The Record Newspaper 05 April 1956

St.JosephMarch

SouthPerthParishPlansTo MarkJubileeOfProcession

OrSunday,May6,SouthPerthparishwill celebratethesilverjubileeofitsMayprocessin,whichbeganin1931andhasbeen heldnnually,withoutabreak,eversince.

Quiteanachievementto haveescapedtheearlywinterrains.Eachyearthe parishionersareassured fromthepulpitthatnorain wouldfall,nomatterhow darkandthreateningthe skylookedbetweenthree andfourthirtyintheafternoon.

Andthepromisehasheld goodfor25years,even thoughitrainedbefore threeandwhentheprocessionended.Thesameguaranteeisgiventhisyear.

ToMr.WalterMahonyof Swan-st.,SouthPerth,goes thecreditforthefirstprocessionin1931.Barney's Hillthenhadsomemighty jarrahtreesonit.

Fromtheoldschoolon York-st.toagroupofgiant jarrahtreesonthesummit marchedathinlineof parishioners,themonstrance bornebythelateDean Brennan.

PioneerRewarded

OurLadyoftheMayhas rewardedthepioneerby callingoneofhisdaughters toleaveherteachingina Stateschooltobecomea SisterofSt.Josephandtoday,asSisterHelen,she teachesintheparishschool atKalgoorlie. Agrandson,Kevin Mahony,thisyear.entered St.Charles'Seminary,and, oneday,DN.,hemayoffi-

ciateasapriestintheMay processionbegunbyhis grandfather.

The1932processionhad thelateArchbishopClune carryingtheMonstrance. Againthejarrahgrovewas thesceneoftheopen-air Benediction.

Itwasacold,bleakday, andtheorganisationwas haphazard.TheoldArchbishophadtokneelonthe dampgroundandtheprocessionambledlikeBrown's cows.

Butfromsuchhumble beginningsithasgrownto beaverydevotionaltribute toOurLadyoftheMay.

Thejarrahtreesaregone, andintheirplaceSt. Columba'sChurchlooks acrosstheSwanRiverto themotherchurchofSt. Mary'sinhumbleandsinceregratitudetoOurLady, Continuednextcolumn

BishopGoody OffToRome

HisLordshiptheBishop ofBunbury,theMostRev. L.J.Goody,lefttodayon hisadliminavisittothe HolyFather.

Hehasarrangedtovisit England,Irelandandthe Continentduringthecourse ofhisvisit.* * patronessoftheDiocese, forherblessingsonthe parishduringthepastquarterofacentury. Throughheradvocacy SouthPerthenjoysitsbeautifulchurch,itsnewschool, itspresbyteryandparish hall.

Thisyear'sprocession willbeginat3p.m.The Monstrancewillbeborne byHisLordshipBishop Rafferty.Thesermonwill bepreachedbytheparish priestofPalmyra,theRev. J.McGillicuddy. Thepriestsinchargeof thefairdaughtersofSt. Columba,willactasM.C. andministers,V.R2v.A.E. JohnstonofICEr.sington,

HerSoulInHerEyes,AChildAdoresTheCrucifiedofComod Rev.T.

Formercuratesofthe parisharecomingtojoin inthesilverjubileecelebrations.

Totheparishsodalitiesof theChildrenofMaryacordialinvitationisextended, notonlytowalkinhonour oftheQueenoftheMay butalsotoenjoythehospitalityoftheparishsodality. HolyNamemenaremost welcometojointheranks oftheparishsociety. * *

ClergyRecollection

DayOnApril10

Priestsofthemetropolitanareawillplease notethattheirnextday ofrecollectionwillbe heldattheMonastery onTuesday,April10. commencingat10a.m. sharp.

* *

AttadaleMercyNuns

ToOpenNewChapel

TheSistersofMercyof SantaMariaCollege,Attadale,cordiallyinviteall friendstotheblessingand officialopeningoftheir newchapelbyHisGrace theArchbishoponSunday,April22,at3p.m.

ExiledNuns'Fete

FriendsofthePoor SistersofOurLady(HungarianSisters)areremindedthattheannual feteinaidoftheSisters willbeheldattheirconventgroundsat14Heytesbury-rd.,Subiaco,on Sundayafternoon,April 15,commencingat2p.m.

Anenergeticcommittee underthechairmanshipof Mr.W.Carrhasmadearrangementsforafirst-class feteandpatronsareassuredofagoldenopportunity tohelpboththemselvesand theSisters.

AsthesegoodSistersare migrantsfromChinatheir causeshouldappealnot onlytothepeopleofSubiacoandShentonParkbut toeverybodyintheArchdiocesesizetheycameto W.A.attheinvitationof HisGracetheArchbishop.

Thefinalcommitteemeetingwilltakeplaceon Thursdayevening,April12.

OnMarch18some5,000peoplewitnessedthegreatsolemnitiesinhonourofSt. Joseph,PatronoftheWorkers,atWest Perth,picturedabove.

Asolemnmissionand novenapreachedbythe Rev.G.Nanni,0.M.I.,precededthefeast.Asolemn HighMasswassungat10.30 atSt.Brigid's,WestPerth, bytheItalianchoir,conductedbytheRev.P. Abramo,O.M.I. ThecelebrantwastheV. Rev.E.Sullivan;deacon, FatherNanni;andsubdeacon,FatherD.Cristiano. FireworksFinale

At3p.m.thebeautiful statueofSt.Josephwas carriedonapreciousbier throughthestreetsofWest Perth.Thecadetsofthe ChristianBrothers'College (Terrace)formedtheguard ofhonourandtheCityof Perthbandwasplaying throughouttheceremony.

Atthe'conclusionofthe processionasermonwas preachedonthesaintby FatherCristianoandBene-

dictionoftheBlessedSacramentwasgivenbythe Rt.Rev.Mgr.E.Kennedy, V.G.,whoverykindlyassistedattheceremony.

At7p.m.anopen-airconcertwasrenderedbythe bandofPerth.At9.30free busestookpeopletothe Causewaytoassistatabig displayoffireworks.

DiocesanCourt

ToHoldMeeting

TheDiocesanTribune willmeetonThursday, April12,at10a.m.

Personshavingtheright toapproachtheCourt shouldcommunicatewith theNotary.St.Mary's, Victoria-sq.,priortothat date.

CatholicInventsNewTypeOpenFire

Acompletelynewkindofopenfirewill beonthemarketinWesternAustraliathis year.TobeknownastheSupaBurnitis theinventionoftheWestAustralianGovernmentFuelTecnologist,Mr.PaulDonnelly(above,left).circulatingwarmairfor spaceheating. A controlsspecialchimneychoke alsotheamountof freshcoolairwhichthefire drawsintoaroomandupthechimney. Thefireburnsblockwood butitperformsexception-.

ThefireistobedistributedbyMr.TonyKenny, themanagingdirectorof Supa-Furnsteelfurniture, whohasobtainedthehelp andadviceofBouchersIndustriesinitsproduction.

Inventor, manufacturer andgratearepictured above. TheSupa-Burnfireisa fabricatedmetalopenfire whichfitsstraightintoa standardbrickfireplace.By theadditionofasimple chimneybafflethefire divertsheatwhichnormally goesupthechimneyinto

allywellalsoononthenew' typeofslowcombustiop, smokeless,highlyradiant Colliecoalwhichisnow comingontothemarketfor domesticuse. Thefireisthefirstofits kindinAustraliaanditis hopedtosellitextensively intheEasternStatesas wellasinW.A.

INADRAMATIC,BUTUNSTUDIEDPOSEasmallgirlkissed thefeetoftheCrucifixduringtheAdorationoftheCrossinSt. Mary'sCathedral.

JewsMountOffensive AgainstOurSchools

(ByFatherBonaventureSimon,0.F.M

PriestAttendsMan

PinnedInMine

Fife,Scotland,March24. --FatherJohnLynch,pastor ofKeltynearhere,went 1,800feetdownacoalmine shafttoattendtwoworkers trappedinalocalcolliery.

Oneoftheminers,Owen

) -aremanycaseswherepar-Brogan,aged54, was saved entscouldhavesenttheirafterbeingpinneddownfor

Jerusalem,March24.-Pressuresarebeingmain-childrentoJewishschool,nearlythreehoursbyafall toinedonJewishparentsinIsraeltokeepthemwithoutchargebuthaveofcoal.Theother,Felix chosentopaytosendthemGreig,aged37,waseventufromsendingtheirchildrentoChristianschools.toCatholicschools. allydugoutdead.

Twocommitteesarebeing organisedtoinvestigate alleged"abuses"inmissionaryschools,bothCatholic andProtestant.Thecommitteesweresetupbythe IsraeliKnesset(Parliament) andtheBoardofEducation.

SomeIsraeliauthorities arereportedlydisturbedbecauseanestimated100IsraelichildrenhavebeenconvertedtoChristianity.

Althoughthescopeofthe committee's investigation hasnotyetbeendecided,it seemslikelythatitsfirststep willbeacheckontheDepartmentofEducationforms toseeifalltheJewishchildrenattendingmissionary schoolsarelisted.

MeasuresadoptedbyJewishopponentsofCatholic andothermissionaryschools includeasteadycampaign inIsraelinewspapers,discussionofthequestionin theKnesset,andthecollectionoffundsbytheKeren Jeladenu(Children'sFund) topreventJewishchildren fromattendingmission schools.

Thefundsareraised mainlyintheUnitedStates.

Articleshaveappearedin AmericanJewishpublicationscriticisingthemissionaryschools.

Catholicmissionarieshave exertednopressureonIsraeliparentsorchildrento attendtheirschools.There

JewishpupilsinCatholicMinerswhocontinuedto institutionsdonotattendworkduringtherescueatreligionclassesandnoat-temptgavethemoneythey temptismadetoconvertearnedinthattimetohis them. widow,whohasababy Threatsoflossofjobsdaughter. havebeenmadetoJewishThedeadmanwasa parentssendingtheirchild-Polishrefugeewhobecame rentoCatholicschools, aBritishsubject.

MarxistsWillFollow PartyLineSheepishly

VaticanCity,March22.-"Afterthecollapseof theStalinmyth,somewilllosetheircommunist faith,butmostwillfollow(thenewpartyline)like sheep."

ThiswastheopinionexpressedbyaVaticanradio broadcastinaspecialreport ontherecentabout-faceof Sovietleadersattherecent 20thCommunistPartycongressinMoscow.

Accordingtoreportsof thecongress,formerPremier JosephStalinandthe"personalitycult"oftheindivid-

OrderOfBuildersGivesRelief

ToRefugeesAndPoorDioceses

Cologne,Germany,March22.-Theyearly

ea!leader,ofwhichhewas thesymbol,werecriticised byleadingpartymembers, includingNikitaS.Khrushchev,firstsecretaryofthe CommunistParty.

TheVaticanreportreferredindirectlytoCatholics behindtheIronCurtainand theeffectsofthepolicy changeonthem.Theyare amongthefew,thecommentatorsaid,whohave neverbeendeceivedbythe Stalinmythfor"their Churchwaswitnesstothe fallofmanyanidol."

Astothemotivesforthe suddenSovietchange,the Vaticanradioreportsaid, onecanonlyguess.Butits reportissuedherebytheBuildingOrder,aCatholiceffectsareclear,itadded. secularinstitutedevotedtoconstructionactivities,AlloftheEuropeancornshowedthat3,036ofitsmembersbuilt15settle-Imunistpartieswereatfirst surprisedandthenbewildermentcampsforrefugeesinGermanyin1955. ed,itsaid.Theywereconfrontedwiththehardfact thatthereis"nothingdefinite,nothingsacredforthe ofcommunism."

Membersoftheinternationalvolunteerconstructiongroupcontributed250,019workinghourslastyear, thereportstated.Eighty percentoftheworkwasfor refugeehousingand20per centwasforchurchconstruction.

TheBuildingOrderwas formedin1953byaPremonstratensianpriest,FatherWerenfriedvanStraaten, ofTongerlooAbbey,inBelgium.

"BaconPriest"

FathervanStraatenis widelyknownthroughout Germanyasthe"baron priest,"inrecognitionofthe largefoodshipmentshehas senttoGermanysincethe endofthewar.

Atameetingheldhereit wasannouncedthatthe BuildingOrderhadreceived canonicalapprovalasasecularinstituteinJanuaryof thisyear.

Atthemeetinghere,a representativeofHisEminenceGiacomoCardinalLercaro,ArchbishopofBologna, askedthehelpoftheBuildingOrderfortheCardinal's largehousingprojectinhis archdiocese.

MostAreStudents

Sixtypercentofthe BuildingOrder'smembers arestudents.Seventy-one chaplainscareforthespiritualwelfareoftheworkers and150womenaidinsocial welfarework.

Expensesforfood,clothingandtransportationof thevolunteerworkersare partlydefrayedbythe Order.

Thisyear4,000members fromvariouscountrieswill beatwork:2,000inGermany,800inAustria,1,000 inFranceandBelgium,and 200inItaly.

These

PrelateSubmitsMissingList

ToRedsInHopeOfReleases

Graz.,Austria,March23.-ArchbishopJulius Czapik,ofEger,actingheadoftheHungarian hierarchy,hassubmittedadetailedlistof"miss ing"andimprisonedprieststoHungary'scommunistgovernment,accordingtoreportsreaching here. Thelistwasprepared,reports state,attheGovernment'srequest.Itcontainedthenames ofallmembersofreligious ordersandleadingCatholic laymenwhohovebeengaoled.

