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MARATHON MASS ENDS FIRST IRISH
DIOCESAN TALKS
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KILKENNY, Ireland. The first Diocesan Pastoral Conference ever held in Ireland ended a marathon Mass in St. Kieran Cathedral, which started at 10 a.m. and firished close to 4 p.m. and included a baptism, ordination and eight pastoral reports, given by over 20 Iav people in the crowded cathedral. Concelebrated by Bishop The newly restored cathPeter Birch, and a dozen edral, with its fine Gothic priests, the Mass highlight. arches and newly opened ed the work which hundreds sanctuary, has the best of lay people in each of the acoustical system in Ireland.
of the Kilkenny diocese had been doing for the previous seven weeks The baptism and ordination played a part in the climax to the conference as 41 parishes
they both underlined the common priesthood which
all the baptised shared.
Reports were then given on pastoral relations in the diocese on the family, on justice and injustice (a hardhitting and practical report), It needed it for, at the on prayer and devotions (inCONTINUED PAGE 3) end of Mass, jest before the final blessing, the chairmen and assistants from all At Santo Clara Church, Bentley, as part of o progressive redesigneight of the study groups ing of the sanctuary, the tabernacle has been moved to the side and from the Pastoral Conferincorporated in a pillar adjacent to the transept (pictured above), ence, presented their reports to Bishop Birch and laid which has been converted into a small chap3I, suitable for week-day
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Mass as well os devotional prayer.
them on the altar.
Bishop Birch pointed out There was no doubt in his homily, linking the two sacraments, that bap- about the important symbolism of this hour-long tism was the basic reason why priest and lay man session. The Church clerical sat must combine in the pastoral work of the diocese. And in the diocesan cathedral combine they did in this and listened to the voice of the laity. unique ceremony. And an articulate informed voice it was. MORNING BREAK Introduced by local soliThe Mass began at 10 citor, Michael Hogan, the o'clock in the morning, and congregation were told, "Do a break was taken at 11.30 not neglect the gift you after the ordination cere- have." mony, to allow the newly ordained priest, Father Dan Delaney, to breakfast with PARTICIPANTS "The lay people want to his family and friends. The Mass resumed at be involved in the life of 1.30 with the Offertory pro- the Church in Ossory," Mr. cession, formed by repre- Hogan said.' "For the past seven sentatives of every parish in weeks, they have seen themthe diocese. There were gifts in kind selves for the first time as for the diocesan charities, active participants in the apples from Pi'town, glass pastoral work of the (Waterford) from Ferry - Church." Mr. Hogan saw the rebank, a bag of coal from the big commendations as "ways in Castlecomer and which people as a team can success of the procession two large loudly bleating give new vigour to the Good News of Christ." lambs from Kilmoganny.
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AUGUST 7 IS BIBLE Sunday, August 7, is to he observed by Catholics throughout Australia as Bible Sunday. That day is the second Sunday of National Bible Society Week. Bishop E. B. Clancy, the national director of the Biblical Catholic Apostolate announced this recently. Bishop Clancy said the original initiative and inspiration of the Biblical Apostolate came from the Second Vatican Council. In 1973, the
Australian
SUNDAY nourish our
interest in and love for the Word of God in the Sacred Scriptures. Bishop Clancy suggc..people should be encouraged to read sections of scripture daily and that Bible Study groups could be formed. Bible Week and Bible Sunday were excellent times to draw the attented that Catholic
tion of
people
Episcopal things, he said.
to such
Conference resolved to Bishop Clancy also promote the apostolate 'suggested that the Bible in Australia. In May, 1976, the Ep- Society was a good souriscopal Conference deci- ce for inexpensive biblided that there should be cal texts. The address of the Bia director of the apostoble Society in W.A., is late in every diocese. 167 St. George's Terrace, The purpose of the Biblical Apostolate, said Perth. Bishop
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