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THE RECORD
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Protecting the Faith
The Vatican has acted to safeguard the integrity of its practice of Priestly Ordination and to strengthen its capacity to deal with abuse. Page 14 & 15
Carmelites and friends CELEBRATE 75th
THE PARISH
Fr John keeps on keeping on After 60 years as a priest, all the credit goes to God says beloved Parish Priest BY BILL SMITH Well known Perth priest Fr John Luemmen, a member of the Pallottine family, celebrated his 60th anniversary of priestly ordination on Friday, 9 July. After being drafted and serving in the German Army in the Second World War, Fr John was ordained with nine other Pallottine deacons on 9 July 1950 at Limburg in Germany. A year later he and three others were sent to Australia as missionaries. Of the 10 who were ordained, only two are alive today,
Carmelite Sister Miriam beside a wall of historical photos spanning the 75 years of the Nedlands Carmel. PHOTO: MARY WEERASURIYA
BY BRIDGET SPINKS Archbishop Barry Hickey and nine priests celebrated Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Nedlands on 16 July, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Mass marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the convent in Perth. Archbishop Hickey said the
Archdiocese was “thrilled” to have the Carmel in Perth for 75 years. “Mary is a great model of prayer, of silence, of contemplation,” he said in his homily. “The Carmelites here have embraced that silence and contemplation and Mary’s poverty. They live here entirely on providence,” he said.
Fr Luemen at the dinner following his 60th anniversary Mass on 9 July.
Fr John and Bishop John Jobst, the retired Bishop of Broome who now lives in Austria. A special anniversary Mass was celebrated at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church in Riverton on 9 July. Seven fellow Pallottine priests concelebrated, including Fr Ray Hevern, Superior of the Pallotine Please turn to Page 8
THE NATION
An external Carmelite, up to nine Third Order Carmelites and members of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites based at Infant Jesus, Morley and the many friends of the Nedlands Carmelites attended the anniversary Mass. A feature on the Nedlands Carmelites will be in next week’s edition of The Record. Stay tuned.
Nedlands Carmel The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary were founded by St Teresa of Avila in Spain in 1562. Of the three women who have been officially declared to be Doctors of the Church (outstanding teachers of the Faith), two, St Teresa of Avila and St Therese of Lisieux, were Discalced Carmelite nuns. The nuns were introduced into Australia by Cardinal Patrick Moran in 1885 from Angoulême in France. The seven monasteries in Australia are autonomous. Special day: Archbishop Hickey visited the Carmelite Sisters at Nedlands a week early in the lead up to celebrations of the 75th anniversary of their foundation in Perth in 1935.
Australian Military Ordinariate Bishop Max Davis and Australian servicemen and women at the Lourdes International Military Pilgrimage.
Aussie armed forces at Lourdes pilgrimage BY PETER ROSENGREN AUSTRALIAN Bishop Max Davis has led the first official Australian contingent to participate in an international pilgrimage of Catholic armed forces
members to Lourdes in France since 1993. Approximately 20,000 serving men and women from around the globe converged on Lourdes in late May for this year’s event, Please turn to Page 8
Popular Parish Priest passes away
UN AIDS study backs Church teaching
Fr Stephen Durkin, Parish Priest of Maida Vale, passed away after a long battle with cancer on 13 July, two weeks before his 54th birthday. PAGE 8
A new study by the UN shows that education on behavioural changes regarding sexual activity is highly effective. It also happens to be the approach Catholic agencies use around the world. PAGE 17
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