Priest'sFindings

OnEichibition

ThisdevelopmentfollowsreportsthattheArchbishopis rv2.gotiatingwiththeRedregime forgeneralamnestyforCotholichChurchleaderswhowere sentencedduringtheStalinist era.

HongKong,March26.BishopLawrenceBianchi ofHongKongopenedadisplayofarcheologicalobjectsfromtheRaphael Maglionicollectioninconnectionwithafestivalof artsattheUniversityof HongKong.

ArchbishopCzapik,areport fromSzombathely,Hungary, states,hasgiventheGovern-

Exhibitedwasasmall partoftheimmensecollectionofprehistoricpottery meetanotherlistcontainingfragments,stoneimplethenamesofHungarianmeatsandstoneornaments parisheswhichhavenopriests ortoofewprieststoprovide spirituelcoreforthefaithful.

AsaresultofreligiouspersecutionbytheReds,itwasreported,morethan30percent. ofHungary'sparisheshaveno priest.Another40percent. oftheparisheshaveoninsufficientnumberofpriestsand manyoftheseareoldmenwho cannotkeepupwiththedemandsmadeonthembytheir work.

gatheredbythelateFather RaphaelMaglioni,P.I.M.E., governmentofHonKong. o whichwasprese by theCatholicChurc the FatherMaglioni,whodied in1953,discoveredtheobjectsat20sitesontheChina coastabout150milesfrom HongKong.

1st

MissionForHead HuntersInIndia

Imphal,India,March 26.-FatherAloysius

missionintheremote stateofManipuramong tribeswhichincludehead hunters.

Oneofthebiggestproblems oftheChurchinHungaryat thepresenttime,itwaspointed out,ishowtogetnewpriests. Thecommunists,reportsnoted, haveplacedeverykindofobstacleinthewayofyoungmen whowanttostudyfortheRavalico,Salesianmispriesthood. sionary,hasopenedtheArchbishopCzapik,according toreports,recentlyvisitedfirstpermanentCatholic ArchbishopJosephGroesz,of Kolocso,whowassentencedto prisonin1951andreported "released"lostOctoberbythe Hungariancommunists.

TribesmanIs MadeBishop

Ginabahar,Raigarh,India,March26.-AmemberofoneofIndia'smajor LateJosefStalin tribalcommunitieshasbeen consecratedhereasthe country's62ndCatholic

PHILIPPINEBISHOPS'ATTITUDE

TOSTRIKEACTIONATUNIVERSITY

Manila,March23.-ThePhilippineBishopshave issuedastatementprotestingagainstastrikebya Catholic-orientedlabourunionagainsttheCatholic UniversityofSantoTomoshere.

TheBishopscoiledthestrike "ascandaltomanyandosorrowtoall."Theysaid"that notallmeanshadbeenexhaustedforajustsettlementof thedispute"beforethestrike wascalled.

Thestrikeinvolvesworkmenn attheuniversitywhoaredemandingincreasedwagesand thereinstotementoftwounion memberswho,theybelieve, weredismissedbecauseoflegitimateunionactivities.

Theworkers,whobelongto theUniversityofSantoTomos EmployeesandLabourers'Association,arebeingsupported byofficialsoftwolaborfederations,theFederationofFree Workers,ofwhichitisamember,andtheNationalLabor Union.

Intheirstatement,the Bishopssaidthat"theChurch recognisestherightofthe workertoassociatefreelywith hisco-workersforthedefence oftheirrightsandforthepromotionoftheirmutualinterests.

"Andamongthemeansat theirdisposaltoachievethis end,therighteventostrikeis admittedasjustifiableunder certainconditions."

LastResort

But,theBishopssaid,"the righttostrikeisonetobeexercisedwithgreatprudenceand asameasureoflastresort, whenitisclearlyevidentthat noothermeansofdefenceremainstotheworkerfortheprotectionofhisrights.Onlythen couldastrikebemorallyjustified,"

TheBishopsaddedthatinregardtotheSantoTomasstrike "thesuggestedrecourseto higherecclesiasticalauthority hodbeendisregarded."

Thestatementnotedthat"in thedefenceofhisrights,the workerhasthemoralobligation torespectnotonlythephysical propertyofhisemployerbut alsohisreputation.Underno circumstancescouldpersonal offensiveattacksbemorally justified.

Bishop.so BishopStanislaiisTigga, 58-year-oldpriestofthe OraentribeofMadhya Pradesh,wasconsecrated asCoadjutorBishopofRai-. garh-Ambikapur.withright ofsuccession.Heisthe diocese'sfirstnativeBishop.

CanadianCrusade AgainstImmodesty Quebec.-Acrusade againstimmodestattireof bothmenandwomenhas beenurgedinaletterofthe hierarchyofthecivilprovinceofQuebec.

Theletter,signedby AuxiliaryBishopCharles0. GarantofQuebec,secretary oftheQuebechierarchy, emphasised:"Christianvirtueandhumanmodestyare scandalisedbythevogueof immodestdress,notonlyon thebeachesorincountry holidayareas,butevenin cityandvillagestreets,in privateandpublicplaces, andoftenintemplesconsecratedtoGod." The letterdeplored shamelesspublicityinnewspapers,reviews,magazines, cataloguesandonposters, aswellasscandalousexhibitionsonmovieandtelevisionscreens.

TheQuebechierarchy calledfor"aprudent,persuasiveandsustainedtask ofcollaborationbetween theauthoritiesofthe family,theChurchandcivil power,supportedbygroups andassociationsofCatholic Action"tomeetthisscourge ofimmorality.

ChinaDailyMissal HongKong,March26

Manipur,borderingBurma andincludingpartofthe NagaHills,hasbeenaforbiddenlandtoforeign missioners.However,Father Ravalico,anativeofTrieste, enjoysIndiancitizenship.

Thegovernmentbestowed thishonourforhiswork years inIndia. Onalongmissiontripto Manipurin1953,Father Ravalicodiscoveredthe "lost"Chintribes,which hadbeenwaitingmany yearsforapriest. Hepromisedtoestablish amissionamongthem,and lastyearvisitedtheUnited Statestoraisefundsfor thispurpose.

Nowhehaskepthispromisebyopeningamission atImphal,capitalofManipur. TheChintribesmoved acrossthemountainsfrom BurmaduringWorldWarII toescapetheJapaneseinvaders.Theylostallcontactwiththeirnativeland, wheremanyhadbeentakinginstructionsfrom Frenchmissioners. FatherRavalico'smission fieldincludestheNaga tribes,whohavebeenwanderingthehillsofAssam andManipurformorethan 1,000years.Theyarenoted fortheirbloodytribalfeuds.

HOURSOFMES WILLBEPOSTEON FRENCHHIGHWAYS.

Orleans,France,March 22.-Signstellingthelocationofthenearestchurch andthehoursofMasseswill soonbeplacedalongthe principalhighwaysofthe Orleansdiocese. Erectionofthesesigns wassuggestedbyagroupof Catholicmotoristsandwas encouraged.byBishopRobertPicarddelaVacquerie, ofOrleans.Thecostofthe signswasdefrayedbyprivategifts.

Pleaseadd

"Itiswithgreatsadnessthat wehoveseenunderattackduringthesepastweekseventhe sacredcharacterofreligious mentowhomourCatholic Philippinesowessuchadebtof gratitude."

TheBishopswerereferring topostersdenouncingthe Dominicanpriestswhorunthe university.Theposterswere putuponuniversitygroundsby unionpickets.

Anewdailymissalin Chinesehasbeenpublished bytheCatholicTruth SocietyofHongKong. Themissalwasprepared byFatherGuyMarchand oftheParisForeignMission Societyincollaboration withFatherThomasChen, editoroftheHongKong ChineseCatholicweekly "KungKaoPo,"andwith otherpriests. Itisthesecond.The firstdailymissalinChinese wasissuedhere30years ago.

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JewsMountOffensive AgainstOurSchools

(By

FatherBonaventureSimon,

0FNI) -

Jerusalem,March24.-PressuresarebeingmaintainedonJewishparentsinIsraeltokeepthem fromsendingtheirchildrentoChristianschools.

Twocommitteesarebeing organisedtoinvestigate alleged"abuses"inmissionaryschools,bothCatholic andProtestant.Thecommitteesweresetupbythe IsraeliKnesset(Parliament) andtheBoardofEducation.

SomeIsraeliauthorities arereportedlydisturbedbecauseanestimated100IsraelichildrenhavebeenconvertedtoChristianity.

Althoughthescopeofthe committee's investigation hasnotyetbeendecided,it seemslikelythatitsfirststep willbeacheckontheDepartmentofEducationforms toseeifalltheJewishchildrenattendingmissionary schoolsarelisted.

MeasuresadoptedbyJewishopponentsofCatholic andothermissionaryschools includeasteadycampaign inIsraelinewspapers,discussionofthequestionin theKnesset,andthecollectionoffundsbytheKeren Jeladenu(Children'sFund) topreventJewishchildren fromattendingmission schools.

Thefundsareraised mainlyintheUnitedStates.

Articleshaveappearedin AmericanJewishpublicationscriticisingthemissionaryschools.

Catholicmissionarieshave exertednopressureonIsraeliparentsorchildrento attendtheirschools.There

aremanycaseswhereparentscouldhavesenttheir childrentoJewishschools withoutchargebuthave chosentopaytosendthem toCatholicschools.

JewishpupilsinCatholic institutionsdonotattend religionclassesandnoattemptismadetoconvert them.

Threatsoflossofjobs havebeenmadetoJewish parentssendingtheirchildrentoCatholicschools.

PriestAttendsMan

PinnedInMine

Fife,Scotland,March24. --FatherJohnLynch,pastor ofKeltynearhere,went 1,800feetdownacoalmine shafttoattendtwoworkers trappedinalocalcolliery.

Oneoftheminers,Owen Brogan,aged54,wassaved afterbeingpinneddownfor nearlythreehoursbyafall ofcoal.Theother,Felix Greig,aged37,waseventuallydugoutdead.

Minerswhocontinuedto workduringtherescueattemptgavethemoneythey earnedinthattimetohis widow,whohasababy daughter.

Thedeadmanwasa Polishrefugeewhobecame aBritishsubject.

MarxistsWillFollow PartyLineSheepishly

VaticanCity,March22.-"Afterthecollapseof theStalinmyth,somewilllosetheircommunist faith,butmostwillfollow(thenewpartyline)like sheep."

ThiswastheopinionexpressedbyaVaticanradio broadcastinaspecialreport ontherecentabout-faceof Sovietleadersattherecent 20thCommunistPartycongressinMoscow.

Accordingtoreportsof thecongress,formerPremier JosephStalinandthe"personalitycult"oftheindivid-

OrderOfBuildersGivesRelief

ToRefugeesAndPoorDioceses

reportissuedherebythe secularinstitutedevoted showedthat3,036ofits mentcampsforrefugees

Cologne,Germany,March22.-Theyearly BuildingOrder,aCatholic toconstructionactivities, membersbuilt15settleinGermanyin1955.

Membersoftheinternationalvolunteerconstructiongroupcontributed250,019workinghourslastyear. thereportstated.Eighty percentoftheworkwasfor refugeehousingand20per centwasforchurchconstruction.

TheBuildingOrderwas formedin1953byaPremonstratensianpriest,FatherWerenfriedvanStraaten, ofTongerlooAbbey,inBelgium.

"BaconPriest"

FathervanStraatenis widelyknownthroughout Germanyasthe"no,in priest,"inrecognitionofthe largefoodshipmentshehas senttoGermanysincethe endofthewar.

Atameetingheldhereit wasannouncedthatthe BuildingOrderhadreceived canonicalapprovalasasecularinstituteinJanuaryof thisyear.

Atthemeetinghere,a representativeofHisEminenceGiacomoCardinalLercaro,ArchbishopofBologna. askedthehelpoftheBuildingOrderfortheCardinal's largehousingprojectinhis archdiocese.

MostAreStudents

Sixtypercentofthe BuildingOrder'smembers arestudents.Seventy-one chaplainscareforthespiritualwelfareoftheworkers and150womenaidinsocial welfarework.

Expensesforfood,clothingandtransportationof thevolunteerworkersare partlydefrayedbythe Order.

Thisyear4,000members fromvariouscountrieswill beatwork:2,000inGermany,800inAustria,1,000 inFranceandBelgium,and 200inItaly.

ualleader,ofwhichhewas thesymbol,werecriticised byleadingpartymembers, includingNikitaS.Khrushchev,firstsecretaryofthe CommunistParty.

TheVaticanreportreferredindirectlytoCatholics behindtheIronCurtainand theeffectsofthepolicy changeonthem.Theyare amongthefew,thecommentatorsaid,whohave neverbeendeceivedbythe Stalinmythfor"their Churchwaswitnesstothe fallofmanyanidol."

Astothemotivesforthe suddenSovietchange,the Vaticanradioreportsaid, onecanonlyguess.Butits effectsareclear,itadded.

AlloftheEuropeancoramunistpartieswereatfirst surprisedandthenbewildered,itsaid.Theywereconfrontedwiththehardfacta thatthereis"nothingdefinite,nothingsacredforthe philosophyofcommunism."

PrelateSubmitsMissingList ToRedsInHopeOfReleases

Graz.,Austria,March23.-ArchbishopJulius Czapik,ofEger,actingheadoftheHungarian hierarchy,hossubmittedadetailedlistof"miss irig"andimprisonedprieststoHungary'scommunistgovernment,accordingtoreportsreaching here.

