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Newspaper
Catholic Telegraph Register
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1952
Page
16
The article explains the ancient practice of veiling crosses and sacred images on the eve of Passion Sunday, symbolizing Christ's hidden presence before the crucifixion. It notes historical customs of veiling and links veiling to penance, citing early Christian writings that emphasize penitence and spiritual mortification as part of salvation.
Two staff members of the radiation chemistry project at Notre Dame University will speak at the radiology symposium of the Raciar Society, meeting in England in April. The speakers include Dr. Milton Burton, director, and Dr. John L. Magee.
Auxiliary Bishop Emanuele dos Rocha joined a mass marriage ceremony in Lisbon for 17 couples connected to the army depot. Some couples had civil unions only prior, while others had no prior ceremony, including one elderly groom surrounded by 14 children and grandchildren.
A court encounter discusses lying under oath and declares perjury a serious mortal sin. It holds that swearing to truth invokes God as witness and deliberate deceit offends divine truth, regardless of the case's importance.
A letter appeals for prayers and gifts to support a personal mission aiding displaced and destitute children in Europe and Asia. The writer plans to travel to Fatima Spain and Italy offering masses and prayers and promises to relay donor petitions to a tomb shrine, thanking benefactors in advance.
The article discusses Hawthorne’s praise of the Virgin Mary and notes Rose Hawthorne’s conversion to Catholicism and founding of an order to nurse cancer patients. It cites historical church figures and quotes Nathaniel Hawthorne on Mary’s intercession and holiness. It also touches on Revolution era battles, Benedict Arnold’s treason, and broader wartime hardships.
Excavations for a new Lloyds building on Lime Street London uncover ancient Roman remains dated from 75 AD to the fourth century. Workers find a near contemporary lamp and walls about 13 feet below street level as historians note the significance of Londinium in early Roman times.
A reader reports a local daily claim that the Church of St Patrick in Ireland and the ancient Catholic Church in Britain were not in union with them. The letter argues St Patrick’s Catholicity is clear from his mission to convert Ireland, citing Pope Calestine I and the Celtic roots linking Britons to Gauls and the Irish, Scots, Welsh, and Bretons.
The text traces Christianity in Britain from Roman soldiers and lay Catholics through early martyrs Alban Julius and Aaron. It notes Rome’s influence, later Saxon invasions, and the Welsh and Irish links, detailing St Augustine’s 597 mission and Wales’ autonomous church until Canterbury asserted authority after centuries.
Seutonius Paulinus returned with 10 000 troops to confront Boadicea who commanded 200 000. In a brutal clash InerUbehavingie crushed the rebels, losing 400 men while Boadicea and her forces suffered 80 000 casualties. The Queen took poison and Britain was split as taxation and conscription fueled the uprising. About 70 000 Britons perished, including some loyal to Rome.
Review of Lynn Montross Rag, Tag, and Bobtail The Story of the Continental Army 1775 1783 which argues war has always carried harsh suffering despite claims of gentler modern warfare. The author’s research highlights brutal facts about the suffering during the American Revolution and the British conduct.
Monsignor Matthew Smith outlines the Celtic Church as a Celtic led, monastic system with an Abbot over Bishops at times, its eventual shift to diocesan structure in Ireland by the 11th century, and its Catholic rites. It used the Latin Mass and seven sacraments within the Gallican liturgical family, maintaining Catholic derivation despite later reform.
The article discusses Christ as the Second Person of the Trinity called the Incarnate Word. It cites St. John’s prologue and explains the term's theological purpose, likening the Word to an inner mental concept formed by the mind and stressing the eternal, unchanging nature of the Son begotten by the Father.
Sister Vincent Louise de Lude of Detroit, a 28 year worker at a Kanchow hospital, faces corruption charges amid a Communist campaign against waste and bureaucracy. Bishop John O Shea, later denounced as imperialist, is linked to the case and an orphanage in Kanchow is cited for alleged mistreatment numbers.
Victor J. Sanger 84 died in Nashan New Hampshire days after learning his nun daughter Sister St Victor of the Immaculate Conception Nuns would return from China. He had been ill briefly. he and his wife observed 60 years of marriage last fall. He is survived by his wife, five sons, four daughters, 128 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren, and a sister in the Grey Nuns.
Thomas E. Murray, a member of the U S Atomic Energy Commission, was chosen as the 1952 Laetare medalist. The Notre Dame award has honored outstanding Catholic American laymen annually since 1883.
The piece argues Cardinal Segura’s anti Protestant alarm heightens anti-Catholic sentiment in Spain and across Europe. It cites James M. O'Neill and M Searle Bates on religious liberty, contrasts Spain with Yugoslavia under Tito, and urges U.S. pressure for full religious freedom without fueling backlash in Spain or elsewhere.
A biographical note on St. Benedict the Moor born 1524 near Messina who lived as a slave on a farm then became a hermit and lay brother, later superior, died 1589. Canonized 1807, incorrupt body kept in shrine. U S churches and schools honor him. Holy Name College Washington promotes leaflets on his life.
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