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Five· to be ordained to diaconate ~ Ordinations set for Jan.

8 and 16 in Sf. Mary's Cathedral.

FALL RIVER - Five seminarians studying to become priests for the Diocese of Fall River will be ordained transitional deacons

by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at ceremonies on separate upcoming weekends at St. Mary's Cathedral.

On Saturday, Jan. 8, at II a.m., Rev. Mr. Paul Bernier, Rev. Mr. Scott Ciosek, Rev. Mr. Andrzej Kozanko and Rev. Mr. William Rodrigues will become deacons.

On Sunday, Jan. 16, at 12:30 p.m., Rev. Mr. Ramon Dominguez will be ordained.

A sixth colleague of the fourth-year theologians, Rev. Mr. Gerard O'Connor, was recently ordained a transitional deacon by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in Rome, where O'Connor is completing studies at the Pontifical North American College for ordination to the priesthood for the Fall River Diocese.

The six are expected to be ordained to the priesthood in June.

Rev. Mr. Bernier Bernier, 47, was born in Fall River, the son of Rudolph and Lorraine (Gauthier) Bernier, and attended Blessed Sacrament Parish. He studied at Blessed Sacrament School from 1958 to 1967, graduated from Msgr. Prevost High School, Fall River in 1971; and received an associate degree in science (marketing), in 1974 from Bristol Community College, Fall River. He subsequently received a bachelor of science degree in Marketing from Roger Williams College, Bristol, R. I. in 1976.

After graduating from college, Bernier worked for a number of years as an assistant buyer and buyer in area businesses until the recession caused a cutback in his firm's work force. As a young man, Bernier had thought about a vocation to the priesthood. His uncle, the late Father Adrien Bernier, has served in the diocese for many years. During the layoff, Bernier experienced a reawakening of God's call in his heart. The gentle urging to consider a vocation became a focus for him.

Finally he responded to the priesthood and

set himself on the course that led to entering Pope John XXIII National Seminary in Weston in 1996. That seminary was established in 1964 to especially serve secondcareer candidates.

During his seminary years, Bernier has participated 'in prison ministry at Bridgewater State Prison, parish ministry at Corpus Christi Parish in Sandwich and hospital ministry at Metro West Medical Center in Framingham.

During one summer, Bernier participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at St. Anne's Hospital while residing at St. Anne's Rectory. Following diaconate ordination he will continue his assignment at Sacred Heart Parish in North Attleboro while continuing seminary studies.

Bernier notes that his apostolic work has assisted in the process of formation, especially through prison ministry. "All who are called to Christ, regardless of their circumstances, deserve the opportunity to hear the word of God," he said. He noted that pastoral ministry has assisted in providing a better understanding of the role of service to all

of God's people.

Rev. Mr. Ciosek Ciosek, 28, was born in Fall River, the son of Andrew and Donna Ciosek, and attended St. John of God Parish, Somerset, where he was in the CCD program. After being educated in the Somerset school system and graduating from Somerset High School in 1989, he attended the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth where he earned a bachelor of arts in English in 1993. The following year he entered the pre-theology program at St. John's Seminary in Brighton.

Ciosek has participated in various field education sites, including Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Our Lady of Good Council Parish in Quincy, St. Anthony Parish in Cambridge and the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He continues to learn the Portuguese language so he can more effectively minister to the parishes with large numbers of Portuguese parishioners. He served as parish organist at St. John of God Parish and at St. Michael's Parish in Fall River.

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Afternoon prayer service will key on justice; putting end to racism ~

January 16 liturgy in St. Mary's Cathedral calls for a commitment to the Jubilee Year pledge to spreading justice and peace.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER -A prayer ,service calling for an end to racism "in our Church and in our country" will be held Jan. 16 at 3 p.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral.

The prayer service, which falls on the eve of the birthday of famed civil rights leader Or. Martin Luther King Jr., has been called by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. The public is invited to attend.

Its theme will be: "If you want peace, work for justice!" and is to be a liturgy of prayer, penitence and witness. .

The music will be under the direction of John Livramento of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford.

"We are to be the architects of the new millennium and we need to pray and reflect on this most serious topic," Bishop O'Malley said.

"Historically, racism has been one of the worst sins of our country, a source of much evil and violence including a civil war."

The bishop added that: "Our task as a Church is to educate our Catholics as disciples of Jesus with the mission to build a civilization of love."

Among the speakers will be well-known speaker Father Raymond Kemp oftheArchdiocese ofWashington, D.C., who will give the homily; and Dominican Sister Joanna Fernandes, chairman of the Board of St. Anne's Hospital, and provincial of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation. She will offer a personal reflection.

Lindsey Carter of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford, will give a personal testimony.

Father Marc H. Bergeron, pastor of St. Anne Church and Ecumenical Officer for the Diocese of Fall River, said that there will be several readings including one taken from Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Letter, "Tertio Millennio Adveniente" ("On the Coming of the Third Millennium").

There will also be excerpts from the U.S. Catholic Bishops' pastoral letter "On Racism Today," as well as one from "Faithful Witness: The Tum to page 13 - Service

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Day of healing set for Jan. 22 NORlHDARlMOUIH-Aday of healing for bereaved persons will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, from 9 a.m., to 3:45 p.m., at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road here.

Hosted by the Family Ministry Office of the Fall River Diocese, the daylong session is aimed at helping ease the pain of loss resulting from the death of a loved one.

Planners noted that emotional wounds and a profound sense of loss often remain long after losing a loved one. They make the correlation that just as physical wounds need treatment to begin healing, emotional wounds need special care as well. This day for the bereaved will offer practical initiatives and spiritual nourishment as part of that special care.

Presentation, prayer, quiet times

and, for those who wish, an opportunity ~o share his or her feelings, will be included in the program.

Dorothy 1. Levesque ofthe Providence Diocese's Family Life Office will lead the day. She has developed programs forsupport groups, for children and for the divorced, remarried and widowed. She is a bi-weekly columnist for The Visitor, newspaper of the Providence Diocese, and throughout the years has conducted many workshops in the Fall River Diocese.

For more infonnationand to register, call the Family Ministry Office at (508) 999-6420. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register by Jan. 12. Walk-ins to the program will be accepted on a spaceavailable basis.

Saint Anne's Hospital gratefully acknowledges contributions to the Tribute Fund during November.路 Through your generosity, our mission of "Caring for Our Community" is profoundly enhanced. _ _.._ _

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Cecelia Aguiar .

-Vincent Boidleau George Botelho Irene C. Capeto Conrad Clairmont Wilson W. Curtis Walter J. Eaton Paul Fillion Adaline Franco Maria Franco Carol Frates Joseph Glennon, Jr. Eddy ,Iwanski Kathleen A. Kearns' Clotilda Moletti Rene Nasser, M.D. James O'Neill Peter L. Sarro Joseph C. Sautino Chelsea Stetkiewicz Beatrice Vasconcellos Barrie Wing

Joseph K. Abdallah James P. Bird Frank Botelho Mrs. Breton Alice Celaya John Collier Aloysius W. Eaton Dorothy Fillion Theodore Fillion Antone Franco Mariana Franco Terance Gallagher Lawrence Hawkins Therese Lussier James Medeiros Irene Morango' Adeline Occhiuti Helen Sahady Ralph Sasso Msgr. John Steakem Vernon Tripp Joseph E. Viera'

IN HONOR OF:

Cas Iwanski Helene Lapointe

Sister Cecile B. Desorcy OP NEWBURG, N.Y. - Dominican. the Dominican Community in Flora Desorcy of the Dominican Sister of Hope Cecile B. Desorcy, 1934, taking her vows in 1937. Sis- Sisters of Hope, Fairhaven, Mass.; 81, also known as Sister Mary ter Desorcy devoted her entire reli- . two brothers, Romeo Desorcy of Blanche, of Newburg, N.Y., died gious life to the care of boarders at Lakeville, Mass., and Joseph Dominican Academy and then St. Desorcy of Marion, Mass., and Dec. 20 at Siena Hall, Newburg.

Born in Sherbrooke, P.Q. Patrick Nursery, Fall River, and St. nieces and nephews. She was the Canada; the daughter of the late Louis de France Nursery, Swansea, sister of the late Muriel Motta and Roger Desorcy.

George O. and Diana (Tardif) Mass.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated She leaves four sisters, Doris Desorcy, she lived in Acushnet and Dubois of Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 23, 1999 in the chapel of the Fall River;Mass., for many years.

A graduate of St. Francis Xavier Theresa Robitaille of East Free- Dominican Sisters of Hope in Fall School, Acushnet and Dominican town, Mass., Gabrielle Richard of River. Interment was in Notre Dame Academy, Fall River, she entered West Willington, Conn., and Sister Cemetery, Fall River, Mass.

Massachusetts' Christian leaders urge praying Psalms in millennium ~.

nium in many ways: 18 through 25.

Bishop Sean R "In doing so, we have recogThe other signers include the O'Malley is among other three Catholic bishops of nized more acutely the separation, church leaders signing Massachusetts. unwanted by God, of those called ecumenical letter The theme of the observance to be God's children in Christ," . this year is "Praised be God who the letter says in part. "The Lord marking Week of has blessed us in Christ and sealed desires that we be one. We cannot Prayer for Christian . us in the Spirit," taken from the fail to celebrate such a transcenUnity Jan. 18 Letter to the Ephesians. The sign- dent event, this Incarnation of the through 25. ers also included a prayer for unity divinity in humanity. Let us pray

FALL RIVER - As is their custom, 26 religious leaders whose jurisdictions encompass Massachusetts have released an ecumenical letter urging prayer and reflection about unity in Christ and the need to heal the divisions among Christians and their churches.

The letter, which also includes the endorsement and signature of Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, is traditionally issued in preparation for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which will be observed Jan.

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for us in private prayer and corporate worship, said the Rev. Diane C. Kessler, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

This year, the leaders drew attention to the unity shared in the Psalms, which are considered an important aspect of devotional and liturgical life for most Christians.

The letter said that the various churches have prepared themselves for the celebration of the Jubilee Year of the new millen-

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that our hesitation, our excuses, our busy-ness no longer prevent us from celebrating in truth and love the gift we have received and from celebrating together."

The ecumenical letter concludes with: "Then let all the Christian churches pray together during this Week of Prayer that we may be disposed to receive God's blessings together. May the Holy Spirit strengthen us for the task of recognizing and letting be realized the unity to which we are called."

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GIVERS - Members of St. ThomasMore P'arish's St. Vincent de Paul Conference show some of the flowers and gifts they d~livered to parishioners homebound and in nursing homes on the Saturday before Christmas, letting them know they are remembered and still members of the parish family. Traditionally, for the past several years, the group has done the same thing at Easter, bringing joy to themselves as well as the recipients.

Pilgrimage 2000 youth events slated in Fall River Diocese FALL RIVER - Following Pope John Paul II's invitation for young adults to actively search for, meet and question Christ, the Fall River Diocese has planned eight events during the first months of 2000 to help them prepare spiritually for the third Christia!1 millennium.

Those in their 20s and 30s who would like to participate in Pilgrimage 2000, for which the culminat. ing event will take place April 29 at Fenway Park, Boston, a daylong celebration of faith, two different evenings have been set each month.

Each session is from 7 to 9 p.m., and includes reflection, prayer, and discussion on four major themes of

the Catholic faith. They are designed to assist Catholic youth and young adults to know God better, to discern the call to life in Jesus Christ, and to build God's kingdom in the new millennium.

To accommodate participants' scheduies, o"ne ITlay choose between' two different evenings each month.

The topics, dates and locations include: - ''The Holy Trinity: Father Son and Holy Spirit" (The Great Mystery Revealed by Jesus), Sunday, Jan. 16, St. Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth; Wednesday, Jan. 19, Cathedral Camp, East Freetown; - "The Church and the Rock" (Where is Christ's Church Today?),

Sunday, Feb. 13, St. Pius X Parish; Tuesday, Feb. 15, Cathedral Camp; " - "The Sacraments of Faith" (Our Share in God's Life), Sunday, March 12, St. Pius X Parish; Tuesday, M~ch 14, Cathedral Camp; "-:- "Pentecost, ttIe ,Early Church, and Today" (The First Evangelization and the New Evangelization), Sunday, April 2, St. Pius X Parish; Wednesday, AprilS, Cathedral Camp.