Priest'sFindings

Thelistwasprepared,reports state,attheGovernment'srequest.Itcontainedthenames ofallmembersofreligious OnExhibition ordersandleadingCatholicHongKong,March26.laymenwhohavebeengaoled.BishopLawrenceBianchi

Thisdevelopmentfollowsre-ofHongKongopenedadisportsthattheArchbishopisplayofarcheologicalobnegotiatingwiththeRedregimejectsfromtheRaphael forgeneralamnestyforCatho-MaglionicollectioninconlichChurchleaderswhowerenectionwithafestivalof sentencedduringtheStalinistartsattheUniversityof era. HongKong.

LateJosefStalin

PHILIPPINEBISHOPS'ATTITUDE TOSTRIKEACTIONATUNIVERSITY

Manila,March23.-ThePhilippineBishopshave issuedastatementprotestingagainstastrikebya Catholic-orientedlabourunionagainsttheCatholic UniversityofSantoTomashere.

TheBishopscalledthestrike "ascandaltomanyandasorrowtoall."Theysaid"that notallmeanshadbeenexhaustedforajustsettlementof thedispute"beforethestrike wascalled.

Thestrikeinvolvesworkmenn attheuniversitywhoaredemandingincreasedwagesand thereinstatementoftwounion memberswho,theybelieve, weredismissedbecauseoflegitimateunionactivities.

Theworkers,whobelongto theUniversityofSantoTomas EmployeesandLabourers'Association,orebeingsupported byofficialsoftwolaborfederations,theFederationofFree Workers,ofwhichitisamember,andtheNationalLabor Union.

Intheirstatement,the Bishopssaidthat"theChurch recognisestherightofthe workertoassociatefreelywith hisco-workersforthedefence oftheirrightsandforthepromotionoftheirmutualinterests.

"Andamongthemeansat theirdisposaltoachievethis end,therighteventostrikeis admittedasjustifiableunder certainconditions."

LastResort

ArchbishopCzapik,areportExhibitedwasasmall fromSzombathely,Hungary,partoftheimmensecollecstates,hasgiventheGovern-tionofprehistoricpottery mentanotherlistcontainingfragments;stoneimplethenamesofHungarianmeritsandstoneornaments parisheswhichhavenopriests ortoofewprieststoprovide spiritualcoreforthefaithful.

igatheredbythelateFather RaphaelMaglioni,P.I.M.E., whichwasprese by theCatholicChurc the

AsaresultofreligiouspersecutionbytheReds,itwasreported,morethan30percent. ofHungary'sparisheshaveno priest.Another40percent. oftheparisheshaveoninsufficientnumberofpriestsand manyoftheseareoldmenwhu cannotkeepupwiththedemandsmadeOftthembytheir work.

Oneofthebiggestproblems oftheChurchinHungaryat thepresenttime,itwaspointed out,ishowtogetnewpriests. Thecommunists,reportsnoted, haveplacedeverykindofobstacleinthewayofyoungmen whowanttostudyforthe priesthood.

ArchbishopCzapik,according toreports,recentlyvisited ArchbishopJosephGroesz,of Kalocsa,whowassentencedto prisonin1951andreported "released"lastOctoberbythe Hungariancommunists.

TribesmanIs MadeBishop

Ginabahar,Raigarh,India,March26.-AmemberofoneofIndia'smajor tribalcommunitieshasbeen consecratedhereasthe country's62ndCatholic Bishop.

BishopStanislaissTigga, 58-year-oldpriestofthe OraentribeofMadhya Pradesh,wasconsecrated asCoadjutorBishopofRaigarh-Ambikapur,withright ofsuccession.Heisthe diocese'sfirstnativeBishop. --

CanadianCrusade AgainstImmodesty Quebec.-Acrusade againstimmodestattireof bothmenandwomenhas beenurgedinaletterofthe hierarchyofthecivilprovinceofQuebec.

Theletter,signedby AuxiliaryBishopCharles0. GarantofQuebec,secretary oftheQuebechierarchy, emphasised:"Christianvirtueandhumanmodestyare scandalisedbythevogueof immodestdress,notonlyon thebeachesorincountry holidayareas,butevenin cityandvillagestreets,in privateandpublicplaces, andoftenintemplesconsecratedtoGod."

But,theBishopssaid,"the righttostrikeisonetobeexercisedwithgreatprudenceand asameasureoflastresort, whenitisclearlyevidentthat noothermeansofdefenceremainstotheworkerfortheProtectionofhisrights.Onlythen couldastrikebemorallyjustified."

TheBishopsaddedthatinregardtotheSantoTomasstrike "thesuggestedrecourseto higherecclesiasticalauthority hadbeendisregarded."

Thestatementnotedthat"in thedefenceofhisrights,the workerhosthemoralobligation torespectnotonlythephysical propertyofhisemployerbut alsohisreputation.Underno circumstancescouldpersonal offensiveattacksbemorally justified.

"Itiswithgreatsadnessthat wehaveseenunderattackduringthesepastweekseventhe sacredcharacterofreligious mentowhomourCatholic Philippinesowessuchadebtof gratitude."

TheBishopswerereferring topostersdenouncingthe Dominicanpriestswhorunthe university.Theposterswere putuponuniversitygroundsby unionpickets.

The letterdeplored shamelesspublicityinnewspapers,reviews,magazines, cataloguesandonposters, aswellasscandalousexhibitionsonmovieandtelevisionscreens.

o governmentofHongKong. FatherMaglioni,whodied in1953,discoveredtheobjectsat20sitesontheChina coastabout150milesfrom HongKong.

MissionForHead HuntersInIndia

Imphal,India,March 26.-FatherAloysius Ravalico,Salesianmissionary,hasopenedthr! firstpermanentCatholic missionintheremote stateofManipuramong tribeswhichincludehead hunters.

Manipur,borderingBurma andincludingpartofthe NagaHills,hasbeenaforbiddenlandtoforeign missioners.However,Father Ravalico,anativeofTrieste, enjoysIndiancitizenship. Thegovernmentbestowed thishonourforhiswork duringmorethan30years inIndia. Onalongmissiontripto Manipurin1953,Father Ravalicodiscoveredthe "lost"Chintribes,which hadbeenwaitingmany yearsforapriest. Hepromisedtoestablish amissionamongthem,and lastyearvisitedtheUnited Statestoraisefundsfor thispurpose. Nowhehaskepthispromisebyopeningamission atImphal,capitalofManipur. TheChintribesmoved acrossthemountainsfrom BurmaduringWorldWarII toescapetheJapaneseinvaders.Theylostallcontactwiththeirnativeland, wheremanyhadbeentakinginstructionsfrom Frenchmissioners.

FatherRavalico'smission fieldincludestheNaga tribes,whohavebeenwanderingthehillsofAssam andManipurformorethan 1,000years.Theyarenoted fortheirbloodytribalfeuds.

HOURSOFWIPES WILLBEPOSTEDON FRENCHHIGHWAYS.

TheQuebechierarchy calledfor"aprudent,persuasiveandsustainedtask ofcollaborationbetween theauthoritiesofthe family,theChurchandcivil power,supportedbygroups andassociationsofCatholic Action"tomeetthisscourge ofimmorality.

ChinaDailyMissal HongKong,March26

Anewdailymissalin Chinesehasbeenpublished bytheCatholicTruth SocietyofHongKong. Themissalwasprepared byFatherGuyMarchand oftheParisForeignMission Societyincollaboration withFatherThomasChen, editoroftheHongKong ChineseCatholicweekly "KungKaoPo,"andwith otherpriests. Itisthesecond.The firstdailymissalinChinese wasissuedhere30years ago.

Orleans,France,March 22.-Signstellingthelocationofthenearestchurch andthehoursofMasseswill soonbeplacedalongthe principalhighwaysofthe Orleansdiocese. Erectionofthesesigns wassuggestedbyagroupof Catholicmotoristsandwas encouraged,byBishopRobertPicarddelaVacquerie, ofOrleans.Thecostofthe signswasdefrayedbyprivategifts.

Ae.a.a.MA4.A.a.A.els.a.a.A.aa.A6,665A

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EasterLiturgyAtCathedral

"MAYTHEPOWEROFTHEHOLYSPIRITdescendintothe waterwhichfillsthisfont,"chontedFatherWilkinsonasthe PaschalCandleisloweredforthefirsttimeintotheBaptismal WateronHolySaturday.

INTHEIRHANDSthehugecongregationwhichfilled

Mary'sCathedralfortheEasterVigilceremoniesrenewedtheirbaptismalpromises.

"BEHOLDTHEWOODoftheCross,"sings theV.Rev.J.Hogan,Adm.,duringthe unveilingoftheCrossonGoodFridayin theCathedral.

ANELDERLYLADYwasoneof

whodevoutlykissedthefeetoftheCrucifix duringthesolemnadorationoftheCross onGoodFriday.

PriestsInducted

THERECORD

IReadAndLiked

By"RONSARD"

ThelastmailfromEnglandbroughtsomeexcellentmaterial, whichshallbeincludingintheverynearfuture,butthisweek's collection,strangelyenough,doesnotcontainone1956book.

"KingSolomon'sRing"tedthecourseofhisintimwasfirstpublishedin1952, andhasbeenreprinted seventimes:"Adamin Ochre"isinitsfourthediciition,and"T: Spider King"maybehardtofind inthebookstores,despite thefactthatitfirstappearedatthebeginningoflast year,andthefirstedition soldoutimmediately.

MymainreasonforincludingthemnowisthatI feartheymayallbedifficulttoobtainifIleave themanylonger,andIthink itwouldbeapityifyou missedthem.

KINGSOLOMON'SRING

ByKonradZ.Lorenz.

Thisisabookwhichwas recommendedtomemany monthsago.Atthetime thedescriptionofitas"a bookaboutthehabitsof animalsandfish"didnot excitemeatall,butafter reading"The Bafut Beagles,"Idecidedthat bookscouldbewrittenon thissubjectwithagreat dealofappeal.Theresult wasthatonceagainIhada pleasantsurprise.

IntheforewordJulian Huxleydescribestheauthor asoneoftheoutstanding naturalistsofourday.More importantstill,heisaman withadeeploveoftheanimalkingdom,enormous patience(sharedbyhisunfortunatewife),andadelightfulsenseofhumour.

Ontopofallthishehasa -learandattractivestyleof writingwhichhassurvived -thistranslationfromthe German,andtheresultisa bookpackedwithinformation,amusinganecdotesof incidentswhichhavedot-

atestudyoftheanimal kingdomatlargeinhisown home,andasequenceof sketchesdrawnbythe authorillustratingthemore interestingandamusingaspectsofhistopic. MycopyfromAlberts' Bookshop.Thepriceis18/9.

ADAMINOCHRE

ByColinSimpson

Iwoulddescribethisas oneofthebestbooksthat hasappearedonthelife andcustomsoftheAustralianaboriginal.Itwasfirst publishedin1951,andis nowinitsfourthedition. Theillustrations,somein colour,areclearandinteresting.

Inwritingabookabout theaboriginesColinSimpsondecidedtoconcentrate ontheArnhemLand natives,firstlybecausehe hadtheopportunityofaccompanyingtheNational Geographicexpeditioninto thisarea,andsecondlybecausesolittlehasbeenwrittenaboutthenativesofthe north.

Hepointstothedifferencesthatexistbetweenthe customsofthevarious tribesthroughoutAustralia,buthestillfeelsthat theArnhemlandercouldbe takenastheprototypefor alltheothers.Itwouldcertainlybedifficulttofinda tribewhichhashadless contactwithwhitepeople, andtheassumptionmustbe thattheyretainmoreof theirprimitivetradition thanmostothers.

Theauthorwritesina mostreadablestyle.The bookconsistsofafactual accountoftheexpedition,a shortstoryinwhichhehas

Besuretosee

IreBunburySee HisLordshiptheBishop ofBunbury,theMostRev. L.J.Goody,inductedV. pRev.M.A.Giles,Ph.D., P.P.,asparishpriestofCollie,onMarch11. FatherGilesisaconsultorandwasrecentlyappointed"Officialis"ofthe Diocese.Allbusinessrecleverlybroughtoutthequiringjudicialinvestigastoryofanearlytribeintion,e.g.,pleasregarding theTerritory,and,finally,thevalidityofmarriageare acollectionofstoriesanddealtwithbyhim.

experiencesamongaborigines.

Ontheeveningofthe sameday,theV.Rev.D. Downeywasinductedas parishpriestofNarrogin. oughlyrecommendthisFatherDowney,after book,andIthinkmostmanyyearsinCollie,sucpeoplewillagreewiththecoedsFatherGilesasparish priestofNarrogin.

Foranunderstandingof theaboriginalIcanthorauthorsassessmentofthe nativeproblemwhichap- pearsattheendofthebook.

Hewillbeassistedforthe timebeingbyRev.Father LestanyoneshoulddeludeBernardBaldwin,M.S.C. himselfwiththeideathat theproblemwillsolveitself withthegradualextinction orassimilationoftheaboriginal,hepointsoutthat theyareincreasinginnumbers.

MycopyfromAherns' Booklovers.Thepriceis 25/-.

THESPIDERKING

ByLawrenceSchoonover.

Itisalwaysatreatto findafirst-ratehistorical novel,andtoallloversof thistypeofbookIcanenthusiasticallyrecommend "TheSpiderKing."This belongstothenewstyleof historicalnovel,inwhich thecharactersareallactual people;theonlylibertythat hasbeentakenisinthe interpretationoftheir thoughtsandtheirconversations.

