Show News From St. Helen's i Catholic Church jj By j Father The St. Helen's Altar Society met on Monday evening at the Plans were made for the decoration of the social New drapes are being prepared by the ladies to replace the antiques now hanging in the They have been in use for the past twenty years from the time the Fathers who used the front hall of the Rectory for Mass for many Tuesday evening saw the Cath olic Youth Organization of Saint Helen's parish busy at work planning activities for the month of A successful social was held Saturday at the home of and Fruge in Fort Besides square dancing and other the sixteen bers enjoyed Those attending were Pam and Gordon Alfred Floyd and Roland Diane Sonja Lea Rex LaFern Cecil Margaret and Albert Donella Roberta Burns and Madeline Dun The Fourteenth of this month is Valentine's It is a time of but did you ever give an after-thought to the Saint after whom the day was Valentine was a Roman Catholic Priest and a physician In the city of Rome in the Third A. D The prefect of Rome imprisoned Valentine because he was a He promised Valentine freedom if he would relinquish his The Saint turned down all of his Consequently in the A. D. the prefect of Rome ordered Valentine first to be beaten with and then It is said that the custom of exchanging love letters on Saint Valentine's day dates back to the Middle Ages the It stemmed from a pop I ular that birds chose their mates on February Young lovers wrote letters to their sweethearts on that proposing If successful the couple thereafter referred to each other as When you are walking through the stores this February looking at the lace and ribbon in an effort to find suitable sentiments for your children to give to the names they draw for the Valentine box at give a thought to the valiant man in whose honor this day of fun and nonsense is He was a man who couldn't be frightened and who couldn't be Saint is the Patron Saint of those suffering from and in many ways he is a forgotten The Holy Sacrifice of the is said in his honor in all Catholic Churches of the world on Red Vestments are used by the priests This is used because it is a symbol of love and of He shed his blood for Jesus Christ Christ honors him by raising him to the altars of Sanctity The office in convents and monasteries on his feast is recited in his honor All of the lessons and prayers are directed in some way to Almighty God on the feast of one of his greatest One of the catacombs in Rome is dedicated to The prayer said in his honor is as we beseech O. that who keep the birthday day of birth by entrance into of blessed Thy Priest and may by His Holy Intercession be delivered from all the ills that threaten through Jesus Christ Our Bishop Duane G D is |