anne's Hospital child-carecenter for hospital employees. (Gaudette photo)

ST. MARY, SEEKONKAdventure youth group nomina­

tion of officers at Jan. 9 meeting,parish center; election at Jan. 23meeting; youth and adult leaders'meeting Jan. 17, parish center.SS. PETER & PAUL, FR

Christmas Eve concerts 3:45 and11:45 p.m. precede Masses.BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR

Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Fridays,small chapel.FIRST FRIDAY CLUB

Meeting 6 p.m. Jan. 6, SacredHeart Church, Fall River, beginswith Mass; supper follows, churchhall; g4.est speaker: Fall River HeraldNews columnist John McAvoy. Feb.3 speaker: SM U history professorand author Dr. Philip Silvia; allCatholic men welcome; information:Daryl Gonyon, 672-4822.CATHOLIC LEAGUE, CAPE

Catholic League for Religious andCivil Rights now has a Cape Codchapter; information: Mary McEn­roe, P.O. Box 832, New Seabury02649.ST. ANNE, FR

Choral concert II :30 p.m. Christ­mas Eve precedes'midnight Mass.ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN

Adoration to 7:30 tonight, church.New Jerusalem prayer meeting 7:30tonight, rectory. Singles~ Club (anyage) information: 999-3208.O.L. ISLE, NANTUCKET

Religious education students' po­sada procession precedes 5 p.m. MassChristmas Eve. The parish sponsoreda "Giving Tree" for Birthright; itreports that "each time a gift wasgiven, a red bow was added to thetree. By the third week of Advent,the tree was laden with bows." Relig­ious education teachers' 1989 plan­ning meeting 9 a.m. Jan. 8; work­shop/ day of recollection Jan. 28.

LaSALETTE CENTERFOR CHRISTIAN LIVING,ATTLEBORO

"Sharing Clothes and Dreams"retreat for mothers and daughtersdirected by Father Giles Genest,MS, and Noreen Dupre Jan. 13 to15; information: 222-8530~

BLESSED SACRAMENTADORERS,NB

Holy hour 7 p.m. Monday, St.Theresa's Church, New Bedford; cele­brant: Father Richard L. Chretien;includes Christmas carols by parishchoir. Exposition follows 9 a.m.Mass Fridays to 7 p.m. Benedictionat St. Theresa's; information: AngeloDeBortoli, 996-0332.O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER

Reconciliation opportunities 7 to­night.FAMILY LIFE CENTER,N.DARTMOUTH .

Divorced and separated programmeets Monday.CARE PROJECT

St. Thomas More parish, Somer­set, will host a Diocesan Depart­ment of Education Catholic AdultReligious Enrichment project on thesacraments 7 to 9 p.m. TuesdaysJan. 10 through Feb. 7; resourceperson: Sister Christopher O'Rourke,RSM, participants from the follow­ing parishes welcome: Our Lady ofFatima, St. Michael, St. Dominic,St. Louis de France, Swansea; St.John of God, St. Tho-mas More, St.Patrick, Somerset; St. Peter, Digh­ton.ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH

Christmas music concerts will pre­cede 4:30 and 6 p.m. Christmas vigilMasses. Youth group-sponsored liv­ing manger scene 4:30 to 6 p.m.Christmas Eve, near Our Lady's.Grotto.ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO

Reception for Marian MedalistMrs. Fred (Zita) Thorpe followsII :30 a.m. Mass Jan. 8, parish center.ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM

"Eucharist: Sacrament of Initia­tion" catechist training course 7 to 9p.m. Jan. 3. Dr. Anita Remignantiwill speak to parents of religioused ucation students grades threethrough six on "Building Self-Esteemin Your Child," 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan.24.

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It's providentialNEW YORK (NC) - Jesuit

theologian Father Avery Dullessays Catholic theological leader­ship has moved from seminariesback to universities - its main set­ting in the high Middle Ages ­through a "providential" shift ofrecent decades. "Since the Councilof Trent [in the 16th century],theology had become too far re­moved from the modern worldwith its ebullient secularity," saidFather Dulles in a lecture at Ford­ham University in New York, wherehe is a professor.

cal questions by "setting aside thevictims, the aborted children, bysimply excluding them from themoral community."

He said a key ethical questionwas that of giving consent for useof fetal tissue,and that a motherwho decided on abortion, he felt,abrogated her right to give consent.

The priest said by funding re­search using fetal tissue the federalgovernment would institutionalizecomplicity with abortion clinics,much like, .he said, a banker whowould be in complicity by launder­ing funds derived from drug trans­actions already completed.