Tohiscontemporaries,andeventomanyhistorians, LouisXIofFrancewasa masterofintrigue.Many believedhiminleaguewith thedevil,otherssawhis actionsastheoutward manifestationsofthemadnesswhichtingedhis family.

Hewashatedbyhis father,andsuspectedof havingcausedhisdeath. ThenoblesofFrance,and evenhisownbrother,plot-tedagainsthim,forLouis madenosecretofhisintentionofdoingawaywiththe oldfeudalsystem.

Theworldinwhichhe liveddrovehimmoreand moreintointenseandlonely isolationasaruler,andhis misshapenbodygavehimno hopeofplayingtheroleof handsomeprince,yethis twowivesadmiredand evenlovedhiminaperiod ofmaritalinfidelitythat wasnotorious.

LawrenceSchoonoverpresentsuswithapictureof thisfascinatingcharacter whichpiecesallhisactstogetherintoalogicalpattern.

Onesufferswithhimhis humiliationsasachildand asunwelcomeDauphin,and onebattleswithhimashe graduallyfightshiswayup toapositionofstrength whichFrancehadnotheld sincethedaysofCharlemagne.

MycopyfromFranceska Bookshop.Thepriceis 18/9.

Badge-Giving AtHighgate

HIGHGATE: Discussionatthelast generalmeetingcentredon thebranchCommunion breakfastandbadgepresentationceremony,which willbeheldinconjunction withtheN.C.G.M.onSunday,April22. Thisfunctionpromisesto beamilestoneintheprogressofthebranch,and membershavedisplayed greatenthusiarninarrangementsbeingmadefor it. Finaldetailswillbediscussedatthenextgeneral meetingtobeheldonMonday,April9.Plansfora branchfootballteamfor thisseasonwillalsobe drawnupatthismeeting.

SUBIACO:

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldinthehallafter devotionsthisSundaynight, April8.Thesocialcommitteewillreportonthe picnictoYanchep,setdown forApril25.Y.C.W.membersfromallbrancheswill beinvitedtojoininthe picnic.

LEEDERVILLE:

Thenextgeneralmeeting willbeheldonTuesday, April10.Manynewmembersenjoyedthemselvesat thedancingclassesheld afterthelastcombinedgeneralmeeting-thesewillbe aregularfeatureoffuture meetings.

CWLArranges

CardParties

CathedralbranchmembersoftheCatholic Women'sLeaguewillmeet at8p.m.onMonday,April 9,attheCatholicCentre. Membersandfriendswill attendacardpartytobe heldattheCentreon Thursday,April12,at 2p.m. Nedlandsbranchmemberswouldlikefriendsto notethattheyarehaving acardafternoonatthe Claremonttennisclub rooms,Reserve-st.,onApril 17,at1.30p.m.

AfternoonMassAtNewNorcia

WillGreetH.N.SpiritualHead

AnafternoonMasstobefollowedbya dinnerwillbethemainfeaturesofavisit whichthenationalspiritualdirectorofthe HolyNameSociety(theRev.D.M.Fitzmaurice,0.P.)willpaytoNewNorciathis month.

FatherFitzmauricewill arriveinPerthbyairon Mondaynext,April9,and willbemetattheairportby theofficersandmembersof thediocesanexecutive.

PlusallyourNewSeasonneedsin famousbrands

Thefollowingnight FatherFitzmauricewill commencehisvisitationof metropolitanbranchesat theCathedral.Rosary,a shortsermonandBenedictionwillbegiveninSt. Mary'sCathedralcommencingat7.30p.m.tobefollowedbyaninformalmeetingattheCatholicCentre.

MembersoftheSt.FrancisXavier's,St.Patrick's andSt.Brigid's,WestPerth, brancheswillattendthese functions.

OnWednesdaynightthe

executivewillmeetthe visitoratabuffetteaatthe homeofthediocesansecretary(Mr.MarkF.Foley') atApplecross,lipid on Thursdaynightarallywill beheldatVictoriaParkto beattendedbymembers fromVictoriaPark,Belmont,Rivervale,Carlisle andEastVictoriaPark.

RESTOREDLITURGYTRIUMPHED

PerhapsnosingleactoftheeioniificateofPopePius XIIwillprovesofraughtwithspiritualsignificance forthelifeoftheChurchastherestorationofthe HolyWeekliturgy.If,ashasbeenclaimedbynoted liturgists,therestorationaimedprimarilyatthegood ofthepeopleandtheirmoreintimateparticipation inthesacredrites,themostsanguineexpectations musthavebeenexceeded.Thechangeinthetime elementaloneenabledthousandsintheArchdiocese andmillionsthroughouttheworldtoattendthemost solemnritesofthePassiontide,manyofthemforthe firsttimeintheirlives.Theexternal,dramaticinterestoftheliturgyissuchthatthefaithfulare willy-nillydrawntoenterintoitandtorealisefrom itspowerful,sacramentalsymbolismitstremendous innercontent.

Certainlyitwasinspiritingthatforthefirsttime incenturiesthefullliturgyofHolyWeekwcarriedoutinthesmallestandmostremotechches, whereaspreviouslyithadbeenconfinedtothecathedralsofthecapitalcities.Itwasamostpractical moveinthedirectionofspiritualdecentralisation andthereisnoquestionbutthatithasenrichedthe livesofthefaithfulbeyondcomputation.Ofall thatstark,movingpageantrynosinglefeaturewas moreimportantthanthereceptionoftheBodyof OurLordonGoodFridayandthenumberswhoavailedthemselvesoftheuniqueprivilegewasthemost profoundgestureofgratitudetothesaintlyPontiff NN,homadeitpossible.Fewofthecommunicants cculdhavefailedtoappreciatesomethingofthe ineluctablemysteryofhowChrist'slife-conferring deathcontinuestogivelifetotheworld.

IntheliturgyoftheEasterVigilthereisanentire compendiumofChristianteaching.Iiithemostvivid symbolismthegreattruthsofthefaithwhichChrist taughtandlivedandsealedwiththesolemnityof Hisdeatharerevivified.Intheblessingofthenew fireChrist'sdivinityisreaffirmedwhentheAlpha andOmegaarecutintothePaschalCandleanditis setupasastandardofHimWhoclaimedtobe,and is,theLightoftheWorld.Inthelessonsfromthe OldTestamenttheChurchreadsinthehistoryof Israelherownhistoryandthatofhermembers.With thechantingoftheLitaniesthefaithfularereminded ofthesolidarityandrealityoftheCommunionof Saints;intheblessingofthebaptismalwaterthey findacompellingfigureof.theregeneratedlifeof gracemadepossiblebythedeathoftheLord. Appropriatelytheyrenewthepromisesmadefor themintheirownbaptismbysponsors.Itisconversioninthetrueandoriginalsenseofafinal electionofGodandrejectionofSatanandevil.With thissolemnpreludeandconsecrationtheyenterinto theSolemnMassoftheEasterVigil.Theseeming tragedyofCalvaryistransmutedintothesplendour oftheResurrectionmornwithitsrichandcertain promiseofpardon,ofparticipationinthegrace-life andofultimate,unmeritedimmortality.Neverbefore didthepulsatinglifeoftheFaithstandinsuch startlingcontrasttothefeeble,muddledexistence cftheworldoutside.ItissomethingtobeaChristian. Itistorenewoneselfinthedeathandrisingofthe. Lordandtobringthatnew,inextinguishablelifeto themenwhowalkinhalf-lightsandshadows.

FatherCrocelti

IsAdonis!Head

HisLordshiptheBishop ofBunbury,theMostRev. L.J.Goody,hasannounced theappointmentofRev.G. CrocettiasdiocesanchaplainofCatholicAction.Enquiriesabouttheformation ofyouthgroups,Y.C.W., C.C.Y.,N.C.G.M.,etc.should beaddressedtoFatherCrocetti,c/o.St.Patrick's Cathedral,Bunbury,W.A.

HolyWeekAt

SeasideTown

Unprecedentednumbers ofchurch-goersatMandurahduringHolyWeek showedthatholiday-makers availedthemselvesfullyof thefacilitiesavailableto participateintherestored liturgy.

OnFridayFatherFitzmauricewillleaveforNew Norciaandtherallythere willbeheldonSunday afternoonandwillbeattendedbythefourbranches inthediocese. Masswillbecelebratedat 4p.m.tobefollowedbya dinnerattheNewNorcia Hotel.Hewillreturnto PerthonApril17torecommencehisvisitationof

Atthesolemnevening MassoftheLord'sSupper onHolyThursdaythe churchwaspackedtothe doors,manystandingon seatsoutsidetofollowthe liturgythroughthewindows.

AttheEasterVigilMass on1olySaturdaynight, some350receivedHoly Communion,manycountry peopletakingtheopportunitytofulfilthePaschal Precept. OnEasterSundaymorningthetwoMasseswere branchesintheArchdiocese.againpackedout.

Official Engagements

April8: 3p.m.:Aciesceremony, St.Mary'sCathed*

April9: Receptionceremony,ConventofMercy,Victoria-sq.

April22: 3p.m.:Blessandopen SantaMariaChapel,Attadale. ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,SantaClara, BentleyPark.

April25(AnzacDay): PresideatSolemnRequiemMass,St.Mary's Cathedral.

April29: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,St.Peter's, BedfordPark.

May1: 10a.m.:OpenTriennial ConventionofHibernian Society.

May6: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,St.Patrick's, Fremantle.

11.30a.m.:Presideat

SolemnHighMass,St. Brigid'sChurch,WestPerth, feastofOurLadyofthe PolishCrown. OpeningoftheWundowie Churchhasbeenpostponed toafuturedate.

A

RedPlanToDestroyChurch ConformsWithChrist'sPassion

thelibraryShelf

Inamemorandumaccompanyingtheir jointpastoraltheBritishBishopsdetailed themartyrdomoftheCatholichierorchiesof theCommunistworldandalsodescribedthe latestmanoeuvresoftheRedstoundermine theChurch.

Thememorandum,based onfigurestakenfromthe latesteditionofthePontificalYearbookshowsthat:

AtleastfourBishopsor VicarsApostolichavebeen executed(withpossiblyseveralmoreinChina);tenare knowntohavediedinjail, and13arenowinprison.

Inaddition,54havebeen expelled,sixexiled,eight inter and27arebeing im dinvariousways.

Atst63Seesarevacant, notcountingthosewhose Bishopshavebeenremoved byforce.

Thememorandumwas drawnupfortheBritish hierarchybytheSwordof theSpirit,Catholicworld affairsorganisation,atthe specialrequestofHisEminenceBernardCardinalGriffin,ArchbishopofWestminster.

Itassertsthatabout 60,000,000CatholicsarelivinginaworldofRedpersecution,notcountingRussiaitselforthe4,000,000 CatholicsoftheUkraine, whereallorganisedCatholicactivityissuppressed.

"InalltheCommunistdominatedcountriesthe patternofrepressionhas beenbroadlythesamelargelyanadministrative repressionoperatingunder coverofconstitutionalreligiousfreedom,"thememorandumstates.

"Churchpropertyhas beenconfiscated.Educationalsystemshavebeen alteredtoexcludetheinfluenceoftheChurchand includeatheisticindoctrinationand,wherenecessary, Catholicschoolshavebeen closedorexpropriated.

PhysicalPersecution

"Religiouscommunitiesof menandwomenhavebeen deportedordisbandedand mostoftheirhospitalsand orphanagesaswellasother charitableinstitutionshave beenconfiscated.TheCatholicpresshasbeensilenced orturnedovertocollaboratorswiththeregime.

"Mostoftheepiscopal curiaeareunderCommunist supervisionandinmany casesvicarsgeneralor vicarscapitular-personae grataetotheregime-

havebeenappointedbythe Communistgovernments.

"Theemphasismayvary indifferentcountriesbut theprocessisbasicallythe sameeverywhere,andleads tothesameend,thereductionoftheChurchtoaconditionofsubjectiontothe CommunistStateasapreludetoitsdestruction.

"Allthis'physical'persecutionwascarriedoutunderStalin'srule.Whenthe Russianleadersassessedthe positionafterhisdeaththey couldnotclaimthattheir campaignagainstreligion hadbeenentirelysuccessful.

Churchorganisationhad indeedbeendisrupted, bishopsandclergyremoved, butneithertheChurchnor religionhadlosttheirhold overthemindsofthe people.

"Anewapproachhadto beworkedout.Duringthe lastyearandinparticular withinthelastfewmonths, therehasbeenincreasing evidenceofthe'profound, patient,skilfullyarranged propaganda'threatenedby

KhrushchevinNovember, 1954.Itisamuchmore subtleapproachandinconsequencemuchmoredifficulttocounter.

"Intheirnewintellectualistattempttounderminethe Catholicreligion,theCommunistauthoritiesofvarious countrieshaveorganised 'progressiveCatholic'groups andsupportedthemina struggleagainstthelegitimateChurchauthorities.

These'progressiveCatholics'haveworkedoutanew ideologywhichclaimsthat

theidealsofCommunism andChristianityarenotincompatible,thatitisindeed thedutyofCatholicsclergyandlaity-tocollaborateactivelyinthesocial andeconomiceffortsofthe Communistregime.

"TheCatholicChurchhas consistentlydenouncedthese andsimilarmovements whichaimatpenetrating andunderminingtheChurch fromwithin,andtheHoly Fatherhimselfinhislast Christmasmessagedevelopedthistheme."

PolesToCelebrate YearOfOurLady

Berlin,March20.-TheChurchinPoland willcelebrateajubileeMarionYearfrom May3,1956,toMay3,1957,accordingto reportsreachinghere.

