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"Be indefatigable in your purpose and with undaunted spirit resist iniquity and try to conquer evil with good, having before your eyes the reward of those who combat for Christ." -BISHOP MATTHEW GIBNEY 1874
THE PARISH. THE NATION. THE WORLD. Western Australia's award-winning Catholic newspaper since 1874 - Wednesday, October 7 2009
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All set for Jeanne Jugan canonisation Little Sisters of the Poor here in Perth and around the world are looking forward to the October 11 canonisation of their founder
Cardinal John Foley, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, greets newly invested Ecclesiastical Knights, Fr Don Kettle (left) and Fr Charle -. Waddell (right). The priests were two of five men who were made Knights in a ceremony that included the investing of two new Ladies of the Holy PHOTO antitirt Hu. Sepulchre. Fr Joseph Walsh (second right), Parish Priest of St Joseph's Subiaco where the investiture Mass took place, looks on.
Blessed Jeanne Jugan is depicted with an elderly man and woman in this icon by George Pinecross. Blessed Jeanne, the French founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, will be proclaimed a saint on October 1 1 at the Vatican. The ministry of the Little Sisters centres on caring for the elderly poor in homes in 32 countries.
More knights for the 'I. I An ancient Order to help the Church in the Holy Land welcomes new Knights and Ladies in Perth
PHOTO CNS/COURT LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
BY NANCY WIECHEC Catholic News Service BLESSED Jeanne Jugan isn't exactly a household name. Yet those who live on Harewood Road in northeast Washington know well the story of the soon-to-be saint. "She took one lady, put her on her shoulder, took her home and gave her her own bed," said Mary Nathan, 77, who has lived for nine years at the Jeanne Jugan Residence Please turn to page10
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n Order that traces its origins to the leader of the first crusade received new Knights and Ladies on September 27 at St Joseph's Parish in Subiaco, committing themselves to supporting the ongoing presence of Christianity and Christians in the Holy
tan". The Order of the Holy *pulchre, so named after the church in Jerusalem built over the Tomb of Christ, welcomed their Grand Master, American Cardinal John Foley, to Perth to preside over the Mass of investiture into the order. The Cardinal was hosted by the local Knight Grand Officer Lieutenant, Robert Peters and his wife, Lady Grand Officer, Dr Molly Peters in what was his first visit to Australia as Grand Master of the Order, having been formally invited to the Archdiocese by Archbishop Barry Hickey, a Grand Prior of the Order. Pauline Egan and Dolores Williamson were welcomed as Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre with Peter Foale, Charles Johnston and Hugh Clement being dubbed Please turn to page 6
Caritas deals with three crises at once A child sits in the mud in Montalban Rizal, west of Manila, Philippines, on October 2. The Philippines declared a nationwide state of calamity following Typhoon Ketsana and its heavy rains. PHOTO CNS PHOTO/101-4N ' AVFL, ANa PFL —Fc',
Aid organisation launches Crisis Asia Pacific Appeal, pledging $250,000 but calling for more donations
CARITAS Australia has pledged $250,000 in its initial response to communities in crisis throughout the tsunami ravaged islands of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the typhoon stricken countries of the Philippines, Cambodia
and Vietnam and the earthquake damaged island of Sumatra. "People across our region are in desperate need and they need your help," said Caritas Chief Executive Officer Jack de Groot. "This initial commitment will
enable our partners to continue delivering immediate life saving assistance but we need public funds so we can really make a big difference. The needs are tremendous and further contributions to the appeal will enable Please turn to page 2