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Message from Holy Father Read to the assembly at Subiaco Oval by the Most Rev. L. J. Goody. C;
Holy Father deeply gratified to learn Family Rosary Crusade being conducted Exthroughout Dioceses of Australia. horts beloved Catholics fidelity to this Invokes special most salutary practice. protection of Heavenly Mother on your Imparts to hierarchy, dear country. clergy, faithful, paternal Apostolic Benediction. JOHN BAPTIST MONTINI, Vatican Pro -Secretary of State.
No. 2,631
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Perth, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1953.
25,000 Hear Fr. Peyton Plead For Daily Rosary
prayers of the holy Rosary. After a preliminary reMore than 25,000 persons are estimated to have mustered on the Subiaco oval on That prayer can sway God cording had been played, for moving plea make a C.S.C., Peyton, to interest if enough people Rev. Patrick the to hear 20 Dec. of the procession of clergy, the afternoon pray. Take the Rosary The rally marked the culmination will preceded by a colour party the daily recitation of the Rosary in family circles. with the confidence and of Y.C.W.-N.C.G.M. membroadand radio film shows press, power of God upon yourself pulpit, through preparation intense weeks five of bers, entered the arena to and your families. the strains of "Hail, Queen casts. Speaks Like Child of Heaven." "Mothers, fathers a n d bodies and souls to be joinpractice of saying the RosThirdly Bernadette. She Positions on the dais were ary in the home. The outchildren, how can people ed with their Catholic who don't care about God friends to reinstate our fa- could say she saw with her taken up by His Grace the standing thing required for live without His love, when milies in the love and grace own eyes the Queen of HeaArchbishop, the Most Rev. future guidance was family ven using a Rosary, putting He looks down upon you, a of God. L. J. Goody, Father Peyton, prayer. If they desired to "Let us hope that all non- her blessed personality beJohn Lynch have the favour of God great mother and wife, and Rev. the kneeling beside you a great catholics and Catholic peo- hind it. (chairman), the Hon. H. S. they had to pray for it. "In my final bid for your man and husband, and every ple, who are here today Senator Seward, and the It was efficacious if they M.L.A., asked little child, every little saint with the intention of letting love of the family rosary, Hon. F. Kelly, help to someone's Rotheir hearts love the that has commended the and speak to God for them, bearound you. Minister for Mines sary, will learn that the love and acceptance and the Fisheries. fore His Throne, in the perMinutes for Reward Rosary is your companion, tribute of the human race of the Blessed Mother. "How can I describe to your friend, your comfort through many hundreds of Colourful Spectacle son The Rosary provided a child you what you are saying to and your ally. years," went, on Father The centre of the arena with definite and proper God, not in words but in "The Holy Rosary, in its Peyton, "I can say to any.. was then occupied by childby instilling into training to shout which implications way, in its peaceful body "rake it into your hand quiet Cathe all ren representing him and into our homes the God during those ten small way, in its powerful way, and gather your little family tholic schools of the metro- need of family united is family while the minutes has brought such gifts from group on their knees beside School unipolitan area. saying: God into human families you.' forms in tan, light grey, prayer. "Dear, dear God we love that the human race will "Like a little child I ask Laymen Lead green, dark and light blue, you, our hearts belong to never be out of His debt. you to speak to God in these The Rosary was then reblack, red and white, made father and are our you. You words my Father, God laycontrast prominent of five cited, lines colourful If Dead Returned of love, 'Oh God, opr life. You are God of the personal beautifully - men giving a Mystery each, against the "We are to get you We adore, trying to us. everything God God, of my Father, and Depiazzi Throughout after the Rev. J. grassed oval. people to take this family my Father is almighty' once oh how we adore you." the afternoon a blustery had summarised the medi, into hearts and you your "What ,satisfaction will you find there is no South-West wind persisted, tation points. give to God by this action! homes for ever and ever. If limit to his power. but did not detract from The laymen were Mr. M. each and can every one our How you rise of securely the amplification of the Ahern (prominent Catholic Rosary Saints from your knees with the brave dead souls were to family), Mr. C. V. Honnor speeches. "He is a friend of my wife return and tell us that God is the what the assurance Mr. J. spoke Mary), first of (Legion Father Lynch friend and companion of Rosary did for them, only and my family, everything He said they had Roberts (Holy Name Socibriefly. the family that you govern: then would we know how that is great in my wife not assembled there that ety), Mr. J. Colbert (St. His Grace the Archbishop, "I have been trying to we could pay back our debt and my son and daughter is afternoon to display their Vincent de Paul Society), escorted by Father Peyton bring only because of the great home to you what to God. It and Mr. H. Gallagher (Third and Father John Lynch. daily family solidarity or strength. of God". prayer means "We owe their salvation power Is it any wonder that out was not a religious pageant. Order of