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Perth, Thursday, March 18, 1954
Shrine, Aapel Of Our Lady to Open At Highgate Hill Appropriately, on one of the major feast days of Our Lady in the Marian Year, that of the Annunciation, Thursday, March 24, the new chapel and shrine of the Blessed Virgin will be opened at Sacred Heart Church, Highgate.
His Grace the Archbishop be conducted in the new blessed the foundation stone chapel. At 7.30 in the evening of the new shrine in November of last year. there will be a special funcat Built in stone, the new tion for parishioners the Rev. T. W. Purchapel measures 40 feet by which0.M.I., will preach the 14 feet. Special features are cell, its fine timbered ceiling and occasional sermon. a "high relief" of the Virgin feet six and Child. Six Buddhist Effort inches in diameter this work of art by Mr. Kohler, is a tremendous contribution State of upwards of £750, sculptor, the t h e well-known We recently published a survey of to the State's educational 000 in Education Depart- hangs over the altar. At Domination in problem. ment expenditure alone. increase in numbers of children enrolled COLOMBO, Ceylon, The building of the new We believe, with abunthe therefore, We have, of Catholic schools. There was an increase dant justification, that what rather expensive luxury of shrine has been directed Feb. 18 (NC) .-Recent have provided for £422, feeling that we are making and supervised throughout demands to make this 55% in the number of children between we 000 in class -rooms could an immense social con,tribu- by the V. Rev. F. E. Hope, country an official Bud1939 and 1953, the enrolments rising from not have been supplied by tion to the community. Even Adm. dhist state have met with near anything for State the 25, March recverbal 16,174. occasional Thursday, an to On 10,372 that cost. sobe from will strong criticism from a fact altar of that ognition new the £422, of expenditure There has been neces- 000The civil authorities would lemnly consecrated by the Catholic paper here. the from apart rates, buildings ruling At school new on sarily a substantial in- alone, tends to create two school construction a n d be some recompense in an parish priest, the Most Rev. The Catholic Messenger re crease in the accommoda- impressions in the public maintenance, we effect an ungracious world. L. J. Goody at 6.30 a.m. His ferred to a speech of a Bud Lordship will then offer the dhist leader calling upon his tion for the augmented en- mind, one fortunate, the se- annual economy to the Ba3. the to 1939 first Mass. rolment. From co -religionists to "bring about cond less fortunate. The From 11 a.m. to noon a a revolution for a Buddhist present day, £422,000 first impression is that the Holy Hour for priests will way of thought and behavior." has been spent in the Church can command vitaHe went on to demand that Archdiocese on new build- lity, energy and generosity. is impression Buddhism be made the state The second ings alone. has enorreligion of Ceylon. This figure is arrived at that the Church Journal Catholic Branding this proposal as simply by totalling the 58 mous reserves of wealth. is impression a "mischievous move," The The second contracts let for n e w is Messenger declared schools, extensions, or rep- regrettable. The true isfact In London Grows Catholic posthat, in effect, it amounted to lacements. It does not inc- that this expansiongenerosity for amending the the a demand lude the cost of equipping sible, because has present constitution, which class rooms with desks, of the Catholic people Copies 13,000 By ensures religious neutrality. class room furniture; the been mortgaged in advance. LONDON, Feb. 18 (NC)- But, the paper asked, are the cost of renovating and Individual Catholics should nonCirculation of The Universe, Buddhists of Ceylon in such maintaining existing build- make clear to their Catholic friends that the London Catholic newspaper, an overwhelming majority ings. safe the on builds increased by more than 13.000 that the yearly two and a half Therefore, to take one Church from June to December, 1953. million adherents of other reexample, the costs are exc- asset of future generosity, the paper reported. In De- ligions can be considered a luded of the expansion of and not on fictitious reservcember, the Universe circula- nezligible minority? C.B.C., St. George's -terrace, es of wealth. If this piece of education tion was 250,998, greatest in The paper added that the which in the period under the public the paper's history. During demand was out of tune with review has increased its en- were imparted more feel might generally the year, the circulation in- the nature and ideals of Budrolment from 250 to 650. creased by more than 16,000. dhism which does not uphold Of the 58 separate ven- sympathy for our claims for At the beginning of 1953, the a particular form of governtures in building, 30 have a measure of government ment. circulation was 234,446. been new schools; the re- assistance. The sum of £422,000, maining 28 represent addithe plus tions to existing buildings. spent as above Boys' schools represent six equipment and maintenance of the 30 new openings; the of new and existing schools; of a remainder of the new plus the support schools are girls' or mixed teaching body now numbering more than 500 teachers, schools.
