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Men of Malvern Lead Good Friday Observance
' Men of Malvern
Urged to Attend
3 Hours’ Agony
All Men of Mslvern are invited
‘ to be present for the Three Hours
Agony Devotions at St. Joseph's-
in-the-Hills, on Good Friday,
April 7.
The services will begin at l P.
M. with the reading of the Gospel
narrative of the Passion, by one
of the Holy Week retreatants, in
St. Joseph's Chapel. -
A series of meditations on the
events of that First Good Friday
will be given by our Retreat
Master Doctor Gibbons, Father
Kane and Father Murphy. After
each meditation the group will
Join in the recitation of appropri-
- ate prayers and the singing of
hymns familiar to all Men of Mal-
vern.
A priestly choir will chant the
“Lamentations of Jereinias"
which epitomizes the grief of Holy
Mother the Church for the sui-
ferines of her Divine Founder.
Then will follow the Stations
of the Cross through Malvern's
woods, commemorating the sor-
p rowful journey made by our Di-
‘ ‘yine Saviour and His Holy Mother
through the streets of Jerusalem,
and up the Hill of Golgotha.
Two groups will make this pil- i
grlmage-the first consisting of
the Holy Week Retrea.ts.nts will’
follow the Via Crucis, whose first
Station is close to Captains‘ Hall.
p The other group, made up of the
xGood Friday pilgrims will follow
‘ the Way near Corrigan Hall.
When the visitors have reached
the Twelfth Station, they will
await the arrival of the Holy Week
group, and both will Join in1lsten-
ing to the Retreat Master's medi-
tations on the Seven Last Words.
For the final exercise, all will
gather at the tomb of our first
Retreat Master, Bishop Corrigan,
where a decade of the Rosary will
be offered for the repose of the
souls late Bishop and of the de-
ceased Men of Malvern.
A system of loud speakers will
be provided to enable the visitors.
in the library, on the porch, on
the lawn, and if need be, in the
other buildings, to follow every
word of the exercises in St. Jos-
eph's Chapel, which will be re-
served for the retreatants of The
Holy Week Group under the Cap-
taincy of Paul Reap Bohan, Esq.
Every Man of Malvern, who
can possibly do so, should make
this Good Friday Pilgrimage to
st. Joseph's-in-the-Hills, to join
in spirit in the Passion of our
Divine lord, and to meditate on
the great work of Redemption.
Tendered Dinner
Mannie Perez, CA. Captain of
the Perez-Leighton Retreat, was
tendered a testimonial dinner by
the New York Tobacco Table re-
cently at the Martinique Hotel,
New York City. Father Murphy,
our assistant director at Malvern.
was guest speaker at the gala af-
fair. Father Murphy highlight-
ed the spiritual interest! of Mr.
Perez rather than the material
accomplishments of life.
APRIL l, 1950
II - II
It IS consummated
This scene is familiar to all Men of Malvcrn who avail themselves of the opportunity
of attending the devotions of the Three llours‘ Agony at St. Joseph‘:-in-the-llilis on Good
Friday. Here at the Twelfth Station, our Retreat Master, Dr. Gibbons, delivers his dis-
course on the Seven Last Words spoken by Our Divine Saviour on the Cross.
Bishop Wrighi Installed
Bishop John J. Wright, D.D.,
was installed as the first Bishop
of Worcester, Mass., March 7,
1950. Bishop Wright as Auxiliary
Bishop of Boston was host to the
National Retreat Officers Re-
treat attended by Wm. Lennox,
Jas. Dougherty, John Green and
S. Rudolph of the Malvern Re-
treat League. ‘
Columnist
Camden Retreatant Charley
Humes, whose feature ' “Life
Hcrcabouts" appears in the Cam-
den Courier-Post, devoted his col-
umn of February 15 to s descrip-
tion of St. Joseph's in-the-Hills,
and the retreat of the Camden
Men of Malvern. lie was unable
to be present this year due to ill-
HESS.
New Reireatant
While waiting his turn to make
his Retreat Confession. on the
Saturday evening of the Mac-
Derrnott - Ermentrout week-end,
Lieutenant Robert Mantey, USA,
received the news that Mrs. Man-
tey had presented him with a son
wthelr firstborn-in Bryn Mawr
Hospital, and that all was well
with mother and child.
