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U.S. President Outlines Moral Duty
POPE FLIES To PISA
WASHINGTON:
PISA, ITALY:
PRESIDENT JOHNSON TOLD THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA'S COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY THAT AMERICA'S CONDUCT IN WORLD AFFAIRS IS B ASED ON A MORAL DUTY TO SECURE PEACE.
ROPE PAUL VI made a quick 165-mile flight to this ancient Tuscan cultural centre to celebrate the Mass which was the high- point of Italy's 17th National Eucharistic Congress.
Mr. Johnson appealed to communist nations to join Mrs. IVY COOPER of Mount Yokine was one of two hundred and fifteen lay catechists who received their diplomas from His Grace the Archbishop in a ceremony in St. Mary's Cathethe United States in "a walk towards peace." While the fleeting visit He asked sceptics to see in U.S. actions not motives dral on Tuesday evening. Pictured assisting His Grace are Father J. Corcoran and Father was heralded as "purely Nestor, J. director of the Lay Catechist School . —F.P. Photo. pastoral," the Pope of materialism, militarism or imperialism, but an effort on arM44,""AININI .04,0 MOMON,NP , , , M#4,04 4.4,PNINNIV.P.P.0.4,0"11.4,04.#4.4PM04,4141 ,41 to meet 'our moral duties to mankind." , r~#4 0.~.4 riving at the Pisa airport , ..~. on June 10 was greeted by "Sure of its moral purposes—surer of its own moral civil and Church digniperformance—America shall not be deterred from doing taries and an Italian Air what must be done to preservd this last peace man shall Force honour guard. At ever have to win or lose," he said. RIDAY, June 25, is the feast with due importance. In Si. Mary's Cathedral, the airport, he was joined Pope Paul had stated in Masses on the feast day by a group of relatives of feast of the Sacred His belief address was interrupted ten times by audihis letter that this devotion will be at 6.45 a.m., Solemn Italian flyers killed in the Heart. ence applause. In view of the Holy "had weakened in some High Mass at 9 a.m.. Low United Nations peace operArchbishop' Patrick A. O'Boyle of Washington, ChanMass at 12.10 p.m. and at ation in the Congo in a Father's apostolic letter persons." cellor of the 76-year -old national pontifical university, commemo visit to a memorial there Parishes are urged to 5.45 p.m. rating the second presented Mr. Johnson with an honorary doctorate of centenary of the establis Exposition of the Blessed to airmen. h- have a special Mass for the laws. ment of this feast, arrange- occasion and to hold Expo- Sacrament will be held The Pope then drove to Auxiliary Bishop William J. McDonald of Washington, ments are being made in sition of the Blessed Sacra- after the 9 a.m. Mass until the cathedral square in the Rector of the institution, read the citation which touched the Archdiocese to comply ment. Where Exposition is 4 p.m. and a Holy Hour north-west end of the city, a difficulty, at least on will be preached between where upon Mr. Johnson's policy involving U.S. military forces with the Pope's request. hour's adoration in the 3 and 4 p.m. During this, Arch he was greeted by bishop Ugo Carnozzo in the fighting in Vietnam and in the Dominican RepubHe asked the patriarchs, form of a Holy Hour has children and teachers will of Pisa. scores of cardinals lic and also lauded his successful pursuit of an "ade- archbishops and bishops of been suggested as the mini- be consecrated to the and other high prelates, the world to celebrate the mum. quate, effective and equitable programme of Federa Sacred Heart. l and by a vast throng of aid to education." 41.41 , 41,1M#4,4.4.#411 , 0.4 people who had converged on Pisa from all over north Speaking in the university's gymnasium at 10.30 on central Italy. Sunday morning, June 6, before an audience of about three thousand with an additional two thousan d people MASS IN PLAZA listening by loudspeaker outside the building, Mr. Johnson used the setting to set the theme for his The Pope offered Mass at HE Australian Foundation of the Servite Fathers has stress on the moral purposes of U.S. actions. a large altar erected in the received word from Florence, Italy, that their former plaza between the celeRegional Superior, Most Reverend Joseph M. Loftus, brated black - and - white marble 11th-century cathFITTING 0.S.M., has been elected Prior-General of the Order. edral and baptistry and "On this campus dedicated to the glory