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No. 3287. PERTH, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1967.
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SPECIAL PRAYER DAY FOR WORLD-WIDE VOCATIONS' NEED
POPE PAUL VI has issued a fervent exhortation to "the entire Church" to observe Sunday, April 9, as World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
In a letter to the faithful, the Pontiff said: "We ask all, yes, all of you members of the holy Church of God, to welcome our invitation and to do at least one thing—do what Christ Himself commanded: 'Pray . . . the Lord of harvest that He send forth labourers into the harvest.'" THE Holy Father said cance in the "doubly them; the Gospel will be special vocation," where spread in proportion' to while there are still one gives his life "to the the number, activity vocations in the Church one and highest love. and sanctity of the ministers, called and consein our century, his heart the love of God." crated to the most substill is not free from lime, the most indispensable service — that of anxiety. "There are too salvation." many empty places in Church He said the Pope Paul VI, announcing April 9 as World Day of Prayer for Vocations, asks parents and pastors whether the framework of the Pope Paul said the cannot be indifferent or "Church does not send they are watchful for the signs of a religious vocatio, among those entrusted to their care. Here the Church the that ervices s negligent where the forth paid mercenaries," shepherd talks with some of his worldwide flock, fo - whose future he is always concerned. has need of," he ob- matter of vocations is nor does she organise -a "But where are the life — men and women' concerned, and recalled network of professional served. the admonition of the p ro pa gandists." The chosen ones?" the Holy his "affectionate greetThe Pope said he Second Vatican Council Church forth Father asked. "Where ing." sends wished to reach the to bishops in this re- volunteers, , he "May all seminarians, said, are the ones who are doorways of Christian spect "men who are free„" and called? Which are they may all students with "Each vocation to- men "who surely are and how many are adult vocations, may all families and ask: "Do you have any vocations wards God's worship not paid for what is re- they?" novices (men and woamong your children?" and towards service of quired by their work in men) of the religious families know that the He said he wished he the Church deserves the terms of labour, risk and Pope stands with them. could ask every pastor, most lively attention on merit." R. RENE DELE- general public on Sunprays for them, and every spiritual teacher the part of those who CLUSE. throuah day, April 9. The lecture "The Church sends "Do you know that with tears of joy and arrangements with the ! will take place at Tr if they "are watching to cultivate, or who watch forth followers of Christ discover the signs of a over, the garden of who give their all to Christ needs you? Do hope, blesses all and Catholic Social Aposto - nity College at 2.30 p.m. you know that His call each in the name of late, will speak to the divine calling among the souls." he declared. Mr. Delecluse was Him," he continued. persons entrusted to Vocations are the hope "The Church sends forth is for the strong; that it Christ Whom they go to formerly national presiyour care?" of the Church, the Holy young men filled with is for those who rebel meet." dent of the Y.C.W. in against mediocrity and Father said. France and is now adBut the Holy Father Noting that the word ardent fervour and imaviser to the adult lay "vocation" actually ap"The Church, such as gination, who have had the cowardice of a com- observed that "at times. apostolate in Singapore plies to all humanity Christ wanted it to be. an insight into the high- fortable and insignifi- this or that community and Malaysia. "called to Christian sal- does not live without est definition of life—an cant life; that it is for of the faithful appears Last year he orgavation," he said it ac- ministers," he reminded. undertaking of divine those who maintain an too indifferent to the understanding of the problem of recruitment nised a lay seminar in quires its full signifi- "Evangelisation requires love." Gospel and feel the duty and formation of the Singapore on "The to regenerate the eccle- clergy for our hearts to Church In The Service siastical life with their be placated." Of The Community." own personal contribuHE president of the Not content with talktion and by bearing the Rallying the "entire Central Committee ing, he worked with