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In In Bad Year MigisufrAidliAfirdees Perth, Thursday April 30 1953
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RECO No. 2,597
Registered at the G.P.O., Perth, for tranamislion by poet as a Newspaper)
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By Over £18,000
Almighty God hos blessed abundantly the work of the Pontifical Mission Aid societies in Australia during the year 1952. From April to December was a period of financial and economic uncertainty; credit was restricted, the liberal circulation of money was In these circumstantightgned, and there was unemployment. ces to have maintained revenue would have been satisfactory, but the National office reports a gain of £18,011 over the gross total This result can be explained only by the help of God. of 1951.
HOLY CHILDHOOD. Sometimes Australian peo- PROPAGATION OF THE Price: 6d. ple FAITH. overlook the good which Nett Receipts from Dioeeess
Dr. Sullivan Evaluates
Youth Conduct Findings
the Society for the Propaga- Nett Receipts from Dioceses. s. d. £ s. d. Adelaide ..... tion of the Faith does at 1,231 1 1 6 One third of the Adelaide _ ...... 3,222 10 3 Armidale __ ...home. 662 6 9 1,988 14 7 Ballarat _... ...... distributable money is re- Armidale 895 0 0 This Ballarat _. __ 3,770 14 1 Bathurst tained for Australia 648 13 7 1,446 7 2 Brisbane ...... ...... __ Bathurst £30,572. is year the amount 3,106 1 This is a large amount, al- Brisbane ...... _ 6,571 1 7 Cairns _ _ 236 6 7 374 12 10 Canberra-Goul__ though it is not enough to Cairns .._. meet the requests of all the Canberra-Goul1,435 _. burn Australian missions to the burn ...... _ 3,808 5 2 Darwin 41 8 158 11 10 aborigines and of poor par- Darwin _ _ 93 8 9 Geraldton 276 11 3 Hobart ...... ...... ishes in the outback. Often Geraldton 700 0 0 in outback areas priests Hobart _ ..... 2,350 0 0 Kimberley 0 3 3 31 18 have to travel hundreds of Kimberley 398 12 3 _ 1,674 4 6 Lismore miles to administer the Sac- Lismore 732 16 2 _... Maitland raments and say Mass for Maitland ..._ _ 4.563 7 5 Melbourne ..... 8,142 1 2 23,196 13 10 New Norcia This is Melbourne isolated families. 1,121 5 2 389 15 7 real missionary work, and is New Norcia 1,961 1 11 3,755 2 7 Port Pirie justly supported by Propa- Perth 232 0 599 3 8 Port Pirie gation of the Faith funds. 1,180 9 Rockhampton 3,834 4 4 Sandhurst Rockhampton 11 11 1,282 Sources of Increase 5,147 14 2 Sandhurst _... 607 6 5 Sale The gross total of Mission Sale ....... ...... 906 5 2 Sydney 4,092 14 5 Aid funds was increased Sydney ..... 26,731 9 8 638 6 7 Toowoomba The main Toowoomba _ 1,963 3 4 during 1952. 613 15 0 Townsville source of additional revenue Townsville ... 1.510 6 2 Wagga 1,188 0 0 Wagga was the increased member- Wagga Wagga 2,123 17 8 Wilcanniaship of the Society for the Wilcannia733 17 10 Forbes .... Propagation of the Faith. Forbes 2,312 8 4 500 0 0 Wollongong This is fully in accord with Wollongong 400 0 0 the mind of the Holy £31,470 11 8 Father; he, like his pre£ 102.907 3 5 decessor, regards it as the principal source of Mission aid, the remaining societies being, as it were, ancillary .
