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Volume XXXII, No. 7 FIFTY BOYS AMP Prominent Lay Leaders Heartily Endorse Drive Civic and parish leaders continue to express their hearti endorsement of the drive to raise a half million dollars for a San Diego "Bo;vs' Town" and a major seminary in letters to the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of the Diocese of

Official Organ of the Diocese of San Diego, febNOry 16, 194S

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EW SCHOOL SUCCEED Diocese Invokes Divine Help As Drive Gets Underway · With the firm conviction that generosity is a grace from God, the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of San Diego. opened the campaign to raise $500,000 for post-war erection of a major seminary and a vocational training school with a Mass in honor of the Holy Spirit to invoke divine help for the drive. committees which have in hand The Mass was celebrated at 9 the success ot this venture.

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San Diego. Mn. Ellen Sweeney, supervisor of the Catholic Welfare bureau, clearly manifests the real need of the vocational school and home for boys in her letter dated Feb- ruary 8: "Your program, as announced in The Southern Cross and the public press, for the future citi- zens of our community brings a ray of hope for all who are so vitally conscious of the compelling need for recognition of the plight of so many of our teen-age boys. "The Catholic Welfare Bureau alone would like to place fifty boys at once in the Trade School and Home for Boys. The boys range from eleven to fourteen years, boys who have never had a chance. The history of broken homes, drunkardness and acute (Continued on Page 2) REQUIEM HIGH ASS FOR DR. FI LENAHAN FILLS ST. VINCENT'S

MASS FOR POLAND TO BE CELEBRATED ANNUNCIATION DAY A solemn high Mass, coram pontifice, will be_ celebrated for the Polish people on Sunday, March 25, the Feast of the An- nunciation, in St. Joseph's cathed- ral, it is announced by the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of San Diego. The intention of the Mass will be for the alleviation of Poland's suffering and the attainment of justice in her behalf. It is esti- mated that over 35,000 Catholics of Polish origin are now residing within the boundaries of the San Diego diocese. Devoted to Blessed Mother "There is a special reason for selecting the beautiful Feast of the Annunciation to honor the peo- ple of Poland, who have brought Catholic culture and tradition to San Diego," His Excellency said in announcing the solemn cere- mony. "From time immemorial Poland has fostered a deep loving cult of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In their Litany of Loretto the people of Poland salute Our Lady as 'Queen of the Polish Crown'," The Most Reverend Bishop added, "We 'have reason to be I more than grateful for the 21 Polish priests who came to this Diocese to help in the acute clergy shortage. We are par- ticularly edified at the piety and devotion of the Polish priests anct people. They have distinguished themselves not only in the sanc- tuaries and churches but in the

An enthusiastic meeting ot the clergy of San Diego county was held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart auditorium with the Very Rev, Owen Hannon, dean, presid• ing. All pastors anticipated sue.. cess in their various parishes. These points were clarified dur• ing the meeting: FIRST SUCCESS REPORT IS FROM TWENTY-NINE PAL..'I\IS One of the smallest and newest pari~hes In the Diocese was the first to t~legraph the Most Rev• erend Bishop of success In their drive. The quota for Twenty-nine Palms, where the Rev. l\lfehael J, 0'Farrell Is the zealous pastor. 1 was $8,000. Thls amount has al• ready been guaranteed, 1. The residence or a Catholio donor determines the parish to be credited with his gift. Therefore. if John Smith on behalf of his company or himself sends a. dona. tion, or if solicitors obtain a check from him at his office, it accrues to the parish in which his resi• • dence is located, except in the casa of non-Catholics. 2. Pastors may deduct 20% of the total amounts received from parishioners, but may not deduct anything from donations of non- Catholics. 3. 'Where one objective or the (Continued on Page 2)

a. m., Thursday, February 15, in St. Joseph's cathedral. Both grade and high school students of St. Joseph's parish assisted at the Mass. Cathedral clergy were in charge of the ceremonies. A diocesan-wide novena. in honor of the Holy Spirit and under the patronage of the Immaculate Heart of Mary preceded the cam- paign, closing on the opening day of the drive in most parishes. For one month parishes have been holding meetings of Catholic Action leaden and have complet- ed organization of the parochial Diocesan Donations For Mission Work Total $38,966.83 New High in Diocese Mission Spirit Reaches Interest In the missions took an upward turn in the Diocess of San Diego this past year, trebling pre- vious years' offerings to the Soci- ety for the Propagation of the F a I th and other missionary groups. The total amount collect- ed for home and foreign missions was $38,966.83. This success has been attribut- ed to the drive for ordinary and perpetual members in the Society for the Propagation of the Faith which was inaugurated last Au- gust by the Rev. Douglas A. Moore, diocesan director. Of the total amount received, approximately one third was col- lected on Mission Sunday. The returns were divided between the foreign missions, home missions, the Holy Childhood association, the Near East Relief and designat- ed gifts. The total figure includes coL lectlons ta.ken up by various relig- ious orders, returns of which have been reported to the Diocesan· of- fice of the Propagation of t h e Faith. I designated gifts, are tabulated on Amounts received from the including Holy Child- I hood offerings of children but not

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posed on the steps of t. Joseph's cathedral after ue· graduat.on exercbes, Sunday afternoon. Eight of the graduates haye already signed up With th Arm~· Nurse Corps and all are eyeing the service. The graduate are, left to right, front row: Katherine Jl.ary Oliveri of Fresno, Adeline Sedlllos of Lo.- Angeles, Jean Ann Steyenson of Richmo11(, Alice Ch~tine Otto of Phoenb:, Ariz., Betty Jane John!;-On of Alhambra, Marguerita Emma • illa of Elko, Nev.; second row: l\lable Lor- raine Jack of San Pedro, Ethelyn Laura. Egetter of Banling, Dorothy Ann l\le;rer of Bell, l\leda Marie Flannery of Venice, Janette Lenore Hammer of San Pedro, Katherine Patricia l\lelbos of Long Beach; third row: Iva. Jane Corkran of Tucson, Ariz., Betty Carol Kintsel of Globe, Ariz., Elizabeth Dawn Baker of Anaheim, Delores Elizabeth Dischner of nta Ana, Edith Dunn of San Fernando, Daphna Paula Bailey of Brawley; fourth row, Jeanne 1me • IcCloskey of Dulzura, Margaret Agnes Sheets of Inglewood, Grace Olive Fisk, 2160 Pine, San Diego, Jean Holderby Latdley of Barstow, Georgia Carol Stump of Gardena, Carrie • ·en Sclionert tr Ontario; fifth row: Alice Louise Gilliland of Alpine, Emma Katheryn Brenton of Long Beach. Doris Rita P.RUly of San Gabriel, Laurine Alice Cook of Santa Barbara, ·Helen Elizabeth Gleeson of Ramona and Anna Margrethe Sverdrup of La Jolla. • • • • • • • •• \ Bishop Presents Diplomas ohir y Mercy urses At Beautiful Exercises in St. J::::: 's Cathedral

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