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VATICAN CITY: Pope John II has returned to Rome aul P a nd spent his first official day, last Sunday, in a busy round of activity. He is keeping a close watch on the Polish situation. He was in a private meeting with the new archbishop of Warsaw, Archbishop Glemp, w hen he was advised of the sudden resignation of communist party chief Stanislaw Kania and his replacement by General Jaruleski.
Principal guest at Keaney College last Sunday to Celebrate Brother Brendan Kelly's 50 years as a Christian Brother was his dog Lorly (pictured left).
Earlier the pope had a five months has been a meeting with the Polish "special grace." B rother Kel ly's Goulburn and Geelong f oreign minister Josef The pope said that, since r enowned hunting but returned to WA zyrek. wounded, underhe being C dogs have been a because the climate was A rchbishop Glemp said stands much better Pentef eature of the 40 more favourable to the the change in party leader- cost and the fullness which years he spent at St asthma from which he ship had come as a surprise the coming of the Holy Mary's Agricultural suffered. to him. Kania's resignation Spirit can bring to a perA t Tardun he was and Jaruzelski's succession son's life. College, Tardun, to engaged in farming were events "absolutely Since his ordeal of sufferwhich he was posted development and became ing "and experiencing the unforeseen," he added. i n 1933 after com- famous for the more than Archbishop Glemp said danger of losing life," the pleting his training at 100 wells which were the he wished "God's bless- pope said he has been able Strathfield. r esult of his water ings" on the new party to give stronger testimony Originally from Ruther- divining. to the truth and the love of chief. glen, 70-year-old Brother At Bindoon last Sunday When asked how the God. Kelly had been farming more than 60 brothers, change would affect rela- The pontiff thanked the for some years before including the superior tionships between Po- Holy Spirit "for this particdeciding to join the general, Brother Gabriel land's communist party ular grace which has been Christian Brothers. He M cHugh, celebrated and the Catholic Church, offered me." had two short periods at Brother Kelly's jubilee. Archbishop Glemp said: It was the coming of the 4-4,-* 7# 4%. 44-11,-* 41-11- 11. 4- * • 4111.lit* • • AO- IF* * 41, • "We hope that the dialogue spirit into their lives, the pope which said, gave will continue." "Like all Polish citizens energy to St Paul for his we (the Catholic bishops) missionary journeys and to are worried about Poland's St Peter in his preaching situation," he said. "When and pastoral apostolate. the whole people suffers, The pope said that it was the Church also suffers." also the power of the spirit which led Peter and Paul Archbishop Glemp's visit to be willing to die for their to Rome had been planned witness to the faith. several weeks before to "How many successors of celebrate the 40th anniver- Peter in this Roman see sary of the Polish Francis- have sealed with the sacrican Blessed Maximilian fice of their lives their witKolbe who died in Ausch- ness of pastoral and witz concentration camp teaching service?" during World War II, tak- He noted that it was often ing the place of the father (Continued Pg. 3) of a family destined for the gas chambers. Pope John Paul said that the cermonies for Father K olbe brought to the pontiff "a wave of memories and emotions." The pope has visited Auschwitz, the scene of Monsignor Edmund Kennedy, long-time vicar Father Kolbe's sacrifice, many times, most recently general of the archdiocese of Perth, died last during his trip to Poland in week at Subiaco aged 81. June 1979. Since 1976 he had lived in retire- the Roman Seminary belore com"The pople called Auschment at the Subiaco presbytery to ing to the archdiocese of Perth witz the "Golgotha of which he went in 1947 when he was where he died suddenly just before modern man" and said that made a Domestic Prelate and later the arrival of his younger priest it was a place of "torture appointed vicar general to Archbi- brother in 1923. and of glory," glorified by shop Prendiville, holding the posi- Monsignor Kennedy was a curate Father Kolbe, who was "a tion till the latter's death in 1968. in the metropolitan area for six victim of hate but at the years before being posted as parish s ame time the victor Born in Drombane, Thurles, priest of Leonora in 1929, becomthrough his love." County Tipperary, Monsignor ing administrator of Kalgoorlie for R eflecting on the life of Kennedy studied with the Chris- six years. the Franciscan, the pontiff tian Brothers and later at Roscrea He returned to Perth as adminissaid that "it is the truth before entering Propaganda Col- trator of St. Mary's Cathedral W hich gives courage for lege Rome where he was ordained from 1937 to 1947. great decisions, for heroic in 1923, arriving in Australia in Monsignor Kennedy was buried choices." December that year. from Subiaco church on Thursday Pope John Paul appears His older brother was also following pontifical requiem Mass. to be in good health but he ordained a priest, having studied at May he rest in peace. h as not allowed the memory of his attack and subsequent convalescence 4 4 4 it •* 4 4-* 4 44- 4. lig, * if 41- *4 41, 4* * 41, * * * AIL *44 • to disappear quickly. He said that his brush With death had made him more conscious of his own w eakness and of the strength of God. .The pope called his experience of suffering and convalescence a "divine trial" W hich benefited him and 4( Town & Country Permanent Building Society the Church. 297 Murray Street Perth Telephone 3273333 The experience of the last * *****************************444444444444444 4444 4444444444444444444.44*
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