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Fr. Dzieciol Nears 25 Years As Priest, On June 24, the Reverend Witold Dzieciol will mark his silver jubilee of priesthood.
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In November, 1948, was appointed parish priest the Polish parish for Poland. He studied wiecki, at Kielce and was ordained in Regensburg in Bavaria by Bishop Losinski in 1931, and dean of Regensburg district. at Kielce, Poland. The Holy Father, Pius During the first year of thfor at the G.P.0a 1956 17, May Perth, Thursday, XII, realising how terribly No. 2,756 (Register Dziehis priesthood Father transmission by post as NPeerw a ciol was curate at St. Woj- the Poles had suffered from ciech's (St. Albert's) parish Germans, created a special Kielce and later he was diocese for them in GerClerical Changes attransferred to Kielce Cathe- many and Austria immedral, at 'first in the same diately after the armistice. capacity and then as an adThe former Archbishop of ministrator of the Cathedral the Polish army, His Grace His Grace the Arch- parish of 25,000 souls. He Archbishop J. Gawlina, was bishop announces the fol- was still there at the out- appointed the Bishop ofbreak of war in 1939. dinary of that diocese. lowing clerical changes: It was very hard to perHis See was at Frankfurt Rev. E. Rogers to be form priestly under duties on -Maine. Seven hundred of "The Record" The voices of more than 1,000 men raised in the renewal of their Manager occupation. Father German Polish priests worked in that and chaplain at Aquinas Dzieciol did not escape the the Sacred Name of Jesus and a re -dedication College. enormous diocese. pleAge of fealty fate which overtook thou -1 They were the priests libRev. M. F. Byrne to be sands of other Polish priests. of,Weir "manhood to the honour of that Sacred Name" provided locum erated mostly from Dachau tenens at Quairading. camps, i a deeply moving experience at the annual rally of the Holy Name Rev. L. Eivers to be As- Concentration Camps concentration at Nedlands. The Gestapo arrested him which (and other camps) Society of the Perth Diocesan Union on Sunday night last at St. sistant Rev. P. Kelly to be Assist- in May, 1942, and after six the Germans had murdered Mary's Cathedral. ant at Subiaco. weeks of imprisonment in 2,000 Polish priests. In 1949 Rev. Father DzieRev. J. Challis to be As- the local jail, he was taken And thus, a man was a observed, it is the State's The rally marked the Perth. at South sistant to the concentration camp ciol was nominated a canon close of the visit to Western better Catholic for being a greatest salvation." by Archbishop Gawlina. at Oswiecim (Auschwitz). It was the Catholic Church * Australia of the national Holy Name man. He was From Auschwitz the Ger- That was done in acknowspiritual director of the likewise a better Australian that challenged secularism ledgement of his exceptiontransferred Father mans and with untold sacrifice society (the Rev. D. M. Fitz- for being a good Catholic. Dzieciol to the camp at Mau- al merits and services as a maurice, O.P.) who was the If the history of the past held it at bay until the priest, organiser and an an later to thausen, Gusen in 25 recogpreacher for the occasion. century be ever objectively, nation had time Upper Austria (where he excellent social worker. His Grace the Archbishop and Comprehensively writ- nise the evil of its godless A conference of the had to work in a quarry) Travelled The State presided in the sanctuary. ten, it would be acknow- educational progrnrnme. priests of the metroand finally to the notorious The Rosary and society ledged that the Catholic In January, 1950, Father and is, the Catholic It was be area will politan Dachau concentration camp. prayers were recited by the Church had contributed be- Church that fought Comthe Church Father Dzieciol greeted Dzieciol migrated with other held at director, spiritual diocesan Poles to Australia. At first yond measure to the life of munism at a time when our office, Victoria-sq., on the Rev. T. Ahern, who ex- this nation. he was attached to the imintellectual and social leadFriday, May 25, at pressed the gratitude of His migration camp at Cunderwith ers trifled it. That was as true today as 10 a.m. Grace, the parochial spiritdin from which he was It was the Catholic Church ual directors, the Diocesan it was in the days when St. At 7 o'clock in the Northam transferred to alone that resisted those Union and that of the Augustine said: of the same evening camp. "Let those who say that elements that - would strike branches for the visit of Northam From he travelday. His Grace the the doctrine of Christ is at the root of family life. Father Fitzmaurice. led by train and bus all over Archbishop will adunborn, She spoke for the State provide to the West Australia visiting He said that his mission- harmful minister the Sacraarmy of soldiers such as she cherished the aged. Poles. ary zeal had infected all an ment of Confirmation bids And if the records of the in 1951 a car was When privileged to hear and meet the doctrine ofletChrist to adults at St. Mary's them pro- Holy Name Society be bought for him, from donahim and it was confidently soldiers to be; Cathedral. tions of Poles and some Ausexpected that the progress duce such subjects, such examined, it would be seen tralians, Father Dzieciol was of the society in the West parents and children, such that the peacetime contribuslaves, such and backed masters virtue was tion of Dr. Clune's Requiem able to perform his duties would be greatly advanced taxpayers and judges, contrikings, by a corresponding more effectively and could untiring his Solemn Requiem Mass by his visit and visit Poles in most remote for the late Archbishop work on its behalf during tax -gatherers, as Christian bution of valour in time of war. have them places. doctrine would Clune will be offered at the past five weeks. This kind of work has on St. Mary's Cathedral The V. Rev. Dean Hogan be-and then let them dare A Holy Name man had been very difficult at times. led the men in the recital of assert that this doctrine is reason to be proud of his Tuesday, May 29, at State. the to but has had rich results. harmful 9.30 a.m. the pledge. society. God and country He offered Masses in tents His Gratethe Archlet