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Our Mother Teresa: Something beautiful for God

By CHRISTINE VIEIRA MILLS ANCHOR STAFF WITH CNS REPORTS

1910 - 1997

Responding to news of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta September 5, of the love and compassion of Jesus Christ, not only for the faithful but Bishop Sean O'Malley held a press conference that afternoon for local for the whole world." media. The bishop offered a moving tribute for the woman many U.S. President Bill Clinton called her "one of the giants of called a "living saint." our time" who "showed us the stunning power of simple huHe spoke of the first time he had met Mother Teresa, founder mility." of the Missionary Sisters of Charity, a religious order of nuns.

In India, government leaders expressed their sorrow "I was a young friar teaching at Catholic University in and said Mother Teresa would be remembered for her Washington, D.C., in the late sixties when I first met commitment to the poor.

Mother Teresa," the bishop said, welling up with emo"Words fail me to express my sorrow," said Prime tion several times during his statement. "I had no idea Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, calling the Nobellauwho she was." reate "an apostle of peace and love."

As the bishop spoke, the story unfolded about a Even after health problems led Mother Teresa petite nun who would wheel those people dying in to resign as head of the Missionaries of Charithe streets of India to an abandoned temple where ties in 1990, her order re-elected her as superior, and she continued traveling at a pace that her sisters would bathe them, pray with them and allow them to die in dignity. would have tired people half her age. It was not until March 12 of this year, after health About 50 people heard her message that day problems that recurred more frequently, that of the bishop's first encounter with Mother the Missionaries of Charity elected her sucTeresa 30 years ago, but as the years passed her message of love and respect for the poor cessor.

Despite calls on her time from all over and destitute came to be heard by millions. the globe to found new convents, speak at Last Sunday, Bishop O'Malley offered a international gatherings or receive some special Mass of remembrance for Mother new honor for her work, she always reTeresa at St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford, turned to India to be with those she loved where she had visited her congregation in most - the lonely, abandoned, homeless, 1995. Several diocesan priests concelebrated disease-ravaged, dying, "poorest of the the Mass and the full church also welcomed poor" in Calcutta's streets. three of Mother's Missionaries of Charity who When Mother Teresa received the reside and work in the New Bedford area. Also Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, Dec. present were many of the volunteers and their 10, 1979, she accepted it "in the name of families that help the sisters in their ministry. the hungry, of the naked, of the homeless, Music for the Mass was provided by the of the blind, of the lepers, of all those who combined choirs of Our Lady of Mount Carmel feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for and St. Lawrence the Martyr parishes of New throughout society."

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In her acceptance speech, she condemned The world mourns abortion as the world's greatest destroyer of As India prepared to hold a state funeral for people. the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, church and "To me, the nations who have legalized aborworld leaders joined in a global outpouring of praise tion are the poorest nations," she said. "They are for her love of the world's poor and outcast. afraid ofthe unborn child, and the child must die."

Mother Teresa, 87, died of cardiac arrest Sept. 5 at In recent years, her health began deteriorating the Calcutta motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charand in 1996 she had four hospitalizations: a broken ityorder. collarbone; a head injury from a fall; cardiac probIn a Sept. 6 telegram to Sister Nirmala Joshi, who SllClems, malaria and a lung infection; and for angioplasty ceeded Mother Teresa as superior general of the order, Pope to remove blockages in two of her major arteries.

John Paul II said, "I give fervent thanks to God, who gave Then in late January of this year, her spiritual adviser, this woman of unshakable faith as a gift to the church and to Jesuit Father Edward Ie Joly, said, "She is dying, she is on the world in order to remind us all of the supremacy of evangelioxygen." cal love, especially when it is expressed in humble service of the But Mother Teresa bounced back, traveling to Rome and the least of our brothers and sisters."

United States last spring.

The Indian government announced that it would Mother Teresa was born Agnes Ganxhe Bojaxhiu to Alaccord Mother Teresa a state funeral Sept. 13, with full banian parents in Skopje, in what is now the Former Yu~ve military honors begi~.nillg with a '.0 a.'!'. funeral Mass at goslavian Republic of Macedonia, on Aug. 26, 1910. the 10,000-seat NetaJI Indore StadIUm In Calcutta. .Jt-1 UJ The government declared Sept. 13 a national day of mourning and a national holiday.

Turn to page 9 At the motherhouse in Calcutta, the news of Mother Teresa's death was posted on the blackboard on the chapel wall: "Our beloved Mother went home to Jesus, 5th September at 9:30 p.m." of As sisters prayed and sobbed inside the chapel the night of Sept. 5, word spread outside, 1 and hundreds, then thousands, of people poured into the rain-soaked streets of Calcutta to . '''!;' pay homage to their icon of love and hope.

According to UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, Mother Teresa's remains were to be buried in an underground room at the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse. The room was being converted into a private chapel.

In the United States, upon learning of the death of Mother Teresa, Bishop Anthony M. .are InPilla of Cleveland, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said "Her life was a lesson in love. Mother Teresa transcended cultures and politics.

"She saw Jesus in e:veryone - from the child in the womb to the sick and vulnerable, especially those afflicted with AIDS, to the aged and dyi/lg abandoned in the streets of Calcutta," Bishop Pilla said.

Archbishop Francis J. Spence of Kingston, Ontario, president of the Canadian bishops' Studio Dphoto taken during Mother Teresa's visit to the Missionaries of Charity house conference, wrote in a letter to Sister Nirmala that Mother Teresa "became a living symbol

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GOLDEN JUBILEE!! Several diocesan priests concelebrated a Mass recently with Father Richard Roy, pastor of St. Joan of Arc parish, Orleans.

St. Joan of Arc, Orleans, celebrates jubilee August 15 marked the 50th anniversary of St. Joan of Arc parish having been solemnly blessed and dedicated by Bishop Cassidy in 1947 with Rev. James E. Lynch as pastor and a few dozen parishoners, Growth took root and in 1952 the misson Church of The Visitation was established 'in Eastham. In 1982 a new edifice was constructed for St. Joan ofArc which seats 650 people and with continued growth, the parish now numbers over 1,200 families.

The 50th Jubilee concelebrated Mass was led by pastor Rev. Richard M. Roy who was aided by former pastors Fathers John Andrews and James Clark among others. The homilist was Rev. Franklin Darling of Orleans who celebrated his first Mass in the parish 40 years ago. He shared with those in attendance much of the parishes history and took the

occasion to announce his retirement as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Greenfield, MA. In celebration of the anniversary, committees planned a number of events throughout the year,

including special liturgies, a golf tournament, beach party, and concerts. The parish also has made available special souvenir Christmas ornaments depicting both churches, cookbooks, and an extensive history of the church including photos of parish families.

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Spokesman for life: Joseph Stanton dies alt 77 The Massachusetts Citizens For Life organization and people throughout the country mourn the .passing ,of Dr. Joseph Stanton, founder ofMCFL, and The Value of Life Committee who died Sept.

9. <lft~r a IQ!lg iIIne~s. Dr: Stanton" : w~s the pairi~rch- of the pro-life; .1)10vement in Mas.sachusetts. He. was its chiefarchivist' and histb~ ~rran',' as ~ell as ~m 'Activist who'" spoke and wrote about abortion, euthanasia, physician assisted suicide and related issues. He is credited with bringing many people into the pro-life move- . ment, particularly liberal academics, and with helping to give the movement professional credentials.

In his extensive career, Stanton addressed committees of the United States Congress, contributed writings to the Congressional Record, argued ,before state legislatures, met with three presidents, and lectured throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia in his ongoing efforts to protect all vulnerable human life from conception through a natural death.

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1920,Stanton was suffered an attack of polio as a teen that nearly killed him, He recovered with not only permanent disabilities, but also: a speciaf sensitivity for the ill and disabled. ,.

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After graduating from Boston College in 1942, Stanton attended Yale Medical School and, although the polio had left him unable to pursue his dream of surgery, he entered a caree:r in research and internal medidne. , Throughout his caree:: he advocated the rights of the unborn, the' disabled, the ill, and the elderly. Shocked by the legalization of abortion in New York in 1970, he became actively involvl~d in the pro-life movement, founding groups and serving on m::merous advocacy boards. Since his retirement from active medical practice in 1985, Dr. Stanton continued to devote himsel:~ to the battle against abortion, euthanasia, and assisted suicide. Stanton leaves his wife Mary and len children and numerous grandchildren.

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New director hopes to make Appeal appealing

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

The diocese of Fall River has recently hired Michael Donly as its new Director of Development.

