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CHANGES IN CIVIL RIGHTS GATHERING I PRAY FOR HOLY WEEK PEACE LITURGY
VATICAN CITY: THE Holy Father urged a noon crowd in St. Peter's Square to pray to Our Lady for peace in an obvious reference to fighting in Vietnam and racial strife in the United States.
POPE PAUL VI HAS APPROVED NEW CHANGES IN THE LITURGY FOR HOLY WEEK, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION OF CONCELEBRATION OF THE MASS ON HOLY THURSDAY AND REVISIONS IN THE PRAYERS FOR OTHER CHRISTIANS, JEWS AND OTHER NON-CHRISTIANS IN THE SOLEMN PRAYERS OF GOOD FRIDAY.
He particularly urged Catholics to pray to the Blessed Virgin for "countries where war and guerrilla warfare are still tearThe Good Friday changes were made to remove "every ing human lives to pieces stone which might constitute, however remotely, a and where discord because stumbling block or a cause of discomfort." of race and colour creates hatred, victims and disThe new prayers eliminate such references as "heretics orders." and schismatics" and "infidels" and "pagans." The The same day the Vatiformer prayer for the "Unity of the Church" is now to can City daily, L'Osservtore Romano, denounced be called for the unity of Christians," and asks God's the "bestial violence" in help for "all brothers who believe in Christ." The Alabama and deplored the prayer formerly entitled -For the Conversion of the murder of the Rev. James J. Reeb, Unitarian minister Jews," is now simply "Fur the Jews," while the one of Boston, who was killed formerly "For the Conversion of Unbelievers" has been in Selma where he had changed to "For those who do not yet believe in Christ." gone to take - part in protest demonstrations against violence used by police against Negroes seeking to register to vote. The change in the prayer for the Jewish people is the An editorial entitled fourth provided for by the Holy See in less than two "Racist Infamy," signed by decades. Originally the prayer was for the "perfidis t he daily's editor-in-chief, Iudaeis"—which was generally translated "the perfidious Raimondo Manzini, deJews." In 1948 the Holy See suggested that this should clared: "In an age such as be translated as "unbelieving" or "disbelieving" instead ours which aims at the • of perfidioius. highest affirmation of the dignity of man—of every The second change was in 1955, when the Holy See man—and at affirming the r estored the ancient practice of kneeling after the moral equality and the deacon's call to pray for the Jews—since the Middle moral and material deAges the only one of the nine prayers for which there velopment of each one, it was no call to kneel. Then in 1959, shortly after he LAFAYETTE PARK in Washington, was the scene of a gat ering o about 15,000 people is difficult to believe that c ame to office, Pope John XXIII ordered the elimination t o support progress in civil rights and to protest against suppression of civil rights in I some States of the Ameriof the word "perfidis" or "unbelieving" in the prayer Selma, Alabama, and elsewhere. ( See story page nine.) can nation persist in denyfor the Jews. ing the exercise of civil rights to members of their With the new version, references to the "darkness" own communities because &lid "blindness" are also suppressed. of the colour of their skin and for other physical reasons." Vatican Radio echoed The most extensive of the changes are in the Mass of the paper's condemnation the Chrism, the Holy Thursday morning Mass celebrated of the Selma killing. The broadcast said the by the bishop in his cathedral, surrounded by his priests, -indignation and emotion in which the holy oils are blessed. The new rite for this aroused throughout the morning Mass—which is distinct frqm the Mass of the dutiful ministry of the world by the assassination V ATICAN CITY: church, often at the sid, Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening—simplifies RIESTS no. longer have of the sanctuary. priest was rendered more at Selma are reasons for the blessings of the oils and gives new emphasis to the In addition to publishing difficult by the necessity comfort. They are an indito go to church to get commemoration of the institution of the priesthood. holy oils for sick calls. the decree. L'Osservatore of obtaining from the cation of the spreading of The Holy See restored the ancient Chrism Mass only They. can now keep them Romano also commented bishop the consecrated oils sensitivity and moral main 1955, and selected new epistle and gospel texts for it in their rooms or in the on its significance, saying which the priest did not turity. They are a hope for that "this have with him. the future. But there is at that time. These texts, which both mentioned anoint- glove compartments of that it stresses their cars, ready for all sacrament is a sacrament an immense job to be still ing with oil, have been superseded by new texts which emergencies. "Under the new regulaof the sick." done before all men have priests wish tions, to who play up the priestly mission. Other changes were made It added: "The great inr ecognised, theoretically A decree of the Congre- crease in the number of do so will always be in a and in the Offertory and Communion anthems. practically, the rights gation of Rites has allowed unexepected deaths had position to give this pre- c onferred on them by God • CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX local bishops to grant per- resulted more than once cious ministry to sick or This and nature." dying Christians. mission to their priests to in the necessity of adminidoes not keep the "oil for the sick" stering the Anointing of consideration in a "safe and fitting place" the Sick in an improvised seem exaggerated if we other than churches. The way, often in dramatic remember that in the earl:: decree was dated March 4 circumstances in which the Middle Ages priests and monks were encouraged to and published on March carry the Holy Eucharist 18 in L'Osservatore Rowith them in their travels mano, Vatican City daily. for both themselves and. NEW DELHI: It says that priests may others. Susanna, the epistle of the carry holy oils with themn R. (Mrs.) D. Kulunday, HE post-conciliar Comthe deputy health offi21st Sunday after Pente- "especially when they take "Because of historical cer in charge of maternity mission on the Imple- cost may be substituted. trips or when circumcircumstances the convic- and child welfare for the mentation of the ConstituThe substitute reading stances suggest it." tion arose among Christian city of New Delhi, has tion on the Liturgy has is taken from St. Paul's HIS Grace the ArchThe oil of the sick is an peoples that the Anointing been invited to Rome to granted a world-wide perbishop " wishes to anEpistle to the Ephesians essential part of the adof the Sick is a sacrament address a closed meeting mission for a substitution ( Chapter nounce that the faculty 6, Verses 10 to ministration of the Sacraimmediately foreshadow- of the special Vatican comfor the tradition lesson in to celebrate one Mass 17). Appropriate to the ment of Anointing the ing death. Consequently, it mittee appointed by Pope the Mass of the Saturday of Requiem in every after the third Sunday of spirit of Lent, it speaks Sick, known as Extreme is often postponed until Paul VI to study family church on Anzac Day. the last minute for various planning and population Lent, which falls on March of the Christian's battle Unction beforP the EcuSunday. April 25, has against the wiles of the menical Council approved reasons. This, however, is problems. 27 this year. been granted by the devil: "You must take up the Constitution on the Litnot the purpose of the The news of the invitaInstead of the long read- the armour of God, if you urgy in 1963 Sacred Congregation of Until the sacrament of Anointing the tion was released here. ing from the Book of Daniel are to resist on the evil new decree thc Propagat'on of the was issued, it Sick and it is not in this The Rome meeting is exdealing with the elders' day, to do your whole duty, was Faith. normally kept in a sense that the Church pur- pected to take place late landerous S accusations of and to hold your ground." special receptacle in a 04.41.4."1414.4,14.4.41,041,4MMO sues its ministry." this month.
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