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'AUDIT -BUREAU OFCIRCULATIONS
No. 3638. PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973
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Religion in govt. schools The Archcliocesan Pastoral Council is to look at the question of religious education in State schools. Its education commit- sulted by the minister or tee has been asked to in- the committee. vestigate the problem The committee which and make a statement of was set up late last year its attitudes on the best has not yet made any way of giving instruction recommendations or proin schools. posals. At the all-day meeting The letter from the of the council at St. Hamilton Hill parish Charles' Seminary, Guild- council expressed grave ford, last weekend, dele- concern that General Regates discussed the issue. ligious Instruction might The council had written be introduced into State to Father James Nestor, schools. Director of Catholic EduAt present both G.R.I. cation, after a letter had and SRI. or Special Rebeen received from the ligious Instruction, are Hamilton Hill parish provided for by statute. council. G.R.I. or interdenomin• The Santa Maria College Choir, pictured above, and the stuNestor had ational instruction by Father dent body sang the Solemn Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral last Sunday as been asked for clarifica- teachers of the Educathe first group in the new programme to invite outside choirs to. tion over some points re- tion Department is minlating to the current imal in primary schools. contribute music to the cathedral from time to time. They sang a variety7 inquiry into religious Most instruction at the of modern hymns and traditional Gregorian chant. in State level is given as S.R.I. on education schools. a denominational basis Father Nestor wrote by catechists and clergythat a meeting had been men. held in 1972 to discuss In high schools, some the situation. This had churches have opted out been attended by head of of S.R.I. after first year. churches and senior of- A number of interdenomficers of the State Educa- inational seminars are tion Department. offered in some schools. It was decided at the Religious education has meeting that the Minist- also been offered as an er for Education be ask- optional subject under ed to set up a select com- the achievement certifi mittee to advise him over cate in some schools for The Roman Congregation for Divine Worship is standing firm for the the matter. He under- the past few years. moment on the question of allowing more than the present four Eucharstood that heads of churches would be con- (• Continued page 3) istic Prayers in the Roman Missal to be used without express approval or
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The Congregation has The remainder of the • Priests snouid avoid also for the time advised Letter points out that a dry and monotonous against granting episcopal many celebrants are not delivery of the prayers as conferences the general using the fullness of the well as an overly subjectfaculty of either compos- variety of options that ive and emotional way of ing or approving new are already provided in speaking and acting. eucharistic prayers. the liturgical norms. • A sacred Other points made are: silence The directives are conmust be observed at the • The priest can in- proper times. tained in the latest Letter from the Congregation to troduce the eucharistic Archbishop Annibale presidents of national prayer, suggesting reasepiscopal conferences; ons why the community Bugnini, secretary of the Vatican Congregation for the full text is published ought to give thanks. on page 8. • Prayers of intercess- Divine Worship, commenting on the text, said: Pointing to the fact ion should give a clearer d that various authors have efinition of the purpose "Numberless versions published eucharistic of each celebration. of arbitrary eucharistic prayers and that these • Variations already prayers have multiplied have been used in private exist in the Mass to fost- over the years. celebrations of the Mass, er devotion and attenthe Congregation said tiveness; episcopal con- ( • Continued page 9) that a pastoral love of ferences and local bishunity made it reserve to ops may apply to introitself the right of regulat- duce similar local variaON INSIDE PAGES ing eucharistic prayers. tions. Calendar 4 However, it said, the • Priests should make 6 Holy See will not refuse more use of opportunit- Children's World to consider legitimate re- ies for admonitions; the Classified Advertising quests from episcopal homily must take a total 10 conferences for new view of the celebration Letters 11 eucharistic prayers to be as well as the ability of News In Pars 4 introduced for particular 1he people to understand Sport 12 needs. TV, Radio
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