Hard working and with a clear focus, he has only been at his new post for a few weeks, but already his presence in the job is having a positive impact on the diocese. And although his job may involve a lot of behind the scenes work, he says he is the type of person who is happy with the knowledge that he can help out the Church and her people.

Working for the diocese is nothing new to Donly who has been at Coyle Cassidy High School, Taunton, for the past 29 years, both as teacher and administrator; serving as headmaster since 1981. On changing jobs, he said that he really loved his work at Coyle, but when he saw how he could serve a bigger need within the diocese, he accepted the new position as Director of Development. He says he has enjoyed his new post so far and he looks forward to the continuing challenges it will bring.

His first order of business for the diocese is to examine and look for ways to strengthen the Catholic Charities Appeal, the annual diocesan fund-raiser held each May. The Appeal has always Ibeen the main source of funding for many of the various apostolates and agencies within the diocese, but raising funds is especially important now because as the diocese has grown in recent years it has expanded the services it provides to the commu-

nity. With increases comes a need for more support from the Appeal.

Donly sees his goai as 100% participation in the Appeal and he hopes that the good will of people will be there to assist the diocese.

"The Appeal is an exten~ion of the parish, and if everyone is focused we can do the best to serv¢ the needs of the various agencies," Donly said.

He has been spending his time visiting some of the 11 ~ parishes within the diocese and meeting with pastors to ascertain their needs. He has also been meeting with persons directly benefited by the services of agencies such as AIDS Ministry and Ministry to the Sick to g~in insight into their needs as well. When asked what made a successful Ap-

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peal, Donly said that "if budgets can be met then it (the Appeal) is a successful one," but with additional funds the diocese can offer more services and that is what he hopes to accomplish over the next few years.

One way of accomplishing his goal of 100% participation is education, says Donly. He believes that if people know what services the Appeal supports and how important they are to the diocese, then people will provide. He felt that when people have that sense of "awareness," that they as individuals can have an impact, it. makes all the difference.

People may not realize that they may be helping someone 50 miles away, 5 miles away, or maybe even the next pew over, commented Donly. People should also feel confident that the money they give will be going directly to the services within the diocese, because "96 cents out of every dollar will be helping the various apostolates," he said.

Currently the Appeal is also supplemented by two major fund raisers in the diocese including the Annual Bishop's Charity Ball and An Evening on the Cape Cod with Bishop O'Malley, but Donly is also hoping to research and implement other sources of funding for the Appeal as well. He spoke briefly about estate planning and how although it has been used in the past in connection with the Appeal, he hopes to set up a formal program with informational sessions explaining in more detail what it is and

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that all parishes are touched by diocesan services," said Donly. He explained that when people know about the need in the diocese and can give conveniently, we should find success.

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A Newman-like Revival Few men of letters have been so richly and variously gifted as Cardinal John Henry Newman. And few would dispute that he was a dominant figure in the Church during the latter half of the 19th century. His journey of faith that he so beautifully described in his "Apologia Pro Vita Sua" gained him unique prestige in both Church and state. . ' So great was his conquest of the minds and hearts of his fellow Englishmen that when he was named a cardinal they regarded his red hat as an honor not only to him but to the nation.ijis place in the Victorian era was, in short, unique.

Two insights into this man can be found in his two mottoes: the first that of his coat of arms, "Heart Speaks to Heart"; the second the one he had placed on his tomb, "From Shadows and Symbols into the Truth." , To be sure, Cardinal Newman had his critics and was openly challenged by some for his so-called orthodoxy. But with his keen mind and gentleness of person, he was able to meet adversity gracefully. He stood for faith against doubt; for reason against sophistry; for defined doctrine as against feeling and emotion; for truth against expediency; and for authority against exaggerated individualism. He was a man of deeds as well as thought, as may be seen , in the institutions he founded, the works he directed and the movements he inspired.

As we prepare for the millennium, it would be wonderful if we could experience a Newman-like revival to bring freshness of spirit to both our Church and our world. Many initiatives are under way to greet the new century. Committees have been gathering and plans have been formulated, but they have really not caught fire.

The theological preparations currently being made lack the spiritual zest that should be inherent in our Church. Some feel that our thought is too confined while others feel that the current renewal of rigidity in the faith community is stifling.

Too many still wish that Vatican 11 would go away and that the teachings of the Council of Trent would rule supreme. Such a soul-set is a phantasm based oil sentiment and not theology; it is .expressive, not progre.s~ive';..it..isexclusive? not inclusive; As such, ., it smothers but'doe's not revive. Such'an initiative would run counter '; to everything for whi'c.n.'Ne'vyimln'stool:' For' him, orthodox doctrine~ recognition of objective truth, adherence to historical fact and obedience to rightful authority were basic principles. Sad to say, such qualities of mind and soul are not priorities for some in our present diverse Church family.

Such Catholics are not really orthodox, objective or obedient, but under the guise of these qualities they claim to be bringing the Church back to where it was before the Spirit moved Pope John XXIII to convene the Second Vatican Council. Cardinal Newman would be appalled by their media antics and their falsity of spirit.

A glimmer of hope for a revival that may counteract the hindrance posed by the reversal ,mentality is to be found in the recent World Youth Day in Park This phenomenal gathering was a le~­ son to cynics. Even secular socialists were amazed at the number of young people in attendance, never mind the message these young Christians sent out to the entire Church.

Cardinal Newman always believed that the hope of the Church lay in her educated and dedicated youth. In today's Church we need his spirit in order to overcome frustration and self-doubt. The enthusiasm and devotion of our young people are the key to a true revival and renewal among those who affirm sincere belief in the teaching Church. , In these, the last few years of our century, may we hope,that the , seeds planted by Cardinal Newman in the last century blossom to , bring true hope and' enthusias'm ofspirit to' olir Church as we cdebrate the year 2000 A.D.

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declaration of sainthood ,- - would VATICAN CITY (CNS) - In represent not so much a "posthulife, she was often called a "living mous medal" for Mother Teresa as saint" because of her evident faith a recognition that God has raised and her generous service to the her up as a model for the faithful, in a process that continues. poor. , Certainly, Mother Teresa has a In death, however, Mother Teresa will have to wait for the title head start on the official road to of sainthood. The earliest church of- sainthood. One of the major criteficials can begin looking at her ria used by church authorities is cause is Sept. 5, 2002 - exactly whether the person had a reputation five years after she died in Calcutta. for sanctity; that box has already After that, more time will pass been checked for Mother Teresa. as local and Vatican authorities exThe investigations of what 'she amine her writings, hear witnesses wrote and said publicly should not and investigate alleged miracles. present much of a problem, either.

For the church, there are no "in- Authorities would be looking for stant saints," and there are good rea- any statement against faith and sons for that, say Vatican officials. morals - something that might 'The waiting period was first in- "block the cause.- and not for depth stituted in the 16th century as part of theological argument. , of new Vatican' sainthood rules.

When discerning sainthood, Once 30 years long and today only church officials also look for a spefive, this procedural pause has al- cial charism that distinguishes' the ways been an important element in person, through which God is seen' .discerning who's a saint and who as sending a message to the world. isn't: , Again, it seems obvious in For one thing, Vatican officials Mother Teresa's case: her deep love say, it allows time for a popular cult for the poor and downtrodden. to develop. In the church's eyes, one The local investigation into the clear sign of sainthood is that cause normally begins 'in the diopeople pray to the person in the cese where the person died. In this years following his or her death. case it-would fall to the ArchdioIn other words, it's not enough cese of Calcutta, where Mother to be a "living saint"; the person's Teresa worked so many years with holiness must keep working after ' the dying and destitute. departure from this life.

Her religious order, the MissionThe church also sees the wait- aries of Charity, would be a natural ing period as a time when God can promoter of the cause, helping to confirm popular opinion about a find witnesses and documentation would-be saint, through the grant- so that a detailed life record can be ing of graces, favors and miracles compiled. in response to prayers.

After a local church has colIn this sense, canonization - the lected the information, it sends it

to the Vatican's Congre:gation for Sainthood Causes. There, the material is assembled into a "position" that can be thousands of pages long.

If the Vatican finds that Christian virtues were lived Cout in a heroic manner worthy of imitation, it declares the person venerable. The next procedural step is beatification, which - except in the case of martyrs - requires a canonically approved miracle attributed to the person's intercession. This is where many sainthood causes linger for decades or centuries.

For canonization, another miracle must be prove:n to have taken place after beatification. Final approval of sainthood comes from the pope, after consultation with the congregation and cardinals living in Rome. Typic'ally, the whole procedure takes many decades' to complete.

