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No. 2853
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(Registered at the 0.P.O., Perth, for transmission by post as a Newspaper)
Perth, Thursday, Dec. 25, 1958
604 HAY ST. The Town Hall is opposite
Bishop Rafferty Ordains Two Benedictine Priests
Pope Makes First Ordination Of Address In English Rev. B. Hickey Parents Attend
On Sunday last the Rev.
Barry
Hickey, youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Grey Hickey of Granby -cres.
cent. Claremont, was ordained a priest in Rome. Fr. Hickey will complete his theological course in July of next year and return to the Archdiocese. His mother and father, Patricia, with daughter were present at the ordination and first Mass of their son.
The solemn moment of the Imposition of Hands during the Ordination to the Priesthood of Dom Stephen, O.S.B. and Dom Martin, O.S.B. His Lordship, Bishop Rafferty was assisted by Dom Paul, O.S.B. and Dom Hildebrand, O.S.B.
Two monastic students of the Benedictine Abbey, New Norcia, were raised to the priesthood at the Pro -Cathedral of the Holy Trinity there on Sunday last by Auxiliary Bishop J. J. Rafferty.
On the previous day, Fri- Flight Lieutenant in the Air day, Dec. 19, the two stud- Crew. He saw active serents and a third, a diocesan vice over the English and cleric were made Deacons French coasts. On the day previous to by Bishop Rafferty. Lennon, their ordination to the Dom Stephen Stephen O.S.B. and Dom Martin priesthood Dom B.A., and Dom Martin together O.S.B., Laginskie, the with Rev. Mr. James are the two students B.Sc., Smith were made Deacons raised to the priesthood. Dom Stephen comes from by Bishop Rafferty. The Rev. Mr. Smith is a Parramatta, N.S.W., and made his Solemn Profession student for the diocesan clergy of the New Norcia at the Abbey in February of this year. Previously he diocese. had been a solicitor of the Supreme Court of N.S.W.
They had attended in 'England the wedding of daughter, eldest their Judith, to Mr. Ron Clear. Fr. Hickey has been acting -private secretary to the Cardinal Prefect of Propaganda Fide. He was also captain of the college swimming team and soloist in the college choir when the Holy Father visited the seminarians on November 30.
Vatican City, Dec. 10-His Holiness Pope John XXIII highlighted the first weekly general audience of his pontificate by speaking publicly in English for the first time. The Pope prefaced his attempt by saying he was in his "novitiate" as far as English is concerned. He promised to "do better in the
future."
The occasion marked the first of the regularly scheduled Wednesday general audiences granted by Pontiff, who resumed the practice of weekly Engagements the meetings with the people long followed by Pius XII. December 25: At noon the Pontiff was carried on a portable Preside at Midnight: Hall of Benedictions amid the loud Dom Stephen, O.S.B. Solemn High Mass, St. throne into the acclaim of some 4,000 people of different nationalities. Mary's Cathedral. January 10: Seated on the throne he spoke first in Italian. then 8 a.m.: Profession cere- in French, English and Spanish. addressing a few Orphan Girls Give Bright Show mony, St. Joseph's convent, words of greeting to persons of each nationality group. On Dec. 16, in their modern hall, and in Fremantle. Speaking in Italian he delivered a brief discourse in 19: January the presence of members of the Lotteries 7.30 a.m.: Profession cere- which he expressed his impression of the unity of the Commission and Child Welfare Department mony, Sacred Heart Con- Faith. derived from seeing so many nations together. and many well wishers, the girls of St. vent, Highgate. He said this is a unity which those of other faiths, 2: Joseph's Orphange produced their annual February 8 a.m.: Profession cere- separated from the Church of Rome, cannot experi-
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hanced by varied light mony, Nazareth House, Hil- ence. changes. ton Park. The spontaneous and genIn "Little Miss Crinoline" What Happiness Is In My Heart erous applause was proof of a very sweet little lady sang February 3: 8 a.m.: Profession cereits value. a very sweet old world song He continued: "It is a beautiful thing to form a Convent, The choir opened the con- from a picture frame set- mony, St. Mary's single family, a family with Mary the Mother of Leederville. cert with the bright number, ting. "The Merry Minstrel," and Reception cere- Jesus as our mother. I speak to you this way to tell 3 p.m.: Once again the "Sleepfollowed with Moore's sweet ing Beauty" was awakened mony, St. Mary's Convent, you what happinesS there is in my heart. Let us all me if all melody, "Believe by her handsome prince in Leederville. keep Mary the protectress in our hearts." young "Briar Rose." endearing those charms." In "Dark ToWn" the When the time came for Pope John to speak in Dom Martin, O.S.B. created much well -rendered duet juniors A English, he prefaced his remarks by first saying in amusement with their cosoperthe Xmas Greetings Italian: "I will not speak it very well, but I will do Dom Martin is a Canadian was followed by dark town and comes from Round etta, "The Magic Basket," tumes and The Management of better in the future. If anyone here s an expert in Lake. He was a mining humorously told the story dances. the language, he should know that I ant taking my The Hungarian Mazurka" "The Record" extend engineer before entering of what happened when the the Abbey at New Norcia. Sandman lost his bag of produced some dressing and every good wish of novitiate." During the war Dom magic dust and could not dancing that must have The simplicity with which this was said drew reMartin served with the get the children to go to warmed the heart of any this Holy Season to priests, sounding applause from the crowd. Hungarian in the audience. the parish Royal Canadian Air Force bed. The grand finale, "The church sellers, agents, and held the commission of In this number there was At the end of the audience the Pope gave his apossome excellent annunciation Message of Lourdes," told well, and a properly in retolic blessing. Before imparting it he said he vPould small people. by very and The dancing ensemble, strained manner, the ingive the blessing and invited those present to respond English, Irish and Scotch, spired message Our Blessed readers. They record their in chant. featured national dancing Lady delivered to BernaSt. The Pope first began to learn English when he wee with a particularly fast dette 100 years ago. appreciation of the coA happy note of the Tfre next monthly meet- finale. operation of all these Apostolic Delegate in Bulgaria and his teacher anti The Mexican Sesta dance evening was the presentaing of the Third Order of in the progress of the Mgr. Thomas Ryan, present head ad the St. Francis will be held on allowed a colourful use of tion by Mrs. Carter to Miss Sunday, Dec. 28, at 3 pan, Mexican costumes. Some- Mary McGarry of a book paper daring the past language section of the Vatican Secretariat of at the Children of Mary thing new in eurythmics, on ballet, as a prize for the year. He had to interrupt his English lemons when he woo with large balloons, produc- most advanced pupil in chapel, Victoria-sq. appointed Apostolic Nuncio to "ranee in OIL ed a carnival inset, en- Eurythmics. *
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