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Sixty-three chartered buses, more than 500 cars and trucks, and several launches brought an estimated 10,000 persons to Aquinas college last Sunday to take part in the annual Holy Name society's rally and the annual diocesan Eucharistic procession.
Perth, Thursday, October 30, 1952.
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Groups of New Australians, many in national cositahne first ttiunTees nt o tohke partp procession
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the preacher, the Rev. P. Murphy. O.F.M., who spoke on devotion and loyalty to of colour to an already im- Christ the King. pressive display. The Archbishop carried The large portrait of Car- the Monstrance and gave Pontifical Benediction from dinal Mindszenty carried by the Hungarian group, and an altar erected at the colHe the presence of New Aus- lege end of the oval. tralians from "Iron Cur- was attended by Monsignori in their purple robes; white gloved Aquinas cadets formWord has been received by His Gracel ed a guard of honour and the Archbishop from the Apostolic Delegave the Royal Salute at Holy the that the Benediction\ gate, the Most Rev. P. Marella, Rays of sunshine broke See has been pleased to raise to the rank of through the overcast sky Domestic Prelate the V. Rev. Dean J. J. Rafand lit up the banners of the sodalities and youth ferty, Adm., St. Mary's Cathedral, and the movements dipped in salute V. Rev. Dean J. Wallace, parish priest of as the Archbishop raised the disgolden monstrance over the Bunbury and Dean of the South-West heads of the thousands of trict. kneeling faithful. Albany, The V. Rev. Dean F. Byrne, of Eleven hundred men of the Holy Name society proand the V. Rev. Dean T. Ienihan, Northam, vided the largest marching have been appointed Privy Chamberlains. group. Other large groups were those of more than a These honours have been conferred in recogthousand boys from metronition of meritorious work in the Archdiocese politan schools, 800 members of the Sacred Heart sothe of administrator pointed was Monsignor Wallace dalities, 700 Children of ordained in Maynooth col- Cathedral parish in March Mary, and 500 New Australege, July 25, 1924. Arriving 1948 and was made Dean of lians. in Perth on Nov. 11, 1924 St. Mary's on Dec. 8, 1949. he was first posted as asMore than 50 tiny flower Experience Varied sistant to the Cathedral. girls strewed petals before After some time spent as Monsignor Byrne was orEighty the Monstrance. administrator at Geraldton dained to the priesthood in priests, many religious, and he passed some time as Propaganda college, Rome, Christian Brothers, the 38 +chaplain to the Mary's Mount on Dec. 18, 1926. His first students from St. Charles' school at Kalamunda. From appointment was as curate seminary walked before the 1936 to 1951 he was admi- to Cottesloe where he recanopy, which was carried nistrator at the Sacred from 1927 to 1928. by the Christian Brothers. Heart parish, Highgate, and After two years as curate at Eighty members of the from there was appointed to Kalgoorlie, he was sent as Perfrom exile, AFTER SEVEN WEARY YEARS of post-war Third Order of St. Francis Bunbury as parish priest parish priest to Leonora At marched behind their banand Dean of the South where he remained from sia to Tanganyika, these young Poles found haven here. Western districts. 1931 to 1934. Posted to York they displayed their national banner, sur- ner. he remained there till 1937 Aquinas on Sunday Tha special enclosure for Executive 16 Years when he was sent to Katan- mounted by the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa. the aged and infirm was The whole of Monsignor fling, remaining there till packed, and many had to Rafferty's priestly life has his appointment to Albany 1930, he arrived in Perth in Northam and in September lairs, who may on special be seated on the college been spent at St. Mary's as parish priest and dean of September of the same 1947 was appointed Dean of occasions wear the same verandahs. Although the garb as the officiating cham- number of those taking part Cathedral. After his ordi- the Great Southern dis- year. From 1930 to 1933 he the Avon districts. nation in Ireland he arrived tricts, in February 1950. berlains of the Pope. All in the procession was greatwas stationed in St. Brigid's How Prelates Robe prelates have the title er than for the past few prelates a r e "Monsignore," and a special years, several thousand onDomestic Two Are Named Domestic Prelates. those on whom the title and costume (purple) corres- lookers stood around the rank of the prelature are oval and took no part in the conferred with the corresproceedings. ponding dress and privileMarshals and members of ges, but without the office the Police Traffic branch did or court service otherwise a remarkable job in speedattached to it. These are: ing the heavy traffic through (1) T h e prothonotaries the many bottlenecks on the Apostolic other than the narrow road to the college. real ones; (2) the Papal doCadets and members of the mestic prelates, who are St. John Ambulance brigade appointed to this dignity by set up a first -aid post and Papal Brief. They have t1 gave assistance to several right of wearing the garb of people. a prelate and of using at the Solemn High Mass the St. Mary's Cathedral choir special candle, but not the the led the singing of other episcopal insignia; (3) hymns under the direction the supernumerary privy of the Rev. P. McCudden, chamberlains, honorary and the Rev. Dr. E. Sullichamberlains, a n d chap van led the recitation of the Rosary and the prayers. of
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RT. REV MGR. J. WALLACE.
in Perth on July 21, 1936 Care of Country parish, West Perth, and there was sent as and was posted a, curate at Apart from three years from the Cathedral. From 1939 to spent as curate in West parish priest to Pinjarra, till 1935 when he was ap1947 he acted as private Perth, Monsignor Lenihan parish priest of secretary to the Archbishop. has spent his priestly life so pointed Wagin. remained there He He was also at this time in far in the care of souls until 1937 when he was sent charge of the Pontifical throughout the country disMission Aid societies as dio- tricts. Ordained in All Hal- to Merredin. In 1944 he cesan director. He was a p- lows, Ireland, on June 22, was made parish priest of V.
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