The fastest-track saint in modern times was St. Therese of Lisieux, who was canonized only 28 years after her death. , The Vatican realize;; its saintmaking methods may be slow by modern standards. But'it also sees in them an insurance against "can,onization" by an increas:ingly powerful global media. , In the meantime, tho:;e who believe Mother Teresa is' a saint in 'heaven can pray to her :/Yhether or not she gets the sainthood title; the church considers that a "private cult." If and when the day of her canonization arrives, the church will confirm an opinion much ofthe world already holds. :

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Pope a:nd youth rise above media blitz By

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J. HARRINGTON

The media attention on the death and mourning of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Mother Teresa, have eclipsed the remarkable World Youth Day held just three weeks ago in Paris. The organizers of the six-day series of events predicted an attendance of 750,000 persons, an estimate the media regarded as far too optimistic. As it turned out, one million young people lined up to listen to the pope's message, much to the dismay of his critics.

I remember in 1965 when John Lennon commented that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ because they attracted more people than Pope Paul VI at Yankee Stadium. Lacking an instinct for spiritual matters, the media tries to characterize Pope John Paul II's appeal as charisma or some kind of mysterious star quality. This shows about as much wisdom as the CNN reporter who subordinated Mother Teresa's death to the numinous Diana by calling Mother Teresa "another notable and good woman who passed away."

CNN also reported that the pope drew such a big audience in France because, after all, he worked as an actor before becoming a priest. It is true that Karol Wojtyla, as a seminarian, partkipated in the underground Rhapsodic Theater in Nazi-occupied Poland; however, attributing his appeal to young people to his background in performing arts temps one to paraphrase Winston Churchill: Some actor; some play!

An insightful exception to the media coverage of World Youth Day occurred in an article that ap-

peared in a French journal, L'Humanite. It noted that the pope appealed to a generation, disenchanted with materialism and lacking, at least in France, the benefit of much of its religious heritage. It is a generation discovering in compassion, a confidence to pursue its religious instinct.

The pope's heroic vision of young people capable of responding to the highest demands of the gospel are in stark contrast to the more familiar messages of compromise that our youth are saturated with. In a world of professional manipulators, the clarity of the truth has an attraction that dwarfs any messenger, even one as charismatic and popular as our present pope. What the jaded see in Pope John Paul II is a frail elderly person out of todch with the times; the young people see a fearless hero who, having had an exhausting pontificate, continues to be a sign of hope in a world riddled with darkness and despair.

This whole phenomenon makes me mindful of the Gospel of Matthew I I:25, "What you have hidden from the learned and the clever, you have revealed to the merest of children." The media will by force of habit rather than by design tend to minimize the metaphysical impact of the pope's visit to Paris., The familiar sound bytes of secular liberalism will focus on the gap between papal teaching and popular practice on the so-called wedge issues of birth control, divorce, abortion, . and women priests.

However, the relevance of spirituality in today's society has found a strong ally in our youth.

The Holy Father perhaps put It· best in Christifideles Laici when

theme, was "Teacher, where are he quotes St. Augustine, "You you staying...Come and See" (In have made us for yourself, 0 I: 31-34) and youth were chalLord, and our hearts are restless lenged to accept Jesus' invitation until they rest in you." The pope to follow him. Participants did then goes on to say that "In the not dwell on what needs fixing in same manner the present-day the institutional Church, but, world bears witness to this as rather, on how life takes on new well, in ever-increasing ways, meaning when people accept through an openness to a spiritual Christ's invitation. Young people and transcedent outlook toward from 157 countries received in the life." short-term a rejuvenation and reThis year's World Youth Day ·newal of their commitment to be-

Dear brothers and sisters, Continuing our catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary, we now consider Mary's role as a model of the church at worship and as an e>eample for the People of God on their way to holiness. The Blessed Virgin's attitude to divine intervention in her life shows that the essence of worship consists in listening to the divine word in order to know it, assimilate it and make it operative in daily life.

Mary's e>eample encourages the faithful to build a personal and intimate union with Christ, and she is thus the model of the church at praYE!r. Her intercession at the wedding of Cana and her presence with the Apostles in the Upper Room after· the Resurrection show that intercessory prayer plays an important part in our cooperation with God's salvific action in the world. At the foot of the cross, Mary is a model of generosity and sacrifice. Mayall Christians follow her e>eample and "offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" (1 pt 2:51 I am pleased to greet the participants in the colloquium sponsored by the International Council of Christians and Jews: May your discussions and reflections lead to ever greater understanding, respect and cooperation between followers of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Upon all the English-speaking pilgrims, especially those from England, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Canada and the United States, I invoke the joy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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come Christian role models to their peers. But in the long term, let us hope this commitment becomes evident when they feel comfortable to both participate in and transform their parishes.

This event affirmed young people at their individual levels of faith and challenged them to do more in the three years leading up to the new millennium and to the next World Youth Day pilgrimage, slated for Rome in the year 2000.

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For so long all we've heard is that kids are going to engage in sex no matter what we say. Therefore, we've got to give them "sex education," translated, information about condoms, birth control and venereal diseases, Parents actually have told me they couldn't talk about abstinence from sex for fear their kids would respond with ridicule: "Are you for real?"

It hit me that parents and many teachers are the generation that has been immersed in the sexual revolution of the past 25 years. Now what was sowed is being reaped, and it's a sad, destructive scene drugs, unprotected and early sex, unwanted pregnancies, loss of youthful self-esteem, AIDS. But now there is a new swing of the pendulum after the extremes of the sexual revolution. Some are calling it a "new morality of abstinence." As author Katie Roiphe writes, we now have become a society "living with both the sexual revolution and the reaction against the sexual revolution." Taking root is a message Christians long were taught: One should abstain from sex until marriage.

The New York Times reports that federal money is now available to the states to promote abstinence.

This money is to be used to promote abstinence, and. only abstinence. It cannot be hooked to any other sex education programs, like pregnancy or venereal disease prevention. It can, however, pay for programs teaching that sex outside marriage is "likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects."

I think Christians have a responsibility to find out how their states plan to use the federal money for abstinence programs and talk about these to parents and youth. Some states have already begun media

campaigns to promote abstinence, In Maryland billboards say, "Virgin: Teach your kid it's not a dirty word." Michigan has begun a "Sex Can Wait" program.

All of this is a good beginning, but I hope that abstinence teaching will not only focus on the prac-

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tical s'ocial and physical reasons for holding off on sex until marriage. We must emphasize that abstinence is the right way, not only because :it protects one from disease and pregnancy, but also because it is God's way.

Sex is not about pleasure alone. It is a'bout love, and freedom and co-creation, about being sacredly united with another person, a union that can only, come about when two people become one, in a mar· riage blessed by God. This is the message we must get across to our youth: sex isn't about bodies. It's about the beauty of faithful love and how the unity of two people mirror~ our connection to God. We can applaud the new efforts to promote abstinence programs to protect' young people from the damaging effects of irresponsible sex. We should do all we can to get them known and acted on.

But we must remember we have an edge here.

For this has always been our message, and even more 'important, we know why.

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"For me as a Catholic it Cecilia Chen Rui (adult. center) was clear: you are only a Christian if that is reflected in your life," Cecilia , said. Like Cecilia, each of us is also called to "do something" - to, as Cecilia did, make sure that our lives reflect our faith. Through our words and our actions, we share our faith in Jesus, the one Savior of all the human. family.

Today, won't you offer your support so that those who do not know about Jesus and the salvation He offers - two-thirds of the world's people, in fact may come to learn about Him through the words and loving witness ofmissionaries?

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Cain felt he was being unfairly treated and became so angry that he killed his brother.

Sibling rivalry is common enough, and not bad in itself. Children, like adults, have disagreements.

They also compete with one another.

Parents cannot and should not try to stop disagreements or competition. What parents do need to do is_ help their children learn how to disagree and compete without hurting-and fighting. That is part of growing up.

Example is the best way to teach and to discipline. Your children will learn most from observing how you and your husband handle disagreements.

Let them see you argue without hurting one another. Let them see you interact without any teasing or put-downs or verbal abuse.

Lecturing to your sons about why they should not 'fight will probably be a waste of time. They will resist explanations or reasoning from you, so save your breath.

Getting along is more fun than fighting. If you are able to set the boundaries, to intervene effectively before trouble starts, your sons will probably work out a way to get along on their own.

Gaod discipline is discipline that works. Here are two rather simple disciplinary techniques that are likely to lessen or solve your problem.

First, reward peace. Define "peace" very specifically. For example, "peace" means the absence of any of the following: , 1. Raising voice or shouting 2. Using any of the following words: "stupid," "retard," etc.

