ThenewchurchoftheImmaculateHeartofMaryatScarboroughwouldbelikeabeacononitshill-topsite,proclaimingthe Faithforalltosee. SostatedHisLordship,theMostRev.L. J.Goody,afterblessingthenewchurchonNov.22.
runningtheentirelengthof thebuildingonbothsides, hiddenbyglassbaffles. DesignedbyMessrs.HendersonandThompson,the buildingwaserectedby Messrs.HarnettandHorner atacostof£21,000.
AttheSummerSchool, whichwillbeheldatthe UniversityofW.A.,under theauspicesoftheAdult Educationpoard,fromJan7-20,1954,Thethemetobe developedwillbe"Europe SinceStalin".
OnJan.9,theRev.E.J. Stormon,S.J.ofSt.Louis Jesuitschool,willspeakon thetopicof,"TheRoleof theRomanCatholic Church".
Thespeakerwilltake Franceasthecentrearound whichtoshapehisappre- ciationoftheplaceofthe Churchinthepoliticaland sociallifeofcontemporary Europe.
AgraduateoftheUniversityofMelbourne,Father Stormonwilldrawonhis experiencesabroadfrom 1948to1952,whenhedividedhistimebetweenOxfordandLondonontheone handandParis,Chantilly, Lyon,StrasbourgandAvignon.
Referencewillbemadeto theresultsofobservations inBelgium,Germanyand
Italyandofsometen monthsspentasamember ofaninternationalcommunityoftendifferentnationalitiesinasmalltownin Burgundy.
OnJanuary11aforum willbeheldintheWinthrop Hallonthesubject:Are PeaceandProsperityPossiblewhile RemainsEasternEurope Communist?
FatherStormon,Lord LindsayofBirkerandProfessorAlexander,willbe thespeakers.
TheEntranceExaminationtotheChristianBrothers'college,Perth,vrillbe conductedatthecollegeon Saturday,Dec.5,at9.30 a.m.Scholarshipswillbe grantedtotwoofthesuccessfulcandidates.
Thesolemnblessingtook placeat10a.m.,afterwhich theBishopandhisattendantministersboretheBlessedSacramentfromtheold churchtothenewinprocessionalorder.
Thechurchwasthen openedtothelargecongregationwhichpackeditto attendHighMass,atwhich BishopGoodypresided.
HisLordshipwasassistedattheThronebytheV. Rev.J.P.Wilkinson,CM., andtheRev.R.J.McDonald,C.M.TheV.Rev.P. Nolan,O.S.M.,wasassistant priest.
TheRev.E.McBride, parishpriestofScarborough,celebratedthe HighMass,withtheRev. E.Sullivanasdeacon,and theRev.A.E.Langmeadas sub-deacon.TheRev.P. Cunninghamwasmasterof ceremonies.
PreachingattheMass, BishopGoodysaidthatthe newchurchwasamemorialtoFatherMcBride,in particular,andtothose priestswhohadgonebefore himwhentheScarborough districtwaspartofLeederville-OsbornePark.Itwas amemorial,too,tothepen'plewhohadmadethebuildingpossible.
Fromitshill-topsitethe newchurchoftheImmaculateHeartofMarywould belikeabeaconproclaimingtheFaithforalltosee, HisLordshipsaid.
Onasplendidsite,about amilefromtheocean,and overlookingit,thenew churchisbuiltinmodern style,inbrickrendered, withtexturefinish.The completedportionisthe naveonly.Sanctuaryand
CANBERRA,Nov.19.-
Oneofthebestequipped schoolsintheCommonwealth,Aquinascollege,will beofficiallyopenedhereby HisEminenceNormanCardinalGilroy,Archbishopof Sydney,onMarch14,1954.
StaffedbyChristianBrothers,itwillbethefirstCatholicsecondaryschoolin thenation'scapitalcity.
sacristyareyettobebuilt. Thereisseatingaccommodationforatleast500.
Thewindowsarebuilt aroundcrossesofbrickwith fourlightsineach.Inthe frontisalargeceramic crossofdeepmaroonsetin agrillofceremicblue.
Thelowerporchhasa largewindow,alsogrilled. Theinteriorwallsandceilingarecolouredlightgreen, whilethecentralraisedportionoftheceilingisin white.
Behindthealtarisaraisedpanelindeepgreen.On eithersidearepanelsin white.Thecanopyover thealtarhasanundersideof goldcontaininghidden lightingdirectlyoverthe altar. Alargechoirgalleryis providedattheback.A marblefontisinthebaptistrydividedofffromthe porchbyawroughtiron surround.
Thelightingofthemain naveconsistsoftroughs
HisGracetheArchbishopannounced,duringtheweek,that threenewparishes--atAttadale,Medina,andDoubleViewwouldbecanonicallyerectedin1955,andthattheywouldbe givenintothechargeoftheJesuit,Vincention,andDominican Fathers,respectively.
Althoughtheparisheswill notbeofficiallyerected untilthebeginningof 1955,HisGracesaidthat themembersoftheReligiousOrdersconcernedwould commence,towardsthelatterhalfofnextyear,to makearrangementsfortakingovertheparishes.
TheSocietyofJesuswas introducedintotheArchdiocesebyHisGracethe Archbishopin1938,with theopeningofSt.Louis schoolinStirling-highway. ThefirstrectorwastheV. Rev.AustinKelly,S.J.Upon hisappointmentasprovincialofwhatisnowtheAustralianprovinceofthe Order,hewassucceededby
theV.Rev.T.Barden,S.J., andatthebeginningofthis year,theV.Rev.J.Hawkins,S.J.,wasappointedin charge.
addedtotheseminary's facilities,andnewdoublestoreyaccommodationwill beopenedinthenewyear.
Ninepriestsandthree Scholasticscomprisethestaff ofSt.Louiswhichhasan enrolmentofabout270 students.
TheVincentianFathers (CongregationoftheMission)wereintroducedtothe Archdiocesein1948tocontinuetheworkoftheminor seminary,sosuccessfullyin-auguratedanddevelopedby HisLordshipBishopGoody andastaffofdiocesan clergy. WiththeV.Rev.J.P. Wilkinson,C.M.,asrector, fiveVincentianFathers directthestudiesandspir- itualformationatSt.Charles'seminary,Guildford, Anewovalhasbeen
ThecomingoftheDominicanFathersnextyear willmarktheentryofa newReligiousOrdertothe Archdiocese.TheOrderof Preacherswasfoundedby St.Dominicin1215atToulouse,France,andwasintroducedtoAustraliain 1898atNorthAdelaide, SouthAustralia.TheOrder wasestablished"toteach andtopreach,andthuslabourforthesalvationof souls."
InAustraliatheFathers devotethemselvestothe workofconductingMissions inparishesandRetreatsfor priestsandReligious,tothe organisationoftheHoly NameSociety,andtothe propagationoftheRosary.
OnSunday,Nov.22,HisGracethe Archbishopblessedandopenedadditionsto theConventofMercy,York.
Picturedaboveisthenewschoolbuildingwhichwillprovide ampleeducationalfacilitiesfortheseyoungladsatCostledare.
Thenewschool,consisting ofthreeclassroomsofthe mostmoderndesign,will beblessedandopenedby HisLordshipBishopGoody onDecember6at3p.m.
AblutionBlock
Alsothenewablution blockistobeofficially openedonthesameafternoonbytheHon.J.J.Kenneatly,chairmanoftheLotteriesCommission,supportedbyMr.H.E.Smith, under-Secretaryforlands andImmigration. TheBrothersandboysof Castledareextendaninvitationtoalltobepresent attheopeningonDec.6. RivertonbusesleaveSt. George's-terriceforCastle-
Thomas
15minutes,MetrobusfromFremantle p.m.Specialat2p.m.
Mr.ThomasLeBreton, whodiedat"Glendalough" onOct.31,attheageof85 years,wasamanofwide culturalinterests.Hehad publishedseveralsongs, withmusicsetbyfriendsto hisownlyrics.
ANativitypoemofhis, "Adventus,"hadbeenacceptedforpublicationprior tohisdeath,andwillbe printedinourChristmas number.
Asfarbackas1897,deceasedwasaleadingstorekeeperatSouthernCross.
Helaterengagedinhotelkeepinginanoutlying neighbourhood;subsequentlyheactedasmanagerfor variousco-operativesand countrystores. ThelateRev.BrotherLe Breton,abrotherofthedeceased, Brothers'taughtatChristian college,Kalgoorlie,forsomeyears.Asisteristhewell-knpwn"MiriamAgatha,"afavourite authorwithgenerationsof readersofthe"Australian MessengeroftheSacred Heart."Mayherestin peace.
Theparishpriest,theRev. H.Brennan,extendeda heartywelcometoHis Graceandthankedhimfor comingtoopenthenew building.Thebuildingisa brickandtileblockofsleep- ingquarttrs.HisGracethe Archbishopgaveaninspir- ing,yethomelkaddress..He thankedFatherBrennan fortheinvitationtoYork toperformtheopeningeeremonyandexpressedgreat pleasureatthecompletion ofthelovelybuilding.
Hecongratulatedthe peopleofYorkwhonot onlyhelpedinkind,but gavesogenerouslyoftheir services.Hewashappythat theSistersofMercy,who formorethaneightyyearshadcarriedontheeducationalworkinYork,would nowhavebetteraccommodationintheirconvent home.
Mr.S.Donovan,whohad supervisedthebuilding,was introducedbyFatherBrennan.Hegaveanoutlineof theworkdonevoluntarily by succeededthecommittee.Theyhad inreducingthe costof lowestthebuilding,the estimateforwhich was£8,750toapprox. £3,000. Hesaiditwastheaimof thecommitteetohandover
thebuildingtotheSisters freeofdebt.TheV.Rev. MonsignorT.Lenihan,who launchedtheappeal,was confidentthatthepeopleof Yorkwouldliveuptotheir reputationforgenerosity and curred..liquidatethedebtin-
Mr.Noonan,Mayorof York,movedavoteof thankst9HisGracefor cominginpersontobe.with themonthathappyoccasionandspokehighlyofthe educationalworkofthe Sistersinthedistrict.He wishedthemeverycomfort. His function,Grace,concludingthe thankedthepeople oneandallonhisown behalfandonthatofthe Sistersfortheirunstinted co-operation,sayingthatif theyrealisedtheirambition thatafternoonitwouldbe auniqueachievement.
OntheplatformwithHis GracewereMonsignorLenihan,theRev.JHogan, theV.Rev.A.E.Johnston,theRev.P.Duffy, theRev.T.O'Kane,the Rev.M.RyanandFather Brennan.
Afternoonteawasserved bytheladiesoftheparish. Thelistofdonationswill begiveninnextweek's issue.
(RegisteredattheG.P.O.Perth,forPerth,Thursday,Nov.26,1953. try'` byputuaNumPaPer).ToTwistedIdeas
WhileapplaudingthedecisionoftheQueen'sGift FundCounciltodevotethe proceedsoftheappealto researchintothediseasesof mothersandchildren,itis tobehopedthatnopublic moneyssubscribedwillbe divertedtothepseudo-scientificquackeryofbirth prevention.
Itisrathercurioustoreflectthatbirthprevention couldneverhavewonany respectabilityinthepublic mindonthescoreofmorality.Evenonegeneration agoitwasregardedquite normallyasindecent.Even to-day,whenitismorepubliclydiscussed,thereisan airofapologyaboutitspresentationasifitweresomethingslightlyshameful. Thereisarawedgestillto theconscienceofitsliterary propagandists.
ThoughtSubstitute
ButWhenitispresented asAScientificApproachto thePopulationProblem, moralscruplesareswallowedupintechnicalpomposity.Whathashappened infact.however,isthat capitalletters,havebeen madeasubstitutefor thought.Birthprevention isasscientificasmurder. Bothemployartificialmeans tosuppresslife.
But,ofcourse.partofthe trickistocoverLintheidea byescapingitstruedescription.Rarely,ifever,
itiscalledbyitsrealname -birthprevention.Whenit isdubbedbirthcontrol,that apparentlymarkstheentry ofscience.Butthescience isnottobefoundedinthe practiceitselfbutonlyin theabilitytotwistwords tosoothetwistedideas.
ConcernforMoment
ItwasthelateG.K. Chesterton,Ithink,who summedupveryneatlythe pseudo-scientifictrickofinvokingbirthpreventionasa populationsolvent..He saidthatifyouhavetwelve menandsixhats,thenormalsolutiontothedilemma isnottolopoffsixheads buttoprovidesixextra hats.
Whatwefindineverydayexperienceisthatthe championsofbirthpreventionarenotatallpreoccupiedabouttheproblem ofover-population.They arenotfilledwithanyhigh, misdirectedidealismabout thefutureoftherace.Their concentrationisalmostdiametricallyopposite.
Whatconcernsthemmost intimately,isthehedonistic present.Beingpagans,they andaltallt0.0~11441011i
trust,asHoracedid,aslittle aspossibletothemorrow. Theorangeofthefleeting momentistobesuckeddry. Andthemostseriousobstacletothecontinuousemphasisonpleasureischildren.
Theyviewtheraisingof afamilyintermsofselfsacrifice,unselfishness,total dedication-andthesethings arehardtohumannature. Butwhattheyoverlookis thenaturalandsupernaturalrewardsofsuchdevotion.OurLordHimself spokeofthisanguishand ofitsconsequent,richlyrewardingjoy.
diminishing)ofsexwithout everbeingabletoenterinto thejoyofmarriageThey willnotbeledbyalittle child.
Itwouldbeindeedtragic ifapublicfundraisedto honourHerMajestybyenrichingfamilylifeshould beemployedevenpartially todefaceit.Letusridour mindsofcantandsayquite franklythatthereisnothing whateverscientificabout thedirtybusinessofbirth prevention.Letusnot wasteguiltilywhatwillbe providedbythedisseminationofadvicethatcanonly makeforneuroticwives
NothingScientificandlessfamilylife.
berethnomoretheanguish
"Awoman,whensheisin labour,hathsorrow,because herhouriscome.ButMaybeIt'sCheap whenshehathbrought forththechildsheremem-N forjoythatamanisborn intotheworld."
owtoExpire
Thismuch-vaunted scheme,ofwhichSirEarle Pageboastedpubliclyoverseas,hasscarcelyscratched thesurfaceoftheproblem ofnationalhealth. Irecall,veryvividly,atthe timeofitsinauguration, thatitwastoendthe anxietyabouthospitalbills whichmilitatedagainstthe recoveryofpatients.
Thatwasaverylarge claim,andhaditbeendone itwouldhavebeenareally historicpieceoflegislation. Actuallyttheworking_man andhisfamilyisasbadly offasbefore,because nothinghasbeendoneto offsetrisinghospitalchargesagainstastaticGovernmentbenefit.
Themainindictmentofthe schemeisthattheworker andhisfamilysimplycannotaffordtheluxuryofgettingsickhospitalisationat £2perdayisquitebeyond thelimit.Itwouldbe cheaper,whenillnesscomes, tomoveintoagood-class hotel.
TimetoEnquire
g4TheAncientEgyptianscalled theirBeer"IT."
ModernBeerisBrewedfrom choicestingredients.pasteurised andbottledforyourconvenience Yoursupplierwillgladlywrap "IT"foryoutotakehome
OMPANYLIMITED
oursisaconventionalmoralitywhichthefuture willseethrough. Now,Igreatlyfearthat popularreactiontothe Kinseyreportisquite otherwisethanMaryFerber believes.Apartfromthe "clamourofchurchmen,"I failtoperceiveanysymptomofmassshock.
WhatIdonoticeisauniversalprurienceforthe indulgenceofmorbidtastes. Andthiswastobetheage ofgreatenlightenment whenthefrank,openand eternaldiscussionofsex wastobethepreludetoa grand,new,fearlesssexmorality!
Letitbesaid,oncefor all,thattheextensionof sexknowledgehasnotand willnotservethecauseof morality.Ratheristhereversetrue.WhatSt.IgnatiusofLoyolataughtin thismatterisstilltrue:that itisbettertosaylessrather thanmore.
HeDiscoversSin
Itisdifficulttoseein whatwayscienceisstrip pingmoralityofitssecrets, unlessMaryFerbershould meanconventionalmorality. Butthathasnosecrets,be-
Greatnumbersofhospitalbedsaretakenupby people,especiallyamong theaged,whocouldbeconvenientlyattendedbycasual serviceathome.Theywould bemorecontented,andthey wouldavoidacripplingexpenseandthehumiliation oftheMeansTest.
NoSocialCharity
Itwouldbepleasingto thinkthatonthislevel therestillexistedameasure oftruesocialcharity.But thereispreciouslittleevidenceofit.Gettingsick hasbecomeabusiness,and theremaybemorethana grainoftruthinBelloc's epigram:"Ofold,whenfolklaysick andsorelytried, "Thedoctorsgavethem physicandtheydied; "Buthere'sahappierage, fornowweknow "Bothhowtomakemen sickandkeepthemso."
Kinsey'sX-Rays
Itisalwaysdistastefulto quarrelwithalady,perhaps becauseofthemasculine prejudicethatshewillhave thelastwordandis,anyhow,impervious,tologic.
However,IfeelthatMary Ferber,themotherconfessorofoureveningcontemporary,isdueforsome checkforherreflections ontheKinseyreport,the moresoastheladyinquestionisveryoftentobe commendedforgoodsense andsoundcounsel.
ST.IGNATIUS:Itisbettertosaylessthanmore. causeitisnotmoralityat all.Sothatitappearsto mevastlyappropriateto describetheKinseyreport asthe"X-rayeye". Thatistosay,theimage ofhumannatureitthrows isashadow,anegativething lackingclearedges.
Itistobedoubted whetherDr.Kinseyhad doneanythingmorethan discoverthefactofsin, withoutdiscoveringitshideousinnercontentand itstemporalandeternal consequences.
NaiveteShocks
Theaberrationsofmen intheirviolationofthe sixthandninthCommandmentsisscarcelynewsto theCatholicChurch.IfDr. Kinseyhasdisclosedthat thereismoreimmoralityof apervertednaturethan formerly,eventhatisnot surprisinginanagewhich hasgrownincreasingly pagan.Thereisnothingin theKinseyreportthat couldnotbefoundinthe decayoftheancientGreek andRomancivilisations.
InthatsenseDr.Kinsey wouldnotshockanyinstructedCatholicexcept perhapsbyhisnaivete.He hasgrownveryprolixand vocalaboutsomethingwe allknewandregretted.He discoveredbyacomplex, impertinent,drawn-outenquirywhattheconfessional oftheChurchhasknown muchmoresimplyfor2,000 years.
