Supplement to the Denver Catholic Register National National Mirror of Perfect Priestl Section Section THE Held Up to World by Pope p r filC T E R LIFE MUST BE TESTIMONY TO INVISIBLE GOD (Name Registered in the U. S. Patent Office) ^ Vatican City—“Today, Christians expect M S M e e a o f a u d i t b u r k a u o f circulations 300 PENITENTS DAILY T his Paper u Connaeted wtUi NCWC WashiMocton Nawa Headquartera by lu Own Laaaad W in, Haa lu Own much of the priest.” declares Pope John XXIII in S i>aclal Sarvlca, R elltloui Nawa Sarvice, intartarCallioIic Praaa Aiaocy. FIdaa Sarvlca, Hlaalon Sarncat, RaUfloua the second encyclical of his Pontificate. “They N e w i "Photoa • and NCWC Pletura Sarvlca wish to see in him—in a world where power of THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1959 Life of Cure d'Ars money, seduction of the senses, and prestige of technical knowledge triumph—a testimony of the invisible God, a man of faith forgetful of himself and full of charity.” Miracle of Sanctity “ May such Christians know,” be continues, "that they can have great influence on the loyalty of their priests to this ideal, Ars-en-Dombe. France.—The Church this year| by means of religious respect for their priestly character, by a is observing the centenarj' of the unlearned but more accurate understanding of their pastoral duties .“nd their holy Cure of Ars. whose confessional in this small difficulties, and by a more active collaboration in their apos- town of 230 souls became the center of attraction tolate.” He likewise appeals to all Christians to “prgy for priests for an average of 300 railway passengers daily. _ and to contribute as much as they can to their sanctification.” St. John Vianne>', the patron ed him: “ Our cure is a saint Entitled “SacerdotU Noftrl Primordiy” (From the Be­ of parish priests. little nat and we must obey him. We are ginning of Oar Priesthood), the 9.0<M}-word encyclical com- ural aptitude as a student and no better than other people, memorales the centenary of the death of St. John Vianney, it was onl? after the greatest but we live close to a saint.” the Cure d'Ars. difficulties that he w as. or­ It was at this time that a The letter, which is the second encyclical the Pope has dained in ISIS. strange series of phenomena be­ issued within-8 month, is divided into three parts. The first His feast, usually Aug. 9, gan— noises and voices in the part deals orith priesUy aspirations, particularly poverty, chas­ this year was transferred to rectory, violence to himself, and tity, and ob^ience. The second stresses the priest’s need of Aug. 8. the burning of his bed. They prayer and oevotion to the Eucharist. Jhe third discusses the His seminary friends called continued through the rest of pastoral zeal required of all priests. him “ the most unlearned but his life, and he calmly attrib­ the most devout seminarian in uted them to the devil. Example el Sf. John Vianney Lyons.” Later, at a retreat for In each section the Pope points out the example set by Up to 16 Hours St. John Vianney. who is the patron saint o f all priests, and diocesan priests, when a cleric Daily in Confessional c>'nfided to the Bishop his opin­ urges the world's priests to imitate him with ardor and per­ ion that John Vianney was As early as 1827, persons sistence. “mad.'^ the Bishop fac^ his from outside Ars were seeking "To speak of St. John Vianney,” says John XXIII, “is to priests, recounted the incident, bis advice and by 1830 the num­ recall the figure of a priest whose motivation was so strong and asserted: “ Gentlemen, 1 ber of daily visitors reached St. John Vianney that, for the love of God and the conversion of sinners, he wish that all my clergy had a 300. At Lyons the railway com­ deprived himself of nourishment and sleep. He imposed bard small grain of the same mad­ pany opened a special booking 34th AMBASSADOR discipline on himself and he practiced, above all. self-renun­ ness." office selling eight-day round- ciation in a heroic degree.” ilis first assignment after or­ trip tickets to Ars. for the (^ting the saint's spirit of poverty, the Pope said he was dination was as vicar to bis old crowds who flocked to his con­ "removed from the'goods of this world and his tmly free heart friend and teacher, Abbe Bai­ fessional made it impossible for Arab Republic opened itself generously to all the material and spiritual mis­ ley, and soon the competition anyone to hope to see him in eries which occurred around him." less time than that. In winter he | in austerity between the two Citing St. John Vianney's obedience to bis Bishop, who spent 11 or 12 hours daily ini holy men became the talk of Sending Envoy asked him to remain at Ars as pastor, the Pope says that his the town.