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of Propaganda privilege it has never hapEpiscopal Committee meeting to adopt this and gregation suggested that portion of the pened that the amount avaiother kindred projects. In the absence of His The second portion of the Australian Propagation of lable has ever covered the was engaged upon the Faith funds be used for requests. This year the Eminence, president of the committee, His Grace Archbishop meeting requests were more than the distribution of alloca- this purpose. McGuire presided. Other members present were His Grace Dr. tions to missionary works It was also added that double the amount available. Australia. Not instead of the missionary This is another reason why Duhig, His Grace Dr. Beovich, His Grace Dr. Simonds, His Lord- within enough is understood about dioceses drawing help from Australia should remember this part of the Propagation Rome they too could be its Propagation of the Faith ship Bishop Gleeson, and His Lordship Bishop Gummer.
On April 30, at Sydney, the Notional for Missions met for its annual meeting.
The report closes with a of the Faith in Australia. Of helped from this portion. fund. This society reported The meeting received the report of the National Direc- another gain of £3,950. In new feature carried out by course it will be remember- From thence onwards AusIts membership is simple tor. The report was a happy a children's work dealing in the National Office of Aus- ed that in the very early tralia has retained this one but every Catholic adult one as it indicated a pheno- small money this is a phe- tralia. Raising money for days the Church in Aus- third. Until just a few years should be a member. In missions is the direct pur- tralia was built by the Pro- ago it was the only country these days when the basic menal growth of Mission nomenal increase. pagation of the Faith funds of the world where this con- wage is high, it is surely Aid during 1951. 'The Society of St. Peter pose of the Pontifical Mis- from Rome. cession held. In 1945 New clear that the lowest form of In the three Pontifical so- Apostle to assist the work of sion Works. In 1950, however, the As Australia became more Zealand received the same membership is out. 2/2 is national office cieties 1951 saw an increase training a native clergy also in Australia felt that it settled the grants dwindled favour for the Maori mis- surely not the appreciation of £17,448. In 1950 the societies just barely reached a featured an increase of might be able to assist mis- and grew less in number. sions and mission works of Catholic Missions from an income of £570 gross of £100,000; in 1951 £1,899 but 1951 was not sions, especially in the Pa- In 1919, following the up- within the dominion. annum. The Australian one third Just because giftsper it was £120,404. Moreover its highest year on record. cific in getting better value sets of World War I, there of charity it was a steady and wide- Under the burse system for their money. It introduc- was a small scale migration is allocated by a Committee don't carry a price tag on which broke down during ed co-operative mission buy- plan. It created new prob- of Australian Bishops ac- them or a fixed rate from spread growth. it flourished ing. Since then the project lems for the Church in Aus- cording to the varying needs the Prices Commission, For once almost every the war years This may be has been taken up elsewhere tralia. Rather than approve of the missionary works. these charities must work on diocese of the Common- considerably. and last year U.S.A. held a of multiple funds the Con- Within the life time of the the same standard as 15 revived. wealth showed an increase years ago, on today's wages and it was not per medium and prices. Please rememof large bequests. Bequests ber to join the Propagation sell away by £4,000 during of the Faith at £1/1/8 per 1951. annum. The Propagation of the (Diocesan statistics, P. 4) Faith, the main mission society, showed a marked advance in 1951: In 1950 revenue from all sources total-
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led £73,409; in 1951 it rose to £85,606, an increase of
£ 12,196. The pleasant reading of large gains and increases is then disturbed by the analysis which follows. The per capita contribution including revenue from all sources was 18.6d. per person. It is pointed out that this is not even a membership at the lowest rate. Later, dealing with memberships, the report points put that only 54.2% of the adult population are members calculated on the lowest rate; whilst if allowance is made for the higher forms of membership just 37% are members. The report pleads for uniform membership campaigns by the diocesan directors. This must supplant the old promoter system which is not readily accommodated to modern needs and conditions. The report seeks to clarify the position of Mission Sunday. The campaign for membership, nor the fact oZ membership does not destroy Mission Sunday. In the mind of the Popes (Vide Pius XI, Pius XII) this was to be an extra day of charitable appeal for all mis-
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No. 2,550
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Christians Feast The feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, will be solemnised at Sacred Heart church, Highgate, on May 24.
May 18, and an excellent re-
To honour Our Lady who. sponse was forthcoming. under this title, is principal The Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. T. patron of Australia, PontiMcMahon appealed in St. fical High Mass will be celeMary's church, Kalgoorlie, brated by Bishop Goody at on May 18, and will speak 9 a.m. in All Hallows church, BoulAt the evening Devotions der, on Sunday, May 25. a large number of Children The committee organising of Mary will be enrolled in the appeal comprises: Bis- the sodality. Representahop Goody, Monsignor Mc- tives of other metropolitan Mahon, Father Brennan. branches will be present. Bourke. The V. Rev. J. M. Keane. Lake Biddy. Father Bren- and Father J. nan made the appeal in St. Other priests and laymen O.S.M., will preach on both Joseph's church, Wagin, on will be co-opted to assist. occasions.
