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THE JEFFERSONIAN VI • i"| ' i_
MARCH, 1961
THE JEFFERSONIAN
REV. JOHN G. O'ROURKE. EDITOR
"THE HISTORIC CHURCH FOR AN HISTORIC TOWN"
Entered In the post office at Jefferson, Texas as second class ot
mall matter January 24, 1949, under the act of March 3, 1879. The
■ubscriiption rate to THE JEFFERSONIAN, which Is publish^-
monthly, Is two dollars per year. Address all communications to THE
JEFFERSONIAN, Box 7U5, Jefferson, Texas. Editor's phone, Marshall
5293.
The official orkan of the mission churches of the Immaculate Con-
ception of the Blessed Virgin at Jefferson and of Our Lady at Fatima
at Dal.ngerfield, THE JEFFERSONIAN is published with the ap-
probation of the Most Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, D. D,
Bishop of Dallas. Humbly it intends to carry out the mandate of
Our Divine Lord: "Going, therefore, make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and ot
the Iloly Ghost, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you." Its only purpose is to serve the HISTORIC CHURCH of the
Christian ages to whom the DIVINE FOUNDER spoke these words
of sacred promise: "Behold I am with YOU all days even unto tht
consummation of the world."
Reveren'tly dedicating all its efforts to Mary, the Mother of Oui
Lord, THE JEFFERSONIAN asks her to use hqg motherly power to
help us achieve our objective, namely, bringing a kaowledge of Christ
and the one, true Church He founded into the piney woods of Marion,
Cass and Morris counties of the great Lone Star State of Texas.
Pope Sent Patrick—
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continents of the universe, every
year o.n March 17 the Historic
Church of the a^es celebrates
the feast of her great St. Pat-
rick and on the lips of her
priests of every nation as they
celebrate their St. Patrick's Day
Mass she places these words:
"O God, Who didst vouchsafe
to send blessed Patricks,
confessor and bishop, to preach
Thy glory to the Gentiles, grant
that, through his merits and in-
tercession, we may be enabled
to accomplish by Thy mercy,
what Thou commandest us to do
through Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen."
OTHERS JOIN IN TRIBUTE
So great was the accomplish,
ment of St. Patrick that in the
tribute to his memory each year
the Irish and other children of
the Catholic Church find them-
selves joined by not a few of
the great race from which came
Our Blessed Lord as well* as
millions of good Protestant peo-
ple for whom the sad circum-
stance of their separation from
the ancient Church nevertheless
does not lessen the respect
which they have for great Cath-
olic saints of the past.
This year as in the past Pro-
testants and Jews will join
Catholics In commemorating the
memory of the great St. Patrick.
Once again the Catholic Church
with historic headquarters at
Rome will share her good St.
Patrick with all men, as many
not of the holy faith wear once
again "a little hit of the green"
and burst forth together with
Erin's sons in the lilt of Irish
so.ng.
A HYMN ON IRISH LIPS
Most Immortal of all will be this
hymn which on that day will
ring forth from the hearts of
every Catholic on the Emerald
Isle as he and she gets out to
church for Holy Mass on (hat
holy day:
"Hail, glorious Saint Patrick,
dear Saint of our Isle!
On us thy poor children, be-
stow a sweet smile;
And now thou art high in the
mansions above,
"THIS FIRE WILL BURN FOREVER, 0 KING"
FATHER COUGHLIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN HEARD
Recently a Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest were in a
party attending the premiere of a religious film depicting the life
of a Protestant minister. After the picture the drive home passed
quickly with a variety of subjects discussed in the conversation.
"By the way," said the rabbi, "how's Father Coughlin? Has
he been behaving himself lately?"
"1 never knew that he ever misbehaved," replied the priest,
noting that Father Coughlin happened to be a friend Of his and
that he had always known him to be a very good priest.
"What Father Coughlin had to say would be popular oday,"
declared a businesman In the party. "It wasn't popular 15 years
ago but the people would surely go for it today."
"I think he was darn right," added an'other businessman.
"Well, if we had followed Father Coughlln's anti-Russian
policy," declared Father, "our country and the world would certainly
be a lot better off today."
The silence which truth c'ompels followed. No where and
at no place can anyone now dispute the fact that the policy of re-
cognizing, aiding and building up the strength of godless Russia
has been a tragic mistake from start to finish. This policy was
protested vigorously by Father Charles E. Coughlin during all the
years that he was active in public life. For saying plainly-in his
paper and on the radio that nothing good could come from our
alliance with the murderers Of millions of Christians this great
priest was crucified as hag been no other in the history of our
country.
The enemies of Christ were strong. In 1933 their power
was such that this nation which traditionally believes in religion
gave recognition to the butchers of Christians. Under the admin-
istration of Franklin D. Roosevelt Aimertcan members of the athi-
est Communist youth movement were even entertained at the White
House. Others later convicted of being Communists as well as a
whole crowd of Russia lovers got themselves into key Jobs in our
government.
Even to the hour of his death Franklin Roosevelt retained
a deep admiration for Russia. In his last $>eecb delivered in Con-
gress just a few days before his death he spoke of Joseph Stalin,
the murderer «f Christians, as a "great" man and praised Russia,
land of godless slavery, as a "great democracy."
Charitably all Americans now say that Franklin Roosevelt
spent his years in the White House laboring uder the treat "delu-
sion." At any rate the pistake he made Is now history. As he lias
gone to God, no one will Judge hie responsibility for it. But the mis
take Is there and can never be erased.
