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University Sunday Will Be Observed at Cathedral, May 2 The annual Mass and Holy ner of Irwin and Murray Communion for graduates streets). Most known graduand under -graduates will ates have been already contake place at St. Mary's Ca- tacted. thedral on Sunday, May 2. Those who wish to attend The Mass will be cele- the breakfast are asked to brated at 8 a.m., and the notify their acceptance to the preacher will be the V. Rev. secretary, Newman SoC. P. Finn, S.J. ciety, University of Western Following the Mass there Australia, Nedlands. Academic dress should be will be a Communion breakfast in the Y.A.L. hall (cor- worn, if possible.
No. 2,649
(Registered at the G.P.O.,_Peeth, for trans:musk'', by poet es a Newspaper).
Perth, Thursday, April 22, 1954
Chinese
A Y.C.W. leader discusses the significance of Sunday, April 25 ....
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Catholics Rejoice At
Arrival of Two Native Priests
SYDNEY, April 13 (NC.) Cheng, 0.F.M., and Leonard Chinese Catholics in Shie, O.F.M., both of them Sydney gave a warm recep- brilliant men. They speak tion to two Chinese priests five languages fluentlyAt the same time they sent here to minister to English, German, Italian, see that they have good their spiritual needs. Spanish and Chinese. conditions to work in, and Fathers Pascal and Leopriests The Chinese first see that neither they nor to be stationed permanen- nard came from the same their fellow -workers are tly in Sydney; the new- village in northern China exploited. This means tak- comers were Fathers Pascal and entered the Franciscan ing an active interest in v Order together. union affairs. studied in Italy, Spain and And finally in the branch- Bishop Appointed By Germany before being apes, clean healthy recreation pointed to Australia. Father and social life is provided Blessed Pius X Dies Pascal obtained his doctsso that the good work done SALTILLO, Mexici, Aprl rate in Canon Law in Rome. Bishop Jesus in the factory or the office 9 (NC.) Chen See, president of is not wasted during lei- Maria Echavarria Aguirre Chinese Catholic Action in sure hours. of Saltillo, who had oc- Sydney, said that Chinese Every day this good work cupied the See for nearly Catholics there had been goes on. 50 years, died at the age of praying for years that a Membership of the move- 95. He was named Ordinary Chinese priest would some ment is numerically small of Saltillo by Blessed Pope day be appointed to Sydbut its influence is great- Pius X in December, 1904 ney. He stated that the arhow much more could be A native of Bacubirito, he rival of not one, but two achieved if th e r e were was born on July 6, 1858, Chinese priests was "an more trained leaders. and was ordained in 1886. answer to our prayers altogether beyond our expecYet despite the praises tations." and blessings of Popes Pius XI and XII, the movement still struggles against igno-
In every continent throughout the world on Sunday, millions of young workers will pause and reflect on themselves, their work, and their duty as Young Christian Workers-for Sunday, April 25, is International Y.C.W. day.