PurityofYouth
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IfMaryFerberhaspro. poundedathesisitseems tobethat"sciencegenerally,andnotDr.Kinseyparticularly,isgraduallystrippingthehumanbody andhumanmoralityofits secrets."Thatthisnew degreeofcandourand knowledgeshocksusltremendouslyandthatweare unwillingtofaceit.That
Theshockingthingabout modernimmoralityisnot itsexistenceandgrowth butitsignoranceofitself. Sinmasqueradesasscience andartwithouteverrealisingitisamasquerade. Thatisthemaskthatneeds tobestrippedawayfrom ourgeneration.Andthe Christianexampleofthe lifeofpurity,especially amongtheyoung,willdoit farmoreeffectivelythan science.Whattheworld needsisapointofcontrast fromwhichitcanbeginto plumbitsessentialdecadence.Itneedstheinsupportablenoveltyofchastity.
yourRacquetRestrungor RepairedbyNorm.Beast,expertstringer,14BonMarche krrade,PhoneW1SIS,
IamaProtestant.InfactIamthe daughterofanAnglicanclergyman.
Yet,IthinkIhaveseenmoreofthehumanitarianworkdoneforhomelesschildrenbytheRomanCatholicChurchhere thanmostwhofollowthatfaith.
Ihaveseenbabiesthat wereleftonthedoor-step ofSt.Vincent'sFoundling Home,Subiaco,takenin andgivenshelter.
Asanewspaperreportermiracleoftheirreturnto for12years,Isawthein-healthandhappiness. sideworkingsofmanyin- Ihaveseendark-skinned stitutions.Itwasmyprac-children,Protestantchildticetoarriveattheseren,andthosewhosepar"homes"unheralded.Then,entsrefusetocareforthem, Ifeltsure,therewouldbeacceptedbySt.Vincent's noopportunityfor"windowFoundlingHomeandSt. dressing"tocatchthevizi-Joseph'sOrphanage,retor'seye. gardlessofcolourand Duringthatlongperiodincreed. whichIbecameahardenedThroughtheyearsIhave journalistalwaysontheseen"orphans"rearedthere alertforfraudsorshams,Iandbecomewelleducated acquiredaprofoundrespectcitizenswhoenteredsuch fortheRomanCatholicin-professionsasteachingand stitutionsforchildren. nursing.Everypossible opportunityisgiventhemto gooutintotheworldwell equippedtoearnadecent living.Someofthemso lovethe"home"thatthey remainevenaftertheyare self-supportingandcould leave.
Ihaveseenunmarried mothersgivenprivacyin thehavenofthiswonderful Home.
Ihaveseen'theSistersof Mercyworking24hoursa daytostoop,carryandcare forlittlebabieswhohaveno homeoftheirown.
Ihaveseendesperately sickandfrailbabiesand childrenacceptedinthat Home,and*witnessedthe
NextSunday,youcango alongandseethechildren andhelpboththeOrphanageandtheHomeatSubiaco.ItisSt.Joseph'sGift Sunday.Uponthesuccess ofthisdaydependsmuchof thefutureworkforthis familyofmorethan300 children.
HisExcellency,ArchbishopGiovanniPanico, ApostolicDelegateinAustraliafrom1935-48,who isnowApostolicNuncio toPeru,hasbeentransferredtoCanadaasApostolicDelegate. HisExcellencysucceeds Archbishop Antoniutti, whoisnowPapalNuncio toSpain.
Dr.PanicoIs NewDelegate ToCanadians 1191$11$1$91111113131906911INSISIMNSIN:t SENSATIONALMEN'SWEAREVENT
TheHomeisCruxofAll-
"Neverforgetthisinescapablefact:Wemaybuild schoolsandcollegesuntil ourskylinesarecrowded withthem.
"Wemayprovideendowmentsandscholarshipsand salariesthatwillbethe envyoftheworld.Wemay putthebestresourcesof churchandstatealikebehindoureffortstohavethe finestschools,themost skilledteachersandthelast wordinequipment.
"Butdemocracywillbe ill-served,andtheFaith servednotatall,unlessin oureducationplanningwe beginandendacknowledgingthatthehealingofthe world'sillsdependsona returntothehome,tothe responsibilitiesofthehome oneveryleveloflife."
Quarant'Ore NOVEMBER 5th.-SCARBOROUGH:One DayofExposition. DECEMBER
lst.-MAYLANDSand EASTFREMANTLE: FortyHours'Prayer(4th.6th.)
2nd.-LEEDERVILLE:Forty Hours'Prayer(11th13th).3rd.-BELMONTand TUARTHILL:Oneday ofExposition.
4th.-BEACONSFIELD:One dayofExposition. JANUARY,1954.
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WhenHisGracetheArchbishoppresidesattheopeningofthe specialannualNovenaoftheMiraculousMedal,inSt.Mary'sCathedral,onMondayevening,Nov.30,hewillannouncetheinaugurationoftheMarionYearthroughouttheArchdiocesefor Dec.8.
Theprimaryintentionfor whichtheexercisesofthe Novenawillthisyearbe offeredwillbeforthe successoftheFamilyRosary Crusadenowcurrentinall parishes.
Personalintentionsmay also,ofcourse,beincluded. Theseareplacedinabox atthefootofOurLady's imageandremainthere duringtheNovena.Country folkshouldpostinintentionstoreachSt.Mary's ChurchOfficenotlaterthan Nov.30.
MessageofPenance EversincethemanifestationoftheMiraculous MedalonNovember27, 1830,OurBlessedLadyhas grownmoreinsistentupon theneedforpenanceallied withprayertoherImmaculateHeartinthesedays whenevilisexertingits satanicinfluenceagainst Christandthesoulswho areHisChurch.
HermessageatFatima wasmosturgent.Itwasan underliningofherwordst..) Bernadette:"Penance!Penance!Penance!Itwasa re-statementofthemessage thatSheengraveduponthe MiraculousMedalwhenShe gavetoSt.Catherinethe Breath-takingvisionofthis medaloftheImmaculate. Conception.Shehadexplicitlygiventhesymbolsthat weretobeplaceduponthe reverseofthemedaland amongstthesewasthe Cross.
ShadowofCross
"Everywhereweshall findtheCross,"wrotethe authorof"TheImitation". Holinessisinseparablefrom theCross-eventheholiness ofMaryImmaculate.There is,then,nothingsurprising inthefactthattheRosary insistsuponthesamelesson andleadsustomeditate uponthesorrowsofOur Lordso"thatwemayimi- tatewhattheycontain"or, inotherwords,thatwemay learntheneedforpenance fromourprayerfulrecitationofMary'sbeads.
TheshadowofChrist's crossisthrownontothe medaloftheImmaculate Conception;itisthrown acrosstheRosaryprayer;it issuspendedfromthecrown ofRosarybeads.
Aprayerfulsayingofthe mysteriousAgonyinthe Garden,whenChristwas pressedtothedustatthe fore-knowledgeofHisCross, willbringussorrowforour
Nov.29:FirstSund.ofAdvent.Com.St.Saturninus(violet).
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sinsandobtainforusthe pardonwonuponitswood.
TheScourgingwithits sheddingofBlood-Blood thatisshownonthemedal inhugeredjewelssetin theHeartofOurLordwillbringaspiritofpenance,thepenanceaskedfor byOurLady.
TheCrowningwith Thorns,depictedonthe medalbythethornencircled Heart,containsthegraceof humility,ifearnestlyasked forintheRosary.
ThecarryingoftheCross thatisshownonthemedal willbringpatiencetothose whoaskforhelpinthe bearingoftheirownlife's crossandtrial.
Thelastmystery'sCrucifixion,theliftingupon CalvarytotheCross,holds theall-Importantgraceof perseverance.Mary,in placingtheCrossuponthe medal,hasmadeitherown aswellasherSon's,no doubttoencouragensto askforperseveranceunto theendthroughHerpowerfulintercession.
TheCrossoftheMedal andtheRosary,thepenanceofLourdesandFatima,arealllinkedtogether. Prayerandpenance,learnedfromMaryindevotion totheRosaryandtothe medal,canmaketheliving ofhumanlifeanoblething andaholything.
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Adisplayofworkdoneinmetaland wood-workclasseswillbegivenatSt.Patrick'sTechnicalcollegeonWednesdayand Thursday,Dec.2and3.Theboysinthose departmentswillalsogiveapractical demonstrationoftheirskill.
Thefullcourseavailable atSt.Patrick'sTechnical CollegeleadstoaJunior certificatewithtechnical bias.Boysinthisschool, enteringatthebeginningof theirsecondarycourse (StandardVII),continue theirgeneraleducationin English,physics,chemistry, mathematics,religious knowledge.
Inaddition,theytake woodworkandmetalwork. ByJunior(StandardIX), theyareeducatedtoJunior certificatelevelinallsubjects,andtaketheJunior examinationintechnical subjects,andintheother subjectsaswell.
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Catholicparentsdonot fullyappreciatethevocationalopportunitiesinherentinthiskindofeducation.Thisschoolhasonly recently(about1948)been turnedtothiskindofeducation,anditsopportunities havenot used,.alwaysbeenfully
Therearetwofactorsthat shouldbeemphasisedabout technicaleducation:.
1.ItisNOTaneducation designedfortheunintelligent.Itisoftenpresumed thatChildrenwhoare weakacademicallyare "goodwiththeirhands," andaretherealbeneficiariesoftechnicaleducation. Thisisquitewrong.This courseisespeciallysuited forintelligentboyswho feelthataskilledtradehas morepossibilitiesthana vagueandundirected"ge- neraleducation".
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munitygenerallyapreferenceforthe"white-collar"job,sometimesmore accuratelycalledthe"frayed-collar"job.Thispreferencehasoftenledboys tojobsofaroutinecharacter,withexpensivestatus tobemaintained,withlittle opportunityforadvance-
nitiesformanualexercise.
Totakeamerelyecono-Nov.29: micappraisalofprospects,ConfirmationandCanonithereturntoanintelligentcalVisitation,St.Joachim's, skilledcraftsmancanbeVictoriaPark,andSt.Colashighorhigherthantheumba's,SouthPerth. returntopersonsemployed incommercialfirms,orin thelowerindependentemploymentthatisneveropen toaclerk.Catholicshave oftenneglectedopportunitiesalongtheselines. Dec.6: ToCatholicboys,andConfirmationandCanoniespeciallytogiftedones,calVisitation,HolyName thetypeofeducationavail-parish,Carlisle. ableatSt.Patrick'sTech-Blessandopennew nicalcollegeisoffered.Itschool,Castledare. isparticularlydesiredto 3p.m.:Blessandopen newsecondaryschoolfor BrigidineSisters,Sublaco.
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StudentOperatingWoodLathe ment,andnoopportunity forindependentwork.
Whilerecognisingthe existingsocialstatusof non-manuallabour,Catholic education,whichhasChrist foritsmodel,mightwell haveaspecialaffectionfor wood-workandcarpentry.
Theparentsofallmetropolitansixthstandardboys ought(beforethebeginning ofnextyear)askthemselveswhatkindoffuture theywanttheirboysto have.Iftheboysareto leaveschoolatJunioror before,thereisavery strongcaseforseekingentry intoSt.Patrick'sTechnical College.
Theretheywillbegin workwiththeirhands,possiblydevelopaptitudesand likingsforusefulskilled productivework.Ifthey aretogointoatrade-electrical,metal-workorwoodwork-theverybestpreparatorystageisthrougha technically-biasedtraining, ratherthanageneraledu4111111111111111111111111111111Millcation,whichlacksopportu-
Guesswho???it'sMrs.GertrudeMcKenzie(McKenzieFlyingSchool-appointmentsXY1153)day leavingbefore in Women'sAir
Reliability
TrialtoAdelaide-afew weeksago.
You"taketheair"andbreatheeasily andhappily,andtheshacklesdropoff withjet-likequicknesswhenyouuseAspaxadreneagainstAsthma,HayFever,NasalCatarrh. Time-tested,Seconds-acting,Safe-proven.
Dec.3: AdministertheSacramentofConfirmationto studentsofSt.Louisschool atSt.Mary'sCathedral.
TheMostRev.R.Carboni,ApostolicDelegate,arrivesFremantle.
Dec.15: 9a.m.:PresideatHigh MassatLittleSistersofthe Poor."Glendalough."
Dec.20: FinalRallyofFamily RosaryCrusade.
Dee.24: Midnight:PresideatSolemnHighMass,St.Mary's Cathedral.
Theinter-clubN.C.G.M. athleticscompetitioncommencedonNov.2,when, owingtotheabsenceofa numberofathletes,the clubhadalosingday.OpposedtoFloreatPark,the "A"gradeteamlostby7 points,andcomparedwith theotherclubstiefor fourthposition.
Thosewhogainedpoints for'A"gradewere:M.M. Hogan,F.Kingston,C.McPherson,S.Morrison,and N.Travers.
attractboyswhowishto continuetotheJuniorlevel, withouttheintentionof goingbeyongthatlevel. Thisschooloffersthebest wayofpreparingfora skilledtrade,ofwhichinformationhasbeenpreviouslygiveninthesecolumns.
Practicallyeverytrade requiresspecialisedtrade trainingthroughtheStateprovidedseniortechnical colleges.Therearealso, throughthesecolleges,opportunitiesformoreadvancedtechnicalstudies.
Tothesefurtheravenuesof training,St.Patrick'sTechnicalcollegeoffersthebest preliminaryatschoollevel.
Theparentsofsixth standardboyswhowishto takeadvantageofthistype ofeducationshouldconsult BrotherGlenatSt.Patrick'sTechnicalcollege, Wellington-street,Perth,or atC.B.C.St.George'sterrace,wherehelives.Parentsarealsoreminded thattransporttothisschool canbesubsidisedfrom moredistantsuburbsby Stateassistance.
The"Bl"teamwerecompetingagainstFremantle No.2,andcameoutontop by10points,butliein fourthpositioninthegeneralcompetition.ProminentinthissectionwereB. O'Brien,K.Markham,J. Ockerby,M.Ferguson,and C.Ryan.
The"B2"teamwasalso successful,anddefeated CanningDistrictsby 13 points,butlieonlyinfifth position.Pointwinnersin thisgradewereL.Waddington,J.Franich,F. Kneale,M.Hulbert,andS. Volker.
Morethan700yearsagotheMotherofGodand ourMotherplacedinthehandsofallherchildren aninvincibleweapon.Itwasnotaweaponofsteel; itdoesnotbringdeathandstruggle,butlifeandpeace. .ThatweaponistheRosary.Thehistoryofthe Church,withallthethousandsoftrialsthatshehas overcome,witnessesitstremendouspoweragainstthe onegreatevil,sin,andagainstthethousandevilsthat standreadyalwaystocrushtheheartsofmenand woman. IntheMiddleAgesagreatheresyofhatredand unbelief,destructiveoffamilylife,attackedboth ChurchandState.TheAlbigensianspretendedto thinkitwrongtopropagatethehumanrace;atthe sametimetheywantedpleasure.Theirsolutionof theproblemwastosmotherlittlebabies.Obviously, civilisation,theverysurvivaloftherace,wasata crisis.AndMaryherselfsuggestedthemeansof overcomingtheevil.ThatmeanswastheRosary. TheRosarywon.TheRosarysavedthefamily. Nowanyonecanseetheconnectionbetweenthe Albigensianheresyandthegreatmodernevilofbirth control. Somecenturieslater,Mohammedanismwas sweepingovertheChristianworldwreakingdestructioneverywhere.Christianbloodwasthemeansof admissiontotheMohammedanheaven;theiraimwas topurgeallChristians.TheholyPope,SaintPiusV, representativeofChristonearth,againusedMary's greatweapon,theRosary.AgaintheRosarywas victorious.TheTurksweredrivenback.Europe wasatpeace. Closetoourowntimes,atheism,thedenialof God,andrationalism,thedenialofman'spowerto knowanythingwithcertaintyaboutGod,weredestroyingfaithandChristianity.Onlyamiraclecould savethetotteringfaithevenofmenofgoodwill,and themiraclewasgrantedMaryherselfcamedown fromHeavenandappearedinarockycavernin Francetoalittlegirlbusycollectingfirewoodforher mother.OurBlessedLadydidnotappeartoSt. Bernadetteempty-handed,butbroughtherRosary withher.AndtheQueenofHeavenshowedbyher examplenotonlyherlovefortheRosary,butalsothe bestandmostefficaciouswayofsayingit.Notonce buteighteentimesshesaidtheRosarywithBernadetteofLourdes. To-day,OurBlessedMotherwouldplacethis sameweaponinthehandsofall,fathersandmothers, sonsanddaughters.Itisaweaponwhichwillbring comfortandstrengthtothosewhomwelove.That weaponistheRosary.Itwillbebestifmadepart ofdailyfamilylife;onbendedknees,father,mother, childrenrecitingtogethertheirRosary-nowtheir FAMILYROSARY. Inthisgreatactoffaith,thisactofdevotionto OurBlessedMother,familieswillwinthefriendship ofGod,andbringdownuponthemselvesHisblessings ofpeaceandhappiness,strengthandsafetyfortheir dearones,andlastingpeacetotheworld.Theywill bringjoytotheImmaculateHeartofMary.Shewill seethemontheirknees;shewillhearthemusingher favouritemeanstowinvictorytheywillnotpray invain.
Itistobehopedthat moreathleteswillputinan appearanceonfutureSaturdays,andalsoattendmore regularlyattraining.In viewofthelargenumber ofregistrations,theclub nominatedthreeteams,so thatallmemberscouldbe givenafairtrialincompetition.Ageneralweaknessandloweringofclub prestigemustresultif membersdonotdisplayan activeinterestandcompete regularly.
LastSunday,25leaders andgeneralmembersofthe YoungChristianWorkers Movementspentadayof recollectionatSt.Charles' SeminaryatGuildford.
TheRev.S.J.Barry, C.M.conductedtheRetreat, histhreetalksduringthe daybeingundertheheadingsof:Whywerewe created?:SourcesOfGrace: DevotionToOurLady.
Thedaycommencedat 11a.m.withtheRosaryand endedat5p.m.withBenediction.
Althoughnotasbeneficial asatwo-dayRetreat,all presentsaidthattheyfelt itwasaworthwhileway tospendaday.
Themovementexecutive wishestoexpressitssincerethankstotheVincentianFathersfortheuseof thegroundsandtoFather
Barryforhisexcellent talks.
SOUTHPERTH. Allmembersarereniindedofthegeneralmeeting whichwillbeheldinSt. Columba'schurchhallon Sunday,Dec.13.Arrangementsareinhandfora ChristmasbarbecueonDec. 17.Watchthiscolumnfor furtherdetails. VICTORIAPARK. Thegymwilloefiniteiy opennextFridynight. Physicalexercises,walking horseandvolleyballwillbe heldonthefloodlitbasketballcourt.
Ticketsforthepicnicto CoogeeonSunday,Dec.6 maynowbeobtainedfrom theSocialcommittee-at 4/-each.Thecommittee hasarrangedasportsprogrammeandgamesforthe day.
CelticCrossOverScullin'sGrave MELBOURNE,Nov.19.A12-footCelticcrosswas unveiledinapublicceremonyhereoverthegraveof thelateJamesScullin,pioneerLabourleaderandthe firstCatholictobecome PrimeMinisterofAustralia. Mr.Scullin,whodiedlast January,wasPrimeMinisterfrom1929to1932.