Mt. Carmel). to that Holy prayer. Delifrom God's point of view" to responded crowd The has who "Every husband They had come there for verance from temptation, of a Rosary home would whole- made a vow of love and said Father Peyton. the sole purpose of listening the prayers in a and ill health, from evil, come a Bernadette and a the fidelity to death, to his "I want to try and bring from Flower? to a message to be delivered hearted manner, home to you also what it pain, sorrow, sadness and Little resounded Mary of Peyton, praise wife" Father said "I believe in Our Lord. to them by none other than means from your point of despair, will be all gained What the throughout bemovingly wife take his "Should consolation to Our from the Holy Rosary. our Blessed Lady herself. arena. side him and his sons and view. What will it do for She would speak to them From the great men of Blessed Lord when He gave daughters in his little sacred you? what will it give you, Peyton Father Then hears words, He who through the lips of her de- a long and stirring address, home, and all kneel down for just those ten minutes the past, I will mention sufferedthese so much for us. He voted Apostle of the Rosary which was received with together for ten minutes out taken out of every 24 hours three connected especially is our Leader. He is our -Father Patrick Peyton. great attention and enthu- of 24 hours so that the in which you perform with the Holy Rosary. Three spokesman, and our God. of sanctity and holiHon. F. Kelly, M.L.A. siasm neighbours can see them if that act of love and submit giants believe "I everything Our ness. your bodies and souls to said the angels Mr. Kelly to, and they want Hon. Lord The ever, ever said. He Firstly Charles Borromeo, said my see also, this little group of God. sins would the occasion, which was an be fora giant of the right Refor- given. He said my body inspiring one, could not fail Fr. Peyton Speaks people praying to God. Richest Harvest. mation, a giant of intelli- would rise the exthe de"We take should them from within the dead. stir to Father Peyton began first ample of our Archbishop" "I stand before you and gence, a giant of discipline He founded a Church to termination to obtain a by saying thanks to he said who has dedicated God will not contradict me a giant of sanctity and a mother us. He gave that much greater degree of de- of allArchbishop and other all in his power, his priests when I tell you that for giant of responsibility. He Church the means to nourish votion and attention to the the in God for giving and nuns and brothers to those ten minutes labour, was a bishop. leaders us with the sacraments. problem o f eliminatftig be with show God his sincerity and you will reap the richest to privilege all stated the He attribute "I him "Our of Father." No home from family life the evils His Grace's help and love in dedicating this Ro- harvest ever to be reaped the faith of my diocese to that says this prayer to lukewarm Christianity. To them. in heaven. You will reap had been warm, their Holy Father has any give the nation solidarity receptionand responsive, said sary Crusade. Each family the harvest of the love, the the Holy Rosary." in this Archdiocese should and service they needed humble Example of Giants need ever to be afraid, Peyton, having de- do the same, by kneeling protection, the friendship families joined together in Father generously five down together to pray to and grace of God over your Second St. Pius V when No Need of Despair dicated family prayer. "There is many a woman whole group. he was the Vicar of Christ, of his time to the gether to God. Church weeks The Catholic "If you love your little in the sixteenth century, in despair the whole wide pledge of the Holy Rosary throughout the centuries Crusade. group, don't deprive them when they had this same world over, who would have God Is Grateful had disclosed the value of "Is it any wonder that of this opportunity to win menace threatening Chris- no need to be in despair, if we will endeavour praying aloud. The power to Now who God's love and grace. Those tianity which is also threat- she had a husband power us today the on to you God looks down prove to persevere in praying to- of prayer to God so that you with love and with grati- ten minutes are a small ening us today, and he ex- knelt beside her each night gether had allowed Ireland might win from Him, by tude", he continued. "He is price to pay for such a re- horted the people of Europe for ten tiny minutes and to emerge from an infam- prayer, that sincerity of grateful to us for coming ward. to adopt the family Rosary said "Thy will be done". Such was love and prayer, to win along, all you mothers and ous persecution. "Forgive us our trespas"I hope these words will -they were delivered from the power of family prayer: grace during these five fathers and sons and daugh- also bring compensation to the menace to their faith. ses-forgive us for all our Senator Seward weeks of dedication, and to ters and He has driven you all your non -catholic friends "They had looked to the little angers, our petty anSenator Seward said they receive this grace perma- here today to bestow upon who are here, having been Vicar of Christ for deliver- noyances, that inevitably were assembled for one nently and convincingly you His richest graces and driven here by the love of ance and he had delivered arise when living as a group. (Continued Page 4). God, and to allow their them with the powerful blessings. purpose-to renew the daily said Fr. Peyton.
Panoramic view of Subiaco Oval as the great spectacle of the Rosary Rally unfolded