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Here in Perth, members of priest celebrated his firs' the Yo u n g Christian Mass with 25,000 Jocists, as Workers Movement will re they are known on the ceive Holy Communion as a continent, joining in the body in their parish church- offering. Later on that day the es, and then take part in a was such that rally at Highgate Hall on enthusiasmVerdier described Cardinal Sunday night. The purpose of this day is these Jocists as "children of a Miracle". essentially spiritual, for on this day each member takes In Australia stock of himself spiritually Since then that enthuand of his contribution to siasm has spread to India, the movement. the Philippines, Japan, the And the same is being United States and the South done by some millions Americas. members of this internaThe story of the movetional body all over Europe, ment in Australia is one of rance and indifference. Asia, Africa and the Ame- a hard struggle against Rovers Record P e r ha ps International Y.C.W. Founder ricas. LYONS, France, April 3 and indifference. apathy Y.C.W. Day might be an And back in Belgium an Minot, birth Father had its during It (NC). They are not "bible - opportune time for parents ageing priest must feel gra- the dark foreboding year of Another Win spend a little time me- chaplain of the Saigon gartified to see that the sees 1940 when Australia was in thumpers". They are train- to rison in Indo-China and youths, with the convic- ditating. ed In last Saturday's match of an idea has taken root, the midst of a great war chat' chief to the assistant sons that everyone of their Are their working Shamrock Rovers defeated grown into a living force against an enemy which tion good Catho- lain of French forces in that Mt. Hawthorn. and spread over such an threatened to engulf Europe. fellow workers has an leading aorreally The final in.the in has died are they waves- country, eternal destiny and a spark lic life scores area in 42 years. were: Shamrock Realising what the war of decency in him and they ing in an environment of litary hospital here. Rovers, 3; Mt. Hawthorn, 1. men would do to the young He is the eleventh Cathowork on that spark trying casualness and obscenity? Y.C.W. Beginnings joining Generally speaking, it was that a knowing up and as die to lic chaplain Should they be members For it was just after he Australia's future woul.l to fan it up into something not a good day for soccer. of the Young Christian result of the Indo-Chinese was ordained that Father depend on that generation bigger and brighter. The Mt. Hawthorn dewar. In addition, three Movement? Joseph Cardijn realising and the next the Bishops They take anjobactive in- Worker's fence and half -backs were taken been have chaplains have not! They Why in their realizing the tragedy of the working of Australia gave their terest into stride, in to lose and plenty prisoner by the communis'- quickly class in those dark years, blessing to the movement that work was given dignity nothing the first twenty minutes forces. Vietminh led to gain. gathered a small band cf and the first group started by Christ the carpenter. created many openings. young working lads in in Melbourne. However, their forwards Brussels in 1912 and set mit Two years later the mofailed to press the advantto investigate the problems vement started in Perth. age. of the young workers. conditions for the But Rovers settled down, and But war broke out and working class in Australia a pass from Allington found young Father Cardijn was were not the same as in Simons on the right wing. imprisoned for protesting Europe and England. They He centred to Hunt, and against the deportation of were a lot easier. Unions Rovers registered their first young lads to Germany. looked after their members. score, During this period of en- the poverty and hardship Rovers were a shade the forced solitude, Father Car- was not so widespread and better team in the second dijn carefully studied the BONN, Germany, April 6 (NC).-His half. During a scrimmage problem of youth and came in the goal mouth, in which By "Jocist" Holiness Pope Pius XII considers the perseout with his idea of a Says Mt. Hawthorn's keeper was planned movement. Communism under of the Church cution injured, Hunt made it two His plan was for a mo- with the nation engaged in inflictever the dangerous" "probably most for Rovers. vement, organised on a local, a non-stop war programme O'Donnell was off the field of notice much basis, one took no national regienal and Father Dzieciol wishes her. upon ed parish for five minutes, during to form the young workers this young unsteady moveThe Pope made this sta- Referring to the situation to thank the Simons netted the which into groups to safeguari ment. priests of the metropolitement in a letter to the in the State of Lower Saxthird goal. Only now, 14 years later German Bishops, excerpts ony, the Pope emphasized tan area for announcing their early days at work, Mt. Hawthorn's only and watch over them both at are people beginning to rea- from which have been pub- that the German Concordat the Polish Mission, held belated goal came as a solo work and at home and make lise what a movement sucn lished by the German Catho- with the Holy See guaran- at West Perth. by Marrible. effort up for the failure of their as the Y.C.W. can do to lic News Agency (KNA). tees the existence of CathoThe success of this The next fixture for May families to give them at help the young worker. The letter was in reply to lic schools and of normal Mission was mainly due a reof Rovers v. the essentials