Thecrosswasunveiled byDr.H.V.Evatt,Labour Partyleader.Atthefoot ofthecrosswasinscribeda quotationfromoneofMr. Scullin'sspeeches:"Justice andhumanitydemandinterferencewheneverthe weakarebeingcrushedby thestrong."
CastledareForYouNext Sunday,December6th.!
TheChristianBrothers inviteyoutotheOpeningoftheirnewSchool andAblutionBlockby HISGRACETHE ARCHBISHOP.
vincedhisfellowemployers inGrenobleofthisnecessity,theworld'sfirstsystem offamilyallowancewasorganizedthere.Theem-
LANDSCAPE
ployerssetupa"compensationfund"outofwhichthe wageswerepaid. Laterthesystemwas takenoverbythegovernmentandtodayisnationwide.
Itisthoughtthatthe systemisoneofthereasons forFrance'sincreasingpopulation.In1936,when nation-wideapplicationof thesystemwasjustbeginning,Francehad800,000 deathsasagainstonly 600,000births.Atthepre-senttimethenumberof birthsistwicethenumbet ofdeaths.
LepersHonoured.
PARIS,Nov.13(NC.)An83-year-oldFrenchnun whofor20yearshasdirectedtheMakogaihospital forHansen'sdisease(leprosy)intheFijiIslands hasreceivedhercountry's estaward.
SisterMarieAgnes MissionarySisters ietyofMary,a Brittany,whohas entheCrossofthe LegionofHonour. alreadytheposseseOrderofthe mpire. toroftheMaospital,shesucSisterMarieSuhobecamefamous sherecentlyanthatforthefirst historyshehad grownagerm tothatwhichcausn'sdiseaseandwho ethendevelopeda whichpromisesto thedisease.
urveyWill Numbers
N,Nov.12(NC.) lengthyandexhausveytodeterminethe populationofGreat -England,Scotland, andNorthernIreillbeundertaken NewmanAssociation authoritiesagree snoaccurateCathosusoftheBritish etpresent.Theypoint ttheCatholicpopuofEnglandand listedat2,837,700in officialdirectory,is onincompletestatiEstimatesofthe ispopulationinthese countriesrangeashigh yemillion. numberofCatholics tlaindandNorthern placedat750,000 bp()respectively,is redanunderesti-
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Hard-BoiledHead OfUnionConvert
VILLALBA,PuertoRico, Nov.6(NC.)-Alocal labourleader-amanina fieldnotedforitspractical andhard-boiledrepresentatives-hasturnedtoCatholicism.
FelixLuisHernandez, presidentoftheWorkers Union,announcedhisdecisiontoentertheChurchin alettertothepress.He saidhisactionwasbased ona"convictionthatpeople ofgoodwillcannotlive withoutGod."
LONDON,Nov.10(NC)
-Difficultyinfindinga staffthatcanfollowthe twistsandturnsofaconstantlychanging"partyline" haveforcedcommuniststo changestaffsfivetimes sincetheytookoverCracow'sCatholicweeklylast March.
TheReddifficultyonthis paperaswellastheother allegedlyCatholicpapers theyoperateistryingto hidethecommunistcharacterofthepublication andatthesametimespread themarxistdoctrine.The Cracowpaper,Tygodnik Powszenchny(Catholic Weekly),wasformerlythe principalCatholicpaperin Poland.
Observershereseeinthe stafftroublesaproofof internaldifficultiesthat besetthe"progressive Catholics"whoareforced towritewhattheircommunistmasterstellthem.
RANGOON,Nov.5(NC.)
-Fivethousandpersons, includingthePrimeMinisterofBurma,whoisaBuddhist,attendedtheconsecrationhereofBishopVictorBazin,NewBishopof Rangoon.ArchbishopMartinLucas,S.V.D.,PapalInternunciotoIndiaand ApostolicDelegatetoBurma, wastheconsecrator.
Fourcabinetmembersattendedtheconsecration alongwiththePrimeMinister.ThevisitoftheApostolicDelegateoccasionedexpressionsofregardand esteemtowardtheCatholic Churchfromleadingmembersofthegovernmentof theUnionofBurma.The PresidentandthePremier receivedArchbishopLucas andBishopBazininpersonalinterviews.
PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSprnhan,"TheRecord" Office,450HayStreet-Perth.
InstructionAim GetsPapalPraise
BUENOSAIRES,Nov.10 (NC).-HisHolinessPope PiusXIIhascommended thePlenaryCouncilofthe ArgentineHierarchyterthe topicsonitsagenda,particularlythethemeof bringingcatecheticalinstructiontotheoldaswell astheyoung.
CostaRicaIs ConsecratedTo SacredHeart
SANJOSE,Costa Rica,Nov.6(NC).PresidentOtilioUlate andotherhigh-rankinggovernmentleadersjoinedChurchdignitariesinsolemn ceremoniesherewhen CostaRicabecamethe thirdLatinAmerican republictobeofficially consecratedtotheSacredHeartofJesus.
Theconsecrationtook placefollowingaMass celebratedatthesite oftheNationalChurch oftheSacredHeart underconstruction here.TheMasswas offeredbyArchbishop RubenOdioHerrera, ofSanJose,andattendedbyanestimated5,000persons.
BRUSSELS,Belgium, Nov.12(NC.)-TheBelgiangovernmenthasdecoratedamissionarynunwho hasworkedamongthenativesoftheBelgianCongo for26yearswiththe"Symetain"medalandmade heraknightoftheOrder oftheCrown.
SisterJohannyofthe WhiteSistersleftBrussels in1927tohelprunthe order'shospitalatMargeman,BelgianCongo.Her reputationasanobstetricianspreadrapidlyasher recordshows.Overthe yearsshedeliveredmore than4,000babies.
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ELLIOTT&ELLIOTT, OpticiansandOptometrists, PICCADILLYARCADE,PERTH
JohnElliott,W.A.O.A.,Mgr. EX-MARISTBROTHERS'STUDENT. Tel.:B7988.
LONDON,Nov.6(NC.)
-Approvalbyallreligious groupsinBritishGuiana, includingCatholics,ofthe recentactiontakenbythe Britishgovernmenttherein suspendingtheconstitution wasreportedhereonthe returnofHenryHopkinson, MinisterofStateforColonialAffairs.
Thedrasticactiontaken bytheBritishgovernment camewhenitwasdiscov-
ROCHESTER,NewYork (NC).-GrowthofTrappist monasteriesintheU.S.from threetotwelvewithinnine yearswasdescribedhereas "thebreathoftheHoly Spiritoverourcbuntry."
Therearenow915TrappistCistercianmonksinthe U.S.ascomparedwith352 monksnineyearsago.
KISUBI,Uganda,Nov.14 (NC.)-Arrangementsare beingcompletedherefor whatisexpectedtoprove anepochaleventinthehistoryoftheCatholicChurch inAfrica-thefirstAfrican congressofthelayapostolate.Itistobeheldinthe recentlycompletedmodern seminaryofKisubiandwill beinsessionfromDecember8to13.
Amongthosescheduledto attendthecongressisHis EminenceTeodosioClemente CardinaldeGouveia,ArchbishopofLourencoMarquesinBritishEastAfrica. Thiswillmarkthefirst timethatamemberofthe SacredCollegeofCardinals hasputfootinUganda.
Thecongresshasbeen plannedtogiveimpulseto thepreparationofCatholic layleaderstocopewiththe presentgrowthofthe ChurchinAfrica.ThesessionswillbeofspecialinteresttoCentralandEast Africa.
Thedutyofthepresent hourisnottomoanbutto act.-(PiusXII).
eredthatthePeople's ProgressivePartyunder PrimeMinisterCheddi JaganandhisChicagobornwife,JanetRosenberg, wereplottingacoupd'kat tosetupacommunistrepublic.
AccordingtoMr.Hopkinson,thiscommunist partywas"endeavouringto removechurchcontrolof theschoolsandtostopthe churchesfromselectingthe teachers.Ofthe276schools inGuiana,253arechurch schoolswithdualcontrolby thechurchesandtheeducationalauthority."Mr. Hopkinsonadded:
"TheleadersoftheChristianSocialCouncil,representingeverydenomination, includingtheRomanCatholics,toldmethattheBritish government'sactionhad beennecessary".
AboutatenthofthepopulationintheLatinAmericancountryareCatholics, whoarereportedtobethe mostactiveofallreligious groupsthere.
LISIEUX,France, Nov.13(NC).-The BasilicaofSt.Therese willbeconsecrated July11,1954. Membersofthehierarchyfromallpartsof theworldwillbepresentaswellasofficial delegationsfromthe nationswhichdonatedtheBasilica's16 chapels.
Constructionofthe Basilicasbeganin1928 underthedirectionof thelateEmmanuel CardinalSuhard,then BishopofLisieux.The cornerstonewaslaid in1929andin1937 theBasilicawasblessedbyHisHoliness PopePiusXII,then EugenioCardinalPacelli.
ROME,Nov.12(Radio, NC).-OnemillionpilSpainandfromvarious othercountriesareexpectedtotakepartinobservancesoftheHoly YearofCompostelain 1954inhonourofSt. JamestheApostle,patron ofSpain.
Thiswasstatedhereby HisEminenceFernando CardinalQuirogayPalacios,ArchbishopofSantiagodeCompostela,ata pressconferenceshortly afterhehadreceivedthe RedHat,togetherwithfour othernewPrincesofthe Churchwhowereabsent fromtheConsistorylast January.
Oldestandmostfamous placeofpilgrimageinSpain, Santiagohousestheshrine oftheApostleJames,who, accordingtolegend,landed inPadronandforseven yearspreachedtheGospel inGalacia,returningtothe Eastafterwalkingthe lengthandbreadthofthe IberianPeninsula.
CardinalQuirogarecalledthatthelastHolyYearof Compostelain1948brought 650,000visitorstothe famousshrinecity,buthe
PARIS,Nov.12(NC.)EmileRomanet,French Catholicindustrialistwho gaveearlyandpractical supporttotheideaoffamilyallowances,hasbeea madeacommanderofthe FrenchLegionofHonour.
AlongwithotherCatholic socialthinkers,Mr.Romanethelditnecessaryto payaworkerwithalarge familyasupplementary wage.Afterhehadconvincedhisfellowemployers inGrenobleofthisnecessity,theworld'sfirstsystem offamilyallowancewasorganizedthere.Theem-
ployerssetupa"compensationfund"outofwhichthe wageswerepaid. Laterthesystemwas takenoverbythegovernmentandtodayisnationwide.
Itisthoughtthatthe systemisoneofthereasons forFrance'sincreasingpopulation.In1936,when nation-wideapplicationof thesystemwasjustbeginning,Francehad800,000 deathsasagainstonly 600,000births.Atthepre-senttimethenumberof birthsistwicethenumber ofdeaths.
LANDSCAPE&BITUMENCONTRACTOR
SuppliersofLOAM,GRAVEL,SAND,Etc.'
LepersHonoured.
PARIS,Nov.13(NC.)An83-year-oldFrenchnun whofor20yearshasdirectedtheMakogaihospital forHansen'sdisease(leprosy)intheFijiIslands hasreceivedhercountry's highestaward.
SheisSisterMarieAgnes oftheMissionarySisters oftheSocietyofMary,a nativeofBrittany,whohas beengiventheCrossofthe FrenchLegionofHonour. ShewasalreadythepossessoroftheOrderofthe BritishEmpire. AsdirectoroftheMakogaihospital,shesucceededSisterMarieSuzanne,whobecamefamous whensherecentlyannouncedthatforthefirst timeinhistoryshehad artificiallygrownagerm similartothatwhichcausesHansen'sdiseaseandwho hassincethendevelopeda vaccinewhichpromisesto conquerthedisease.
LONDON,Nov.12(NC.) -Alengthyandexhaustivesurveytodeterminethe CatholicpopulationofGreat Britain-England,Scotland, WalesandNorthernIreland-willbeundertaken bytheNewmanAssociation here.
saidthatthe"resurgenceof thepilgrimspirit"since thattimepromisesamuch greaterinfluxin1954.He statedthatpilgrimagesfrom France,EnglandandIrelandhavealreadybeenannounced.
Mostauthoritiesagree thereisnoaccurateCatholiccensusoftheBritish Islesatpresent.Theypoint outthattheCatholicpopulationofEnglandand Wales,listedat2,837,700in theofficialdirectory,is basedonincompletestatistics.Estimatesofthe Catholicpopulationinthese twocountriesrangeashigh asfivemillion. ThenumberofCatholics inScotlandandNorthern Ireland,placedat750,000 and500,000respectively,is consideredanunderestimate.
Posty'sWhistle
DearGirlsandBoys,Iamnearingtheendofa longlistofoutstandinglettersandcompetitionentries. Sopleaserallyroundand sendinmore.Especially doIhopeforasupplyto tidemeovertheslackperiodduringtheChristmas holidays.Thatfactgave memanyaheadachelast yearandtheyearbefore. So,please,dosendletters andentries,youngfolk. Bestwishestoall.
UNCLEMAC.
TheWeek'sWinners. CongratulationstoYvonne KiddandColleenBurrell, Inglewood,winnersofthe JuniorandSpecialprizes, respectively.
Welldone,girls'Very pleasingefforts!
MemoforPatientEssay Writers.
OutstandingnowarecontributionsfromRoseBumbak,LesleyFerrie,and MaryBaroni,ofSt.Kieran's,andGayPooley,ofSt. Mary's,Leederville.
It'sonlyfairtotellyou, girls,thatallissuesupto andincludingDec25(and possiblythatofJan.1, 1954),havebeenfilledwith storiesforthetwoweekly prizes.So,you'llstill havetowaitawhile.But Iknowyouwon'tmind. Eachofyou,Ithink,has hadaprizethisyear,and myaimhasbeentoencourage.everywriterwhosends anentryin.Yourturn, 'however,willcome.
Isaythereareonlythose fouroutstanding.Ifany othernieceornephewhas nothadentriesacknowledged,pleasedonotfailto letmeknow.
Thisappliestoanywho sentinbeforetheendof Sept.,1953.Thoseoflater datewillbeacknowledged induecourse.
SpecialPrizeforColleenBurrell
AdventuresatMidnightintheAttic
"Letshurry",whispered Beryl.
"Alright,I'mcoining," anweredDerek,alsowhispering.
Theywerehurryingdown thestairstoanatticwhere theyweregoingtosearch forvaluabledocumentsbelongingtotheirdeadfather.
Suddenlytheystopped short;therewasalight undertheatticdoorand someonewasmovingcautiouslyabout.
Berylstiffledacryand huriedlyhidbehindsome furniture.SilentlyDerek didthesameandtheyboth waitedforthepersonto comeout.
"Who'dbehereatthis timeofnight,"whispered Beryl.
"Iwonder,"whispered backDerekwithapuzzled lookinhisdeepblueeyes.
"Thepersonintheremight besearchingfordad'sdocuments."
Beryldidn'tspeak.With hereyesgluedtotheattic doorshewaswatchingit slowlyopen.Thefigureof amancamecautiouslyfrom theatticandcreptsilently acrosstheroom.
Heevidentlyhadn't foundanything,forhis
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handswereempty.When hehadgoneBerylcalled softlytohertwinwhowas stillhiding.Theywentinto theatticandlookedtosee ifanythinghadbeenstolen, butcouldfindnothingmiss ing.
"Letscallmum,"said Beryl.TheycalledMrs. Andrew(theirmother)who calledthepolice.
Thetwinsweredisappointedatnotfindingthe documentstheywerelookingfor,butafteracouple ofweeks,whenthethief hadbeencaught,their mothercamerushinginto theplayroomwithapileof papers.
"Look,"shecriedexcitedly."Thedocumentshave beenfound."
BerylandDerekjumped upandexaminedthevaluablepapers."Hurrah!" criedDerek."Fromnowon we'llberich."
Thetwinsracedhappily upthestairsandchanged forbed.Itwasahappy endingtosuchanexciting adventure.
MemoforS.G.liaise,Scarborough: IfIrememberrightly,you wereoneofmynephews whoseentrywaskeptwaitingaverylongtime.I'm gladyouweresuchagood sportandwaitedsopatiently.You'llhavetowait againforyoursecondentry, butyouwon'tbeforgotten. Isthatfairenough?Best wishes.
UNCLEMAC.
JamesIsCricketFan Mary'sMountBoys'college, Kalamunda,
DearUncleMac,-Thisis myfirstlettertoyousoI'd bettertellallaboutmyself.
Ihavethreebrothers, Paul,Mark,John,andon.. sister,Elizabeth Iam11yearsold.Ihave beenatMary'sMountfor fouryearsnow.
Y.KiddGetsPrize
SnowWhiteHost
GentleJesus,ohsomild, Wekneelatprayerto adore, Mary'ssweetBabyChild. AsIkneeldowneachnight topray, Ifeelsohumbleinevery way; But,0dearJesus,Ifeel humblemost WhenIreceiveYouinthe snowwhiteHost.
AnneEnjoyedBall
Brigidineschool, Subiaco DearUncleMac,-Thisis MaryLikesFootballtoyouIwillbefifteenon thefirsttimeIhavewritten St.Mary'sConvent,December16.Iwouldlike Kalgoorlie.tojoinyourclub.Ihave DearUncleMac,-Iamseenmanygirls'letters writingthislettertoaskyoupublishedin"TheRecord" ifImayjoinyourmanysoIdecidedtowriteinand nieces. tellyouabouttheballthat Iam14yearsold,andwehadonSept.25. willbe15onNovember10. Itbeganabout8o'clock, IgotoSt.Mary's,whereIandthefirstdancewas"The amtakingmyJunior. PrideofErin"whichwe Ienjoyreadingthedill-!hadwithourpartnersThen dren'sPagein"TheRecord"until9'o'clockwecould eachSunday,andthoughtdancewithanyoneTheseI'drepresentKalgoorlie,be-condaryschoolgirlsdanced causeitisnotoftenalettertheminuetbeforethe fromKalgoorlieappearsinsupperdance.Theevening, "TheRecord." whichweallenjoyedvery much,endedabout11.30 p.m.
Ihavejustcomeback fromPerth,whereIstayed forthreemonths,butIwas quitepleasedtocomehome. Ididn'tlikePerthvery much.IwenttoSt. Peter's,BedfordPark,where Ifoundaveryfriendlylot ofgirls.Theymademe feelverywelcome.
Iplaythesteelguitar,but Ihavehadtodropituntil IfinishyJunior.
Iamakeenfollowerof thelocalfootballandasupporterofRailways.They werepremierslastyear,but notsofortunatethisyear. Theywereoverpoweredby KangasandMines,but managedtoholdtheirown againstBoulder.
