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Perth, Thursday, July 30, 1959
604 HAY ST. The Town Hall is opposite
Abbot Catalan Is Dead At 81 Years
Norbertines Buy Magnificent £44,000 Property Near York
Former Lord Abbot of the Benedictine community and Ordinary Nullius of New community, the Rev. S. Cooney, C.R.P., is expected Norcia, the Rt. Rev. Anselm Catalan, O.S.B., from Ireland in September. died at St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco, on The location of the house Wednesday night in his 82nd year. A
third member for the
It can be Born at Corell a (Navarre Spain), he was appointed seen from the Northam -rd., Abbot Nullius of New Norcia in 1915. and may be easily extendOwing to ill -health and ed as the necessity arises. Mr. McDonald -Smith was advancing years, Abbot motivated in its sale by the Catalan resigned his office consideration that it should in May, 1951. Abbot GreIt gory Gomez was elected be properly developed. is considered to be one of to fill his place. the best farms in the York Abbot Catalan who was district and was considered as the location for Muresk subsequently named Titular Abbot Nullius of St. Agricultural College. Aemilianus de Cuculla, Spain, continued to live at is well chosen.
Theology, Bible Courses Soon
the
New Norcia Abbey
after retirement. He was the third Abbot of New Norcia when he
Commencing on August 5, succeeded Bishop Torres Adult Education courses in in 1915. theology and scripture will Besides being the supbe given at the Catholic erior of a monastic comCentre, Victoria-sq. munity of 52 members, he was also Ordinary of a The courses, of eight diocese of 30,000 square miles, with nine parishes and weeks each will be conductof 2,150 souls. ed on Wednesday evenings, a Catholic population Although they arrived from Ireland only slightly more than the Scripture course at 7.45 During his long term of 35 years Abbot Catalan two months ago the Norbertine Fathers, who were given charge p.m. and the theology aimed mainly to consolidate the financial position of his community, to promote the aboriginal missions in of the parish of York, have already acquired a magnificent course at 9 p.m. A fee of 10/ will be the North-West and to advance the cause of the native farm of 2,500 acres, 10 miles from York just off the Northam - charged for each course. road, for the price of £44,000. Students should bring a children. The purchase had a pro- acres had been madeOrder to build and staff at note -book. Lecture notes In retirement he was noted for fidelity to the vidential aspect, as the daylfrom Dr. V. A. F. Stewart. 'York a college for boys and and folders will be provided. monastic rule and for his great humility. after the Norbertines had It was known as "Little to conduct missions and re - Intending participants May he rest in peace. clinched the deal, the own- Kerry" and formed part of treats within the Arch- should make application for Gomez left by air for Rome on the day preer received a superior the original property. diocese. enrolment to the Catholic Abbot In a few years time, with offer. Education office, Catholic vious to Abbot Catalan's death. Eventually the NorberThe purchase, made from the arrival of more priests The obsequies will be held at New Norcia on Saturtines may have their own Centre, Victoria - square Mr. Hector McDonald -Smith of the Order from Ireland, day. August 1. (phone 23-4546). there.. mitred Abbot is of 2,000 acres at £18 per the property would become The sale price in- a religious House, known as acre. cluded a fine, eight-room St. Norbert's Priory. brick house with verandahs Here would be accommodated novices for the Order and tennis court. There is another house and young men would be created man, body and Major extensions to the Church of St. Joseph at Bassendean and had soul that he could know for the foreman, a self- trained for the priesthood. His Grace the Archbishop a new house for the parish priest complete the parochial plant and love God contained electrical unit, that he natural and scheme water, and Bishop Rafferty had which was blessed by His Grace the Archbishop on Sunday last. had been raised to the insolid machinery and shear- both inspected the property estimable dignity of a child The original church was said Fr. Commins, they the spiritual conferring a of God. and had 'been impressed ing sheds. on the body, des dignity that Basbelief erected when proclaimed 1913 their in said Evidence of good hus- with its possibilities, Man's greatest duty and sendean was part of the man was not mere matter, tined as it was for a glorious bandry is everywhere to be Fr. O'Reilly. privilege was to offer the parish of Guildford. The not a mere machine, but a resurrection. which runs property, The ample shade from the seen Concluded on Page 4 They recognised that God spiritual and material, to the nave have trees for sheep and cattle, for about two miles on extensionsthe seating capa- being to the established subter- both sides of the road, is doubled ranean clover and poultry situated about two miles city. On arrival His Grace stocks of turkeys and fowls. from Burges Siding. It comprises rich red passed through a guard of The owner has worked of Holy Name the property for 12 years loam and is in a lovely set- honour be reand will remain in posses- ting of undulated, wooded Society members to porch ceived' at the church sion until March 1 of next hills. Browne, W. Rev. the The Norbertine Fathers, by year when one of the Norbertine Fathers will take up who arrived from Ireland P.P. After the Archbishop had on May 12, were formally residence there. The V. Rev. C. P. O'Reilly, inducted to the parish of blessed the church and the which is built C.R.P., superior of the Nor- York on May 15 by His presbytery close by, he presided at bertines, said that the bal- Grace the Archbishop. 500 It is the ambition of the Solemn High Mass, assistance of the purchase ed by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. A. T. Langmead and the Rt. Rev. Mgr. E. Sullivan. Father Browne was celebrant, the Rev. P. Kelliher, deacon, and the Rev. M. The Casey, sub -deacon. ceremonies were directed by the Rev. F. Walsh. The music of the Mass was sung devotionally by a children's choir. The V. Rev. A. J. Commins, C.M., rector of St. Charles' Seminary, preached the occasional sermon. In completing that church, Substantial house on property
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