Official organ of the Archdiocese of Perth.
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Established 1874.
NO. 2.479
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1951
PHONE BA2837 42 Wiles)
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Box R1279, G.P.O., Perth.
Pope Is Grateful For Perth Catholics' Hel
Seventy -Seventh Year Price Fourpence.
Special Services at Cathedral Mark
Opening of Commonwealth
Jubilee
"We have a country blessed abundantly by God, endowed with natural wealth, capable of providing happiness and prosperity for its inhabitants; we have a country in which great material progress has been made and in
Doctor
Sullivan
remarked
and to your faithful The following letter from His Excellency priests, people His paternal Apostolic which we enjoy a high standard how the founders of the Comof living; we have a country monwealth of Australia wrote Msgr. J.B. Montini, Sub -Secretary for Ordinary Benediction. Gladly availing myself of this worthy of our loyalty and our into its Constitution the folCity, Affairs of the Secretariate of State, Vatican occasion to renew to Your love. Many of its children have lowing words: "Whereas the humbly relying on Grace the assurance of my high sung its praises, many have people the Archbishop. by His Grace recently was received esteem and cordial regard, I given their lives for it-as Christ the blessings of Almighty God
our Lord loved his own country have agreed to unite in indissoVatican City, Dec. 9, 1950 a bountiful reward from Al- remain, and wept over the city of Je- luble Federal Commonwealth..." mighty God, Your Grace, Sincerely yours in Christ, rusalem," said the Very Rev. and how these words not only mark of As an affectionate the Apostolic His Excelency J. B. Montini Dr. E. Sullivan in his sermon in showed a firm belief in God but Delegate has forwarded to Va- His grateful appreciation of the the also trust in His Providence. Subst. St. Mary's Cathedral at tican City the offering of Pe- very generous assistance you Thanking God for the blesThe Rev. given Him, Supreme Most special services held Dec. 31 to have the 1950, year ter's Pence for the mark the opening of the Com- sings of the past 50 years was in the amount of £A.807/15/0. Pontiff most lovingly imparts to Redmond Prendiville, D.D., fulfIlling a natural duty and monwealth jubilee. To Your Grace and to all the Your Grace, to your devoted Archbishop of Perth. also a duty of religion, he said. members of the flock commitCatholics have played a noble, ted to your pastoral care His useful, and worthy part in the Holiness bids me convey the foundation and growth of the expression of His paternal graFlying Priest Serves Scattered Northern Centres Commonwealth . and we titude for this munificent donaCatholics of today must be tion. He greatly appreciates the equally determined to play a very admirable efforts which Offers Three Masses on Sundays by Special Dispensation worthy part in the future Your Grace, your zealous priests, growth, in the life of Australia. and your charitable people nave A large crowd attended the made to surpass the offering of
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previous years, thus enabling Him to come more generously to the aid of so many of His child_ ren who are victims of the ravages of war. Such an admirable spirit of true fraternal charity must surely merit for the faithful of the Archdiocese of Perth
function in the Cathedral, recited the Rosary, and assisted at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament which was imparted by His Grace the Archbishop.
Successful Picnic
To Visit This State
Al Maida Vale
Advice has been received from the Rev. J. Demoutiez 0.M.I., Singapore, that it has not been possible to include this State in the itinerary of the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Father Demoutiez is the director of the Virgin Pilgrimage committee, The statue has recently been taken through the Malay States, Burma and Siam. It was originally announced that it would arrive in West Australia, Jan. 7.
