No. 3669. PERTH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1974
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Project Compassion: chance to share our wealth by self-denial Project Compassion is an opportunity for the Catholics of Australia to make an effort, through their self-denial, to share of Australia's wealth with their less fortunate fellow man, here and elsewhere in the world. This was said by Arch- economic problems, wars Compassion had been runbishop James W. Gleeson, and internal national up- ning. of Adelaide, chairman of heavals in various parts of "HOLY YEAR" Australian Catholic Relief, the world in the last two If we take seriously the decades. in a pre-Lenten appeal. In such a situation as spiritual approach to Lenten Archbishop Gleeson said that many people spoke that which prevails here sacrifices which is the idea about the gap between the and to a greater extent behind Project Compassion" rich and poor of the world. elsewhere, Australians to- said the archbishop "then This type of discussion day must continue to extend_ we should be unable to accould be very impersonal: their generosity in food, cept the figures as a genbut for Australians, it must medical supplies and in uine indication of our conmoney for self help projects cern and our response. not be. "For us, 1974 is a Holy Lent was the special sea- to meet human distress in Year, a time of renewal son for helping us to see many lands. and reconciliation. I trust what loving God and lovCOLLECTIONS that all Catholics will make ing neighbour really meant. God had blessed Austra- a special effort to review "We are among the rich lians generally w ith free- their use of things and to of the world," he said from hunger, with transform their sacrifices dom of standard "with a high that alleviated into gifts through Project living and we have the re- medical aids and Compassion." sources to share with the the impact of personal disease and with endemic in nations other of people CO Continued Page 7) in the working together to make art innate charity under-privileged of cause the whole world a more creed and ON INSIDE PAGES human. a more just and a people of every said. Archbishop the colour, more truly Christian place. 4 Since its inception in Calendar "Have we the Christ like love to respond to this 1965, contributions to Pro- Classified ject Compassion had rang10 Advertising challenge?" ed from $116,000 in that Education File 2 year to $533,000 collected Letters POVERTY 11 Archbishop Gleeson said in 1973. the grand total Music 8 that poverty had not been over the intervening years News in Pars 4 overcome in Australia and having been $3,653,000, he Sister Philomena we must work to overcome said. When these figures 9 Earle the needs of disadvantaged were added up the approx12 groups and individuals with- imate total of $31 million Sport 8 looked very impressive. Theatre in our own country. 9 He said that we were still But \Olen analysed, the TV, Radio confronted in 1974 with the total revealed a contribution tragic reality of the hunger of less than 20 cents per and poverty which had fol- Catholic in Australia for lowed natural catastrophies, every year that Project
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This week the St. Mary's Cathedral office staff set to the task of distributing 33,000 Project Compassion boxes throughout the archdiocese. Pictured from left are: Misses Roma Brooks and Margaret Col lopy, Mrs. Franca Bloomfield and Father P. G. J. O'Rei lly.
Archbishop's guide on First Confessions
Archbishop Goody has issued guidelines covering practical implementation of a recent Vatican decree that the Sacrament of Penance should precede the first reception of the Eucharist, in the case of children. In reply to several Communion but not ne- purified a state as posquestions addressed to cessarily immediately. In sible. him regarding the age of fact it were better that Childish faults can be Communion and there be some interval real faults for a child. first whether first Communion of time between First 3. A Communal PeniFirst and should always precede Confession tential Act (or service) it., the Archbishop has Communion lest the imcan be of very practical released the following pression be left that assistance to both young alshould Communion statement: ways be preceded by and old to arrive at real the Sacramental Confession. knowledge of faults com1. According to mitted and to achieve Decree of Pope St. Pius real sorrow for them. X on frequent CommunA person, including a ion, the Parents and the young child, should al- For young children such Spiritual Adviser should ways be given the oppor- common penitential acts them decide tunity of receiving the can have very great valbetween when a child is ready for Sacrament of Penance ue. his/her first Holy Com- before Holy Communion However, a Communal munion. — including First Com- Penitential Service is not the Sacrament of PenNaturally, the opinion munion. After proper and catechesis ance and does not substi of the child's Catholic sympathetic tute for it but is a most school teacher should be or instruction a child suitable way to prepare normally desire to will taken into account. The will receive the Sacrament of for private confession Spiritual Adviser First and absolution. before normally be the Parish Penance Communion. Holy 4. The Sacrament of Priest or the Assistant Penance is a real SacraPriest or the School One should realise that ment and gives God's Chaplain, if there is one. anyone who has reached grace to those who re2. According to the re- the age of reason apprec- ceive it properly. Consecent decree of the Con- iates the distinction be- quently it benefits everygregation of the Clergy, tween right and wrong one who so receives it the reception of the Sac- and Should therefore de- whether they are conPenance sire to aproach his First of rament First Holy Communion in as ( 0 Continued Page 4) precede should
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