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puts the case on vocations Defections from the priesthood and religious life should not lead parents to discourage their children from those vocations, Archbishop Goody told a recent meeting of interested Catholics. The Archbishop was speaking at a gathering of vocations promoters at the Hall, Victoria Chapter Square on Tuesday evening of last week.
should go along with the expectation a realisation that priests did not grow on trees, He pointed to the portraits in the Chapter Hall He said that defections of the early bishops of were nothing new in the Perth. church but were more wideAmong them one was ly publicised these days. more at home in French Young people went into than English; others were marriage all the time, he Spanish and Irish, while he pointed out, and there was himself was horn in Engalways a possibility of their land. marriage breaking down. This did not lead parents COULD DO WITH 20 The Archbishop to discourage their children was making the point that k is from getting married. The possibility of tragedy, time the Perth community he sa,d. was a part of life thought of being independand it could not be other- ent and providing enough wise. It made life a chal- priests from our needs from amongst ourselves. lenge. He challenged parishes GREAT DEAL EXPECTED that had not produced a He suggested that the priest for a long time or publicity given to defections ever to consider what ft might be a good thing as meant for a church to really it made us face up to real- gross up and look after itity and not live with our self. heads in the sand. He might not he seen a, People, even those only a particularly pious person, semi -attached, often saw the the Archbishop suggested. church as just clergy, he but as a bishop he had said, and expected a great prayed every day for priestdeal. ly vocations and he had They expected priests to never wanted for a priest be available just when and when one was really needed. where they wanted them. The Archbishop said that He said that he could do this was a good thing to with twenty more priests but there immediately but was thank some extent
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ful to God for the way he had been given priests when any position was left vacant and had to be filled. He encouraged the vocations promoters in their work and outlined three possible aspects of their role as alerting people about the need for vocations dispelling defeatism and promoting prayer. CastIclore celebrated last Friday the 50th anniversary of the official opening of its doors' USE OF SEMINARY in 1929. Seen comparing stories ore two men who ore largely responsible for launching In conclusion he outthe project: Brother CAHILL (left), who crime from Ireland specially trained for the lined the plan for the use work, and Monsignor J. McMAHON, then Director of Catholic Education, who led the of the Seminary as a hospublicity drive through The Record to obtain the Catholic community's support for the new tel connected with vocations and thanked the parpro' ect. ishes that had appointed vocation promoters. Parishes represented were Bassendean, Bellevue; Bent. ley, Cottesloe, Doubleview, Greenwood, Guildford, Hilton, Kalamunda, Maylands, Mirrahooka, North Beach. Saint Charles' Sema seminary is asked to conQueens Park, Riverton, inary, Guildford, is to tact his parish priest of Rivervale, Subiaco, Victoria members of the ,Vocations Park, Yokine, and T.C.S. at become a hostel for Committee: W.A.I.T. had a lay repre- men thinking about Fr. I. O'Brien, 17 Bronte the priesthood. sentative. Street, East Perth. TeleDelegates shared toIn this plan the seminary phone 3256008. gether about projects they at Guildford, which has Fr. W. Foley, St. Mary's had undertaken to promote trained local priests for 40 Cathedral. Tele phone prayers for vocations and years, will be made avail325 9177. how to spread information able as a kind of boarding Announcing the step last Anybody interested in that might assist anybody house but with special week, Archbishop Goody enterinj the priesthood but Fr. B. Roiling, St. Mary's showing an interest in go- features. explained that the hostel not yet prepared to commit Cathedral. Tele phone ing into the priesthood or 325 9177. Anybody with a serious would give men an oppor- himself to formal study in religious life. interest in going into the tunity to live together as Also a report was pre- priesthood is now given an a community and keep the sented by Sister Ann, of the opportunity to make up his goal of the priesthood in Sisters' Vocation Council. mind without taking a very view. (SEE ALSO PAGES 6, 7) big step. The decision to offer this opportunity came as a result of discussions at the Senate of Priests where the idea was accepted enthusiTHE SAINT BERNADETTE astically, he said. Men, interested in thinkPARIS (NC) The CENTENARY ing through their interest in 100th anniversary of the the priestly vocation will be death of St Bernadette Sou- of Lourdes, have been credYOUR NEW invited to live in at the birous was marked by a ited with playing a role in seminary yi hile carrying on quiet, dignified Catholic many cures. their normal life of work Nevers, ,,.remony in A number of these have or study. France, attended by 10,000 been certified as miraculous A priest will be stationpeople. by church authorities. ed at the seminary as a The commemorative cereguide and friend. St Bernadette was a young girl of 14 when the mnnv at Nevers was ke"t low-key --"out of respect for Virgin Mary appeared to her 18 times in 1858 near St Bernadette's own characON INSIDE PAGES ter," s..id convent offichls. the then ot'scure village of At Lourdes the centen- Archdiocesan Calendar 4 Lourdes. During one ape pearance. Bernadette was ary of the saint's death was Sunbury Calendar ... Advertising ... marked by :lassified 10 any special told to din in the ground. ... 10 Letters _ When she did so. a spring liturgy. B-rnadette was de- Music - _ 11 of water came up. clared blessed ;n 1925 and Out Of The Past _ _ 2 Cash back on your The waters of the snrire, .aunt in 1933 by Pope Snort _ _ a centrepiece of the world- Pitt. v7. TV and Radio ... _ _ 10 famous shrine to Our Lady (SEE PAGES 8, 11)
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