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SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR.
Joint Pastoral Letter
of the Archbishops and Bishops of the Fourth Plenary Council of Australia and New Zealand Held in Sydney, September, 1937 Very Rey. and Rey. Fathers and filled with joy at the rich spiri- nessed in any part oi the world dear Brethren in Jesus Christ. tual harvest reaped in the inter in connection with such assemA notable event in conMindful of the deposit of the vening years. This was evidenc- blies. was Catholic Faith of which they are ed not only in the greatly in nection with the Congress St. d complete the of opening the but faithful, of the chief guardians in these creased number Mother the l. Mary's Cathedra Dioceses new of growth the in Aposthe of southern lands, and tolic admonition "Take heed to and Parishes, in the multiplying Church of Australia and the crathis yourselves and to the whole flock of institutions of Christian edu- dle of the Catholic Faith in the later years Six t. Continen perin the and charity and cation has wherein the Holy Ghost Contic. Eucharis National first r in characte and shape manent the rule to Bishops you placed plact Church of God" (Acts XX. 28). which the work of the Church gress held in Australia took conthe was It e. Melbourn in d. organise been had of generally the Archbishops and Bishops citizens Catholic the of by tribution marked also was period The Zealand, New and Australia ns of under the presidency of His Ex- two events of outstanding im- to the Centenary celebratio ConThe capital. of Victorian the coming the . namely, John portance cellency the Most Rev. the by over presided was the gress of tative represen a and personal Delegate c Panico, Apostoli of r successo s illustriou as be, present Legate of His Holiness Pope Sovereign Pontiff, to Armagh of See the in Patrick and St. close a . c Delegate Pius XI., in these days, past. met Apostoli Cardinal in Plenary Council in the city of permanent link between the Holy —His Eminence Joseph d appointe specially — Sydney to legislate for the needs See and the young Church in this MacRorY . occasion the for Legate Papal as holdthe and outpost. of the Church and the Faithful far distant mulgreat a together these t I brought on time first the for ing to g accordin under their care, all parts the provisions of the Canon Law shores of an International Eu- titude of Catholics from New and wealth Common the of under which, and the peculiar conditions of charistic Congress from visitors as well as ... Zealand, Eminene His of cy in presiden the ances the time and circumst unprein united the late Bonaventure Cardinal overseas, who which we live. Cerretti. as Legate of His Holi- cedented demonstrations of faith fitwas This Fourth Council took place in Sydney in and devotion. culminating in a ness, tingly inaugurated with Solemn 1928. and was regarded magnificent Eucharistic procesMass in St. Mary's Cathedral on the year the main thoroughSeptember. as one of the most remarkable sion through Sunday, the 5th. city. the of witever fares faith of ations when the guidance of the Holy manifest Spirit was invoked on the delibGratitude to the Pioneers. erations of the Fathers, whose The hearts of the Fathers were first act on assembling was to tilled with gratitude to the great turn their minds and hearts to pioneer Bishops and Priests a-n-1 the aged and intrepid Pontiff the generous and devoted laity who had called them together whose united labours and sacrifiand to send him a cordial mesces had laid so securely the founsage of loyalty and affection—a dations on which we are now message which brought back privileged to build. Monuments from his paternal heart the Aposof their zeal and precious rememtolic blessing and words of hope brances of their faith and generand encouragement for the work osity abound everywhere, and of the Council. their names are assuredly written the Book of Life. Among in Church the of Notable Progress he most encouraging marks and - Since Last Council. signs of the growth and vitality In the 32 years that had elapsof the Church in these regions is ed since the holding of the last seminarthe development of Plenary Council vast changes religious Of increase ies, and the With one exhad taken place. and priestly vocations among the ception—that of the venerable May such voca native-horn. Sydney—the of Archbishop only as an aid not , tions multiply Fathers of that Council had been to the expansion of the Itingdom called to their eternal reward. - f Christ within our own shores, and only a few of the priests who Y THE APOShut in the large mission fields HIS took part in it were still living. TOLIC DELEGATE 1)(s\ ond them. was the Legate of the Pope at the But the hearts of the assembled (Continued on Rack Cover.) Plenary Council. Archbishops and Bishops werf