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Volume 10. Circulation lust Issue 24,500 OCTOBER, I958 Number l0
All Are Invited to Attend
Solemn Month's Mind Mass
At Cathedral October 15th
The Most Rev. John F. O‘Hara. C.S.C., D.D Archbishop of Philadelphia,
hus uranled our Rector. Father Kane, perm I u r a Month's Mint!
llluss for the repulse of the soul of our beloved former Retreat Muster, Rev.
Jilnlt-s W. Gibbons, D.D.. LL.D.. on Wednesday, October 15th, at 6:00 [l.l’II.
Through the kindness of Rev. John H. Donnelly. Ph.D., Rector of the
Cathedrill, the Stilt-mn Requiem Muss
Peter & Paul, 18th Street and the Pa
will be sung in the Calhedrrll of SS.
rltway (opposite Lolznn Square).
This is a wonderful opportunity for Men ol Malvern to remember Dr.
Gibbons who was so devoted to the rat
rent movement ut St. Just- lt‘s- rill?-
Hills, and who administered to the spiritual needs of thousands of retreat-
ants. Let us demtntstrate our gratitude to him by attending this Mass and
rcccivinp Holy communion for the rcposc of his soul. No one in the Lny.
men's “eel;-End Retreat League is more dcccrving of our prayers than
our former Rector, nho spent hnlt of
The liluss is st-heduled for 6:00 p.
l1lIStIlt‘S5 or social attain.
For the men who desire to receive
of Father Kane that every man taac
rs-pulntions or fast that apply icu
n oncrnocn iloss arc recalled. -
his priesthood in our lnrdrat
in. in order not to interfere with our
Holy Communion-and i is the wish
advantage of this opportunity-the
arly to one rccei Communion at
a solid food or alcoholic bevoruge is per-
milled for three hours prior to time of Cnmmmunion, and one must abstain
from other liquids, except winter. [or one hour before receiving Our Lord."
It also might be mentioned that one is allowed to receive Holy (‘ummunion
only once o day. This is simply a reminder to the many rctrcotants who are
d.
(lur Rector. Fxtther Kane, will t:
y connnunicants und who may rorget this rule if they should attend
ss on the morning of October 15th.
nor to the larlze ottcnd.-incs guaranteed by the C. A. Cspldi
I't‘i:l'et that the ladies cannot be invitcd to the Month's Mind zuuss.
t is with
elebrate the Mass. assisted by two
former Assistant Retreat Masters: Rev. Andrew J. Lav-in, nho will serve
as I)t-ncan, and Rev. John J. Murphy will be the Sub-deacon.
Rt. Rev. user. Philip 1:. Donahue,
of Pllilzldelpbia, ohd our Retrcut luas
vicar of Religious or the Archdiocese
ler prior to the appointmcnt or Dr.
Gibbons, will preach the sermon. The Cathedral choir will sing the Mass.
Dr. Gibbons Cite
d in Tributes
From Church and Civic Leaders
Hundreds of messages of con.
‘ dolence and tributes to Dr. Gibbons
have been received hy his brother
Walter B. Gibbons ti-om members of
the hierarchy, government oiliciols
and prominent individuals.
Mr. cihhons has kindly granted
pcrmission to reprint excerpts from
few of them.
Ills Excellency, Most: Rev. John F.
O'Hara, c.s.c., 111)., Archbishop of
Philadelphia, wrote: "Surely, Father
Gibbons was at devoted priest whose
sole purpose in life was to make men
bettcr and weak men stranger."
Among the letters or condolcncc
received regarding the death of our
tornicr Retreat Blaster, was one frtlm
prcsidcnt Lennox in which he laudcd
rietl on so ably for more than seven-
teen years. He notcd the hrilliancc
of his mind and his marvelous pcr-
snnillity, which inspired confidence in
all who came into contact with him.
He cited his outstanding ability as
a Retreat Master and orator, and
above all his kccncss or perception
and complete understanding of the
trcm Londcmsaid: "1 pivc
and all your family my heartfelt
sympathy in your great loss and
sorrow. May God comrort you. will
say Mass for Jim tomorrow.”
