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Stirring Address of His Grace to Holy Name Men On Sunday last delegates from metropolitan and country branches of the Holy Name Society gathered in Perth for their Annual Convention. A full account of the Convention is being preThe function was pared by the Secretary of the H.N.S., and will be published in our next issue. The preacher was His opened by members attending Solemn High Mass, in St. Mary's Cathedral. Grace the Archbishop.
For this reason Catholics, His Grace welcomed the dele- cord, and restore the world once and particularly Catholic men, gates who had come from both more to stability and sanity. be acThis objective can only must take their proper place with counmetropolitan parishes and try branches, and congratulated hieved' by men who are imbued ail right-thinking men of all dethem on the high standard of the with right principles of life and nominations in the public life of It wes Christianity Society, which, he added, was living, and who, in addition are the State. wielding such a powerful influ- willing to place their services at that broke the despotism of It is the disposal of those in authority pagnism in the past. ence in the whole community. for the common cause and com- Christianity, and Christianity memName mon good. Holy destroy the destroualone, that can unrest of a The feverish bled present, and still more the bers are most favourably placed potism of Communism in the preanxieties about the uncertain fut- to co-operate effectively in the sent and preserve men's free"As Chrisure, he said, have thrown upon achievement of that objective. dom for the future. the shoulders of men like them a Heirs to the rich inheritance of tians and as Catholics." he told grave responsibility. In the the Catholic Church, and conver- them, "you are always free to sphere of private life, domestic sant with the God-given prin- subscribe to any orthodbx poliBut you peace is being gradually under- ciples of justice and morality, Ica] party you choose. mined, and Christian modesty is they are especially fitted to do can have no trucking with any being ridiculed and set at naught, their part in leading the world party which aims at underminof authority while in the administration of out of the morass in which it is ing the lawful Christian principles floundering and by precept and Church and State. To apply the public of justice and charity are being example guiding it back to the words of St. Augustine, your His Grace carrying the Monstrance, and escorted by Cadets from ignored, with the result that we promised land of domestic peace motto must always be: in essen- the "Terrace," at the Annual Eucharistic Procession held last are now reaping a painful harvest and national tranquillity. "This, tials, unity; in accidentals, lib- Sunday at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, "Glenda of international distrust abroad in your case," he told them, "is erty; in all things, charity." lough." and industrial unrest at home. not a mere matter of choice; it is Sacobligation. a.duty, and an making of God are The enemies Here in Australia there is, and task to educate our less fortun- and obstacles. Under the banthe most of their opportunity by red Scripture calls you to that has been in recent years, an ate fellow men to a saner out- ner of the Holy' Name Society, 'Let your light shine alarming apathy among Catho- look on life and a keener sense work for the restoration of the unceasing activity in a world that mission. is peculiarly fertile for their hos- among men that you may glorify lics with regard to public life. of responsibility towards their home, the welfare of the family, tile propaganda. It is therefore your Father, Who is in Heaven.' This, no doubt, has been due to own eternal welfare. For this and the common good of society, incumbent upon all men of good There is no room for neutrality some extent to the odium which reason, the Catholic in our day and you have assurance of vicwill to band together in a com- in a world in which the forces of political life has all too often in- is called upon to exercise the tory. In your efforts to salmon effort to stem the rising tide good and evil are so openly op- curred. Honest men are right- fullest responsibility of citizen- vage the World, you will appreof domestic decay and civil dis- posed." ly disgusted with the self-seek- ship for which he must fit him- ciate the power that sustains ing, deceit, and disregard of self by integrity of life and a you and the light that guides moral principles they sometimes fuller knowledge of the faith you, expressed in a text of Holy see in public life, and will not that is in him. So "let your Scripture that you make pecusully themselves with contact light shine before men, that you liarly your own: 'There is no with it. Yet their refusal to may glorify your Father Who is other Name whereby we may be take part in public life is no in Heaven." saved save the Name of Jesus.' It only remedy for the evil. "Such then is your mission. And you have the assurance of tends to accentuate and foster You must put first things first the reward: 'He that professes it. In recent times we have had in your own personal lives. Take Me before men, I also will proglaring examples of such alarm- courage. Labour without ceas- fess him before My Father, Who ing apathy. Industrial trade ing, undaunted by difficulties is in Heaven."' unions, that the social teaching of the Pontiffs and the energy of the Catholic worker did much to foster, have in our own day almost come to grief through the An lethargy of the majority. unworthy and dishonest minority have been allowed to control their destiny to the detriment of the common good and the enslavement of the multitude. Fortunately, here in Australia, the They stress the fact One of the most popular and Catholics. nefarious designs of Communism devotional of all the religious that no set prayers are to be rehave been unmasked and there functions held in conjunction with cited, but all are to pray for a all Christian Holy Week is what is known as more fervent practice of our own are signs that workers have, even at the last "The Visit to the Seven Chur- faith and for the conversion of moment, become alive to a sense ches." Australia. Let us of their responsibilities. This pilgrimage was inaugurhope that the damage is not ir- ated by St. Philip Neri in Rome we have (luring the 16th. century. From reparable and that learned a salutary lesson from here it has spread all over the our past ineptitude. world. The Legion of Mary in "Fortuntely, too," he added, Ireland has organised it in recent "we have amongst us splendid years, and now thousands of peomaterial for remedying the de- ple in Dublin alone perform this ANNUAL FIELD DAY. fect. In our Catholic Youth Or- pious practice in a spirit of reganisations and our Catholic So- paration and thanksgiving. The friends of Clontarf and all dalities, among which you memThe students of St. Louis interested in the success of its bers of the Holy Name Society School, Claremont, have practis- Annual Field Day are invited to stand pre-eminent, we have, in ed this devotion for the last three a meeting in the Assembly Hall company with all men of good or four years, and last year the of the Christian Brothers' Colwill, learned how to combine de- Catholic Praesidium of the Le- lege, St. George's Terrace. on fence of religious principles with gion of Mary organised several Tuesday evening, March 23, at that higher service of country, car loads of "pilgrims" who visit- 8 o'clock. The Manager and his Still carrying his baton, Kevin Salt (Cathedral) is carried off the which true patriotism demands. ed seven metropolitan churches, staff will be grateful to all who arena with a badly piked foot. The incident occurred during It is an honourable work and an reciting the Rosary "en route." attend to help prepare for the the running of the relay race at the Y.C.W. Athletics at Leeder- occupation worthy of the highThe Legion would like to see Annual Day, to take place at ville Oval last Saturday. est gifts. It is no unworthy this devotion practised by more Clontarf on April 25
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