TheMarianYearwill commemoratethe300thanniversaryofKingJohn Casimir'sproclamationof OurLadyasQueenof Poland.Thepreparations servedasareminderthat the1,000thanniversaryof Poland'sconversiontothe Faithwillbeobserved10 yearshence.

IndianBishopsDeploreOfficial InterferenceInPopularSchools

Bangalore,India,March20.-Catholic schoolsinIndiaarehamstrungby"blunderingtotalitarianinterference"despitethefact thattheyeducatethousandsofnon-Catholic students.

TheCatholicBishops' ConferenceofIndiamade thischargeinanofficial reportdescribingtheups anddownsofCatholiceducationinIndiaduringthe pastyear.

Thereportwasprepared byBishopLeonardJ.RaymondofAllahabad,director oftheConference'ssection oneducation.

BishopRaymondsaidthat "denominationalschools"in Indiaarevictimsofaprevalentideawhichregards educationasthe"privileged provinceoftheall-powerful State."

Totalitarianismisinthe air,theBishopdeclared.He addedthatmanyIndian leadersholdtheviewthat allprivateschoolsshould be"suppressed."

Inspiteoftheseideas, BishopRaymondpointedout,Catholicschoolsand collegeshaveremained openandarecarryingon theirdailytaskwithquiet efficiencyandvigour.

Theydrawthousandsof India'syouthandastonish theenemiesofChristianity by larity,theirever-growingpopuhesaid.

BishopRaymondcalled attentiontothefactthatthe Church'smorethan4,000 educationalinstitutionsin Indiagreatlyaidgovernmenteffortstofightignor- anceandofferapowerful bulwarkagainstthegrowth ofCommunism.

Theprelatesaidthatthe "niggardlyrewards"offered fortheirefficiencygivelittlecreditforthisdualrole.

BishopRaymondpointed outthatmorethanathird ofthe1,072,000students servedbyCatholicschools inIndiaarenon-Catholics, mostlyHindus.

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TheproportionofHindu studentsismuchhigherin theChurch's53collegesand morethan1,100highand middleschools,theBishop noted.InthecollegesCatholicstudentsareoutnumberedbynon-Catholicsalmostthreetoone,theBishop reported.

BlessedCeremonieshonouringthe Virginwillberestrictedtothechurches, reportsstate.

Inaletterproclaiming theMarianYearthePolish Bishopssaiditoffersa "chanceforthePolishnation towinvictoryinthename ofMary.Itisayearwhich mustaffectstronglythe nation'sconscienceandreminditofitsgreatpledges."

TheBishopsappealednot for"newpledges,notnew vows,buttherenovationof theoldonesandhonest workinfulfillingthem."

Theysaid"theyearof theQueenofPolandshould becomeforournationa greatstart,ageneralmobilisationtoprayer,toa changeoflifeandtoholiness."

MultilingualFete

ForPopeByLepers Tuticorn,India,March 20.-InmatesofaCatholic leprosyhospitalherepresentedfelicitationsinnine

Abookletwhichwillbeveryusefulto priestsandpeopleatthistimeoftheyearhas beenpublishedbySt.Patrick'sCollege, Manly,N.S.W.

Thisvaluableworkisa translationinEnglishofthe officialtextoftheRestored OrderofHolyWeek.

Allthosewhowishto takepartintheceremonies ofHolyWeekwillwelcome thislittlebook.Theywill findhereinEnglish,not onlythewordsspokenby theministersorsungbythe choir,butalsothedirections laiddownastowhatmust bedone-processionsand howtheyaretobeformed, theadorationofthecross, thewashingofthefeet,etc.

Thespokenorsungtext isprintedinblackwhilethe directionsareinred.

Thosepartswhichthe peopleareexpectedtosay orsinginLatinaregiven andthemusicoftheparts thataretobedungbythe peopleisprintedinGregoriannotation.

ReferenceWork

Thewordsandmusicof the"Glorialaus"forPalm Sundayandthe"Pange lingua"forMaundyThursdayareincludedinanappendix.

TherulesfortheEucharisticfastaregivenonthe firstpage.

Thepriestwillfindthisa handyreferencebookwhile thepeoplewillappreciate itsmoderatepriceandconvenientsize.

Itshouldhelpalltotake anintelligentanddevotional partintheseveryimportant ceremonies.

HolyWeek,TheRestored Order;St.Patrick'sCollege,Manly,N.S.W.,March, 1956;94pp.Price3/. -JOB.

Alsomakingitsfirstappearancethisyearisa littlebookofMeditations forHolyWeek,compiled byaDominicanTertiary andentitled-TheLast Week.

Theauthorpointsout thatHolyWeekisvery oftendifficulttofollowin languagestoHisHoliness PopePiusXIIontheoccasionofthePontiff's80th birthday.

The160patientsexpressedtheirgoodwishesintwo Indianandsevenforeign languages,includingLatin, French,SpanishandFlemish. Oneofthemspokeonthe HolyFather'sloveforthe poor,thesickandtheneedy.

Onbehalfofthepatients !HisHolinesswasalsoofferedlaspiritualbouquetcontaining800ofeachofthe principalactsofdevotion.

Thesuperintendentofthe hospital,FatherJoseph Roche,blessedanewblock ofbuildingsforthehospital. Theyarenamed "PacelliHuts"inhonourof thePope.

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Thestaffposition,however,issomewhatmoreencouraging,hesaid.There aremorethan950Catholic professorsinatotalstaffof 1,732members.

TheBishopestimatedthe numberofCatholicstudents inthehighandmiddle schoolsatover237,000out ofatotalstudentbodyof 487,885.

BishopRaymondsaidthat thepartplayedbythe Churchineducatingthe youthofIndiaisinsufficientlyappreciatedbyan "unimaginativeofficialdom," whichismakingwhathe describedas"extravagant demands" onCatholic schoolsinthiscountry.

Algiers,March19.-ArchbishopLeonDuvalofAlgiershasmadeanappeal forpeacebetweenChristians andMoslemsinasermonat aparishchurchinthetown ofBlida.

"Inthemidstofourcruel agoniesagreathopelives: friendship,whichinspiteof thestorm,remainsamong trueChristiansandsincere Moslems,"hesaid."This friendshipmustbearfruit; itmustputastoptofire andbloodshed."

NationalistforcesinAlgeriahavebeenseekingindependencefromFrance,a statusrecentlyawardedto neighbouringTunisia.The Frenchrecentlyhaveassignedadditionaltroopsto combatthenationalistrebellionHere.

ourdailylife.Todaythe largerpartofthepopulationknowverylittleofthe meaningandpurposeofthe greatfeastofEaster.Good Fridaymerelymeansanotherholidayfromworkto somany. Thereisadangerthat Catholicstoo,wholivein thissemi-paganatmosphere, maytendtoconfinetheir observanceofHolyWeekto thebareexternalsofchurch attendanceontheoccasions whentheyareboundtogo bythelawoftheChurch.

Thisbookletisintended asanaidtopersonaldevotion.Beginningwiththe fallofAdamandtheneed forredemptionittouches onPalmSundayandthe lastparablespreachedby OurLord.

Itthengoesontodescribe thePassionandconcludes withthoughtsonthe StationsoftheCross.

Theauthordrawsonthe richliteratureonthesesubjectsformanystriking quotationssuchasthelines ofJohnDonne:

"Look,Lord,andfindboth Adamsmetinme; AsthefirstAdam'ssweat surroundsmyface, MaythelastAdam'sblood mysoulembrace:'

TheLastWeek,bya DominicanTertiary,Blackfriars,London,1956.88pp. Englishprice,4/6.-JOB.

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"Moneres,"Randwick:Usuallyburialtakesplaceseveralhours ofterdeath,yetoneofthepetitionsmadebytheofficiatingpriest is:"Aportainferi,erue,Domine,animamejus;"thatis:"Fromthe gateofhell,deliverhissoul,0Lord." Howeverstrangethisidea

ceasedperson. Q.:CoulditbethatGod,in HisInfiniteMercy,delays judgmentofsomesouls, awaitingthepriest'sfinal pleafortheirsalvation?

Q.:Inwhatlanguage didOurLadyofFatima speakhermessagetothe childrenoftheapparition.

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R.:BeforeIgoontothebalanceonbehalfofthede-mayseemtosomepeople,it isnotstrangetoCatho- considerationofyourpar- ticularproblemonthismatter,letmesayhereingen-eralthattheliturgyofthe Churchprovidesforus,who areliving,religiousritesto befulfilledbyourselves hereandnow,andexpres- siveofallourpresenthopes anddesiresonbehalfofthe faithfuldeparted.

Whathasactuallytranspiredbetweenthesoulof anygivendepartedperson andGodwedonotknow; andtheChurchrefusesto sayofanymanthatheis definitelylost.

IntoTheBalance

Itiscertainthat"if"a persondiesinastateofunrepentedmortalsin,thereis nohopeforhissalvation.

Butwhetherthat"if"is verifiedornotcanbeknown onlytoGod.Meantimethe oldcouplet:

"Betweenthestirrupand Hethegroundmercysoughtandmercy found" warnsustobeslowto judge.

Treatingeverycase,therefore,asanopenquestionas farasweareconcerned,we throwourprayersintothe

R.:Wecouldnotholdthat inregardtoanysoul.Theparticularorindividual judgmentfollows.immediatelyafterdeath.

"If,"then,apersonhasdiedinastateofunrepent- edmortalsin,hehaslost hissoul,andnothingcan thenalterthatfact.

ButstilltheChurchprays:"Fromthegateofhelldeliverhissoul,0Lord deliverhimnotintothe handsoftheenemy;"i.e.,to Satan.

ItisnotthattheChurch expectsGodtodelayjudg- mentuntilshehasoffered thatprayer.ButGodisnot conditionedbytime,aswe are.Heisoutsideand abovealltime-limits.

Past,presentandfuture areallequallyonetoHim. InanticipationoftheprayersoftheChurch,wereit necessary,Hecouldeasilygrantlast-momentand mercifulgraceswhichwould haveensuredthedeceased person'sinteriorrepentance andconsequentsalvation.

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lieswhoknowthat,ifthe BlessedVirginMarywas preservedfreefromoriginal sin,itwasbecauseGodap- pliedtohersoulthegraces ofredemptioninanticipa- tionofthefuturedeathof Christ,ourandherSaviour, onCalvary.

Thereisnoreasonwhy Hecouldnotapplytoany givensoulinadvance,asfar as dentnecessary,gracesdepenupontheliturgical prayersoftheChurch.

Atanyrate,onethingis certain,whateverthemys- teryoftheserelationships betweentimeandeternity, wecantrusttotheinstinct oftheChurch,andprayconfidentlyaccordingto liturgicalritesordainedto giveexpressiontoourown present aspirationsreligioushopesand onbehalfofdeceasedrelativesandfriends.

R.:Sincethepeoplegath- eredaroundthethreechildren,LuciadosSantosand hercousinsJacintaand FranciscoMarto,heardno wordsaddressedtothem, wemustnotthinkofthe Blessed Virginhaving spokentothemintheor- dinarysenseoftheterm; i.e.,inanobjectivelyaudiblevoice.

MysticExperience

Thethreechildrenwere grantedamysticalexper- ience,ideasandsensations beingsupernaturallycreat- edwithinthemandgiving themthevividimpression thattheyhadbeenspokentoby them.theapparitionbefore

TheseideaswereinaccordancewiththeirPortuguesewayofthinking,or theywouldhavebeenquite unintelligibletothreesmall Portuguesepeasantchildren. Inthatsensewecansay thatOurLadycommunicatedhermessagetothemin thePortugueselanguage.

HowSaintsAreChosenFor InclusionInRomanCalendar

J.Power,Cooma:Iwouldliketoaska questionabouttheSaints,ofwhomthere appeartobemanymorerecognisedbythe ChurchthanareaccordedMassesontheir feastdaysintheCalendar.

"SurprisedReader":IntheW.A."Record" ofJanuary19,areplyofyourswaspublished,statingthat"missionstotheEskimos throughouttheArcticcircleareconducted bytheJesuits,whohavetheirheadquars

inAlaska."

R.:Fromcertainpointsof viewthatreplywasappar-entlyinadequate,andcould possiblycreateaninaccurate impression.

Butitwassufficientto meettheparticularproblem withwhichIwasdealing, namely,thatsincetheCatholicChurchisuniversal, andhasthecommissionto teachallnations,shesurely oughttobepreachingtheGospeltotheEskimosin theArcticCircleaswellas tothepeopleinother foreigncountries.

Havingathandabookon theJesuitmissions,Icheckeditup,foundthatthe Jesuitshadmissionstothe EskimosintheArcticregions,andcontentedmyselfwithstatingthefactto showthattheCatholic Churchhasnotoverlooked theEskimos,buthasmissionariesworkingamongst them,evenintheArctic Circle.

becomeCatholicsinthe eightvicariatesoftheOblate Fathersisaddedtothatof thoseintheJesuitmission, wewouldbenearerthe truthifwespoke,notof 7,000Catholics,butof70 times7,000CatholicsamongtheEskimosthroughoutthe ArcticCircle.

Allowancemustalsobe madeforthefactthat,besidesthefivedifferent Ordersofnunsworkingin theJesuitmissions,there areotherOrdersofnuns conductingschools,hospitalsandotherinstitutions throughouttheeightvicariatesoftheOblateFathers.

Iamgladtogivethisadditionalinformation,althoughIcannotgofullyinto detailsinconnectionwithit. Itisenoughtosaythatmy affirmativeanswertothe originalinquiryasto whethertheCatholicChurch hasmissionsamongthe Eskimosornothasbeen morethanconfirmedby thesepresentremarks.

