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Blessed Damien’s intercession officially recognised, clearing the way for Canonisation as ‘Saint Damien’ Vatican theologians see miracle in Hawaiian woman’s cancer cure.
Do all of this in memory of Christ, Perth priest says
■ By Anna Weaver
HONOLULU (CNS) - Theological consultors to the Vatican Congregation for Saints’ Causes have ruled that the cancer cure of an Hawaiian woman was due to Blessed Damien de Veuster’s intercession, Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva announced on April 29. The life of Blessed Damien was dramatised in the 1999 movie Molokai - the story of Father Damien, which starred Australian actor and Lord of The Rings star David Wenham. The decision represents a major step forward in Father Damien’s cause for canonisation. The final actions required to declare the priest a saint are the endorsement of the congregation’s committee of cardinals and bishops and the approval of Healed: Audrey Toguchi the Pope. F a t h e r holds a picture of Blessed Damien, the Damien de Veuster at her 19 t h - c e n t u r y home in AIea, Hawaii, on Belgian misMay 1. Toguchi was cured of sionary of the cancer nine years ago after C ong re gat ion she prayed to Blessed Damien, of the Sacred the Belgian missionary who Hearts of Jesus cared for the Hansen’s disease and Mary who (leprosy) patients of Molokai, spent the final Hawaii, and who died of the 16 years of his disease in 1889.
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Mass is not a fastfood, drive-through event, but a sacred meal we are privileged to partake in, says Rockingham priest. ■ By Anthony Barich
Father Damien de Veuster poses for a photo at the Kalaupapa leper colony on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands weeks before his death in 1889. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995. The Belgian missionary worked for those with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) from 1873 until his death. PHOTO: CNS FILE PHOTO FROM DAMIEN MUSEUM
ROCKINGHAM parish priest Fr Michael Separovich has confronted head on the issue of parishioners who turn up late to Mass and leave straight after Holy Communion. Fr Separovich, who took over at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Rockingham after Fr Finbarr Walsh retired, issued a lengthy statement in the parish’s The Star bulletin on April 20 emphasising exactly when the liturgical celebration begins and ends. He is appalled that some parishioners even arrive at Mass during the Offertory, saying that the “adopted formula of ‘come in late and leave early, or come
in early and leave early’ is neither the desired attitude nor praxis to have in one’s mind and heart when it concerns our Lord’s invitation to partake in His most sacred and intimate meal”. Fr Separovich, parish priest since last year, stressed at the outset of his message that what he shared came from “priestly duty, ie to inform and to instruct the faithful with due necessity”. “It is neither my intent to personally offend nor single out any one person or group of people,” he said, then spelled out the fact that the sacred liturgical celebration begins with the Sign of the Cross after the Gathering Song and ends with the Prayer after Communion, with the bidding prayers and blessing given by the presiding priest. “To avoid abuse or disrespect of the celebration of the Eucharist, the Church has given us the official ‘goalposts’ in regards to where Mass begins and concludes. We have neither the licence nor the author Continued - Page 2
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Bringing their own special history and spirituality to bear, Perth’s Ukrainian Catholics celebrated the triumph of Jesus’s resurrection last weekend.
Australian academic Dr Tracey Rowland has just published a definitive assessment of Pope Benedict XVI. It’s already being regarded as a classic.
Fr Mark Toups found himself struggling with his vocation - then he discovered the Theology of the Body. He tells how it changed everything for him.
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THORNLIE’S FLYING FEET Sacred Heart Parish in Thornlie decided to hold a soccer tournament. Expecting just a few to participate, instead the parish was swamped.
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