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VATICAN CITY, Oct. 6 (NC) .-An 'implacable persecution" which is destroying Catholic undertakings in certain countries, makes it more necessary than ever for Catholics to support the missions, Archbishop Celso Costantini, secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, stated in his annual Mission Sunday appeal. The Archbishop recalled Pontiff and to the Church. "Happily there are still "These intrepid heralds many territories where this that at the present time 4 many Bishops and missio- of Christ merit the praise anti-Christian storm has naries are wasting away in that St. Paul gave the not struck. Missionaries .prisons. "It is with reve- Christians of Thessalonica: work zealously in those rence that we turn our 'And because of this we places but they also need thoughts to these evangeli- ourselves boast of you in help for their schools and cal heralds who are 'count- the churches of God for charitable undertakings in ed worthy to suffer disgrace your patience and faith in order to save so many nafor the name of Jesus," he all your persecutions and turally good souls from opis the tribulations that you posing competitors who are added. "The constancy of our are enduring.' becoming more powerful missionaries and of our na- "During the persecution and formidable. tive priests and Christians in ancient times it was the "In the name of all misis truly admirable. We have custom of Christians to send AS A RESULT OF THE INFLUX of migrants to this country the account of a Bishop who help to their confreres who sionaries I make this urgent in a reply to an atheistic were condemned to the appeal to the hearts of hrough the Co.mmonwealth Migration schemes, many New AugCatholics asking them to ralian children are receiving propagandist said: 'You may mines. their education from the Sisters and kill us but you will not se"Today we are witnessing help, as they have always rotfiers in our Catholic schools. parate us from Rome.' a renewal of the same per- done, in this moment of "Another Bishop wrote: secutions. Let us, therefdre, most serious need for the A typical example of this dren, includes many from , 'Priests and faithful are renew that charity toward missionary Church. T h e ncreased enrolment even in distant lands. Pictured most strongly resolved to those whom St. Cyprian world will be renewed and ur schools is shown in the above are some of these. defend their faith and to called the sentinels of saved with Christ or it will ase of St. Anne's convent They are (back row, left to IMPORTANT prove their inseparable at- Christ in the battle lines of do down to ruin with Anti- -chool, Belmont, which, right): Hans Hamersveld, The observance of the tachment to the Supreme the faith. christ." ough it has only 160 chil- Holland; Dorothy Pend- following rules by all reigh, Scotland; Jennifer will greatly assist the Mooney, England; Joan Del committee in ensuring Borello, Italy, and Vivian the plans so painsCanale, Brazil. Front row that made for the (left to right), they are: takingly and it 0.411a II dignified Rodney Hurrelbrink, U.S.A.; smooth running of the function, Gordon Kendall, India; materialise. Carol Blackmore, Jersey, Listen carefully to Channel Islands; Mary all1. instructions over the Boyce, Ireland, and Clive public address system. Demellow, India. 2. Endeavour to obey Despite the fact that our immediately. schools are carrying this them 3. Obey marshalls and burden for the government other authorised officials with ever-increasing diffi- promptly and willingly. culties in finding accommo4. All should particidation, the State Housing pate in the procession commission skill refuses to and join in the singing grant permits for expansion of the hymns and the to many of our schools. recitation of the Rosary No. 2,520 Perth, Thursday, October 18, 1951. Price: 6d. and the various prayers, The return service will remembering that the commence at 4.30, and will occasion is a solemn and operate until 6.30 p.m. sacred one demanding Parking Arrangements. the utmost reverence Parking will be under the and decorum. supervision of Mr. R. Taylor and his assistants, and gratefully received. traffic direction will be be handled by the Police Traf- Flowers may be left either at the college or at the CaThe committee fic branch. wishes to stress the vital thedral presbytery on Saturimportance on careful ob- day or before 10 o'clock on servance, by drivers of pub- Sunday morning. Response to the request of the committee for organised par- eastern end of the Cause- lic and private vehicles, of Special Sermon. ish transport for the Annual Eucharistic procession at Aquinas way and at bus stops on instructions issued by the The preacher of the occasional sermon at the procesCanning Highway. The first police and stewards. college on the Feast of Christ the King (Oct. 28) has been so sat- bus will leave St. George's sion will be Rev. Father Decoration of Altars. terrace at 1 p.m., flowers for the Thomas Pearson, O.F.M., and thereGifts of isfactory that it is anticipated that a record crowd will attend. after at regular intervals. decoration of the altars will of Midland Junction. Indications are that as Reservations For Sodality Catering Services. many as 60 privately charand School Groups. Refreshments may be obtered buses will augment Special places, to which tained on the lawn near the the frequent Government they will be directed by the college. Tickets will be bus service which will op- marshals, are reserved in sold in the vicinity of the erate from the old G.P.O. the procession for all sodal- booths, enabling patrons to Three parishes will use ity, society, and obtain their refreshments youth river transport, parishioners school groups. Attendance immediately on presentabeing conveyed by boat to of school children in dis- tion of the tickets. The the Aquinas college land- tinctive school groups has committee hopes that this ing stage on the Canning. been disappointing in the arrangement will simplify centres, past few years, due, no and speed up the catering Several country Northam, doubt, to the fact that, dur- arrangements. amongst them Refeshment Sunbury, Wagin and Dar- ing the war and immediate booths will close when the danup, will send strong re- post-war years, transport procession commences, and presentation by bus and car. was so difficult that the at- will not reopen until after General Assembly: 3.15 p.m. tendance of large numbers the final Benediction. General assembly will be of children was discourag- Special Enclosure For Aged at 3.15 p.m., when the col- ed. Now, however, that and Infirm. lege gates will be closed to conditions have improved, A special enclosure for all vehicular traffic. All it is hoped that all schools the aged and infirm will be groups are requested to as- will make a special effort to provided and will be resemble behind their respec- be represented in the pro- served for their exclusive tive banners. Thereafter cession behind their own use. All others are expectthey will be in the hands of school banners. ed to take part in the prothe marshals, whose inFlower Girls. cession. structions should be promptA special invitation is isTransport Services. ly and accurately followed. sued by the Committee to Parish buses should carry The route of the procession parish groups of the Holy a large identification sign will be the same as in form- Angels' sodality to act as for the oonvenience of paser years, the outdoor altar flower girls. Change room sengers seeking their proper being erected at the college facilities will be provided buses for the return jourend of the oval. for Children of Mary and ney. The observance of Exposition at 3.30 p.m. flower girls as in former this rule will obviate a lot The Blessed Sacrament years: Flower girls are of confusion caused by hunwill be exposed at the main asked to bring their own dreds of people vainly tryaltar at 3.30 p.m., and the baskets of flowers. ing to identify the bus on JOHN DUNNE, ANN RICHARDSON, AND PATRICIA procession will commence Guard of Honour. which they travelled to the LOGUE were among the 50 children from St. Joseph's, Victoria immediately. Careful at- Cadets from Aquinas col- procession. ' tention should be paid to lege will form the guard of A Government bus service Square, who received their First Holy Communion from the Rev. R announcements over the honour for the Blessed Sac- will operate between the 11. The children were en public system rament; the Christian Bro- old G.P.O. and Aquinas Kelly, in St. Mary's Cathedral, Oct. address throughout the afternoon. thers will carry the canopy. picking up passengers at the tertained afterwards by the Sisters to a breakfast
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