3. Hitting, shoving or hurting.

Any day that your sons do none of the above, they earn two points each. If they fail once, they may still earn one point.

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lect a slip of paper out of separate "love jars" on which you have written some mini-reward. The reward is your way of saying thank you for not fight.mg. ' If cooperation does not work, if one tries to provoke the other, then give the points separately. In ,

Family Talk With Dr. James & Mary Kenny other words, reward the one who is behaving by refusing to get involved in the hassling.

Second, separate the combatants. At the first sign of teasing or fighting, send each of the would-be combatants to a pre-agreed place. If need bl~, remove one of them bodily. No lecturing or requ~sting on your part. Just get them away from each other.

For example, one son must go to his room. The other goes to the kitchen. They must remain there for at least 60 seconds or until you blow the "all clear" whistle. This is not a punishment, hut an effective way to stop the fight.

Reward peace when you have it, and separate the combatants when you sense a fight beginni ng. Good luck.

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A meeting of men; called to service Most Reverend Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., Bishop of Fall River, is extending an invitation to Catholic men from throughout the diocese to participate in a "Wake Up Call," scheduled for Saturday morning, October 25 at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River. The event is intended to gater Godly men from all

parts of the diocese to prayer and sharing and promote opportunities for the enrichment of their Spiritual lives.

Registration will: begin at 8 a.m. and apostolic groups already offering spiritual oPPOltuniti~s for men will have displays in the lobby with information about the many existing programs. Shared prayJr, witness talks, i

MEMBERS OIF the Ad Hoc Committee me~t to plan the Diocesan "Wake Up Call." Seated are Bob Magnuson and Brother John Sweeney, FPO, of the "Men of Pt. Joseph."

Standing is Jerry Foley, Program Director of Diocesan Office of Family Ministry.

and music will be featured throughout the morning.

Bi~hop O'Malley will be principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass to be offered at the conclusion of the sessions at noon.

Registration forms are available at all parishes in the diocese and although preregistration is preferred, it will also be possible to register on the morning of the "Wake Up CalL" A committee of lay men, deacons and religious, meeting over the course of the past year, has engaged in planning the event. Monsignor :rhomas 1. Harrington, Secretary of Pastoral Formation and Apostolates, has been coordinating preparations.

In the decade of the '90s we have witnessed a tremendous resurgence in spirituality escpecially for men. The popularity of such phenomena as the "Promise Keepers," the "Men of Saint Joseph," and other groups and associations points clearly to the yearning of Catholic men to tap into resources of the spirit.

Leaders from the successful "Men of Saint Joseph," of the Manchester, New Hampshire, diocese will share some oftheir experience with participants here in FaJI River.

The rally offers married and single men an insight into the resources available for building strong family relationships and living marriages as well as the opportunity to affirm other Christian men and to be affirmed themselves in authentic disipleship.

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Qishop O'Malley offers thoughts on Moth(!r Teresa less, or sick? When did we see you in n~ed ing from a place, Mother Teresa would be not offer the same respect to the poor and of clothes or in prison?" Mother Teresa will going in the opposite direction looking for humble folk. He asks the haunting qut:stion: never have to ask that question, Mother those trapped and left behind. We see Mother "Did not God chose those who are poor in Teresa has spent her whole life answering the running to Chernobyl after the nuclear ex- the eyes of the world to be rich in faiJ:h and question. We see Jesus hungry, thirsty, home- plosion, to Ethiopia and Beirut during the heirs to the kingdom He promised to those less, and sick in the least of our brothers and wars, to places struck by earthquakes, hurri- who love Him?" ited the parish in 1995.

Racism, discrimination, disdain for the Pope John XXIII was one of our modern sisters! Mother Teresa could always see be- canes, war. It was to those places Mother poor, contempt for life are all evils we face wanted to be present...always doing someyond the disguise and see Jesus. .saints. I loved his sense of humor. Once, Some years ago, they made a song which thi~g beautiful for God. Was she frustrated today. In Mother Teresa's love, we di!,cover when he was Archbishop of Venice, heavy rains flooded the Plaza in front of the Cathe- asked the question whether a young woman by what she found, was she bitter in the face a piece of God's kingdom, the universal love is loved be- of evil, angry because ofthe injustices? She of God that looks beyond all human dral of St. cause she is was always at peace, always confident, al- boundaries...a love that urges us to mov,e from Mark. John beautiful, or is ways happy. I doubt if any human being has reconciHation to tolerance, to solidarity, to ducked into a she beautiful viewed so much ugliness and pain for almost unity and love. pub near his Mother's vision was so clear because it because she is 90 years. Yet, she was full of love, of enthuCathedral. loved? If a siasm, of hope. Her life has a great message was so focused. Chesterton used to say that The barwoman is to our young people. Her message is that the Gospel has not been tried and found wanttender asked: God is beautiful. All the ugliness of the world ing, but has been found difficult and left unloved because "Dry throat, she is beauti- cannot hide it. All the passing beauty in the tried. In Mother Teresa, we have a woman your emiful, she must world cannot compare to it. When we reach who lived the most demanding words of the nence?" be very out to God, we discover His beauty, His love. Gospel for nine decades. Her life was never "No, wet carefuL.the We are energized and transformed by it, and easy., She was in constant contact with uglifeet," he recrowsfeet can when we glimpse God's beauty, then we be- ness, poverty, violence, and death. She was plied. Before appear, and a gin to find the beauty in the people around always an oasis of peace and happine:;s. he died, he In her, we find the difference between phibig pimple us, especially in the poor and needy. mused and lanthropy and Christian charity. Philanthropy is captured so well in the famous This crop up.

What said: "God with "bad hair scene from Father Flanagan's Boys' Town is wonderful. It brings happiness to those knew from all days" and where the lad carrying a sleeping boy on his who give and comfort to those who re:ceive, eternity that I bags under the back says, "He's not heavy, Father, he's my but charity is much more. At Diana's funeral, was destined Tony Blair read from 1st Corinthians: "Now eyes, that rela- brother:' to be pope. there abideth faith, hope, love, but the greatWhen a person really loves God, we distionship is He also knew very fragile, cover that God is our Father and that all est of these is love." Christian Charity is love, that I would beginning with but if a people are brothers live to be 80. love of God. No woman IS and sisters...so they Having all human ideal beautiful be- are not as heavy or eternity, plus could be as tocause she is burdensome as 80 years, you tal, as demandloved, that once they seemed. ~~~Id t~~~ _ .,;:?~r::'-::;:;;,;;;;;:;~~;;;:;;:::::; ing, as ail-emIn the Gospel, beauty never bracing. Love could have . _-, ..,,_...fades .. .it just Jesus cures the of God degets better and deaf-mute by putmade me bet- -"..,--""".., ter looking." --,,~.mands love of ting His fingers better. neighbor, of However, into the man's ears In the saints, ' stranger, of enyou know sin- and taking spittle even in their T ~ ,,,, emy, and a speful humanity from His own homeliness, '. cial love of the beau~y of BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY delivers his homily is pretty ugly mouth and touchGod's little God shInes (printed here in full) in memory of Mother Teresa left to our own . ing the tongue of ones, the poor, devices, but the deaf man - He thro~gh. It September 7 at St. Lawrence the Martyr Church. you know that says, "Ephphata the sick, the ~h~o~g~ :n~ New Bedford. (Silvia photo) needy. RightGod loves us, Be thou opened:' fully, Mother and His love The same rite is attracts us, Teresa's Order fascinates us, and instills in us a desire to draw has made us beautiful. Mother Teresa could preserved someis called: "The close to that mysterious beauty. The world always see that beauty! Every life, every hu. wl1at in the baptisMissionaries of was fascinated by the glamour and beauty of man being was precious, irreplaceable, loved mal ceremony. The Charity:' Their

by God: the unborn child of a teenage mother, priest would Princess Diana. mission i:i love, Today, we are drawn here by a mysteri- the dying AIDS patient, the grandmother with moisten his thumb SIGN OF PEACE - Mother and Bishop not education, ous beauty which we perceived in a tiny lady Alzheimer's, the prisoner on death row. with saliva and who lived her life for others.