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Bishop's "Ball planners looking at spectacular Jubilee event ~

Annual winter social promises to be a fun-filled celebration. ~

Iic Women and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were co-sponsoring the event," Msgr. Harrington said.

"In those days the ball was held at the former Lincoln SWANSEA - When hundreds ofmembers ofthe Fall Park Ballroom in North Dartmouth, and Bishop Cronin's River diocesan family gather on the evening of Jan. 14 parents and family always came to enjoy the fun;' he to celebrate the first Bishop's Charity Ball of the new added. At that time the legendary Msgr. Anthony M. millennium, they will be continuing a holiday season Gomes coordinated the event.

"Msgr. 'Tony' Gomes generally had been accompatradition of festivity which spans nearly half a century. " This unique Jubilee Year's.edition of the annual win- nying the Notre Dame football team to a bowl game on ter social at which Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., New Year's Day and he would come home, usually quite will preside, marks the 45th such celebration of the happy, after a victory for the 'Fighting Irish' and just in diocese's unity and diversity, says Msgr. Thomas J.. time to complete plans for the ball," Msgr. Harrington recalled.

Harrington, director of the ball. " During his episcopate, Bishop O'Malley has presided Msgr. Harrington estimated that over the years the charity balls have generated millions of dollars for the at the ball at the spacious main ballroom at the Venus de charitable endeavors of the agencies, institutions and Milo in Swansea. The presentation of young ladies representing parishes from across the diocese had become a apostolates of the diocese.

"Thanks to those who have attended the ball, and feature of the ball by the mid-I960s and continues to be.

This year, Bishop O'Malley will formally greet 60 some have been at every single one, the needs of countless families and individuals throughout southeastern young ladies, the largest number of presentees ever to be Massachusetts have been well served by our outreach," assembled, as parishes have responded to the invitation to sponsor a representative for this Jubilee-Millennium Msgr. Harrington said. .

Recalling the history of the ball, Msgr. Harrington celebration ball.

Tickets may be obtained by contacting any of the identified the late Msgr. William G. Thompson, who was director of the former Catholic Welfare Bureau, as the parishes in the diocese or by communicating directly first coordinator of the event, at which Bishop James L. with Diocesan Headquarters at P.O. Box 1470, Fall River MA 02722, or by calling (508) 675-1311 and asking for Connolly, the fourth bishop of the diocese, presided. . "By the time that Bishop Daniel A. Cronin had come the Office of Catholic Charities and Development A $50 to the diocese, members ofthe Diocesan Council ofCatho- contribution admits two people to the ball.

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Welcome the stranger The National Conference of Catholic Bishops has declared that the first week of the new century be known as National Migration Week. It takes on an added meaning at this time when we reflect that Jesus himself was a refugee. The flight into Egypt is much the same situation fac\ng 13 million refugees in today's world. Somehow this reality has escaped much of our Christian conscience. We putter about in our legislative halls with people's very lives as one would a computer game.

Refugees and immigrants are not given the care and concern they deserve from so many of the world's go~ernments including our own. In fact, these past few years have b\?en rather cruel to those who placed hope in a new beginning of their lives. Our Congress has done very little to reach out to immigrants and refugees. Rather, more and more obstacles are directed by our political structures to deny asylum seekers.

Pope Paul VI once s~ated that if you want peace, then work for ju's~ tice. Refugees are people who are 'forced to flee their country because of persecution based on race, religion, nationality or political persuasjon. " Eighty percent of them are women and children. When people cannot return to their homes they often,have to search for asylum. Many 'of those who come to our country, are treated po'orly. The law mandates that asylum seekers be detained until they prove a "credible fear" exists. Sixty percent of those meeting the "credible fear" criteria remain in detention often under very poor living conditions. Many times detainees are held in local jails where they are forced to mingle with the general prison population. Some frequently suffer abuse. Deportation is the sword that hangs over their heads. ' The Church indeed recognizes the right and duty of the government to detain certain dangerous individuals. However, detainees who are not a threat to our society should be given 'legal responses that are compassionate and just.

In this eountry we should be proud of the work that our Church does in this regard. The Migration and Refl,lgee Service (MRS) in the past year alone resettled more than 178,000 refugees. Every year the offices of the MRS resettle more than 25 percent of all refugees who enter the.

United St~tes. This service is nothing more than a Gospel mandate given to all Christians to welcome the stranger.

This process of resettlement is the opportunity for refugees and their families to begin a new life. Their world as they know it has been destroyed. There is little chance of returning home. Many family members have been lost. In order to survive their only option is to start over in a new country where language, food, lifestyle and so many other factors are quite different.

A POND REFLECTS A WINTER SUNSET IN KENNEDY PARK, FALL RIVER. In our upward mobile social order, so many have failed to recognize that they are the sons and daughters of refugees: grandparents or par"WHERE MORNING DAWNS AND EVENING FADES YOU CALL ents fled to America. As we progress up the ladder of acceptability, it seems we look down on those who want the same opportunities. Except' FORTH SONGS OF JOY." PSALM 65:8 for the Native Americans, who we have treated so poorly, refugees come to this land of hope because they share the same values as citizens of this country, namely, freedom, independence and work and love of their families.

Let us always keep in mind that our Church is committed to the plight of the refugees. The Judeo-Christian tradition prQvides many images of

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK migration from the wandering of Abraham to the displaced peoples of also ran the parish single-handedly.

Our answer is found in the Gospel CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ~ow priests are surrounded by permawhen John the Baptist is asked, ''Who World War II. Pope John Paul II put it squarely on the block when he Many times I have felt perplexed nent deacons; lay ministers and lay are you?" Emphatically he says, '1 am reflected, "No one can say that he is not responsible for the well-being of his brother and sister." This statement is rooted in the Leviticus tradition when asked, "Well, exactly what do administrators who are collaborators not the Christ."

"Well then," they ask, are you which states, "You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differ- you do?" In either words, ''What are in ministry.

If changing roles affect the priest- Elijah?" ently than the native born among you; have the same love for him as for you about?"

It's no exaggeration to say that de- hood, they also' affect family life.

"I am not," he said. yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt" (Lv. 19:34). fining who we really are is compli'~e you the prophet?"

A wife's role once was mostly that It is important as we begin this Year of Jubilee that we have a sense of cated in our changing times.

Roles He answered, ''No. I am, as Isaiah ofhomemaker, and her husband's role social justice that is motivated by a caring heart. Assisting refugees and ,immigrants to adapt to a new life in our land should be viewed as an that once were clearly defined are be- that ofsole "provider." Now the wife prophesied: a voice that cries in the coming increasingly murky. may equally serve as provider, and the wilderness: Make a straight way for opportunity to live out the call of Matthew, "I was a stranger and you Take, for example, the changing roles of caring for children and per- the Lord." , welcomed me." roles in my own priesthood.

In this simple episode, John the forming other household chores comThe Editor In "The Changing Face of the monly are shared, with fathers some- Baptist points us to the first question

What is your role?

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Priest" (Liturgical Press), the author, Father Donald B. Cozzens, notes that priests have moved.off former pedestals and into路the role of a participant in the community; no longer lone rangers, theynow are collaborative ministers.

In the past, priests often were defined as men set apart from the world because they were other Christs. This exalted definition placed them in the realm of the sacred and above the -people.

Today being a priest means walking side-by-side with the people just as Christ mingled with Jews, gentiles and nonbelievers.

Excepting for altar boys, priests once occupied the sanctuary alone and

times mainly responsible for them.

When we reflect on society in general, role definitions have changed so much that past generations wouldn't recognize the roles they once fulfilled.General practitioners have replaced specialists; university presidents have become fund raisers; typists have become computer wizards.

Even the roles of children have .changed. Instead of going step by step through the traditional stages of childhood, children tend to skip over this or that stage and grow up too quickly.

As roles change, we sometimes find ourselves confused. What should we do? Is there one role that defines all the others?

asked by the old Baltimore Catechism: ''Why did God create you?"

The answer: To love, serve and honor him in this life, and to be with him forever in the next.

John the Baptist knew that his primary role was to honor Jesus, and because he knew this he knew himself and what he was about.

One perplexing fact about our post-modern age is that many of us will serve in many succeeding roles over the course of a lifetime. To keep our sanity, we need to be grounded in , one particular role that will help us understand all the others.

Honoring and serving God is that primary role; it is God's way of keepingus~e ..

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GIVING TREE project that began in St. Bernard's Parish, Assonet, has branched out so that more than 3,000 gifts were handed out this Christmas, brightening the day for underprivileged children - and their parents - throughout the Fall River Diocese. Amid a sea of presents collected at St. James Parish Hall in New Bedford, one of many volunteers in the program heralds the merry season with a wide grin.

Assonetparish's widening effortbrings The Greater New Bedford Community Health Cenjoy to thousands of underprivileged in ter for the past nine years has allowed the pediatrics staff to collect the names of underprivileged youngthe region.

sters and in the early years, when only a few children were listed, to hand out the gifts. As the number of

By JACKIE ST. ONGE children grew, however, the space needed for distributSPECIAL 10 THE ANCHOR ing the gifts also increased.

ASSONET - Hillary Clinton once said that it takes It was the Royal II Restaurant in New Bedford that a village to raise a child. I believe it takes a community came to our rescue and volunteered its facilities for to really have a merry Christmas. In the Diocese of Fall , presenting the gifts for the next four years. We soon River it is the combined efforts of a community which outgrew that space too. Eventually, through the genergives thousands of underprivileged children ajoy-filled osity ofFather Edward Correia, pastor ofSt. James ParChristmas and gives to the parents of these children the ish, New Bedford, we have used the parish hall in remessage that people really do care about others. cent years for the distribution. , , In nine years our little Giving Tree project has The collection and distribution of approximately gone from having the names of 125 children to 1,500 3,000 gifts takes a tremendous amount of manpower. names of children on our Giving Tree. What started The pediatrics staff of the Greater New Bedford Comas one tree at St. Bernard'Parish in Assonet has be- munity Health Center and members of their families come multiple trees. Besides St. Bernard's, we now become a merry group ofelves as they give up their last have them at St. James Parish and St. John's parishes weekend before Christmas each year to ensure that all in New Bedford, as well as the Mariner Nursing Home the children will receive gifts. and the Sixth Bristol Social Club, also in New BedIt is easy to see how it takes the love and generosity ford. And for the past three years, through an out- of the entire community to pull off this effort successreach by Alice Bessette, one of the Social Club mem- fully, and create a wonderful Christmas for not only the bers, we have St. Luke's Hospital and other areas as children, but for. all who contributed in any way. Awakpart of the project. ening on Christmas morning, we realize that we have During this past Advent season prior to Christmas, made a real difference in many a child's life. people of all ages, nationalities and faiths opened their Jackie St. Onge is the wife ofDeacon LAwrence A. hearts and pocketbooks in the Giving Tree project to St. Onge, assistant director ofthe Permanent Diaconate help brighten Christmas for needy children.

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AWARD - Nelia Silva, RN, leff, is presented with the Catholic Memorial Home's Employee of the Quarter Award by Nurse Manager Mefanie Rand, RN. Silva, who has worked at the home for 12 years, began as a dietary aide and became a registered nurse in 1995.

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1999 saw changes, new beginnings in diocese

By MIKE GORDON ANcHOR STAFF

The past year brought many events and happenings for the Diocese of Fall River and as we enter the Jubilee Year 2000 we take a look back at some of the things that have marked the last year of the 20th century.

In January, Rev. Mr.' Roger Landry and Rev. Mr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk were ordained in'Rome as transitional deacons for the diocese by Cardinal Edmund Szoka. Mercy Sister Rosellen Gallogy marked her 50th anniversary and 32 churches in the Greater Fall River area committed themselves to reading the entire New Testament in the Year of the Bible. ' There was the ordination of transitional deacons Rev. Mr. TImothy Paul Driscoll, Rev. Mr. ,Dariusz Kalinowski, Rev. Mr. Joseph P. Medio, a member of the Franciscans of the Primitive Observance, and Rev. Mr. Isaac M. Relye~, a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate..

The annual Bishop's ball was held at the Venus de Milo in Swansea and Arlene McNamee was named South Coast Woman of the Year.

