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Volume 18. Circulation Last Month 24,700 ' APRIL. l95ti Nlumber 4
Holy Week Retreat Exercises
Reflect Chang
es in Liturgy
Holy Week at llialvern, following the edict or our iloly Father regard-
ing 3 return to the centuries-old practices of the liturgy of the church, took
on an entirely new uspcct concerning the iormat of the retreat exercises.
since there was to be no early
Attenclance,oi 2,014
Set by Retreats‘
Of Second Section
Not to be outdone by the first re--
treat section, sectional chairman
F. o'Dni.ii.-ll and the cap
tnins of the SI!YL'l'l Retreats com-
prising the second section for man,
have come up with a'n astounding
tom] of 2.014 Yi‘7.l’l‘l'ItLll‘ttS during the
past two months. This is an increase
of 1-19 over last ear.
includes the Holy
wliic is necessarily
limited to one hair the usual num-
ber ‘ ’
chapel. Nrvoitlieless,'with the
attendance or 156 on that weekend,
the average for the seven retreats
is 293 l
with the first section having pro-
treats last year In 1955 an all-tl e
attendance record of 13,985 retreat-
ants was so . '
chairman of captains
Associa-
have been met snuarely, building up
weak spots where necessary, and in-
stituting’ smart, busilless-like meih--
5.
A sample of the experience of the
' ' ‘s seen from
Group, under the leadership of c. A.
Paul E. Niedringhaus.
Board Member Joseph F. DeLone
serves as secretary of the group and
the extensive records he keeps show
cruiting period with a not
men making the retreat.
sing an ingenious method of
forecasting results-which a
of 304
From past experience they know to
allow some additional. Associate
Captains’ quotas are based on previ-
(crintinucd on page four)
Mass on Holy Thursday morning, the
usual gathering of members or our
Hntlrll of Directors and ciiptiiins on
“Spy Wednesday" evening was not
held, uml the iormal opening oi the
rent was set 8 o'clock on
Thursday evening.
lowing registration in our
1.nlly’r1 Hall, the rirst evening hluss
ever to take place at liirilvi-i-n was
ct-lvbratetl by Father ie,
provvil to be thrill-provoking and
hm-nly appreciated by the 150 men
who took part in the exercisos.
In order to keep in line with the
ukiise of llis Holiness. the ceremony
or the washing or the foot of twelve
or the men present, as a memorial
:
ta.
Ti ire, O.P., who, prior to the cere-
mony, preached a short sermon.
immediately after the clash oi the
Mass the procession rornicd tor the
olemn Transter and Reposition of
the Most Blessed sacrament in the
rtepository,,during which the “Flange
Linlrun" was chanted by the sisters
and the retrentants.
Tilt-n renewed the group Adorn-
tion which continued throughout the
night and until the solemn Liturgi-
cal service or the Passion and Death
of our Lord at 3 o'clock on Good
Friday arternoon, when all present
were given the opportunity to adore
the cross
in the interval, the regular exer-
cises of the retreat were conducts
by the Rev. James A. Mcciibe, o.P..
which continued until the Easter
.Viy:il o oly
o'clock, and was followed by Holy
Mass at 7:30, celebrated by the Rev.
Aloysius H. vath, rector of the
Patlun iletrest llouse.
Among the oldest retreats in oper-
ation, the Holy week Retreat has,
for the last ntteen years, been under
the direction of c. A‘. captain Paul
Reap Bohan, Esq., and, prior to this
year, held its closing exercises fol-
lowing the 9 o'clock Mass on Satur-
day morning. with the changes this
year, the retreat becomes the long-
est, in point of elapsed time, of any
held at Malvern.
Elected President
Paul 1.. Curran, a member or the
Hazleton Men or Malvei-n, was re-
t was announced that the union
now comprises 81 parishes.
saturday at 6:30‘
Malvern's Rector Assists
At Blessing of Oils
Father Wiililxm 1. Kane had the
honor last month of beiniz Miosen by
the ceremony or the blessing at the
holy oils. The event takes place each
year on Hal Thursday morning at
st. Charles Silnllnury. The ceremony,
at which only a raw priests partici-
l-loly Oils and the blessing or the oils
whith are to be used by all parishes
throughout the Archdiocese for the
rollowing ycnr.
Decides on Vocation
‘While on Retreat
much or the spiritual good that
emanates from the retreats that are
made at llalvt-rn console and fortify
many lives and souls with Divine
cepl the r lDll'l’ll.S of these Graces
nnll Got .
The bountiful blessing: that arise
from men sacnli
they may honor a
beyond measurcras all thinking Men
of Malvern are well aware. Goul can-
not be sur ‘I“(‘(.l in .ity.
With these “real facts of life” in
minil retrt-ntants come wee after
week to St. Joseph's-in-the-‘Hills to
unliurclen their problems and beg for
spirituul guidance to an equitable
solution.
occasionally there comes to the
attention of all, someone who has
benehted directly by the spiritual
guidance received at Mzllvern and
wishes to ly “thanks" to all who
made his visit possible. ,
Charles F. Bryson, who was a re‘-
treatant with the Christmas Retreat
in 1954, is one of those sincerely ap-
preciative persons. in December or
1954 he was a confused person with
a grave prob em.
In a recent letter to C. A. Captain
Matthew H. Mccloskey, 3rd, he re-
lated: “I flEl‘(led a retreat more nt
that point in my life than ever. To
say the least I was very depressed;
I didn‘t know what to do 0I"WliiCl'L
turn to make. 1 arranged to make a
retreat so that [I might receive spir-
itual guidance in making my decision.
