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r I Was Marked With The y pi SIGN OF THE CROSS "I knelt with others in a half-circle about the altar. "My hands were anointed with holy oil by the Bishop and wrapped carefully in new linen. "The ancient prayers of the Church were being recited over me. The hands of the Bishop were laid upon me just as the hands of St. Peter and St. James and St. Paul were laid upon the young disciples they sent forth to labor, to teach, and to die. "The chalice with wine and water and a small dish holding the unconsecrated bread were entrust ed to me. The priestly vestments were placed upon my shoulders. "I was being consecrated to God and to the service of souls. I was being marked with the Sign of the Cross. "I was receiving the Sacrament of the Catholic priesthood, usually referred to as Holy Orders ... in stituted by Christ, conferred by the Apostles, and continuing in unbroken succession nearly 2,000 years since the time of Our Lord." Some may scoff at the solemn ceremonies that attend the Ordi nation of a Catholic priest, and question the good sense of a man who surrenders many of life's ma terial pleasures for such a calling. Others may doubt that the Catho lic priest possesses any Christ given office or powers which oth er men do not possess. Perhaps you have heard some one challenge the authority of the priest to forgive sins, and his pow er to consecrate the Body and Blood of Christ in the Holy Sacri fice of the Mass. You may have been told that you can deal direct ly with God and don't need a priest or any mediator other than Jesus Christ. It is a fact that many do hold these beliefs. But can you be sure, SUPREME COUNCIL C4RMGHTS of COLUH1BUS RELIGIOUS INFORMATION BUREAU ST. tOUIS I, MISSOURI deep down in your heart, that they are right? Holy Scripture tells us plainly that Christ did establish a priest hood to represent Him . . . that He did command His Apostles to "go forth and teach all nations" . . . that He did say: "Whose sins you shall forgive they are forgiven them" . . . that at the Last Supper He set the example for an unbloody sac rifice, and said: "Do this in re membrance of Me." God is, certainly, the ultimate source of everything. But He works through many "deputies." He uses the farmer to supply us with food . . . our parents, teach ers, and scholars to educate us . . . physicians to treat our physical ills. Even in the creation of our life itself, He manifests His power through our parents. And in mat ters concerning the salvation of our souls, He tells us: "Hear the Church." 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She lent a comforting hand at a time of real need, and she did it unassumingly. I'll always be grateful, not only for the help, but for the lesson she taught me. Never again will I, in someone's time of need, utter the empty words, "If there's anything I can do, just let me know." Mrs. R. B., Jefferson City, Mo. Cute Cutup. Recently, my first-grade daughter came into the kitchen with a fistful of short pencils in her hand and explained, "A lady came to school today and asked us to bring pencil stubs for the people in the hospital." I thought that was a nice way to dispose of used pencils, but it never occurred to me to ask where she had collected her batch until I went to the desk drawer. I found that our supply of new pencils was missing and there was a small mound of shavings on the desk. Yes, 10 long pencils, plus a sharp scissors in the hands of a first grader, equals 20 small pencils. Mrs. Cloteen Johnson, Cooper, Tex. art?' .Til. Doggone Mystery. You hear all kinds of stories about how dogs can sense when something is wrong, then something happens and you wonder even more. My husband had a light stroke recently and was in bed several weeks. He had always taken care of the livestock on our farm, but now I had to take over. When I went to the barn at feeding time, Butch (our dog) went out for the cows, rounded them up, and drove them in. That night I casually mentioned this to my husband, remarking that it must have been a great help to to have Butch around. But my husband looked surprised, and "Butch never did that for me." Mrs. Bertie Jones, Bowling Green, The Odd-Shoe Lady. The National Odd Shoe Exchange was founded by Miss Ruth C. Rubin, a polio victim, who was worried by the waste encountered by some crippled people. Amputees, for instance, have to buy a pair of shoes and throw one away, and those with deformed feet have to buy two pairs of different sizes to get one pair. She has established a clearing house for odd shoes to enable these people to find what she calls "solemates." She keeps an extensive card file, recording the exact shoe measurements of each one who registers. Then she matches up those who can exchange their odd shoes to their mutual benefit. Hannah Miller, Sarasota, Fla. We Pay $10 for Your Letters. We welcome your views on any subject oj general interest. 7 u-e print your letter, you will receive $10. Letters must be stgned, but names are loithheld on request. We reserve the right to edit contributions. Letters cannot be returned. Address Letters Editor, Family Weekly, 170 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, 111. dent d Publisher- VJZ r n ,Mlc4n Chicaqo I, III. Leonard S. Davidow, Pj; ORourke, Ad ertuinq u"! " V'"l"i": B.rT Kartman, Editorial Director- Patrick Robert ( l.qibbon M.naaino tti ?,0,, food Edi,or! Wi,,(am A- F,Mer- A" bl'!C" Gorman. Hon" Tsinoe, It In'""?'? Edi,0,l: K"in V- """ " Thm" naer, Jerry Klem, New York; Peer J. 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