In a telegram, His Excellency,
Most Rev. George L. Leech, Bishop
of Harrisburg, wired: “Coll rest our
beloved Jim. Will olTer Mass for
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“Know that his soul will be in my
mementos of the departed. He was
a great priest's priest. and i feel sure
will be received quickly in the eter-
nal mansions." This n s thc expres-
sion of Rt. Rev. Francis J. lucsorlcy,
0.M.I., Bishop of Jolo, Philippine
islands.
ery Rcv. J. Joseph Bluett, s.J.,
President or st. Joseph's College,
(Co 4)
litutued on page
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Prayers and Remembrunceffor %
the Happy Repose of the Soul
of the Rev. James W. Gibbons
How: We Can Show Our Gratitude
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Brilliant Eloquence
Thrilled Thousands
Of Retreutunts
During thc sovcntccn long years
I>r.(;ilihonsst-rxctlas" t D t t
Muster at St. Joseph‘:-in-the-llills
his thrilling t-loquonce won the hearts
ond domi utcd the minds of ull who
come within the sphere or his in-
llucnce. ‘
At his appointment, ilnlvrrn was
rnisetl to the dignity of n Rcctnl'sllip
and he became il> first Rt-cinr, a post
he held from isms until 1953. Dur-
ing that periml uttcndunce rose from
3,000 men in 1930 to 12,301: in was
when he was appointed by Arch-
hi.-hop O'Hara to the rectnrslllp of
thc church or the Nutixily R. V. M.
All through those the re-
tro-utants on cuch succ ‘e wet-kt-nd
wtiultl hc thrillt-tl .-is the llctreot
Muster, lrncclinp uotlte foot or the
Altar, plczuicd the cause or l.lll pres-
ent as he rend the poem ‘o One
Nccds Thee More Than I. It ny,
inilccd, declnrcd the Mass, us cele-
hroted by Dr. tiilihons, took on at new
meaning and created a desire to at-
tcnd more rrcqucntly.
nor. Jnmn w. cihloont. n.n., I-Ln.
factor, plirtirulzuly by the many ex.
cellcnt retreats that you have given
them and which, in the providt-nre
or God, llnVe linrnc (ruit, perhaps
lleyttutl your own r-xpt>t't;ltion.=."
lilmly thousands paid honor to his
mi-nmry ut the vie K in the church
of the Nativity on Suntluy afternoon
nnd evening. A Pontinrul Solemn
lliuss or Requiem was cclcbrated on
Septcltlbt-r 22nd. at which the officels
n-crc former classmates, with the
ewt-ptlun or lilalvern rector, Father
. linne, n ho served as uh.dcncon.
hlzmy will romll the enthusiasm
with which the twenty-l"rith anniver-
sury or his pi-icstlicod u-ns colt-hrotcd
in ltlis, when the tlinner givvn in his
llunor outshone any such airnir in the
his-tot-y of the Lt-ulsue. Pt-rltaps the
liilzhligllt or the occasion Wits the
rcudinp or d lt-ttt-r received ti-om His
Elniliellce, Cartlinul Douizherty. in
which he szlitl in part: "In the priest-
hood you have been a good example
toynur fellow mL‘ml.)el'S or thc clorpy.
To the laity you have hccn ‘ol liche-
-.1
Ozir Rector
REVEREND WILLIAM J. KANE
Speaks . . .
DOCTOR GIBBONS
T e wos many a sod heart and moist eye at Malvrrn on Monday
afternoon, Srlllemher 22, vtht-n the mortal remains of Doctor Gibbons
'5 n-the-Hills [nr burinla Bot-urine I notdhle
part of his heart must in lllulvern ever since he arrived here in 1936.
it was most htling that that same heart, now stilled by death, be
buried in this spot he loved so much. Almost half of his thirty-hie
years in the Priesthood ucre spent at Malverrt. Here he labored roost
elrcctively tor God and smile, and gave so gcncrously or his God-given
and cultivutt-Ll talents. To no individuul it; Ellulvern more I monument
than to Doctor Gibbons. It is by something other than numbers of
retreats, retrt-stunts, and buildings that the worth of .Vlalt‘ern is to
be nppraire .
