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Little Flower captures the South St Therese was given a Police escort into Bunbury and a big welcome at St Patrick's Cathedral last Thursday. There were about 300 people on hand when the relics were welcomed by Bishop Holohan at 11.30am. Parish administrator Deacon Wick Sorensen said that workers in their lunch break lifted the crowd to 500 by the time Mass started at 12.05. There was
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Five year-old Michael Eatfour, who suffers from cerebral palsey, is held up to the reliquary by his mother Regina, when the relics visited the Discalced Carmelite monastery at Gelorup last weekend. His brother Francis looks on. Many sick people came to pray and venerate the relics believing St Therese can help them.
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a steady stream of people attending for silent prayer and veneration of the relics during the afternoon and about 200 people attended the 5.30pm Mass. Good attendances were maintained during the evening and throughout Friday. with a total of about 700 people attending Mass at 7am. 12.05pm and 5.30pm. He estimated total attendance was about 2000. A further 800 to 1000 attended when the relics moved to the Carmelite Monastery at Gelorup, with the church's capac-
ity of 100 reached or exceeded for each Mass. The crowds included contingents from Albany, Katanning, Bridgetown. Donnybrook. Busselton and Collie. "There were many touching moments throughout the periods of veneration and it was a very blessed time for all who attended," Rev Sorensen said. More photos of Bunbury and Gelorup visit - Page 9 Last stop: Nedlands, report and pictures - Page 16
A Discalced Carmelite nun of the Gelorup monastery, seen through the protective cover of the reliquary, venerates the relics of St Therese. The relics' final stop after Bunbury and Gelorup was at the Nedlands Carmel.
Archbishop presents youth with 'papal' gift
The two students are Chris Harrison, 17, of Hillman, and Kerryn Smith, 16, of Port Kennedy, who are respectively President and Secretary of the School Council. Both have attended Kolbe Wigs since Year 8.
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rchbishop Barry Hickey has published a new book for youth and has given a copy to every Year 12 student in the Catholic schools of the archdiocese. Entitled "Pope John Paul II Speaks to youth", the hook is an encapsulation of many of the Pope's addresses to the youth of the world between 1985 and Jubilee Year 2000.
Archbishop Hickey visited Kolbe College in Rockingham on lliesday last week to make the first presentation of the books to Year 12 students. He has offered to make himself available to all schools for similar presentations or to discuss the messages with students after they have read the book. Continued page 2
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