Mother Teresa loved each one. She loved touch the ears and Sean exchange the sign of peace two years health care, social work or reIn the old Hollywood movies, when a life even when it was inconvenient, costly; mouth of the child ago. (Studio D photo) lief work. Love say, beautiful woman wanted to catch the atten- ugly, uninvited. In our throwaway culture, and tion of a young man, she would drop her people are becoming expendable. The Su- . "Ephphata." In deference to modern pho- of God, love of neighbor, love of the: poor. handkerchief on the floor, and the young preme Court has said that the right to pri- bias, the saliva is no longer used, but the We ask ourselves: How did Mother Teresa gentleman would rush to retrieve it and re- vacy is more important than the right to touches and the words of Jesus are still em- love so many, for so long and so hard? Where store it to its owner. It was a pretext so that life....Hello? did she find strength to love the way she ployed.

St. Francis kissed the leper, Mother Teresa they could meet each other. The saints have Our baptism is an invitation to open our loved? What did she run on? What vitamins, ears and eyes and what elixirs? been described as, "handkerchiefs that God lifts him out of If mother were here, I am sure that her drops in a Divine Flirtation with the world." the gutter in her 1-••••• heart to the invitation People are fascinated and rush to the hand- wheelbarrow and : of Jesus to serve the answer would be: prayer. A prayer that put kerchiefs but are quickly led to God, the carries him to an poor and downtrod- her in contact with God, the source of all love source of all holiness. den. He who did all and beauty. She believed in the Eucharist, old temple so he When Malcolm Muggeridge, the head of can die with digthings well. He the body and.blood of Jesus Christ. When the B.B.C., decided to film a documentary nity. The solumakes the deaf hear Mother Teresa wrote to tell me she was going to open a house in New Bedford, she said about a diminutive nun who was picking up tion in the Westand the mute speak. dying people from the gutters of Calcutta, I ern countries is We are the deaf- she rejoiced that there would be anoth~r tabam sure that he thought it was "business as when life is inmutes when our ernacle where Jesus would be adored and usual." He was a journalist with a nose for convenient, hearts are deaf to loved. When our scientist struggle to put new news, but God grabbed him by the nose. He throw it on the God's Word and to spacecraft into the heavens, they seek the best was a practical atheist, but when he met ash bin. This the cry of the poor. fuels possible to lift the craft into orbit and Mother Teresa who was doing something selfishness, masWe are mute when keep it on the right path. Mother Teresa ran beautiful for God, Malcolm Muggeridge querading as we fail to be the on a rocket fuel that is more powerful than came to discover God's beauty in the face of mercy, has coarsvoice of the voice- any known to man. She nourished her love a lady whose wrinkles had wrinkles, He be- ened us and made less. We are mute with the Word of God and the Eucharist. Her came a Catholic and lived out his days trying us insensitive to when we fail to love of God nourished her love for people, to help others glimpse God's beauty. what is most impraise God's holy and her love for people nourished he,r love MOTHER TERESA smiles at the crowd name and give Him for God. Too many Christians suffer from Friday afternoon, I celebrated Mass for the portant. Mother sisters in their convent. They had chosen that Teresa's life is a beneath a window of her missionary house thanks. spiritual anorexia. We refuse to allow God wonderful Gospel of Matthew: "The Parable challenge to operl in New Bedford during her visit here in The second les- . to nourish us because we know that 1.0 emof the Last Judgment:' I thought, what a won- our eyes with 1995. (Hickey photo) son from today's brace the Lord means embracing His cross derful gospel to read for Mother Teresa's life love and see the Mass is so fitting. It and we are afraid. Mother Teresa teaches us and works; yet, I could not help thinking beauty of every human being. is a reading from the letter of James, Jesus' to let go and let God, about the people being judged, both the good Mother loved people, one person at a time, cousin, the first bishop of Jerusalem.' He The best way we can honor Mother's and the bad, the sheep and the goats - they the way God loves, and to be a messenger of speaks to us about problems of discrimina- memory is to live by her example... to do all ask the Lord the same question: Lord, that love led her to the most unlikely place. tion, how some people were so quick to re- something beautiful for God by making His when did we see you hungry or thirsty, home- If able-bodied intelligent people were flee- ceive the rich and well-dressed, but would love and mercy more visible in our world.

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Continued from page J While teaching and serving as a principal the archbishop of Calcutta. at Loreto House, a fashionable girls' college In 1950 the Missionaries of Charity bein Calcutta, she was depressed by the desti- came a diocesan religious community, and tute and dying on the city's streets, the home- 15 years later the Vatican recognized it as a less street urchins, the ostracized sick people pontifical congregation, directly under Vatilying prey to rats and other vermin in streets can jurisdiction. and alleys.

The school and community of St. In 1946, she received a "call within a call," Lawrence the Martyr Church and Holy as she described it.

Name-Holy Family School are preparing "The message was clear. I was to leave a memorial book to be presented to the the convent and help the poor, while living Missionaries of Charity. They are also collecting nonlperishable foods to be given among them," she said.

Two years later, the Vatican gave her per- to the Missionaries of Charity as they con路 mission to leave the Lowto Sisters and fol- tinue ministering as Mother Teresa led low her new calling under the jurisdiction of them through the years.

HUNDREDS OF mourners turned out for a Mass celebrated by Bishop Sean O'Malley in memory of Mother Teresa Sept. 7 at St. Lawrence the Martyr Church in New Bedford. Above are three Missionaries of Charity who reside in New Bedford: from left, Sisters Nathanael, Leonard (superior) and Irudaya. At left, top, is a small shrine set up in the sisters' convent chapel in honor of their leader. At left, bottom, St. Lawrence parishioner Isabelle Medeiros listens and prays at the Mass. Below, a parishioner offers prayers in church before a photo of Mother Teresa. Draped under the picture is a sari, the traditional dress of Indian women and of the Missionaries of Charity.

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Networks to air live funeral coverage WASHINGTON (CNS) - Broadcast and cable networks w(:re busy lining up plans to televise Mother Teresa's funeral ceremonies.

ABC and CBS were among networks planning to broadcast the funeral live from Calcutta, India, early Sept. 13.

ABC newsman Peter Jennings was to anchor "World News Tonight" live from Calcutta at 6:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 12. ABC's "Nightline" was to air an extended edition dev9led to Mother Teresa at 11 :35 p.m. EDT that night. The show would run until roughly 12:30 a.m. EDT Sept. D, the time the funeral was scheduled to begin.

CBS was sending Dan Rather to anchor "CBS Evening News" live from Calcutta at 6:30 p.m. Sept. II and 12.

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said it planned to begin live coverage focusing on Mother Teresa's life and ministry at 9 p.m. EDT Sept. 12. The Catholic cable TV outlet was still arranging for rights to televise the funeral. EWTN program host Raymond Artoyo was to anchor a wrap-up following the funeral.

The Odyssey cable channel said it was still negotiating for TV rights to funeral footage.

The Fox News Channel announced it would present "Mother Teresa: A Special Tribute" from 10 to 11 p.m. EDT Sept. 12, followed by commercial-free live coverage of the funeral. Viewer tributes would also be taken through a toll-free number, (888) 8355369, and via e-mail atfoxnews.com. with all tributes delivered to the order Mother Teresa founded, the Missionaries of Charity.

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Diocesan grants available for community groups FALL RIVER-Four informational meetings will be held to help non-profit community groups apply for grants from the Campaign for Human Development (CHD) starting Sept. 17.

Grants are a way that community groups can receive partial program funding for up to three years and groups have been using them within and outside the diocese for the last 27 years. The deadline for the 1997-98 grant awarding cycle is November 1. Preapplications and technical information will be available and questions will be answered at the free seminars.

To make a project worthy of support it must meet certain CHD criteria inclUding being an established, independent, tax exempt non-profit organization and having a goal that aims to alleviate poverty and help those who are disadvantaged. A project may be focused on either community economic development or community organizing and it cannot be for direct service, but rather, to help group~ bUild'org~mi- . zational capacity in order to survive and tfirive. Those who . meet the criteria can obtain a grant.

The Diocese of Fall River recently made the generous contribution of $88,250 to the National Campaign for Human Development. They were thanked by CHD Executive Director, Rev. Robert J. Vitiflo, who said that support from clergy, religious, and laity offered a powerful witness to a spirit of solidarity so often spoken of by the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. It was the pope, wrote Vitillo, "who has called on us during this year of 1997, to prepare for the coming of the new millennium by inspiring 'in all the faithful a true and personal HULA GIRLS Monica Goggin and Fernanda Bulcao, a physical therapy assistant at renewal in a context of ever more intense prayer and of soliMarian Mannor in Taunton dance during a luau-themed luncheon at Marion Manor. "I've darity with one's neighbor, especially the most needy.'"