It was a great shock to all of us who knew and loved him to learn
of his sudden death; to relllize that his firm step was slowed to a stop;
his eloquent tongue ailenccd; his priestly heart stillcd; his friendly
smile and firm hand-shake no more
Only one who lived and worked closely with Doctor Gibbons can
appreciate the many gifts and talents that were his: his priestly zeal.
his understanding heart, grmtl humor, keen mind, ready wit, masterful
eloquence, his self-sacrilicillx devotion to duty, his voluminous personal
correspondence productive of so much good, his etlicient administration
and superl n of all things ctcr which he had jurisdiction. All these
and other outstanding qualities endeared him to the many thousands
with whom he came in Contact and they helped so many so much.
Many an individual treasures the little personal notcs sent by him
in their momcuts of heart-break and sorrow. l'rustr ti '
pointment, joy and triumph. lt vas ortcn just a word or trio of encour-
agement. sympathy or ton)zraIulaIion.“‘L‘hro Amite, Corraglzin! Father
Gibbons" in an example or his nimble poll and generous heart that
went out In nll.
The last time I lunched with Dot-tor Gibbons he promised to
return to Malvern to offer the tire! Holy Sncritice on the altar given
in his honor ml the occasion of his departure from lllali'0l‘ll in 1953.
He wits not able to fulnll his promise. On that same altar in the
Oratory of the Immaculate Conception llzlll, where he would undoubt-
etlly have otferetl a illness of Thanksgiving, I shall fulfill his promise
‘ for him and supplicate our lleavenly Fatller to show him mercy and
to grant him eter al repose.
It is fervently hoped that Doctor Gibbons’ burial lit Malvern will
reap for him tin abundance of pray . Certainly the many who
remember him and who were the recipients of his priestly help,
counsel, example and teaching are now provided 8 reminder to offer
thanks to God for raising to the dignity of the Sacred Priesthood and
sending to Malvern, our late beloved Retreat Master and Rector,
Dot-tor Gibbons.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed. through
the mercy of God. rest in peace! Amen.
Dr. Gibbons Buried at Malvern;
Was Retreat Master 17 Years
On Monday. September 22, the bodily remains of our former,
beloved Rector anti Retreat Master, Rev. James W. Gibbons,
were brought to St Joseph s-in-the-llills to be laid to rest
within the groulltis “here he labored so artlc-ntly more than
half of his priestly life for the
The hearts of all the hlvn of Mal-
vern hall hccn sollrlcncd when the
news was czlrric-tl to (hum Url Stlptem-
bier lGIh that their beloved former
Retrt-at Muster, Doctor (illlbons, had
been calltttl to give an ilccoultt of his
stewnrtl.-liip.
Wltilc it was ‘known that fur some
months his health hittl lint been ton
robust, nnd that severlll visi
v for hospital 0l.lFt' utinn hut
fuiletl to bring about any impruvt--
merit, 7l(‘V(‘1"l.llt‘l8.iE, it was with hiszh
hopes hc mnsentetl to cnt.-r the Uni-
versity llo-pitul on September lfith
for s .<pet‘iitl t-heck-up unit-h uns
scheduled for September llilh.
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half-hour befrire the Angel of Death
rurried Dr. Gibbons’ soul before the
Throne or the lilost High.
rontihriul lzeouicm Muss
Awetl by the splendid ivnciiidcencc
of the llicrorchy perfurmint: one of
thc covpornl works of mcrcy, the
burial or the cloud, the huge cnnlzre-
gaticln that filletl the Cllurcll of the
Nativity II. V. M. to overllowine
lzazetl in vvuntlt-r as the solemn notes
of the Divine Oliice, with His Excel-
lenry, the Most Rev.'Jo.-cph Mcsbea,
D.D., presitlinz. waftetl hcrtvenwai-d.<
seekinz surcmse for the soul of our
beloved former Retreat blaster.