Pilgrim Statue Not
party for the children attending the Maida Vale church (a gift of Mr. E.C. Smith) was held recently at the home of Mr. Smith. Maida Vale road, Maida Vale. children Thirty_eight sat down to tea and were afterwards entertained with comic films. Helping at the function were Mrs. Neil Sorensen, Mrs. Mattaboni, and Julie Martini. Later in the evening a party of 50 adults enjoyed refreshments which were served by Messrs. Jack and Jim Fleming. Mr. Mattaboni played the piano-accordian and Mr. Jen- L._ nings the drums. A
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About 7,500 documents, weigh-
ing nearly one ton, which ar-
rived at Naples last week in the liner Vulcania, relate to the Father O'Flaherty of Cue now at Meekatharra at 9 a.m. and beatification cause of Fr. Junipilots his own Tiger Moth the third at Wiluna at 11 a.m. pero Serra, Franciscan founder of the California missions and For the past three years, or vice versa. Safety of nests and Huns Threatene plane. known as the "Apostle of Calisince there has been no resident As yet, we, his parishioners, priest at Meekatharra and Wi- are not quite used to this mode fornia." Most of the documents conIn Mob Violence Over Hertog Litigation luna, he has been travelling up of travel and instead of doing sisted of a selection of Fr. to 200 miles each way say some preliminary praying as AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18 (NC.) firmed in an affidavit that the Mass at Wiluna. The longtodrive Serra's historical writings. They we await our priest there is a are to be submitted A large crowd gathered at actual solemnizing of the mar- from Meekatharra to the S. Wiluna tendency to group together Congregation the Shiphol airport near here riage was outside the law, the must be one of the to of Rites. loneliest in under the Japanese Pepper trees. to welcome Mrs. Adeline Hertog child definitely having been the State there Mgr. Eric O'Brien, head of being no habi- Talk is desultory-patched. (I'm the and her 13 -year -old, Moslem - given to the mother, who freely tation between these diocesan mission-of the two centrained daughter, Bertha. placed her with the nuns pend- tres which are 115 miles apart. wondering if he has his St. Monterey-Fresno diocese Christopher medal.) which selected the documents, The two had ji.ist come from ing the appeal. There is a decided difference As if reading my thoughts was a passenger in the ship. Recent Moslem mob violence now when, with special dispen_ Singapore where the legal disFr. Serra, who died in 1764, me here beside brought damage to two sation, Father sometimes says some one says on the pute to determine whether founded California's first misBertha should be returned to Catholic churches and for a three Sunday Masses one at end of a sigh. "I wish he were sion near San Diego and added her mother or remain with a while threatened the safety of Cue or Big Bell at 6.30 a.m. one coming by car." There are many glances over towards the eight others. His work led to Malayan foster mother and several priests and nuns. West as the scheduled time of the establishment of 21 misThe feelings of the crowds Moslem husband had touched arrival draws near. Some child sions. were whipped up by local newsoff mob violence. Bertha was permitted to re- papers and some Moslems who Marist Sisters Plan with keen eyesight sees a faint but growing silver spot in the turn here with her mother by called the High Court decision heat -hazed distance. All tension authorities in Singapore with an affront to their religion. A heavy police guard preven- Modern T.B. Hospital snaps! There is a babble of the stipulation that she must chatter-everyone has something Razor-Armed Thug return to Singapore if a court ted the mob from forcing its Plans and a of appeals decision should go way into the Good Shepherd jected 250 -bed model of the pro- to say. Talk is so easy with apLourdes Tubercu- prehension lifted from the convent. The damage to the losis hospital against the mother. No Match for Priest at Killara, N.S.W., Among those waiting to greet two Catholic churches was were displayed at the hospital's mind. In ones and twos we move LONDON, England (NC.) the plane were Mr. Hertog, caused by stones and bottles first annual reunion presided off into the church and make a belated preparation for the hear- The Rev. Robert Madden, of St. Bertha's father, and her three flung by the mob. over by his Eminence Cardinal ing of Mass. Four priests were molested Gilroy recently. Anne's Church, Vauxhal I, sisters and three brothers. Present accomby the crowds, but all Maybe we wouldn't have the London, after a running fight modation limits patients to 19, In its decision the court said: injury. The motor bike escaped routed a razor -wielding man in one but it is proposed to proceed as privilege of hearing this Mass "Not only by the law of the priest was burned. A of the garden of his presbytery. yelling colony but also by Moham- mob pelted the parish house of soon as possible with the first if it were not for that plane. When Father Madden began stage of the plan, providing 100 So I guess we'll forbear with medan law, under which the another priest shouted for beds. President of the commit- this anxiety until time accus- chasing him the man turned, marriage was purported to him to come out.and But he escaped tee (Mr. M.J. O'Neill) said the toms us to the idea of our priest flourished his razor and shouhave been solemnized, Bertha to safety. The motor coach of a ted: "I don't want to hurt you was not a Mohammedan since group of nuns was attacked and Minister for Health (Mr. O'Sul- having wings. badly, guv'nor " But the priest, the father had never abrogated the windows broken before livan) had expressed sympathy a six-footer, grappled \kith him his legal right over her nor armed troops finally quelled with the proposal, and had inthree times before the man vited submission of full details consented to the embracing of the disorders. away and vanished in the with a view to the GovernOratio Imperata broke the Moslem faith by the child." fog. The man was believed hurt The Singapore Communist ment's providing a building or a As an additional reason, the party attempted to cash in on large subsidy. Missionary Sisters The Oratio Imperata "Contra as bloodstains were found on a court said that the husband had the affair and police have ar- of the Society of Mary were in Persecutores" which has been gate over which he escaped. no domicile in the colony. rested several top Communists a position to guarantee to the said during the year has now Father Madden shrugged off Shaiku_ul-Islam, chief Moslem for inciting the mob to further State the management and ope- been abrogated, the Very Rev. the incident. "I only dirtied my of the State of Selangor, con- violence. ration of the hospital. J.J. Rafferty announced today. clothes a little," he said.
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