The grant meetings will begin on Sept. 17 at 261 South always loved dancing. We always had dances on Saturdays," said Miss Gognin. The St. in Hyannis and run as follows: Sept. 24 at 10 Maple theme lunches are part of the therapeutic activities program that offers something for St. in Attleboro, Oct. 1 at 59 Rockland St. in New Bed- everyone. They also have art and music therapy, socials, crafts, and pet visits. ford, and Oct. 8 at 783 Slade St. in Fall River. All meetings will begin at 5 p.m. and those who wish to attend Shl[)W should preregister by calling Craig Gaspard of Catholic Social Services at 674-4681.

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HEALING RETREAT to PHOENIX & SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA Under the Spiritual Direction ofRev. Joseph P. McDermott, Pastor Immaculate Conception Parish Stoughton, MA

OCTOBER 1-10,.1997 10 Days, 9 Nights for $1,070.00 (per person - double occupancy) Includes: airfare, ground transportation, lodging, and a FREE continental breakfast each morning

Also, we are planning spiritual side trips to the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and Phoenix (where we will visit Canaan in the Desert, the garden of Jesus' suffering and resurrection), the Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest, Montezuma's Castle, as well as other side trips.

For information on the trip or to make your reservation, please contact Margaret Oliverio at

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WARWICK, R.I. (CNS) - A stately former seminary owned by the Providence diocese is being used as a movie set and will have the lasting benefit of about $1 million spent by Universal Studios on building repairs' and alterations.

The French chateau-style mansion on the Rhode Island waterfront was transformed this summer for a party scene in the film, "Meet Joe Black," starring Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani..

More than 150 construction workers and craftsmen on the Universal Studios payroll swarmed over the property, adding features like a pond with an arched bridge, upgrading landscaping and repairing and cleaning roofs, walls and balconies.

Known as Our Lady of Providence Center, the Aldrich mansion has been owned by the diocese since the I 940s, when it was a bequest to the church. After serving as a seminary until 1984, the property more recently has been the setting for conferences, social events and weddings.

The mansion's huge water tower is a landmark to.. . boaters familiar with Rhode Island's coastline. But they might not recognize many of its new movie-set features.

At one end of the rolling lawns that sweep to the bay, an intricate gazebo with open rafters has been built. Behind it, a new 400-foot stairway, complete with globe lights, rose bushes and carpeting, rises to the front of the building.

There, new interlocking stone has converted an asphalt driveway into a patio.

Other features include a "stone" bridge over a beautifully landscaped pond. ''The bridge and other effects are made of polyfoam, like the gazebo and other structures," said Paulette Turcotte, director of the center. "But they all look so real and we'd love to have them permanently, especially the pond." .

Other movie studio changes are more lasting, such as the thorough cleaning the building's rust-stained stone received and the paint job for the windows and repairs to the wrought iron, she said.

Indoors, two hollow pillars have been built to hold a grid of overhead lighting in the oak paneled dining room. New draperies have been hung in the massive front rooms, which also have been painted and extensively refurbished.

"We have the option of keeping the draperies if we want them," Turcotte told The Providence Visitor, diocesan newspaper.

Even the upstairs rooms have benefited from inclusion in a scene or two. The wood floors have been sanded and refinished and a former conference room has been - at least temporarily - converted into an elaborate bedroom.

'The patio is going to stay and the stone stairs adjacent (to it) are being repaired as well," she said.

The old aluminum doors in the front have been taken down and replaced with permanent French-style wooden doors. Major sections of the sweeping lawns have been resodded.

And because workers needed a place to store their materials andto

construct wooden pieces, the mansion's barn and st2.bles have also been repaired. Decayed walls and a leaky roof were fixed so the carpenters could set up shop there.

As filming progressed through September, camera crews planned to rely on lighting from four large barges anchored in the harbor. Another barge was filled with fireworks to be used on at least II nights during the six we~:ks of production.

One of the mansion's normal landmarks, a statue of Our Lady of Providence that has stood near the rear entrance since the 1940s, has been moved near the chapel entrance.

'The statue is in a much better location, right in the middle of the property and lends itsel:f to being seen by more people," Turcotte said.

Between location fees and restoration expenses, Universal will spend at least $1 million on the property, according to Declan Baldwin, "the film's location manager. "But I might be off by a halfmillion dollars," he said with a laugh.

"The pavers on the new patio we laid in the front involved a crew of II working for nearly f:.ve days," he said. "Just cleaning Ihe balustrades took eigbt people and went on for days and days. That's where the money gets spent. It i:; labor intensive when you plant all the new shrubbery we have here --and will leave, of course."

But the costs are all part of the film, which the studio has said has a budget area of around $70 million, according to Baldw.in.

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STONEHILL COLLEGE, EASTON College Fair Sept. 28 from 2-5 p.m. in the Sally Blair Sports Complex. Admissions officers from over 260 colleges and universities.

Information: 565-1373.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 11690 will hold its installation of officers .at St. Mary's Church, Norton Sept. 14 at 4 p.m:HYACINTH CIRCLE DAUGH路 TERS OF ISABELLA, N.B. Meeting to start its new season Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Holy Name C.C.D. center.

BINGO HELP NEEDED Assistance is needed at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, with bingo games held several times weekly. Anyone willing to help transport residents to the game room or to assist them in covering numbers is asked to contact Lillian Lafrance at the Haven, 71 Center St.,999-4561.

ST. PATRICK & ST. ANTHONY, WAREHAM Newly forming Cardiac Support Group, offering support and education to cardiac patients and their families. First and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Information: contact the Cardiac Rehab Dept. at Tobey Hospital 295-0880, ext. 368.

HEARTS AND HANDS "Hearts and Hands," a program to train volunteers in all aspects of dealing with medically fragile children and their families. Sept. 24 6:30 p.m. at the He~ts and Hands facility in Mattapoisett. Information: 758-1300.

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CUB SCOUTS DAY RETREAT Cub Scouts (Tigers through Webelos) are invited to attend a day retreat titled "The Spirit of Scouting," Sept. 20, 9 a,m.- 6 p.m. at Camp Greenough, S. Yarmouth.

Activities will allow the Cub Scout to expand his scouting skills, as well as exposure to the Religious Emble~ program offered by Boy Scouts' of America.: -Information and registration: 457-4438.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, E.FREETOWN The following events are scheduled at Cathedral Camp: Confirmation retreat for girls, Sept. 12-13; Christian leadership institute reunion, Sept. 14. Information: 7633994.

PAX CHRISTI, CAI)E COD "Non Violence and Hope: Our Future" is the theme ofthe monthly meeting Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. All those searching for peace are wel- CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB, come to attend the mt:eting held at NB Executive board meeting Sept.

Our Lady of Victory Church in . 24, 7 p.m. at SI. Lawrence Rectory Centerville. in N.B. CHRIST THE KING, ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR MASHPEE The Hudner Oncology Center is Mashpee Wee-Pals play group for new mothers and their new chil- offering free screenings for men age 50 and over during Prostate Candren. Mondays, 1 p.m.

Evening of shared and silent cer Awareness Week, Sept. 22-24 prayer followed by a focused spiri- from 5-8 p.m, On Sept. 23 Portutual sharing of our daily lives. Held guese interpreters will be available Sept. 16 at 8:30 p.m. in room "c" for non-English speaking men. To of the Christian Formation Center. schedule an exam: 674-5600, ext.

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God, our loving Father, You have given us a beautiful example of love in action through Your daughter, Mother Teresa. In her life she showed us how to follow Jesus by loving and serving others. She joyfully fed the hungry, rallied for the poor and unwanted, cared for the sick and the dying, anq. sheltered the homeless. May we imitate her love and generosity by reaching out to Your needy ones. Thank you for the gift of Mother Teresa May she now rest in Your arms eternally. Amen.

LASALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO Prayer service in the Garden of the Apparition, Sept. 19, 3 p.m. commemorating the 151st anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin at La Salette, France. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a Mass in the Garden of Worship and a reception following.

Multi-Cultural Mass at4:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 with Bishop George Rueger of Worcester as principal celebrant and homilist. Candlelight procession including prayers and songs at 8 p.m.

The Solemnity of the Feast of Our Lady of La Salette Sept. 21, 3 p.m. All welcome. Information: 222-5410.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, FR Offering a 10 week Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) training program Sept. 30 for individuals and families interested in adopting older or special needs children, Information/registration: 674-4681 before Sept. 19.

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Evangelization is papal message VATICAN CITY (CNS)-The approach of the year 2000 highlights the duty of every Christian to evangelize among non-Christians, said Pope John Paul II in a World Mission Sunday message. The Sunday will be observed Oct. 19 in most dioceses.