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R.:Surelyitisnotsur-It.:Thepolicyofthe prisingthatonlyalimitedChurchhasbeentochoose numberareaccordedspecialthosesaintsforparticular daysintheCalendarwhencommemorationwhohave MassesareofferedintheirbeenraisedupbyGodfor honour. aparticularpurposeat Afterall,duringnearlysomegivenmomentor 2000yearsofhistory,therecrisisinthehistoryofthe arehundredsofthousandsChurch,andwhotherefore of peoplevwhoirtuehaivnetaltietaisneerdd- ettoobtbroughttoaor viceofGod,whilstonthethefaithfulaseachanni- otherhandthereareonlyversaryoccurs;or,again,to 365daysintheyear,manyaccordaspecialfeastday ofthemreservedfortheofficiallytoaparticular greaterliturgicalseasonssaintwhoforotherreasons, suchasAdventandLent,inGod'sprovidence,hasal- EasterandPentecost. readyestablishedaplacein thedevotionofCatholic peoplethroughouttheworld, orinparticularlocalities.

Q.:Iamsendingyoualittle book,entitled"Apostlesof theFrozen which showsthatthe"Oblates ofMaryImmaculate"are workingthroughoutthe greaterpartoftheArctic wastes,haveeightvicariatesextendingfromLabradortoAlaska,andare morenumerouseventhan theJesuitsintheaposto- latetotheEskimos.

R.:Itisgoodtoknow thattheCatholicChurch notonlyiscondudtingmissionsamongsttheEskimos, butitdoingsotoafar greaterextentthanmypre- viousFromreplyconveyed. thatpointofview myanswerwasinadequate, and theitcouldalsohavegiven misleadingimpressionthattheJesuitFatherswere the missions.onlyoneswhohadsuch

Fortherest,ifthenum- berofEskimoswhohave

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Itwouldbeimpossibleto setasideaspecialdayfor eachparticularSaintoutof suchamultitude.

AllAreHonoured

Q.:Canyoutellmewhya limitednumberofpar- ticularSaintsaregrantedMasses,seeingthatit wouldconceivablybepossibleforanumbertobe sohonouredatonce?

R.:Thegreatestofall Saints'daysintheliturgy oftheChurchis,asamatteroffact,devotednotto thehonouringofaparticular Saint,buttoallofallthe centurieswhohaveattained to beatificperfectionandtothe visionofGodin heaven.

Thatday,celebratedon November1,isknownas AllSaints'Day,orAllHallowsDay;anditsimport- anceissuchthatitisa "DayofObligation,"ora dayonwhichCatholicsare obligedtoassistatMass justasonSundays.

TheChurchthusmakes surethatwehonourallthe Saintsononeparticular feastday,tosupplyforthe factthatonlyafewofthem canbegrantedspecialdaysduringthecourseofthe year.

Q.:Whatisthepolicyofthe Churchasregardsaccord- ingaparticularSainta feastday,witha commemorationspecial atMass.

Naturally,asthecenturies goon,saintsofgreatap- pealinoneagemaynot meansomuchtolatergen-erations;andalwaysthere arenewsaintsbeingcanon- ised.

Asa Calendarconsequencethe ofsaints'dayshasbeensubjecttoanalmost continuousprocessofrevision, suppresseddifferentfestivalsbeing andnewones introduced,theChurch adaptingherselfinthismattertotheneedsofdifferent ages,alwaysintentonkeep- ingherofficialliturgical riteswithinreasonable limits.

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Dublin,March16(NC). -AlfredByrne,sonofa dockworkerwhoremaineda championoftheunderprivilegedwhenhebecame LordMayorofDublin,died (March13)attheageof74. Knowntohisconstituents simplyas"Alfie,"Mr. Byrnewasoneofthemost popularmeninIreland.He servedinbothhousesof Parliament,andwaselected LordMayorofDublinten times.

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EnglishCatholicsWillPray AsSovietHeadsStartTour

London,March16-TheHierarchyofEnglandandWaleshas proclaimedLowSunday,April8,asadayofprayerforthepersecutedChurch.Theproclamationwasissuedinconnectionwith theStatevisittoGreatBritainofPremierNikolaiBulganinofthe SovietUnionandCommunityPartybossNikitaKhrushchev.

InajointpastoralletterthepracticeoftheFaithis"Itwillcomfortthemif readinchurchesthroughoutmadedifficultorimpossible.theyhear-andtheywill thenation,theBishopsurg-"Thetestoffreedomishear-thatthevoicesof edallCatholicstoreceivenotwhatiswritten,butCatholiccitizenswereraisHolyCommuniononLowwhatisdone.Ineveryedintheirdefence. Sunday.TheyalsocalledcountrywheretheConunun-"Trueco-existencebeforexpositionoftheBless-fistsareinpowertheChurchtweenmilitantatheistsand edSacramentinallchurch-ofChristisinchains.Per-believersisimpossible.They esfromthelastMassuntilsecutionissometimessubtleseektodestroytheChurch eveningservices. andhidden,sometimesopenofGod.Weseeknotto

"Uponyourkneesbeforeandsavage.Everywhereitdestroy,buttoconvertthem theBlessedSacrament,"theisrelentless.WespeakoftoChrist,Whomtheyhave pastoralsaid,"askpardonwhatweknow." rejected. forChrist'senemiesasHe "Wetrustthatmembers didfromthecross." VoicesInDefenceofParliamentwillpressthe ListingtheRed-dominat-governmenttotellthevlsiHism r,tocomfortand LordandMary,edcountrieswherethetorshowthiscountryabChurchisenslaved,thehorsreligiouspersecution. strengt thosewhoareBishopsconcluded: Thefactsareghastlybe- sufferingpersecution."it"Weneednotbesilent.yonddispute.TheSoviet continued. Wehaveadutytoalltherecordduringthelastde-

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"Thusthecomingevents,heard.Thepeoplesofeast-shrinkinthenameofdip- whichwillinevitablypainernEuropemaywellbelomaticcourtesyfroma andembarrassallChris-toldbypressandradiooffrankstatementofthe tuns,mabyGod'sgracethewelcomegiveninthisviewsofBritishcitizens. proveasourceofhopeandChristiancountrytotheJusticeandcharitydemand encouragementtothosewhoenemiesofGod. noless." liveintheshadowofthe cross."

TheBishopsurgedall Catholics"toactwithdignityandrestraintduring thevisitoftheSovietleaders."

"Theproposedvisitofthe rulersofSovietRussia," theydeclared,"providesan opportunityforrenewing theHolyFather'sappealfor prayersonbehalfofthe ChurchofSilence.

"WeepingMadonna"OfSyracuse WillBeHousedInLargeSanctuary

Syracuse,Italy,March16-Thesmall terracottaplaque,knownas"OurLadyof Tears"or"TheWeepingMadonnaofSyracuse,"willbehousedinalargesanctuary. scepticscrowdedintothe labourer'ssmallhouse.

"ItisnotourintentiontoAcommitteepresided discussthedesirabilityofoverbyArchbishopEttore theinvitation.ItisnotforBaranziniofSyracuse,are ustoquestionthemotivesexaminingmanydesigns ofstatesmenwhomayforthesanctuarywhich,it honestlybelievetheyareishoped,willbeunderconfurtheringthecauseofstructionbytheendofthis peace. year. Todate580achitectsof

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Trichur,India,Mar.20-India'sfamous anti-Communistleader,aformerCarmelite seminarian,hasbeenordainedapriesthere.

HeisFatherJoseph Vadakan,founderofthe Anti-CommunistFrontof Malabar,whohasspearheadedanationaldrive againstCommunismfor severalyears.

In1955BrotherVadakan addressed18electionmeetingshereintwodaysof campaigningthatlured thousandsofvotesaway fromtheCommunistParty.

TheCommunists,alarmed byhissuccess,usedevery methodknowntothemto disrupthiscampaign.On oneoccasionacrowdbegan tothrowstonesathim whilehewasspeaking.

Althoughhewashitseveraltimes,BrotherVadakancontinuedtospeak untilhecollapsed.

TofightCommunism,he helpedorganiseunions basedonCatholicsocial principlesandgaveaddressesatmanylabour meetings.

In1954hepleadedforthe rightsof100,000shopworkersinTravancore-Cochin State.Hesuggestedthat theyformtradeunionsin allcitiesandpressforbasic wagesandabonus. Hisanti-Reddrivehelpedtoestablishthefirst unionamongshopemploy-

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eeshereandheinfluenced theintroductionofStatewidelegislationlimitingthe workingtimeofshopworkerstoeighthours.

FatherVadakanhasresistedattemptstomakehis anti-CommunistFronta politicalparty.Hesaysit isasocialandcultural movementworkingtosave IndiafromCommunistdictatorshipandthatitis abovepartypolitics.

IndianPriest DiesAt93

Changanacherry,Travancore,India.March15(NC) -Mgr.JacobKallarackal, oneofIndia'soldestCatholicpriests,hasdiedhereat theageof93. Apriestfor67years,he servedthreetimesasApostolicAdministratorofthe Syro-MalabareseriteDioceseofChanganacherry.He wasgiventhetitleofProtonotaryApostolicbyHis HolinessPopePiusXII. Hisfuneralwasattended bysixprelates,including ArchbishopMarGregorios oftheSyro-Malankarese RiteArchdioceseofTrivandrum.

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Becauseofthecrowdsit wasnecessarytomovethe plaquetoanoutsidewall andfinallyitwasmoved againtoatemporaryshrine inPiazzaEuripidehere.

In1953,afterathorough examination,theSicilian hierarchyformallyrecognisedthe"WeepingMadonna"asamiraculous phenomenon.Theydeclaredthattheyhad"unanimouslyconcludedthatthe realityoftheweepingcannotbeheldindoubt."

AlthoughHisHoliness PopePiusXIIreferredto the"WeepingMadonna"in aradiomessagetothe SicilianMarianCongressin 1954andOsservatoreRomano.Vaticannewspaper, publishedthetextofthe Sicilianhierarchy'sstatement,noofficialactionor commenthasbeenmadeby theVatican.

London,March19.-The fifthanniversaryofthedisappearanceofArchbishop JosephBeranofPrague gaveCatholicsherea chancetoshowtheirsympathywiththeexilesfrom Communistterrorpriorto nextmonth'sStatevisitof thereigningRedleaders NikolaiBulganinandNikita Khrushchev.

ArchbishopThomasE. Roberts,S.J.,formerArchbishopofBombay,preached atacrowdedeveningMass intheJesuitChurchofthe ImmaculateConceptionin theWestEnd.

"Thefreedemocratic worldcannotbesilent,"the Archbishopdeclared."Itis ourdutyaswellasour righttoprotest-themore sowhentherulersofRussiaareabouttovisitthis country.Wewanttoassureallthosemembersof theMysticalBodyofour earnestprayersforthem."

Theservicewasbroadcast bytheB.B.C.toeastern Europe.

HugeCrowdAwaitsPopeIn RainOnHisAnniversaryDay

VATICANCITY,March12-TwentynineCardinalsandmembersof51special missionsfromthroughouttheworldattended aPontificalMassinSt.Peter'sBasilica climaxingthe11-daycelebrationofHis HolinessPopePiusXll's80thbirthdayand the17thanniversary SupremePontiff.

Despiteanunseasonal snowfallthehugebasilica wascrowdedwithatleast 35,000persons,whileanother10,000underaseaof bobbingumbrellaswaited patientlyoutsideforthe Pope'sappearance.

ScoresofPatriarchs, Archbishops,Bishopsand otherprelatesjoinedthe thousandsoffaithfulinhonouringthevisibleheadof theChurchandthespiritual leaderofone-fifthofthe world'speople.

RitesTelevised

TelevisioncamerascarriedtheceremoniestoreceiversthroughoutItalyand tomanyotherEuropeean countries.TheTV-viewers sawconfirmedwhatthey hadalreadyheardandread -thateffectsoftheillness whichthreatenedthePope's lifelittlemorethanayear agoseemedcompletely erased.ThePontifflooked healthyandvigorous.

Immediatelyafterthe PontificalMass,PopePius

ofhiscoronationas impartedhisblessingUrbi etOrbi.Radioandtelevisioncarriedtheblessing toallthroughouttheworld.

ChildrenMust

AskForReligion

Berlin,March20-Parents intheCommunistzoneof Germanywillnolongerbe empoweredtorequestreligiousinstructionforchildrenover14yearsofage, accordingtoJohannes Dieckmann,presidentofthe EastGermanchamberof deputies.

Inaletterpublishedin NeuesDeutschland,East GermanCommunistorgan, Mr.Dieckmannsaidthat 14-year-oldsshouldmake uptheirownmindifthey desirereligiousinstruction. Healsosaidtheymust applyfortheseinstructions totheirownparish,addingthatreligiousinstruction cannolongerbegivenin publicschools.

Posty'sWhistle

Mydeargirlsandboys.Easterhascomeandgone, andperhapssomeofyou havebeentoseetheart exhibitionatthegalleries, andperhapssomeofyou wentandsawtheonein thegardens.

ItwastheCatholicChurch thatgaveusallthebeauty ofartthatsomanymillions havetravelledtheworldto see.

IntheCathedral,inthe lovelymosaicfloorsthatare beforeouraltar,especially thatoftheLittleFlower chapelwefindtheold primevalart,symbolicand legendary.

