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Dr. E. Sullivan Celebrates Silver Jubilee as Priest One of the members of the Board of Management of the "Record" the Very Rev. Dr. E. Sullivan, D.Ph., D.D., celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood Dec. 21.
1950
Seventy -Seventh Year
Monday, Jan. 1, the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord and New Year's day, is a Holiday of Obligation. Confessions in preparation for the feast will be heard in St. Mary's Cathedral on Saturday. Dec. 30, from 12-1, 4-6, and again after evening devotions. Masses on New Year's day will be celebrated at 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 o'clock.
Ordained Dec. 21, 1925, in the 1936-38, were spent as Parish chapel of the Pontifical Urban Priest of Bedford Park -Bayscollege, "De Propaganda Fide," water. by His Eminence Cardinal WilEntering the army as chapliam Van Rossum, C.S.s.R., lain in 1940, Doctor Sullivan Prefect of the Sacred Congre- saw service in the Middle East gation of Propaganda, Doctor and New Guinea-in Egypt with Sullivan celebrated his first the Sixth Australian division Mass in the college chapel on and in New Guinea with the the following day. Serving this New Guinea force. Leaving the Mass were the Rev. Dr. E. Col- army in 1944 with the rank of Night after night he attends rallins, now parish priest of Shen - Lt. Colonel, Dr. Sullivan was lies, badge -giving ceremonies, ton Park, and the Very Rev. appointed chaplain at the home and other functions organised Dean F. Byrne of Albany. of the Little Sisters of the Poor, by the Y.C.W. and N.C.G.M. In Doctor Sullivan, the son of Glendalough. In 1946 he was the opinion of those connected the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas appointed to the position of with the youth movements it Sullivan, was born in Kalgoorlie Diocesan Director of the Sec- has been his interest and sustaining enthusiasm that has and was educated. at the Chris- retariat of Catholic Action. The past four years have seen been responsible for the remarktian Brothers' college there. He a steady growth in numb_ both able vitality and growth of the left for Rome in 1919 where he read both his philosophy and ers and influence of the Cath- Catholic Action bodies. Although the jubilee was cetheology courses, graduating olic youth movements due to with the degrees of Doctor of his tireless and selfless work lebrated privately, Dr. Sullivan Philosophy and Doctor of for the young people. No occas- was tendered a luncheon by the ion is too small, no function too Board of Management of the Theology, Father Returning to Australia in insignificant for him to attend. "Record." December 1926 he was apppinted assistant at Kalgoorlie, a position which he held until March 1929. From 1929 to 1933 he was stationed at St. Mary's Cathedral and then spent some time as "locum tenens" in the and Maylands, Bayswater, Kalgoorlie parishes. Two years,
Eugene
Kensington Parish
Will See Films of Holy Year Travels
On Friday Dec. 9, in the Community hall, Collins street, the children of the parish school held their annual concert. The hall was packed to capacity and the large crowd showed their appreciation of the var_ ious items, Which included choral items, boys' gymnastic display, and the play "Bethlehem." The evening concluded with the reading of the annual school report by the Very Rev. A. E. Johnston. One week later, lice. 16, Father Christmas visited the children at the school and distributed gifts to them from their Christmas tree. The evening was enjoyed to the full by both children and adults. Friday, ,Feb. 16 will also be a night worth remembering, because on that night, in the Collins street hall, Roy Galvin is going to show technicolour films depicting his journey with the Australian pilgrimage to Rome, Lourdes, Fatima, Lisieux, and London as well as his own travels to Germany, other European countries, Ireland, ScotCarolan land, and Wales.
