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DUNNE: On December 27. Cecelia, dearly beloved wife of Maurice Joseph Dunne, of 122 Vincent-st., North Perth, loving mother of Jackie (deceased). Eternal rest grant unto her, 0 Lord.
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uary 9, 1954. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for her. Remembered by her daughters. DUFFY: Of your charity pray for the repose of the soul of our son and brother, Bernard, who died on January 1, 1956. Eternal rest grant unto him 0 Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. SWAN (Agnes Lucy): In loving memory of our devoted mother who passed away January 4, 1956. My Jesus, mercy. Inserted by her loving
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Preach Sermons In Churches Rome, Dec. 27.-During the period between Christmas and Epiphany the top of the Capitoline hill echoes the sound of children's Christmas poems and "sermons."
The object of it all is a Because it is believed to wooden statue of the Gesu have healing powers, the Today fifteen to Favours Received Bambino which is kept in sick often ask that it be thousand people important most "The the church of Ara Coeli brought to them. There come to this Central Shrine there. still exists a rihly decorated of Our Lady of the Miracu- favour I received was the lous Medal, where every breaking of my daughter's Children of many nation- carriage which used to be Monday the novena is con- companionship with a divoralities climb the 124 steps used for that purpose. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal ducted, without interrup- ced man. The Novena I am It is noted in some hisleading from the street to tion, from morning to night. making now is in thanksthe church and then wait tories of the city that whengiving for Our Lady's as- moral courage and a strong- would be, if we too, made their turn to ascent a ever the Bambino was being Both petitions the promise to her, "never 4,000 Parishes sistance in obtaining these er faith. -size pulpit in front carried through the street have been answered. I pro- to miss the Novena devo- junior From Pennsylvania. the graces for us." of the Christmas Crib to in its carriage the people Novena, like the Medal, of ten complain: mised my dear mother to tions in your honour unless recite their "sermons" be- used to kneel as it passed. We "diffused marvellously." "What's the use! I've been spread devotion to you something very unforeseen fore the Infant Jesus. When the Roman Repub." The whenever I can, and never should keep me away;" if Soon it spread to New York, praying now for proclaimed on The verses are generally lic was where in St. Patrick's writer of the following let- to miss the Novena devo- we, too, could lead home a August 15, 1849, the mobs Cathedral, three sessions ter probably felt the same, tions in your honour unless prodigal, convert a soul to in the simple language of in Piazza del Popolo burned are conducted every Mon- but she continued on and something very unforeseen the true church, or gain the children. Some are repeat- the carriages used by the courage to live more moral- ed which were composed should keep me away." day. Parish priests were therefore she could write: and the cardinals on December 8 is her feast ly. Mary always does her several centuries ago, others Pope quick to see the abundant "I wish to express my State occasions, but spared graces flowing through the thanks for a most momen- day, the day on which we part. It only remains ,for show evidence of being the one that Pope Leo XII prayers of the Novena, and tous favour received through should make a gift to her. us to make the promise- freshly born in the fertile had built for the Bambino. imagination of today's chilfour thousand the intercession of Our How happy Our Mother and to keep it! so today Mail addressed to "The dren. parishes throughout the Lady of the Miraculous Gesu of Ara Coeli, One poem which has been Child U.S A. cherish this devotion Medal. My husband was a Rome" is received daily if preserved for many years to Our Lady. although For and non-Catholic church. Letters, short because of its innocent the In other countries, the the children were raised as scribbled notes, special debeauty reads: Perpetual Novena has not Catholics and he attended livery and registered letters "This night at midnight caught on quite so quickly, church services on occasions, cables in all languages beautiful Baby was born, and sent except, of course, in Ire- he never openly expressed Vienna, Dec. 26.