While not all Christians are called to work in missionary territories, said the pope, all can and should evangelize in their daily lives.

He said ev~nge!izing is both a duty and a privilege' and it needs to be bet" ter understood by today's faithful, who tend to think of missionary activity as something for specialists.

"One can be a real apostle at home, in the workplace, in a hospital bed or in a cloister, said the ponti ff, stressing that what counts is that one's heart should bum with faith, which can transform suffering and stress into spiritual strength. He listed as basic truths of faith that Christians should announce to Others that Christ "is the one savior," that he brought liberation from sin and that there is no "alternative liberation."

Lay groups listed WASHINGTON (CNS)-The 1997 Directory of Lay Movements, Associations and Secular Institutes compiled by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth lists 113 U.S. and foreign groups of Catholic laity. They range from spiritual renewal groups such as the National Cursillo Movement to missionary or apostolic groups like Maryknoll Lay Missioners; from fraternal organizations such as the Catholic Daughters of the Americas to professional associations like the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators.

Also included are pastoral research or service centers like the National Pastoral Life Center, institutes of consecrated lay life and ministry, support groups and social witness organizations.

Main addresses, telephone and fax numbers, names of chief officers or national directors and a brief statement of purpose are included in each listing. The directory is available from the bishops' secretariat at 3211 Fourth St. NE, Washington, DC 20017-1194, tel. (202) 541-3040, fax (202) 541-3176.

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Israel approves agreement with Vat~can on Church's legal status

By JOHN THAVIS

stipulated that questions concernROME (CNS) - The Israeli ing the church's legal, economic government has approved a long- and tax status in'Israel should be awaited agreement with the Vati- negotiated by bilateral commiscan on the legal status of the sions.

Separate negotiations on the Catholic Church and its organizations in Israel, said Israel's am- , church-related tax issues, accordbassador to the Holy See, Aharon ing to church sources, were not yet close to producing an agreeLopez.

The agreement was the prod- ment.

The Netanyahu government's uct of some three years of negotiations and delay. Its approval delay in giving final approval to Sept. 8 by the Israeli govemment the agreement on the church's leof Prime Minister Benjamin gal status was described by Israeli Netanyahu came 14 months after sources as a question of "timing."

The announcement of the ratiit had been given preliminary approval by the Vatican and the pre- fication came two days after the Vatican nuncio to Israel, Arch- vious Israeli govemment.

Lopez announced the Israeli bishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di approval at a luncheon he hosted Montezemolo; was quoted as in Rome for members of a Catho- complaining about the lack of lic-Jewish dialogue session. He progress on the issues being nesaid he welcomed the step, add- gotiated by the Vatican and Israel.

"Since Benjamin Netanyahu ing that it showed Israel was committed to all points of the "funda- came to head the government, our mental agreement," which it relations with the administration signed with the Vatican in Decem- have practically ceased. We are ber 1993, when diplomatic rela- being ignored and forgotten, and commitments have not been tions were established.

The fundamental agreement maintained," the archbishop was set out common principles of quoted as telling an Italian newsVatican-Israeli relations and paper, Corriere della Sera.

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Consecration to the Divine Will Oh 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 of Your Supreme FIAT. 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 things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity thatThey permit 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 J;)ivine 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 ofthe 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,路 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 Kingdo'm of the Divine Will. Amen.

What difference does cremation make? impossible. As I have explained several times previously, however, it may reflect a serious misunderstanding - a minimizing - of the truth that "in baptism the body was marked with the seal of the Trinity and became the temple of the Holy Spirit," and that this is why "Christians respect and honor the bodies of the dead" (Intro-

Q. Your columns are a big help in understanding our Catholic teachings. Now I need to clear my conscience regarding cremation.

I'm a 41-year-old mother of three, and wife of 15 years. I want to donate my organs when I die to save the lives of others and then be cremated.

My husband and children disagree. His reasoning is that I should return to God the way he sent me, all in one piece with nothing missing.

I say it doesn't make any difference once you're dead. You can have a funeral Mass, even after cremation.

Are they right to oppose my wish? Does the church have anything to say about this? (New York)

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A. Let's take the two parts of your question separateIY.l"irst cremation.

For years now, the church has taught that cremation is permissible, unless it is requested for reasons opposed to Christian belief. (For a long time cremation was seen as a way of rejecting belief in the resurrection.)'

1\\'0 heavy concerns need to be thoroughly considered, however. First, the CatholicChurch strongly professes the preference for burial ofour natural body rather than cremation.

The reason is clear. Our bodies are not, as some tend to think, merely the shell of our "real self," our soul, a shell which can be discarded in any way we wish.

Christian belief, and the reality, is that our bodies are as much a part of our human selfhood as our souls.

Whatever we know and feel comes to us originally through our bodies, our senses and our feelings. These bodies are an essential part of what we are as human beings, men and women.

This is so true that, according to traditional Christian philosophy and theology, our soul is not a human soul, even in eternity, without a relationship to a body.

St. Paul explains, in 1Corinthians 15 and elsewhere, that this is what the resurrection is all about. Our bodies will be transformed, but we will still be ourselves, body and spirit, after we rise to new life with Christ.

Obviously, cremation does not make resurrection

duction to the Catholic ritual for Christian funerals).

In other words, our bodies are profound symbols of our faith in Christ. Someone recently wrote beautifully, ''When we touch and kiss and bless and process the bodies of our dead, we are 'teaching' ourselves not ,~nly that we will miss this loved one but also that this body, though dead, is still part of Christ's body.

'This body, seemingly lifeless, will one day be filled with new life" (Modem Liturgy, September 1997).

Nevertheless, cremation is not against the law of the church. A funeral Mass may take place in the presence of the body before cremation. With permission of the local bishop, cremated remains may be present in the church during the funeral Mass.

Once again, those considering cremation must think of those left behind, especially children and grandchildren. Discuss the matter thoroughly with them, and be sure they are emotionally and spiritually comfortable with the arrangements.

If we ever lose touch with those larger realities that confront us in death, we will lose something very precious in our Christian lives.

Organ donations are another large question. We must hold that for next time.

What if the spirit wants something from us?

Recently I wrote a terribly p~rsuasiv~ c91umn about how good it would be to become a "HeeBee JeeBee" - that is, a member of the new spiritual awareness movement I was founding that afternoon right after I was done mowing the lawn.

Of course you recall it - the "He Be Where You Be Divine Awareness Movement."

case for the HeeBee JeeBee underlying tenet: that awareness of God is not the exclusive provinGe of the spiritual ooeey-gooey crowd, nor do we have to look for the Creator in places other than our own. Even on street corners where we've just missed the bus or in kitchens where we have just had a spat with spouse.

Of course, once we are aware that the Spirit is no less around us than the air we breath, then we sort of have to face the issue of what that Spirit might want of us.

This, I confess, will take more than squirting one's teen-ager with an awesome, lime-green squirt gun.

But you gotta start somewhere, eh?

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By Dan路 Morris Judging from the reaction I have received (which required some pretty nifty ducking and dodging on my part), not everyone appreciated my cluttering up the already crowded spiritual renewal movement parking lot.

Actually I thought the suggested HeeBee JeeBee "spiritual awareness exercises" were !1 breakthrough in simplicity and clarity - guides for achieving moments of pure joy through which one would be (thereby and therefore and therethrough) cosmically .and intuitively transporte4 into a state of blinding awareness (at least requiring sunglasses) of the divine.

Know what I mean?

For example, some felt I was tongue-in-cheek when I suggested the purchase, loading and firing of a squirt - gun as one ofthe spiritual exercises.

This caught me by surprise. I could- not, for the life of me, imagine someone who would not be bitten by at least a blip of joy by just the thought of loading a squirt gun and shooting, say, your cranky 14-yearold.

Right? Especially if you could find an awesome, old-fashioned lime-green clear plastic squirt pistol with a big reserve handle and a long, impressive barrel. Yessss. , Alas, nooooo. First, this apparently promotes irresponsible, even impure, thoughts about handguns. For which I apologize. And which makes me realize I should stop eating little animal crackers, especially biting the head off the camel, as this could lead to my doing horrible things the next time I visit the zoo.