from Shamrock 1 is least The sudden change New Year's greetings the schools for training Cathoto these special anVictoria Park, at Raphael ligious, moral, intellectual the semi -sheltered life of the German Hierarchy had sent lic teachers. nouncements. and social education. P a r k. Kick-off i s 3.30 school to the wide open to the Pontiff. Urging the Bishops to Remember, this was war - life of the factory and ofp.m. "Within the bolshevist- resist any attempts at intorn Belgium in the 1920's fice can and have quite of the rights vading the power", sphere of communist that knew Father Cardijn easily proved morally unsaid, Church, the Pope said: the working class world settling for the youth just the Pope's "the almost super -human "Base your stand on the Seafarers' Club at Port Needs was not what it should be left school. rules of genuine democracy. and had to be changed, but And the repeated attacks and cunning exploitation of They fully support you in changed from within-in on his moral character, as technical and legal means the schools question as well other words encouraged to he hears the profane and at the disposal of state des- as in the issue of civil marHelp in Hostesses and Musicians obscene language used potism if it wants to des- riage. These rules demand reform itself. freely by workmates, as troy the Church, makes he: consideration for the rights The Catholic Seafarers' Club provides Wide Appeal he sees the salacious ma- persecution, in all probabiconscience and the will a very necessary amenity in the port of FreAnd the best way, he de- gazines passed around and lity, the most dangerous of of parents." cided, was to modify the joked about freely, can ea- she ever had to undergo." In the wholesome and healthy atmantle. The Holy Father praised outlook and conduct of the sily tear his moral fibre te Gerwestern the club, seamen while in port, of mosphere working class through the pieces and turn him into Catholics in another unfortunate being many for the aid they have France To Honour can while away their leisure hours. working youth. rendered, and will continue Two Anniversaries Father Cardijn left his like themselves. under the auspices the music are asked to Even in an office he is to render, to Catholics it' prison and started forming France, of Run CHARTRES, Red -ruled eastern Germany. April 9 (NC.) first calling not safe. the St. Vincent De Paul get in contact with the club his groups, President Unless there is something He added that Catholics Rene Coty of France will Society the club is open at Queen Victoria St. Frethem "Syndicalist Youth" a name exchanged in 1924 - to counteract this unwho- under R e d domination attend a Te Deum to be every day with a caretaker mantle, or St. Patrick's for Jeunesse Ouvriere Chre- lesome immoral environ- place their greatest hope in sung in the cathedral here in charge. Recreational fa- Presbytery, Fremantle. Young Christian ment-the young worker the help they expect in this on May 30 to open the com- ilities of all kinds are protienne will fall foul of this envi- Marian Year from their memoration of the tenth an- vided and it supplies a Workers. The idea caught on and ronment-and the Y.C.W. fellow -Catholics in the free niversary of the country's much -needed want for vi- Nurses Will Observe world. numprovides that something. by 1933 the movement from the nazis siting sea -men. Annual Sunday Aiding persecuted Catho- liberation bered 80,000 in Belgium. anniversary of Every Sunday night a 40th the and Next Sunday, May 2, will and Work Christ Marian lics was one of three In 1927 five lads in Clichy, feature of Battle appreciated I War much the World be observed at Florence With one of its aims being Year aims set by the Pope the Marne. a Parisian slum area, start of entertainment is a dance Nightingale Sunday. ed the movement in France to bring back Christ into The other two are (1) the Music for 8 p.m. -11. from ceremonies marking Many young workers, Christian of of the lives salvation the and by 1937 its members dances is freely pro- A special Mass will be the movement trains young family and (2) renewed ef- the two anniversaries are these by numbered 100,000. volunteers and hos- celebrated in St. Mary's CaAnd in 1937 delegates of wqrkers to re -christianise forts to promote vocations planned throughout France vided thedral at 9 a.m., and all voluntary. the movement from Eng- their own lives and then to the priesthood and to re- for the summer months. At tesses are also nurses are invited the Chartres service special To ensure the continued Catholic land Ireland, Lithuania, trains them how to change ligious life. to be present. They are Holland, Portugal, Canada, the environment in which The Pope voiced concern homage will be paid to success of these dances more asked to wear full uniform. Colombia and Madagascar they work and play and fi- over some developments in Jean Moulin, prefect of helpers are required both A Communion breakfast attended the Paris congress nally trains them as lea- the educational field me- Chartres and president of for the music and as hostesof the movement. ders to fight to bring nacing the continued exis- the National Council of the ses. Any girls wishing to will be held immediately Here the first member o1 Christ into the lives of their tence of Catholic schools in Resistance, who was exe- help out as hostesses and after Mass at Our Lady's anyone willing to help with College, Victoria Square. certain parts of Germany. cuted by the Gestapo. the YCW ordained as a fellow workers.
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