4,7tr,„.. No. 3328. PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 1, 1968.
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Pope Paul Asserts Benedictine Priest Renewal Of Church's Is Guest Speaker Mission In Our Time Dependent On Laity POPE PAUL VI has asserted that the Church is depending upon the laity to bring about the renewal of her mission in our time. Speaking at o general audience early in the New Year, the Pope recalled the attention the Second Vatican Council paid to "the definition and the function of the laity in the midst of the people of God." This, he said, "is a sign that we are all obliged to pay particular attention to this subject." continued: "The of the awareness and of is materially distant to HEChurch of the Coun- the efficency of her mis- us, but spiritually very
Price Sc. American BenedicAN tine priest who is
regarded as a leading advocate of closer unity between Christian Churches, and. one 01 the Church's foremost scholars on liturgy, is currently visiting Melbourne. He is Dr. Godfrey D iekm an, from St. John's University and Seminary.. Minnesota. who will be featured guest speaker at the National Liturgical Convention to be held in the Exhibition Buildirigs. Melbourne, from January 21 to 27. Dr. Diekman is editor of the world's leading liturgical magazine, "Worship,- a university lecturer, adviser to the Vatican on Liturgy, and a forthright public speaker who has addressed large audiences in almost every country. Thousands of people from throughout Australia are expected to take part in the convention, which will be the largest of its kind ever held in Australia. Cardinal Gilroy, the leading prelate of th:: Catholic Church in Australia. will attend the opening session on January 21. and on January 25 the Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne. Dr. Frank Woods, and the Master of Ormond College. the Rev. Dr. J. D. McCaughey, will join Archbishop Knox on the platform. An estimated congregation of 1,500 priests, Religious and laity are expected to attend each
cil, in its teaching on sion in our time, declar- near. You know well the laity, did not merely ing openly that 'modern that we are alluding tol expound a teaching that conditions demand that Vietnam. And while, ! merited being put in a their apostolate be thor- from the dispassionate better light. She did not oughly broadened and analysis of the civil inmerely make a synthe- intensified.'" terests in question and sis of ideas and of facts of the honour of the which for more than a conflicting parties. it century have interested seems to us that the At the same audience. way of peace, even Catholic life in the lay DR. GODFREY DIEKMAN order and has reached the Pope expressed his though complex and rather authoritative and anxiety over Vietnam. gradual, is still open I Speaking on the van - and possible, behold positive conclusions. She has demonstrated ; ous dangerous and ex- new terrible obstacles that she puts her confi- I plosive conditions in the arise to complicate, dence precisely in the • world today, the Pope with new problems and apostolate of the lay said: "Peace does not new threats, this intrifaithful for the renewal !exist in a region which cate question, increasing dangers, rancours, ruins, tears and victims." The Pope continued on the same topic, saying: "We would wish to ward off the tremendous disaster of a spreading war, an endless war. We REPORT in the earlier public statedare to exhort the American magazine ments. powers involved in the Newsweek, that the preThe report of a lack ARCHBISHOP CAHILL of Canberra- conflict to attempt every Christmas meeting of of cordial meeting conmeans that could lead to Pope Paul VI and flicts with the fact that Goulburn, Secretary of the Episcopal an honourable solution United States President of the sorrowful dis- Lyndon B. Johnson was the Pope gave President Liturgical Commission, has, in reply pute. The same entreaty not cordial is without and Mrs. Johnson a 15th - century painting The importance of Matriculation we place before inter- foundation. to a query from the Catholic Press of the Nativity and gave national bodies which governs your future. Association concerning the introduc- might be able to inter- That President John- other special gifts to son and the Pope would the members the of PreAnd again today tion of the Canon in English into vene. we beg the parties in have different views on sident's family. The opportunity for a second the continued bombing Australia, suggested in a letter to the conflict to establish a of One comment on the North Vietnam chance will not come again. s and lasting truce , supposed lack of corpresident that the following might inincere the civil struggle should not come as a diality in the meeting surprise to anyone who be published in the Catholic Press of which is so grave and has followed their state- was that it was a piece Y ou will definitely need assistmerciless. "of fantasy and imagiments to the world. The ustralia A immediately: ance to pass these Sups. "Is it not perhaps de- Pope has frequently de- nation." sirable by all and is it plored, explicitly and Some English-speaking countries have inperhaps possible in a implicitly, the troduced the Canon of the Mass in English U.S. practical way that fair bombing while Presiand , pending the approval by the Holy See negotiations might re- dent Johnson has deof a definitive English text, are using as a establish peace between fended it as necessary provisional text that prepared by the Interthe inhabitants of that to support United States Offers you the Best Specialised national Committee for English in the Litbeloved and noble coun- efforts in the Vietnam urgy. Coaching available. try, guaranteeing their war. As that text is being further revised and a independence and libThe Pope and the Predefinitive text could be ready in a few erty? We think so. We sident talked for more Safeguard your future career by through hop e months, the Australian Bishops have preso, hoping against than an hour on Decemon his decisioin to hope." ferred to await the definitive text. As soon contacting— ber 23. While some bring diocesan Ordias a definitive English text is approved by The Pope recited his views exchanged did prayer for peace to- not, and perhaps could naries into the Church's the Holy See, the Australian Bishops will central administration. gether with the thou- not, coincide, neverthe- Pope adopt it in Australia. Paul VI has now sands in the basilica and less, the tone of the named The Bishops have granted approval for seven bishops to ended the ceremony meeting was not markTel. the use of the provisional English text for the Congregation for w ith hopes for "peace in ed by any lack of cor- Religious the Canon of the Mass in the official and Secular Masses the world, in the name diality. The Pope's Institutes. He also namof the National Liturgical Convention to be of the Lord" in 11 lan- views on bombing had ed three held in Melbourne this month, but superiors genonly on guages, including Viet- already been made clear eral that occasion, and only for those of Masses. namese, Russian and in his Christmas talk to to the Religious OrderF I for prompt, immediate attention. same curial conChinese. the cardinals and in gregation.
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