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Servite Order Will Found First -Australian House at Wanneroo
Cathedrars Carillon of Bells To Be Inaugurated, Aug. 5
A new Order of priests will arrive in Perth in February, 1952, to They make their first foundation in the Southern Hemisphere. are the Servite Fathers, who will take charge of the new parish of Wannerae.
The installation of the carillon of 11 'Jells donated to St. Mary's Cathedral has been almost completed. They will be officially inaugurated on Sunday, August 5.
The Rev. Norbert Balasso, mas of this year to prepare The Archbishop recently completed arrangements O.S.M., who has been in the way 'for the foundation. with the Roman province of England since his ordina- Father Keane is an Amerithe Servites to come to this tion in 194P,, will arrive in can, born of Irish parents. Perth about February of The Servite Fathers of the State. He will be fol- Roman Province are EngBy doing so, the Order of next year. the Servants of Mary will lowed shortly afterwards by lish-speaking Italians. Their realize an ambition conceiv- another member of the priests are sent to England ed at the time of the defini- Order. to acquire proficiency in the tion of the dogma of the AsThe V. Rev. James M. English tongue. Their major sumption-to obtain a fot- Keane, Consultor General of object is to increase devohold in the Australian con- the Servites in Rome, hopes tion to the Blessed Virgin, tinent. to arrive here before Christ - with special reference to her sorrows, by the giving of Missions and Retreats.
Solemn High Mass in the The bells, which were Cathedral, at which His tested by the Rev. A. E. Grace the Archbishop will Lynch during the week, preside, will mark the occa- proved of excellent tone, sion. The Mass, which will and impressed in the ring-, be broadcast, will be offered ing of popular hyrdns. at 11 o'clock. The V. Rev. On August 5, the CatheP. Talty, C.Ss.R., rector of dral boys' choir, under the the Redemptorist monas- baton of Father Lynch, will tery, will preach the occa- sing a four-part Mass of sional sermon. William Byrd. They will also give a four-part rendition of "Ave Maria" by the 15th. century composer, Josquin du Pres. This work is written on themes of bell like character. Before and after the High Mass the carillon will play changes and hymns,
Then the Servite Fathers make their first Australian foundation in the parish of Wanneroo, they will also give Missions and Retreats to Italians throughout the Archdiocese.
The Order of Mary, known as fifth Mendicant Order, was A triduum of High Masses and special the founded miraculously in the 13th century following an apafternoon and evening Devotions, from July parition. of Our Lady to seven youths of Florence. In 14-16, marked the preparation of the Car- patrician a second apparition in 1240. Lady is said to have conmelite nuns, Dalkeith, for the observance of Our ferred on them a black Habit instructed them to follow the seventh centenary of the Scapular devo- and the Rule of St. Augustine and found an order of her sertion. On the closing day, two novices re- to vants. The Servites were definiticeived the habit of the Order. vn:lziet ear?nv ei3304 yof Pope Be The High Masses were world with all its pleasures founders. St. Alexis alone seven lived celebrated in the public and attractions. There were to see their foundation raised the dignity of an Order. All chapel attached to the Car- even some Catholics who to seven founders are canonised. mel, and drew good attend- would seek to rescue them Their feast day is Feb. 12. -
Which will be broadcast.
Archbishop's Engagements Thg hand clavier operates the action of the bells, which can play a wide range of the more common and better known carillon tunes.
July 22: Confirmation and Canonical Visitation, St. Brigid's Church, Collie. July 24: -
Confirmation and Canoni-
The Rev. W. Backus, who was killed in an air crash near Lae, New Guinea, on July 16. With him perished the Most Rev. S. Appelhans, Vicar Apostolic of East New Guinea.
cal Visitation, Church of St. Thomas More, Margaret River.