-On Christmas Eve the A asking the Infant White and red and all curly, are land. Crowds of Irishmen his desire to embrace the Jesus to grant some parplayed a recommunist radio of Budapest Forgive me, sirs, literally flow into the streets Faith. ticular blessing. If I make some error, of Dublin during the Most of the requests come "I started making the cording of "Silent Night" and the Russian - These are things of children Novena on Monday nights. Novena from New Zealand, India, to Our Lady and supported government lifted the curfew to And not of learned men." So enthusiastic are the Dub- after two -and -a -half years the United States, Egypt, Another poem contains liners for the Novena that of continuous attendance, permit Catholics to hove Midnight Mass. G e r man y, the the line: "My beloved little Libya, the picture theatres (with- my husband was stricken The government action ed him from prison a few Infant this unhappy one Netherlands and from the out the use of any shille- with a severe heart condiSouth American countries. stands before You and does laghs) close down each tion. It was during this was interpreted here as a days before. When letters are received, According to the reports, not know what to say." sign Premier Janos Kadar Monday. expressed are placed he they on the illness that is trying to appease the in the front seat of the small The custom of the "ser- altar at the feet of the 1,200 Attended Bamhis desire to talk to a priest. people over the Christmas room with 22 other persons mon" Their old one. is an Into our own vast Arch- He was baptised a Catholic holidays. was the Cardinal's 82 -year - style is characteristic of bino and remain there for the most three months. After of diocese, on the feast perpetual the Listeners said it was the old mother. She had at Roman idiom and many time they are removed that and Novena first came in 1948, Holy Rosary and died a few first time they had heard tended his Christmas Eve the have been handed them of without having when the Vincentian weeks later on the feast of "Silent Night" over the midnight Mass and planned from father to son in destroyed been read. Fathers took charge of St. Our Lady of the Miraculous communist radio in Hungary to stay with him the day down the old Roman families. Charles' Seminary, Guild- Medal." since the Reds took control after Christmas, the eighth In former times the chilford. The first Solemn Noarrest by end of anniversary of his shortly after the dren would give real serFidelity Promise vena, in St. Mary's Cathethe Hungarian Reds. World War II. gravely discussing the Miss Wyndham's mons, dral, was conducted by the And so the impressive subjects of tematation and All the churches in BudaSeminary priests in the story of graceful letters various texts, sin, quoting Pro pest,testant, Catholic and both August of the same year. goes on, proving the fact and very seriously exhorting Students Succeed were filled on Attendance during the nine that the Miraculous Medal present to do penance. Rome.-The children of those days averaged from three Novena is truly a Novena Christmas Eve and ChristMiss Marjorie C. Wyndof One suspects also that to four hundred. of graces. The same story mas Day, reports reaching members of the Uniongave they received more than a ham, of West Perth, has The people Salesian Co-operators Since then, the Novena, could be retold wherever here stated. proud from little coaching received notification that walked past Russian tanks all their Christmas presents due mainly to the zeal of the Novena is. Things 'have be- four of her students have Dean Hogan, is continued Let me quote one more and armoured cars to reach to the children of Hungar- parents. come more simple today. At been awarded Letters of each Wednesday evening letter. I select this one from the services, they said, and ian refugees in Italy. The toys were included in most one can hear occasion- Commendation from the with steadily increasing at- the many letters received the communists did not stop from laying of parcels which were sent to ally a short unprepared University in connection tendance. During 1952, for weekly at the Cathedral, not people example, the average atten- because it is the most im- wreaths on the graves of the refugee centres and in - speech. The Gesu Bambino of Ara with the recent music stitutions where Hungarian dance, on Wednesday even- pressive or captivating, but rebel dead. ings rose to six hundred and because it contains a beauHis Eminence Joszef Car- children have been gather- Coeli is a statue two feet examinations. They are: -1st grade, during the solemn Novena tiful promise. The letter dinal Mindszenty celebrated ed. The packages contain - tall. Tradition says that it Rodney 4th grade, last week 1,200 attended reads: Mass on Christmas Day at ed clothes, toys, candy and was sculptured from the Marianna Marsh; Pudovskis; 5th of an olive tree of each night. "I hasten to thank our an office desk in the Ameri- a small silk Hungarian flag. wood grade, Elizabeth Liddell; 6th Franciscan by a Gethsemane The Union of Salesian Wherever the Novena is Blessed Mother for answer- can legation where he sought It was supposedly grade, Marjorie Taylor. established, innumerable ing my petitions during the political asylum when the Co-operators is a kind of monk. RedLiddell and Peter favours follow. The Novena Solemn Novena in honour Russians attacked Budapest lay third order affiliated brought to Rome during the both gained "thank you" letters are like of Our Lady of the Miracu- on November 4, it was re- with theSalesian Society of first part of the 16th cen- mond Kinsella their A. Mus.A. tury. biblical stories; health is lous Medal. I asked for ported. Rebels had releas.