of God." he Father Loftus was ashard by the cathedral's said, "it is fitting that we meet on this first day of the signed to Perth from De world - renowned leaning week. For this is the day kept by Christendom as a day cember, 1962, to April, bell tower. of renewal, a day of rededication to the residing at St moral values by 1964, After the celebration of villich we guide our lives." Philip's Priory, Tuart Hill. the Holy Eucharist, in At that time he was Head He said "men in other lands" have elected to which the huge congregadiscount master of St. Philip's Retion participated as one, moral duty as the motivation that moves America. "In gional High School. it; place, they have erected Pope Paul was given a reand embraced myths of their ception by the religious Own creation—the myths of American isolatio In May of last year he nism and was elected Provin and civil authorities at the imperialism, the myths of Americ cial of an materialism and the Americ nearby palace of the archan Province of militarism," he stated. bishopric. the Servite Fathers. His Yet, he said, America has chronicled position new makes He came to the palace him the truth about its motivations "on every balcony to give his apostocontinent in this century." He head of all Servites, numcited assistance to needy lic blessing to the people nations, the offering to use the bering about two thousand atom's power for peace and in all parts of the world. remaining in the plaza beother steps. low. and left for the airThe President quoted Pope John Father Loftus is now the XXIII on the pursuit port in the evening. The of peace. He said: Genera 100th of the l 700"Pope John XXIII reminded us that Bishop of Rome was back Peace would be only 'an empty-soundin year-old Order and the at the capital's Fiumicino g word' unless it is rested upon—as airport less than six hours he put it—An order founded on first American to be electthis ed highest to position . truth, built according to justice, vivified after he had taken off for and integrated He succeeds Father Alby charity and put into practice in the north-west from the freedom.' phonse Monta, who held other big Rome airport, "That is the next imperative of position the for two sucmorality among Ciampino. nations—to integrate the system of nations and peoples cessive six-year terms. This year's Eucharistic by charity, not the charity of callous and calculating Father Joseph Loftus Congress in effect marked dole, but the compassionate charity of learning and love. was born in Chicago, Illithe closing of the celebra'This, too, has been—and will nois, in 1921. He entered tion of the 700th annivercontinu e to be—the Purpose of the Americ an people—to maintain in our the Order as a novice in sary of Pope Urban IV's Policies towards all nations a spirit of compassion and 1940 and continued his institution of the Corpus caring. studies at Hillside and For we believe, as Pope John said: Christi as a feast of the 'There is Lake Bluff, Illinois, and at an immense task incumb universal Church. ent on all men of goodw ill, namely the Servite International task of restoring the relations of the human the Pope Paul flew by heliCollege in Rome. larnIlY in truth, in justice, in love copter the 60 miles from and in freedom.' Immediately before comOn this Sunday mornin Rome to Orvieto on August g, as you are here to bear ing to Australia he was asWitness," he 11 last year for the major said, "I would say to the people—and to sistant pastor at the large leaders—of the ceremonies marking the communist countries, to the Soviet Servite parish in Detroit, centenary. uAnIon, to nations of Eastern Europe and South-East Michigan. He has a broad 4sIa, we extend our The Pisa flight, which invitation — come, now, let us and varied experience bereason took even the Rome rumtogether. hind him as he takes over cur markets by surprise, As peace the taxing job of governFATHER JOSEPH M. LOFTUS, O.S.M. Is set. We knocks, our door is unlatched. Our table ing the Order through the was announced by the are ready —and we believe mankind is ready With City daily L'OsierVatican period that lies ahead. us." Prior-General, Father Lof- ber In his new capacity as tus will be a voting mem- the of the last session of vatore Romano only a Vatican Council. week in advance.
Reparation Is The Keynote
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Past W.A. Superior Now Prior T General