The Diocese collected and donated more than $320,000 for hurricane relief in the Caribbean and Central America. A PrayerWeek for Christian Unity was held and the Sisters of Charity of Quebec marked their I50th jubilee having served in the Fall River Diocese for more than 81 years.

Hundreds of people from the diocese joined in the annual pro-life vigil and march in Washington, D.C., the Holy Union Sisters closed Prospect Place convent after 112 years to enter The Landmark of Fall River, and the month closed with Catholic Schools Week.

In February, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley concelebrated Mass with 160 bishops and Pope John Paul II in St. Louis in what he called a "beautiful experience." He said the pope energized those who came to see him and he himself was moved by the experience. World Day for Consecrated Life was observed and hundreds of priests and religious brothers and sisters renewed their vows to religious life. Father Andie ''Pat'' Patenaude was named director of the La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, and Sacred Hearts Brother Christopher Santangelo was ordained a priest.

The bishop spoke at an Ecumenical service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King and celebrated a Mass of Reconciliation which centered on God as Father, launching the final preparations for the Jubilee Year 2000.

Father Ed~ard 1. Healey was installed as rector ofS1. Mary's Cathedral and secretary for Community Services and the late Father Paul F:' McCarrick's sports collection was given to the Keeley Library at B.M.c. Durfee High School, Fall River. More than 140 candidates progressed through the Rite of Christian Initiation ofAdults ~d came into full communion with the Church at St. Mary's Cathedral. Bishop O'Malley issued a pastoral letter on Capital Punishment entitled 'The Gospel of Life vs. The Death Pen- ' alty," calling for its abolishment and urging people to let their voices be heard by the governor and state legislators. Franciscan Father Emil Cook spoke at St. Theresa's Chapel, Sagamore, about working with the poor in Honduras and bringing the Catholic faith and prayer to the second poorest country in the world.

The annual ethics symposium was held at Stonehill College at, the beginning of March and plans began for a'Eucharistic Congress in celebration of the Jubilee 2000. Diocesan Scoutjng emblems were awarded to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and adult leaders in Scouting at the Cathedral. The parish of S1. Joseph's Church in Fall River, dating back to 1873, m\lfked it's 125th anniversary. Father Ronald A. Tosti was named director of Pastoral Planning for the diocese and Saint Anne's Hospital launched a $5 million campaign to finance its $14.5 million master facility initiative.' , Students from St. Stanislaus and SS. Peter and Paul Schools, Fall River, helped escort the USS Massachusetts back to Battleship Cove after it underwent restorations. ' Bishop O'Malley was named to U.S. Bishop's Committee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and veteran newsperson Pat

McGowan retires from The Anchor after 41 years its international headquarters to North Easton "adjacent to Stonehill College. Five men were of dedicated service.

Bishop O'Malley joined other Massachu- ordained diocesan pries~. They were Fathers setts bishops united against the governor's at- TImothy P. Driscoll, Dariusz Kalinowski, Roger tempt to reinstate the death penalty in Massa- 1. Landry, Tadeusz Pacholczyk and David M. chusetts. The House eventually rejected the pro- Sharland. posal by a vote of 81 to 72. ' The parishioners of St. Thomas More Parish, Bishop O'Malley celebrated the Chrism Mass Somerset celebrated its golden jubilee with Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral as Holy Week com- and a banquet Catholic Charities Appeal topped mences in April and the Dominican Sisters of $3 million for the first time with $3.17 million total. ~ope announced that Dominican Academy in Seven diocesan priests marked their anniFall River would close its doors after 104 years' versaries in the priesthood this month. They were of all-girl Catholic teaching due to declining Fathers Roland Boule, 65 years; John 1. Murphy, enrollment. The 58th annual Catholic Charities 60 years; Daniel L. Freitas and Sacred Heart Faappeal was launched. The Diocesan Pro-Life ther Henry Creighton, 50 years; William M. 'Convention, sponsored by the Pro-Life Aposto- Costello, Stephen B. Salvador and Joseph late was held at Bishop Connolly High School Viveiros; 25 years. and featured keynote speaker Helen M. Alvare. ' July brought the anniversaries of several Do"Lighting a Holy Fire," a day long confer- minican Sisters ofHope. They were Sisters Anita ence on service and social justice was held in Pauline Durocher, 70 years; Flora Desorcy and New Bedford, co-sponsored by Saint Anne's Gertrude Lauzon, 60 years; and Marie Jeanne Hospital and Catholic Social Services. The cen- Beauregard, Mary. Gilbert Snide and Joanne tral fire station of New Bedford was named for Bonville; 50 years. the late Father ThoA scholarship mas E. O'Day who T G 0 L fund-raising gala 路 He HE OSPEL F, IFE VS. . d $300 ,000 died in January. raIse served as fire chapTHE DEATH PENALTY for the St. Mary's MoM Scan O'Mallq', orfllil Rivtr. issues l'RstnrollA'tteroD Capital PunWunau Rt'\~

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of prayer, reflection life. They are Sisters and faith to be held Joseph Teresa at Fenway Park in Moran, 80 years; Boston in April Adrienne de 2000, was anChamplain, 60 years; Theresa M. nounced by the bishops from MasHorvath, Jean sachusetts and New Carpinelli, Beverly Hampshire.

Furtado and Carol B ish 0 p Regan; 50 years.

O'Malley attended S1.

Francis the Padre Pio beatiXavier Parish in fication rites in Hyannis comR o m e a s M a y b e g a n p l e t e d its renovaand student winners tion and expansion in the annual Pro' project.

Life essay contest, In August, chilsponsored by the dren enjoying Pro-LifeApostolate, daycamp sessions at Cathedral Camp were announced.

The 46th annual in East Freetown Diocesan Council received a visit of Catholic from The Anchor.

Women's conferDeacon Victor ence was held at St IN FEBRUARY of 1999, Bishop O'Malley pub- Haddad began his Mary's Parish Cen- Iished a pastoral letter in The Anchorand the news- tenure as judge at ter, South papers throughout the diocese calling for abolish- the Diocesan MarDartmouth. More riage Tribunal Ofthan 600 middle ment of the death penalty. fice and 'a group school students gathered for Mass at Notre Dame from Holy Cross Parish, South Easton made their de Lourdes, Fall River. Sisters of Charity of Que- annual evangelization trek to Mexico. . bec celebrated the 150th anniversary of their conSt. Mary's Parish, Mansfield announced plans' gregation in New Bedford and Stonehill College for a $6 million Education Center to serve as a held its 48th commencement Catholic elementary school and home for its Sister of Charity of Quebec Gilberte Masson religious education programs. and Sistf;r of St. Joseph St. Agnes celebrated Nine diocesan priests receive papal路honors. golden jubilees. Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish They were Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Rev. celebrates 125th anniversary and the Office of Msgr. f'.dmond R. Levesque, Rev. Msgr. John 1.

Family Ministry held Shared Ministry Celebra- Steakem, Rev. Msgr. Antonino C. Tavares, Rev. tion to honor i~ many volunteers.

Msgr. Stephen 1. Avila, Rev. Msgr. Edmund 1.

Diocesan seminarian Ethan G. McCarthy was Fitzgerald, Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore, Rev. Msgr. installed into the Ministry of Lector at Mount John A. Perry and Rev. Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti.

St. Mary's Seminary, Maryland and parishioStonehill College ranked ftrst among top reners of St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett, gional liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and ' marked its 25th anniversary with Mass and a World Report. A statue of Mother Teresa unluncheon. As the month closed, seminarian veiled at St Anne's Church, Fall River. The Fall Kevin A. Cook was installed into the Ministry River Knights ofColumbus later donated money of Acolyte at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary, to pay for its cost.

Emmitsburg, Maryland. ,Students headed back to diocesan schools June brought graduations in diocesan schools in September and Mercy Sister Elaine Heffernan and the diocese was consecrated to the Sacred took over as representative for religious follow,Heart of Jesus by Bishop O'Malley at a June 10 ing the retirement of Sister Mary Noel Blute.

Mass at S1. Mary's Cathedral.

Bishop O'Malley led a candlelight march to The 31 st annual Society of Vincent de Paul seek help for people in East TImor.

Northeast Regional Conference was held at The Catholic Memorial Home marked 60 Wheaton College, Norton. Communications years of service with a Mass and banquet.

Day was celebrated in the diocese and Good Notre Dame Cemetery announced plans to Shepherd Sister Dorothy Marie Kelley marked build a new chapel mausoleum. The bishop anher diamond jubilee. nounces plans to build a new church in Wellfleet The Family Rosary announced plans to move for useby OurLady ofLourdes Parish. SacredHearts

Sister Claire Dumont marked her golden jubilee. , Diocesan Stewardship leader& and clergy gathered for day at Cathedral Camp. ''In Support of Life Meeting," held at St. Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth to educate people about evils'of physician-assisted suicide and end-of-life issues.

October saw the 75th anniversary celebration of St. Mary's Parish in Fairhaven. The annual Red Mass was held at St. Mary's Cathedral and ti1e annual Boy and Girl Scout Retreat was held at Cathedral Camp.

Nineteen men were admitted to candidacy for the permanent diaconate in diocese. Bishop O'Malley called for several parishes to join in two areas of Fall River: Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of Angels and St. Patrick would be combined into one parish and S1. Elizabeth, StJean Baptiste and St. William would join as one community of faith: Holy Cross Father Bartley MacPhaidin stepped down as Stonehill College president. The Fall River CYO Center was rededicated to Fathers Paul F. McCarrick and Walter A. Sullivan. Holy Union Sister Carol Regan was elected superior general and colleague Sister Helen Carpinelli joined the leadership team. Walk for Life in Boston attracted thousands of Pro-Life supporters including many from the diocese. The 125th anniversary of Sacred Heart Church, New Bedford, and St. Peter's Church, Provincetown, were celebrated with Mass and several parish events.

The annual Education Convention was held at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River and Msgr. R. Donal Kiernan, aTaunton native, marked his 50th anniversary. The White Mass was held at St Mary's Cathedral honoring all who work with the sick. Diocesan couples celebrating 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries were also honored this month and before the month ends the St. Mary's Education Fund dinner raised more than $500,000 for Catholic education.

An ecumenical prayer service was held at Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich to celebrate a joint declaration between Catholics and Lutherans as November got under way.

Carmelite Father Paul O'Brien of Wales died in tragic ftre at La Salette which destroyed its century-old provincial house.

National Adoption Month was celebrated in the diocese and the annual Youth Convention attracted more than 1,000 youths. One hundred lay people were honored with Marian Medals in a Sunday evening prayer service at St. Mary's Cathedral. ' Bishop O'Mailey'attended th!? annual meeting of U.S. Bishops in Washington, D.C. and diocesan pilgrims visited Italy and France.

The last month of the 20th century saw four parishes in New Bedford come together in new communities of faith. Sacred Heart Church and Holy Name Parish merged to become Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish while the churches of St. Joseph's and St. Theresa Parish merged to become St. Joseph-St.' Therese Parish. Each was marked by a Mass with Bishop O'Malley.

A vespers service marking World AIDS Day was held at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Anchor visited Nantucketfor its annual Stroll to celebrate the Christmas season and plans got underWay for theannual Bishop's Ball.

The Holy Union Sisters in the United States hamed a three-member governance team to lead their province. It consisted of Sisters Mary Catherine Duerr, Mary Lou Sullivan and Theresa Horvath. A visit to the La Salette Shrine's Christmas Festival of Lights found that the tragic fife of November had not darkened its spirits and December also saw Saint Anne's Hospital break ground for its new wing. .

La Salette Father Donald Pelletier was named a bishop in Madagascar. Bishop' O'Malley celebrated Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Mary's Cathedral and opened a designated holy door to the mark the beginning of the celebration of the Jubilee of the Year 2000 in the diocese. He later repeated that rite in Portuguese at Midnight Mass at Our Lady ofMount Carmel Church, New Bedford. As the year 1999 closed the bishop celebrated Midnight Mass at St. Julie Billiart Church in North Dartmouth.

In-vitro fertilization Q. Some months ago you dis- is a picture of my two children. cussed the moral problems con- (Wisconsin) cerning IVF (in-vitro fertilizaA. Thank you for your movtion), where a sperm and ovum ing letter. I know you are proud are joined in a laboratory and of your children, and I am happy then inserted into a woman's things worked out well for you. uterus.

