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Perth, Thursday, Oct. 20, 1960
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God's Blessing Invoked On The Fishing Fleet the
ceremony of fleet out of Fremantle Harbour on Sunday last as part of the annual The fishing vessel "Cinderella" led the fishing St. Patrick's Church to from borne been had which Martyrs, of Lady Our of the statue Blessing of the Fleet. The "Cinderella" carried of the Madonna of Capo d'Orlando. the fleet wharf by fishermen, and the silver statutette as deacon and fleet while
The "CinderETTa" sailed round the fishing it was blessed from aboard by the Very Rev. E. Ryan, O.M.I., Provincial of the Oblate Fathers in Australasia. of After the blessing of the fleet and the procession to St. boats out to sea, the statues were returned
Patrick's Church. R. G. Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of Prime Minister committee. Menzies, was guest of the festival organising
Dame Pattie was aboard the second boat of the procession, the Buongiorno as were the Italian Vice Consul, Dr. I. Agenta and his wife, the Mayor of Fremantle, W. F. Samson, and other official guests.
The ceremony began at 10.30 in St. Patrick Church, wheel High Mass was celebrated with His , Lordship Bishop Rafferty presiding in the sanctuary. The celebrant of the Mass was the Oblate Provincial,
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assisted by Rev. J. Coakley, O.M.I., the Very Rev. P. Nanni O.M.I., as sub -deacon. The sermon for the occasion was delivered by the Rev. E.
Favero, O.M.I., visiting Italian missioner from Italy. His Lordship Bishop Rafferty addressed the congregation after the Mass. The music of the Mass was sung by an Italian choir. At the conclusion of the blessing ceremony it took one hour for the large congregation to file past the statues enthroned in St. Patrick's Church and for Solemn Benediction celebrated by the Father Provincial and assisted by Rev. M. Maslovar and 'Rev. V. de P. Siebert, O.M.I.
It was estimated that over 500 people took part in the procession and that it was watched by a throng of 20,000.
* * The Blessing
of the Fleet
DAME
PATTIE TAKES PICTORIAL RECORD
* * 1000th
MEETING
OF
LIBRARY PRAESIDIUM
The Mother of Good Counsel Proesidium (Library) of the Legion of Mary celebrated the occasion of their 1000th meeting with Holy Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, on Tuesday evening lost. The Mass was followed by a buffet tea and social at the
Catholic Centre. Rev. P. O'Mara, spiritual
director,
celebrated
the
Mass, assisted by two members of the praesidium. The
was sermon occasional Very Rev. preached by Mr. M. McKeon, and part of its content was the contrast between Legionaries Australia and other of
countries
enjoying
liberty
in legionaries the China. This recalled that the Legion of Mary's apostolate
with
carried out by prayer, and martyrself-sacrifice dom, in our own times. Present at the Mass were spiritual directors and members of higher councils and numerous praesidiae. The buffet tea, after carebudgeting work on the part of the Library members, catered amply for the 150 is
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Terrace Prize Night
The annual prize-giving and speech ni ght of the Christian Brothers' College, Terrace, was held at His Majesty's Theatre on Friday evening, October 14. The Lord Mayor of Perth, the Right Hon. Mr. H. R. Howard, presented the prizes and spoke to the assembled parents and students of the College. With the Headmaster, the Lord Mayor were the administrator of St. Mary's Very Rev. E. McKenna, Cathedral, the Hon. CounRev. Br. J. A. Kelly, and cillor J. H. Glowrey, who passed the vote of thanks, Rev. Br. Hall and Rev. Br. Collopy of Aquinas ColPoints For Sunday Next lege and Mr. K. de Courtenay representing the Old AS the Procession will move off at 3.15 sharp, Collegians Association. places it is essential that all groups be in the allotted to them by 3 p.m. In his address the Lord Mayor spoke of the long and UNITS coming by bus should make arrangehonoured tradition of Chrisments for an early start as the traffic will be tian Brothers' College and of heavy . Private car parties should make a point of the conspicuous part it had early arrival, remembering that the surroundings played, and he trusted it are ideal for a picnic lunch. would continue to play, in ACTUAL assembly will commence at 2.30 p.m. the cultural and academic and will be directed over the public address. life of the City of Perth. The assembly columns will be numbered 1 to 12 There was, he said, on the and loudspeakers will anounce frequently which part of many people in the numbered column one should report to. Aquinas city, a certain regret at seeCollege prefects will attend each column and assist ing the passing of many of the assembly of each group. or so guests. Thanks to all the institutions which were ALL private car parking will be in the new friends who helped in the once considered so permacatering in any way. Oval, and the assembly ground adjoins thisnent a part of the city skySPECIAL assembly points will be marked for line. This was inevitable in On the social side there the following groups: Flower strewers and a growing city; the imporwas not lack of entertainFirst Communicants-the School Hall; Clergy and tant thing in change was ment, and with John SulliReligious and Third Orders-on the bitumen area that it should be for the van compereing the show, the 51 the side of the College and overlooking better and that the things of all listened to the various Oval. Assembly genuine value should not be artists: Rt. Rev. Mgr. M. SEATING will be arranged for the older Sisters lost but passed on to future McKeon, Rev. B. Hickey, generations. Rev. P. McCudden, Archie and for invalid laity, but any car conveying prior (67-2630) Waddell, Misses Betty Barinvalids should notify Mr. R. Taylor His Worship congratulated be not will they clay (pianist), Deidre Hacto Saturday, October 29, otherwise Brother Kelly on the fine kett and Derryn Clarke. diverted from the main flow leading to the parking and manly bearing of hi: Supper was then served. oval. students and tendered to him Fr. O'Mara thanked the SEVERAL new groups have indicated their on behalf of the City of the attendtheir for including year, audience Perth the best of good intention of marching this Rosary ance slid also praised the Dominic's St. and wishes for the future. Oblates of St. Benedict praesidium for the wonderConfraternity. ful work it is doing in the Continued rage 15 IFF" apostolic field.