night Mass an Torchlight March Close Marian Year Midnight Mass on Dec. 7 in St. Mary's Cathedral and a torchlight procession around Victoria -square on, the evening of Dec. 8 will mark the climax of the Marian Year in the Archdiocese.
A solemn Novena in pre- mencement of the Marian paration for the feast cf Year, midnight Mass on the Immaculate Conception Dec. 7 will usher in the on Dec. 8, when the Marian great feast of Our Lady.
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Year will officially close, to honour the centenary of will commence at the Cath- which the Holy Father edral at 7.30 p.m. on Tues- proclaimed t h e Marian Year. day, Nov. 30. Early Masses on the feast Devotions will continue itself will be offered at 6.30 each evening of the nine a.m. and 7 a.m. At 9 a.m. a days, from 7.30-8 p.m. until Solemn High Mass will be Dec. 8 when a torchlight sung, in which the children procession will be held will participate. The music around Victoria -square. Be- of the Mass will be rendernediction of the Blessed ed by the pupils of St. Sacrament will conclude Joseph's, Victoria-sq. the function. At 12.10 p.m. a special In according with the per- lunch-hour Mass will be mission granted at the com- celebrated.
Regional Holy Name Rally At
Dardanup
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Marian Tribute
As a special Marian Year tribute, a regional rally of the Holy Name Society will be held for the South-West Deanery districts at Dardanup on Dec: 5.
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Colourful banners and uniforms made the Youth groups In the most spectacular and largely attended gathering at Aquinas college, some 17,000 Catholics mustered there on Sunday last to pay tribute to Christ the King in the Blessed Eucharist and to His Immaculate Mother in the Marian Year. The marshalling of the Contingents from various It is estimated that no fewer than 13,000 marched boys' and girls' schools in procession w a s carried through expeditiously and in the Eucharistic proces- uniform, making their first The record at sion. The largest contingent appearance in the Aquinas smoothly. comprised members of the function, carried themselves tendance taxed the organisof the marpleasingly ability ational and were who well Holy Name Society, shals, but they proved make the occasion their an- turned out. Two Marian floats creat- equal to the occasion. nual rally. Hymns and prayers rose A mass array of 27 ban- ed very favourable comners headed the column of ment and lent a spectacular to heaven as Our Lord and Mother's images were to Our His of devotion marching men representing note whose Queenship carried about the rivermost of the city and coun- Lady was to be proclaimed by encicled site, presenting a try branches. It is estimated that be- the Holy Father on the mor- picture of love and devotion not readily forgotten. tween 3,000-4,000 specta- row. tors viewed the vivid panorama. Poles Other impressive contingents were the young men Soon and women of the YCW and the NCGM led by their out trawill carry groups Two national wearing colour parties and uniform; the Children of ditional ceremonies in solemn commemoraMary in blue and white, occupying a place of special tion of the dead at Karrakatta Cemetery on prominence owing to the Sunday, Nov. 7. Marian Year tribute: the For the first time mem- Manly Union To Third Orders of St. Francis and Mt. Carmel, some in bers of the Italian comnational various munity will observe their Habits; groups in picturesque na- traditional November de- Help Seminarists tional costume; and women votions to aid the Holy Students intending to of the Sacred Heart Soda- Souls. lity, wearing red ribbons Assembling at the main study for the diocesan and medals. cemetery gates at 2.45 they priesthood within Auswill march in procession to tralia, and in need of finthe Catholic portion recit- ancial assistance during the Rosary. all or part of their coursc Aquinas Cadets ingPausing at a grave they should apply stating perwill hear a sermon on the sonal particulars and the and the absolution diocese for which they Demonstrate dead will be given. Those wishing to have desire to study to:blessed may contact The Reverend Treasurer, Training Methods graves the Rev. P. Abramo at the Manly Union Bursary. A training dernonstratir.n cemetery. The Italian peo- C/o Catholic Presbytery, TUMUT, N.S.W. and march past Brig,adiu ple, he said, would like Catholics t This Bursary Fund has Buttrose, D.S.O. will be held Australian at Aquinas college, on Sun- join them in praying for been established through the Holy Souls. day, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. the generosity of the Buses will leave for the Following inspection of educated at St. the cadet unit, the chang- cemetery from St. Brigid's, priests ing of the guard ceremony West Perth, and from Fre- Patrick's College, Manly. It is their gift to help other mantle at 2 p.m. will take place. At 4 p.m. the Polish con- Australian youth make Brigadier Buttrose will receive the salute of the tingent will commence their their way to the altar. Unit on the memorial oval. function. There will be five staVATICAN CITY, Oct. 25 Two minutes silence will be observed for fallen Old tions. The first will be for (Radio, NC)- Ambassador deceased Bishops and Juan Valladares, new envoy Boys. After addresses by Rev. priests; the second for pa- from Honduras to the Holy Br. V. I. Murphy (head- rents; the third for relatives See, will soon present his master) and the Brigadier, and benefactors; the fourth credentials to His Holiness Major Scott and Major for all buried in the ceme- Pope Pius XII. According to an anMagee, the Brigadier will tery; the fifth for all souls nouncement of the Vatican present the trophies and in Purgatory. A large congregation is Press Office, this is the first the president of the A.N.A. will present a plague to expected to be present at time in 10 years that the Sgt. B. Huston. these splendid acts of char- post has been filled. It has Following afternoon tea ity and public prayers for been vacant since the death the cadets will e the the Holy Souls in Purga- of Baron Paul de Groote in 1944. training demonstration. tory.
Italians And
Following Mass for Holy BLOEMFONTEIN, South Name members a , Cornmunion breakfast will be Africa, Oct. 26 (NC)-The held at 11.30 a.m. Members foundation stone of the first of the diocesan union from Catholic church in the new Perth and representatives of Free State goldfields was all the parishes of the laid at Welkom by Bishop South-West will attend. The Gerard M. F. van Velson, guest speaker will be Mr. O.P., of Kroonstad. The Paul Brennan, B.A. church, which is designed At 2 p.m. a procession will to accommodate 340, will take place in honour of tpe serve the 900 Catholics in the area. Marian Year.
VIGNETTES FROM ,MEMORABLE PROCESSION
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For Dead At Karrakatta
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One of the exquisitely mounted Marian floats.
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Twenty-seven banners beckoned on Holy Name contingent.