July 27:
Confirmation and Canonical Visitation, Chinch of from their madness, who the Immaculate Conception, would go to Our Lord and Dardanup. beg Him to open their eyes July 29: and bring them to life again. Sister Mary of St. Lelia Observes Confirmation and CanoniThere might be some who (Story, Page 3.) cal Visitation, St. Patrick's were overcome with grief, Church, Bunbury. mourning over the loss of Golden Jubilee of Religious Life lives hidden with convents at Swanbourne young When Sister Mary of St. Lelia, Sisterand Nedlands, from the Christ in God. To them Our Lord said Assistant at the Good Shepherd convent, Presentation convent, 'Iona,' today: "Fear not. The child and from St. Louis Jesuit school sang the music for is not dead." And to prove Leederville, had her golden jubilee in reliit to those who would still gion on July 16, His Grace the Archbishop the Masses and devotions. be entirely reassured, On each day of the tri- not would take the child by presided at a Solemn High Moss in the conduum, the relic of St. Simon He the hand and say: "Maid, I vent chapel. Stock, to whom the Scaputo thee, Rise up!" For lar devotion was revealed, say Sister Lelia is the only Rafferty, Adm., was assistthese young women are cewas venerated by the faith- lebrating their betrothal to surviving member of the ant priest, and the Rev. R. ful. A considerable num- Christ, their Spouse. They group of four nuns who Kelly master of ceremonies. ber of people were enrolled were seeking to die to the came from Abbotsford, Vic- About 15 priests from the in the scapular. world that they might live toria, in September 1902 to metropolitan area were preHis Grace the Archbishop with Christ. make the foundation of the sent. They were entertained presided at the High Mass Institute in This State. at lunch by the Good They were taking the on July 15. After Mass the Lord as the portion Celebrant of the Mass was Shepherd Sisters. impressive ceremony of the inheritance and of of their the Rev. J. Dunne (May The music of the Mass cup reception of the Carmelite and they were full their the Rev. F. was beautifully sung in of confi- lands), with(East habit by two young West dence and joy that he O'Connor Victoria would Park) as deacon, and Gregorian chant and polyAustralian girls took place. restore their inheritance the phony by the girls' choir. Those received were Miss them. They would tell Tou to (Shenton if Rev. E. Collins Pauline Guilfoyle, elder they could speak to you that, Park) as sub -deacon. Solemn Benediction of the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. if you only knew the joys His Grace was attended Blessed Sacrament w a s Frank Guilfoyle, and Miss of Carmel, the world would by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. E. given at 5.30. An entertainGwendoline Gibbs, only be deserted. Kennedy, V.G., and the Rt. ment by the girls of the daughter of the late Mr. All that was true, for Our Rev. Mgr. J. T. McMahon H o rri e to t h e personal Gibbs and Mrs. Gibbs, of Lord was taking them by the as deacons at the throne. friends of the jubilarian folPerth. hand; He was smiling upon The V. Rev. Dean J. J. lowed. Miss Guilfoyle received them, lifting them up to a the name of Sister Mary life that was above that of those of good example, congratulate them. We reCatherine of Christi, and others of His creatures, not drawing and attracting to joice with the Sisters of Miss Gibbs, Sister Marie through any merits of their Christ the faithful of God, this Carmel of the Most Therese of the Child Jesus. own, but His own unbound- stirring up God's soldiers to Blessed Trinity. We rejoice Preaching on the vocation ed love. Theirs was to be do battle in His honour, so with their parents who are to Carmel, Father Wilkinson the life of His angels who bringing them to the Crown privileged to offer their said that to many people lived in Heaven, not bound of life in heaven. Their children, their most loved those young souls, seeking to by the ties of any human weapons were the weapons possession, to Christ, to be. be given the Habit of marriage, a life of virginity of prayer, for they would His Spouses. Tears they Carmel and to embrace the and spotless purity. pray publicly in the name may shed, but they will be poverty, the austerity, the Theirs was to be the life of the Church in the Divine tears of joy. We pray that seclusion of the Order, were of the angels who spend Office, and privately,) for they, the new Carmelites, ASSEMBLED IN' THE FACTORY of seeking death. To many out- themselves in praising Him the needs of all mankind. will persevere in their voside the pale of the Faith, and in doing good to souls. Their .weapons were the cation. We ask Our Lord to the famous firm of bellfounders, Gillett and those young women with That was the life of Carmel, weapons of self-denial and gather still more for Mount Johnson, in Croydon, England, the carillon life before them were com- a life of virginity, a life of penance to make repara- Carmel and for His Blessed mitting an act of supreme prayer and a life of zeal for tion to the Majesty of God Mother from good Catholic of 11 bells, now installed in the campanile folly. souls, a life of zeal for God's outraged by the sins of His homes, that He may lift of St. Mary's Cathedral, was thoroughly They were seeking to bury honour. people. them up and say to each: They will be inaugurated in a spethemselves in Carmel, to The main weapons of the "To -day therefore", conc- 'My child, rise up to be My tested. cut themselves off from the apostolate of Carmel were luded the preacher, "we Spouse' ". cial ceremony on August 5. ances. Special sermons were preached by the V. Rev. J. P. Wilkinson, C.M.; the V. Rev. P. Tatty, C.Ss.R., and the V. Rev. T. Pearson, O.F.M. Choirs from the Loreto
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