MacArthur Day [column]
Media
Part of Philippines
- Title
- MacArthur Day [column]
- Identifier
- Here and There
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1943
- Subject
- Philippines 3 (5) July 31, 1943
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- Fulltext
- MacArthur Day On SUNDAY, June 13, Filipinos of Los Angeles, par ticularly soldiers of rhe Filipino Nationals Reserves, ob served the second MacArthur Day, with prayers for the vic tory of rhe General, ar a pontifical high mass in St. Vibiana's Cathedral. The mass was celebrated by Bishop Joseph T. McGucken and presided over by Archbishop John J. Cantwell. The latter gave a papal blessing to the congregation. He said: "It is with unfeigned pride that we salute our Filipino brothers in arms today. . . . General MacArthur has re ferred to the reconquest of the Philippines as our Holy Grail. On those native isles was enacted the full measures of our gallantry—Americans and Filipinos fighting shoul der to shoulder, fighting and dying for all our sanctities. "We are mindful, then, of them in our prayers to the Most Might}’ God: mindful of those who died, of those who linger in prisoners’ chains, of their families and friends. May our quest end soon and may peace come dropping fair upon that lovely land from the merciful hand of God " Spiritual director of the Filipinos was the Rev. John Daly, moderator of the Catholic Filipino Association of America. 6
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