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PERTH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1972.
"Peace is a duty" says Pope Paul
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Peace is possible, if it is truly willed; and if peace is possible it is a duty, says Pope Paul in his two complementary affirmations that mark his peace message for the World Day of Prayer for Peace (January 1). In the year 1973 we balance and from a cer- our memories the seventh raise our voice to speak tain regulation of rival beatitude of the Sermon to you again of Peace. interests, and nothing on the Mount: "Happy the peacemakers: they Do not more? Yes, of Peace! Here on the contrary shall be called the sons refuse to listen to us even though Peace is a is our message, your mes- of God;" absorbed in a theme about which you sage too, men of good hope that does not demay be fully informed. will, the message of all ceive, we hear the Christof It is a voice that is mankind; peace is pos- mas proclamation It must be pos- peace for men of good weak but yet strong, like sible! will. the voice of a prophet of sible! For we posses the secPeace is above all a the Word standing over state of mind. Peace has ret and unfailing fount us and filling us. Our message is as at last penetrated as a of peace, which is "Christ simple as an axiom: logical human need into our peace." many Let us make peace posof the minds peace is possible! Peace is already estab- people, and especially of sible by preaching friendship and practising love lished, we are told. We the young. still must grieve for the It must be possible, of neighbour, justice and forgiveness; numberless victims of they say, to live without Christian war whose blood has hating and without kill- where peace has been stained this century more ing. A new and universal cast out let us open the gaining door to it through honis pedagogy than all centuries past. ascendancy — that of est negotiations brought And peace? to a sincere and positive Yes, peace! Peace, it is peace. The duty of peace in- conclusion; let us not said, can survive equally sacrifice in and to some extent volves discovering what refuse any exist side by side with moral forces are neces- which, without offending the most unfavourable sary for resolving posit- the dignity of any generconditions of the world. ively the problem of ous person, will make more quicker, It is certainly true that peace. It is necessary to peace many things can prosper have the courage of heartfelt and more lastpeacefully even in pre- peace. Courage of high- ing. carious and unjust situa- est quality: not that of tions. But, say the oppor- brute force, but that of ON INSIDE PAGES We repeat: every tunists, the only possible kind of peace is this: a man is my brother; there Calendar 4 compromise, a fragile cannot be peace without Classified advts. 10 and partial settlement. a new justice. 4 Editorial To you in the Catholic Eucharistic Congress 11 Men, they say, are incapable of a better sort of communion, and to all Irish Priests 2 united with us in the New Dean peace. 3 And so, at the end of Christian faith, we ex- Schools 6, 7 the twentieth century, tend once more the in- Sport 19 will mankind have to be vitation to reflect upon content with a peace de- the possibility of peace. We bear engraved upon riving from a diplomatic
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o This Nativity Scene presented by the children of Kununurra complements the cover picture of the Christmas number of The Record. Further, it reminds us that the birth of Christ is a timeless truth that will appeal to all mankind throughout its history. This new generation of Australians at Kununurra have brought this truth and its meaning into their own lives, giving their own answer to the question of where the Three Wise Men came from to pay homage to the Christ child on the day of Epiphany.
Rome still firm on a People who from n Holde Buy Second Communion KEVIN JAMES
WASHINGTON.—Communion normally is to be received only once a day without special dispensation in each case, according to a Vatican directive released here.
In a letter distributed being only that of dis- • In last week's issue t o all U.S. bishops, the pensing in a particular of The Record it was reApostolic Delegate in case from the observ- ported that a recent the United States, Arch- ance of a general law of meeting of the Perth bishop Luigi Raimondi, the Church," said the Senate of Priests had relayed a statement by congregation, which con- been informed of a rethe Vatican Congregation tinued: "The cited docu- ply from Rome to the for the Discipline of the ments . . . cannot legiti- Australian Conference of to Bishops rejecting their mately be adduced Sacraments. justify permitting the application for CommunanswerThe statement faithful to receive Holy ion to be received twice ed the question "whethCommunion more tha,.a on the one day on days permit can bishops er than Christmas other once a day." the reception of Holy and Easter. ComMunion more than Sonle genc) a5 dispen once a day." In reply to a question rations have cn s;-;ao.c, The Vatican congrega- for the- whole Church, on the matter Archbishop tion's reply said the sucii as pr.5: mission to Goody has made the questioli arose from an r eceive Communion clarification, that, in his interpretation of the Vat- twice on Saturctay if the judgment, and in view ican Council II decree second time is at an of the information in the fulfilling report above, a person oa the pastoral office evening Mass of bishops and a subse- the Sunday obligation, may receive Holy Comquent papal letter on the and permission to receive munion if he attends a powers of bishops. Communion at both a Saturday Vigil Mass and The papal letter "clear- midnight and a daytfme o dr ain if he chooses to ly defines the Dower Mass at Christmas and attend another Mass on the following day. granted to bishops as Easter.
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