“While at Malvem the decision
was matle, for I felt God wanted me
to serve Him in a religious life and
subsequently 1 put this decision into
practice.
“At present 1 am studying at Don
Bosco college, Newton, N. 1., to'be-
come 8 brother in the Order of Sale-
sians of st. John Bosco. May I say
‘thanks’ to all those who in any way
helped me make my decision-you
Men of Mzllverrl. God bless yo and
our work in His vineyard."
time so
Third Section Leaders
cl. Schirltlinlti Jr. Slrrh, and
C. A. Cnvtain Louis C. Schleirher: C. A.
5EC'l'll)NAL CHAIRMAN Fnnlr il. Sirch, of the third rtttrcnt section of the ('IpIalnp' Association.
pictured with C. A. (‘Iptninn Irom his section. Seated. (mm left: C. A. Clvlnina John E.
Green. Andrew
A. (‘lplnin Robert A. 0‘L'nIInrll. Standing: William Shea, rt-yrerenlinz
nlaiase, who represented c. A. certain Frederick J. nohrer.
Captains Anthony Lnlli and Thomas A. Banagurn; and William
.[ Mcllverri Landrnarkkesto
recl
--ik.,.,>.
RU HI ‘I
J. Kane on March 16, followed by the tint Mass relchrlled Ihere since the ore oi’ December 1951. The
. lusctlhlsr
Priests’ Retreats Start
At Malvern This Month
st. Joseph’ -' the-llills haii again
been chosen this year by Archbishop
John F. O'Hara as the site for re-
treats tor priests of the Archdiocese.
Five retreats, each lasting trom
lllonday to Friday, are scheduled tor
the spring, the first o which will
take place during the lust week of
pr .
Father Kane reports that all of
l e retreats have been rully sub-
scribed to the run capacity of 2c,
priests allotted ior earh retreat The
retreats will he conducted by Paulist
Fathers.
altar, pictured hero, iii set back in a niche In the wall, ecrording more space in the chapel.
‘Poles rote
Father Kane Blesses Chapel?
In Rebuilt St. Joseph’s Hall V
Gently ialling snow greeted some
iorty-odd members or the Captains’
Association as they wendcd their
way hlalvernwards on the marnini:
of March 16. to participate in the
blessing ceremonies and the celebra-
tion or the nrst Mass in the reh:lltili-
tated SL Joseph’; chapel in st.
Joseph's Halt ,
o a number or those present, it
recalled the poignant griet that had
pierozll their hearts as they stood
helplessly by in the iiiidnecember
midnight of 1954' and watched the
N'oteclNe1tr0logist Finds Retreat
"Rich in Spiritual Rewards’
"The pace of living has been ac-
celerated tremendously . . . we are
tense and anxious . . . ao rushed we
don't have time tor our children,
and oftentimes this anxiety is un-
consciously transmitted to them."
This indic merit of the modern
tempo or living was made six years
ago by Doctor samuol D. Hailden,
eminent Philadelphia neurologist and
president-elect or the Philadelphia
county liledicsl society, taking of-
ricc in January, 1957. he interven-
ing years have served only to
strengthen that opinion.
Doctor Hadden. who comes to Mal-
vern with the Palm sunday Retreat
croup,under the captaincy of Joseph
in mental illness Bnll alcoholism.
in a world of apprehension where
"there seems to be less and less time
for meditation" the exact contrary
to this belief should be the case; that
more time 5 made for self
reilection as a particular response
to modern living.
Making his annual retreat last
month with his son Michael, Doctor
i"l3tl1lEl1 hailed it as B weekend “rich
with spiritual rewar
The noted psychiatrist is presently
chief of neurology at Presbyterian
Hospital and associate professor or
psychiatry at the school or Medicine
University or Pennsylvania.
He is also consulting psychiatrist to
Misericordis jlospital in Philadel-
phia and Fitzgerald-Merry Hospital
in Darb '. .
During the last ten years, Doctor
Hatlden has strongly ailvocatietl that
' In 1947 Doctor Hailllen was named
consultant to the Surgeon General
of the U. S. Army and has served in
that post since. Another ollire which
he has recently Accepted is that of
rive-presiilellt of the Philadelphia
llledicolgc-gal institute, iornied in
1955. The function‘ of the organisa-
tion is to gather and study medical
testimony Riven in court.
Alcoholism is another subject on
which Dr. l-ladden has lectured
widely. lie calls “alcoholism a hair-
iit the University or Pennsylvania
and the university's school of
Medicine.
itnmes consume the historic building,
in spite of the tit-mpest of min an
tons of wan-r poured upon it by the
sturdy firenlen. -
To. these. the falling snow seemed
like the return or the prayers waited
he:u'envt"ards but-lzing Dirine- guid-
te reblas the hallowed sanctum and
restore it to its designated use. As-
sisting Father liane in the biasing
c remenies were Board irector
Thomas P. callaghan, co-captain
Herbert riallowell and Richard V.
Rudolph, while the rirst two also
served the brass which followed.’
All present, including !llatvern’s
renowned sisters, and the members
of the Board of Directors led by
President Lennnx. received Holy
communion in thanksgiving for
God's goodness.
pressive ieature is the warmth in
the simplicity of its design The al.
tar itself has been moved to the out-
side wall, opposite its previous
(continued on page four)
' ' . I-‘cit! r
EMINENT PHILADELPHIA neurologist. Dr. Samuel B. Hadilen. on
our
retreat with Ihe Palm Sundny Grout). with his son. ltlirhlel. Dr. lllnldt-n
in nrvnidelltwelcct of the Philadelphia County lllcdinl Society. - J