Panel member Clauser told thecommittee that morality "basedon rationality ... serves the mu­tual self-interest of all" and notthat "based on metaphysical beliefssome can't buy." ~

"Rational moral persons candisagree on weighting, ranking ofmoral concerns," he said, but addedthat fetuses were "outside the scopeofthe moral community," althoughcompromise could be reached byagreement to protect some of thoseoutside the community.

Law professor John Robertsonfrom the University of TexasSchool of Law in Austin, who wasalso on the special panel, said theburden of showing that researchusing fetal tissue should not takeplace fell to its opponents.

But he said in his view they didnot meet the burden and that thepotential benefits of using the tissueand the fact abortions will occur"regardless of tissue transplants"should convince the standing com­mittee to find it acceptable.

Or just get 4 tow.

Use of fetal tissuegets panel's approval

BETHESDA, Md. (NC) - Acommittee that advises the direc­tor of the National Institutes ofHealth has voted unanimously toaccept a special panel's report ap­proving medical research use ofhuman fetal tissue derived from.induced abortions.

Members of the Advisory Com­mittee to the Director of NI H, Dr.James B. Wyngaarden, also agreedthat a moratorium imposed lastApril on federal funding for suchtransplant research should be liftedby the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services.

Wyngaarden was to' forwar~ acopy of the committee's recom­mendation and the panel's finalreport by Jan. 9 to Dr. RobertWindom, assistant health secretary,for a final decision.

The White House has proposedbanning the tissue's use in feder­ally financed experiments andtreatments, but Health and HumanServices Secretary Otis R. Bowenhas said he would not take a posi­tion on the proposal until he re­ceived the panel's findings.

Members of the special panel onfetal tissue, convened by Windomto study the scientific, ethical andlegal questions surrounding theissue, were invited to address thestanding committee Dec. 14.

Two panel members - a pro­life lawyer and a Catholic priestwho are opposed to the use of such·tissue - reiterated their dissentfrom the majority view of thepanel reached Dec. 5..

But a panel member who is aPennsylvania State University pro­fessor, K. Danner Clauser, urgedthe advisory committee to do itswork "from a moral foundationthat is universal in scope and morecognizant of society's plurality"than the "specific morality of thoseon the paneL"

With a 15-2 vote, the special. panel had said the use of such

tissue was acceptable public pol­icy, but it also had recognized the"moral relevance" of using thetissue and called for appropriateguidelines to keep decisions onabortion totally independent ofdecisions on tissue use.

Holy Cross Father James T.Burtchaell, professor at the Uni­versity of Notre Dame, said thepanel's majority based its view onlegal arguments and set aside ethi-

options, and there was a consensusamong U.S. bishops in·favor ofsanctions.

By persistent effort over manyyears, spurred by events such asthe killing of four missionarywomen in EI Salvador, a signifi­cant constituency in favor of actionon Central America was developed,he said. "We're almost there onSouth Africa," he said.

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fire and bomb attacks on nationalchurch offices there.

The U.S. Catholic Conferencewas represented by Robert T.Hennemeyer, director of the USCCOffices of International Justice andPeace.

He said the Catholic bishops ofSouth Africa had reluctantlyendorsed "economic pressure" inthe absence of other nonviolent

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The AnchorFriday, Dec. 23, 1988

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THE FERRIS FAMILYMonsour, Monte, Ronald

A bountiful, beautifulbest of holiday seasons

.to one and all, from ourhearth & hearts to yours.

Churches plan tohike pressure

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New saint?NEW-ORLEANS (NC) - Arch­

bishop Philip M. Hannan of NewOrleans has agreed to a requestfrom the Sisters of the Holy Fam­ily to introduce at the Vatican thecause for sainthood of their foun­der, Mother Henriette Delille. "Sheworked with total devotion to thecause of evangelization and minis­try to the black population," Arch­bishop Hannan said. "In doing soshe made remarkable contributionsto education and charities." Bornin New. Orfeans in 1812, shefounded her order in 1842.

the link between those ancient cus­toms and our own frenzies.

Modern New Year's activitiesbear a striking resemblance to those

, of old, he says. Primitive peopleswore masks to represent spirits ofthe dead who' would like to be"incorporated into the rebornyear...they beat drums and shout­ed and raised a general hue and cryas a way of evoking the chaos thatsoon would be banished."

The ancient end-of-year festivalsusually included some kind ofpurging and purifying ceremonyor a confessing of sins, Tuleja says.This was ancient peoples' way ofproclaiming "out with the old andin with the new!"

Tuleja suggests that those ritesprefigured our practice of NewYear's resolutions - a custom Ialways have loved. I never let Jan.I go by without making somepro ba bly soon-to- be-brokenpromise for a new and improvedway of life.