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The above base relief on one side of the large monument erected in memory of St. Patrick at
Saul, Ireland recalls the saint's defiance of the pagan priests by his lighting 'of the Easter fire at
Tara. "This fire will burn forever if it be not this night extinguished," said the Druid priests to the
Irish king. Attempts to put out the fire failed, and the faith of Patrick is a light which will burn
forever in true Irish hearts. See account in this issue of the life of St. Patrick. JEFFERSONIAN
staff photo.
On Erin's green valleys look
down in thy love.
Hail, glorious Saint Patrick,
thy words^ were once strong
"Against/* Satan's wiles and a
heretic th/ong;
Not less in thy might now in
heaven thou art
Oh, come to our aid, and in
our battle take part.
Thy people, now exiles on
many a shore.
Shall love and revere thee till
time be no more:
And the fire thou hast kindled
shall ever burn bright
Its warmth undlmished tindy
ing its light.
Ever bless and defend the
sweet land of our blrtti.
Where shamrock still blooms
as when thou were on earth,
And our hearts shall yet burn,
wheresoever we roam.
For God and Saint Patrick and
our native home."
RELATED TO GREAT SAINT
Fiftee hundred and sixty-
three years ago, according to
the encvclopedia, in the year of
Our Lord 3Sf in the town of
Kilpatrick, Scotland St. Patrick
made his entrance into this
world. He was far from beli j: of
lowly birth, for his father, Cal-
phurnius, was a general of the
Roman army and a member of the
Roman nobility. His mother,
Conchessa, was a very close re-
lative of one of France's great-
est saints and an outstanding
bishop of the early Catholic
Church, St. Martin of Tours,
France. - One of St. Martin's
successors a s Bishop o f Tours
was In the news last fall when
the Catholic Church defined the
dogma of the Assumption of Our
Lady Into Heaven. In the year
During the years that he spent in active public life Father
Coughlin, the radi'o priest, saw through the treat delusion from
start to finish. He opposed the recognition of s'talin, the persecutor
of Christians, as a "great man." He sought to keep this country
from admiring the citadel of anti-God Communism as a "great
democracy." His efforts were dedicated 100% to the idea that
Americans ought to put the interests of Ame-ica first, especially
over those of a godless nation like Russia and other foreign powers.
For asking this nation not t'o fall in love with the agents
of the devil who today are about to start another horrible war
Father Coughlin was slandered as has been no other American in
history. The enemies of Christ and friends of Russia who feared
his power with the people stopped at nothing to silence his voice
and put his paper out of circulation.
Among those who let themselves be taken in by this vicious
propaganda were many of the fine JewiBh people of this country.
Because some powerful U. S. Jewish 'organizations were, like Frank-
lin Roosevelt, violently In love with Russia, they spurned the
priest's appeal asking the Jews to denounce the anti-Christianity
of Communism with the same zeal as they asked Christiana to
oppose the anti-Semitism of Nazism. Many U. S. Jews had their
opinions molded by high influential Jews in propaganda fields
who were themselves outright Communists.
As everyone knows, the Russia-lovers and admirers of a
land whose agents helped Slaughter lil.lWo priests and nuns in Spain in
1937_these people who won the battle. They had their way. They sent
Father Coughlin Into his shrine t0 pray, Into a silence which the
Church diplomatically had more to accept than to approve The
Russia lovers then got us Into war—a war which put Russia oil top.
Now in Korea and in the dread of atomic war we are
learning that we trusted the wrong people. Charitably we say that
our highest leaders and Jhe wool pullea over their eyes. Rut what
real American Is there now who wouldn't sleep better at night if
the American people had listened to the voice of Father Coughlin
instead of those who thought that Russia, murderer of Christians
was a land of wonderful democracy?
Truth always win* out
j 593 St. Gregory of Tours report-
ed the belief cf Christians in
the Assumption of Mary thus:
"The Lord had the most holy
body of tlie virgin TAKEN IN-
TO HEAVEN, where, reunited
to her soul, It now enjoys with
the elect, happiness without
end.")
ONLY 74 YEARS BEFORE
MARTYR ERA WAS CLOSED
So from both sides the future
apostle of Ireland inherited no-
bility both spiritually and tem-
porally. On his father's side he
was descended from a ranking
Christian family of Rome and no
doubt in the veins of Patrick
there flowed the blooa of the
Roman martyrs. At the time of
his birth only 74 years htfd "pass-
ed since the Catholic Church af-
ter 3 centuries of bitter perse-
cution had been granted Its
freedom by the gj-eat Qonvert
Emperor Constantine, first Em-
peror of Rome to be baptized a
Christian. It was in the year 313
that Providence converted the
cause of the catacomb era and
thus gave to the Church not only
its freedom but a distinguished
convert who immediately pro-
ceeded to build in Rome two
tremendous Catholic churches —
as well as to give a home in which
well as to give a home in which
the Popes lived for 994 years.
CATHOLIC ROOTS DEEP
On his mother's side Patrick
belonged to a family that had
already given the Historic
Church a saint whose memory
has to this day not been for-
'gqftien in Franq/fc, the country
where he served as a Catholic
Bishop. As a relative of St. Mar-
tin of Tours and a descendant
of a Roman Catholic family, I.
e. a Catholic family In Rome
which only 75 years before liv-
ed in the days of persecution,
the future Apostle of Ireland
had Catholic roots that were
very deep. Patrick was raised a
j devout Catholic.
AT 16 FIRST TRIP TO ERIN
At the age of 16 Patrick made
his first trip to Ireland but not
as an official agent of the Ro-
man embolic Church, for he
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