IfollowEastFremantle inthemetropolitanfootball, andGeelongintheVictorianfootball.Myfavourite footballerisKevinHiggins, whoisanea-Railwayplayer,butnowplaysforEast Fremantle.
Ihaveascrap-bookwhich isfulloffootballandtennis stars.Ialsofollowtennis andenjoyplayingmyself. Myfavouritetennisstars areKenRosewalland LewisHoad.
UncleMac,Ihavefour sistersandthreebrothers. Mythreebrothersarein theNavy,andwearelookingforwardtoChristmas, whentheywillallbehome.
HopingI'llbeaccepted. Bestwishestoyouandthe Corner.
MARYGREEN.
Iamlookingforwardto myconsecrationasaChild ofMaryonOct.23.A numberofmyfriendsare tobeconsecratedatthe sametime Ishallwriteagainsoon. Yourlovingniece,
ANNEPURCELL
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MargaretLaudsNuns
Brigidineschool, Wembley
DearUncleMac,-This thefirstletterIhavewrittentoyouandIhopeto beacceptedasoneofyour nieces.Ifindyour"Children'sCorner",in"TheRecord"mostinteresting.MY ageisfifteenyearsandmy birthdayisinMay.
Nextmonththereisgoing tobeamissionconducted bytheOblateFathersand itismuchlookedforward tobytheparishioners,asa missioncomesonceonly everythreeyears.
NextSunday,theFeast ofChristtheKing,theannualprocessionwillbeheld atAquinascollegeandthe threesodalitiesfromour churchwillbeattending.
Lastmonththeresultsof theCommercial,Musicand Artofspeechexaminations arrived;andtheywerevery good,butallthepraiseis duetothenunswhohelp ussomuch.
Well,UncleMac,Imust reluctantlyclosethisletter
Yourlovingniece, MARGARETJERMY
DearMargaret,-Weloome to"TheCorner,"mydear. andIhopeyouwritein often.Yougaveyour birthdayasbeingsimplyin May,Margaret,andnoday wasadded.There'ssomethingyoucantellmewhen youwriteagain.
I'mgladyoupraisethe Sistersforthewaythey've helpedyou,Margaret.Too often,successfulpupilsforgetthat well-merited tribute.
DearAnne,-Thanksfor yourletter,andwelcome to"TheCorner."BeforeI forget,.mayIwishyoua happyDec.16inadvance?I dothisbecauseallDecemberbirthdaysareacknowledgedintheChristmas Number,andyoumaythink, whenyoureadthatissue, thatyou'vebeenforgotten.
IhopetheBallwasasuccess.Ialwaycthinkthe "PrideofErin,"properly conducted,isoneofthe mostgracefuldancespossibletohave. Writeinagain,won'tyou? Bestwishes. UNCLEMAC.
noweingusiricnowows*
TheWeek'sThought.
"WhatisknowledgewithoutthefearofGod." -ImitationofChrist. magailsomosaill~a11~1111
Writeagain,won'tyou?
Bestwishes.UNCLEMAC.
AnotherPrelateIs VictiminPoland
BERLIN,Nov.6(NC).
-Reportsreachinghere statethatanotherheadof aPolishSeehasbeenarrestedbytheRedregime. ThenewvictimofRed persecutionisreportedto beFatherWojciechZink. vicarcapitularofOlsztyn, aboutwhoseharassments fromtheRedsthePolish Bishopscomplainedinarecentlypublishedmemorandum.
Wehavefinishedthe footballseasonandhave nowstartedcricket.
Mr.HayesfromSubiaco coachesusonSundayafternoonsandweplayevery dayduringtheweek.
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Accordingtoreports,some 30communistsecretpolice swoopedonFatherZink's office,madeacomplete searchandseizedvarious churchrecordsanddocuments.Thepriestwasthen handcuffedandhauled away.FatherZink,whohaserroneouslybeenidentified asaBishopinsomereports. waselectedthevicarcapitularoftheapostolicadministrationofOlsztynin February1951.Hewas namedtothepostafterthe regimehadforciblyousted theapostolicadministrator, Msgr.TeodorBensch.The Warsawregimestatedat thetimeithadtakenthe move"tocorrecttheabnormalsituation"ofhaving apostolicadministratorsinsteadofBishopsinthewesternteritoriesformerlybelongingtoGermany.
Anativeofthearea wherehewaselectedto directtheChurch'saffairs, FatherZinkhasproved himselfaconscientiousadministratorandhaslong haddifficultieswiththe Redregime.
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Communismposesemphaticallyasthesaviourof theordinaryworkingman. Itpretendstodesireonly thebettermentofthework°er,theremovalofCapitalistabuses,andamoreequitabledistributionofwealth andproperty.
ButtherealaimofCommunismisatwofoldone: mercilessclasswarfareand thecompleteabolitionof privateproperty.
Bystirringup 'hatredbetweenvariousgroupsinsociety(class-warfare),Communism triestobringabout theabolitionofprisatepropertyand heestablishment oftheProletarian State.
Atthepresenttimethe classesareCapitalandLabour.Thesetwoclassesare ,irreconcilablyopposedas exploiterandvictim.
Sincethewage-earners areconstantlybeingdeprivedoftheirjustrightsby thecapitalistemployers,theirnormalrelationsto eachothermustconsistin mutualhostilityanddistrust.Thisstrugglecontinuesuntilthecapitalist arefinallyeliminatedordestroyed.
Thisclasswarisassumed tobeanecessarycharacteristicofourpresentsocial andeconomiclife.Thecessationofclassstruggleresultsintheestablishmentof theclasslesssocietyandthe ProletarianState,whichis theoreticallygovernedby heworkingclass.
Since,then,thecapitalist classisdoneawaywith, therecanbenoprivateproperty.Communistssay thatnooneshouldownany privateproperty.Everythingmustbelongsolelyto theState.Theywantgovernmentcontrolofevery conceivablevocationand activity.
forprivateproperty.In denyingmen'snaturalright toacquireandholdproductiveproperty,Communists infringeaninalienablehumanright.
Theywoulddestroythe individual'spersonalindependenceandhisresponsibilityforhisownfuture well-being.Theywould thusabolishrightswhich areessentialtohumandignityandpersonality,and
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AdrianVIdiedbroken-hearted,andthesponsibility.Forafterhe realCounter-ReformationcamewiththetilaedslaeifjttliratCthothli:Church ofTrentnearlytwentyyearslater,teryhehaddiscovereda
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ThewidespreadchaosacceptedvisibleCatholicBible,"abookhehadneverseen inhislifebefore,"and compelledactionthen;butChurch.Sohedeclared " reformwasduetothein-thatthevisibleChurchhadthathealoneinthemonastery"read.nate powerofthelivingindeedfailed,butnotthe Churchtorenewherown vitality.
Indirectly,inGod'sProvidence,itistruethatLuther'srevoltforcedtheauthoritiesintheCatholic Churchtoundertakethe workofreform.Butheis nomoreworthyofrespect becauseof,thatthanwas Attila,inthefifthcentury, whosweptthroughItalydevastatingthecountryand wreckingthechurcheseven tothegatesofRome.
TheCatholicsofthefifth centuryregardedAttila'sinvasionasapunishmentof theirsinsandawarningto dopenance;andtheyspoke ofAttilaasthe"Scourgeof God."NoChristianwould admitthatAttilahadreceivedadivinemissionto murder,pillage,anddesecrate,eventhoughGodpermittedthedisasterand madeuseofit,drawing goodoutoftheevil.
ST.THOMAS-"Everyone ismorecarefultolookafter whatbelongstohim."
wouldunnaturallymakethe Stateasupremepower,as ifitwerepriortotheindividualsthatcompriseit. Furthermore,man,ashe isto-day,needsanincentivetowork,.amotive powertogivehimcourage tocontinuehislabours.
"Everyoneismorecareful,"saysSt.Thomas,"to lookafterwhatbelongsto himselfalonethanafter whatiscommontoallor many,sinceallmenshun labourandleavetoothers whatiscommontoallor many,ashappenswhere therearetoomanyservants."
ItisfalsetosaythatCapitalismandLabourarenaturallyhostiletoeachother, andthattheyaremeantto liveinmutualconflict.
Infacttheverycontrary istrue.Eachclassneeds theother,andeachoneis meanttoassisttheother.In ajustandwell-ordered systemthismutualco-operationcanbefullyrealised.
ForasLeoXIII.writes:
"Justasthesymmetryof thehumanframeistheresultantofthedispositionof theorgans,soinaStateit isordainedbynaturethat thesetwoclassesdwellin harmonyandagreement, andshouldasitweregroove intoeachother..."
Moreover,everymanhas anaturalrightandinstinct
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GoodOutofEvil Inthesameway,Godpermittedthedefectionfrom theChurchofMartinLuther,andmadeuseofhis revolttobringCatholic leaderstoasenseofresponsibility.Butthetruereformwasaccomplished,not ibyLuther,butbyothers; anditwasaccomplishednot onlywithoutLuther,but againstLuther.
Whatcanbeadmittedis thatthemultitudesswept fromtheCatholicChurch bytheLutheranrevoltcertainlybroughthometoher leaderstheurgentneedfor realreform;andthatreal reformwaseffectedbythe CouncilofTrent.
Theseverelegislationand disciplinarydecreesofthat Councileradicatedthepronouncedabuseswhichgave occasiontotheProtestant landslidefromtheChurch; andtherehasbeennosuch movementsince.Protestantismspentitsforce,sofar astheCatholicChurchis concerned,inthefirstyears ofrevolt;andithasnot beenanyrealdangerona largescaletothefaithof Catholicssince.Thenotable tendencyto-dayisforProtestantstobecomeCatholics; notforCatholicstobecome Protestants.
DeparturefromTruth
invisibleChurchofgrace withinthesoulsoffaithful individualChristians.And thatwastheonlyChurch Christintended.
Lutherthereforetaught thatthetrueChurchis necessarilyinvisible.But hewasnotconsistent.When hewishedtosuppressthe Anabaptists,heappealedto theauthorityofavisible Church,knownbybaptism,thecelebrationofthe Lord'sSupper,andthe preachinginitofhisown gospel.
ChurchIsVisible
Buthefoundintheend that,inordertoenforcehis ideas,hehadtoappealto theState.Papalauthority havingbeenrepudiated, civilauthorityaloneremained.
However,letustakehis invisibleChurchtheoryon itsownmerits.Itcannot possiblystand.Forifthe Churchisaninvisiblequalityconfinedtothesoulsof men,thennohumanbeing couldsaywherethetrue Churchistobefound,and noonecouldhearitsvoice orobeyitsprecepts.No onecouldthensaywhobelongedtothetrueChurch, andwhodidnot!
ButturntoHolyScripture.OurLordestablishedavisiblesocietyinthis world,thoughnotofthis World.AndHecompared ittoacitysetuponahill whichcannotbehid.He appointedvisibleApostles torulethatChurch.
ObligationtoJoin
InActsXX,28,weread: "Takeheedtoyourselves, andtothewholeflock, wheretheHolyGhosthath placedyoubishopstorule theChurchofGod."How couldthebishopsrulethe Churchiftheydidnotknow whobelongedtoit?
OneofthefavouriteProtestantobjectionstoallthis isthesayingofChrist,"The KingdomofGodiswithin you."Andifthatwere theonlythingHesaidabout theKingdom,theremight besomethingtobesaidfor theobjection.Butwhat dowefindintheNewTestament?
Afterhisbreakwiththe CatholicChurch,everydenialofherteachingsforced MartinLutherintofurther denials,andintoallkinds ofinconsistenciesandcontradictions.Needlessto say,everydistinctivedoctrineatwhichheultimately arrivedconstitutedadeparturefromgenuineChristianity.Abrieflistofthe moreimportantofthosedistinctiveLutherandoctrines wouldbeasfollows:
HedeclaredthattheCatholicChurchhadfallen intodoctrinalerror.HedeniedthattheChurchwas evermeanttobeavisible Institution.Herejected theexistenceofanyspecial priesthoodintheChurch. HeinsistedthattheBible mustbetheonlyRuleof Faith.
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Moreover,accordingto Luther,eachmanhasthe righttointerprettheBible forhimself.Justification isattainedbyfaithwithout works.Thejustifiedsoul isgrantedapersonalassuranceofsalvation.The ChristianFaithneither needs,norcanhave,any rationalfoundation.
Everyoneofthosedoctrinesisinrealityopposed toChristianteaching.Let ustakefirsthistheoryof theChurch
HavingdeclaredallChristendomtobecorrupt,MartinLutherhadtofindsome newtheorytojustifyhisrebellionagainstthehitherto
Dr.MartinLutherwillhave itso,andheisadoctor aboveallthedoctorsin Popedom."(Amic.Disc.1, 127.)Lutherwasnotreliableasatranslatorofthe Bible.
Butthisiscontraryto demonstrablefacts.TheRule oftheAugustinianOrderto whichLutherhadbelonged includedthecommandthat allthemembersmust"read theScripturesassiduously, hearitdevoutly,andlearn itfervently."Biblicalstudiesflourished,andbiblical commentariesexistedin profusion.Lutherwasnot tellingthetruth,andthe mythofhisdiscoveryofan unknownBiblehasbeen abandonedbyallreliable Protestantscholars.
Amyth,too,istheclaim thatLutherwasafaithful translatoroftheBible,and indeedthathewasthefirst totranslateitintoGerman sothattheordinarypeople mightreaditforthemselves.
Thereweretwenty-seven editionsof.theBibleinGermanbeforeLutherpublishedhisowntranslation.That translationwasmadeat Wartburgbut,whilstitsliteraryvaluewashigh,itwas spoiledbygarblingandmistranslations.
TampersWithText
Lutherwasnotabove tamperingwiththevery WordofGodintheinterestsofhisowndoctrines. HerejectedtheEpistleof St.Jamesasan"Epistleof Straw"becauseitdidnotfit inwithhisdenialofthe necessityofgoodworks.In RomansIII,28,St.Paulhad written:'Weaccountaman tobejustifiedbyfaith."In hisowntranslation,Luther theword"alone," makethesentenceread,"We arejustifiedbyfaithalone." ChallengedwiththisperversionofthetextbyEmser,Lutherwrote,"Ifyour Papistannoysyouwiththe word(alone),tellhim straightaway:Dr.Martin Lutherwillhaveitso.Whoeverwillnothavemytranslation,lethimgiveitthe go-by;thedevil'sthanksto himwhocensuresitwithoutmywillandknowledge.
Thereitisclearlyset forththatthekingdomof GodasestablishedbyMidst isbothavisibleChurchin thisworld,andaninvisible kingdomofgracewithinthe soul.Externaladherence tothevisiblekingdomdemandsalsothatChristreign bygracewithinthesoul. Butthisinteriorgracedoes notdispenseamanfromacceptingthewillofChrist onceheisawareofit,nor fromtheobligationtojoin thevisiblekingdomestablishedbyHiminthisworld.
LegendsAboutBible Christsaid,"Ifamanwill notheartheChurch,let himbeastheheathen."He wasobviouslyreferringto theauthorityofavisible Church.Healsolikened HisChurchtoanetholding goodandbadfish.This cannotrefertoakingdom ofspiritualandinvisible graceonly,forbadfishare notinastateofgrace. Oneofthevisibleandor ganisedChurchesinthis worldto-day,then,isHis. AndtheCatholicChurch alonecanshowthecharacteristicswhichHedeclared HisChurchwouldpossess.
Luther'sappealwasto theBibleagainstthe Church.Andthelegends thathavegrownuparound thethemeofLutherandthe Bibleareextravagantindeed.Onesuchlegend saysthatittookLutherto discovertheBibleandgive ittotheworld.Andfor thatlegendatleastLuther himselfmustacceptthere-
Ithasbeenurgedthat evenifalltheforegoingbe true,Lutheratleastvindicatedtherightofprivate judgment.But,alas,no suchrightexists.Theprincipleofprivatejudgmentis bothunsoundanddisastrous.Itisanunsound principle.Manypeople failtounderstandthetrue senseoftheBible,andstill morereadpositivelywrong meaningsintoit.
MostDifficult
ThusSt.Petersaysthat therearemanythingsin Scripturehadtobeunderstood,whichtheunlearned andunstablewresttotheir owndestruction.(II.Pet., III,16.)Inmanypassages ofScripture,ofcourse,an ordinaryreaderwouldbe abletoarriveattheircorrectmeaning,butinmany othershewouldhaveno chanceatall.
ThereisnodoubtwhateverthattheBibleisoneof themostdifficultbooksto understand.Oneneedsa vastknowledgeofancient languages,history,andcustoms;andmustbequiteat homewithHebrewand Geekallegorical,metaphorical,andtypicalexpressions,quiteapartfromthespiritualinsightrequiredto penetratetheloftiestmysteries.Howmanyindividualsarethusqualified?
DisastrousResults
Buttheprincipleisnot onlyunsound.Ithasproved disastrousinpractice.The veryfruitsofsuchprivate interpretationshouldbesufficientproofthatGodcould neverhaveintendedsucha method.Formenhave madetheBiblesupportthe mostopposeddoctrines,and haveestablishedhundreds ofdistinctandirreconcilablesects,eachclaimingto representthetruereligion ofChrist.
"Gum-Nut",Perth, writes: Throughthe"Catholic Answer"sessionwouldyou pleaseadviseonthefollowing:-
"A"isapractisingCatholic:thatis,heattendsHoly Massregularly,andreceives Ho1yCommunionfrequently.Hisdailyworkis thatofapainter,andthe positionwhichheoccupies enableshimtoobtain,by stealing,materialwithvery littlechanceofdetection. Suchmaterialenables"A" toengagedinpaintingcontracts,forwhichhereceives verysubstantialcashpayments.
Myquestionsare:
Must"A"confessthesin ofstealingtothepriestin theconfessional?
Yes,ofcoursehemustifhehasreallybeenguilty oftheft.And,beforeany questionofconfessionarises,hemustbesorryfor whathehasdoneandresolvetobeanhonestman infuture.Ifthecaseisexactlyasyouexpoundit, thenIcannotseethatthe mancanbeinanywayexcused.Thepaint,presumably,wassuppliedhimby hisemployer,andtodivert thismaterialtohisownuse wouldbeplainstealing.
ValueofGoodsOnly
However,onewouldneed toknowwhethertherewas notsomeunderstandingon thissubjectbetweenthe painterandthecontractor orotherpersonwhoemployshimandsupplieshim withthepaint.Thefact that"A"leadsaregular Catholiclifewouldincline onetothinkthatheisin goodfaith,andbeforecondemninghimoutofhand onewouldneedtoknowall thecircumstancesofthe case.
Since,however,Icanonly discusstheaffairasyourelateit,Imustassumefor presentpurposesthatyour accountisaccurateand complete.Myfurtherremarkswillbebasedonthat assumption.