In the same way, primitive peo­ples felt the need to reconstructorder out of past chaos. So theyinvoked chaos in order to banish itand start fresh again with theirlives.

It's fascinating to see how humannature doesn't change. The deep­rooted psychological needs of 20th­century humans are the same asever.

Tuleja sums up by saying, "Theinspired madness of the contem­porary New Year's Eve reflectsprecisely the hope of the primitive:that tomorrow will be different."

I'll never look the same way at .New Year's Eve. This year I'llponder its profound and eternalmeaning - but I'll still curl upsafely on my sofa and watch tele­vision with the volume turned low.

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In another book, "Curious Cus­toms: The Stories Behind 296 Pop­ular American Rituals" (StonesongPress, 1987), Tad Tuleja discusses

given me a new grasp of the tradi­tion of normal folks turning intomaniacs at the end of the year.

The tradition dates back toancient times. And, as everyoneknows, anything old deserves re­spect.

Where did we get the idea ofmasked balls, exotic costumes,noisemakers and the general at­mosphere of frenzy? According tothe noted scholar Mircea Eliade,our customs were derived from theNew Year's celebrations of primi­tive peoples. In "Cosmos and His­tory: The Myth of the EternalReturn" (Harper, 1959), he wrotethat primitive peoples engaged inrituals meant to begin life. anewout of the chaos of the primordial"time before time."

By Antoinette Bosco

Have you ever wondered whypeople go crazy on New Year'sEve?

I'm the first to admit I don't rel­ish the prospect of another NewYear's Eve party with a typicalroom full of drunkards making asmuch noise as they possibly can.

Dec. 31 is the night when every­one everywhere is "supposed" tohave fun. But organized fun neverhas been my idea of a good time.

Forgive me for sounding like anold fogey but I've definitely joinedthe ranks of the couch potatoes onNew Year's Eve. I prefer to have aquiet evening in my own livingroom with a friend or two, maybeto sip a little champagne and usherin the New Year by watching theBig Apple drop on Times Squareon my TV set.

Yet, despite my preference for asane if boring evening at home, Ijust read something which has

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office set up in the Wall Street areain 1980 for the financial commun­ity is being closed, but ministry tothe community will continue, saidJesuit Father James F'-Joyce, socialministries director for the Jesuits'New York province and interimdirector of the office. Father Joycesaid the office space would not bekept after a lease expires nextAugust. The change, he said, hasbecome mandatory in part becauseof a shortage of personnel.

MOTHER ANGELICA

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Angelica and others at EWTN in1987 was the founding on May I ofnew religious order for men and anew order for women.

Father Michael McDonagh, co­host of "Mother Angelica Live,"and Mother Angelica are co­founders of the Order of the Eter­nal Word, a religious congrega­tion of priests and brothers. Inaddition to Father McDonagh,the order has eight members. Vati­can approval of the order ispending.

Mother Angelica is also a co­founder of the Sister Servants ofthe Eternal Word, a congregationwith six members.

Sets, control rooms, satellitedishes and television cameras bringwith them a danger of getting "too

. involved in the medium," MotherAngelica said. But if a ministrynever loses its purpose and mis­sion, she said, "then the Lord willcontinue to bless it."

"God wants to do great thingsfor his people and his church, butGod is first."

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The newspaper also noted thatMr. Falwell received a raise, bring­ing his annual salary to $125,000plus $33,000 in benefits.

"A Catholic channel is so differ­ent," Mother Angelica said duringa late November interview in heroffice above the EWTN studio.

It"is not an "electronic church,"Mother Angelica said, "The sac­ramental system do~s not allow us,.thank God, to become a substi­tute" for a local community. "We'rea supplemerit."

:rhe television show she hosts-"Mother Angelica Live," whichairs for an hour twice a week and isshown in reruns at other times ­"is not a fundraiser," she said. Themaximum on-air time she spendsrequesting contributions is fourminutes a week, she said.

The network is run by a reli­gious order whose members donot receive salaries "and peopleknow that," Mother Angelica said,adding that' that is pJobably thereason contributions to EWTNhaven't dropped dramatically.

"I have great vice presidents, atremendous staff and crew.... Theyare working for the Lord and theyknow that their salaries dopend onthe Lord," she said.

Th'e network'has no budget anddoes not conduct feasibility stu­dies before moving into new areas.

"I don't ever plan the future,"Mother Angelica said, "r believe ingoing wherever the door opens."

One door that opened for Mother

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (NC)­Angels are everywhere on thegrounds at Mother Angelica'sEternal Word Television Network.The plaster of paris cherubim seemto greet guests, and often MGtherAngelica is not far behind.

