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Established 1874.
OCTOBER 12, 1950
THURSDAY,
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Seventy -Seventh Year
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NO. 2,467
Further Pilgrimages Are Contemplated
About 100 of the pilgrims ing to their original contracts,, answer to a salesman's dream. That the Australian Holy Year pilgrimage was have remained in England and not to Cook's. One of the men brought back a success is shown by the bold plan of its national will return to Australia at a There were several cases of about £.32 of religious medals later date. pilfering of money and and rosaries, some had life-size articles organiser, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. R. Thomas, to orthe fact that many of from members of the group. statues of Our Lady of Fatima ganise similar national pilgrimages to Lourdes and theDespite pilgrims were elderly, there This was particularly so in with them. Monsignor Thomas showed other famous shrines in Europe. had been very few cases of sick- Rome, where Bishop Henschke ness. Thomas Cook and Son had his pectoral cross stolen signs of the strain of the last few Monsignor Thomas arrived in having our faith preserved and his hotel room. When the months. When this .was rePerth Monday, Oct. 9, on the protected for us; opened their had done a magnificent job in from Year committee heard of marked upon, he laughed and Stratheden." Also on board eyes to the smallness of the sac- organising the itinerary, he stat- Holy this they gave his Lordship an-, said: "You ought to see the were the Most Rev. Patrick J. rifices we have to make for the ed. Any hitches that did occur other one. Vatican officials, they've had the Farrelly, Bishop of Lismore; the faith in Australia. were due to the hotels not keep_ Many of the pilgrims were an Holy Year." Most Rev. Francis A. Henschke, Looking in vain for Catholic Bishop of Wagga Wagga; the schools on the Continent the Most Rev. Thomas M. Fox, Bis- pilgrims realised how very forhop of Wilcannia-Forbes; the tunate we were in having such OTS-AND-TOTS Rev. E. Perkins, and about 60 of a wonderful body of self-sacrificing religious men and the pilgrims. staff and run our Monsignor Thomas' plans will women who school system which, have to be endorsed by the Catholic in the Monsignor's opinion, is Hierarchy prior to their adop- second to none in the world. tion. He, however, has no The pilgrimage will have an doubts that such pilgrimages impact on the Catholic life of would do much to put the the nation he said. At Lourdes, Church in Australia before the Fatima, and Lisieux many of eyes of the Catholic world. On the pilgrims stayed up all night the pilgrimages to Lourdes he praying at the shrines. hopes to take stretcher cases At Lisieux Monsignor Thomas also. accompanied the Most Rev. J. The Holy Year pilgrimage cer- Duhig, archbishop of Brisbane, tainly opened people's eyes, he to Carmel. Here they met said. People stood and cheer- Mother Agnes (Pauline) the ed when 700 strong they par- "Little Mother" of the Little aded with the Australian flag in Flower. The monstrance which the Piazza of St. Peter prior to was used at the solemn Bendicthe Papal audience. The map tion was the one which St. Theof Australia on the pilgrims' rese cared for when she was badges told people where we sacristan in the convent. One of the most striking were from, he added. things about the reception given Not only did the pilgrimage by His Majesty in England Was open the eyes of those partici- the keen interest shown by the pating to the splendour, Catho- King and Princess Margaret in licity, and history of the Church the Holy Father. They asked if but it also gave them the Pope was well, how was he an insight into the sacrifices of standing up to the strain of the those who were responsible for Holy Year, and many other inthe spreading of the faith. The timate questions which revealed catacombs made them realise, he a deep personal interest and afsaid, how fortunate we are in fection for the Pontiff.
Carries Leederville N.C.G.M. Banner. It was nine times worse than 'double "Dutch" trying to get a story from Mr. Ots, of Mary street, Highgate, at the afternoon sponsored by the,Catholic Women's league and Legion of Mary for New Australians, in the Highgate parish hall Sunday, Oct. 8. Neither Mr. Ots nor any of his eight children speak English; they have been in Australia only seven weeks, As a ninth little Ots is expect. ed soon, Mrs. Ots was unable to be present at the function. Pic-
tared with Mr. Ots are (back State Housing commission as a row, left to right) Josephine, 5; carpenter. The family came to Joseph, 7; Frances, 8; Annie, 9; Australia because "wages are and Albert, 11. Bernadette, 1, low in Holland, work is scarce, is on Mr. Ots' lap, and standing and living conditions are very wih him are Herbert, 3, and difficult." Marie, 2: Three of the children attend Mr. Ots is employed with the the Sacred Heart primary school
Diocesan Youth Movement Members Parade at Showgrounds
MISS LORNA WHITE, daughter of Mr. PICTURED ABOVE ARE SOME of the 200 members of the Catholic and Mrs. J. H. White, of 10 Commonwealth youth movements who took part in the Youth pageant, Thursday, Oct. 5. avenue, North Perth, carried the banner of the Headed by the Clontarf band, they made a striking display as they marched Leederville branch of the N.C.G.M. in the youth around the showgrounds. The colourful banners and uniforms made the parade at the Claremont showgrounds. Lorna is representation one of the most striking of all the contingents taking part in secretary of the Leederville group. the pageant.