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No. 2004. PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1976
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The Pave praises Dr. Goody
The following letter from Pope Paul to Archbishop Goody was read at the official Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral to mark the archbishop's 25 years' episcopate.
TO OUR ESTEEMED BROTHER, LAUNCELOT JOHN GOODY, ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH. You are coming to the happy completion of twentyfive years as a Bishop. The occasion will surely recall clearly to your mind the willingness and joy with which you first accepted the heavy responsibilities attached to the high office of teaching, guiding and sanctifying the People of God. We are eager to join you in commemorating and celebrating your jubilee. In the first place we must give thanks to God for the great favour He has conferred on you. We wish also to offer you publicly our • congratulations and warmest good wishes for the future. • Although we are far away, we have followed with close interest and personal approval your fine work. You have shown daily care for your sacred duties and • great initiative in seeing to the many needs of the v arious groups of faithful entrusted to your care. We have not forgotten how, after your three years as , Auxiliary to the Archbishop of Perth, you were judged worthy to be appointed the first Bishop of Sunbury, when that diocese was initially set up.
In widely-scattered parishes
We know well that you had many difficult obstacles to meet and overcome in caring for the widely-scattered parishes of such a large area, in firmly establishing the works of the apostolate and of the Catholic faith in that newly-formed church community. Finally, when in the year 1968 the Church in Perth was without an Archbishop, we turned to you, esteemed Brother, because we knew you to be a diligent and concerned pastor, generously self-giving, most devoted to your people. You have shown unwearied energy, backed by sound learning, and spiritual zeal, in your efforts to see t hat the decrees of the Second Vatican Council produced their effect, and you have given clear evidence of your loyalty to this Apostolic See. For these and many other reasons, we open our heart in gratitude to you, esteemed Brother. We beg the Holy Spirit to give you strong guidance and tranquility of heart.
"Guard the truth of the Gospel
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Jubilee •of episcopat
This week the Archdiocese of Perth, visitors from Bunbury and bishop repreAlthough a willing runner needs no spur, we exhort You to continue to fulfil with care your office of sentatives from many parts of Australia have assembled on several occasions to Bishop. Guard the truth of the Gospel and be whole- honour the 25 years that Archbishop Goody has served as a bishop in the Church. heartedly diligent in promoting it. Before concluding this letter of ours, we urge you to The celebration anticipates by a fortnight the Feast of All Saints, November 1, Ponder on these forceful words and maxims of St. Ambrose concerning Christ's Church: "Hold firm the vii-ien 25 years ago Dr. L. J. Goody was consecrated Titular Bishop of Abydos and r udder of the faith, so that the fierce storms of our first auxiliary bishop to serve in Perth. times may not upset you. Yes; the seas are strong and vast, but have no fear, for He gives firmness Commitments at the Vatican Secretariat for. the Promotion :of Christian Unity against the seas and strength against the waters." A ll require Archbishop Goody to be overseas on the actual date of his consecration, ( S. Ambros. Ep. 2.1). Lastly, esteemed Brother, as a loving token of God's now referred to as episcopal ordination. blessing and of our own personal affectionate regard, The celebration of episcopal jubilee is a not infrequent event- in the Church and . We impart the Apostolic Blessing first of all to you as you celebrate this solemn jubilee, then to your the Australian memory is of the half centuries of episcopacy of Archbishop Duhig Auxiliary Bishops, the priests, religious and all the and Mannix. f aithful of your diocese. Given at the Vatican, 30th September, 1976, the The late Archbishop Prendiville served the Archdiocese of Perth as a bishop f ourteenth year of our Pontificate. PAUL VI. f rom 1933 till his death in 1968, but, Archbishop Goody explained this week, his not publicly observed because of h:s retiring disposition. (• SEE ALSO PAGES 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) j ubi!ec
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