a cross?" Church" to prayer for of German Catholics team of priests in one Pope Paul said he vocations. the Holy Fa- said in Munich he will parish to set up 75 apowanted to "thank and ther that not resign despite recent stolic cells. In another reminded encourage" the superiors "prayer is an essential public controversy over parish he helped set up and teachers of semina- part of this divine his Nazi affiliations in 43 cells. ries and to tell them of 'economy,'" and that "it the 1930's and 1940's. Mr. Delecluse has tried the meritorious work is precisely to prayer Prince Karl Lowen- to bring about the conthey are doing. He also that the 'Day' invites stein, in an interview crete application of the sent "to all those who the clergy and faithfui over Radio Bavaria, his Council to one country. are called to the priest.. throughout the world— first since he was ac- His ideas can be helpful hood and to the religious to prayer for vocations." cused of pro-Nazi actiyi- to the people of Perth, ties during the Hitler who recently finished a regime, said that a seminar on "The Nature change in the presidency Of The Church" and of the central committee "The Church In The is not the paramount is- Modern World." Admission to Mr. Desue now. Principal on jectives, he said. are lecluse's lecture is free. Tapes made of the rechanges to be made in the organisation of the cent seminar have been laity, such as establish- made and they are availIR ARNOLD LUNN, a morals are under an at- ment of parish commit- able for loan to responC atholic lecturer and tack planned by propo- tees and lay councils. sible country and subauthor, has described nents of the new moralPrince Lowenstein, a urban groups. Applicaity. However, they say, member of the Church's tions should be made to the ecumenical movement as "a waste of "there is no reason for newly created Council the Seminar Committee., time" in new chapters despair. The advance of on the Laity, was ac- 77 St. George's Terrace, released for addition to atheism can be reversed cused by Leo Walter SCHEDULE a book he wrote three and the decline of Chris- man, religious editor of years ago with Anglican tianity can be arrested. West German Radio, of Mr. Delecluse's eightGarth Lean. "A great Christian re- having written an anti- day visit, commencing vival is not only possible Semitic letter and hav- on April 4, will include According to the aubut probable, provided ing been engaged in pro a meeting with the thors' views, ecumenism that Christians in Nazi activities. executive of the Cathois a lost cause due to the HE first Australians of the two Novices. The accusations stirred lic Social Apostolate, a view. Brother Melvin reluctance of different general recover their morale and that all a widespread contro- lecture to Christian Broto receive the habit Pictured are the two attended St. Philip's. churches to surrender of the Order of the Ser- Brothers. Left, Brother versy and brought de- thers and Y.C.S. memBrother Kevin will their own prerogatives. Christians co-operate. "We are far less dis- mands for his resigna- bers, the Newman Sovites of Mary did so last Kevin Thompson, son of end his novitiate as a But the two nevertheSunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomp- professed Brother of the less insist that churches turbed„" Lunn and Lean tion as head of the Ger- ciety on Wednesday son, of Innaloo. His sec- Order. Brother Terry work ,together add, "by the agnostics man Catholic organisa- evening, Y.C.W. chapThe ceremony of re- ondary educaton was will go on for Holy should. for the common good of than by the Christians tion. The prince apolo- lains and clergy at the who defend the new gised for the anti-Semi- Redemptorist Monastery ception was held at St. completed at the Chris- Orders to become a Ser- Christianity. morality, and produce a tic letter. His defenders at 3 p.m. on Friday, Regional High tian Brothers, College, vite Father, School chapel in the pre- Leederville. With him is Father L. Mackle, actLunn and Lean in travesty of Christianity said his so-called pro- April 7, and the Y.C.W. sence of the community Brother Terry Melvin, ing regional superior re- their book, "The New which the Apostles Nazi activities were in the evening. On Satof Servite Fathers and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. ceived the two Brothers Morality," believe that would have rejected forced upon him by cir- urday he will talk to Brothers and with horror." faith cumstances at the time. nuns and Y.C.S. leaders. Christian and relatives N. Melvin, of Double- after Mass.
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