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to it. The second most successful source of Mission aid was the collections on MisIn the mind sion Sunday. of the Holy Father it is the duty of Catholics to become members of the Society for the Ian Handocok, of Fremantle, leads a discussion group at South Perth. the Propagation of Faith, while Mission SunDRINK. good and discussions forthright Lively, Going on to discuss drink, day is a special appeal to charity. Mission Sungroup reports were features of the first one - Doctor said that drink was their popularly supposed to be a day, therefore, has a separY.C.W. by the held conference day combined stimulant. Actually it slowed peal to the campaigns for identity, scope and apand N.C.G.M. lost Sunday at the South Perth people down. It released ate inhibitions and the drinker members of the Society for hall. parish was inclined to do things the Propagation of the Faith Twice weekly was the po- not normally done. From conducted in the parishes by After afternoon tea Dr. pular regard to figure with reports a grave problem the Diocesan director. the up Sullivan summed frequency of "dating," Doc- existed especially wit h conference. tor said, and a standard under -age drinking at par- Under the Sword He said that, the moral could be the regularity with ties. He said that it was The Missions are still unproblems which arose in which engaged couples meet. highly desirable that young der the sword of persecur e social behaviour w e May a greater love That was usually two or people should not drink at tion. mainly the lack of charity, three times a week and he parties and certainly not at hearts of all-adults and and the danger to chastity said that it should be res- dances. of the Missions grow in the and temperance. He then tricted to that. The difficulties CONFIRMATION PLEDGE children. discussed findings under the KISSING. They should remember of the times are passing, but heading of the five D's. With regard to kissing their Confirmation pledge. Christ to His first apostles The Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. J. Rafferty, Adm. is pictured goodnight he said that mo- He thought that many people the assistance promised by with His Eminence Cardinal Agagianian at the Sydney DANCING. deration was highly neces- took it automatically but it will remain until the end of Under dancing he said sary. Kissing was a sign of Congress (Report P. 6, 7, 9). a solemn promise. time. that he agreed with the very special friendship. If was Finally he said that finding on why people went there was that sort of salu- everyone had done the Conto dances, that is, mainly tation, he said, let it be ference well. It was not easy for social reasons. How- only a salutation. In reply get down to concrete ever, there were moral prob- to a question on passionate to discussion even in such Cathedral Novena lems to be encountered. kissing Doctor said that the common matters. He thought There could be a lack of Church's ruling had defi- that all could see a pattern charity shown. Boys refus- nitely been laid down. He for behaviour. No one could Ask Renewal ing to dance and leaving said that it was not licit to do more than lay down gegirls sitting -out was an anyone except to man and neral principles. It was up example. He also noted the wife. Not even engaged to the individual. On Monday, May 4, the "Strathaird" Of Family applause that greeted the couples could use it law(Continued, Page 4) On Wednesday, May 6, a report on cliquishness. That fully. at Fremantle, berthing at 8 a.m., special call will nine -weeks' Novena was another example. The conclusions on deand leaving at 3 p.m. On board will be about will commence in St. Mary's quite correct. "Jiving," he said, was found corum weredress, he said. 200 members of the National Pilgrimage to Cathedral. to be all right in modera- Regarding in a vulgar Because of the urgent tion. Cheek -to-cheek danc- they were living Rome. The 25 Western Australian members necessity no probably was It age. for a restoration ing, being a sensual type of will be will join the ship on that day. Seminary Sunday times former in than worse family life in Australia, of He dancing, was dangerous. the observed throughout had that advertising His Grace the Most Rev. Australia will be Miss San- the principal intention of was happy to say however except vulgar. Doctor said Archdiocese on Sunday, J. D. Simonds, Coadjutor derson, Mrs. and Miss Fraw- the Novena will be "THE that he hadn't notice much become that the coarse exploitation May 10. of Melbourne, is ley, Mrs. Gatti, Mrs. Bal- RESTORATION OF FAMArchbishop at the Movement dances. In all parochial churches the leader of the pilgrims, lard, Miss Carroll, Mr. Dav- ILY LIFE." of the female form was "DATING." bound to have some effect an appropriate address on and he will be accompanied idson, Mrs. Crothers, Mrs. The sermon each Wednesthe subject of vocations to "Dating," he said, was an on everybody. by the V. Rev. Monsignor Freeman -Deane, Miss Hor- day will deal with some asThe big moral problem the priesthood and the Re- A. important aspect because it R. E. Thomas, who is the gan. Miss Hoare, Mr. and pect of family life, and it is was so natural. The majo- with dress was the tempta- ligious life will be given at organiser. Mrs. Heavey, Miss Kavan- hoped that the families of rity found that 18-19 years tion put before other people. all Masses. To farewell the pilgrims agh. Miss Lynch, Mrs. Mc- the parish will make a very At the conclusion of the was the earliest age to start Reports indicated that there to attend the instruction, the spec i al a function will be held in St. Mahon, Mr. and Mrs. Rob- special effort "dating." Doctor said, how- was a lot of that. Wednesday Miss Novena each Safe, He was not attempting to prayer, which has been ap- Mary's Cathedral at 10.30 inson, Mr. ever, that that figure must weeks. nine the the Stone, during Mrs. be Stokes, Rosary will The a.m. vary according to the par- set a norm, Doctor said, as proved by His Grace the Miss A social blessing with the ties involved. He also said to what constituted immo- Archbishop, will be recited. recited, a sermon will be Misses Williams, and Permission is granted for preached, and after reciting Wright. relic of St. Catherine Lathat the advice of all pru- dest dress but in films and Thomas with In conjuction BenedicItinerarium. the boure will be given at the dent people was to go round advertisements one did see Exposition of the Most in groups. It was not really many immodest dresses. It Blessed Sacrament through- tion of the Blessed Sacra- Cook and Son, it is hoped conclusion of Benediction that a pilgrimage to Rome each evening. a good thing to keep com- was a bad example but out the day in the chapels ment will be given. Among those joining the will be held every three pany regularly due to the decent girls knew where and oratories of Religious Houses and Institutions. pilgrimage from Western years. moral danger present. the difficulties lay.
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