Recently, when a busload of vis­itors from Pittsburgh toured thenetwork next to Our Lady of theAngels Monastery outside Birming­ham, Mother Angelica met themin her studio, talking with themand autographing copies of herbooks.

She's not a media mogul, busi­ness executive or television star ­she's a Poor Clare Nun of Perpet­ual Adoration with a touch ofeachwho uses her television apostolateto bring millions ofviewers a visionof the church "in all her truth andbeauty."

From 1986 to 1988, the networkMother Angelica founded in 1981at her monastery in the woodedhills overlooking Birmingham wasthe fastest growing religious cablenetwork in the country, accordingto statistics in Cablevisionmagazine.

The network has a potentialaudience of almost 12 million U.S.households, said Marynell Ford,EWTN's vice president formarketing.

In 1987 and '88, Protestant tel­evangelists - rocked by scandalsinvolving the Rev. Jim Bakker andthe Rev. Jimmy Swaggart - sawmajor declines in viewership andrevenue.

During the same period, MotherAngelica's network dedicated anew studio, went from a six-hourbroadcast day to 24 hours andhelped provide live coverage ofPope John Paul II's 1987 U.S.visit.

According to EWTN's 1987audited financial statement, con­tributions to the network declinedby more than $600,000 from 1986;the network had revenues ofalmost$4.3 million and expenses of justover $4.4 million. The deficit wascovered by a surplus from 1986.

In the 1987-88 fiscal year, theRev. Jerry Falwell's "Old-Time

, Gospel Hour" ministry experienceda $10 million decline in public con­tributions, bringing the total downto $40.7 million, according to theLynchburg (Va.) News and DailyAdvance.

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It is my New Year's wish that in1989 you will think more of your­self as an architect and an artist.

May this lead you to createatmospheres ofjoy that others willrejoice in.

May you be an inspiration toothers. And may you be blessed

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A New Year's wishBy Father Eugene HemrickThe Johnson Wax admin-

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Its architect was Frank LloydWright who designed virtually every­thing in it. Among its most strik­ingfeatures are the columns whichlook like narrow stemmed 'wineglasses turned upside down withtheir bases supporting tht; ceiling.The ceiling space between thecolumns is covered by one giant

.skylight. The effect is one of airy,natural brightness.

. Atriums add to the spaciousnessof the building as does the designof the furniture. Desks and chairshave no sh~rp, pointed edges. Allthe furniture is rounded, creating afree-flowing environment.

Wright thought the buildingworthy of this supreme orchestra­tion because he believed that theworkplace need not be mundane.He wrote that the building was tobe "as inspiring a place to work inas any cathedral ever was in whichto worship." .

Wright also wanted to removethe box effect found in most archi­tecture. He believed a buildingshould fit into its surroundingenvironment, capture light andallow for free movement.

Studying Wright's architectureand thinking about his philosophyinspired me with a New Year'sthought.

Most of us would deny emphat­ically that we are architects becausewe haven't designed anything, muchless a building. Yet we are archi­tects, responsible for creating aspecial environment whenever weare with others. As some youngpeople might put it, we always

istration building constructed "give off vibes," and that influen­in 1936 in Racine, Wis., is the ces the environment around us.

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"'The Jesuit Journal' will" pro­vide Christian adults with religiousinformation and inspirationalmessages pertaining to the 20th­century Catholic Church," said anannouncement.

Father Tuet'h said the programwill be aired on one or more reli­gious cable TV ch~nnels. The datefor airing has not yet been set.

What can a child do?Soft and so small-

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Productio'n of the 30-minuteprogram on contemporary churchissues began in October undersupervision of Jesuit FatherMichael Tueth, executive directorof the Sacred. Heart Program:which syndicates Jesuit radio andTV shows. . .

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A DECORATED CHRISTMAS tree tops the roof ofthesuperstructure Qf the soon-to-be-church of Christ the Kingparish, Cotuit/ Mashpee. Nov. 26, 1989 is target date for dedi­

.cation. (Motta photo)

Double anniversaryfor Sister HardingThe development office of Bish­

op Feehan High School, Attle­boro, will sponsor a double anni­versary celebration for Sister MaryFaith Harding, RSM, at 6 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 8, at the school.

The event will commemorateSister Harding's 25 years 'at fee­han, 15 of them as principal of thenearly 900-student school.

Following a 6 p.m. Mass in theFeehan auditorium, at which Bish­op Daniel A. Cronin will be prin­cipal celebrant, a reception willhono'r Sister Harding.

The double anniversary will alsoserve as the occasion for estab­lishment of the Sister Mary FaithHarding Scholarship Fund, whichwill provide aid for students.