75 Priests Attend Funeral Of Father Eugene Carolan
fact is all the more strikMore than 75 priests, some of whom had This ing considering that many had the at were present travelled miles, of hundreds to return immediately to their Archbishop Presides at Solemn Requiem Solemn Office of the Dead and Solemn Requiem parishes in the country to prepare for the Christmas Mass for the late Rev. Eugene Carolan which were season. For Brother O'Connor, Clontarf Pioneer Dec. 21. Father Carolan was buried When Brother John Jerome O'Connor died at held in St. Aidan's church, Mosman Park, His Grace the Archbishop, was held. It was estimated that in the priests' section of the Clontarf Boys' Town, Dec. 23, at the age of 81, assisted Father by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. the number of clergy and Re- Karrakatta cemetery, there passed away a humble Religious who, ne- E. Moss and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. ligious present was the largest Ahern reciting the last prayers ever seen at a priest's funeral. at the graveside. E' Kennedy, at V.G., presided vertheless, had filled his days with the work of the ceremonies. The Very Rev God among orphan lads for 62 years, more than Dean J.J. Rafferty, Adm., was celebrant of the Mass, the Rev. 50 of which were spent at Clontarf. T. Ahern, Deacon, and the Rev. He was among the first group re -visiting Clontarf would ask J. McCarthy, sub-deacon. The of Australian young men to first for Brother O'Connor. priests' choir chanted the Ofenter the congregation of the Despite having lived the fice and sang the music for the Christian Brothers, and was hiddeii life, always shunning Mass. one of the pioneer group who publicity, Brother O'Connor's Many could not gain admit_ founded Clontarf half a cen- obsequies attracted a large tance to St. Aidan's church for tury ago. congregation 20
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Born in Geelong, he entered priests. His Grace the Arch- the function, The presence of the Brothers' novitiate there at bishop presided at the Solemn such a large number of friends the age of 19. He taught suc- Requiem Mass celebrated by the was proof evident of the high cessively at Victoria Parade, Rev. C. Stinson, Dec. 26. The esteem in which Father Carolan Melbourne, and at Abbotsford. Rev. E. Rogers was deacon and In 1897 he came West and the Rev. F. O'Connor, sub By direction of the Holy joined the community which deacon. The ceremonies were See the annual collection had charge of orphan boys at carried out under the direction for the redemption of slaves Subiaco. When the Sisters of of the Rev. R. Kelly. Priests in Africa will be taken up Mercy transferred their orphan and Brothers combined to chant girls to Victoria Square, Bishop the music of the Mass after in all churches of the ArchGibney asked the Brothers to which the interment took place diocese on Sunday, Dec. 31. seek a more suitable site, and at Karrakatta. Brother O'Connor was smong those who assisted the Bishop in selecting the site on the Canning river. Carnarvon-Born Dominican Nun, Sister While the orphanage was being built, from January to September 1901, all materials were M. Dolores, Dies in Geraldton Hospital brought up the river by barge. Sister Mary Dolores, All supplies had to be hauled a Gummer, gave the final absoluthrough the trackless sand from member of the Dominican tion and read the prayers at the East Perth. Order, passed to her eternal graveside. The singing of the car -barn, the Brother O'Connor led the, first reward in the St. John of God Mass was rendered by the colgroup of boys into their new hospital, Geraldton, Nov. 23. lege choir. The deceased was the daughhome on Our Lady's birthday. Sister Mary Dolores was born Except for two years spent at ter of the late Mr. J.J. Lloyd of at Carnarvon and spent some Nudgee, Queensland, and the Chelmsford road, Perth, and is of her early years on the Goldwar years at Castledare, survived by her three sisters: fields and at Northam, but for Brother O'Connor spent the Emma, Leila, and Sister Mary many years the family lived in whole of his religious life at Clement of St. John of God's Perth, Entering the Dominican Clontarf, where he was noted hospital, Subiaco. Order in 1917, she worked in for unselfishness and devotion Solemn Requiem Mass was most of the houses of the Order. to duty. In February, 1948, he celebrated in the nuns' chapel For the past 10 years, the decelebrated his diamond jubilee of the Dominican Priory, Dong- ceased had been unable to take as a Religious. ara, Nov. 24, the celebrant being an active part in the works of Shortly afterwards advanc- Father Moffatt, Deacon, Father the Order, but gave willingly ing years compelled him to give Sharry, and Sub -Deacon, Father of her time and energy in up teaching, but his interest in Middleton; the duties of Master preparing the little children for his young charges never flag_ of Ceremonies were carried out their reception of the Sacramged and their respect for his by the Very Rev. B. Gallagher. ents, a work very dear to her fairness was best instances by The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Irwin, and one for which she was the way in which ex -students acting on behalf of Bishop eminently suited.
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