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A Memorable Display
at Royal Showgrounds
Children's Magnificent Performance on St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day, 1951, has come and gone but the vision of this memorable day will remain, long and lovingly, to the estimated 10,000 men, women and children who gathered on the Royal Showgrounds, Claremont, to witness or take part in the inspiring celebration of the Feast Day of It was truly a wonderful day, and, indeed, a Ireland's National Apostle. very fitting tribute to the memory of the Saint who brought the light of faith to our forefathers. In this conThe celebrations were usher- thers, Mr. J. S. Roe, Sir James brated this year. ed in with Solemn High Mass, Lee Steere, Sir James Mitchell. nection the Catholic ideal for was quoted: the Commonwealth Patrick's being St. The occasion ArchGrace the at which His bishop presided, assisted by Day stress was placed on Ire- "To build a nation truly great, Monsignori Kennedy, Moss, and land's contribution to the West With Christ for King, where There is no more -Patrick Hannan, C. Y. O'ConMcMahon. love not hate expressive way to indicate the non, Sir Winthrop Hackett. Shall be the charter of the State Due recognition was given To all mankind." unity of the sons and daughters of St. Patrick in the bond of a to Irish - Australians mothers, Archbishop Prendiville was common faith than through the through whose self-sacrificing, congratulated on his implemenenduring love the expansion of tation of this charter-particuSacrifice of the Mass. A choir of 90 boys from the the Church was made possible. larly by his sympathetic attiSt. Louis college, Claremont, The great spiritual and educa- tude to, and solicitude for, New Australians, and by his unceasing care for the ever-increasing wealth of the nation-the little
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"Pageant of Life" Is Climaxed by Rosary
Captain Stirling and his crew approach Fremantle
The Pageant of Life in W.A. In the afternoon ao extensive C.B.C., Leederville. Full results concluded with a tableau, which was spiritually and politically inter -school sports programme in next issue of "The Record". Despite the Novelty was provided by the significant. A Rosary was form- was conducted. ed by children clad in the dom- oppressive heat, the contestants introduction of cycling events, showed signs no of ,physical disproved very entertaining. which gold and blue, inating colours of emulation. We wish to thank the Amateur thus denoting the wattle of Aus- tress or lack of tralia and the blue of Mary Im- School honours were eagerly Cycling association for its comaculate, to whom they are sought aftet, the honours go- operation. ( Dr. Sullivan's Sermon, P. 13) consecrated by their faith and ing to Aquinas college and religious education. In the centre of the Rosary stood the Angel of Progress and it is thus under the patron- University Students Observe 1 age of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary that the Commonwealth of Australia will ad- As Newman Sunday at St. Mary's vance to that perfection ,decreed for it under its historic title of On Sunday, April 1, the members of the "Terra Australis de Spiritu society will meet in St. Mary's Cathedral Newman Sancto." The centrepiece of the Tableau depicting the The children of the Sacred for their annual Communion. Graduates and Apparition of Our Lady at Knock. Heart convent, Highgate, presented a striking and life-like undergraduates will enter the Cathedral in prounder the direction of Father tional work of the Catholic representation of the Apparition cessional order, wearing academic dress. FollowSaul, S.J., gave a devotional and Church in W.A. was strikingly of Our Lady at Knock, Co. ing Mass a Communion breakfast will be held in Posed in picGroups of children Mayo, Ireland. artistic rendition of the Mass. illustrated. will be gratefully received by At the conclusion of Holy appeared in costumes resemb- turesque attitudes before the Anzac House. A special bus will leave the Mr. E. P. Shaddick (Telephone Mass, the children, numbering ling the habits of religious form- gable of a church, the tableau, explanatory by an covered 7 a.m., MU1900). The secretary of the the ed vocation at before to the of preaching, terminus Fremantle about 5,000, paraded saluting base, occupied by His teaching, caring for the way- script, reached the acme of tab- proceeding via Stirling Highway society, Miss L. V. Fitzgerald, The costum- to Broadway, Nedlands, King's would like to hear from those Grace the Archbishop and the ward, sick, and infirm. Hon- leau perfection. Hon. C. H. Simpson (represent- ourable mention was also given ing, based on the original,. was Park road and picking up pas- who propose to attend in order the forma- sengers en route. Offers of pri- to facilitate catering arrangeThe to the topic of Federation, most effective, and the Government). State the ing vate transport from other areas meets, martial step of the youngsters jubilee of which is being cele- tion was superb. must have been the result of intense coaching.
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Westralian History Is Depicted by Pageantry
Next we were treated to the greatest spectacle ever presented on a St. Patrick's Day-a pageant by the pupils of St. Brigid's Convent, West Perth. No pen could do justice to this pageant, which should be seen The costo be appreciated. tuming, choice of characters, and ecclesiascivic of blending tical history, and execution, were faultless. It drew cheers and tears from the spellbound spectators as it unravel leg the pages of history, reenacting in miniature the principal episodes in West Australian history since 1829. The underlying motive of the pageant was to waken in the Catholics of West Australia a sense of achievement. Throughout the display one sensed the link between the growth of the Church and the development of the State. Featured among the men who won for themselves a niche in the civil history were Captain Stirling, Forrest bro-
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A SECTION OF THE 5,000 children of the schools of the Archdiocese who paraded before His Grace