Seton Hall University eRepository @ Seton Hall The aC tholic Advocate Archives and Special Collections 6-16-1960 The Advocate - June 16, 1960 Catholic Church Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/catholic-advocate Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, and the Missions and World Christianity Commons The Advocate Official PobllcaUon of the Archdiocese of N. Newark, J- and Diocese of Paterson. N. J. VOL. 9, NO. 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960 PRICE: TEN CENTS Holy Father Canonizes 16th-Century Prelate VATICAN CITY Close to 7,000 Spaniards were Lord grants Us.” among some 30,000 faithful who witnessed the canonization “We believe,” the Pope said, "that of Juan de Ribera, 16th the glorification of this century Archbishop of Valencia, in saint is most providential St. Peter’s Basilica. ... in this age of The rapid changes be- Spanish pilgrims include a descendant of the new cause it proves that sanctity aaint. He was Jose Gabanes Sil- alone, in a spirit of devotion to la, whose 35, recovery from of the the Eucharist and to new saint, but it is ex- Our Lady, pneumonia~in 1338 was pected that in is the basis and officially Valencia it will be guarantee of approved the by Sacred-Congre- transferred effective apostolate to Jan. 14, the date on every of of Rites gation as a miracle which he has souls.” long been com- the wrought through intercession memorated there. of the who IN OTHER activities Spanish prelate, was this week, beatified in 1796. the Pontiff broadcast ST. JUAN de Ribera was born a blessing at Seville Mar. 20, 1532, and died to the people of Colombia, re- IN SOLEMNLY at Valencia ceived the students of the proclaiming 6, 1611. He was Pon- St. Jan. Juan among the blessed in educated at the University of tifical Ethiopian College and told heaven and entitled to them of his public Salamanca and ordained in 1557. hopes for Afrca, veneration, Pope John XXIII re- received the minor After having achieved wide- seminarians called especially his pioneer use of the Rome spread fame as a of Diocese, met with of the professor press for religious leach- Joao Pereira Venancio theology at the university, St. Bishop of ing. Juan whose was made Bishop of Bada- Leiria, Portugal, See in- In doing so, he stressed that cludes joz in 1562 and in 1568 was trans- Fatima, and granted an Christians today must defend ferred to Valencia. audience to those attending the their faith “at any from of price” Ho founded the Colegio de general chapter the Conven- dangers besetting it. He said tual Franciscans. Corpus Christ!, as well as a threatened Christianity was Discalced The told Colombians in by Augustinian congre- Pope “the diffusion of a perverse gation at Alcoy. In addition, he his message to them that 'the press, by propaganda of error furthered the work of monastic basis of genuine progress Is re- and ijra morality, and violent truth which by reform, especially among the ligious heightens persecution in so all human culture.” raging many Capuchins whom he had parts of the world.” to brought Valencia. He was Heading the Conventual Fran- Obviously referring to believ- noted for his conscientious de- ciscan delegation was Most Rev. ers in communist countries, the votion to duty and his heroic Basil Heiser, O.F.M. Conv., of Pontiff exhorted them to in Terra perse- patience bearing the respon- Haute, Ind., new Superior vere in their faith and find sibilities of his office. General of the order. Also pres- QUEKE VICTIMS: These pictures show the extent of the human suffering beought about by the series of earthquake in chile. Upper left, an •trength in the knowledge that ent After the canonization, the was Rev. Matthew Baran, injured women is hoisted aboard a Plane for transport to a safe area; upper right, a family huddles around a bonfire in a street in an attempt "the entire Church is close to Pope received the Spanish O.F.M. Conv., of River Forest, their pil- to warm themselves; lower left, villagers drag mattresses from their wrecked homes; lower right, some, of the homeless huddle in blankets on and for grims 111., who had been re-ehcted sufferings prays and noted that St. Juan them park benches where they were forced to sleep during the chilly nights. This is the beginning of the winter season in Chile. continuously.” had devoted himself to carrying first assistant general. During the three-hour canoni- out the decrees of the Council of Pope John, a member of the zation life-sized rites, a portrait