A number of things might be I feel I have something to say said in response, but a couple of about the subject. First of all, the procedure does not "wrongly place r..-,'r¥"" / ... ,'. new human be.' ' l ings in high risk ; of death." It is a

By Father long-shot for John J. Dietzen some women just desperate for children. considerations are particularly When I was 24 I was diag- worth thinking about. nosed with an incurable disorFirst, such activities actually der that left me childless and do put new human beings wrongsterile, wondering where would fully at risk. If fertilized ova are my children come from. Plain truly incipient human life, delibdumb luck and IVF made me a erately exposing them to destruction, which easily happens when believer.

There are four main prob- several or many zygotes result lems with IVF. It usually doesn't from IVF procedures, is clearly work, is extremely expensive, wrong.

Further, the fact that somehas some risk for ovarian cancer because of the powerful thing "works out" in certain cirdrugs necessary, and there are cumstances does not necessarily incidents of multiple pregnan- make it morally right or good for the human race. If you follow cies.

Yet for some women it's the what is happening on this subonly chance you have to get your ject, you must be aware of the indesperately wanted baby, and it's creasing confusion in relationthe only alternative. I respect ships (What does "parenthood" the Catholic Church's opinion, mean? Who is the father? but seeing is believing. Enclosed Mother? and so on) and other

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chaotic factors that are multiplying as these reproductive technologies become more common.

Doesn't that tell us something about where our values and concerns should focus in this matter?

Does anyone, married or not, have an unquestionable "right" to have children? Life is a gift from God, pure and simple. We all know how precarious and contingent every life is - whether it will come into being in the first place and whether it will continue on its course once begun, through the various stages of growth and development to old age.

Even when we have a "right" to something, does it justify any means to achieve it, regardless of the implications for oneself and others? Unless we see ourselves as isolated individuals in the midst of the human race, with no accountability to others present and future, concerns about the consequences of our actions are urgent before we act.

The care for and nurturing of life, spiritual, physical, emotional and social, is perhaps the most serious responsibility laid on the human family by our Creator. The Church's teachings concerning the use of these technologies attempts to respect that responsibility.

As I said, I'm happy for you.

But if we take seriously our obligations to God, these questions should give us pause. They de-

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something happened. It broke.

Very angry, Paul came to me waving the useless car, telling me it was my fault that it came apart.

I patiently told him that it was his fault because he was the one who broke the toy, to which he responded, most reasonably, "No, it's your fault because you bought the car."

Now who could dispute the logic of that?

I have great respect for children, and I love

By Antoinette Bosco what comes "From the ----------L..~ Mouths of Babes," as Cal they show as tots, we'd have a and Rose Samra, founders of the Fellowship of Merry Christians, great new world.

Having been a mother of call their new book. I especially seven and now a grandmother of love the innocent wisdom and 15, I have many stories to back humor of children that this book up my confidence in the little provides. It's a smile a page.

One of my favorites is about ones. My favorite is about my granddaughter Sophia, who, at the family staying overnight at age six, asked her mother an in- a friend's home in another town .. teresting question. She wanted At bedtime their little girl said to know if she had been at her she was afraid to sleep alone in a different bedroom. The mother mother and father's wedding.

Mary, my daughter, smiled assured the girl that God and her and said: "No, Sophia. You guardian angel would watch weren't born yet." Sophia was over her while she was asleep. quiet for a moment and then The girl replied, "Yeah, but I firmly corrected her mother. "Yes want someone with skin to sleep I was," she said. "I just hadn't with me."

She'll propably have a good shown up yet."

I'm betting she'll make a future in the law!

Then there's the Sunday great politician.

I still remember an encounter school teacher who asked her with my son Paul when he was at class why Joseph and Mary took the advanced age of four. He was Jesus with them to Jerusalem. Up playing with a little toy car, and went the hand of a child who an-

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My antidote to the doom and gloom with which many have viewed the start of a new century is to say that we are a world of ever-new life - called "children." Our job is to recognize that they are our future and to rejoice in their gifts of mind and spirit.

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Miracle leads Polish nun toward sainthood It was in the winter of 1931 that BALTIMORE (CNS) - A Baltimore priest who was heal~d of a this inconspicuous young Polish life-threatening heart condition in nun, the third of 10 children who 1995 through the intercession of left school at age 14 to help supBlessed Faustina Kowalska hailed port her family, received a vision a Vatican announcement Dec. 20 of Jesus that was to lead to the Divine Mercy devotion. that the healing was a miracle.

Helen Kowalska left her job and "What an incredible blessing this is," declared Father Ronald P. her home when she was 19 to bePytel, pastor of Holy Rosary Par- come a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of ish.

His life for the past three yt:ars Mercy in Krakow where, as Sister has been largely preoccupied with Mary Faustina, she saw and spoke the exhaustive local and Vatican in- to Jesus, and recorded the amazing . vestigation into the circumsiances events and messages in a diary besurrounding his totally unex- fore she died of tuberculosis on Oct. pected, complete recovery from 5, 1938, at age 33.

The entry she made in her diary congestive heart failure. It was first documented by his physician, Dr. on Feb. 22, 1931, described a viNicholas Fortuin, on Nov. 9,1995. sion of Jesus, clothed in a white The nationally renowned Johns garment, who appeared in her small Hopkins Hospital cardiologist convent cell on that cold winter called the news of the Vatican ac- evening.

As she described it, one of Jesus' tion "wonderful for the Church" . and said' he and his wife, Diane, hands was raised in the gesture of look forward to attending the can- blessing, the other touched his breast from which emanated two onization ceremony in Rome.

Although the Baltimore Arch- large rays, one red, the other pale.

"In silence I kept my gaze fixed diocese said Blessed Faustina's canonization would take place on the Lord: my soul was struck路 April 30, Mercy Sunday, the Vati- with awe but also with great joy," can announced no date. she wrote. "After a while, Jesus said The priest was healed three days to me: 'Paint an image according after members of a Baltimore heal- to the pattern you see, with the siging ministry prayed over him, in- nature: Jesus, I trus~ in you. I desire voking Blessed Faustina - a Pol- that this image should be venerated, ish nun who inspired the Divine first in your chapel, and (then) Mercy devotion - to join in the throughout the world." prayers, and after he venerated a firstBlessed Faustina's路 Divine Mercy qevotion was brought to' the class relic of the soon-to-oe saint.

Msgr. Jeremiah F. Kenney, who United States in 1941. But in 1958 headed the archdiocesan panel that the Holy See, having received what investigated the healing, said the later turned out to be erroneous and Vatican decision "authenticates the confusing translations of her diary fact that Divine Mercy devotion re- entries, forbade the spreading of the ally has its roots and origins in the devotion in the forms proposed by life and message of a c.anonized Sister Faustina's writings. saint and that brings it into a whole Twenty years later, though, the new dimension of value."

Congregation for the Doctrine of He compared Divine Mercy to the Faith lifted the ban, and in a the devotion to the Sacred Heart general audience in 1991 Pope inspired by the 17th-century John Paul II publicly demonstrated French Visitation nun, St. Margaret his great respect for his Mary Alacoque, a devotion which countrywoman by saying she became even more widespread af- "brought the Easter message of the ter she was canonized in 1920. merciful Christ closer to'Poland and Blessed Faustina's path to saint- the whole world." hood began 68 years ago in a PolThe following year Sister ish convent where she experienced Faustina was declared venerable, divine revelations and mystical ap- the first step toward sainthood, and pearances and where Jesus asked in 1993 she was beatified by the her to havean image of himself, as pope who was so drawn to her mesDivine Mercy, painted. sage of Divine Mercy.

LYNN CLEMENT joins other parishioners at Sacred Heart Church in New York for a latenight prayer vigil New Year's Eve. The church hosted avigil and Mass just two blocks from Times Square, where 2 million gathered to ring in 2000. (CNS photo by Stephen Steele)

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. . call for a''new evangelization couched. in ihe language of ihe times."

SOUTHORANGE,NJ.-ThejuChristianity affords ihe world an bilee year 2000 is "a moment of spe- opportunity to be reconnected with . cial opportunity for faith, and ifChris- God, who is ''ihe ultimate source pf tians "seize the moment," they may all truih and beauty," Faiher Dulles enter "a new springtime of evangeli- said. zation," said a prominent Jesuit iheoChristianity can help rebuild and logian. . . rescue a world ihat is "in danger of Christianity offers "a comprehen- losing its bearings and descending sive reality by which all men and into chaos." He said "faith needs to be women can organize their lives," promoted" in every area of life. "Soadded FaiherAvery Dulles, who spoke cial and cultural institutions cannot as part ofa lecture series sponsored by be healihy unless (ihey are) brought Seton Hall University and Our Lady into conformity wiih ihe Gospel," ihe of Sorrows Church in Souih Orange. priest said.

For ihis to happen, Christians must He reminded listeners that Jesus told disciples he had come to "preach "stand side-by-side in the battle ihe Good News and to proclaim ihe against hedonism and unbelief' jubilee." through dialogue based on respect The concept ofjubilee is rooted in and mutual enrichment. ''The reliihe law ofMoses and involves a sense gious fragmentation of the second of gratitude and "liberation, with millennium must be reversed;' he said.

God's help," Faiher Dulles said.

Faiher Dulles also called for reliThe opening of the Holy Door at gious freedom, saying ihat religion is St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and at lo- wrongly seen as restricting freedom, cal churches around the world should instead offulfilling it. The documents help people understand ihat iheir lives must be directed toward Jesus and salvation, he said.

Jesus told his followers, "I am ihe door '" anyone who enters by Me will be saved," but Christ is not only ''ihe door to our salvation," Faiher Dulles explained.

"He is ihe messianic king who enters whenever people open iheir hearts to him;' he said. "(Jesus) wants to come ~ Initial placements will begin with placement sites in the to us, but we must freely admit him by be in U. S.; international United States and will eventually opening ihe door to our hearts and offer international placement. minds." assignments yet Augustinian Father Joseph S. Faiher Dulles said ihatjust as indito come.

Mostardi has been appointed di- viduals reflect on ihe past and make rector of the program. He served resolutions for ihe new year, "ihe juBy CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE most recently as pastor ofOur Lady bilee year is a fitting time for the VILLANOVA, Pa - TheAugus- of Good Counsel Parish in Staten Church as a whole to examine its fitinian province of St. Thomas of Island, N.Y., and has worked for delity to ihe Lord ... to repent of its Villanova has begun to develop a many years in retreat work and. failures and spell out its hopes and new program for young adults ages youth ministry. resolutions for ihe new millennium."

21 through 35 who want to spend The work of the volunteers will .

The Jesuit iheologian suggested time in volunteer service. be with established service pro- individuals, in addition to examinThe program is primarily de- grams such as outreach to the poor, ing iheir own lives, take part in "ihe signed for Catholic men and teaching, youth ministry, day care, Church's collective examination of women who wish to serve God's and care for the elderly and conscience," called for by Pope John people, especially the poor, in part- homebound. Plans are being made Paul II. nership with the Augustinians and to place interested volunteers by, He also called for renewed efforts oihers.The progr~m initially will . the fall of 2000. _.. ,_. _'. c.'-~. . __.at~ey'~geJ.iAlJig!l, .echoing ihe papal

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of the Second Vatican Council offer important guidelines in iheseareas, he added. '~l of us are responsible for ihe use we make of our freedom, which should be used to pursue the truih.

And truih is found in Christ, who said, 'The truih will make you free,'" added ihe priest.

Faiher Dulles said ihe word "jubilee" is derived from ihe Hebrew word for trumpet, used to summon all to communal worship and used as a signal to muster for battle.

The Holy Year is a call to worship and praise the Lord but also a call for Christians to prepare for battle "against the forces of sin and confusion ... for ihe sake of Christ the universal Lord."

He said Christians are called to transform the earih in ihe likeness of God and each jubilee brings us closer to ihat final day "when ihe trumpet of Gabriel will blow for ihe last time to awaken ihe dead and call ihe just to rejoice forever in ihe new Jerusalem."

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508-945-0060 POPE JOHN Paul II greets well-wishers from atop a moving platform during his weekly general audience recently. A Vatican spokesman said the new platform makes it easier for the 79-year-old pontiff to move about and be seen by all pilgrims. (eNS photo from Vatican)

Pope's new wheels help him move around, keep personal contact

By BENEDICTA CIPOLLA CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The first time Pope John Paul II entered St. Peter's Basilica after his election in 1978, he refused to be carried on the oncetraditional portable throne, much preferring his own two feet and proximity to the people.

