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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ARCHDIOCESE 'OF PERTH. Registered at the G.P.0,, Perth, for transmission by post as a newspaper. No. 2,229.
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alustralia's Gallant Dead May Rest Content The great theologian, St. Thomas, working man in Russia are among "such a thing is not done," and so teaches that after the debt he owes the worst in the world. The forth, are no answers at all. These to God his Creator, man is mast evidence of Sir Walter Citrine, Pre- Younger generations have discovindebted to 'his parents and coun- sident of the Trades Union Con- ered that there is no sanction for try, so that next to the service gress of Great Britain; Ambassa- this way of life. God, Jesus Christ, we render to God by the practice dor Joseph E. Davies, Walter Dur- His Church they have been taught of the virtue of religion, comes the anty, and W. H. Chamberlain, is to ignore or deride, What sancduty which we owe to our more than sufficient to establish tion is there then for this Chrisparents and to our country. that fact. We have yet to learn tian way of life? Divorced from God and Jesus Finally, Pope Leo XIII. teaches: that thousands of Australian, Ame"We are bound br the law of na- rican, British, French, or any other Christ. what sanction is there for ture to love and cherish above all soldiers, are planning to go to the Four Freedoms or the Atlantic things the State in which we have Russia and settle down in that so- Charter? Today the world is at the crossroads; either it turn back been born and have first seen the called home of liberty. We live then in a country we to the God it has foresaken or light of day to such an extent that the good citizen should have no should be proud to call our own, it will continue along the road hesitation in even laying down his a country of liberty and justice. which must inevitably end in slalife for his country," From this The men who fought and died very and destruction; either it acwe can see that patriotism is not knew that; they died that it might cept Christianity or Communism, a mere sentiment, the creation of remain such, We owe it to them and by Christianity I mean no theory or generalities, but Ansac Daw was solemnly commemorated by the Catholic com- a poet's fevered imagination, but that we keep it such by fulfilling vague definite following, in theory munity by the celebration of a Solemn Requiem Mass in St. Mary's a great Christian virtue and duty. the duties patriotism imposes upon the and practice, of the teachings of Moreover, it is a dictate of the us. Cathedral. His Grace the Archbishop presided, assisted by Rev. There is in our midst a small the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Fathers Langmead and O'Callaghan. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, natural law itself. For our counToday. then, as we call to gratetry holds within its borders every- but militant group of men, who. Administrator, was assistant priest. thing we hold most dear. The while accepting the privileges of ful memory our dead soldiers, sailThe Holy Sacrifice was offered by Rev. Fr. Hogan, with Rev. Fr. home of our birth and childhood: Australian citizenship, give their ors and airmen, let us dedicate Rogers as Deacon and Rev. Fr. O'Farrell as Sub-Deacon. The occa- the churoh wherein we were bap- loyalty, not to Australia, but to a ourselves to carrying on the work tised and confirmed, and where we semi -barbaric Asiatic Power; they for which they gave their lives, sional sermon was preached by Rev. Fr. Purcell, O.M.I., as follows made our first Confession and have their counter-part in the Eng- the safeguarding of our freedom dren would live in peace and free- Holy Communion, the altar before lish Labour leader who declared a and liberty. The one and only "Eternal rest give unto them, were pronounced the solemn few weeks ago that in the event of way to do that is to live a truly 0 Lord, and let perpetual light dom. Yes, well might they rest which the school s war with Russia the members of Christian life ourselves, and to vows of marriage; content. shine upon them. May they wherein we were trained and edu- his union would refuse to handle spread among our fellow citizens, rest in peace." The cause for /midi they left cated, It is the land which has any goods that might be used by every means in our power, a This is the prayer that is on the home and dear ones, for which given us our home and our work, against that country. These same knowledge and appreciation of lips of Holy Church this morning, they endured hardship and priva- whence and people for two years maligned our Christ's way of life, the prayer which is on the lips of tion, for which eventually they had drink which sustain our life. It is soldiers. sailors and airmen, while As we have prayed for the dead her priests at the altar, the prayer laid down their lives, had been well the home of our relations and doing their best to sabotage our this morning, let us also pray for that is on the lips of a grateful and clearly defined by the great friends. It is the sweet bond of a war effort, They call themselves the living. Pray for the victims people, the prayer, that God in His President of the United States family of brothers and sisters that Communists. For two years they of the devastating war that has mercy, would open Heaven's gate, when he had said: "In future days speak the same language, follow were traitors to Australia. And passed; victims, literally in milif He has not already done so to we will look forward to the four the same customs and share with such they will always be-. A Com- lions, who are homeless and starvthe souls of the brave men who essential human freedoms, Free- their whole hearts in our joys and munist must be a materialistic ing; pray for the rulers of the nagave up their lives in the service dom of speech and expression hopes. In its bosom lie the mor- atheist. He gives no allegiance to tions, that God may inspire them of their country during the awful everywhere, the freedom of every tal remains of those we loved, and God, and therefore to no country. to govern their peoples according person and the right to worship and there, too, shall we. find our Mr. Justice Davidson recently re- tc the dictates of His divine law; years of two World Wars, God in their own way everywhere., For some of us, that prayer is freedom from want, and freedom last resting place. It is the sub- ported what every student of Com- pray for the United Nations Orprompted purely by the spirit of from fear." That magnificent ideal lime symbol of a nucleus of tradi- munism knows, that Communism ganisation, to which so many Christian charity, but for some had been further solemnly sanc- tions, some joyful, some sorrowful, is a religion, a religion without a people look with doubting faith all most dear, that through the God, a religion based on anti -God. and wavering hope, that its deleit is prompted by tioned of you and elaborated by Roosesomething more personal. For velt and Churchill in the Atlantic vicissitudes of history have dis- There we have the keynote to all gates may look to God Almighty among that gallant galaxy of stal- Charter and later solemnly sub- tinguished our people from all the world's troubles-no allegiance for direction, for only by so doing will they be able to guide the naother peoples and nations of the to God. wart men You can see the faces stribtd to by Joseph Stalin. of peace. earth, stamping upon their brows of loved ones who are no more, Our whole way of life, our lib- tions along the pathsin the words That such would be' the future a special character that shall never erty, our democracy, our patriotism Finally, let us pray loving father, devoted husband, own beour for -poet the priest country. promising son, loyal brothers, and way of life for the world and for he effaced. Such is our and loyalty cannot be conceived of this war, maybe, sisters, faithful Australia in particular, was the And he who does not love and ap- without God and His Son, Our loved country:friends. They went forth, youth- ideal for which our gallant men preciate it is surely unnatural and Lord Jesus Christ. For the past "God bless our lovely morning land, ful, buoyant, exuberant, laughing fought and died. In the happy perverted. Yes, after God and two or three centuries men of and cheerful, undaunted by future conviction that their sacrifice had family, our country and all it Christian countries have thought God keep her with enfolding hand Close to His side. next in our come constands for should they their not been in vain rested in unshakable forebodings to keep what they were pleased to is no other land love and esteem, firm resolve unsurpassed in their tent. think the desirable things of Chris- On earth there Southern patriotic loyalty. They left you We who have the good fortune tianity and do away with the rest, Like, our enchanting To see to it that this high and land, smile with a brave farewell, a noble ideal is realized here and to live in this fair land of Aus- For a time all seemed well. Habits lighting up their handsome fea- throughout the world is a solemn tralia should indeed be grateful to and customs of long standing are Our own dear home, our motherland, tures, the lovelight in their eyes. duty we owe to our dead, as well God for that privilege. For I fully hard to break. The old way of Australih." They returned no more. In a for- as a solemn duty we owe to our believe that there is no freer coun- life was carried on superficially by treacherous eign land or in the try on the face of the globe, there the force of its own momentum. country, waters of the ocean, far from home Patriotism is a great Christian is no country wherein citizens have However, with the passing of the and loved ones, they gave up their Virtue, and it has its duties in such equal chances of advance- years younger generations have S. BEECROFT, Butcher lives. Today in a special manner peace as well as in war. The men ment, wherein the condition of the arisen who little by little have Subiaco. we keep their memory. And so first whose memory we recall today working man is better, or even questioned these customs and con- 181 Rokeby Road, and foremost we have united in gave loyal service to their country half as good. Social justice has ventions. "Why should I do this Only Prime Fresh Killed Meat Sold praying to the God of love and and mankind in the days of war. not yet been fully achieved, yet or that? Why should I avoid this Phone: W 1373. mercy that He would deign to We who cherish their memory year after year sees its fulfilment or that?" they ask. The answer: give them that rest which they have the grave duty of carrying out the nearer. The great Labour "It has always been done," or have surely merited, that rest as bravely and consistently the leaders.of the past devised certain which we all hope to obtain in the duties of patriotism in the happier means for the attainment of this eter-nal light of His loving friend- days of peace. desirable end, which. if faithfully ship. Jesus Christ Himself reminded and peacefully pursued, will un- SPECIALISTS IN-my Some three years ago it was us of this duty when he pronoun- doubtedly attain the fullest meaHospital Equipment and Steam Installations, Hot Water Heating, sad privilege to visit an Australian ced the memorable words "render sure of social justice attainable Plumbing, Ventilating, Sewerage Work, and General War Cemetery on the battlefield of unto Ceasar the things that are in this world of imperfect beings. Tel. B 2777. Cor. RUTH and WILLIAM STS., PERTH. El Alemain. And as I moved Caesar's, and to God the things It has been said that Australia Hospital Utensils. Stainless and Hospital Equipment Suppliers of bestood I from grave to grave that are God's,"teaching us there- is the workman's paradise. And fore one which bore a striking epi- by that our duty to our country compared to other countries, I taph. It ran thus: "You who pass is on a par with our duty to God. think it is true, Certainly conPHONE F 2396-ONE QUALITY-THE BEST this way, tell the Empire we rest The Apostolic teaching is equal- ditions here are far ahead of those here well content." ly clear. Says St. Peter: "Be ye pertaining in Britain, and those in Z1 Content! Yes, I think they subject to every human creature Britain are far ahead of those in BEACH BAKERY, I That to it be countries. Whether European Ausmost of sake, God's sons for were, those gallant FAIRLIGHT STREET, MOSMAN PARK. tralia. They had lived to see what the king as excelling, or the Gover- know from experience. You yourMalt and Wholemeal Bread a Speciality. Mr. Churchill so aptly described as nors as sent by him . . . for so selves know what our American here all of conditions . Honour thought . friends "the end of the beginning." They is the will of God.. in their had lived to see Rommel and his men, love the brotherhood. Fear compared to conditions that thouarmoured division in full retreat. God, honour the King." St, Paul own country. The fact First Class On the Road They had lived long enough to is equally emphatic when he says: sands of American soldiers are in settle the and Accommoto to return subject be planning know with certainty that their "Let every soul of dation. no evidence is is sufficient there for Australia City Beach. that powers, in vain, higher be not sacrifice would the monster that had threatened power but from God, and those what they think of our conditions the lying of all of life, In spite M. CRANLEY, Prop. to destroy their way of life would that are ordained of God." Phone B 3418 Such. too, has always been the propaganda we encounter, the fact be vanquished, and that their the of conditions Church. that the remains chilCatholic the of children's teaching their children and
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