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No 3402
PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1969.
Price 8c.
(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth tor transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
Sacred Pallium for Archbishop ON Sunday, June 29, the senior suffragan Bishop of the Province of Perth, Most Rev. J. Jobst, D.D., S.A.C., Bishop of B roome, will impose the Sacred Pallium in the name of His Holiness Pope Paul VI upon His Grace the Archbishop. The c eremony of imposition will take place in St. Mary's Cathedral, Perth, at 11 a.m. in the presence of all the suffragan Bishops of the Province. These are Bishop Thomas of Geraldton, The Lord Abbot of New Norcia, and Bishop McKeon of Sunbury. For the occasion Bishop Jobst will celebrate Pontifical High Mass at the faldstool, at which His Grace will preside. After the Communion of the Mass His Grace will retire to the Sacred Heart Chapel to vest in full Pontifical Vestments and proceed in procession to the Sanctuary. There the Commissary, Bishop Jobst, will greet
BISHOP RESIGNS
THE Apostolic Delegation announces that the Holy Father, acceding to the desire His by expressed Lordship the Most Rev. Ignatius Doggett, 0.F.1L, Bishop of Aitape, to be relieved, for reasons of health, from governing his diocese, has transferred him to the episcopal titular See of Menefessi. The news was announced in "L'Osservatore Romano" on June 13 and by the Apostolic Delegation in Sydney on the same day.
him, receive the oath of throughout the Western allegiance to the Holy Church ever since. Along Father and impose the the sides are six crosses Sacred Pallium. It had in which nowadays six been conferred originally jewelled pins are inserton the proxy of the ed to keep the Sacred Archbishop in Rome, Pallium in position. Monsignor Felix Cenci Rector of Propagation of P ERSONAL the Faith College. The recipients of the The Sacred Pallium is Pallium may wear it the symbol of the hullness publicly within their own of Pontifical jurisdiction diocese on certain days and is usually conferred throughout the liturgical upon metropolitans, arch- year when officiating at bishops and sometimes special Liturgical funcas a special privilege tions, such as Pentecost, Easter and ordination upon certain bishops. c eremonies. HISTORY The nature of the SacThe modern Pallium is red Pallium makes it a a circular band about personal pledge of union two inches wide, worn with the Holy See and about the neck, breast hence the recipient must and shoulders and having regard it as his own pertwo pendants, one hang- sonal property. No dioing down in front and cese may claim the privbehind. It is made from lege of the Pallium ununbleached white wool, less it has been conferred part of which is supplied on it specifically. The by two lambs presented Sacred Pallium is buried to the Holy Father on with the metropolitan. the Feast of St. Agnes All priests are invited and blessed by him. to attend this ceremony The history of the Sao:- next Sunday. Facilities red Pallium goes back to will be provided for the year 336 and it has vesting in the Cathedral been held in veneration Chapter Hall.
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After the 24th Passing Out Parade at H.M.A.S. Leeuwin last Tuesday, Sister M. Xavier of St. oJhn of God Hospital, Belmont, congratulates her nephew, Junior Recruit Chris Yeoman of Townsyille, Queensland. Nearly 200 passing out Recruits, now on their way to ships of the Fleet, were reviewed by Admiral R. I. Peek, Chief of Naval Personnel, who told the young sailors the Navy had an urgent need for many more trained adn disciplined personnel. 200 more young recruits from all parts of Australia will enter H.M.A.S. Leeuwin in early July. Catholic people in the metropolitan area who would be interested in acting as local sponsors to a young recruit should contact Father F. Lyons, Navy Chaplain at H.M.A.S. ( Navy photo) Leeuwin, Fremantle. ,41P4^4.4.1-4". 41^4.1,111,11,+#4.4.4,111..
Common Easter Proposed By Patriarch
T his is a close-up picture of the Sacred Pallium which will be imposed on His Grace the Archbishop, dpuring Solemn Pontifical High Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral next Sunday, the Feast of Saints Peter and ul• One commentator observes on the signifi:ance of the six black crosses, that they represent In( of the traditional "Seven Churches" of Rome. The missing cross signifies the fidelity and cornUnion with Rome of the "Church" of the recip'ent of the Sacred Pallium.
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PETER'S PENCE
A PENNY a household is not much these days. But in the Middle Ages, when the tradition that each householder holding land of a certain value should give a penny annually to the Holy See
arose, it represented a lot. Originally known as The Orthodox Ecu- "Romfeoh" or "Romescot." We now know it as menical Patriarch Athen"Peter's Pence." agoras I of ConstantinThe first reliable men- it was not till the middle ople has proposed that "all Christians on the tion of this revenue is of the last century that planet- celebrate Easter probably the annual gift the custom of making on the same day, namely promised by King Offa of this personal present to the second Sunday of Mercia in the year 787. the Pope revived. Not, it By the tenth century it should be recorded, due April. was recognised as a due to any Papal initiative The Patriarch's propoto be paid under pain of but to the initiative and ending sal was aimed at xcommunication, and a generosity of the people e the celebration of Easter little later it's personal themselves. By the late by Western and Eastern and family nature is re- 1860's the annual figure Christian Churches on vealed in the title "the had reached about $770, different dates. The difhearth penny," and it has 000, with a purchasing ference goes back to 1873 always remained a per- power many times that Western when the sonal gift from the indi- of a similar sum today. Church changed the Grevidual family to the Holy Last year, from the gorian Calendar and the See rather than a dona- Archdiocese alone, $5,300 Eastern Churches adtion out of the official was sent by the faithful hered to the old Julian the local to the Holy Father for income of Calendar. Church. him to use as he sees The Holy See's Press Towards the end of the fit for the benefit of the Office said it had "nothlast century, at the site Church. ing to add" to what the of a Papal palace in Vatican Council had said A "Peter's Pence" colRome, was found a hoard on this point. of 835 Anglo-Saxon silver lection will be taken up The Appendix to the pennies, all from the this year on Sunday, June Constitution on the Lit- year 947 or a little before. 29, the Feast of St. Peter urgy said: "The sacred These are probably tan- and St. Paul, the day upcouncil would not object gible evidence of the on which His Grace the if the feast of Easter generosity of the faithful Archbishop will formally receive the Sacred Palwere assigned to a parti- over a thousand years. lium. Let us pray that it cular Sunday of th e GreThe Reformation swept will be a record year for gorian Calendar, provided those whom it may Peter's Pence away, and our generosity. concern, especially those who are not in communion with the Apostolic See give their consent. Although the reckoning of Easter has not changed with the emergenci3 of the new liturgical calendar announced in these columns last month, no agreement for a fixed date of Easter seems likely for many years, especially until the general council of the Orthodox Church puts the problem on its agenda.
First Anniversary
All the suffragan Bishops of the Province will be concelebrants with His Grace the Archbishop at a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, Perth, at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28 The Mass will be offered on the first anniversary of the death of the late Archbishop Redmond Prendiville. Priests attending will be able to vest in the Cathedral chapter hall. Parking for clergy and religious will be available in the grounds of Mercedes College, Goderich Street entrance.