Twenty-one years and five major operations later, the pope entered the basilica on wheels.

At a two-part Dec. 29 general audience - the first part in St. Peter's Basilica - the pope made his way to the main altar standing on a wheeled, two-foot-tall platform. It was pushed by two "papal gentlemen"- elegar.tly dressed ushers who, in their previous incarnation as "sediari," once carried popes above the heads of the faithful.

Thus, the last general audience of the millennium marked the new platform's virgin voyage.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin

Navarro-Valls said the platform was used "to allow all pilgrims to see the pope and to facilitate movement." .

The large crowds expected for jubilee events and the considerable distance between the basilica's sacristy to the main altar make the platform especially useful in St. Peter's, Navarro-Valls said, adding that the latest papal vehicle would also make an appearance at a Dec. 31 Te Deum prayer service.

With three small steps on either end, the platform enabled the 5,000 pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Dec. 29 to get a better view of the pope. .

At the same time, its relative nearness to the ground allowed for personal contact with the people, something Pope John Paul has insisted on throughout his pontificate.

More significantly, though, the platform symbolized the pope's in-

creasing frailty.

"It recalls the Passion, the message of the cross, the suffering servant whom Isaiah prophesied, rather than the triumphant king," said Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

Walking and even standing upright have become extremely difficult for the pope ever since hip surgery in 1994. Even with the use of a cane, his gait is slow and unsteady. Though still unconfirmed by the Vatican, it is commonly believed that the pope suffers from the neurological disorder Parkinson's disease.

The pope fulfilled his longtime dream of ushering the Church into the third millennium Dec. 24, but his goal of seeing through the jubilee, which ends Jan. 6, 2001, still lies a long way off and includes a busy schedule of events.

Cardinal OKs start of sainthood cause for Archbishop Sheen NEW YORK (CNS)-Cardinal JohnJ. O'Connor of New York has given provisional approval to initiate the sainthood cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

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Henry Herx retiring after 35 years of film reviewing WASHINGlDN (CNS)-Bringthe music up. Henry Herx is riding off into the sunset.

Herx, who has been with the U.S. CatholicConferenceOfficefor FIlm and . Broadcasting for the past 30 years most of them as director - is retiring.

But, unlike the bullets in Gary Cooper's six-shooter in "High Noon," Herx had an inexhaustible supply of ammunition to tell the Catholic moviegoing public about the good, the bad and the ugly from Hollywood.

"It's time to get a little more serious about the art of what they're doing instead ofthe self-indulgent twaddle that comes out," Herx said in his parting shot at movie moguls. '"There's a shakeup out there right now," he said. ''Early in the 21st cen-· tury you'll see more maturity on the screen:' .

Herx, a Chicago native, started his film-reviewing career in 1964 with a Chicago affiliate of the Legion of Decency. It was the Legion of Decency whose ratings - including the notorious "c" for condemned - once spelled box-office poison for movies.

Herx worked five years for the legion ofDecency before its film department waS merged into the National

Catholic Office for Motion Pictures, the forerunner oftoday's USCC Office for Film and Broadcasting.

The idea at frrst was for Herx to issue a list of the best movies once a month. But that eventually evolved into the current system of reviewing nearly all movies in general release as they premiere each week. That system would later include reviews of television shows and new video releases.

Herx said one of the more important developments during his career was the "baby steps forward" that led to the motion picture industry adopting a ratings system. Prior to the industry ratings-the familiarG, PG,PG-13, R, or NC-17 that accompanies every film any viewer could see movies which were "best called trash, skirting the envelope of sexual innuendo and violence," said Herx.

Herx won't make himselfthe invisible man upon retirement "I'm planning to get on the other side of the screen and try to put together a production on (Pope) Pius XII and the Holocaust," he said. '1t would not be religious. It would be historical. What were the conditions, what were the options, what were the historical realities of the timeT

The top 10 movies of 1999

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NEW YORK ---: The following movies, in alphabetical order, made the list of top 10 films of the year, as compiled by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting: "Anna and the King" is lavish, old-fashioned entertainment combining sumptuous visuals with elements of suspense and romance in the story of the king of Siam and the English schoolmarm who learn much from each other ill the 1860s when she is hired to teach his 58 children about Western ways.

"Children ofHeaven" is a charming Iranian film about a nine-year-old boy and his little sister who sacrifice for each other to attend school in an evocative tale of genuine childhood stress made bearable by bonds of love and their generosity to an even less fortunate child.

"The End of the Affair" is a very adult drama about aWorld War IT adulterous affair and its aftermath. Adapted from the Graham Greene novel, it is a thoughtful character study about sexual jealousy, spirituality, forgiveness and redemption. '''TheGreen Mile" is aprison drama set in 1935 Louisiana about a deathrow guard and ahuge, condemned man whose miraculous healing powers affect those around him in startling ways.

The character studies ofgood and evil men have-spiritual undertones and a sobering depiction of capital punishment ''The Insider" is a riveting, factbased account of a news producer's struggle with his network to broadcast his interview with a tobacco company whistle-blower. Superbly acted, its documentary-like approach explores corporate manipulation ofjournalism as well as the human cost to

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"Liberty Heights" isa winning comedy-drama set in 1954 Baltimore as two Jewish brothers seek romance with non-Jewish girls and their decent father struggles to save his failing bur1esque business with a small-time numbers racket. The gentle but telling humor examines religious and racial prejudices in a warmhearted por.n:ajt of a ~amily and a class-conscious commumty. ''Music of the Hearf' is the inspiring, fact-based story of an abandoned wife and mother who turns her life around by teaching violin to underprivileged Harlem schoolchildren.

The movie realistically captures a devastated woman's personal growth and the value of the arts in the educational curriculum.

"The Straight'Story" is about an ailing 73-year-old Iowan who sets off driving a lawnmower all the 'way to WISConsin in order to make peace with his gravely ill, estranged brother before it's too late, in what is a compelling character study about human frailty and forgiveness.

"Toy Story 2" is a sprightly animated sequel about toys that come to life when humans aren't looking. The adventures continue with even better animation, zippy action scenes and gentle humor that add up to fine family entertainment.

"The Winslow Boy" is a wellmade, fmely acted period piece set in 1910 London about a father standing behind his 14-year-old son, expelled from the naval academy after being wrongly accused of stealing a fiveshilling postal order. The story unfolds with elegant dialogue and marvelous characters as it studies British justice and the rights of a citizen against the power of the state.

FROM LEFT, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tim Allen and Tony Shalhoub play actors drafted into a real space mission in "Galaxy Quest' (eNS photo from DreamWorks Pictures)

'Quest'is silly space satire NEW YORK (CNS) - Following are recent capsule movie reviews issue~ by the U.S. Catholic· Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Galaxy Quesf' (DreamWorks) Goofy comedy in which naive aliens, mistaking the cast of a defunct sci-fi TV series (including Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman) for true intergalactic warriors, lure them into outer space to save their planet from a marauding monster. Director Dean Parisot spoofs sci-fi conventions and cliches in a deliberately silly plot that garners scattershot laughs.

Mild sexual innuendo, stylized shoot-outs and an instance of profanity; The US Catholic Conference classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG - parental guidance suggested.

"Man on the Moon" (Universal) Uninvolving biography about 1970s-80s comedian Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey), whose peculiar sense of humor, elaborate charades and the abrasive style of

his vulgar alter-ego character drew some ardent admirers but an increasingly indifferent public by the time of his death at age 35. As directed . by Milos Forman, no insights emerge about the oddball entertainer and despite Carrey's uncanny performance viewers may wonder why this minor figure merited a major motion picture biography.

Sexual situations with nudity, a live-in relationship, brief wrestling violence, occasional profanity and sporadic rough language. The U.S: Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"The Hurricane" (Universal) Powerful.fact-based account of the 20-year struggle of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Denzel Washington) to regain his freedom, aiCled by an African-American teen (Vicellous Reon Shannon) and his Canadian guardians, after Carter was wrongly convicted of a 1966 New Jersey barroom triple murder.

Director Norman Jewison's study of institutionalized racism chronicles a man's personal agony

and triumph as he spiritually transcends his confinement and is helped to heal by those committed to social justice. Brief violence, fleeting rear nudity, some profanity and recurring rough lan- . guage. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.

"Onegin" (Goldwyn) Bittersweet romance based on· Alexander Pushkin's 19th-century novel in which a world-weary Rus- ; sian aristocrat (Ralph Fiennes) re-. jects the love of a pure young girl (Liv Tyler) and later reluctantly kills her brother in a duel of honor only to realize-several years..)ater . that he does in fact love her. As directed by Martha Fiennes, exquisite visuals enliven the exacting, melancholy tale oflove lost to high ideals and respect for marital vows.

Brief violence and fleeting sexual situations. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association ofAmerica.

'Fantasia 2000' pleasing to adult, young ~udiences

By GERRI PARE

Hirshfeld-inspired caricatures of working and wealthy New Yorkers during the course of 1930's day turned NEWYORK - Disney's animated 1940concert film, into evening. It's a real valentine to a cosmopolitan "Fantasia," has spawned a sequel of nearly all-new com- city with the music capturing its unique sophistication. positions set to colorful images playing on the huge Donald and Daisy Duck get into the act in a sweetly IMAX screens in "Fantasia 2000." comical segment leading animal duos onto Noah's Ark Retaining only the segment starring Mickey Mouse in to the marching melodies of Sir Edward Elgar's "Pomp the title role of Leopold Stokowski's '''The Sorcerer's Ap- and Circumstance." prentice," the big-screen format plays host to seven new . Most dramatic is Igor StravinSky'S 1919 version of classic compositions which are set to animation as James "Firebird" suite, with sumptuous imagery depicting a Levine conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. forest's life, death and renewal overseen by a beauteous Such state-of-the-art sound and imagery can be a magical spirit. little overwhelming on super-size,IMAX screens. It's a Other selections are less successful with the images lot to take in but it's a lot of fun too and it should hold looking contrived to fit the accompanying music or the attention of all but the smallest children, not to segments that are too brief to be especially memorable. mention their parents.

Purists may not be endeared by hearing only trunThis follow-up film has a less formal feel with sev- cated versions ofcompositions, but as a means of introeral former stand-up comedians, such as Steve Martin ducing classical music to a wider audience the movie and Bette Midler, serving as upbeat hosts for individual has merit. It is also a visual and aural treat magnified by segments. a screen that is seven stories high. The quality of the The Disney' ariimators were apparentli given free animation is also quite high, often attaining a threerein in dreaming up images for the compositions being dimensional quality, although this is not an IMAX 3-D played. presentation.

First on tap are beguiling images of an underwater All in all, this is a welcome sequel, a most impres- and airborne - herd of whales, set to Ottorino sive wedding of glorious notes to elegant animation for Respighi's "Pines of Rome," which makes for an auspi- a movie that stands apart from today's typical film fare. cious, dreamy start.

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I Possibly the best of the lot is George Gershwin's - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association "Rhapsody in Blue," amusingl~ played out to AI of America rating is G - general audiences.

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Poles praise, denounce Cardinal Glemp, but can't ignore him WARSAW, Poland (CNS) - Few People who had expected a "new he was too ready to accept the regime's Warsaw visitors havefailed to hearstrong Wyszysnki" made negative compari- promises. The verb "to glemp" opinions about the chief resident of 17 sons, but With a Polish pope in the Vati- "glempic" - was coinea, meaning to Miodowa Street. can, a powerful primate was no longer please everyone by yacillating.

But for that resident, Cardinal Jozef needed. Some observers believed the Cardinal G[emp's controversial Glemp, vigorous views are a stock in surprise appointment would boost the stances were matched by his initiatives. trade. Poles have praised and denounced authority of local bishops, giving them Throughout the 1980s, his aid comhim, but few have been able'to ignore greater leeway to meet local challenges. rnittee helped the families of arrested him.

By his September installation, Po- opposition members. Though he mainLate last month, when the Warsaw land was strike-bound, with the ruling tained a discreet distance from "radical cardinal celebrated his 70th birthday, Communist Party and Solidarity move- priests" like the late Father Jerzy supporters and critics duly weighed in. ment bracing themselves for a show- Popieluszko, he defended them against ''It's hard to talk about him, but it's down. regime charges and never questioned also hard to be him;' veteran r--------------------, their theological correctness.