Youwrite: "If'A'isobligedtocon-
fessthesininconfession, andrestitutionhadtobe made,woulditbesufficient torestorethevalueofthe stolengoods,orwouldthe wholeofthemoneyobtainedfromthepaintingcontractshavetoberefunded totherightfulownerofthe materialstolen?" A.:Itwouldbesufficient torestorethevalueofthe stolengoods.Theactual paymentreceivedforthe privatecontractswouldbe madechieflyinviewofthe time,energyandskillwhich thepainterdevotedtothe work-andthesehave nothingtodowithhisemployer,unless,ofcourse,the painterwascarryingout theseunofficialcontractsin thetimeforwhichhisemployerwaspayinghim.
SacrilegeUnlikely
Ifhedidtheminhisown time,however,hewouldbe boundtorestoremerelythe valueofthepaint.Ifhedid thisworkinhisemployer's time,hewouldbeguiltyof thetheftofthepaint,and inadditionoftakingaportionofhiswagesunderfalse pretences.
Youwrite:
"If'A'hasceasedtooffendbythesinofstealing, butisstillinpossessionof wealthobtainedbysuchoffence,doesrestitutionstill havetobemade?"
A.:Yes.Hemuststill givebackthevalueofthe paintwhichhehaswrongfullyappropriated.He wouldnotbeobligedtodo soinsuchawayastoinvolvehiminseriousembarrassmentwithhisemployer, or,possibly,thelaw,buthe isobligedtogetthemoney backsomehow.
Hemighthavetotakeadviceastowaysandmeans ofdoingthis.If,forsome reasonitprovestobeimpossibletomakerestitution tothepersonfromwhom thegoodswerestolen,"A" wouldagaintakecounsel withhisconfessorandabide byhisdecision.
Youwrite:
"Finally,if'A'hasnot confessedtheoffencein theconfessional,andthen
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receivesHolyCommunion, isasacrilegecommitted?" A.:Asacrilegewouldbe committedif"A""received HolyCommunionknowing thathewasinastateof mortalsin.Butthisisunlikelytohavebeenthecase. ACatholicwhohasdone somethingmortallysinful, andknowsittohavebeen such,wouldnormallynever dreamofgoingtoCommunioninthatstate.
Itismuchmorelikely that"A"wasnotconscious ofhavingdoneanything seriouslywrong,andsoreceivedthesacramentofthe Eucharistingoodfaith,and withoutsacrilege.Weshould beveryslowtothinkof anybodythatheismaking sacrilegiousCommunions. Wedonotseeotherpeople's consciences,andhaveno righttomakethisharsh judgmentaboutthem.
Itseemstomeprobable that"A"thoughtthathe wasguiltyonlyofaminor actofinjusticewhenhe usedthepaintforhisown purposes.Heprobablytold himselfthatthiswasacommonpractice,andthatnobodyworriedaboutit.He wouldbewronginthinking thus,ofcourse,unless,asI suggestedearlier,hehad someunderstandingwithhis employeronthesubject,or possibly,wasbeingpaidan unjustlysmallwage.
ST.AUGUSTINE:Godis closertousthanweareto ourselves. formstheactionmustdoit deliberatelyandbeaware ofitsseriouslysinfulnature.
LastweekIreadoutpart ofaletterfrom"Seeker WhoHopestoFind,"Nedplainedthat,inhisyoungerdays,hewasacomplete atheist.Hesaidthathe threwasidebeliefinGod Muchashedidbeliefinthe fairiesandFatherChristmas.Laterinlifehecame toseethatbeliefinGod wasnotonthatfootingat all.
Theuniverserequiresan explanation,justasmuchas awatchdoes;andifyou can'texplainthewatch withoutawatch-maker,so youcan'texplaintheuniversewithoutGod.Thisis anoldandvenerableargument,and,althoughitis oftenscoutedby"supefior" people,ithasneverbeen reallyrefuted.Thereare otherwaysinwhichGod maybefound,buttheway mycorrespondenthasfollowedisaperfectlygood one,andIcomplimented himonfindingit.
nature-theobligationtodo goodandavoidevil.
Andbecausemylifeisthe onelongstruggletodogood andavoidevil,withvarying success,thethoughtofGod needneverbeveryfarfrom me.Themorallife,and thespirituallife,intowhich itsoeasilymerges,isreally onelongquestofGod.We aregropingforHimhere,as itwere,amongshadows,inspiredbyHimtoundertake thesearch,needingHishelp tocontinue,andHisfurther helptofind,attheend.
Butinaway,ifweare genuinelyseekingGod throughagoodlife,battling againstourselfishness,tryingtodowhatitseemsto usthatGodwantsofus,not whatourmeanernature suggests,thenwearealreadyfinding-incompletely anddimly,perhaps-butin arealsensewearealready findingGod.
Butremember,beforeyou canspeakaboutmortalsin inthefullsenseofthe word,twoconditionsarerequired:(1)theactionmust beseriouslysinfulinitself, and(2)thepersonwhoperStar
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Inthecasewhichyou submit,thetheftsofpaint seemtohavebeenfairly considerableones,and could,itseemstome,have easilyattainedthesumrequiredforgravematterparticularlyiftheyoccurred frequently.But,onthe otherhand,"A"mayhave hadafalseconscienceabout thewholeaffair.This wouldnotexcusehimfrom hispresentdutyofrestitution,butitwouldexplain thetranquillityofmindwith whichheevidentlycontinuedhissacramentallife.
SYDNEY,Australia,Nov.12-Phenomenalsuccesshasbeenachievedbythe FamilyRosaryCrusadelaunchedinAustraliabyFatherPatrickPeyton,C.S,C.The campaignbeganearlyinSeptember,andis expectedtocontinueuntilmid-December.
Forthefirsttimesince worldwideRosarycrusade, FatherPeytonbeganhis hismissionhasbeensupportedandsponsoredbythe entirehierarchyofa country.
TheIrish-bornpriesthas claimedthatinnoother countryhashefounda morefertilefieldforhis labours.Thisisinteresting inviewofthetraditional beliefthatitwastheRosarythat"savedtheFaith" inAustraliaduringaperiod whenpriestswerecomparativelyfewandCatholicsin manyareasrarelyhada chancetoattendMass.
WhenFatherPeytonbids goodbyetoAustralia,he willhavecarriedhismessagetoeverydioceseof thisvastcountry.
HighlightofhiscampaigninNewSouthWales wasthelargestFamilyRosaryrallyeverheldinan English-speakingcountry.Therallytookplaceatthe SydneyCricketGround, wherearecordcrowdof 110,000personsheard
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AccordingtoFatherPeyton,hehasonlyonceaddressedabiggercrowd. ThatwasatMalaga,Spain, whenhespoketoanaudienceof150,000.
Atvariousralliesin QueenslandandotherNew SouthWalesdioceses,Father Peytonhadalreadyspoken toanaggregateof240,000 people.Thismeantagrand totalof350,000sincethe NationalRosarybeganin theCommonwealthat CairnsonSeptember6.
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"IamtheLadyofthe Rosary,"shesaidtothe childLuciaatFatima,Portugal,in1917."Ihavecome towarnthefaithfulto amendtheirlivesandto askpardonfortheirsins. Theymustnotcontinueto offendOurLord,alreadyso deeplyoffended.Theymust saytheRosary".
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Butnowhetellsmethat beliefintheexistenceof Godhasnotalteredhislife inthewayhethoughtit would.Godseemstobe someoneorsomethingexternaltohimself;something thatdoesnotpenetratethe recessesofhispersonality. Andheaskswhatiswrong.
GodIsImmanent
"SeekerWhoHopesto Find"writes:
"Myfaithhas,attimes, givenmeinspiration,but moreoftenthannot,ithas meantnothingmorethan somethingoutside this world,whichdoesnotconcernmeyet.(Itakeitthat thewriterfeelsthatGodis somethingoutside this world,andthatHedoesnot affecttheaffairsofhuman life.)Irealisethatthisis awrongattitude,asithas donemenogood,spiritually ormentally." A.:Inthefirstplace,you mustrememberthatthe analogyofGodwiththe watch-makerisaveryincompleteone.Goddoesnot standoutsidetheuniverse, likeamanoutsidethething hehasmade.Hedoesnot puttheuniversetogether andwinditup,andthen leaveittoitself.Heexists everywherewithintheuniverse,aswellasoutsideit. Heisintimatelypresentto everytinyparticleofbeing, and,inaveryspecialway, tothehumanmind.St. Augustineoncesaid,ina famousphrase,thatGodis closertousthatweareto ourselves,andoneofthe magnificentprayersofthe Romanliturgyruns:"0God,beforewhom everyheartliesopen,andto whomeverywillspeaks, andwhomnosecretescapes,pourthyHolySpirit intoourheartsandpurify ourthoughts."
God,then,isasnearto usasthat,holdingevery fibreinexistence,awareof everythoughtofourminds.
Ithinkthat,inparticular,yououghttoassociate yourmorallifewithGod. Godisnotmerelythesource oforderanddesigninmy bodyandintheworld;He isnotmerelythesourceof existence;Heisthesource ofthatmysteriousobligationinherentinmyhuman
Thepursuitofthegood lifeisonethatisaccompaniedbyandfindspartial expressioninalifeofpray- er-thatistosayanawarenessofGod'spresence,a communingwithHim,anda shapingofourwillsbyHis. Andifwemakethatkind oflifeourambition,God willnotbesomeBeingan infinitedistanceaway,indifferentandunconcerned, butthesourceofournobler actionsandthesupportof oursouls.
Youwrite:
'1havenotyetfeltany upliftofspirit,orreformationofcharactersuchas manyconvertstoChristianityhavefelt.Doyouthink thatthisisthroughsome lackofreligionstraining, andcanberectifiedbythe studyofthelivesofreligiousmen?"
A.:Ithinkthatyoudo not,perhaps,thinkofGod sufficientlyasaPersononetowhomonecansay "Thou"andtowhomyou canspeakofyourselfas"I" -meaningthetrueandessential"you."Religionis morethanakindofcoldintellectualassenttothefact ofGod'sexistence:itisa lifeledinviewofGod,directedbyourdutiestoHim., inspiredbythedesireto achieveunionwithHim.
NoddingNotEnough
Ithinkyouneedtoturn thatlittleintellectualnod withwhichyouacceptGod's existenceintoadeeperkind of"Yes,"wherebyyouagree tothedemandsHemakes uponyou,andrespondas onerespondstotheadvancesofafriend.
Thestudyofsaints'lives canhelpyouatacertain stage.Iamnotquitecertainthatyouareatthat stagejustnow.Butyou couldtryandletmeknow whattheeffectis.Yousay thatotherpeoplehavegivenyouScripturalreferences,buttheydonotstiryou. Iquiteunderstandthat.ThetimeforScripture mightwellbelater.
Themainthingforyou hereandnowistolink,asI suggested,yourmorallife withyourbeliefinGod, andtotrytoarriveata deepersenseofHispresence-asenseofHispresencewhichwilldrawyou graduallyintoprayer.
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FrancisGilbertIsPuzzledOver NativeConditionsintheNorth 1,forone,wasvastlyastonishedtoreadinthepress lastweekthattheGovernmenthadrecentlymadean advanceof£.3,000tothe 'NorthernDevelopmentand MiningCo.Pty.Ltd..headedbyMr.DonaldW.McLeod.
Accordingtoareported statementduringthedebate ontheBudgetintheLegislativeAssembly,MrWatts, leaderoftheCountryParty, pointedoutthatareportby SirRossMcDonaldandMr. F.E.A.Batemanhadrecommendedthatnomoney shouldbeadvancedbythe Governmenteithertothe companyortoMr.McLeod.
Hewasfurtherreported ' tohavesaidthatMr.McLeod,havingstartedby leadingthenativesona strikeagainsttheirwages, hadendedbyleadinga groupwhoreceivedno wagesatall.
Mr.Hawke,thePremier, wasquotedashavingsaid thatthemoneywouldbe usedintheinterestsofthe nativesemployedbythe company.ButtheaforementionedreporthadconcludedthatMr.McLeod's activitieswerenotinthe bestinterestsofthenatives, despitehisidealisticmotives.
Allofthisisveryconfusingtothelayreader.He recallshowMr.McLeod, someyearsago,allegedly
underCommunistParty auspices,calledthenatives ofthePilbarradistrictout onstrikefromthepastoral industry.Therewerepropheciesofdoomwhichhave .notbeenfulfilledforthe simplereasonthatthesupplyoflabourexceededthe demandinthatarea.
Indeeditissaidthatthe alternativesourceofemploymentinmininghas provedaboontothe natives,andthatevenon thebasisofreceivingrations onlytheyarebetteroffthan theywerepreviously.That maybeopentodoubtwhen itisrecalledthatthestationsupportednotonlythe nativebutagoodlystring ofrelatives,oftenenough.
Itisreported,also,that Mr.McLeodseveredhis connectionwiththeCommunistPartysomefive yearsago,andthatthereis noreasontodisbelievethat assertionortosuspectthat hehasulteriormotives.
WhatisnowaProprietary CompanywasoriginallyintendedbyMr.McLeodto beaco-operative,inwhich thenativesheldtheshares. Iunderstandtherearelegal difficultiesinrealisingthe conversion.Butifacooperativecanbeandisestablished,itmightgoalong waytowardsestablishing Mr.McLeod'sbonafidesand sincerity.
Australiawillneverbecomepagan whileithaschurchschools,Catholicand Protestant,thePrimeMinister(Mr.R.G. Menzies,M.H.R.)saidinapublicaddress ataCatholicfunctioninMelbournerecently.
LifeinAustraliahadbeen markedbyanenormousexpansionofschoolsand Christianteaching,hesaid.
Itwasgood,hesaid,to lookbackoccasionallyand keepinmindtheself-sacrificingworkofparentsand grand-parentsofthepresent generationintheestablishmentofchurchesand schoolsandthesettingup ofchurchorganisations.
Mr.Menziessaidthatthe firsttimehetravelledround Englandhewasstruckby seeingmanymajesticcathedralsrearingtheirspiresto thesky.Theywerebuiltin the11th,12thand13thcenturiesbypeoplehavingan overwhelmingsenseofwhat wasduetoGod.
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menlivinginmonasteries andactivelyassociated withChurchwork.
Mr.Menziessaidthatwe shouldneverloseourgrip onthespiritualvaluesof life.Everymanshouldbe concernedwithhisrelationshiptoGodandwithhis relationshiptohisbrother man.
"Australia,"Mr.Menzies said,"willneverbecome paganwhilewehaveChurch schools,Protestantand Catholic.Weshouldseethat theseschoolsneverdisappear."Thefirsthalfofthe centuryhasbeenmarkedby war,desolation,hatred, persecutionandruin,butit ismyhopethatinthe secondhalfweshallseea revivalofChristianideals andChristianFaithagainst abackgroundofChristian education."
AttheannualgeneralmeetingoftheTherrysocietyheldlastThursday, Mr.BobHendersonwas electedtothepositionof presidentfor 1954.
Mr.Henderson,whoisa memberoftheEducation department,hashadwide experienceintheamateur theatre.HisfellowcouncillorswillbeMr.BillCon naughton,vice-president; MissRonaLandquist,secretary;Mr.PeterMurphy, treasurer;andMissBetty Goerke,socialsecretary.
TheRosaryCrusadewill betakenupbyTherriesat theirweeklymeetingon Thursday,Dec.3,whenfilms relatedtothemovement willbeshownintheso ciety'sroomsinBecton House.
LastweekMissJoan Dunnewas farewelled aboardthem.vGorgonprior toherdepartureforaholidayinSingapore.Joanis suretohavemuchofinteresttorelatewhenshereturnshome.
Claimedtobetheyoungest'mantoholdsuchapositioninAustralia,Mr.Harry Childhasbeenappointed managerofFoy'sTravel Bureau.
BorninTasmania,Mr. Childwaseducatedbythe ChristianBrothersinPerth. Hehasbeenprominentfor someyearsinCatholic Youthmovementcircles.
Hewasthefoundation presidentoftheNedlands Y.C.W.leaders'group,formedin1946.In1949hewas electedtothediocesanexecutive,becomingvice-presidentthefollowingyear.
During1951hewasassistantdiocesansecretary.After sixyearsofserviceheresignedfromtheY.C.W.in 1952.InAprilofthisyear hemarriedMissThelma Murray,secretaryofthe N.C.G.M.
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SOUTHPERTH. Congratulationsandbest wishesareextendedbyall memberstoourPresident NancyWilsononattaining hermajorityonNov.28. Finalparticularsofthe combinedChristmasSocial willbeinnextweek'snotes.
LEEDERVILLE, Tuesday,Dec.8isthe datesetforthePicture nighttobeheldinthe parishhall.Allarewelcome andthegirlsareaskedto bringaplateofsupper.
VICTORIAPARK. Membersheldapicture partylastweekandsaw the"MiracleofFatima". Thepicnicbusleavesfor CoogeefromtheVictoria ParkPostOfficeonDec.6 at10a.m.
Arrangementsareinhand foraconcertattheBlind InstituteandaChristmas party.
CongratulationstoNorma MillerwholeftforSydney onTuesdaytotakepartin thefinaloftheAmatuer Hourcontest.SquareDancingisheldonFriday nights.
Gomez,O.S.B.,inthepresenceofalargeandrepresentativegatheringofpeople,immediatelyfollowing thefirsteveningMasscelebratedintheparish,and thisbyHisLordshiphimself.
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EveryonepresentatLordship,theRt.Rev.G. SouthernCrossonSunday, Nov.15,fortheblessingand openingofthenewconvent fortheSistersofSt.Joseph wasmorethanpleasedto seethemoresuitablequartersprovidedfortheSistersthanthosewhichhad servedthispurposeforover 50years.
Theparishpriest,the Rev.E.O'Halloran,before introducingthevarious speakers,pointedoutthatan ambitionhehadcherished sincecomingtoSouthern Crosshadbeenachievedin closingdowntheoldconventwhichhadbeenbuilt piecemealaroundthefirst churcherectedintheparish in1896.
ThefirstSisterswerePresentationNunsfromN.S.W., andsomeofthosebrave earlypioneerswerestillat "Iona,"MosmanPark. FoundationRecalled
AbbotGregoryexpressed hispleasureattheopening ofsuchafinebuilding,and readtothosepresentsome earlycorrespondencefrom thefirstJosephitesledby SisterJulia,inconnection withtheirtakingovertheir firstfoundationoftheOrder inW.A.Hedrewtheattentionofalltothevery admirableworkdoneso painstakinglyyetunobtrusivelybytheSistersofSt. Joseph.
Otherspeakerswerethe Rt.Hon.MinisterforMines andFisheries,Mr.Lionel Kelly,andMr.I.J.McManus,whoextendedawelcometoallvisitors.The appealwasmadebytheV. Rev.DeanCameron. Theladiesthenprovided asumptuousandverymuch
appreciatedafternoonteain theschool.
Thedonationlistwillbe publishedinthesecolumns nextweek.
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Themusicalabilityofthe girlsfromSt.Joseph's school,Victoria-square,will beondisplayinforcewhen theygivetheirannual concertatHisMajesty's TheatreonSundayevening,Dec.6at8.45p.m.