St. Jean BaptisteNine students at St. Jean Bap­

tiste School, Fall River, receivedcertificates as November Studentsof the Month.

They are Jamie Boivin, MonicaGagne, Kimberly Delisle, PeterMathieu, Adam Berard, HeatherLa Haie, Jason Santos, StephanieMcCoy and.J.ulia Conforti.

Spiritual supportoffered teachersin public' schools ..

TEMPE, Ariz. (NC) - A Mary-:':knoll priest is setting up spirituai.support teams for Catholics teach-·.ing in jHiblk school systems. ;.

Marykno.ll Father Steven Wood, :who scheduled a workshop on the'teams in Tempe, described .the'effort to The Catholic Sun, Phoe­nix diocesan newspaper.'. ~'There is. rio organization inchurch for public school teachers. .. nothiqg where they can go and

.' reflect ·on their faith and their­vocation," he said, adding that·U.S. teachers need guidance onhow they can "evangelize without'proselytizing, how they can prac­ti'l:e without stepping on the toes ofthe Constitution, and how theycan become sensitive to those stu­dents who are Catholic as well asthose ofdifferent faith and beliefs."

He said team members find spir­itual support in the simple factthat they, like Jesus, are "teacher."

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18 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1988 .Bishop ConnollyAs the holiday season began,

juniors and seniors attended a PeerEducation Team program featur­ing Fall River District CourtJudgeMilton Silva, who outlined theconsequences of arrest for drivingunder the influence of alcohol orother drugs.

• • •Seniors heard a talk by Heinz

Sandelowski, a Holocaust survi-'vor, and accounts of Cambodian.refugee children with whom Con­nolly students work in a specialFall River program. Sandelowskihopes to have members of anorganization of Holocaust survi­vors aid the young Asians.

The Cambodian youngsters wereguests at the Connolly ChristmasMass, celebrated Wednesday. In

.other Christmas activity, Connollyjuniors have collected clothing forarea shelters; sophomores havegathered gifts for elderly nursinghome and hospital patients; andfreshmen have provided gifts forneedy youngsters.

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This next year spend a minute atbedtime thinking of at least onepositive thing you did that day.Review the day's accomplishments,even if they're small.

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This New Year's, make a resolu­tion to appreciate yourself more.When you do something good,take the time to pat yourself on theback. As you grow older, the abil­ity to recognize your own accomp­lishments and feel good about thembecomes ever more important.

There will be many times inyour life when nobody else will

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with your preparation. It's harderto study when you're depressed.

Just as dwelling on failure makesrepeated failure more probable,when you focus on success andremember the things you do well,you become more likely to succeedagain.

Let's say you do well on a test.By thinking through what you didto get the good grade, you increaseyour chances of getting anotherhigh mark.

This New Year's Eve, resolve tospend more time thinking aboutthe things you do right. Instead ofreviewing last year's problems,spend some time remembering thesuccesses you experienced in 1988.

You may recall the pride youfelt about a paper that earned an Aor a time you helped a friend han­dle a tough personal situation.You might have felt good aboutyourselfwhile rebuilding the engineof your car or when you made anew friend simply by taking thetime to listen.

Maybe 1988 was the year youbegan to feel like an adult memberof your parish or first took a lead­ership role in a school activity.Maybe over the past few monthsyou have started to develop a clearidea of what you want for yourcareer.

Take some time to appreciatewhat you already have done well.

, Reviewing your past successes can

Once such a 'baby was 'Lord of us all.

A New Year's resolution for teensBy Christopher Carstens

Sometimes it seems that everymagazine is full of articles on howto make yourself better looking,healthier and more successful.

Self-improvement is as Ameri­can as Thanksgiving dinner or thePledge of Allegiance.

That drive for self-improvementis never stronger than on Dec. 31.New Year's Eve is the official timefor making promises to yourself:Next year you will stop "piggingout" on sweets, swear off gossip_forever and not be late to schooleven once.

Self-improvement is a wonder­ful idea but there's a problem.Most New Year's resolutions startwith the idea that something aboutyou needs fixing. The emphasis isalways on what's wrong.

Unfortunately, reviewing yourfailures and shortcomings oftenmakes it more likely that you willrepeat exactly the same mistakesall over again. In fact, focusing onpast errors does nothing to pre­pare you for success.

For example, imagine that youdid poorly on an English quiz.You won't improve that test score ­by lying in bed all night thinking,"What a dope. I didn't study any­where near enough."

Feeling badly about not study­ing won't help you get ready forthe next test. In fact, your negativeemotions are likely to interfere

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