Catholic politician Wieslaw Meanwhile, hewon praise Chrzanowski told Poland's Though disparagfrom Solidarity, too, for nuPolityka weekly. ing critics have come meroushard-hittingsermons Born into aworker family d Cd' I -such in 1986, when he dein the western town of an gone, ar ma plored the communist Inowroclaw,JozefGlempenGlemp's honesty has system's "pathological rolled at Gniezno seminary made Poles conSiS-searchforenemies." after IUs father's death in 1950 tently ra te him . Yet the controversies out- . and was ordained six years Poland's most relived communist rule. later.

III August 1989, he anAfter two years as aparish spected public figure. Cardinal Glemp gered Jewish groups by depriest, he studied in Rome, fending a Carmelite convent where he earned civil and at the Auschwitz concentracanon law degrees from Lateran and ItwasArchbishopG[emp'sresponse tion camp. In 1992, he offended AIDS Gregorian universities. to the imposition of martial law three victimsbybrandingthediseasea"moral Returning home in 1964, after wit- months [ater that frrst gave him areputa- evil:' In 1998, striking farmers threatnessing the Second Vatican Council, he tion for controversy. ened to sue when he accused them of spent three years as a Gniezno notary In a homily at a Warsaw church in resorting to terrorism. before being transferred to Warsaw as the early hours of Dec. 13, 1981, he Yet despite [awsuitthreats from Jewsecretary to the then-primate, Cardinal urged Polish citizens to "subordinate ish protesters, he actively encouraged Stefan Wyszynski. themselves to the new situatioV" and Catholic-Jewish contacts. Though critiBishop Glemp had served just two appeared to accept the military regime's cizedforreferences toAIDS, hedid more years as head ofWarmia Diocese when insistence that martial law was "dictated than other Church leaders to highlight he was nominated as primate at Cardi- by higher necessity." the plightofsufferers. For instance, Carnal Wyszynski's death in May 1981. It The sermon expressed Archbishop dinal G[emp was the first Polish Church was widely said Cardinal Wyszynski G[emp's overriding concern that vio- leader to visit AIDS sufferers in hospihad personally recommended him on lent conflict must be avoided: But his tals. his deathbed. At 52, Bishop Glemp was statement was seized on by regime proJozef Glemp was just 10 when the young, with hardly any episcopal or par- - pagandists in an effort to show the Nazis invaded in 1939and sent him as a ish experience.

Church had turned its back on Solidar- forced laborer to the wheat fields ofthe "Wyszynski knew agood lawyerwas ity.

Third Reich. needed to prevent the communists from In the end, the Church survived the The terror continued in post-war . destroying the Church. Only someone bittertestofmartial law. Buttheprimate's Poland, this time in the communist vaskillful, patient and armed with the law combative image stayed with· him. riety. Associates say it made him natucould defend the Church effectively;' His secretive meetings with the Pol- rally wary of the Germans in the West said Andrzej Micewski, a former close ish [eader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, fu- and the Russians in the East. It also concolleague to Cardinal G[emp. eled rumors and suspicions. Critics said tributed to Cardinal Glemp's vision of

Communion services bring solace to workers in Alaska"s North Slope ~

Laymen conduct services because of shortage ofpriests.

By JOHN ROSCOE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - At the northern tip of Alaska, a place where Beaufort Sea winds push temperatures to 100 degrees below zero and the sun disappears for three weeks in mid-winter, the Eucharist is bringing some solace.

For the past nine months, four men who work on the North Slope oil fields have been leading Communion services at the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk work canlps, and they plan to start a regular service at the Alpine field now under construction.

Jerry Hartley of St. Bernard Parish in Talkeetna, A[aska, Jeff Lang of Eugene, Ore., Mike Lyden ofSacred Heart Parish in Wasilla, A[aska, and Chris Osowski of St. Benedict Parish in Anchorage lead weekly Communion services, as authorized by the Church under its provisions for the celebration of the Eucharist in the ab~nce of a priest.

"Fighting the conditions up here can really wear a guy down," said

Hartley, who processes crude oil at Kuparuk before it enters the transAlaska pipeline. "You really need some kind of release, and that Communion service is a nice release for a lot ofthese guys."

Hart[ey works a one-week-on, one-week-off schedule, flying back and forth to his wife and five young' children in Talkeetna, a small town at the base of Mount McKin[ey. The other three men work for two weeks at a time. Few people live year-round in the inhospitable North Slope region.

The North Slope is home to 10 oil fields that produce millions of barrels of oil per day, and has as its center the Prudhoe Bay field that is more than twice the size of any other oil field on the continent.

The field sites are renowned as construction marvels because of the brutal conditions in which they were built and continue to function: Arctic winds that whip across the ice capped tundra, extremecold and enduring winter darkness.

The Communion services are helping a growing number ofworkers cope with thedifficulties oftheirjobs, Hartley said.

"It helps out a bunch. Everybody up here is going through a lot of stress, especially because of all the changes going on;' he said, referring to the proposed merger between BPAmoco and Atlantic Richfield Co. that is expected to cost 375 A[askans their jobs.

About 35 people have been coming to the services, held Saturdays in both camps.

Hartley said he and the others have noticed that the services have made it easier to stay positive and resist bad behavior.

"You know you have the support of the other guys, and the more you're reminded of it, the easier it is to stand up for the right morals when you're out there;' he said.

The littlecoipmunity, which Bishop Michae[ 1. Kaniecki of Fairbanks has dubbed the North Slope Church, began as a rosary prayer group last year.

With the bishop's support it expanded into the Communion services, and now the men hope to attract a priest on a regular basis, Hartley said.

The North Slope is part of the Fairbanks Diocese, which covers the northern two-thirds ofAlaska, but many of the workers' homes are in the Archdiocese ofAnchorage.

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFaiIRiver-Fri.,January7,2000 the Church as protector ofthe common man against the powerful.

Today, his achievements have been acknowledged by fellow bishops; he was reappointed bishops' conference chairman in 1994 and 1999.

Though disparaging critics have come and gone, Cardinal G[emp's honesty has made Poles consistently rate him Poland's most respected public figure.

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Vatican agency reports 31 missionaries slain in 1999

By BENEDICTA CIPoUA

pendence from Indonesia; Congo, where civil war has raged sinceAugust VATICAN CITY - Thirty-one 1998; and Colombia, where rebels Church personnel were killed in' mis- have waged a guerrilla campaign sion territories in 1999, Vatican mis- against the govemment for the past 14 years. sionary news service Fides said.

'The death ofa martyr is a sign'that Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of' these places of desperation have been Peoples, counted 15 martyrs in Africa, redeemed, made holy," Father lOin Asia and six in South or Central Cervellera said.

MartyrAmerica Rather 'The death of a martyr is a dom can also have positive than being a sign that these places of dessocial consecause for quences, said mourning, peration have been redeemed, Fides. The Fides director made holy," Father Cervellera agency ofFather said. fered East Bernardo Timor as an .

Cervellera said, martyrdom tJelcings to the joy of example, saying the deaths of three Holy Year 2000. seminarians, four priests and two nuns 'Thejubilee year is a year of grace, there helped push the international' conversion, (and) pilgrimage," Father community to send in a peacekeeping Cervellerasaid in arecent editorial pre- force to restore order. ceding Fides' annual list of martyrs.

Pope John Paul IT will commemoFather Cervellera said martyrs re- rate 2Oth-century martyrs in May. He is ceived grace for their witness to the expected to include Lu~erans, AngliChurch as 'they preached its universal cans and Orthodox in his tribute to message to diverse peoples around the people who died for their faith. world.

'These martyrs are asign ofthe new . Many on Fides' list were killed while Christianity of 2000," said Father working in trouble spots like East Cervellera. 'Together they are a sign Timor, which spiraled into violence in of hope for the men and women of the , September following a vote for inde- third millennium."

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Oll adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light,' I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FlAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe 'me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my' Life, the center of. my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have, a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all thmgs and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity , that They pennit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in'me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teaCh me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the .bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus; You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. ' Saint 'Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the' Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. ( In Honor of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

Opening Holy Door, frail pope gives strong spiritual witness

By JOHNTHAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - He never looked so physically weak, yet rarely has Pope John Paul II left a stronger spiritual impression than when he opened the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's ~asilica to usher in the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000.

Long ago he let the world know how important this moment was for him: From the time of his election in 1978, he felt destined to be the "pope of the millennium," .the one who guided the Church into its third millennium.

But on Christmas Eve, with the eyes ofthe world upon him, it looked for a minute that the 79-year-old pontiff might not make it. .

Walking unste,adily and supported on either side by two aides, he nearly fell back as he began to negotiate the three steps to the Holy Door in the portico of the basilica.

"I will go into your house, Lord," he pronounced in Latin, with a quavering voice. "Open for me the doors of justice."

Then, balanced on the threshold, he was suddenly left alone. His aides stepped to the side. Not a sound broke the silence. Come what may, this was his moment.

For those watching from a few feet away, it was a nearly heart-stopping experience. One could sense urgent prayers being offered, and perhaps they helped keep, the pope on his feet.

He wavered a bit, then leaned into the door and pushed. Finally it opened, and with it the brightly lit interior ofthe church swung into view - in the symbolic sense, the future.

As he knelt o,n the top step to pray, the pope's shoulders slumped in a curve that seemed to trace, a line of suffering. An assassination attempt, a broken hip, five major operations, a debilitating neurological disease - this, too, he brought to the threshold of the new millennium.

A few minutes earlier he had prayed: "With Jesus, hope flowers again ... weak hands are strengthened, and faltering knees are made firm." , If the Holy Year is a time of spe-

POPE JOHN Paul II kneels as he enters the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 24 marking the start of the jubilee year. (eNS photo from Reuters) cial grace, the pope needed it as he stood,a)1d held the Gospel book aloft.

Then he managed to turn slowly and walk through the portal, fulfilling a cherished dream.

His face showed no special signs of emotion or satisfaction, and this, too, is perhaps part of the personal burden he carried into the jubilee ye'!1": In what is believed to be a symptom of Parkinson's disease, his expression is often blank even at moments of deepest happiness.

The emotion'broke through only

later in the Christmas Eve liturgy, when Asian children brought up the offertory gifts. They lingered just long enough to bring a rare smile to the lips of the millennium pope.

After the two-hour liturgy, the pope walked down the main aisle of St. Peter's with energy and a bIt of spring in his step, blessing the foreheads of babies as he playfully slapped away the grasping hands of adults.

On this side of the Holy Door, he already seemed more at ease.

Archbishop ~ays despite numbers, .Vatican not a saint factory VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican has not be- fied more than 808 people, but many of them have since come a "saint factory," the chief guardian of the process been canonized and are now listed as saints.

According to the Italian newspaper II Messaggero, said, even if Pope John Paul IT has turned out sainthood decrees at a historically unprecedented rate. ~e number of people beatified by the 16 popes before Archbishop Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Con- . Pope John Paul is 1,310. , Pope John Paul, the congregation said, has beatified gregation for Sainthood Causes, saidfactories, "each with their own specialty, produce a series of things which are 940 people during his pontificate. always the same." , , The major part of the congregation's index is devoted With saint-making at the Vatican, the "production to the 1,921 causes currently under consideration. ' method is totally different" and the outcome is not things Mother Teresa of Calcutta is listed. The Vatican apbut people who are examples of holiness, he said. . proved the opening of a diocesan investigation of her Archbishop Saraiva Martins presided over a late De- life and holiness in April after Pope John Paul waved the requirement that sainthood candidates be dead five years cem~r Vatican press conference to mark the publication of an updated "Index of the Status of Causes." before the process begins.

Included in the index is a list of every beatification Archbishop Oscar A. Romero ofEl Salvador, who was and canonization since the process was centralized un- assassinated in 1980, also is listed. The index said the der a Vatican congregation in 1588. results of the diocesan investigation were turned over to Pope John Paul IT has canonized 295 individuals; his the Vatican in 1997, and an official was appointed to 17 predecessors from Pope Clement VIll to Pope Paul VI review the material. canonized a total of 296 people.

