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P ope: Follow the example of St Francis
The last persons out of the Victoria Square Catholic youth offices this week were Mark O'Sullivan, and Bronwen Gray (pictured below) full-time workers for the Young Christian Students movements. _ The youth offices the Ursuline Sisters Perth. have now moved to 32 convent which was The Catholic Social C lave rt on Street, recently purchased by Apostolate have also North Perth, formerly the archdiocese of moved their offices from 450 Hay Street to the Claverton Street premises which are directly behind the R edemptorist Monastery. The youth offices have been situated at Victoria Square for the past 10 years following their move from 77 St George's Terrace where the Allandale Square now stands. In that time the fulltime youth staff has grown from three to 1 1. The most recent addition is the appointment of a fulltime worker for the Tertiary Young Christian Students Movement.
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ASSISI Italy: A stirring appeal to Italian bishops and priests to take more effective pastoral action and appeals for peace were themes of Pope John Paul's addresses during a one-day visit to the town of St Francis last Friday.
impose itself with an should be "opposed to even graver urgency, t raditional ism and and it finds already a immobilism." significant 'precedent' "In this moment of a and an emblematic crisis of values and of model in the conduct moral disorientation of St Francis and his you are called to parfollowers," he added. ticipate actively in The pope said that in values of Christian the early days of the Humanism." Franciscan commun- The pope told the ity, St Francis had dis- bishops that in workcussed with his ing toward refashionf ollowers "whether ing society they they ought to retire in s hould fol low the solitude and in seclu- example of St Francis' sion to contemplate d etachment from a nd to pray, or earthly goods. whether instead 'to He noted that Francis spend their life in the had grown up in the midst of the people' to comfortable home of preach the gospel and his father, a wealthy to save their brothers m erchant, but that with a direct aposto- a fter his conversion in 220 bishops late. his early 20's Francis gave up a life of The pope was speak"New choice" e arthly riches and ing at the end of a gave away all that he t hree-day retreat had. a ttended by 220 Ital"After having pray- C alling St Francis "A Pope John Paul II this Sunday ian bishops in Assisi the pope, St hampion of reconcili- (March 21) will offer Mass spesaid ed," to coincide with the c "suddenly 8 00th anniversary F rancis ation among men," cially for the Catholic people of t his year of the birth of found the answer." the pope pleaded for China and has invited the Church S t Francis who is The pontiff called the way of nonviot he Franciscans' lence, saying, "wher- to pray with him. patron of Italy. The Pope offered St option for the active ever human rights are A rchbishop Goody The bishops of the world F rancis as an exam- life of ministry "a trampled, under wha- this week asked for have been sent a copy of released on Januple of how one per- new choice perfectly tever sky, Christians special prayers of the the letter mark the Chinese to ary 6 with the funaligned son's total dedication c annot adopt the f aithful to be offered new year on January 24. to the gospel ideal damental choice of same weapons of free up for China to coin- In the letter Pope John c ould contribute to a following Christ." contempt or of bloody cide with the pope's Paul spoke of the affection r eligious and moral At the same time, he violence." Mass. and esteem he had for the said, the active relir evival in society. Chinese people and wished them all a good and serene A ddressing more gious must maintain new year. t han 700 priests and contact with God. He "Our brothers and sisters r eligious in Assisi's called service of God man in China have had to face c athedral of St R ufino, a nd service of "The vertical and difficult and prolonged W ithin a few feet of dimenorizontal h trials in the span of these 30 the font in which St years. F rancis was baptised, sions' of the apostothey said that and late Pg. 8 — "In those severe sufferthe pope spoke of a Deacons, catechists train. ings they have given proof " decline in values and were symbolised by of their fidelity to Christ Teachers at course. g eneralised seculari- the twin wooden pieces of the Cross of his Church. and R enewal programme. sation" in the world Christ. t oday. "Such courageous witYouth needs. At the church of St ness can well be compared "At the end of the last century," said the Mary of the Angels meausaisitieseasPg. 10 -- to that of the Christians of which houses the Porthe first centuries of the Pope, "when with the Sheila Mazzella. Church. a dvent of the first tiuncula church that restored by St i ndustrial society was •••4••Pg 4 — "How consoling it is to Francis and his friars, s ome symptoms of critarvathon. receive news of the conS 10,000 people waited stant and courageous loysis were beginning to greet pope John Issiimaseismosee*Pg. 7 — alty of Catholics in China a ppear, it was said to to the faith of their fathers Brien ThirleV, t hat now was the time Paul. talks and of their filial attachf or priests of 'get out of In one of five during the day ment to Peter's See. the sacristies' and td given the pope told the Ital"All that, while it arouses g o and meet the ian bishops that St our deep admiration, must people. Francis was a "man of urge us even more to offer "And today? Today the frontier" and said them our affectionate supa l l that seems to. that the bishops too port and fervent prayers.
He told Italian priests to "get out of the sacrisities" and Italian bishops to become "an active presence in the various moments a nd structures of social life." "Such moves are necessary," said the pope "to counteract programmed secularisation in lifestyle in Italy." Lay people, too, the pope suggested, must i ncreasingly become evangelists promoting gospel values, in particular reconciliation a nd respect for persons.
ADDRESS: The new postal address for the Y outh Offices and the Catholic Social Apostolate is PO Box 194, North Perth, 6006. Telephone Nos: Father Jegorow, 328 9878 Young Christian Workers, 328 9667. Catholic Parish Youth, 328 8136 Young Christian Students, Tertiary YCS, 328 4071.
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