St Marys High School - Blue Mantle Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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h 1 4 BISHOP JOHN J. WRIGHT receives crozier, symbol of a pastoral office, from his Excellency Archbishop Richard J. Cushing. Hold¬ ing crozier with both hands, Bishop Wright by this very act became Wor¬ cester ' s first installed Bishop amidst all the color and pomp of the church’s liturgy. Worcester’s civic reception honoring Bishop Wright as the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese. Pictured here in the auditorium is the Bishop as he is about to address the thousands of people who have come to pay their hom¬ age. Among the speakers were Mayor Andrew Holmstrom, Judge John E. Swift and Rt. Rev. Msgr. John P. Phelan.

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MOST REV. JOHN JOSEPH WRIGHT, D. D. cele¬ brates his first Solemn Mass in St. Paul’s Cathe¬ dral on the day of his installation by Archbishop Richard J. Cushing. Assisted by Msgr. John F. Reilly as High Priest, and the Very Rev. John A. March the seventh, feast of that great Dominican Doctor of the Church, St. Thomas of Aquinas, witnessed the installation of the first Bishop of Worcester, John Joseph Wright, in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Attended by high Church dignitaries, fed¬ eral, state and civic leaders, Bishop Wright as¬ sumed the spiritual leadership of some 200,000 Catholics in Worcester County, the diocesan territorial area. With the colorful ritual that attends solemn ceremonies, our Bishop was enthroned by Arch¬ bishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston. With the acceptance of the crozier, symbol of the authority of the chief Shepherd, from the hands of Arch¬ bishop Cushing, John J. Wright became the youngest Bishop in the United States presiding O’Brien, S.J., President of Holy Cross College as Deacon, and the Very Rev. Henri J. Moquin, A.A. President of Assumption College as Sub-Deacon, Bishop Wright incenses the altar prior to the chanting of the Mass prayers. ... installation, over a diocese. The papal briefs establishing the diocese and appointing the Bishop were read in Latin and English by the now Msgr. John F. Gannon, Chancellor. Then followed the pledge of loyalty by the priests of the diocese who advanced to the throne, genuflected, and kissed the Bishop’s ring. St. John’s Seminary Choir rendered the music for the ceremony and the Mass while Archbishop Cushing delivered the sermon. At the close of the ceremony, the new Bishop robed in Cappa Magna, expressed his thanks to those who participated in the ceremony and blessed all as he left the Cathedral for the rectory, while the Cathedral chimes rang jubilantly for the first time their joyous greeting to the first Bishop of Worcester. 8

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FR. FORAN Our scholarly pastor—admired and revered by all—with deep appreciation we bid “adieu” to you, through whose kindness and model guidance we have attained the priceless gift of a Catholic education. FR. CARBERRY “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” We, the recipients of your many kindnesses, wish to thank you for your priestly interest in us. Your job is “well done.” FR. PITROFF Sincere—friendly—director of the altar boys— a contagious laugh forever in our memories — enjoys a good story — an inspiration to all who have come under his priestly influence. FR. FARNON Dignified and cultured—witty—boyish grin—en¬ chants us with his skill at the keyboard—an un¬ usual combination of all that is desirable in one of God’s priests. 10