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Perth , Thursday , July 30 , 1953
Before Packed Cathedral, With Solemn Riles
Three Students of Local Seminary Are Ordained Above, the Ordinandi advance to be clothed Left, the solin the sacredotal vestments. emn moment of the imposition of hands by Bishop and priests. are recited, and then the Or- hop anoints the hands of dination Preface in which priests with the Holy Oil of the words of the conferring Catechumens. During the anointing, the of the Sacrament are contained: "Bestow', then, we Bishop prays that the hands the newly -ordained beseech T h e e, Almighty of Father, the dignity of the priests will bless and consepriesthood upon these Thy crate in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. servants. The Bishop now proceeds newly - ordained The priests now kneel again be- to present the chalice confore the Bishop to be vested taining wine and water, and in the vestments distinctive with a large host upon the saying: "Receive of the priestly dignity-the paten, stole crossed upon their power to offer sacrifice to breast and the chasuble over God and to celebrate Mass for the living and the dead. their shoulders. In the name of the Lord." Investiture The Mass is now resumed The stole has formerly at the last portion of the been worn by these young Gradual. After the Offerleft tory prayer has been recitpriests across their shoulder; it is crossed upon ed, the newl y -ordained their breast by the Bishop priests offer to the Bishop a with these words: "Receive lighted candle, symbolising the yoke of the Lord; for the former offering of the His yoke is sweet and His requisites for the celebraburden light." tion of Mass. The chasuble is placed over the priests' shoulders Co-Consec rotors with these words: "Receive For the first time, the ublime power of the priest - the priestly vestment, by In a packed Cathedral, three more students from St. Charles' hood. which charity is signified; Holy Sacrifice will be offerseminary received the Sacrament of Holy Orders from the Most The Sacrament of Holy Or- for God is powerful to in- ed by the newly -ordained the imby priests, together with the conferred ders is Rev. L. J. Goody on July 25. They were the Rev. Paul Fitzgerald, position of the bishop's hands crease unto thee charity ordaining prelate. The and perfection of work." orWith their and the recital of a certain The back of the chasuble whole Canon of the Mass, the Rev. Brian Harris, and the Rev. John Lyons. which the Preface of including Consecration, portion the is folded until the second dination 14 students of St. Charles' are now priests. follows, imposition of the Bishop's is recited aloud. floor of the upon Bishop Two Great Powers prostrate After the Communion of Lordship His Without reciting any pray- hands after Holy Communas a sign of er the Bishop places both ion. the Mass, there are special Goody was assisted throughOn the occasion of an or- the sanctuary out the ceremonies by the V. dination to the priesthood unworthiness and need of hands upon the head of the newly - ordained prayers pertaining to the The Rev. F. E. Hope, Adm., and we become conscious of the divine assistance. the priests, vested in the sacer- ordination. deacon; immediately The newly - ordained the V. Rev. J. P. Wilkinson, fact that the ordaining preIn hushed silence, the or- priests present, vested in the dotal vestments, once more Students from the late is a successor to the dinands kneel at the feet of stole of the priestly office, kneel at the feet of the Bis- priests stand before the altar C.M. the and recite Apostles out the seminary carried hop after the "Veni Creator" Apostles, and that he be- the ordaining prelate at the impose hands likewise. ceremonies under the direc- stows upon the priest the conclusion of the litany. Now After the imposition of has been solemnly intoned. Creed, thus publicly professtion of the Rev. J. Mc- two great powers given the is about to be conferred the hands, two special prayers During this hymn, the Bis- ing the faith which they will preach to the world. Namara, who also preached Apostles-that of consecrathe occasional sermon. The Bishop imposes hands tion, whereby the bread and again upon the head of the The most solemn moment wine are changed into the priests, this time mentionof the ceremony, the im- Body and Blood of Christ; was and that ing explicitly the power of of absolution, position of hands, forgiving sins: "Receive the heightened when the 40 whereby sins are forgiven Holy Ghost; whose sins thou priests present placed their or retained in God's name. the of heads shalt forgive, they are forhands on the Upon the Sacrament of given them; and whose sins ordinands. Holy Orders depends the on Sunday, J 41y 26, of the Very Rev. M. Reidy, thou shalt retain, they are death the With very existence of the other of one retained." career who had given 52 years First Masses Sacraments, and so Holy R.I., there closed