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Requiem Mass for Two Priests From Monastery More than 80 priests and a very large congregation, including Brothers and nuns, witnessed on May 25 the sad and solemn scene of a double funeral of two priests who hod died in the previous week-the Rev. T. O'Gorman and the Rev. K. Middleton, C.Ss.R. His Grace the Archbishop presided at the Office for the Dead and Solemn Requiem Mass at the church of the Redemptorist Fathers, North Perth.
His Grace the Archbishop, at present in Townsville, the Apparition at Mary's was assisted by the Rt. Rev. North Queensland, and one Mount. distant His mother in Mgr. E. Kennedy, V. G. and sister is a Brigidine nun in New South Wales seems to the Rt. Rev Mgr. E. Moss. N.S.W. premonition, have had some Since his ordination in Requiem Mass was offered Father Middleton of the sad event, because by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. J. T. 1944, and for several weeks she had' McMahon with the Rev. worked in Victoria bad Last year he been asking F. O'Connor as deacon and Tasmania. received be- news they had as where, to Perth, Hansberry L. came the Rev. The Rev. J. sides nuns' Retreats, he about him and were not sub -deacon. McNamara was master of gave Missions in Bunbury, telling her. As a result T h e priests' Northam, Moora, Waroona she seems to have received ceremonies. less of a shock by his sudchoir chanted the music of and West Perth. the Office and Mass. Death came quite sud- den death than did the His Grace also attended denly last Thursday after- other members of the faat the cemetery, where the noon at the Kalamunda mily. The funeral was defer.i priests chanted the Bene- presbytery, where Father Rev. was staying while conduct- red till Monday so that Rt. The dictus. Mgr. E. Kennedy, V.IG., re- ing the annual Retreat for three of Father's brothers cited the last prayers over the Sisters of St. Joseph of might be present. the grave of Father O'Gorman, and the V. Rev. P. Talty, C.Ss.R., over the grave of Father Middleton.
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Four Parishes to Share Regional School for Boys Hal-
Father O'Gorman was born in 1878 at Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland. He made his priestly studies at All Plans for the erection of a Regional lows college, Dublin, where he was ordained in 1906. Boys school at Midland Junction, on a cer.In the same year he arrived in Perth, having vo- tral site of five acres, has been announced lunteered for the Australian by His Grace the Archbishop. Staffed by mission. He served conseCatholics throughout the Archdiocese will be united in cutively in the parishes of De La Salle Brothers, it is hoped that the Boulder, West Perth, Cot- school will be ready for occupation by Febprayer or. June 2 for the welfare and guidance of Her tesloe and Guildford, in all Majesty the Queen and for the peace and prosperity of of which centres he is af- ruary, 1954. fectionately remembered. The regional school will titute was introduced in the Commonwealth. With advancing years and serve the parishes of Mid- Australia in 1906 at ArmiHis Grace the Archbishop will preside at Solemn High Mass in St. ill -health he was, in 1947, land Junction, Guildford, dale, N.S.W. The Brothers appointed chaplain to Clon- Bassendean and Mundaring. are dedicated to the ChrisMary's Cathedral, where the Most Rev. L. J. Goody. Auxiliary tarf Boys' Town. Two years tian instruction and educaBishop, will nreach the occasional sermon. later he retired from active It will be the first estab- tion of youth and especially, work and has been a pa- lishment in the Archdiocese of the poor. sung at the end of Mass. be tient in St. John of God's of the De La Salle Brathers, In Australia the De La The Catholic schools will have a special observance for the Coronahospital, Subiaco, since. whose oircial desi.gnation is Salle Brothers conduct priInstitute of the Brothers mary and secondary day tion to -morrow, May 29. Mother's Premonition the GI the ,,thristian Schools. schools. boarding We beseech Thee, 0 Almighty God, that Thy servant, Elizabeth our Father Kevin Middleton The Brothers have the ini- schools, teachfor colleges training Queen, who by Thy mercy, has undertaken the government of this realm, was born in the diocese of tials F.S.C. (Fratres Scholaand may advance in all virtues; that being meetly adorned therewith, she Bathurst, N.S.W., 42 years rum Christianarufn) after ers. university colleges hostels, technical and agricmay be able to avoid the enormity of sins and to come to Thee, who art ago, of a large and excel- their names. of schools colleges, the way, the truth and the life. Through Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.. ultural 11 lent Catholic family, (Collect of Votive Mass) Founded by St. John the arts and crafts, orphanOne boys and two girls. the for schools of his brothers is also a Re- Baptist de la Salle in 1680 ages and -privileged. Insunder the France, X6s'eAtty,t,1"11<WA()f,'';<VbtYVWW at Rheims, stationed demptorist priest,
Sixty-two young ladies were presented to the Archbishop at the Catholic Ball on May 26.