Therewillbetheusual largeandcapableladies' orchestraandtheschool choirtotalsthisyear200 voices.OnlyHisMajesty's theatrecanaccommodate thescaleofdisplaynow standardforthisconcert anditisforthisreasonthat theeventtakesplaceona Sundayevening,whichis theonlytimethatthe theatrecanbemadeavailable.
TheSistersandgirlsof theschoolare,however, hopingthatthischangewill makenodifferencetothe patronagenormallygiven byparentsandfriendsof theschool.
Ticketsat4/-and5/-, (children,halfprice)are obtainablethroughthe school.
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Membersoftheladies' committeewhorecentlyorganisedthesuccessfulfete atSt.Louis'Jesuitschool, Claremont,wishtothank themanysupporterswho wereunknowntothem.
Sir,-"Militant"wishestofinedasbeingequallydanknowwhatevidencethere isformyclaimthatwage earnerswerepreparedto acceptthesuspensionof C.0L.adjustmentstothe basicwage.Theevidence wasthereinthecalmacceptanceofthedecision. Untilpoliticians,unionofficials,andsomemisguided peoplestartedtocryfraud, robbery,etc.,littleinterest wasshown.Evento-day thepersonleastconcernedis thewageearner.
Tosaythatthelossofthe recentquarterlyadjustmenthas"causedabigreductioninthepurchasing powerofthewage-earning community,"isabsolute nonsense.Inmycasetax reductionshavetotalled6d. perweekmorethanthe wagerisewouldhavebeen. Thiswillapplyinmost casesofpersonsworkingfor wages.
Itwouldappearyourcorrespondentseesthewhole problemassimplyoneof wagesandprices.Fixboth andyou'vefixed everything. WhilehehasthatideaIdo notproposetoarguewith him.ButItvouldaskhim whatheproposestodowith pricesofimportsandexports.
Iresentverymuch''Militant's"suggestionthatIam ignorantoftheintentofCatholicsocialteaching.Let himrefertoRerumNovarum,ourcharter;hewill findthatPopeLeoXIIIdeBrigidineSisters,Subiaco, cordiallyInviteallfriends andwell-wisherstothe OfficialOpeningand SolemnBlessing oftheirnewSecondary SchoolbyHisGrace,Most Rev.R.Prendiville,D.D.,on Sunday.Dec.6th.,at3win.
gerouswageswhicharetoo highortoolow.Doesyour correspondentagreewith thisconceptoftheinfluence ofwages?TheBishopsin theirStatementof1952expressedtheopinionthatit wasdoubtfulifwearemorallyentitledtothehigh standardoflivingweenjoy. PerhapstheHierarchyisoff therails,too.
NeitheramIignorantof unionprinciplesandopinionsonthisandothermatters.Butwhentheseprinciplesandopinionsarebent tosuitpartypoliticsonmattersofsuchgravenational importanceasthis,thenI amnotinsympathywiththem.-Yours,etc.,
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Theinsinuationisoften madethatcommunismhas flourishedinCatholiccountries,whereasithastaken nofootholdinProtestant regions.Amongothers, BishopBromleyOxnamhas madeinnuendostothisef1'feetinmanylectures throughoutAmerica.
TheBishopstatesthat Protestantemphasisupon freedomcreatesaclimate inwhichcommunismcould! nottakerootandcannot survive.Bycontrast,he findsthattheallegedclericalismoftheCatholic 'Churchishostiletothe idealsoffreedom.Insuch anatmosphere,heasserts, communismcanmoreeasily thrive.
Thisargumentismade moreplausiblebycitingthe largecommunistpartiesin FranceandItalyandthe growingmenaceofcommunisminLatinAmerica.
Butamorecarefulexaminationofthefacts,andthe ,reasonsbehindthefacts, leadstoanentirelydifferentconclusion.
Onesetoffactsworth notingisthatmanyCatholiccountrieshavenoproblemofcommunismwhatsoever.IfthereisaCommunistpartyinIreland,it 'hasbeenstrangelysilent. ThereisnopresentproblemofcommunisminSpain.
Belgiumhasfewcommunists.WesternGermanyand theNetherlands,withhalf theirpopulationsCatholic, havecommunistpartiesof insignificantsize.French Canadaisnottroubledwitn communism.
TheincidenceofcommunisminLatinAmericais quiteuneven.Evenabeginnerinlogic,knowing thesefacts,wouldfindsome
flawsinBishopOxnam's reasoning.
Ontheotherhand,communismhasspreadto seriousproportionsinmany areasofAsia.Theconquest ofChinawasprecededby thebuild-upofalargecommunistfollowing.Thesame conditionshavebeenrepeatedinIndo-China.
Indiahasagrowingcommunistproblem.Inallthese cases,politicalandeconomicconditionscontributed greatlytotheriseofcommuzism.'Certainlythe CatholicChurchwasnota factorinAsia.
Whenweanalyzethe reasonsbehindthegrowth ofcommunisminFrance, Italy,andpartsofLatin America,wenotetwofacts. First,therearemillionsof personsinthesecountries whoarenotpractising Catholics.Theyarenotin anyimportantwayaffected byChurchdisciplineorinfluence.
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Secondly,theseareareas inwhichthepoliticaland economicdoctrinesofcommunismhavespecialappeal. Politically,theRedscantake advantageofaneutralist andanti-democraticsentiment.Intheeconomic field,acombinationof unemploymentandlowlivingstandardsmakesforunrestandthedesireforradicalchange.
Intheseverycountries, politicalleaderswhoare practisingCatholicshave beenintheforefrontofthe worldstruggleagainstcommunism.Theworldowes majordebttoDeGasperi ofItaly,BidaultofFrance, andAdenauerofGermany.
TheChristianDemocratic partiesofEuropehave
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spearheadedthecourageousresistanceagainstthe Redmenace.Theseparties arelargelyCatholicin membership.Likewise,in thelabourfield,Christian unions-againmostlyCatholic-havebeenalmost aloneinthebattleagainst communistcontrolofthe Europeanlabourmovement. Withouttheseallies,the causeofthefreeworldin Europewouldhavebeen lost.
Onefinalpointmightbe pressed.WhilethecommunistpartiesinpredominantlyProtestantcountries havenotbeenlargein numbers,theyoftenhave attainedextraordinaryinfluence.Espionage,for example,hasdonegrave damageintheUnitedStates andtheUnitedKingdom. Knownespionageagentsin thesecountrieshavenot sprungfromCatholicbackground.
IntheUnitedStates, suchnamesasGoldand Hiss,andintheUnited Kingdom,suchpersonsas McLean,BurgessandFuchs arenotproductsofanallegedCatholicclericalism.
Attimesevenmoredamageisdonebythehundredsofcommunist-frontorganisationswhichconfuse andmisleadthepublic.A fullstoryoftheinfluence achievedbysuchgroups wouldshockthenation.
Yetinsuchorganizations onedoesnotfindherethe namesofCatholicclergyor laityassponsors,promoters ordupesforthecommunists.
Inthislight,wemightadmonishBishopOxnamto readonceagainthewarningofourSaviour:"Let hewhoiswithoutsinthrow thefirststone."
Thereisagreatignorance prevailingevenamongstCatholicsonthissubject,and IneednotsayhowmonstrouslyitusedtobemisrepresentedamongstProtestants.
Evennowsomeofthem willtellyouthatanIndulgenceisalicenceforsin. Otherswillmaintainthatit is,atleast,aremissionof partofthesin,andthatin ordertogainityouhaveto paymoneyaccordingtoan imaginarytariff'whichfixes thechargesinproportionto thegravityofthesin.
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Iwouldnotmentionsuch absurdnotionsandslanders exceptthattheyareanythingbutuncommon,even amongstsomeofmyProtestantfriends;soblindare theywithprejudiceand,at atwhattheydonotknow. stwhatthewknownothing. Itishardtobelievethat eveneducatedProtestants areundertheimpression thatwhenonegoestoCon., fessiononemustpayacertainsumfortheabsolution ofthepriest.
Still,experienceassures methatsuchisthecase. Thisisastateofthings which,nomatterhowmuch wemaydeploreit,wecannotchangeit.Onemust
heisstillindebtedtothe DivineJustice.Hispunishment,everlastingasregardsmortalsins,hasbeen commutedintooneofmore orlessdurationinproportiontothenumberand enormityofhissins.
Now,onthistruthwere foundedtheseverecanonicalpenancesinflictedby by'theearlyChurchonrepentantsinners.Three, seven,ten,fifteenand twentyyearsfastingon breadandwater,privations andhumiliations,evenfota wholelife,weresometimes prescribedforonesingle tmortali deve grey sn;an n thesewerenotthoughtto exceedthedegreeofsatisfactionduetothejusticeof God.
Inourtimes,theoldseverecanonicalpenancesare nolongerinflicted,notbecausemortalsinhasceased tobetheheinousthingit wasinoldentimes,notbecauseitdoesnotdeserve thesamepunishment,but onlybecauseChristiansgenerallyhavegrownsoweak andslothfulasnottobe abletobeartheoldcanonicalpenances. Indulgenceshavetaken theplaceoftheoldsevere canonicalpenances.When theChurchgrantsanIndulgence,sayoftenyears, herintentionistoremitas muchofthepainduetosin leavethetriumphoftruthaswouldhavebeenremittotime,thediffusionoftedbythecanonicalpenknowledgeand,aboveall,toancesfaithfullyperformed thegraceofGod.Intheduring a corresponding meantimeCatholicsareinnumberofyearsintheearly dutyboundtoacquiretheChurch. necessaryinformationand accurateideasaboutthe realdoctrineoftheChurch.
AnIndulgenceisnoremissionofsinatall.Sin isonlyremittedbyrepentanceandconfessiononthe partofthepenitent,and absolutiononthepartofthe priest.Whatis,then,the XmasSocialbenefitonederivesfroman Indulgence?Simplythe Meetings. remissionofthepunishment
MembersoftheCatholicthepenitentisstillliableto Women'sleaguearereevenafterhehasrepented andbeenabsolved. mindedthattheexecutive absolu- meetingwillbeheldat11 Repentanceand nonrestoremantothe a.m.,andthegeneralmeet-'frindshipofGod,butthey ingat2p.m.,onWednesday,leavehimstillundertheobDec.2.SouthPerth'branchligationofpunishinghimmemberswillbehostesses.
Inordertosimplifycater-Iself,ofdoingpenance,of dischargingthedebtwhich ingarrangementsforthehestillowestoDivineJusleague'sChristmassocialontice,andwhichhemustpay eitherinthisworldorin thenextbygoingthrough thesufferingofPurgatory.
Dec8,branchsecretaries areaskedtohandinon Dec.2(generalmeeting) thenamesornumberof memberswhowillbeableto attendthatfunction.
Thosememberswhovolunteeredtohelpwiththe afternoonteaatCastledare areremindedthattheday isSunday,Dec.6.
Fremantlebranchmembersareworkinghardto makethefinalnightoftheir bridgeandrummytournamentanoutstandingsuccess.Distributionofprizes, etc.,willbemadeatthis
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Toillustratethisdoctine, taketheinstanceofKing David.Herepentedofhis greatsin,andGodassured himbythemouthofthe prophetNathanthathis greatsinwasforgiven.God hadreceivedhimintoHis favouragain,buthewasto dopenanceinthislife,and thepenancewas,theprophettoldhim,tosufferwith resignationthelossofa functionintheparishhalldearchild.
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WhenshegrantsaplenaryIndulgence,herintentionistoremitthewholeof thecanonicalpenance. Hencethedistinctionof plenaryandpartialIndulgencesaccordingasthey areanunlimitedorlimited remissionofthetemporal punishment.
Perhapsitwouldbewell toremindthereaderofthe Scripturalwarrantonwhich theChurchgroundsher claimtograntIndulgences. ChristsaidtotheChurchin thepersonofSt.Peter: "Whatsoeverthoushaltbind uponearthshallbebound alsoinheaven,"Bythese wordsChristconferredupon Peterthepowerofputting onthefaithfultheobligationofdoingpenance. Christthenadded:"Whatsoeverthoushaltlooseupon earthshallbeloosedalsoin heaven."Thereisherethe powerofgrantingremission ofthatobligationofpenance,thatis,ofgrantingan indulgence.
Itiscleartothereader ofhistorythattheChurch fromthebeginninghasexercisedthisdoublepower. TherewasaChristianat Corinth,atthetimeofSt. Paul,whowasleadinga scandalouslife.SaintPaul subjectedhimtopublic penance.Inprocessof time,theApostle,becoming satisfiedthatthesinnerhad reformedandsufficiently expiatedhissin,released himofanyfurthersatisfaction.Hewasgrantingan Indulgence.
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Althoughwindyconditionsprevailed,theformof YCWathletesatLeedervineonNov.21wasdisappointing.
Thehighlightoftheafternoonwouldhavebeen theclashbetweenBillde GruchyandGrahamGipsoninthe"A"grade100 yards.Unfortunately,Bill wasdisqualifiedbythe starterforbreakingtwice andGipsonwentontowin easily.FrankO'Connellwas againthestarperformerfor Y.C.W.Runningwith sorenessinhislegmuscles, Frankwasnotinaconditiontobreakrecords.He ovtrcamehishandicapand, withthedeterminationofa champion,wonthemile afteragreatstrugglewith GrahamAdair,O'Connell's timeof4min.24.4secs.was onlythreesecondsoutside Adair'sstaterecordandit seemscertainthatFrank willbetter4min.20secs. intheverynearfuture.
JohnO'Connellsurpassed inthelongjumpbydefeatingteammateKevinSalt. Thevictorywasnotaconvincingoneasonly>tofan inchseparatedthepair.
John,anathletewithoutstandingpotentialfordecathloncompetition,also putttheshot36ft.21ins.and threwthejavelinjustover 138feet.
Themedleyrelay,comprisedofN.Smith(880 yds.),E.Reid(440yds.), W.deGruchy(220yds.) andG.Ward(220yds.)won in3mins.50.4secs.,which wasnotverybrillianttime.
Ontheday,"A"grade wassuccessfulinthepoint score,winningbyabare fivepointmargin.
"B"gradelostforthe firsttime-byonepointtoUniversity.Oneofthe fieldgamesmencouldhave alteredthatdecisionashe wasbeatenintheshotputt byaUni,athletebytwo inches.Thesameathlete wasbeatenforaplacein thejavelinbyfourinches.
Inthe100yardsevent, MarkHaydock'wonin10.6 secs.inhislastrunforthe club.Markisleavingfor anindefiniteperiodinthe "bush"andclubmembers wishhimallthebest.
PercyJerrathasbeen transferredawayfromPerth andhisabsenceasanathleteandassecretarywill befeltbytheclubandhis
friends.Percywonhisdi-wellanditisinterestingto visionofthe100yardsinnotethatY.C.W.wassuc10.7secs.andfinishedacessfulinallfiverelay goodsecondinthe440events. yards.HisjavelinthrowofThejuniorrelayteam 131ft.111ins.wasalsoawonin1min.-37.9secs. verycommendableeffort.(4x220yds.),theirtime
BrianPeacheywonhisbeingonly1.6secsoutside 440yardsin53.3secs,whichthestaterecordforthe wasquitegoodtimeconsi-event.DesdeGruchywon deringtheconditions.Terrywellinthe100yardsin Keysonwonhiseventin10.8secs,whileJohnGood54.9secs. manrecorded2min.13secs.
KevinBarronwasthefor880yards. leadingshotputterwithHughBulbeckshowed 32ft.8ins.-eighteeninchesconsiderableimprovement worstthanhisputttwointhrowingover94feet weeksago. withthejavelinandhe
PeterClarkjumped19ft.shoulddowellwiththe 11ins.inthelongjumpandimplementwithcoaching earnedasecondplacing,andmorecompetition. whileFrankPimmachievedOnDec.4,theY.C.W. 17ft.81ins.ItwasnoticeableandN.C.G.M.athleticclubs howalllongjumpersper-areholdingadanceat formedafewinchesworseHighgate.Allthoseconthantheireffortsafortnightnectedwithandinterested ago.FrankPimmfinishedintheclubsarecordially thirdinthe120yds.hurd-invitedtoattend. lesandBrianPeacheywon adivisionoftheeventin 17.2secs.
Themedleyrelayteam scoredaconvincingvictory in3mins.55.4secs.Kevin Barronranthe880yds.leg andwithasplendidfinish handedovertoMark Haydock,whoslightlyincreasedtheleadafter440 yards.TerryKeysonand BrianPeacheyranthe220 yardssectionsandtheteam wonbyarespectablemargin.
Starperformerof"C" gradewasBrianBradley, whoscoredinlongjump (20ft.11ins.),hurdles(17.2 secs.)andjavelinthrow.
AdrianHaydockandPeter O'Donoghuehadabattle royalinthe100yards, Adrianwinningin10.8secs. Adrianranthehurdlesin 17.3secs.andPeterscored pointswithaprodigious heavewiththeshotputt.
The"D"gradeteamenjoyedasuccessfulafternoon,withNormDallimore fastapproachingform.He wonthe100yardsin10.9 secs.
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Thirty-sixyearshave passedsinceOurLadyappearedatFatimaandtold mentheymustsaythe Rosary.Thosethirty-sir yearshaveseenmorewar andpoverty,morehateand slaughterthananyeraof thepast.
Towhatend?Apparently thatwemaylookforward toyearsofevengreaterdestruction,andperhapsselfannihilation,unlessweobey thecommandofOurBlessedMother;unlessweget downonourkneesdaily, withourfamiliesbesideus, tobegMarytointercede forusbeforetheThroneof Mercy.
ThecommandofOur Ladyandherpromiseof peacemustbebroughtto theearsoftheworld.If shoutingisnecessary,then wewillshout.
Sir,-Inthe"Catholic Answer"reply(Nov.5, 1953)tothewomanconvert, itseemedtomethatthe speakerwasunconsciously evadingthetruthofher challenge.I,too,ama converttotheFaithofsome yearsstanding.Iama manof46,andhaveliterallyvisitedhundredsoftowns overseveralcountries.
Also,inmypastyears,I attendedCommunistmeetings,preachedonoccasions inMethodist,Presbyterian, CongregationalandChurch ofEnglandchurches.I wouldsaywithemphasis thatthereisverygreatneed forameredown-to-earth expressionofChristiancharityonthepartofCatholics intheavenueofsociable hospitality.
ItisalapkthatIhave seenonlytooofteninfar toomanyCatholicchurches. isnevercorrected
LONDON,Nov.12(NC).-AnEnglish-language versionofcertainritesandblessingsoftheChurchis inpreparationbytheEnglishandWelshHierarchy, andwillbesubmittedtotheHolySeeforapproval, theLondon"CatholicHerald"reports.
COLOMBO,Ceylon,Nov.12.-Thebeatification causeofFatherJosehVaz,the"ApostleofCeylon," wasresumedmorethan240yearsafterhisdeath.