MALVERN PERSONALITY-Pop Seeber Makes Way of Cross
By Rev. Win. .1. Kane, Vice Rector
Retreatants and visitors can-
not remain unimpressed as they
walk the outdoor ways of the
Cross at St. Joseph's - in - the -
Hills. Always attractive (for rea-
sons other than spiritual), the
outdoor stations have been en-
dowed with added beauty and at-
tractiveness, thanks to the ex-
pert craftsmanship of Pop Seber.
Pop works on the Sta-
tions.
For the past two months, Pop
has spent most of his waking
hours at his work-bench, com-
pletely renewing the frames in
which the individual stone sta-
tions are set. These new frame: .
are made of untouched Virginia
cedar in nistic style to blend with
the natural setting in which they
are hung. ‘These attractive new
frames help focus better the at-
tention of the individual upon the
particular episodes of Our Sa-
viour's sorrowful journey and thus
achieve the purpose of Pop‘s la-
bors by provoking more fervent
prayer and more fruitful medita-
tlon.
some years ago, Pop complete-
ed the philosopher's “three score
and ten" and is now pushing
eighty. still he chugs along with
his trusty pipe and his less tnisty
Ford truck which post dates by
very little the Model T. In his shop
in the basement of St. Joseph's
Building (under the Library), it
has been my happy privilege to
watch him at his work-bench
where he so much resembles an-
other carpenter (His name is Jos-
eph, too), to watch his deft hands
caress each piece of wood, to ad-
mire his skill with drill, saw.
hammer, adz, awl, etc. Never is
there a lost motion, a bent nail.
a wasted scrap.
Few retreatants know or see
Pop. His week-ends are spent at
another work-bench in the cellar
of the Gate-house where he re-.
sides with his son, Joe Seber. Jr.
(our caretaker) and the latter‘s
family. During the spring, sum-
mer and autumn months, POD
comes out of his cellar retreat and
is the one responsible for the
flowers, gardening, landscaping
and shrubbery that add so much
to the beauty of our Retreat
House estate.
Pop's love for the beautiful, his
artistry and craftsmanship are
surpassed only by his love for
Malvern and his love for God
Whom he worships at daily Mass.
receives in daily Communion,
and to Whom he prays for long
and set periods every day.
Pop has made 24 retreats at
St. Joseph's - in - the - Hills. One
of them (in 1938) was to prepare
for death which his doctor said
was but a short time off. With
the doctor's reluctant permission,
Pop came to Malvern to read!
his accounts with the Divine
steward. The Latter, however,
willed that Pop‘s accounting be
delayed-f o r at Malvern he
found anew the health despaired
of by his physician long since de-
ceased.
Truly, Pop Seber is one of Mal-
Number 4
Men of Malvem in
Civic Good Friday
ObservanceGroup
'niking an important role in the
promotion of Good Friday observ-
ance are a number of Men of
Mnlvern who have been members
of the committee for many years.
William M. Lennox, executive
vice president, has been respon-
sible for the Good Friday exhibit
at Re)-burn Plaza. during Holy
“lock and this year, in addition,
he is undertaking the task of pro-
moting cross illumination of office
buildings during the same week.
Joseph P. Kearney. P e t e r
Campbell, .7r., and Edward .1.
Ronnn are former chairmen of
the committee. George W. Hart-
man and James A. Dougherty
have served as secretary in past
years.
Other members of the commit-
tee include President John J. Sul-
1iran,'l‘homas G. Cairns, S. Ray-
mond Fitzpatrick, Peter F. Getz,
Joseph F. Haly. John J. McDev-
itt, 3d, John H. Miller, Hon.
Francis J. Myers. Andrew J.
scnickiing. Jr., a n d Michael
Sweeney.
The Citizens‘ Good Friday Ob-
servance Commlttee was founded
in 1928, the malorlty of its mem-
bcrs being Catholics.
vem's greatest and most valuable
assets-though virtually unknown
and (as he would have it) un-
honored and unsung. His worth
to the Retreat League cannot be
estimated in dollars and cents. Be
is one of Malverifs proudest
products and one of the most gen-
erous contributors to whatever
greatness Malvern lays claim.
Yes, Pop Seber made the Way
of the Cross. He hasn't missed
“making the stations" once dur-
ing thc past thirty years-even
from his bed of sickn
As you make the Way of the
Cross, think a little prayer for
Joe Seeber, Jr., our caretaker at Malvern, takes lesson
from “Pop.”