many friends for all expressions of sympathy in their recent sad bereavement, especially His Lordship Bishop Rafferty, Mgr. Wallace, Fathers McKenna, Quinn, Farrelly and McKeon for their many acts of kindness; also His Grace, Archbishop Prendiville, Clergy, Religious and all who attended the Requiem. May God bless you all.
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There is never a real is also a way of receiving reason for being discour- special helps from God and aged over the mistakes of a special protection against year that has come to an committing sin in the future. end. There is always the And if it so happens that opportunity of making a you haye nothing to tell in new beginning. So says the confession because you reCatholic religion, which is ceive the sacrament every the religion of optimism, week, just do this. Kneel down before the priest, bless promise and hope. and say: What is the best way to yourself "Bless me, Father, for I start a new year? The have sinned. It is one week answer is very simple my last confession. I simple for those who have since am married (single). I do faith, or better still, THE not know of any sins I comFaith. The best way to mitted since my last constart a new year is TO fession am sorry MAKE A GOOD CONFES- for the sins ofButmyI whole life SION. especially those against the Christ instituted the Sac- fourth and sixth (fifth, rament of Confession. Con- seventh, or any other comfession is a break with the mandment)." past, a start for the future. That is all you have to It is, therefore, the best pos- do. You receive the absolusible way to begin the new tion, and you are ready to year. go forth and fight the batYou can then start out on tles of God once more with the new year with your soul renewed strength. washed and whitened by the As soon as you can in absolution of the priest, your 1957, put in an appearance sins sent down the drain of before a priest. Before you the confessional. do that, get ready for conHow often should you go fession by making a good to confession during tnis examination of conscience. new year, 1957? At least Then in humility and sinonce a month. Most of you cerity make your confession. who are reading these lines Never, never will you have . could go once a week with- a chance of starting the new out too much inconvenience. year in a better way. It is not only a way of A Happy New Year! having sins forgiven but it -"The .T...iguorian." .
Six years after the appa- restored, dangers averted, ritions of Our Lady in 1830, prodigals return home, spethe number of Miraculous cial blessings are granted. Medals distributed through- Here are but three of the out the world exceeded no many letters written by fewer than twelve millions. grateful Americans; they "The diffusion of this make encouraging reading: "I am overwhelmed with "Miraculous Medal," Pope Pius XI declared, 'appears gratitude at the answers to to Us most marvellous." As lily prayers to Our Lady of a consequence, the same the Miraculous Medal. I Pontiff remarks: "The whole made a good confession and world has been filled with received Holy Communion for the first time in 26 years, miracles." One of these miracles was and today I secured a much wrought by Our Lady in needed position. Let no one Germantown, Pennsylvania. ever doubt the power of The year was 1915. In prayer." thanksgiving, the Vincentian A once very worried Fathers of Germantown de- mother writes: "I wish to cided to conduct the acknowledge publicly my Miraculous Medal Novena thanks to the Blessed Mother four times a year. Yet so for help received through great was the response, so my nine days of prayer to great did the people ap- her at the Miraculous Medal preciate their Novena that Novena. When the Novena they wanted it to be ever- opened, I needed so much lasting. help that I was timid about Thus, on December 8th, seeking so many favours, 1930, the centenary year of but as the Novena advanced the Medal, the first "per- my troubles seemed to be petual" Novena was com- vanishing one by one.
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