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Rev. Mr. Wilfred A. Brimley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Brimley of 23 Robeson Street, New Bedford, will be' ordained to the priesthood in the Paulist Fathers by Francis Cardinal Spellman tomorrow in the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City. Rev. Mr. Brimley will eelebrate his first Solemn Mass at Holy Name Church, New Bedford at 11 Sunday morning, May 13. Officers of the Mass will be Rev. John J. Hayes, pastor, archpriest; Rev. William McAuliffe, C.S.P., deacon; Rev. CHarles Palms, C. S. P., subdeacon; and Rev. Henry T. Munroe, master of ceremonies. Rev. Leo SUllivan, pastor of St. Ann's Church, Raynham, will preach. The newly ordained Paulist will bestow his first blessing at a reception to be held from 3 to 5 Sunday afternoon in the New Bedford Hotel. Rev. Mr. Brimley attended Holy Name parochial school in Turn to Page Eighteen
Dio:asanAid toAged -First in New England The Diocese of F~ll River is first among the 11 Dioceses in New England in providing housing and bed care for the Aged - persons of 65 years of age or more. The four Homes in the Diocese have a total of 683 beds to serve 258,992 Catholics in the 1194 square mile area that comprises the Diocese. The ratio is one bed -for every 379 persons. The next New England Diocese in rank is At C~thedO'~! 1@trf!BOflB'@'W Portland with a ratio -of one bed for every 828 Catholics' in the Maine Diocese. Furthermore, compared with the 43 Dioceses of the United States with populations greater than Fall River (exclusive of the New England' Sees), this See' holds first place. St. Louis, Mo., follows with a ratio of one bed for every 394 Catholics in the Western Diocese. After a stUdy of the 133 Dioceses of the country, regardless of population, Fall River ranks fifth. Only St. Cloud, Minn., Sprlngfield, Mo., Evansville, Ill. and Turn to Page Two
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Five young men will be ordained to the priestmood by the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River, at 5 tomorrow afternoon in St. Mary's Cathedral. Four will serve in this diocese and the other new priest will be ordained for the diocese of Santa Fe. Those to be ordained are: Rev. Mr. Philip A. Davignon, son ot Mrs. Grace Davignon and the late Philip A. Davignon, of 118 Wilmarth Street, Attleboro.
S3~~~Qa~ D~CC®~(jlfiY A@lM~fi' C;;err~M©m1l1 SM[1l)~@YI! M(lJ!7 20; A special ceremony of Confirmation for adults from all sections of the Fall River Diocese will be held at 2 Sunday afternoon, May 20 in St. Mary's Cathedral. This will give the opportunity . of receiving this Sacrament to recent converts and to other adults who for some reason have not yet received the Sacrament and would feel more at ease receiving it in this special ceremony arranged for them. Adults who have not yet been confirmed are asked to cooperate with their pastors in making arrangements for receiving the Sacrament on May 20.
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·The number of U.S. Catholic priests more than tripled 'in the last half-century, according to figures in the OfficiJl.l Catholic Directories for the past 50 years. However, the same figures show that in the last 25 years the number of U.S. Catholics has increased Church in the U.S. The first at a substantially faster rate issue of a U.S. Catholic directory than the number of priests, appeared in 1817. The number of priests in 1962 and the ratio of priests to Catholics has deteriorated. The directory, published by P. J. Kenedy & Sons, is the most e x h a u s t i'v e published source of statistics on the
Versatile Bishop . Stang Sophomore Is' ,First In Na~i()nwide Science Fair at Seattle
DUal meeting. He said important European ehurch leaders had been striving By Patricia McGowan to "demonstrate the fundamentally un-Christian nature of' "We couldn't ask for anyone nicer to get it." That's what the Sisters at Bishop Stang biased religious teachings that High School have to say about the national science award won at the Seattle World's bave fed anti-Semitism over the Fair by Lili Ann Motta, 1.5 year old sophomore. "We're still on a bubble" was the Centuries." The movement, he declared, excited comment of Lili Ann's mother about her d~ughter's whirlwind success. Thirty. found expression in a "re- eight mice are Lili Ann's newed study and respect for the passport to fame. They ~'~""'~---~!.'~~'"""t...,,.....-,~ Old Testament and JUdaism, not demonstrate her work with tust as relics of Biblicar times, but as having contemporary grafts, work so outstanding that American Medical Associailor'ce and meaning. "Such understanding often re- tion judges who voted her exsults in changes in the teaching hibit tops among entries from all of the catechism and i.n religious parts of the nation could scarcely texts. This has been particularly believe her tender age. true iil France, and generally Lili Ann and her mice will such revisions go hand in hand journey to Chicago next month, where they will be on view at with the combating of prejuthe American Medical Associadice," he said. Shuster maintained that the tion anriual convention. PrevilMost significant question posed ously, the teen-ager's project was rated first at New Bedford's . Turn to Page Seventeen sixth annual science fair and second at the 13th annual M.LT.Boston Globe Fair. Lili Ann has always been in.jEishop Connolly will speak terested in science and has (lllll the Catholic Charities Apwanted to be a doctor, says her IlJemn Sunday, May 13, at 12 mother. Her particular interest Noon ovell' Channen 12, WlP'RO, in skin grafts and immunology ll"rovidence. began two years ago when she ;jT. lHIarry Condon, Lay Chali'was 13. llImaD of the Appeal, will ad"She wrote to doctqrs and re· allress a TV audience Sunday, search centers all over - the May 20. at ll2 Noon over ChanLILJI ANN MOTTA - SOPHOMORE SCliEN'll'IS'Jl' 'X'W"n to Page Iwelve me! 10, WJfAE, l"rovidence.
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Rev. Mr. Arthur T. deMello, son of Arthur Tavares deMello and the late Dunthilda deMello, of 32 Luke Street, New Bedford. Rev. Mr. James E. Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy, of 15 Huntington Avenue, New Bedford. Rev. Mr. Ronald A. Tosti, son of Mr. and Mrs-. Antonio M. Tosti, of 19 Porter Street, Taunton. Rev. Mr. Francis A. Hatton, son of the late Daniel J. and Frances TidIer Hatton of Dartmouth, who will serve in the Santa Fe Archdiocese.
is more than three times greater than in 1912 - 55,581 as compared with 17,491. This is a total increase of 38,090. By contrast, the· 1962 Catholic population is a little less than three times that of 1912 - 42,876,665 compared with 15,015,569. What this means in practice is evident from the change in the ratio of priests to the total Catholic population. In 1912, - there .was one priest for every 852 Catholics. Now there is one priest for every 771 Catholics. There is, however, another side to this pi~ture, since in 1937, Turn to Page Eighteen
Women Meet Saturday Bishop James L. Connolly will be guest of honor at the
luncheon opening the annual convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women this Saturday at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. Convention registration will be held at 11:30 in the foyer and l].Incheon will be served at 12:30 in the school cafeteria. Following the luncheon, a business meeting will be conducted at which the officers for the coming year will be elected. The program for the convention will start at 2 o'clock. Probate Judge Beatrice H. Mullaney of Fall River will be the keynote speaker and Bishop Connolly will also address the gathering. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the Feehan High Auditorium will conclude the day's activities.