Prayers for Presiding Bishop
Diocesan Press Service. June 5, 1963 [XI-14]
Prayers for Presiding Bishop Lichtenberger, were offered earlier in May by the Council of Catholic Men of the Dallas-Fort Worth Diocese at a meeting in Dallas, Texas.
In a letter to Bishop Lichtenberger, the Catholic men's group said it was "distressed" to learn of his illness.
The letter, which was signed by Father Henry McGill, diocesan moderator of the group, said that "members of the Council promised prayers for your recovery and they propose to have Holy Mass offered for your intentions."
"We recall with gratitude," the letter continued, "the kindly reference you made about Our Most Holy Father, Pope John XXIII, on the occasion of your visit to Dallas late last year. At that time you requested the prayers of your people for his recovery; and we remember, too, the gracious observations you made after you visited him at Vatican City.
"This is indeed a heavy cross that God has permitted to come your way. We pray for you, the comfort of God's Spirit and the healing of Jesus Christ."