Second, I was obviously not clear in making the

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1949, Rev. Charles AJ. Donovan, Pastor, :Immaculate Conception, North Easton September 14

1982, Rev. Stanislaus 1. Ryczek, Retired, Lauderhills, Florida September 15

1934, Rev. Henry J. Mussely, Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River 1958, Rev. Brendan McNally, SJ., Holy Cross College, Worcester 1969, Rev. John J. Casey, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, North EastonSeptember 16 I

1925, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jean A. Prevost, P.A., P.R., Pastor, Notre Dame, Fall River September 17

1954, Rev. Thomas F. McNulty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford 1983, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros of the: Boston Archdiocese 1970-1983 1991, Rev. Felix Lesnek, SS.CC., Former Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Fairhaven September 18

1945, Rev. Luke Golla, SS.CC., Seminary of Sacred Heart, Wareham 1964, Rt. Rev. Msgr. EDmund J. Ward, Pastor, St. Patrick, Fall River September 19-

1859, Rev. Henry, E.S. Henniss, Pastor, St. Mary, New Bedford i 985, Msgr. Arthur W. Tansey, Retired Pa:;tor, Immaculate Conception, Fall River

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CARNIVAL WORKER James Whiteman holds 10-month-old James Jr., as Father John Vakulskas baptizes the child Aug. 25 on the midway of the New York State Fair in Geddes, NY. Father Vakulskas of Milford, Iowa, is a Vatican-appointed emissary to traveling carnival workers. He held a Mass and baptized two children on the fair grounds. (eNS/Okoniewski photo)

Pope to focus on families during Rio trip By

CINDY WOODEN

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II's four-day visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will focus almost exclusively on the family.

The pope wiII fulfill the demands of protocol' with arrival and departure ceremonies and a meeting with Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, but the rest of his Oct. 2-5 schedule revolves around an international theological-pastoral congress on family life and the Second World Meeting of Families.

The congress and the meeting are sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Family.

The October visit will be Pope John Paul's fourth trip to Brazil and his 80th pastoral visit outside of Italy since his pontificate began in 1978.

Here is the pope's schedule as published Sept. 6 by the Vatican.

Times listed are local, with Eastern Daylight Time in parentheses.

THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (Rome, Rio de Janeiro) - 9:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m.), Departure from Rome's Leonardo da' Vinci Internationa~ Airport for Rio de Janeiro.

- 4 p.m. (3 p.m.), Arrival and welcoming ceremony at the Galeao air base in Rio de Janeiro.

Speech by pope.

FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (Rio de Janeiro) - Pope celebrates a private morning Mass at the Sumare Residence in Rio de Janeiro.

- 10:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m.), Courtesy visit with Brazil's President Fernando Henrique Cardoso at Rio de Janeiro's Laranjeiras Palace.

- 6: 15 p.m. (5: 15 p.m.), Meeting with bishops and del-

egates to the theological-pastoral congress in the auditorium of the city's Riocentro Congress Center.

Speech by pope.

SATURDAY, Oct. 4 (Rio de Janeiro) - 9 a.m. (8 a.m.), Mass with bishops, priests, religious men and women and representatives of the theological-pastoral congress in Rio's Cathedral of St. Sebastian. Homily by pope.

- 6 p.m. (5 p.m.), Testimonial meeting with families from around the world in the Maracana Stadium. Speech by pope.

SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (Rio de Janeiro) - 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m.), Mass

for the Second World Meeting of Families at Rio's Flamengo Field.

Homily by pope. After Mass, recitation of the Angelus and short talk by pope..

- 4:1s"'p:m. (3:15 p.m.), Meeting with the pastoral visit organizing committee in the Sumare Residence. Greeting by pope.

- 6 p.m. (5 p.m.), Farewell ceremony at the Galeao air base.

Speech by pope.

- 6:45 p.m. (5:45 p.m.), Departure from the Galeao air base for Rome.

MONDAY, Oct. 6 (Rome) - 10:45 a.m. (4:45 a.m.), Arrival at Rome's Ciampino airport.

TV show explores Church's missionary dimension WASHINGTON (CNS) - A ture taped segments and a panel distelevision special airing at 5 p.m. cussion.

The panel includes Cardinal BerEastern time Sept. 21 on the Odyssey cable network can help view- nard F. Law of Boston; lay missioners understand the missionary di- aries Monica and Tom Stopka, who mension of the Catholic Church, recently returned from work in according to the priest 'who hosts Honduras; and Sister Ann Carol Kaufenberg, co-director of the Chithe program.

"To understand ,the missionary cago archdiocesan Catholic Misdimension of the church is to feel sion Office, who has worked in ' the excitement of the apostles," said Guatemat'a.

"Sharing Faith Across the HemiFather James J. Ronan, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secre- . sphere" was produced by Golden . tariat for the Chuq:h iJ} Latin Dome Productions in cooperation America. . with the Latin America secretariat "To go forth, to move beyond, and WGBH-TV in Boston.

The television special is part of to be concerned about others, these are signs of a growing faith com- a number of activities leading up to munity," he said. "And the number the Nov. 16-Dec. 12 Synod of Bishof individuals and路 parishes in the ops for AmeJrica. A book and video U.S. who have stnbtched out their by the same name are available hands to those in Latin America and from the committee along with a realized a deeper faith is a story that discussion guide.

To order the book or video in hasn't been told," ' The special, titled "Sharing Faith English or Spanish, call (800) 235Across the He~isphere," will fea- 8722.

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By BARBARA STINSON LEE

OGDEN, Utah (CNS) - Teenager Megan Costello said she was deeply moved to be baptized, confirmed and to receive Communion from Pope John Paul II in Paris.

And despite one painful memory she took home from the experience and the blitz of unexpected media attention she received, the experience was all positive.

Costello suffered second-degree burns at her first Communion ceremony Aug. 24 during World Youth Day when she was splashed with hot wax from a burning candle.

The 15-year-old high school freshman's hands were still bandaged when she and her 44 fellow pilgrims and their eight chaperons returned Aug. 26 to the Salt Lake International Airport and were met by television cameras and inquisitive local reporters. ,.

"I think I was readY-to meet the pope and become a member of the Catholic Church," Costello said later during an interview with the Intermountain Catholic, Salt Lake City diocesan newspaper. "I was!)'t ready for all the attention I got.'~.

Costello said the experience of being splashed with the hot wax is "sure to change my life." . "A lot of different things happened," she said. "And right now I'm thinking every. bit of it, even the burns, were positive."

She said she won't remember that the burns made her cry or that the cameras surprised her when she was so exhausted. "What is important is that I'm a Catholic and that I understand a lot more than I did before I went to World Youth Day," she said.

For Costello, World Youth Day was a memorable blend of Catholic catechesis, sightseeing with friends, being received into the church, meeting the pope, and being further away from home than she'd ever been in her life.

Her trip began in Rome, fol-

ceremony the pope in his enthusiasm was very generous with the waters of baptism. ''That water was cold, too," she said.

At Mass the next morning she was splashed again, but this time with hot wax. While walking up toward the stage to receive her first Communion, Costello was jostled by a girl standing next to her.

Wax from Costello's candle fell on her own hands. She said she didn't realize immediately how badly she had been burned. Only after she was seated for a few minutes did the pain begin.

"I was trying to move my hands to get the pain to stop, and I was trying to get the wax off because it was still hot," Costello said.

"One of the bishops noticed that we were crying, and our godparents came over to help us."

She said she and the other girl, who was also burned by some of tlie wax, were taken from the stage and given.first-aid treatment, Their burns bandaged, they returnedjust in time to receive first Communiqn.

"I had practiced a lot so I could receive Communion in my hand, . but they were both bandaged up, so I had to receive it on my tongue," Costello said.. "It was different from how we practiced it, but it went well anyway. The pope was very gracious.'',.)'' ..' .. . 'Being ·so close to the pope on •. three occasions and receiving the sacraments from him was inspiring, 'said Costello. .

After receiving Communion from the pope, Costello' said, she looked out over the crowd attending the M~ss, amazed at what she saw.

"I'm still in awe of the numbers MEGAN COSTELLO of young people who were there," she said. "I realized that I am now a vigil Mass Aug. 23. "I didn't re- joined to them by faith. I kept sayalize until someone mentioned it ing to myself, 'I am a Catholic.' I that I held my breath during the never thought of religion as being baptism ceremony," she said. that important before, but now it She also recalled that during the is a huge issue with me." lowed by visits toAssisi, Italy. and Nice and Lourdes, France, and then Paris.

Costello said she didn't find out until Aug. 16 that she would be the only American in the group of 10 young people to receive the church's sacraments of initiation from the pope.

Two nights after arriving in Rome, she and her fellow catechumens - who included young people from Togo, Bolivia, Tahiti, Cuba, Kenya, Taiwan, Cambodia, Russia and Burkina Faso - were put up at a convent boarding school.

They began each day at 6:30 a.m. and worked through midnight in preparation for receiving the sacraments.

She received the sacraments of baptism and confirmation during

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