I'vecollectedfromthe encyclopaediasomeofthe meaningsoftheemblems usedinearlyart.Incidentallythereisawonderful bookoutwithmanypicturesoftheoldmasters.

ItisspeciallyanEaster book,andalltheoldCatholicpaintersarerepresented initinthepureandlovely coloursthattheearlypaintersused.

Allthesepaintingscanbe seentodayinthechurches ontheContinent,andinthe world'sgreatmuseums.

Spendsometimewith pictures,children,itisa veryrewardinghobby.

Backtoschool,andstudy hardagainthisnewsession. Keepbusy,anddon'tforget the"corner." AUNTMOLLIE.

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Inacertainparishthe audienceatthebigschool Pageantwasliftingtheceilingwithlaughter.The stagestretchedtoitsglor-iousbackground.andonto itmarchedfouryoungsters. whilethefifthmadegreat tumultinthewings.

Itwasthefirstitem,and fivefirst-gradershadbeen assignedtomarchin,bearinggreatbigletters,oneapiecespellingoutHELLO.

Onlythefirstfourhad reachedthestage.Thefifth wasadamant."Iwantto gohome,Iwanttogo home,"hewailed.

TheSister-in-chargewas intears.Shecoaxed,scolded,pleaded,andthreatened,buttonoavail.Young No.5,whowasthe0,would notbudge.

Finallyliftingtheside curtainSistershowedNo.5 hismotheroutintheaudience."Youmustgoonfor mum,"shesaid,andwon theday.

DryinghiseyesNo.5 almostranontothestage withhis0,andinhishaste arrivedatTHEWRONG END.Yes,thepageantwas agreatsuccess.

RitaMoreschiniWinsSeniorPrize AWeek'sHolidayInBunbury

Itwasthreeo'clockona MondaymorningwhenI feltahandonmyarm.

"Whatisit?"Iasked sleepily.

"It's.timetogetup,"said mymother(itwasshewho hadawakenedme).

"Why,whattimeisit?"

Iqueried.

"It'sthreeo'clockand you'regoingtoBunbury," repliedmum. AtthatIleaptoutofbed andhurriedlydonnedmy clothes.Outsideitwasstill dark.

IwastogotoBunbury withmyfather(whoworkedthere)andmycasehad beenpackedtheprevious evening.

Wesetoutatabouta quarter-to-fourindad's truck.Itisapproximately 110milestoBunburyandthejourneytookabout2i hours.

Onthewaydadpointed outSerpentineandseveral otherplaces,but,asitwas stilldarkIcouldn'tsee muchofthem.

WearrivedinBunbury athalf-pastsixandwere greetedbytheownerofthe boardinghousewheredad andIweretostay.

AfterbreakfastIsetout toexploretheplacesnearby.Iwentupanddown variousstreetsuntilIcame tothesea.

Thecoastwasrockyand lowandthewaterswept overit.Iwalkedoutalittlewayontherocksbut hadtorunbacktoavoid beingsplashedbythe waves.

At11o'clockIwalked backtotheboardinghouse andspenttheafternoon reading.

Onthefollowingdaya littleboyfromacrossthe roadcameovertoshow VickiandAlma(theboardinghouseowner'sgrownupdaughters)hisnewpopgun.

HisnamewasMalcolm andtogetherweexploredthesandhillsnearby.Ihad mycamerawithmeand tookafewphotosofthe surroundingview.

ThatafternoonMalcolm andIwenttothegravel pitswithmyfatherand watchedthemenatwork.

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downtotheseaandwatch thepeoplecrabbing.

Malcolmcametoo,and wehadawonderfultime strollingalongthejettyand watchinganybodywhowas luckyenoughtocatcha crab.

IntheafternoonItooka fishinglineandwentdown tothejettyhopingI'dbe luckyenoughtocatchafew fish.

WhetherIwastooexcitedandkeptwindinginthe lineeveryfewminutes,or whetherthefishweren't bitingIdon'tknow,butI doknowthatIdidn'tcatch asinglefish.

OnFridayIwentinto town,whichwas5minutes walkaway)anddidsome shopping.Iboughtamouth organandsixmarbleseach formytwobrothersanda pairofnylonstockingsfor mymother.

Thatevening,athalf-past five,myfatherandItook ourdeparture.Ontheway homeIwatchedthesun setting.Wearrivedhome at8o'clock.

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Whyisthisriversodamp. Hismothermadehimtake tablets,

Andrubbedcamphoroilon eachscale, Inthedeeppool,wherethe fishwenttoschool, Ahandkerchiefflewfrom histail.

Soonhewashealthyand happy, Andhisnosenolongerwas red. Iffishaskedhimwhy,he'd alwaysreply "Ididwhatmymother said."

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Itwasveryquietaround theQueen'spalace.Nuffy, oneofherpages,wasverysulky,becauseTwinklewas tormentinghim.

TheQueendidnotknow whattodobecauseallher 50servantswerefastasleep. Suddenlyaknockcameat thedoor.Rat-a-tat-tat, "Twinkle!"calledthe FairyQueen,"openthedoor. Someoneisknocking."

Twinklewouldnotanswer thedoor,socrosslythe Queenherselfwenttothe doorandopenedit.Onthe doorstepwassomeonebowinglowbeforeher.When heputhisheaduphesaid:

"Ineverthoughtthat YourMajestywouldhave toanswerthedooryourself."

"Myservantsareall asleep,excepttwoofthem andtheyaresulkingand cross.Theyaresosillyand disobedientandwon'tcome whenIcallthem."

Thestrangerbowedagain. "IamGyro,thegreatest wizardintheworld.Ihave cometoexchangemagic spells.Ihaveonethatturns aroseintoacarnation."

"Haveyouonethatchangesonethingintoanother?" askedtheQueen.

"YesIhavemanyof those,"saidthewizard.He tookabundlefromhis pocket.Theyareveryex-pensive,though."

"I'llhaveone,"saidthe Queen.Shetookitandtried

itonthetwowide-awake disobedientservants,Nuffy andTwinkletoes. Nowtheyalwaysanswer whentheyarecalled.

TheQueenwasverythrilledwiththeresults. "Howmuchisthatspell?" sheaskedthewizard.

"Fivedollars,YourMajesty,"saidthewizard whistling. "Fivesilverdollars?"the Queensaidindismay. "Well,anyhowit'sworth it."

"Willyoutryanotherone, too?"saidthewizardhopefully. "No,thankyou,"the Queensaid."Thisoneis enough. Iwon'tcall TwinkleandNuffybytheir namesanymore;Iwillnow callthemthe"obedient pixies."

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TheWeek'sWinners AWeekin Moreschini,Bunbury,Rita St.Joseph's Convent,Fremantle;The ObedientDixie,MaryCarr, 200Stock-rd.,Palmyra. ...naomwookaviomaokw...

WhenPaintingMeantMuchToFolk SymbolsWereUsedByChurch

Duringthegoldenageinart,duringthe 16thcentury,paintingsweretothepeople verymuchwhatbooksaretoustoday.

Thesepeoplecouldnot readorwrite,butthey couldunderstandpictures. Sothepicturesperformeda greatworkinteachingand inspiringthepeople.As theChurchwasthegreatestpatronofthearts,many oftheworld'sfamouspicturesrelatedtosacredsubjects.

Hereareafewofthe emblemsthatwereusedby theoldmastersinthewonderfulpictures,stillaswonderfultodayastheywerein thoseoldendays.

Thenimbusandtheauroleareusedtoindicatesome holybeing.Thiswasusuallycircular,butaninterestingpointtorememberis thatifitwasmadesquare, itmeantthatthepersonrepresentedwasstillliving.

TheLambistheparticu- larsymbolofJesusChrist. Sometimeswefinditisalso

BIRTHDAYBOX

April7:PatriciaWard; April10:CarolineSanderson,FrancesWhitney,Keith Barrows;April11:Maureen Coffey,FayServenty;April 20:MaryYovech;April29: JohnAllanson.

Happybirthday,children, fromallofus!IfIhave forgottenanyone,please writeinandletmeknow.

SwimConfirmed

CarltonHotel, Hay-st.,Perth.

DearAuntMollie,-Ionly noticedlastSundaythatyou weretryingtoestablish whetheranativenamed "Cockroach"hadswum fromRottnest. AMr.TedCunningham assuresmethatthisistrue. Thenativeinquestionhelp- edhimtolookafterthe governor'shorsesatGovernmentHouse,Rottnest, whileservinghissentence forthemurderofthreegins.

Igothispermissionto writethisandhavenodoubt thatshouldyoucallorring hewouldsupplyyouwith thenecessarydetails.

Roundabout9inthe morningorbetween4and sixofanafternoonshould suithim.Heisanelderly retiredgentleman.

Yoursfaithfully, (Miss)M.BAILEY.

DearMissBailey-Thanks verymuchfortheinterestingletterandtheclue, whichIwillfollowup.

Itisgoodtoseethatso manyadultsreadandlike our"corner."Grandmother Eastcotthasashrineallher owninitandwearewaitingtohearherversionof theincident.

IamcollectingoldWest Australianhistory,asallthe readerslikeit,sodosend alonganythatyouhear aboutorcomeacross.

Thanks, AUNTMOLLIE.

HowDidTheWaterGetThere!

SomeyearsagoinLondon,Dr.A.J. Cronininhissparetimeorganisedaboys' clubforworkingboysandinvitedadistinguishedzoologisttogivealecturetothe members.

allottedtoSt.JohntheBap- tist(todenotesacrifice)and toSt.Agnes,whenitdenotedmeekness.

Theserpentisanemblem ofsin.

Thepeacockisanemblemofimmortality.

Thedoveistheemblem oftheHolyGhost,andalso ofpurityandsimplicity.

PelicanIsChrist

TheshipsignifiesJesus andthechurch.

Theswordsignifiesmartyrdom.

ArrowsaregiventoSt. Sebastianandtootherswho diedbythem.

Amongplantsandfruits thepalmisthe of victory.Thinkofevictoriousentryof uson PalmSunday.Theoliveof peace,thelilyofpurity,the appleofthefallfromParadise,andalltemptation.Thepomegranateofhappy immortality.

ThepelicanisChristWho givesusHisbodyinCommunion,asthepelicantears itsownbreasttofeedits young.

ThefishrepresentsChrist. 1.1.4=101100.M.....11.4...4[..M14.01.1.111.1

LettersReceived

M.Bailey,MaryCarr, Mrs.E.Pacci;stories:Mary Carr,P. Moreschini,Asphar,Rita J.Smith,D. Doyle.

1.11=1.0.1111114.11.0.

Josephine'sQuery

DearJosephineAnneFacci,-Welcometothe"corner,"andnowthatyouare aproperniecehowabout someveryinteresting stories,orpoems?Doyou likewritingstoriesand poems,JosephineAnne?

Wealsowelcomeyour brotherDavidtothe"corner"andwilllookforward tohearingfromhimalso. Ihopethatmotherwill soonbewellagain.Have youmadeyourfirstCommunionyet,Josephine Anne?ItisverywonderfultoreceiveJesusinto yourheart,andknowthat HeistheKingofallthe world.

YouwantedtoknowifHe wasItalianorEnglish.Well, JesusisGod,andsoHeis everything,beingaspirit. Youwillunderstandthat betterwhenyougrowup. TheKingbelongstoallHis subjectswholoveHim. Writetomesoon,andI hopeyouhadahappy Easter.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

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PanelBeatersandBodyRepairers 'Phone:BA2130. usememomemsamommums

CreaturesTestify

Theyspeakwithstrange sweetvoices.

Totheearnestwakeful mind.

There'swisdominthe waters, There'swarninginthe wind. Eachbladefromearththat springeth,Eachshiningstarabove Eachtinydew-droptelleth,Whomwemustfearand love. Thesun,thecloud,thetorrent, Theforest,valeandhill, Proclaimsthateverycreature, Ismadetodohiswill.

Thespeakerchoseforhis subject"TheBeginningof OurWorld."Inafrankly atheisticapproachhedescribedhowaeonsagothe poundingpre-historicseas upontheearth'sprimeval crusthadgeneratedby physico-chemicalreactiona pulsatingscumfromwhich therehademerged-though hedidnotsayhow-the primitiveformofanimation,theproto-plasmiccell.

AwkwardStutter

Dr.Cronin,inhis"Adven'uresinTwoWorlds," continues:"Whenheconcludedtherewaspoliteapplause.Inthesomewhat awkwardsilencethatfolloweda youngsterrose nervouslytohisfeet.

"Excuseme,sir,"hespoke witha "You'veslightstammer, explainedhowthese

bigwavesbeatuponthe shores,buthowdidallthat watergetthereinthefirst place?"

Therewasadeepsilence. Thelecturerlookedannoyed,hesitated,slowlyturned red.Then thewhole clubburstintoahowlof laughter.

AVeteranMissionary,FatherErnestWorms,S.C.A.,TellsWhy

ConversionOf,TheAborigines IsSlowAndPainfulAffair

FromthescholarlypenoftheV.Rev.A.E.Worms,S.C.A.,isthearticleprintedon thispage.FatherWorms,whoiswidelyknownasmissionaryandanthropologist,contributedthisstudytotheKatholischeMission(amissionaryjournaleditedbythe Jesuits)inBonn,Germany.

FormorethanfiftyyearsGerman(andoverthe lastdecade,Australian)Pallottineshaveworked amongthenomadictribesofprimitivenativesin thewildbushandlonelystorm-sweptdesertsof theKimberleysinNorthWestAustralia.