# the confessional, and in summer “whole adherence to the will of his superiors was. to put it On the abbe's death. Father up* to 16 hours. < precisely, entirely supernatural in motive. It was an act of Vianney was assigned to the re­ His knowledge was more than To Vatican City faith in the words of Christ, who said to His Apostles: ‘Who mote town of Ars-en-Dombe. natural, for be was able to cor­ bears you, hears Me.’ ” described as a place of “ UtUe rect bis penitents in the num­ Vatican City. — Galal Ezzat. true religion and love of God,” ber of their sins, to remind the first Ambassador of the new Foilhlulness to Praver but not wicked. them of sins they bad forgotten United Arab Republic (UAR) “Faithfulness to prayer," declares the Holy Father, For his first six years he to mention, and to give advice to the Holy See, becomes the on the part of the priest, a duty of personal piety.” lived on little more than pota­ on matters about which be had 34th such representative of the “We are not able to forget, moreover, that Eucharistic toes, boiled in a pot at the be­ no natural means o f knowing world's nations here. prayer in the full sense of the word is the Holy Sacrifice of the ginning of the week and par­ the circumstances. He even won In addition to the 34 full Am­ Mass. There is need. Venerable Brothers, to insist especially celed out for the next seven a reputation for working mira­ bassadors. llothersovereignties on this point because it touches on one of the essential aspects ANSWER or JESUS TO RACE PREJUDICE maintain legations at the Vati­ ‘ of the priesUy life.” days. He waged unrelenting war cles. but the most striking mira­ quarters today between White and Negro. In against drunkenness, dancing, can. The UAR, established by In the section dealing with pastoral zeal the Pope insists The parable of the Good Samaritan, cle, said the village schoolmas­ answer to the question, "Who is my neighbor?” and swearing and soon became ter, was* his own life. He died Egypt and Syria in 1958, raised that priests be encouraged to consider themselves as pastors of recounted in the Gospel for the 12th Sun­ its legation to the rank of em­ Je?us told of the Good Samaritan who aided the known for sanctity and eccen­ Aug. 4, 1850, and in 1925 was their sheep and particularly to devote themselves to bearing day after Pentecost (Luke z, 23-37), might be bassy on July 25, the same day Jew who had been beaten and robbed, in other tricity. Some called him a fana­ proclaimed a saint by Pius XL Confessions, keeping in mind St. John Vianney's long periods taken as the answer of Jesus to the race ques­ the <|hinese (Formosa) Ambas­ words, every human being is our neighbor, tic, but the townspeople defend [h'CWC Radio and Wire] in the confessional and bis fame as a confessor. tion. There was then much the same feeling sador presented his credentials The Pope also asks Catholics to be generous in giving between Jew and Samaritan as there is in some deserving of respect and charity. to the Holy Father. their sons to the Church. “ The Christian family must fully Coantries maintaining Am­ understand its responsibility and give its sons with joy and Hawaii Governor Praises bassadors are El Salvador. Aus­ gratitude to the Mystical Body.” tria, Uruguay, Lebanon, Pan­ In treating of poverty, chastity, and obedience, Pope KERALANS OUST RED REGIME; ama. Dominican Republic, Lux­ John points out that it would be an “enormous mistake” to Church's Statehood Role embourg, Chile, Cuba, France, think “that the secular priest might be called to a perfection Paraguay, Ireland, Costa Rica. Honolulu, Hawaii.— Both can­ her. Governor Quinn said: lest than that of the religious ' CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN Ecuador. Belgium. Honduras, didates in the recent election Frankly, the greatest barrier Germany. Spain. Iran. Philip- Chasfif^ Not Sterile Egoism Ernakulam. India.— Kerala law. the main point of which re- Test to Come for Governor of the nation's to Hawaiian statehood has been pinq^ Peru, Colombia, the In treating of chastity, the Pope warns that this virtue Stale’s Communist government quired selection of teachers only P, T. Chacko, leader of the newest state are outstanding the race issue— the mixture of NelheHhnds, Italy. Portugal. must be accompanied by proper aspirations, so that it does not has been ousted by Indian .Presi­ from lists drawn up by the Red Keralk branch of India’s ruling Catholics.