Appeals for t one Make a Good Start Opening the appeal for the Catholic college within the University, the Auxiliary Bishop, the Most Rev. Dr. L. J. Goody, spoke at all five Masses in the Cathedral on May 18. Bishop Goody announced two large donations.
Sister rierchmans, 54 Years In Schools of South-West, Is Dead
His Lordship said that, al- incomes, the wealthy ones though most of the help would not be wanting. would undoubtedly come Already one donation of sions. from people on middle-class £1,500 and another of £1,000 had been made. The In the early hours of May 18, the earthappeal to the tax -burdened farmers, he added, had met ly career of Sister M. Berchmans O'Mahony, response. with a very good The Rev. H. F. Brennan, an exemplary member of the order of the organising secretary of the appeal, recently spent 10 Sisters of Mercy, Bunbury, was brought to a days in the Wagin parish. close in the local hospital of the Sisters of St. Accompanied by the Rev. J. To date 10 prelates have notified their O'Mahony, parish priest, he John of God after 54 years in the service of travelled 1,500 miles. 'intention of attending the consecration of "I was amazed and edi- Catholic education. fied," said Father Brennan Leaving Ireland in Ocher energy, and for a the Most Rev. Dr. Bryan Gallagher, Bishop - on his return. In all the tober, 1898, she faced what spirit, Her devoton to lively wit. he had trav- was then a long and peri- the Mass was most edifying. great distance elect of Port Pirie, which will take place in elled speaking to country lous voyage to far -distant In the illness of her last on isolated farms, he Australia and arrived at the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier, Gerald - people had not encountered one re- Bunbury convent-w h i c h years she exhibited unalterable patience and fidelity to was at that time a small fusal. ton, on June 11. £600, building compared with the the Rule of her congregaHe had collected Dr. A. J. tion. Most Rev. Canberra The Goulburn; the continued Father Brennan, imposing structure of toLate Sr. M. Berchmans Gummer, Bishop of Gerald - Most Rev. L. J. Goody, Aux- and hoped to add another day. On Sunday afternoon her ton, has received acceptance iliary Bishop to the Arch- £400 from the same parish. remains were removed to she had so often and so In 1921 she was sent out the Mercy of the invitation from the bishop of Perth; and the Rt. Most of the credit, he addconvent chapel faithfully answered, tolled to the newly - and on Monday following: The Most Rev. P. Rev. A. Catalan, O.S.B. ed, was due to the untiring as a pioneer May 19 a its farewell in slow and convent at Dardaopened His Excellency the Apos- energy and organising abilMarella, Apostolic Delegate; Requiem Mass was solemn tones. nup. During her term there Solemn the Most Rev. R. Prendi- tolic Delegate will be the ity of Father O'Mahony. by the Very Rev. The Children of Mary showed signs of that ca- celebrated vile, Archbishop of Perth; consecrating prelate, with Dean support she Wallace The generous the convent were well represented and for hard work and chapel. The indeacon the Most Rev. M. Beovich, Bishop O'Collins and Bishop given to the appeal was in- pacity and formed simple Archbishop of Adelaide; the Gummer as co-consecrators. dicative, not merely of in- unswerving fidelity to duty sub -deacon were Rev. J. guard ofa touchingly honour on either were the highlights of Higgins C.Ss.R., Most Rev. E. Tweedy, Arch- Bishop Goody Will preach terest in the project, but of which and the side of the hearse-a fitting her character. She also bishop of Hobart; the Most. the occasional sermon. McSweeney. The tribute of respect to one who the loyalty and esteem of for a time in Bridge- Rev. J.E. Mullins Rev. J. P. O'Collins, Bishop The diocese of Port Pirie the parishioners for their served acted as was so worthy of their town, Greenbushes and Don- Rev. of Ballarat; the Most Rev. will be represented by the parish priest. master of ceremonies and esteem. nybrook, respectively. Raible, the singing throughout the S.C.A., Vicar Rt. Rev. Mgr. M. Clune, The itinerary covered The Rev. J. O'Grady asApostolic of Kimberley; the Vicar Capitular. Wagin proper, Dumbleyung, During the 54 years of Mass was beautifully ren- sisted by Dean Wallace and Most Rev. B. Stewart, BisThe Bishop-elect is ex- Kukerin, Lake Grace, New- her religious life in the dered by the Sisters' choir. Father Mullins, officiated hop of Sandhurst; the Most pected to arrive at Freman- degate, Wedgecarrup, Rav- schools of the South-West, As the cortege moved at the graveside. Rev. G. Young, Auxiliary tle on May 30 aboard the ensthorpe, Hopetoun, Pin- Sister Berchmans was noted away the convent bell, May her soul rest in Bishop to the Archbishop of '`Roma," garing, Lake Camm, -and for her generous missionary whose summons to duty peace.
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