them unhesi- alike were honoured by his "Rather, Victory Of Sign and in the open where often bishop will preside. tatingly admit, that when living up to its ideals. no Mass was said before; Taking as his text the he enabled the Poles, some clause of the Holy Name of whom did not know Engpledge: "I pledge my suplish at all, to go to ConfesConvention National Rev. W. DZIECIOL port to all lawful authority At Opening Of sion in their own language. both civil and religious," American Father Dzieciol has con liberating the Father Fitzmaurice said that army with because validated many marriages joy he Cathof in such a gathering could perform his priestly and reconciled many broken olic manhood might be seen duties again without being families and has distributed the sign that God had given Catholic publications and hampered. age. in this to His Church He started to work among hooks. The great object of the Poles at Hohenfels Continued on Page 16 Gerin enemies of the Church had been to drive a wedge between the Catholic shepThe 15th triennial convention of the herds and their flock. Not alone had they failed in Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit His Grace Delegates To H.A.C.B.S. Convention that, but the Church had Society was officially opened by His Grace their by been strengthened the Archbishop on May 1 at the Catholic very efforts. That was the sign of vic- Centre, Victoria-sq. tory which God had never His Grace, who was ac- joined with the national failed to give His people. In companied by the national president in extending a days gone by when Chris- chaplain, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. welcome to all the deputies tendom was under attack E. Moss, was met on his ar- from the various States of God raised up great men to rival by the national presi- Australia and particularly meet the crisis. dent, Mr. J. Finnegan; na- to the delegate from New Were the crisis doctrinal, tional secretary, Mr. J. W. Zealand. In welcoming them, His a great teacher or doctor of Whitely and the national Grace expressed the sincere Mr. C. Watson. theuirch would lead men treasurer, wish that their stay would a extended Finnegan Mr. were truth; the to sec tary, some inspiring welcome to His Grace the be happy, beneficial to it and to the interthemselves to Monsignor Archbishop, leader would rally the forces of Christendom; were Moss and the delegates and ests of the society. it moral, some saint would visitors assembled for the Here in W.A., the Archbe given whose flaming zeal convention. bishop continued, we had would fill men's hearts. not the population of some Mr. Finnegan spoke of Today, God was making the assistance given the of the States represented was This use of the laity. society at all times by His there that morning; they the age of the layman in the Grace, and of the interest had not the material relife of the Church. This was taken by him in its activi- sources of those States, but, the time when the support ties. they had hospitality, and of every Catholic man was He also thanked the na- that hospitality would more needed. tional chaplain, Monsignor than compensate for our for his assistance and other deficiencies. Augustine's Boast Moss "We have been very honco-operation during his term The words: "I pledge my in office. oured to have the National As far back as 85 years continue to be a great inUnity was strength. With support to all lawful authDirectory in W.A." said the ago, the need was seen by fluence in this continent. Its that connecting link, both His Before calling on ority both civil and reli- Grace to address the gather- Archbishop. "It is the third the men of vision of those title "Catholic" suggested stability and progress had gious," must never become ing, the national president time we ha 'e had such an days, for a society such as its basic principle; it had been achieved. an empty formula on the presented each delegate honour, and I hope it will theirs: and so came into ever maintained and susThe Archbishop said he lips of a Holy Name man. personally to the Arch- not be the last. Knowing being the H.A.C.B.S. tained a high moral and hoped that nothing would By means of the simple dis- bishop. the members of the DirecIts infancy was marked social tone, and it breathed ever weaken that link of cipline of his membership aecsepdCuO nBh We /oNsg tory as I do, I can assure by an heroic struggle for the purest atmosphere of unity and harmony. he was enabled to assist the Regarding laudatory re- you that the affairs of the existence, but it did exist, it Catholic ideals, Catholic Established on strictly Church mightily in his time. marks expressed with re- society have been in very did survive, and it grew in principles an d Catholic Catholic lines, the society Such societies as the Holy gard to his association with safe, very conscientious and strength and stability, until loyalties. received deserved and had The society had exercised Name Society afforded the the H.A.C.B.S., said His very efficient hands indeed." today they had as many as commendation, The Church, continued 600 branches throughout an influence for good that it the highest climate in which the Church Grace, he need scarcely say, for its environment was such might make most progress. that to do anything for them, His Grace, is the mother of Australia and New Zealand, would be difficult to over- as to foster and develop, not of membership a estimate. Where the regular practice had always been a great societies, as well as individ- with and materThat influence was felt only the spiritual of the faith abounded among pleasure and a great privi- uals, and of those societies nearly 44,000. interests of its members, The future of the Hiber- not only in the particular ial none was more noteworthy ordinary men, the Church lege. but whole the moral tone of in nian of but Church in Australia Australasian Catholic religion sphere He was delighted to be in the was given that support society, to whose worldly which enabled her to forge associated with the opening than the society they were Benefit Society was a noble every department of public one and it was destined to He. Continued on Page 16 of their convention and privileged to represent. ahead with her work.
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