No. 2,644
Catholic Schools Save State At Least £750,000 per Year
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Palmyra Pilgrims Will Pray For Queen at New Shrine
Solemn Pontifical Mass For Queen
Solemn Pontifical Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday, March 29 at 11 a.m. will mark the visit to this State of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Pictured above is Mrs. G. Collins, Miss E. M. Collins His Grace the Archbishop will preside and Tangney.
Members of the Fremantle Children of Mary Sodality, who are organising the first public pilgrimage to the Fatima shrine at and Senator Dorothy Bishop Goody will pontificate. Palmyra, invite Catholic organisations in said deferred," long a pleasure is The V. Rev. E. Sullivan, R.I. will preach "This Thursday, on function general to attend the Justice, Sir John Dwyer, when on the occasional sermon. State and civic dignithe Chief March 25. March 16 he adimtted to the Bar Miss Eileen taries have been invited to attend. The organisers anticipate pilgrimage, the organisers be apfirst woman to be admita very large attendance of suggest that it would to Maude Collins, the parishioners and visitors. propriate on this occasionand ted as a practitioner of the Supreme Court Wyalkatchem Church to Mark The V. Rev. J. P. Wilkinson, commend Her toMajesty the Queen in the past 11 years. C.M., will preach the occa- her subjects of Heaven. sional sermon. During the procession the Holy Father's Marian Year prayer will be recited and other prayers offered for Holy Hour For the Pope's recovery The Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart will also Clergy to Meet be made. The Devotions will commence at 7.45 after the Papal Wishes completion of the Perpetual According to t h e Novena exercises in the wish of the church. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be Father expressed in imparted at the close. the encyclical "FulAs the Royal Tour will gens Corona," proccommence shortly after the
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Engagement Ring Blessing Marks Conference Close The Pre -Cana Conference which had been in weekly session for three previous Fridays concluded on Sunday last at the Convent of Mercy, Victoria -square. Sixteen engaged couples attended the course and heard the final instructions from the V. Rev. E. Sullivan, R.I. and Dr. J. McAuliffe At the conclusion Dr. Sullivan blessed the engagement rings of the couples.
laiming the Marian Year, the clergy were exhorted to observe the feast of the Annunciation in a special manner. A unique opportunity to conform with the Pope's wishes arises in connection with the opening of the Highgate Mar ian shrine on Thursday, March 25. An important part of the devotional programme on that day is the Holy Hour for priests which will be conducted between 11 a.m. and noon.
Silver Jubilee with Triduum
Miss Collins' admission Maria College, Attadale. was proposed by Mr. F. She was dux of the Leaving Preparations are being made for the Burt. Present in the Court class there in 1945. were her parents, Mr. and After two years at the celebration of the silver jubilee of the Brisof 27 Mrs. G. Collins, University of W.A. she tol-ave., Bicton; Mrs. Grif- broke down in health and Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians, fen (grandmother), Mrs. had to akandon study for a Wyalkatchem from May 23-24. Wellington (aunt), Mr. and year. She then resumed her To commemorate t h e commence with a Mission, Mrs. M. Collins (brother law course as an articled event, a souvenir booklet to be preached a Redempand sister-in-law) and Se- clerk with two city firms of has been printed by the torist Father at Koorda nator Dorothy Tangney, an solicitors successively. Abbey Press, New Norcia (Mar. 31-Apr. 4), Wyal4-11) and old friend of the family. Miss Collins plans to con- for the Rev. R. Hynes, katchem (April Miss After the function parish priest. Outlining the Manmanning (April 11-12). her prewith practice tinue Collins was entertained by history of the parish, copies A triduum for the feast of sent legal connections and of the brochure may be had Our Lady, Help of Chrisher family and friends. conin Wyalto specialise hopes from the presbytery, tians will be conducted Born in Palmyra, Miss probate katchem. from May 21-23. Collins was educated by the veyancing a n d devotions Preparatory work. Santa at On Sunday, May 23 there Sisters of Mercy will be a procession at 3 p.m. HILTON PARK'S NEW SCHOOL BLESSED BY BISHOP GOODY At 4.30 p.m. His Lordship, the Rt. Rev. G. Gomez, O.S.B., Lord Abbot of New Norcia, will offer the Pontifical Jubilee Mass, at which a general Communion of parishioners will take place. Afterwards there will be high tea in the parish school. On May 24, feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, a Missa Cantata will be sung at 9 a.m. At 8 p.m. a concert will be given in the Town Hall. On the following day, May 25, at 7.30 a.m. Mass will be offered for the declergy and laity of The new school -church at Hilton Park, blessed and declared open on March 7, ceased the parish. by the Most Rev. L. J. Goody, Auxiliary Bishop to His Grace.