Thisjournal,leaderofaEnglishforLatininpublic movementtosubstituteprayersoftheMassand otherservices,suggested thatapprovalofthetranslationnowinprocessmight pavethewayforthepartial useofthevernacularinadministeringtheSacraments. Approvalmightalsoclear thewayfortheuseofEnglishinnumerousrites-such asblessingsofnewly-marriedcouples,ofchurches, holywater,homesandso on,
byevasionordenial.I thinkIaminapositionto makecomparisons,andI wouldsaythatnotonlythe Communistsbutpractically alloftheevangelicalbranchesofProtestantismexcel intheexpressionofsociable hospitalityinamanner thatmakestheaverage groupofCatholicslooklike abunchofrefrigerationexperts.
Ithinkthereisalotto besaidforthepractice adoptedbysomeofthe evangelicalchurchesinalwayshavingsomeoneon dutyatthedooronaSundaynightwatchingforany strangefacesandgiving themaspecialwordofwelcome.
Ofcourse,thewhole psychologicalapproachof theCatholicChurchisto placetheemphasisonthat whichservesbestthecontemplativelife,whereasthe emphasisinProtestantismis ontheactivelife.
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12,19.53atSt.alohaofGod. Hospital,Belmont,Joseph O'NeillofTambellup,dearly belovedhusbandofSelina, anddevotedfatherof Geoffrey,Molly(Mrs.R. Sullivan)andDot(Mrs.A. Groves);,fondfather-in-law ofIsabel,DickandArthur, andlovinggrandfatherof KerryandColleenSullivan andRaymondGroves.RequiescatinPace.
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Ifprayeris"theswordofthesaints,"itisalsotheanchorofthefamily.Alllove betweenhumanbeings,husbandandwife,parentandchild,brotherandsister,isaprocessofgrowingandgrafting.Eachpersoninafamilyhashisownrootsinselfandsoul. But,intime,thenerves,mind,heart,spiritsofeachmemberofthefamilymingleand intertwine,deepenandclingtothoseoftheothers.Intheend,thefamilyseemstobe onegreatplant.
divorcecourtslastyearover halfamillionoftheserupturedfamilies,everymemberofwhichmustnow sufferthepainsofdomestic lesionsforalifetime.
ByClaireB.LuceSometimestheseintertwiningselvesareloosened bydivergentinterestsand loyalties.Jealousiesand hatredsriponegrafted heartfromtherestOr,divorcetearsthewhole growthapart,anduproots eachmemberfromsomeof theothers.Whatapainful thingthisis!Whatbitter tearsandnastywoundsare left!Howseldomthescars everreallyheal! Americarecordedinits
Therearenotenoughgood doctorsandpsychiatristsin theworldtorepair,or rather,patch-up,themental andphysicalwreckagethat resultsfromshattered homes.Thereare,ofcourse, toomanyofthosequacks whoposeas"psycho-analysts."Theyarereadytoeat awaythemoneyandtime ofunhappypeoplewhoeat awaytheirheartswhile these"psycho-analysts" vainlyseektocuretheir unhappiness. Thereisseldomalasting cureforthespiritualdistressthatfollowswhen graftedheartsaretorn loosefromoneanother,in anger,inselfishness,in pride,infolly,inwhimor insin.
Mostofthesemiserable homewreckswerenevertold
onesimpleandwonderful truth:"Thefamilythat praystogetherstaystogether."Ofalltheways underHeavenofpreventing thatawfulrippingawayof nervesfromnerves,heart fromheart,fleshfromflesh, thatfollowsthefamily
theComforter,theHoly Ghost.AndtheRosarysays the"GloryBe"toFather, SonandHolyGhost,the ancienttraditionalprayerof ChristendomtotheTriune God,fivetimes,too. TheBibledoesn'ttellus explicitlytopraytoOur Withallmyheart,Ibelieve-and promiseyou-thatthefamilythat praystogether-staystogether-and aworldatprayerwillbeaworldat peace.-FatherPeyton. crackup,thereisnonesoLady.ButGod'sownmesperfectasthatinstitutedbysenger,Gabriel,theAngel GodHimself-famityoftheAnnunciation,hails prayer. MaryintheBibleItisthe Themostperfectoffa-AngelicSalutationthatthe 'riilyprayersistheRosary.Rosaryrepeatsfifty-three TheBibledoesnottellustimes.Anditrepeatsthis weshouldsaytheRosarysalutationfifty-threetimes, Butitdoestellusweshouldnotbecauserepetitionmakes saytheRosaryprayers!reputation,astheadvertiJesusHimselftoldustoserssay,butbecauserepusaytheOurFather.Thetationmakesrepetition;and Rosarysaysthatfivetimes.thereputationofOurBlessJesusHimselftellsusaboutedLady,giventoHerby theFatherandtheSonandGod'sAngel,was"blessed
among'women,"andthe MotherofGod.
SotheRosaryisachain oftheBible'smostperfect vocalprayers.Andtherecitationofthemislinked togetherbythemeditation onthemysteriesinthelives ofJesusandHisMother.
SayingtheRosarymeansto beinChristandinMary. Itbringsusclosetoall theirjoysandsufferingsAndalltheirstrengthand wisdom,andalltheirpatienceandlove,Jesusand MaryteachintheRosary. Whobettertoteachafamily?Whatbettercana familylearnthanwhat Theyhadtoteach?
Howcantheparentsor theboysandgirlsofafamilybeselfish-orrather, findreasonableexcusesfor theirselfishnesswithMary andJesusasexemplars?
"Fightself,"saidSt.CatherineofSienna,"andyou needfearnootherfoe!"
SayingtheRosaryinthe familycirclehelpsvanquish
selfishnus;theworstofan familyfcL:s. Thiefamilythatprays togetherwillneverbedownhe7!ce!Notthatprayer wilt,n afamilyallpain and..ering.Thatisthe lotofinanAndnevermore soti:anintimeslikethese whenmenandtheirleaders havewanderedsofarfrom God. Butaprayingfamilywill bepreparedtomeetallthe unavoidabletrialswhich comeitsway.Anditwill besparedtheworsttrials ofall;thosewhichmembers ofafamilyinflictuponone another.
BondofCharity SaytheRosaryaloudin yourfamilycircle.Give yourmindsthewidth,your heartsthedepth,andyour, spiritstheheightthatcomes fromprayer.Unitethe membersofyourfamilyone toanotherinthisstrongest bondofcharity! Andneverforget,husbandandwife,parentand child,thatittakesthreeto stayinlove:youandthe otherandGod!Thosewho loveoneanotherstayin God'slovebyprayer.And God'sanswertotheir prayeristokeepthem alwaysinoneanother's love.
SaytenHail.Mar)c
Announcethethirdmystery; thensaytheOurFather
SaytheGlorybetotheFather
SaytenHailMarys
Amnouncethesecondmystery: thensaytheOurFather
SaytheGlorybetotheFather
SomeveryplainfactsabouttheRosary areoftenunknowntoCatholics,aswellas tonon-Catholics.Forinstance,itisnotgenerallyrealisedthatthe"HailMary"upon whichtheRosaryisbuiltistheoldestof Christianprayers,olderthanChristianity, sinceitwasfirstutteredbeforeChristwas conceived.
"HailMary,fullofgrace, theLordiswiththee. Blessedartthouamong women.andblessedisthe fruitofthywomb,Jesus." PeoplewhopretendtoappealtoprimitiveChristianitymayberemindedthat theywillfindthesewords inthefirstchapterofSt. Luke.
TotheHailMarythe pietyoflaterageshasadded,"HolyMary,Motherof God,prayforussinners nowandatthehourofour death.Amen."Tothe OurFathertheAnglican prayerbookhasaddeda doxologynottobefoundin theoriginaltextoftheOur Father.
AlongwiththeaboveobservationsfromArnold Lunn,convert-sonofthe lateArchbishopofCanterbury,maybeaddedananswertotheobjectionofthose whoobjecttotherepetition ofprayersintheRosary, quotingagainstit:"But
ThepoweroftheRosary brokethebackofthe Mohammedaninvasionand broughtvictoryatLepanto whenallEuropeseemed losttoChristendominthe 16thCentury.
whenyepray,usenotvain repetitionastheheathen do,fortheythinkthatthey shallbeheardfortheir muchspeaking."
VainRepetition yes, buttheoperativewordis "vain."SurelywhatOur Lordcondemnedisthe prayer-wheeltypeofprayer,thebeliefthatthereis virtueinthemechanicalrepetitionofagivenprayer. Theprayerwheelturnsand everyrevolution,sothe piousThibertanbelieves,is markeduptohiscredit. Thisisthemagicalconceptionofprayerwhichisin directantithesistothe Christianconception.
ContinuesLunn:"No Catholicbelievesthatthe mechanicalrepetitionofthe Rosarymechanically achievesamagicalresult. TheRosaryisamethodof allocatingintervalsoftime forparticularmeditations. EachdecadeoftheRosary takesslightlymorethan twominutestosay,and eachdecadeisemployedin meditationononeofthe mysteriesassociatedwith OurLordandHisMother, thefiveJoyfulMysteries, thefiveSorrowfulMysteriesandtheFiveGlorious Mysteries..."
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MaketheSignoftheCross andsaytheApostles'Creed
ingrouprecitationoftheRosary,a leaderusuallysaystheopeningpartofthe Apostles'Creed,theOurFather,sheHail Mary,andtheGlorybetotheFather,and thegroupanswersbysayinginunison thesecondpartoftheprayer.Infamilies, frequentlyadifferentmemberactsas leaderforeachdecade.
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS.
InthenameoftheFather, andoftheSon,andofthe HolyGhost.Amen.
THE APOSTLES'CREED.
IbelieveinGodtheFather Almighty,Creatorof heavenandearth; AndinJesusChrist,Hisonly Son,OurLord; Whowasconceivedofthe HolyGhost,bornofthe VirginMary: SufferedunderPontiusPilate, wascrucified,deadand buried; Hedescendedintohell;the thirddayHeroseagain fromthedead; Heascendedintoheaven, sittethattherighthandof GodtheFatherAlmighty; FromthenceHeshallcome tojudgethelivingandthe dead.
IbelieveintheHolyGhost; TheHolyCatholicChurch; thecommunionofsaints; TheforgivenessofBias; Theresurrectionofthebody; Andlifeeverlasting.Amen.
SaytheGlorybetotheFather
-AnnouncetheFourthMystery; thensaytheOurFather
SaytenHailMarys
-SaytheGlorybetotheFather -Announcethefifthmystery; thensaytheOurFather -SaytenHailMarys
SaytheGlorybetotheFather
theRosary.Whilerecitingeachdecade, themindoftheoneatprayershould conjureuptheeventcommemoratedin thatparticularmystery.Thus,inthe JoyfulMysterieswethinkabouttheearly lifeofOurSaviourfromHisIncarnation throughtotheFindingintheTemple, atthesametimebeseechingHisbeloved motherto"prayforussinnersnowand atthehourofourdeath."
Thereisnopracticemorecalculatedto putthemindatpeacewithGodandwith ourfellowmen.Topromotemeditation, itisoftenhelpfulfortheoneleadingthe prayerstoenlargealittleonthetitleof theMystery.Thus,insteadofmerely saying,"TheAgonyintheGarden,"these wordsmaybeadded:"Jesuspraysinthe GardenofOlives.Thethoughtofhis comingsufferingsandofoursins,causes Himtosweatdropsofblood."
THE LORD'S PRAYER.
OurFatherWhoartin heaven, HallowedbeThyname: Thykingdomcome: Thywillbedoneonearth asitisinheaven.
Giveusthisdayourdaily bread; Andforgiveusourtrespassesasweforgive themwhotrespass againstus: Andleadusnotinto temptation: Butdeliverusfromevil. Amen.
HAIL MARY.
Hail,Mary,fullofgrace,the Lordiswiththee. Blessedartthouamong women. andblessedisthefruit ofthywomb,Jesus.
HolyMary,MotherofGod. prayforussinners, nowandatthehourof oardeath.Amen. 111",
GlorybetotheFather,and totheSon,andtothe HolyGhost.
Asitwasinthebeginning, isnow,andevershallbe, worldwithoutend. Amen.
THE SALVE REGINA.
Hail,holyQueen,Mother ,itMercy!Hail,ourlife,our sweetness,andourhope!To theedowecry,poorbanished childrenofEve,totheedo wesendupoursighs,mourningandweepinginthisvalleyoftears.Turn,then,most graciousadvocate,thineeyes ofmercytowardsus;and afterthis,ourexile,show untoustheblessedfruitof thywomb,Jeans.0clement, Oloving,0sweetVirgin Mary. V.:Payterus,0holy MotherofGod.
R.:Thatwemaybemade worthyofthepromiseeof Christ
Itunitesthemallbeforethealtar-priestandlaity,menand women,youngandold-TheRosary.Theyuseittobringdown everygoodgiftfromheaven.Heretheyemployitonbehalfofthe ChurchSilentbehindtheIronCurtain.
Thefollowingarequotes ofchildrenengagedina FamilyRosaryCrusade:
"Iaskedmymotherifwe couldhavetheFamilyRosary.Sinceshedoesn'toftengotoChurch,Iexpectedarefusal,butallshe saidwas,andIthinkshe wasbeginningtocry,'Darling,wedon'tallknowthe Rosary.'Mylittlesister, promisedtolearnitif taughtittoher.Wetw beganit,andmymother askedmetogetheraRosary.Now,weallsayitand mymothergoestoChurch withusonSunday."
"Myfathersaiditwas
mymother'splacetopray withme.andthathehadto havetimeintheevening forthepaper.Ithinkhe expectedustogotoour roomtosaytheRosary,but wedidn't.Wekneltright downinthelivingroom.At aboutthefifthdecadehe cameandjoinedus.Afterwardshesaidthepaper wasn'tinteresting,butmy mothersaidtherewasa betterreasonthanthatfor his aside."throwingthepaper
Thistouchingstoryis "toldbytheparishpriest,as occurringinasmallmissionintheCrusadeterri tory.Amarriedcouplehad livedtogetherforseveral years,butwerecareless abouttheirCatholicFaith. Whenchildrencametothis marriage,theyfeltarealisationoftheirignorance, "andtheirfailureinthe practiceoftheirreligion. Consequently,theysought instructionsfromtheparish priest.One breakfast,morningbefore thefatherdecidedtokneelbyhisbedand pray.Hislittlechildof Vfouryearsold,happened intothebedroomcarrying aglassofmilk.Seeinghis fatherkneelingforthefirst time,heputhisglassof milkdown,runningtohim, kneltbesidehimandtried toimitatehiminprayer. Thefatherwasovercome, Illtearscametohiseyes,for heexperiencedafeelingof familyunionwithGodthat wasneverknowntohim. Thejoysoffamilyprayerawaitthosewhojointogetherinthistriumphant crusadeoftheFamilyRosary.
"Afewofuswhocouldn't getourparentstosaythe FamilyRosarybandedtogetherandsaiditafter school.Whentheparentsof oneofthegirlsheardthis, theyweredispleasedand toldtheirdaughterthat theywantedtheRosarysaid intheirownhome.They hadforgottentheyhadrefused.Therestofuscontinuetoprayandhope."
"Myparentssimplywon't praywithme.Theyaretoo busy.Willitbeallrightif mydogstaysbymewhile IsaymyRosary?"
Inthepreparationofour
FamilyRosaryCrusadea greatdealoftalkhasbeen necessary-talkfromthe rostrumandfromthe pulpit,talkthroughthe filmsandinnewspapers, talkaboutobjectivesand meansforthebestwayof demonstratingthegreat needandvalueofthedaily FamilyRosaryinfamil' life.
Butthisisnotacrusade ofwords.Itmeansnothing unlessitresultsinpositive worthwhileaction.Youwill becalledupontoact:first ofall,bypledgingyourself tosaytheFamilyRosary everyday,andthenby faithfullycarryingoutthat promiseinyourhome.And youractionwillstandout intheeyesofalltheworld asexpressingpositivelyand unashamedlyyourfaithin thepowerandgoodnessof GodandHisBlessed Mother.
ByRev.J.C.Wieekmann, S.J.
TheRosary.Standwith itonthebrinkofhell,and itwillsavehordesofsouls fromhurlingthemselves intothateternalabyss;hold itoverPurgatory,andsoul aftersoulwillmountonit toHeaven;putitintothe handsofthesinner,andit willsnapthemostpowerful bondsofSatan,asthough theywerestrandsofrotting thread.
TheRosary.Putitinto thehandsofonewhois tempted,anditwillweave aroundthattemptedperson asupernaturalpower,that allthepackedlegionsof hellcannotbreakthrough. Putitintothehandsofone whoissuffering,andlet himsayitwhilemeditating ontheSorrowfulMysteries, anditwillgivetothat sufferingheartasupernaturalpeaceandcomfort, thatonlytheHeartsof ChristandHisMothercan explain,becauseonlythose Heartscangiveit.
TheRosary.PuttheRosaryintothehandsofyouth andmaidandletthemsay ittogether,anditwillbind theirheartswithaholier andhappierlove,thatwill raisetheirheartseven closertotheHeartsof ChristandHisMother.Put itintothehandsoffather andmotherandletthem sayittogether,andthey willseethattheonly answertotheirproblemsis thepeace-givinganswer fromtheHeartsofChrist andHisMotheratBethlehem,Nazareth,andCalvary.
Seethislittlestringof beadsthatIamholdingin myhand?You'dnever guessthatithasthepower tobringmeperfecthappinessorchangeahouse filledwithhatetoahome ofloveandpeace."Magic?" yousay.No,notmagic;just thepowerofasimple prayer.Whatprayersare moreperfectthanthe Creed,theLord'sPrayer, theHailMary,andthe GlorybetotheFather! Justthinkofthepowerand happinessthatafamily couldhaveiftheysaidthe Rosarytogether.The thoughtisoverwhelming, isn'tit?
Inthelastonehundredyears,Our BlessedMotherhasappearedtomenthree times,andeachtimeshehasbroughtHeavenlygifts-aHeavenlymessageandaHeavenlyweaponagainstevil.
Thegiftsarethethousandsofmiracleswhich haveattendedhercoming. Themessageissimpleandrealistic-Penance,Penance,Penance. Theweaponisabeautifulprayer;Mary's Rosary.
In1846,ontheMountain ofLaSalette,twolittle shepherdchildrensaw Mary.Seatedonarock,her elbowsrestingonherknees, herfaceburiedinher hands,shewasweepingbitterly.Tothefrightened childrenshegavethereason forhertears:Thesinsof menandtheirneglectof prayer. Afewshortyearslater anotherlittlegirl,Bernadette,ofLourdes,sawMary andtalkedtohernotonce, buteighteentimes.While thousandswatchedinreverenceandawe,OurLady askedBernadettetotell thepeopletodopenance andtokneelandsaythe Rosarywithherforthe sinsofmen.