The Catholic Church does not believe that only those According to the congregation, more than 1,700 saints it has recognized officially are in heaven. In fact, people have the title "blessed" - 808 of whom were the Vatican does not know how many saints were probeatified between 1609 and 1978. .claimed formally before modern' records began being The 16 popes from Pope,Paul V to Pope Paul VI beati- kept in 1588.

Vigil lights路 making -a comeback

By MARGARET PLEVAK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

custom continued, usage seemed to flag - at least until lately.

Dan Stemper, president of T.H. Stemper Company Inc., a religious goods store that serves all denominations in the Milwaukee area, has

seen his candle sales - including vigil lights ~ jump by 12 percent in the last year.

"Churches that never had votive iight racks are putting them in now," he said.

MILWAUKEE-Fifty years ago, vigil light stands were a fixture in virtually every church, usually found near a statue or a painting, such as the Sacred Heart of Jesus or Our Mother of Perpetual Help.

The setup was familiar even comforting to some: rows of flickering candles in luminous red glass holders, a container for donations, long Wax tapers to transfer the flame from one candle to another.

Around the time that the Second Vatican Council was opening the windows to let in the fresh air of change, the flames of vigil A YOUNG boy lights a vigil candle at St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Paslights were starting to smolder. tors and sellers of religious goods say vigil lights are making a comeback in Although the Catholic Churches and homes. (CNS photo by Les Fetchko) .

Diaconate During the summer, Ciosek has served at Espirito Santo Parish in Fall River and at Holy Trinity Parish in West Harwich.

Prayer has been asupportfor Ciosek during his seminary formation. "Having an active prayer life is the most necessary support in this vocation but also the support of friends is of utmost importance. The parish community is also a great support;' he said. Following diaconate ordination, Ciosek will continue his assignment at St. John the Baptist Parish in New Bedford.

Rev. Mr. Dominguez Dominguez, 38, was born in Havana, Cuba, the son of Ramon and Carmen Dominguez. Following graduation in 1979 from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Md., he studied atVrrginia Tech and in 1985 earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland. He later earned credits in philosophy from Oblate College.

Following graduation from college, Dominguez worked for the State Department as an electrical engineer. He came to the Diocese of Fall River through the Youth Apostles in 1996 when he made temporary vows in that community. Along with three other members, he lives at St. Mary's Cathedral. He will complete his theological studies at StJohn Seminary in Brighton next spring.

During his seminary years, Dominguez has participated in various apostolates which include serving at St. Ambrose Parish, St. Kevin School and Holy Family Parish in Dorchester, and St. Vincent's Home in Fall River.

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THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., January 7,2000 When St. Joseph Parish in Racine was remodeled in 1990, the old vigil light stands were removed, partly because their usage was deemed sporadic and partly to keep the new building clean and free of dripping wax and smoke-smudged ceilings, said Father Richard Stoffel, pastor.

But parishioners kept asking him about the candles, so a small rack was brought back. Now, he noted, about 100 candles are aimost always lit. Often he'll see adults bringing their children or grandchildren up with them to the stand, explaining the tradition.

Father Stoffel saw plenty of vigil . lights during his 1999 pilgrimage to France with Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland and about 40 other priests.

"Many times we would walk in the cathedrals and there wouldn't be room on the vigil light racks; all the candles would be lit," he said. "Everybody, young and old, goes to the churches or the shrine of a patron saint and lights candles for a special intention. In Europe, vigil lights have an extremely lively practice."

At St. Joseph Parish, up to 200 of the candles may be burning during the liturgy, giving illumination to the church, and letting people pause

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and remember to pray for loved ones, Father Stoffel said.

"Vigil lights are a way to bring a little light to the darkness of a situation, a way to continue the spirit and intensity of a prayer. The light reminds people of the light of God and of hope," he said.

According to "Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia," (Our Sunday Visitor Press, 1991) the light gets its name because the flame "keeps vigil" when the individual can't be present to pray for a special intention or in honor ofGod or a saint.

At Mary, Queen of Heaven Parish in West Allis, vigil lights fill a shrine to Our Mother of Perpetual Help and a healing shrine honoring St. Jude, St. Peregrine, St. Dympna, and the archangel Raphael, all patron saints of persons suffering from various illnesses.

Bernard Klamecki, a member of the committee that helped plan the shrines, said that while the church never had vigil lights, parishioners "have been asking for them for years." Klamecki, a retired physician, believes using vigil lights and ,prayers at the shrines to pray for ill members of the parish helps draw people together. "This is something that the whole community can join in on," he said.

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Testimony of Scripture and Martin Luther King Jr." Dorothy Lopes of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford, will be the reader.

Finally, there will be a reading from the Good Samaritan passage taken from the Gospel of St. Luke.

Cpntinuedfrom page one "It is the Jubilee Year of the new millennium that prompts us to go priesthood, "Because it offers me the tor and member of the parish's Youth in this direction," Father Bergeron ability to respond to God's call in my Group. After graduating from Somerset' said. "It is a time to look back over life to be of assistance to the young High School in 1990, he attended St. the past century as well as to listen people with whom I will work. John Seminary College and graduated to what the Holy Father has now Through the sacraments I would hope in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in called us to: a time of confession that I can foster within young people a philosophy and history. During his serious commitment to Christ and years in college seminary, he worked awaken in them a realization ofthe tre- as a counselor at Cathedral Camp and mendous love that Jesus Christ has for studied Spanish for asummer in Puebla, Mexico. . them."

After graduation from seminary colRev. Mr. Kozanko Kozanko, 25, was born in Czaplinek, lege, Rodrigues attended the PontifiPoland, the son ofCzeslaw and Helena cal North American,College in Rome (Ryozkiewicz) Kozanko, and was raised Where he completed two years of thein Lubowo, Poland, where he attended ology. His apostolates included hospielementary school. He graduated from tal ministry at Bambino Gesu Hospital Stanislaw Konarski High School in in Rome and pastoral ministry at Cracow in 1993 and from the Catholic Emmanuel House ofProvidence in IreUniversity of Lublin in 1996. Feeling a land. Heretumed to the diocese to gain call to the priesthood, he applied and pastoral experience at St John the Bapwas accepted to the theology program tist Parish, New Bedford. Hecompleted at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in his theology studies at St. John Seminary in Brighton and served for a sumOrchard Lake, Mich.

During the summersofhis seminary mer at St. Mary Parish in Mansfield.

FollQwing ordination to the years, Kozanko has served in the diocese at St. Mary Parish in Seekonk, St diaconate, Rodrigues will be assigned Patrick Parish, Wareham and Our Lady to St Michael Parish in Swansea while of Grace Parish, Westport. He has also compl~ting his studies atSt John Semi. worked as a camp counselor at Cathe- nary in Brighton.

Rodrigues credits his involvement dral Camp in East Freetown, which serves children from across the diocese. in parish life as one of the influences Kozanko enjoys working with toward his decision to enter the colpeople and as a priest would like to lege seminary. Once there, he was able assist people in supporting and to consider a vocation to the prieststrengthening their faith. "Through hood with less distraction. ''My involvement in youth minisworking with farni1ies, parents and children, the great task offostering the faith try in high school really afforded me the opportunity to think seriously is accomplished," he said. about priesthood and eventually en_ Rev. Mr. Rodrigues Rodrigues, 27, was born in Fall ter the seminary c;:ollege," he said.

River, the son of Leo and Mary ''Among my best memories of my Rodrigues and resides in Somerset high school years were those of my where he attended St. Thomas More involvement in the St. Thomas More Parish and served as an altar server, lec- Youth Group."

and conversion. Certainly racism is one of the areas where both of those realities are very needed in our country, and, sadly enough, in our churches as wei!."

The U.S. bishop's pastoral letter notes that: "Each of us. as Catholics must acknowledge a share in the mistakes and sins of the past.

Many of us have been prisoners of fear and prejudice. We have preached the Gospel while closing our eyes to the racism it condemns.

We have allowed conformity to social pressures to replace compliance with social justice."

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KATIE MACHADO, center, was the winner of a limo lunch for her participation in Bishop Connolly High School's recent magazine drive. Joining her are friends Michelle Boudria, Amy Gallant, Matt Chapman and teacher Breda McCarty. Money raised in the drive helps defray the cost of tuition at the Fall River school.

PAUL O'BOY, top photo, athletic director for Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, presents a trophy to Scott Connelly, the most valuable football player at the annual Thanksgiving Day game. The junior running back rushed for over 200 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Katie McCann, bottom photo, recently won _her third consecutive 200-yard individual medley championship at the Mass. Swimming and Diving Championships. She broke the 1-6-year-old state record by more than two seconds with a time of 2:05:39.

SOPHOMORE CLASS elections were recently held at Bishop Stang High School, North¡ Dartmouth. Elected were frolTlleft: Secretary Lauren Anderson, President Steven Oliveira, Vice President Caleb Morgan and Treasurer Christopher Cwyner. .

FIRST-GRADERS from Christine Medeiros' Class at St. James-St. John SChool, New Bedford, prepare stone soup to be delivered to Market Ministries. The students read a story about helping the needy in class and it came with a recipe for a hearty vegetable soup which they decided to make and share.

STUDENTS IN the first grade class at Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, listen attentively to teacher Nancy Davis as she shares the wonders of God with them during their daily religion lesson.

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Pope urges world's children to build more welcoming societies

By JOHN NORTON CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Visibly energized during a music-filled, sunlit celebration in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II urged tens of thousands of cheering children to build a "more beautiful and welcoming" world in the third millennium.

By being first of more than 25 jubilee days dedicated to specific groups, the Jan. 2 Jubilee for Children shows that the Church puts children "at the center of the attention of the faithful," the pope said.

Highlighting the continuing exploitation suffered by many children around the world, 10 former child soldiers from Sierra Leone~ aged seven to 14, shared the stage with the pope. Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, Sierra Leone, who brought the children to Rome after freeing them' from rebel factions, appealed to the crowd to help fund centers run by the Church to reintegrate into so-

ciety Sierra Leone's thousands of ex-child soldiers.

During the celebration, an estimated 150,000 children and parents packed St. Peter's Square and spilled out into the main street in front of the square. Gazing out over a sea of waving white baseball caps, the pope joked that he could not see where the crowd ended, "but probably at the Tiber," the river that runs by the Vatican.

"Or maybe beyond," he added, drawing laughs and cheers.

Though most of the children came from Italy, 30 countries were represented, including some in the former Soviet bloc, African nations like Sudan and Mozambique, and Asian nations,including Japan and Indonesia. .

"Your' presence is a reminder that the jubilee is a time of joy," a relaxed and 'smiling pope told the crowd. .

However, he said, "we cannot forget all t1:wse of your own age who are suffering hunger or vio-

lence, and those who are victims of hideous forms of exploitation: "How can we forget the many children who are denied even the right to be born?" he said.

"When people want to build a world ignoring God and his law, they are in fact giving rise to a situation of more and more suffering and injustice," the pope said.

"With the jubilee the Lord invites us to correct these wrongs by cooperating in the great plan he has for every person and for the whole human race."

As a concrete example of solidarity, the event focused on the child 'victims of Sierra Leone's nine-year civil war, which ended with a truce in July.

Bishop Biguzzi said 6,000 children were abducted during the conflict by various military factions. .

"Some were very, very small; they can't even remember the village they come from," he told Catholic News Service. "Some

Our Rock and Role Hope for a new era

By CHARLIE MARTIN' CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Millennium Overdose for Christmas, Refrain: We got stars directing And when we come we come too late And give it up for Lent our fate, And we're praying that we're Many are all so cynical, I often think that Refuse to keep the faith We were born to hate not too late We all enjoy the madness Get up, and see the 'Cause we know that Sarcasm in my eyes 'Cause we know we're gonna We are falling from grace fade away And when we come Millennium We come too late (Repeat refrain) Some say that we are players I often think that Come and have a go . Some say that we are pawns We were born to hate If you think you're hard But we've been making money enough Get up and see 'From the day that we were The sarcasm in my eyes Come and have a go born (Repeat refrain).

If you think you're hard Got to slow down . . enough' And we won't stop 'Cause we're low down We've got stars Millennium (Repeat refrain) Millennium .

Sung by Robbie Williams Live for liposuction .(c) 1999 by Capitol Records Sometimes youkn~vv And detox for your ren~.