But this preliminary prayer was
scarcely over vrhcn His Excellency,
the Most. Rev. Archbishop O'Hara.
attired in his Pontitical Yestn-lenu
entered the church, following‘ the
pi-occ.sicn of some twenty Monsig-
nori and more than two l1LlTIll!'Ed
priests. it was truly a rnnpnihccnt
scene as the proce..ion moved to-
ward the Altar tvl'lt>rt- the Puntihul
Requiem Mass was cclolnotcd by the
Most Rev. J. Carroll lilcCormit-k,
DJ). The Right Rev. Zllsitr. Francis
J. Bl‘Pl'll’ltIn, D.D. was Assistant
Priest; tho ncr. vinccnt 1.. Burns,
PhD., Sc.D., was Dcocon, ond our
Rector. the Rev. William J. Kane,
Sub. Deacon. The Illastt-is of (‘ere-
monies wcvc the vcry Rev. xlsgr.
Joseph J. Mctrlinn, .l.U.D., and the
Rev. Charles F. Martin.
The beautifully resonant tones of
the fanned Priests‘ Choir filled the
sacred edirire as the respon.-cs to the
salvation of souls.
(‘(‘lt‘l!Yal'lb wt-le Carried to the en-
thrallt-cl (‘0l'lL'It",':ItlulI.
llis Excellt-ntgx the Most Rev. John
F. O'Hara, c c., l1.D., prcsidcd,
l:cv. usgrs. [’h' p E. Donahue nod
llouard R. Fltinri.
The Right lccv. Ills;-r. Julln J.
Builtist Chllrrh, d.-lircicd a acrinon
that was an tilllslnntlillg tribute tog
oil pi-icsts tllnugh he upplicd its los-
son directly as a testimonial to the
tullst-crntt-ti life at Dr. Gibbons, who
had been his (’l,’A<5l’ll8i(’ and fliend
tor iunre than rorty yccrs.
Wanted Maltern Burial
I‘rt-Cause Dr. Glltlxlns had expressed
R desire to be buried in the hallowed
ground of llalxern, Presitlent Len-
ov was sucut-ssful in obtaining the
ccc or npprnliution rroin His Ex-
cellcnc, rchhishop O'Hara, and the
liorough duthoritns for intcrnicnt
L-re.
It was rnn-t fitting that Doctor
(ill>lI(Il)S shtlultl be l)LlYlt‘<l here at
hlzllvern vlht-re his many former re-
trezlta-irlts and friends will colllinuully
rcccll his plcnsont smile and sincere
and helpful nnnincr while thcy say a
prayer of remembrance in his honor.
His grave is locotcd next. to that
of Bishop Cnrrigzlu, ltlalvcnvs first
rector, on the !‘0l.l7l(lS midwo be-
tnccn St. Jo.-cph's Hall and corrignn
n
it
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lluntlreds of propls were present
to pay trioutc and join in the prayers
or the Final Blessing which was given
hy Father William J. Kano.
Among those joining the exercises
Hy
housclcepinic tasl. at Mxlvern, mem-
lI('l‘S of the Leayzue Board of Direc-
tors, heatletl by Presitlent Vt'illi:lm M.
Lennux, rccrest-ants and their wives,
us well as many parishioners of the
Nativity church in Pliilatlelphia,
where Doctor (‘iblmns has servetl as
‘sector since lib? transfer from Mal-
vt-rn in 1953.
The pallbearers inclutlctl Associate
captain James, rinlhom, and other
members of thc lloly Name society
of the Nativity Cllurvh, l’st.rit'k Car-
mutly, Michael lllt‘Corln, Charles Hill,
Frztnk shay. Joseph lilccormiclc,
Frank Pino antlVirlcent Malone.
prior to l
Photo
.3 while Dr. Gibbons -as rector. Pictured ion to right arc:
Rt. Rev. Vincent 1. Burns. Dr. cihhnns Rev. John J. Murphy (then
assistant retreat master), and Rev. wt um 1. Kane. Malvern’I present
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