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No. 3397.
PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1969.
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(Registered at the O.P.O.. Perth or transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
Price 8c.
Today's degr ding sin "THE SACRILEGE OF HUNGER" has been called the sin of the twentieth century by Bishop Francisco da Mato Mourisca, O.F.M. Cap., of Portuguese West Africa. B ishop Mourisca said that two-thirds of mankind are hungry because of ignorance, lack of effective action, and the ambition of men. This hunger, he said, shortens l ives, stifles enterprise, increases the death rate and causes revolution. The bishop said the declared that emigration community as a whole. is "a personal right He said this can be acway to end such evils is founded on the right to complished by free assisto abolish war and pro- live and on the fact that tance and encouraging; mote peace. The cost of the goods of the earth production and investare created for every ment for the use of all war, he said, is a prin- man." society. cipal economic ill of the "And it is a duty of the "No one has the right t imes. He declared that State," he said, "not to to excessive luxuries the armaments of the prevent emigration or when others lack the immigration unless for necessities of life," the United States, the Soviet racial or political neces- bishop said. "Thus, the Union and Britain alone sities. It is now a world State can take over proin 1954 cost the equiva- need because of the fact perty when it is not fully lent of $35 a month for t hat certain regions are used and thus harming overpopulated and others the common good." two thousand million underpopulated." Declaring that 400 milpeople throughout the To overcome world lion young people year. hunger, Bishop Mourisca throughout the world go "Production of food stuffs must be increas ed," the bishop said, "and fortunately, there are technical means for ma14-ing the land produce more. Of the arable land in the world 90 per cent is not producing anything." He also urged better distribution of goods and wealth, adding that ideas on the relations of Capital, work and production must be radical ly altered. He cited Pope John XXIII's encyclical, "Mater et •Magistra." as recommending the socia lisation of industry.
said, employers should fulfil their social functions by benefiting not only individuals but the
to bed hungry every night, the bishop asked, "What if these were your children?"
NEW TOTAL
During his visit to Perth for the Seminar on Catering held at St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Bro. Michael Davidson, SAC., National Director of the Food Res?.arch Centre, Melbourne, found time to call to the Convent of Mercy, Victoria Square, to see that everything was in order in the kitchen. Here he is pictured With Sister Germaine and the Superior, Rev. Mother M. Attracta.
CHANGES IN CALENDAR
PROJECT COMPASSION $350.68; Maida Vale ($10. for 1969 is now into its 74); Medina, $100; Mosman Park ($21); Palmyra final fortnight, and all $113; Queens Park $143; POPE PAUL VI has approved a new ferred from the last Sun- added for North Ameriday of October to the ca. St. Columbanus and returns should be in by Riverton ($15.80); Rivervale, $168; South Perth. liturgical calendar and the reorgani- last Sunday of the St. Ansgar will receive the end of the month. $338.71; West Perth ($41. Church's year to give special veneration in The emphasis to the finai Northern Europe. Willagee $97.04: nisation of the liturgical year. Contributions were re- 67); A principle of optional ceived this week from: Boulder, $103.50; Pin. C alendar will come into force on Janu- goal and consummation jarra, $5; Toodyay, $22. of earthly striving for all celebration of many of Applecross, $350; Ar- 20; Joondanna, $144, ary 1, 1970. mankind. the saints at present inmadale, $52.65; Carlisle making a total of $3,169. The most significant scribed in the Calendar The rearrangement is The general organisa($5); Claremont ($5); 27 for the week. feature of the changes is has been applied rigidly. tion of the liturgical as follows: Como. $224.70; Dianella, the unity between the The decree promulgatEMIGRATION Brackets denote sectone year does not undergo Advent takes on a $257: East Fremantle, ond or subsequent con- radical changes; rather, of joyous expectatiion of Scripture readings and ing the changes points $144.75; Fremantle, $190; A RIGHT the various seasons. The out that certain feasts the various seasons are the twofold coming of Highgate Hill ($40); Ka- tributions. biblical readings assign- are an expression of the The bishop also touch- lamunda, $200; KensingThis year's total now placed in greater evi- Christ; his final advent, to each season as well as continual flow of holied upon emigration. He ton ($25.83); Leederville, stands are $16,042.60. of corning and the dence. the prayers of the Mass ness and that they have Christmas. have special relevance to a popular traditional culChristmastide ends on the spirit of each season. tus, but no longer are the Sunday after the Epi- In Advent the readings they imposed for comof the The feast phany. are from Isaiah, while memoration by the Holy Name of Jesus has the Acts of the Apostles whole Church. These inbeen suppressed while and the Gospel of St. clude St. George, St. His Naming will be comJohn provide the scrip- Nicholas and St. Chrismemorated on the first tural instruction during topher. day of the New Year, Eastertide. In general, the numwhich becomes the liturgical ber of saints inscribed in The new "Solemnity of the Holy The Calendar has been re- t he Calendar has been Mother of God." d feast of the Holy Family vised to commemorate iminished, because feasts have been supis transferred to the Sun- the day of death of a pressed for historical particular Saint as his day within the Octave of reasons, or left for local Christmas; and the Bap- feast day. It excludes c tism of Christ has been those saints who histori- elebration, or given optional commemoration. are o'ocal dimensions specially singled out for At the same time a more observance on the Sun- scure, and aims at prouniversal representation viding accurate historiEpiphany. the day after cal information regard- of feasts has resulted in The period of Septuaorder to correspond beting each saint. gesima is suppressed. ter to the present growth The Calendar is to be and the three weeks and extension of the an expression of the uniwhich formerly constiChurch. tuted it become "weeks versaliity of the Church and holiness both in time during the year." and srAce. Besides the C ZECHOSLOVAK Passiontide is also supmany saints of early B ISHOP DIES pressed in so far as its times and those who Bishop Ambroz Lazik, name is concerned, in lived in the Mediter- who headed the Apostoorder to preserve even ranean area, more re- lic Administration of the external integrity of cent saints such as`St Trnava, Lent. Its special elements Czechosolayakia, Martin de Porres have died on April 20. are preserved both in been included. Bishop Lazik was one the Mass and in the DiProminence is given to of the few Czechoslovavine Office. Eastertide will last for pPograohical location kian bishops who was 50 days, ending and cul- of saints. The Martyrs of not arrested and barred minating with Pentecost. Nagasaki are introduced from the exercise of his The Octave of Easter has for the Far East. while office after the commuTcht_is Picture of the abolished, but the the Martyrs of Uganda nist takover of the counCatholic been the Aboriginal what the witness of Debutantes at Ca tholic Ball is public i.n.urch is doing in Western Australia to promote in tegration into the present structure of Australian days from the Ascension receive special venera- try. Ite• The Catholic Ball was held at the Embassy BaIlroom last Monday evening when the debutantes were to Pentecost are empha- tion in Central and Soup Bishop Laznik attendroesented to His sised as the period of thern Africa. Oceania is ed all sessions of the Grace the Archbishop. From left to right, sitting: John Eaton, Crawley; Judy Lyons, ubleview; and Leslie Brown, Rossmoyne; stand ing: Janine Brooks, Doubleview; Co expectation of the Holy represented on the new Second Vatican Council Craig Tolmey, f mo; Valerie Calendar by St. Pierr‘, and also the InternationThorne Elaine Williams, Gabriel Willaway, Alex Dia, Gilbert Cox and Ruth Martin, all Spirit. R"I The Feast of Christ Chanel, while the North al Eucharistic Congress ' Fathers are in charge of the Mission Centre at Rossmoyne for Aboriginal People• nloYne. The Pallottine the King has been trans- American Martyrs are in Bombay in 1964.
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