Inourowncentury,whilemen werebusykilling eachotheronthe battlefieldsofthe FirstWorldWar, Marycameagain, thistimetothree Portuguesechildren ofthevillageof Fatima.Sixvisits shemade,sixtimes shebroughther warnings:Wemust repentofoursins... wemustsaythe Rosary.Whowas shethechildren asked.''OurLady oftheRosary."
Inthesethree greatappearances ofMary,threefacts standoutasparticularlystriking. WhenMarycame, shecamealwaysto children.Whenshewas askedhowmencouldavert God'sanger,heroneanswer waspenance.Andwhenshe toldustopray,shesaidto praytheRosary. ThatchildrensawMary whengrown-upscouldnot, shouldcertainlynotsurpriseus.Truly,sheisthe motherofusall,butthe pureheartsoflittleones aremostworthyoflooking onher.Thatpenanceshould behermessageisnotastounding.
Whatdoesmakeuspause, however,isMary'schoice oftheRosary,outofallthe prayersoftheagesandall thewealthoftheliturgy,as theprayerforourtimes andourproblems.
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ontheIrishtongueanda fortressofstrengthintheir sufferings.
Yes,greatisthepowerof Mary'sRosary.Great,too, aretherewardsattachedto ourrecitationofit.Itis themosthighlyindulgenced ofprayers.Wereceivean indulgencejustforcarryingablessedRosaryonour person.Wegainanindulgenceoffivehundreddays foreachOurFatherand HailMarysaidonbeads thathavetheCrozierblessing,whichanypriestcan give.Wecangainaplenary indulgence,undertheusual conditions,byrecitingthe Rosaryonnineconsecutive days,orbyrecitingitinthe
dayafterday,theweightof responsibilitywhichishis. Wheredoeshelookfor strength?ToOurBlessed Lord,ofcourse,whosevicar heis.Buttosomeoneelse, too. Eachdayhegathersthe papalhouseholdtogetherto recitewiththemtheFamilyRosary.Byhisown humbleexample,therepresentativeofChristonearth driveshometofamilies everywherewhathethinks ofthepoweroftheFamily Rosary.
Doyourealisewhatwe shallbedoing,whenatthe endofourCrusadewe pledgeourselvestothe dailyFamilyRosary?We shallkneelinspiriteach daywithourHolyFather. Withhimweshallfinger OurLady'sbeads,andask hertoprotectourhomes andtheworld.
Weshallalignourselves withDominicandBernadette,withthesaintsofthe ages,withthepriestsand popesoftheChurch,with thecountlessFamilyRosaryfamiliesofthepast- takeourplacesinaneverendingcrusadewhichcannotbewithstood,forits strengthisthestrengthof Mary'sRosary.
Thompsonbond,unitingmyfamily, whichcannotbebroken eitherinthislifeorthe neikt.Canyouimaginea fantilythatkneelsdownand saystheRosarytogether,quarrellingwitheachother, orstrayingfromthenarrow paththatleadstoHeaven? Hardly!Tomeitissomethingthatstandsforeverythingonewantsinahomepeace,love,co-operation andhappiness.Whatmore couldanyonewanthereon earth?Besidesthat,weare assuredofHeaven.Iften minutesadaycandoall this,isn'titwellworththe effort?
ButwhatdoestheFamily Rosarymeantome?'One wordwouldbesufficient, fortheansweris"Heaven," becausethisprayerisa
Ifyouareoneofthose "doubtingThomases,"try theFamilyRosaryfortwo orthreenights.Icanassureyouthattherewillbe anoticeablechangeinyour home,forthe"beginningof Heavenishere."
Lookatyourbeads.Those sixOurFathersandfiftythreeHailMarys,saidfaithfullyanddevoutly,havea powersecondonlytoHoly MassandtheSacraments.
Gobackthroughhistory andreadthechroniclesof itssuccess.RecallhowSt. Dominicwentfortharmed withtheRosary,tofight heresyandbringpeopleback toGod.Recallthepromise OurLadymadetoBlessed Alan:"Whateveryouask throughtheRosaryshallbe granted."
Witnessthegreatnaval battleofLepanto,where theChristianforceswith theRosaryastheirbanner andMaryastheirprotection,crushedtheMohammedanswhowerereadyto overrunEurope.
Ifstillyouarenotconvinced,recallhowtheRosarysaidfaithfullybygenerationaftergenerationof theIrishpeople,made Mary'snameawordoflove
LourdesBasilicastandsnearwhere
OurLadyappearedalmost100Yearsago presenceoftheBlessedSacrament.
Mostimportantforus whoaregoingtopledge ourselvestothedailyFamilyRosary,thechurch grantstwicetheamountof indulgencestogrouprecitationoftheRosaryasto recitationalone.Andonthe lastSundayofthemonth, thefamilythathasbeen faithfultothedailyFamily Rosarymaygainaplenary indulgencebygoingtoConfession,receivingHo1y Communion,andpayinga visittothechurch.
Alltheseextrariches havebeenaddedbythe PopesoftheChurch,who recogniseaboveallothers thevalueandpowerofthe Rosary.Thedyingpleaof PiusXwasthattheRosary behabituallyrecitedofan eveningineveryhousehold. "Thesearemylastwords toyou,"hesaid,"thememorialIleavebehindme."
LeoXIII,inoneofhis manyencyclicalsonthe FamilyRosary,expressed hisdesirethat"eachChristianfamilywouldsufferno daytopasswithouttherecitationoftheRosary." PiusXIaskedallparentsto saytheRosaryeacheveningwiththeirchildren.
OurownHolyFather, PiusXII,duringareign whichhasseenonlywar andhateandconstantattackonourCatholicfaith, hasimpressedeventhe enemiesofreligionbyhis abilityandsanctity.Many arehisproblems,ashe strivestoprotectandexpandtheChurchofChrist.
Sometimeswewonder howanymancancarry,
TheFamilyRosaryCrusadewasbornona bedofsuffering.Itsfounder,FatherPatrickPeyton,wasconfinedtobed formorethanayearwith anillnessthatthreatened toendhisdreamofbeing ordainedapriest.
Curedcompletely,Father Peytonpromisedtospend hispriestlylifespreading devotiontoMarythrough theFamilyRosary.
FatherPeytonisnolonger ill,butalegionofothersick peopletakehisplace,asit were,andpermithimtogo abouttheworldpreaching hismessageoftheFamily RosaryandFamilyPrayer.
SufferingsOffered
Inmanycitiesthepatients ofsanitarianotonlyoffer alltheirsufferingsforthe successoftheFamilyRosary,buttheysaytheFamilyRosarythemselves,as wellastheyareable.
Inonesuchsanitarium, thedoctorsandnurseshave builtaspecialshrinetoOur Ladyinaroomthatis accessibletomostofthe patients.Therethosewho areableassembleeachday tosay
RemarkablytheRosarytogether. enough,nonCatholicsareasenthusiastic astherestinofferingtheir sufferingsandsayingthe Rosaryforthespreadofthe FamilyRosarythroughout theworld.
I'mnotgoingtotalkaboutmyownfamily.We'llallmake thegradeintheend,becauseyoucan'tfitterGodoutofPolish blood.WehaverelativesleftinPolandtoproveit.TheNazis triedtobludgeontheFaithdead.TheRussianshavetheirown techniques.ButthelettersfromPolandstillbegin,"Praisebe JesusChrist,foreverandever."
AndmayHebepraised, indeed.Throughprayerthroughfamilyprayer.As longasI'veplungedinto nationalities,I'llcontinue. ThefamilyIwishmyfamilywerelikeisIrishOf course,Godhassmiledupon theIrishfromthebeginning-andneverletitbesaid thattheIrishdon'tsmile back.TheyknowaFriend whentheyhaveOne.
I'llshowyouhowthey doitHere'sthisfamily-
Mother,Father,threechild-ren-theoldest,eight.When IhaveaproblemIcallat lunchtime,whenPatand MaryJoarehomefrom school.Istatemycaseand gettheirpromiseofprayer. Afterlunchthesmallarmy getsitsbattleorders:"Irene hastomakeaspeechand she'sscared,sowe'llall kneeldownandsayaHail Marysoherspeechwillbe asuccess."
Or,"Peg'sbabyhaspneu-
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AfamousBroadwayactorofthepast madehimselfanimmortalinthetheatre worldonthestrengthofoneline:"What'sall theshootin`for?"AstheFamilyRosary Crusaderollsintohighgear,somestartled citizensoftheStatemaybeshockedinto askingasimilarquestion:"What'sallthe shoutin'for?"
moniaandthedoctorsays it'sveryserious.Sowe'll havetoprayhardright now.HailMary,fullof grace.,"
Or,"DaddyandIare goingouttolookatanew houseweheardabout.Let's allpraythatwecanbuyit ifit'sGod'sWill."
Andwhatisn'ttakencare ofduringthedayisall wrappedupintheevening FamilyRosary.
There'safamily Ilike-apowerhouseofprayer. PraisingGodwith thetrustofpetition,praisingGod withthejusticeof thanks.Drawingup onthemselvesand allthosetheylove theblessingsthat pourdownupona familyprayingtogetherstayingtogether.Becausetheyhave stayedtogetherthat'sjustthe point.Thisfamily istheend-of-thestory-told-first. They'rethe1951 editionofaline thathaspractised thatkindofunion inprayerforall thegenerations theyknowof.
Andhowdowe getotherfamilies likethem?Through theFamilyRosary -theGreatPrayer thatsetsthepattern andthehabitofday-long prayerforalltheneedsof lifeandeternity,largeand smallLookattheshapeof theRosary-acirclethat includesandexcludes,like anycircle.Putafamily withinitssafeboundsand theworldisshutout,with aCrossstandingguard. Howcanafamilythat praystheRosaryhelpbut staytogether?Howcan theyfailtobringothers intothatMagicCircle,until fromthehabitoftheFamilyRosarywillgrowa holycontagionthatwill haveawholeworldsaying.
Well,weareshouting,voice,callingonmento withnoapologieswhat-saytheRosary. soever,andwehopethat thenoisewemakewill shockpeopleoutoftheir armchairs,ontotheirfeet, intotheranksoftheCrusadersfortheFamilyRosary.
Weareshoutingfromthe housetopsthemessageof OurLadythattheRosary willbringpeacetothe worldandhappinesstomen.
Itisn'teasytomakeoneselfheardthesedays.Nationsgotowar,men'slives aregambledaway,billions ofdollarschangehandsand policiesareundertaken thataffectthedestinyof everyoneofus.
Wetrytomakeourselves heard,butourlittlevoices arelostintheuproar,like thepeepofababychick inthedinofaboilerfactory.
Onlyonerecourseisleft. Wemustout-shoutthe shouters.Iftubthumpingis theonlywaytomakepeoplelistentoMary'smessage,thenwewillthump everytubandbuildbigger andbetteronesforthejob.
Thehighly-publicised radioprogrammesconnectedwiththisFamilyRosary Crusade,thebrightlycolouredoutdooradvertising displays,themeetings,the speech-making,eventhis newspaperitself-areso manyoutletsforMary's
prayer,labourandsacrifice oftheHolyHomeofNazareth.
ThetirelesseffortsofFatherPatrick PeytontospreaddevotiontoOurLadyofthe RosarynotonlyintheUnitedStatesbut throughouttheworld,havebeengreatlyencouragedbythe"paternalinterestandsolicitude"expressedbyHisHolinessthePope.
HisHoliness,inaletter fromtheVaticanin1948, said,"Youmaytherefore count,belovedson,onthe continuedencouragement andprayerfulsupportofthe CommonFatherofthesoretrieduniversalChristian household,inthemeasure thatyourradiobroadcast giveseverfullerand moregenuineexpressionto oneofOurHeart'sdeepest desires."
DuringFatherPeyton's visittoRomein1949,he wasaccordedanaudience atwhichHisHolinesspresentedhimwithacherishedmemento,aRosary,"as asymbolofyourwork."
ThetextoftheVatican letterfollows:
ToOurBelovedSon, PATRICKPEYTON PriestoftheCongregation ofHolyCross.
Theradioapostolate,to whichyouhavebeengiving
thefullmeasureofyour priestlydevotionduringthe pastsevenyears,infurtheranceofthepastoralmission ofOurindefatigablebrethrenintheHierarchyofthe UnitedStateshasbeen,as youarewellaware,,aconstantobjectofOurpaternal interestandsolicitude.
Intheadmirableselection of"FamilyTheatre"recordingsyouarepresenting tousinaffectionatefilial homage,asinthenationwidereputeandspiritual fecundityoftheFamily Rosarydevotiontowhich theybeareloquentwitness, itgivesusnolittlejoyto discernafaithfulanddramaticechoofOurownrepeatedpleadings,withpastorsandwithmothers, fathersandthenewlywed, tomakesurethatthenew homestheyarecourageouslybuildingfortheirchildrenandforthefamilyof nationsaremodelledonthe
Itwasnomerecoincidence,asyouhavewellunderstood,thatinOurEncyclicalLetter,SertumLaetitiae,ofNovember,1939,on theprogressandproblems' oftheChurchinAmerica, Weweremovedatthesame timetoinvokethisChristian idealoffamilylifeandto rejoicewithyourpastors andtheirflocksthatthe Marconiradio,whichtransmitsthespokenwordtothe endsoftheearthinaninstant-marvellousinvention intheimageoftheApostolicFaithembracingall mankind!-isusedoftenand advantageouslytogiveth4' broadestpossiblepublicity totheinterestofthe Church.
Youmay.therefore,count withconfidence,beloved Son,onthecontinuedencouragementandprayerful supportoftheCommove Fatherofthesore-trieduniversalChristianhousehold, inthemeasurethatyour radiobroadcastoftheGood Tidings,avoidingtheperils ofmereshowmanshipwith programmesofreverent andbecominginstruction, songandstory,givesever fullerandmoregenuineexpressiontooneofOur Heart'sdeepestdesires.
IntokenofthisOurabidingtrust,andoftheheavenlyfavourwhichcannotfail torewardthespeakers, hearersanddoersofthe Wordfirstmaderadiantand fruitfulwithintheHoly Family,wegladlyimpartto you,toyourcollaborators oneandall,andtothedear communityofyourresponsivelisteners,theApostolic Benediction.
FromtheVatican,Janaary' 14,1948. (Signed) PIUSPPXII.
"PraisedbeJesusChrist, foreverandever."
IblessmyselfandIkissthecross, AndtheholyCreedItell AndthePatersandAyestripoffmytongue, Forit'smethatknowsthemwell.
Forit'smanyadaythesesameoldbeads ItoldinthesameoldwayIgotthemmyFiritCommunionmorn, Andthat'ssixtyyearsthisMay.
'TwastheJOyfulMysteriesthenIliked (AndIsaidthemjoyfully), WhenOurLordwasonlyaChildHimself AtHisBlessedMother'sknee.
Ochone!Butit'smanyandmanyayear, I'veturnedfromthejoyfuldeeds AndIcryontheSorrowfulMysteries Withtearsasbigasmybeads.
Formybeautifulboywiththefeverwent Andhimselfnextmorningdied.
DoyouwonderIthinkoftheMysteries ThatendwiththeCrucified, Forit'sthenasI'mtellingeachblessedbead, A-kneelingbesidemybed. Wetwowomen,God'sMotherandme, Havemanyatalkofourdead.
Andthat'swhyI'mlinkingthebeadsthattell HerpainsandherdarlingSon's It'splentyoftimeI'llbehavinginheaven TothinkoftheGloriousones.
ByRev-F.Gartland,C.S.C. Editor,"TheCatholicBoy"OnJuly31,1946,ourHoly Father,addressingArchbishopO'Dohertyof Ma-. nilaandthePhilippine people,wrotewarmlyof OurLady,herRosary,and especiallytheFamilyRosary-
"Mary,"PopePiusXII said,"goesbeforeusby exampleandhelpsusby herprotectionSheisthe conqueroroftheEvilOne andofsin,againstwhom shewagesaperpetualwar. Adornedwiththesplendour ofallvirtues,sheiscer* *
ARosaryhomeisaholy home.Aholyhomiisa happyhome,whereGod andOurLadyareheldin honour.
tainlyrichwiththegrace ofChrist.Sheistheexalted modeloflifeafterwhom thefaithfularetopattern themselves.
"TheRosaryisasummaryoftheentireGospel, ameditationontheDivine Mysteries,aneveningsacrifice,acrownofroses,a hymnofpraise,anappeal forthefamily,amodeof lifefor,allChristians,a pledgeofheavenlyfavours. WiththeRosaryasaleader, letjusticereturnandthe hopeofabetterworldbe enkindled.
"ForthatgreatnavalvictoryinManila300years ago,yourforefathersdid nothesitatetogivecredit toOurLadyoftheMost HolyRosarywhoseaid theyhadsoughtwithL..sistent,continuousprayers.
"Andsoithappenedthat theRosaryresoundedin yourfamilycircles.Therefore,itisnotlawfulto abolish,noreventoallow tolanguishacustominstitutedbyyourforebearers fromancienttimes,acustomwhichwassodearto themandgavesuchsolid nourishmenttotheirfirm faith.
"Suchabandonmentcannotbepermittedespecially onaccountofthepresent deplorableconditionsfollowingtherecentwar."
AtthecloseofthisbeautifulApostolicLetter,Our HolyFatherofferedby wayofclimaxaPlenary Indulgenceobtainablefor thefamilyrecitationofthe Rosarytwiceamonthunder theusualconditions(Confession,Communion,Visit, Prayersfortheintentionof thePope)..."Wegrant theseIndulgences,"hetold theFilipinopeople,"that yourcentenarycelebrations maycarrywiththema richerspiritualharvestand thatdevotiontothemost holyRosarymaygrow strongerdaybyday."
Farfrominterferingwith themodernfamily'sevening recreationorspoilingthe theatrepartyordance,the dailyFamilyRosaryin-
creasestheenjoymentof theselegitimatepleasures themorebecausemembers ofthefamilyenjoythem withGodandMary.
Andfarfrombeingimpractical.thedailyFamily Rosaryispossibleinany homewhereaCatholicfamilysitsdowntotheeveningmealThebesttimeto sayitisrightafterpartak-a ingofthedessert-evenbeforethedishesarewashed. Itrequiresonlytenshort minutestosaythefive beautifuldecades.
Itisnotnecessaryto kneelthoughtheyoung
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Thechildrenespecial-s. lyshouldrememberthis: Marywantsustobelike Jesus,becauseweareher children,too.
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andstrongwillnatural', preferthispodture.Scarcelyanexcusecanbeimagined.Ifsomeofthefamilyareabsent,thesayingoftheRosarybyonly twomembersfulfillsthis beautifulthoughtofOur Lord:"Wheretwoorthree aregatheredforMysakes thereamIinthemidstof them" Itisawellknownfact thattheRosaryissaidevery eveningbythe'Family'of theVatican,thatis,allpermanentworkersattachedto theVaticanHouseholdof theHolyFather-