WELL, IT'S HERE! All the hoopla, parties and of Je~us ever will transform humanity since we can't . miss'seeing the pain andsuffering on our planet. Howcountdowns are over. The Year 2000 has arrived.

Robbie Williams' "Millennium" seemed aptly titled ever, there is sOlI!ething else occurring: We have received for my first column of the new year. The single was abig the gift ofGod's healing and guiding Spirit. .

I unde'rstand that this is a statement of faith. I also hit last summer offWilliams' disc ''The Ego Has Landed."

Aquick read of the lyrics shows that Williams does understandthat God allows u's to make our own choices. not speak of this epic event as the dawning of Aquarius, Indeed, humanity may decide to destroy or pollute this as a rock opera of my teen years might have done. R,atlier, planet out of existence. However, the most important choices are individual decisions. he presents a world clothed in pain and suffering: If enough of us open our hearts and pray to be guided' Asomber pessimism has taken over the mood of the song's character. He sees that many in his world are "so by God's Spirit,this n.ext millennium can be vastlydifcynical" and "refuse to keep the faith." This negativity ferent from the last 1,000 years. From our prayer and has affected him. He says, "Get up, and see the sarcasm love comes action, and from action flows change. The in my eyes." As he observes our world, he comments "I world's路 future can be influenced and formed by what you do and how you live - even how you live now, as often think that we are born to hate." .

However, the refrain shows he hilS not given up hope. . a teen.

Given the state of the world as we start this 21 st He sings, "We got stars directing our fate, and we're 'century, Iempathize with teens who feel this song's cynipraying that we're not too late."

As this new century and millennium begin, many are cism. Yet, I encourage you to make a different choice. wondering the same thing: Is it too late? Has cynicism Bring the full power of your love into this new century!

Dedicate your life to making the difference so that and hatred stolen the world's promise?

The past century was one of the most destructive in teens in the distant future will have the chance to celhuman record. Its history will record the Holocaust, the ebrate new millennia.

Your comments are always welcome. Please ad路 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. the killing fields of Cambodia and the ethnic cleansing of this last decade. dress: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport, Ind. There is plenty ofevidence to doubt whether the message 47635.

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lHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River-':" Fri., January 7,2000 were used as porters, others were trained as soldiers."

Organizers of the children's jubilee asked participants specifically to pray for Sierra Leone's children and donate money for programs to help reintegrate them into society.

Bishop Biguzzi said the money would be used for half a dozen reintegration centers run by Caritas Sierra Leone. He said he did not know how much money had been raised, but was sure of a generous response.

Ibrahim Sesay, director of Caritas Makeni, said his organization was the "key player" in the process of caring for Sierra Leone's former child soldiers, which involves providing basic needs, counseling, education and vocational training.

"Through demobilization we have received well over 500 children (into the centers), and it's just the start of the process," he said.

As demobilization continues, he said, he expects his program to expand beyond child soldiers to other children emotionally scarred

by Sierra Leone's war.

Looking slightly overwhelmed

by all the attention, 14-year-old Heric Turay, one of the 10 former combatants participating in the event, simply said, "I'm very happy." A soldier until the age of 12, Turay said he now looked forward to going to school.

Before leaving the children who celebrated with more song and dance throughout the afternoon, the pope presented the Vatican's peace prize to members of Aid to Those in Distress-Fourth World, a Paris-based Catholic aid group, for its work with poor children around the globe.

"May the greatest attention of adults" go to children, the pope said in presenting the John XXIII International Peace Prize, "in order that they learn to build a world in which all people are able to live in truth, justice and love."

The international ATD-Fourth World movement was founded in 1957 in a camp for homeless families outside Paris by the late Father Joseph Wresinski, who grew up in poverty and wanted to help the poorest in society.

The Vatican award, which carries a cash prize, was instituted in 1963 by Pope Paul VI.

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By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Perhaps you made New Year's resolutions. Perhaps you've already broken them.

There are a lot ofresolutions worth making. Why? Because none of us, . no matterhow old, is perfect, and we all have room to grow and change.

At the heart of all resolutions is a single concern: to be a better person.

Right?

Recently I wrote about what that means for believers. We want to mold ourselves more closely into God's image.

So if you've decided to take on the challenge and to focus on becoming more authentically free, loving, intelligent and creative (for those are the main ways in which we're like God), what do you do? What's at the root of it?

Try prayer.

I know you're busy. You get up early in the morning and barely have . time to shove a piece oftoast in your mouth. School is a nightmare: bunches of different classes, a hundred different soap operas going on among your friends, not to speak of tests, quizzes, reading assignments, papers, essays and math problems to keep track of.

After school you're off to athletic practice, or drama rehearsal, or music lessons, or work. After that you have to deal with all this homework your teachers have so thoughtfully piled on you.

And did we mention the list of chores your mom tacked onto the refrigerator?

Seriously, now, who has time to pray in the middle of all that?

How about this: With so many pressures and questions bombarding you every minute of your day, who can afford not to pray "in the middle of all that"?

How can you get through any of it and, even harder, make sense of it without taking time - some time, somehow - to sit silently and lay it all out before the one who's in charge anyway?

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There's nothing wrong with that.

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flge admitting that you need the help only he can give.

That kind of prayer can open the way to something deeper. It's like the time you asked someone for help on a geometry proof, and the two of you ended up having a great conversation about other things ~ well.

Your asking for help was an opening.

Asking God for help in little and big things can be that kind of opening as well - an opening that just might lead to praise as well as petitions. . But how about resolving this year to find other ways to start conversations with God? - Like watching 20 minutes less television or' spending 20 minutes less time on the Internet every other night, and spending that time reading a little bit of the Bible and letting God speak to you through that Word.

- Or maybe, once a week, taking half an hour to pray the rosary.

- Or (here's an amazing thought) going to Mass and actually praying there.

- Or setting aside your criticisms of how everyone looks or your thoughts of what you've got to do later and just praying.

You might find that if you put that first, every other good thing you want for yourself - and even some surprising things you never expected - will fall exactly, precisely, into place in the brand new, promise-filled year that. has just begun.

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.,teering pOint,· ATTLEBORO - Hospice of Community Visiting Nurse Agency, Inc. is seeking volunteers for home visits, transportation and other services. An eight-week training program begins Jan. 18 at its Attleboro Office, 141 Park Street. For more information call Cecilia Rose at 222-0118.

CENTERVILLE - The Cape Cod Widowed Support Group will meet on Jan. 26 from 1:30-3 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Church. The topic of the meeting will be "Learning to Eat with Care." All welcome.

For more information call Dorothyann Callahan at (617) 2675258.

FALL RIVER - Adult confirmation classes will meet on Jan. 16, 23 and Feb. 6, 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Bishop Connolly' High School for any baptized adults aged 18 and older who have not received the sacrament of confirmation. All welcome. For more information contact your local parish.

be held on Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. All welcome.

FALL RIVER - Saint Anne's Hospital Mobile Mammography , Van offers mammograms, clinical breast exams and physical exams ~d has a Portuguese speaking staff available. Their January schedule is as follows: Jan. 10 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Jan. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the hospital's Hudner Oncology Center; and Jan. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Health First, 102 County Street. For more information call Maria Cabrales at 675-5686.

Appointments are necessary.

HYANNIS - A support group for parents, families and friends of gays and lesbians will meet on Jan. 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Catholic Social Services Building, 261 FALL RIVER - An Ecumeni- , South Street. They meet on the seccal Prayer Service to end racism will ond Monday of each month and offer support in a safe and confidential setting where members can share experiences, interests and concerns. Newcomers welcome. For more information call 771-6771.

MANSFIELD- If you or a loved

Name of the Sacre,d Heart of Jesus Parish. Mass will follow and new members are always welcome.

one needs extra prayers or would like to join the Prayer Chain ofSt. Mary's Parish call Rita Roah at 339-4483 or Marilyn Healy at 339-2668.

NORTH DARTMOUTH Retrouvaille, a program to help heal and renew troubled marriages, will be held Jan. 14-16. It offers a chance to rediscover oneself and one's spouse and a loving relationship in marriage. For more information call 1-800-470-2230 or the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry at 999-6420.

MASHPEE - A young adult prayer group for persons in their 20s and 30s meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Christ the King'Parish. All welcome. For more information call Heather Kirby at 548-2364.

NEW BEDFORD - The Courage Group will meet this Saturday at the rectory of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish beginning at 7 p.m. Courage is a support group for Catholic men and women who are confronting same sex attraction issues and who are striving to lead chaste lives. For more information call Msgr. Thomas 1.

Harrington at 992-3184.

RAYNHAM -A Mass celebrating the Jubilee Year 2000 will be held on Jan. 10 at St. Ann's Church, 660 North Main Street, at 7 ·p.m.

Father Robert Kaszynski will be, principal celebrant. The Mass is sponsored by the Living Word Prayer Community. All welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - Calix, a group which enlists Catholic men and women who are gratefully celebrating recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction and other dependencies, will meet this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the parish center of Holy .

WEST HARWICH - The St. Francis of Peace Fraternity, Secular Franciscan Order will meet this Sunday at Holy Trinity Church.

Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. and a business meeting will follow. For more information call Peg Raymond at 362-5238.

Vatican seeks overhaul of commission for English translations ofliturgical texts

By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has called for a complete overhaul of the commission which translates liturgical texts into English.

Questioning the quality of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy's work as well as the way' it functions, the Vatican ordered the revision of the commission's st~tutes.

'Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, prefect ofthe Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, :- said the new statutes must give his office a greater say in the work of the commission, known as ICEL, including Vatican clearance of ICEL personnel.

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equate level of service," the cardinal wrote in a letter to Scottish Bishop Maurice Taylor of Galloway, chairman of ICEL. Representatives of the 11 bishops' 'conferences which sponsor ICEL will meet Jan. 21 in London to discuss Cardinal Medina's letter and "the whole matter of the relationship ICEL has to the bishops' conferences which sponsor it," Bishop Taylor told Catholic News Service.

Cardinal Francis E. George of . Chicago, the U.S. representative on the commission, told CNS that one key' point behind Cardinal Medina's letter is that the relationship of ICEL staff and translation experts to the bishops "is not structurally as strong as it might be."

He added that he thought another of the Vatican congregation's primary concerns was to limit ICEL's role to being an agent of translation of Latin texts into English - not "an agent of change on its own," composing original texts in English for consideration by the bishops' conferences.

While Cardinal Medina was asking for a greaterVatican role in the development of English texts, Bishop Taylor said he believed individual bishops' conferences would still have the authority to approve texts and the Vatican's role would be to confirm their decision.

John Page, ICEL executive secretary, also declined to comment on specifics of Cardinal Medina's letter but said, "There's no question that ICEL's constitution needs to be revised. We have been looking at thaC' The current constitution has been in place since 1972 "and a lot has changed since then," he said.

One of the biggest projects undertaken by ICEL in recent years' was a revised Sacramentary, which English-speaking bishops' conferences around the world have approved and submitted to Rome for the final confirmation 'needed be-

fore it can be used as a liturgical text. ' Cardinal George said ·he has "no idea" where that project currently stands in Rome.

But he noted that the Holy See had significant objections to the English text of the ordination rite, which he said had been developed under the same translationprin- , ciples that were used for the Sacramentary.

"I suppose they'll have the same problem with the Sacramentary as they did with the ordination r.ite," he said.

The Vatican has emphasized the importance of a literal translation from Latin into English when dealing with the prayers and readings for Mass and other liturgies.

The style preferred by the Vatican is called '''formal equivalence" by translation experts; the ICEL translations have tended more toward "dynamic equivalence" in which thought structures, forms' of expression'and familiar sayings in the original language are adapted to the language being used. .

However, Cardinal Medina said, "for a number of years now" the Vatican has pointed out how ICEL was being too free in its translations.

Cardinal Medina said his congregation was not the only party dissatisfied with ICEL's work; "not a few bishops have expressed Concerns not only about the' quality of the translations ... but also about the procedures which they felt limited their own ability to obtain corrections and improvements that they considered necessary for the accuracy of the texts."

Cardinal Medina's letter, dated Oct. 29, urged the bishops to draft new statutes for ICEL quickly and to submit them to the congregation before the end of April.

But most bishops' conferences meet only once or twice a year, and some - including the U.S. bishops - have no plenary meeting between January and April.