Trent. “Our prayer he Third Order of St. Francis, of St. today," Juan, regarded as the most added, “is to ask God, through spoke of his many contacts with Survivor Tells illustrious of the Archbishops of his intercession to In Havoc give us light the Franciscans. all these con- of Fear, Valencia, hung above the main and grace to prepare for the tacts, he said, he sensed “the altar in the The great red and gold- fruitful celebration following first-hand account and of the Second presence of the the of dogs assisting, as with fall I saw de- Lord, pres- usual, along only one completely We had about 7:30, draped basilica. John as- the supper during Pope Vatican to which We of His and earthquakes that thundered across the The scared to stroyed the Council, ence grace the pres- people. people were on way back to Choi Choi. which of Jan. we ran out the house about signed 6 as the feast day have Chile death. During Mass, another consecrated what life the ence of the of St. Francis.” was written a mis- tremor. So I it not three spirit by Maryknoll thought perhaps was really or four times the After Mass I walked thinking out into the as as I sionary who has spent seven years there. bad had imagined until I got were quakes getting worse. barn alongside the to farmhouse. Actual- Nueva There houses were Elect New Custos He writes from Choi Choi, where East Imperial. We decided to spend the onthe General ly it wasn’t it night a barn; was the down, roofs caved bricks and stones Rev. Frederick C. living in, football field around fires. We carried Orange-born Hegarly quarters of a dirt floor, all over the streets —as if bombs large family had blankets and mattresses is pastor. Father U. S. our out the Hegarly was on with the fire in the middle, like all the been dropped. boys at one end of the field and all leave at the time the the of quakes. country people own. I lit a cigarette girls and the Sisters at the other. The and I DROVE UP to the Franciscan 200 Acres rested for about 10 minutes. sat Capuchins By Rev. James W. M.M. Sisters up the whole night on bench- Buy Mundell, Sisters convent school on the crown of around THEN I STEPPED back hill. es the About three into the a Two walls were down. I went in fire, praying. CHOL CHOL, Chile Suddenly in big shakes hit during the and room where I offered Mass to get a few and found it abandoned: Flower night the darkness it was 6 a m. I pots the school For on two-story sounded like it was people ready for the floor, pictures not in Newton awoke with heart Baptism. The house all askew, a my in my mouth and to falling apart. Seminary started rattle. Everyone made a dash soul around. I went out into the fast Act patio a of Contrition on my lips. for. door. It was comforting to be out in the tbe They all dropped on their and found all the girls student board- NEW YORK The 'The ■whole r Capuchin Fathers have puchin Province of rectory of reinforced- con- purchased Tuscany. knees outside the open, except we kept wondering if the. house. The old ground ers huddled in blankets praying the After ordination he crete was working back and forth like a 200-acre site in for the took post- ground was going to up like ii did Newton, N.J., construction of a shook and shook. A man started Rosary and to death. open a just frightened studies at ball of putty in the hand of a giant. graduate Gregorian in many areas; one such not seminary. beating his breast, and “Lord The Sisters were in tears. opening, Any second I the house col- shouting, They University, Rome, and then expected to far from Choi swallowed have mercy on us, Christ have went to Mother Choi, 30 people. Announcement of the was made with mercy get Superior —a grand purchase release taught briefly at the lapse. Capuchin on be the and us, Glory to Father, Glory woman, the last to get excited in of the news that Very Rev. Adehno in before Maestrini, 0.F.M., Cap., seminary Siena, Italy, be to the NEXT, THE TIDAL I HAVE EXPERIENCED three Son, Glory be to the Holy a crisis —but she was all choked wave: Many of has to the U. S. in only up Beacon, N.Y., been.elected coming 1949. Ghost.’’ towns disappeared Others earthquakes since living in Chile. Each and crying. completely. Custos General of the After two at Our of Franciscan construction will soon but years Lady lasted 10 It lasted three whole I started have only three or four houses left begin less than seconds, with no minutes and joking with her, and then Capuchin Italian-Araerican Cus- Angels he noother details.