the priestly The chasuble is then unOnly the Rev. T. folded Other students from. St. Mother the Church has in- stalwart service to the Archdiocese of Perth. so as to fall at full Charles' who have been stituted the conferring of P. have The newly -ordainBriody longer length. records of serRev. the raised to the priesthood are: Holy Orders during the cele- Robinson, C.Ss.R., and priests then promise obewas buried with solemn obsequies on Tues- ed The Rev. H. Middleton, the bration of the Holy Mass, vice. Reidy Father to the bishop and his dience Rev. J. O'Brien, and the thus indicating the close aslawful successors. Rev. J. Russell (1949); the sociation of the Mass with day, July 28. mission, he arrived in this Aften an exhortation and Solemn Office for the Rev, T. O'Neill, the Rev. P. the priesthood. State. The ordaining prelate is dead was chanted by a Quinn, and the Rev. F. DilHe was stationed succes- special blessixig, the Bishop voices lon (1950); the Rev. M. vested in full pontifical priests' choir of 80 sively at Guildford, Albany, resumes the Mass. ImmeBlessPontifical Requiem Newbold, the Rev. G. Cro- vestments. In this, we are and Katanning, diately after the aLast Ravensthorpe, final ading he delivers cetti, the Rev. J. Challis, reminded of the fulness of Mass was celebrated in St. and West Perth. Perth, has West Brigid's church, and the Rev. P. Cunningham the Priesthood which In those days the work of monition. presence After the ceremony of or(1951); the Rev. J. Barden been conferred upon the on July 28 in the a country parish priest callBishop on the day of his of His Grace the Archbishop. (1952). ed for great physical stam- dination the newly -ordained The Most Rev. L. J. episcopal consecration. impart their first to priests had Father Reidy ina. funcsacred the During Goody, Auxiliary Bishop, answer "sick calls" up to blessing. The priests pretion the Rev. J. Lyons was Prostrate on Floor was celebrant of the Mass, the palms of their ansent miles. of 250 distances assisted by the V. Rev. P. Vested in the sacred vest- with the V. Rev. A. E. As parish priest of Katan- ointed hands to be kissed Nolan, O.S.M.; the Rev. B. ments of the Order of Dea- Johnston as deacon and the and to this blessing, the after ning, he had charge of an Harris by the Rev. J. Chal- conship, the young men Rev. F. Dillon as sub lis, and the Rev. P. Fitz- come forward at the invita- deacon. The Rev. T. Phelan area as large as Ireland or ceremony the Church has The roads were imparted an indulgence of Scotland. gerald by the Rev. J. tion of the Archdeacon. was assistant priest and the O'Brien. only bush tracks, and he 100 days. An indulgence of After the bishop has been Rev. J. McNamara directed by train and 7 years may be gained by travel to had Father Harris offered his assured that the candidates the ceremonies. by horse and sulky up to 40 the faithful who assist at the first Mass at St. Mary's for ordination are worthy, At the graveside, an ofd or 50 miles from the line. first Holy Mass.-"Francisfriend, the V. Rev. J. Fahey, church. Leederville, on July the ordaining pr Catholic cus." There was no 26; Father Lyons at Sacred speaks first to the peo- R.I., D.S.O., read the last school between York and Heart church, Highgate; and ple of the importance of the prayers in the presence of many occasions he won the Albany. the Archbishop, the Auxrather Fitzgerald at St. priesthood in their lives. The athleticism of his golf championship of the He then addresses the dea- iliary Bishop, many priests Anne's church, Belmont. youth stood Father Reidy in Great Southern, and also of con concerning the duties of and a large congregation of good stead for this rugged the Avon Valley. He playAfter the ceremony the the priesthood, which are mourners. existence. He had played ed the game with some of newly -ordained priests gave chiefly to offer sacrifice, to Father Reidy's only relatheir blessing to their par- bless, to govern, to preach, tive in this country is his Reidy read his ecclesiastieql football with the famous the world's finest, including Father Reidy 'lc Kerry team which had won Von Nida. ents, relatives and friends. and to baptise. Patrick's at St. brother, Mr. John Reidy of course Special friends were enterAnd now the whole court Wellington-st., and niece. iege, Carlow, where he v 'is more all -Ireland finals than was noted for his mordant disposibenevolent and wit In the any other county. tained at separate receptions of Heaven is entreated with Kathleen. ordained in 1900. after the celebration of the the Litany of the Saints, Born in County Kerry, same Year, having volun- His interest in sport sur- tion. week) next On (Special Tribute first Masses on Sunday. during which the ordinands Ireland, Father Michael teered for the Australian vived into old age. .
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Father Reidy, Great Southern Pioneer, Mourned by Many
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