Theworldatlargeknowslittleoftheirmissions. Eventhepeopleofthemorepopulous.andcivilised SouthandEastofthecontinenthaveonlythevaguestofideasofthetypeofcountrythatliestotheir north.

WiaexceptionofthefamousBenedictineMission ofN Norcia,300milesnorthofPerthwhere missionworkbeganin1846,theCatholicChurchat leasttillcomparativelylatelydidnotsucceedinestablishingafirmfootingamongthenativepeople oftheSouth.

Howeveritwasmoresuccessfulinthetropics. TheretheaboriginesarecaredforbyPallottinesin theKimberleys,theSpanishBenedictinesinthe DrysdaleRiverareaandtheSacredHeartFathers intheNorthernTerritory.

ThusfromtheshoresoftheIndianoceantofarinlandtherearefoundatwidelyspacedintervals Catholicmissions.IntheirmidstProtestantmissionariesarealsoatwork.

Allhoweverhavetocontendwiththesameclimatic,ethnicandeconomicdifficulties.Allhave toreckonwiththefactthattherateofconversionis painfullyslow.

TheKimberleyVicarateembracesanareaofabout 120,000squaremilesandistherebybiggerthanthe WestGermanrepublic.Thenativesnumberapproximately42,000.Itisverydifficulttoassess themaccurately.Theyarenottillersofthesoil butgenuinenomadswanderinginsmallgroupsfrom onewaterholetotheother.

Theirwayoflifeisfree.Theydependfortheir foodonbushfruitsandwildgame.Thereisbut cnedomesticanimaltobefoundamongthem,the wilddogcalledthedingo,whichaccompaniedthem inthedimdistantpastontheirmigrationtoAustraliafromMalaccaway.Thedingodoesnotbark buthowlslikeawolf.

Thearidconditionsmorethantheheathavedeterminedtheirwayoflifeoverthousandsofyears andhavetaughtthemtoliveonandbecontentwith little.AttimesfromJanuarytoMarchcyclones sweepthecoastandthroughtheinterior.

Butotherwisefortherestoftheyearabluecloudlessskycoverstheareafromthegoldenspacious beachesoftheIndianOceantothered,bare,parched mountainsinland.

Theregionitselfisdividedamongthemanytribes. Tribalboundariesextendsofarastoallowthetribe tofindsufficientfoodwithintheirlimits.Onthe coastthetribalterritoriesaresmaller(1,600sq. miles)becauseofthegreaterrainfall,vegetationand fishingpossibilities.

Intheinteriorwheretheannualrainfallismuch less,aboutfiveinches,theyaremuchbigger(20,000 sq.miles).Therethenativesshiftcampalmost dailyaftertheyhaveliterallyeatenoutallthefood thatwastobefoundinthevicinityofthecamp.

Thetimidkangaroosarefrightenedaway,the bushfruittreesarestrippedclean,lizardsdecimated. thehoneyantssuckeddry,allediblerootscollected andthewaterholeexhausted.

BecausethenativesbelievethatthetribalboundarieslEvebeenfixedbyspirits,therenoterritorial disputes.Itisforbiddentoinvadetheterritoryof anothertribewiththeresultthatthetribeslivein relativeseclusion.

Itisonlyduringthe"man-making"orinitiation ceremoniesthatthebarrierisraisedandtheyoung candidateaccompaniedbyoneofhismaternaluncles wandersfromtribetotribetoinvitethemallto theclosingceremony.Nightafternightmythologicaldancesareperformed.Whenknowntheyprovidearichmineofinformationfortheanthropologist.

Itisthenalsothatlongstandinggrievancesare settledbyspear,clubandboomerang,thecausebeing usuallywoman-stealing.Howeveritisallnot dancingandfighting.

Thecomingtogetherofthetribesisalsotheoccasionfortheexchangeofweapons,motherofpearl shells,wildtobaccoandmoreimportanttheirsongs andceremonies.Althoughculturallythetribesare closetooneanother,theirlanguagesdifferconsiderablyandcanbeclassifiedinwelldefinedgroups.

Thetraditionalisolationofthetribesandthegreat differencesinthetonguesofsmallgroupsofpeople

FatherWormsInRadioInterview

TheV.Rev.E.A.Worms,S.C.A.,willgive aradiointerviewat10.45a.m.onApril12over Station6WNandregionals. TheinterviewwillcoverFatherWorms'latest discoveriesandconclusionsaboutthepreaboriginalpopulationofAustralia.

makemissionaryworkverydifficult.Themissionaryisthuscompelledtorestricthisactivitytoone smalltribenumberingperhapsfrom50to300.

Inthelongrunhecannotwanderaboutindefinitelywiththesepeople.Hecannotpermanently,withoutseriousharmtohishealth,subsistontheirrough, raw,primitivefood.Hemustreversethesituation andslowlyandprudentlyinducehiscolouredfriends toadaptthemselve4tohiswayoflife Asthegame andfoodaresoonexhausted,tokeepthenativesunderhisinfluence,foodofthewhitemanisgiven themtowhichtheyhavenodifficultyingettingused.

Theprovisionsmustthencomefromthecityover athousandmilesaway.Originallytrackshadto behackedthroughthevirginbushandsuppliescartedbyoventeams.Oflatethecarhasreplacedthese butinsomeareasduring"thewet,"donkeyteams aretheonlymeansoflandcommunicationbetween onemissionandtheother.Naturallytheexpenses areenormous.

Certainlyamissionaryisbeforeallsenttopreach theGospelbuthereinthenorthhemustfirstof allhelpthepeopletosettledownandfeedthem. Toreducecosts,toobtainfreshfoodandaccustom thenativetomanuallabourthePallottineshave builtupherdsofcattle,laidoutgardensandwork shopswherethenativescanlearncarpentering,blacksmithing,carrepairandmaintainance,plumbingand saddling.

Thisprofoundtransformationoftheirprimitive wayoflifeisnotonlycostlybutalsoaprotractedand daringprocedure,whichcoulddomoreharmthan goodtothenativesiftheprocesstakesplacetoofast andwithouttherequiredcaution.

Manylamentthenativewillforgetmuchofhis oldculturalheritage.Butthemissionaryisinduty boundtopreparethemforeventualculturalcontactwithwhites.Astartisusuallymadewith childrenastheyaremuchmoremalleablethanthe adults.

Dormitoriesareerectedonthemissionstations forboysandgirls.Parentsmayvisittheirchildren,

OnhisadliminavisittoRomelastyear theMostRev.0.Raible,S.C.A.,VicarApos, tolicofKimberley,presentedtotheHoly FatherFatherWorms'reportonhisanthropologicalresearchinKimberley,W.A. leavingthemafatjuicykangarootailoracoveted pieceofwildbushhoneycomb.Ontheirreturn tothecamptheytellofwhattheyhaveseenand heard.

Theyseethehutsofthemissionpeopleandcontrast themwiththeirfragile,flimsywind-breaks.Light clothscovertheirformernakedness.Skilledmedicalandnursingcaretaketheplaceoftheartof themedicineman.Religioustruthsholdaworthy placealongsidetheirmythsandlegends.

Whenfruitabounds,themissionauthoritiesencourageallbothyoungandoldtogointothebush togatherthemandexceptforthelittletea,flour andsugartheytakewiththemliveonthesamefood andinthesamewayastheirancestersdidforcenturiesbeforethem.OnSaturdaystheyreturnfor SundayMass.

Unfortuatelythiscarefultransitionprocessisnot heeded;indeedoftenover-hastenedbysomeofthe whitesettlers.Thusthenativesdieoutveryquickly onthecattlestations,golddiggingsandintheports. Thelandthathasbecomeemptybecomespartially occupiedagainbynativespressinginfromtheinterior.Asaresulttherearevastregionsofthe backcountrywhicharevirtuallyuninhabited.

Itisonlyaquestionoftimeastohowlongthis cangoonandconsequentlyhowlongthecattleand

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U.K.DivorceReportConceded ManyPointsToCatholicView

(ByJohnA.Greaves)

London,March26.-Adetailedofficialreportondivorcein Britainsurprisedthecountrybycommentingthatitnightbea goodideaifdivorcewereabolishedaltogether.Presentlaxityis threateningirreparabledamagetothecommunitybycompletely destroyingtheproperconceptionofmarriage,itexplained.And itsaidthattoomanypeoplenowregarddivorcenotasthelast resortbutastheobviouswayoutwhenthingsbegintogowrong.

Thereport,thelongawaitedresultofnearlyfive years'workbyaRoyal CommissionsetupbyParliament,hasprovedadisappointmenttothe-championsofeasier-and-easier divorcewhohadexpected greatsupportfromit.

Totallingsome500,000 words,thereportconcedes manypointstotheCatholic viewpoint.

Thecommission,madeup of19leadingprofessional menandwomen,heardevidenceandideasonmarriage anddivorcefrom67national organisationsandmanyindividualauthoritativepersonsofalmosteveryshade ofopinion.

Thecommissionsaidthat itdoesnotthinkmaking divorcemoredifficultwould solvetheproblemofmarriagefailures.Peoplewho wantdivorcewouldstill getit,thereportsaid.

Thecommissionisrather convincedthatthereal remedylies"infosteringin theindividualthewilltodo hisdutybythecommunity,instrengtheninghisresolutiontomakemarriagea unionforlife,ininculcating

apropersenseofhisresponsibilitytowardshis children."

Itstronglysupportedthe provisionofgreaterfacilitiesformarriageguidance andconciliation,andmade specific recommendations fortheencouragementand developmentofsuchwork.

Italsorecommendedthat divorcecourtsmakegreater effortstoeffectreconciliationandsuggestedthatif theyputthewelfareofany childrenfirstintheirconsiderations,theymight oftenerbringtheparents togetheragain.

SlightChanges

Thecommission,whose recommendationsveryprobablywillbecomelaw,suggestedonlythreecomparatively;lightalterationsin existingdivorcelaws.

Itwouldchangewilful refusaltoconsummatea marriageintoagroundfor divorceinsteadofadecree ofmarriagenullity.

Itproposedthatartificial inseminationfromadonor withoutthehusband'sconsentshouldbeanew groundfordivorce,andthat existinggroundsofincur-

ableinsanityshouldbeextendedtoincludehopelest mentaldeficiency.

Divorcebyconsentafter afixednumberofyearsof separation,mostcontroversialissueofthepresentreport,wasleftundecided.

Nineofthepanelapprovedofdivorcefollowinga separationofsevenyears, butnineothersrejectedthe ideaaltogetherasdetrimentaltothecommunity. The19thmembermadea compromiseproposal.

Religiousaspectsofmarriageanddivorcewerenot discussed.Thecommissionerssaidtheyexaminedthe problemsbeforethem"from thepointofviewofthe Statewhichhastolegislate forallitscitizens."

Theydidhoweverreceive amemorandumfromthe CatholicUnionofGreat Britain,whichwassubmittedwiththeapprovalofthe hierarchiesofEnglandand WalesandofScotland.

TheUnionproposedthat divorcebymutualconsent aftera..periodoftimeshould neverbeagroundfor divorce;moremarriage guidanceshouldbeencouragedandfinanciallysupportedbytheState;hasty marriagesshouldbediscouragedandpre-marriage trainingshouldbegiven.

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PlaqueRecalls NavyFounder

Dublin,March26.-A plaquemarkingthebirthplaceofCommodoreJohn Barry,the"Fatherofthe AmericanNavy,"willbe putuplaterthisyear.

ThehousewhereCommodoreBarrywasbornin 1745isatBallysampson, Tagoat,CountyWexford. HeisburiedinthecemeteryofSt.Mary'sCatholic Church,Philadelphia. UnitsoftheUnited StatesNavyhavebeeninvitedtotheceremonyof theunveilingoftheplaque.

AZ23,000statueofCommodoreBarrywillbesent toIrelandfromtheUnited States.

`LandGift'Leader OnContraception

Kurnool,India,March26.-India's famous"landgift"leader,AcharyaVinobha Bhave,haschallengedthecountry'sleaders toestablishtheneedforbirthcontrolin India. directoppositiontothe policiesfollowedbyseveral StategovernmentsinIndia, notablyinMadrasState, whichhavemadefamily planningachieffeatureof theireconomicprogrammes.

AcharyaBhavetolda pressconferenceherethat therateofpopulation growthinthiscountrydoes notwarranttheintroductionof"familyplanning."

StressingthatIndiaisnot over-populated,Mr.Bhave pointedoutthatinJapan thepopulationpersquare mileis900,butitisonly 300inIndia.

AcharyaShaveisthe founderofthe"Bhoodan" movementwhichseeksgifts oflandfromland-holders forfreedistributionamong thelandless.

Hisviewsonbirthcontrol,typicalofadiscipleof MahatmaGandhi,arein

MadrasFolly

TheMadrasMinisterfor Health,A.B.Shetty,outlinednewbirthcontrol methodstotheStatelegislativeassembly.

Theseincludethedistributionofcontraceptives"at nominalcost"tolow-paid governmentservantthe openingof"famil Ianning"clinicsat key centres,andthe"provision ofmorefacilities"forsterilisationofmenandwomen.

AnglicansSendMission ToRussia'sOrthodox

Londori,March26(NC).-The ofEnglandwillsendanoffic4a1partyof eightchurchmen,ledbytheArchbishopof YorkandtwoBishops,toMoscowinJulyfor theologicaldiscussionswiththeRussian OrthodoxChurch.

Church* ThreeReasons

SpainIsHated

AnofficialAnglicanstatementsaidtheywillstudy scripture,tradition,creeds, formularies,doctrine,and thenatureandnumberof theSacraments. Theywillalsoinvestigate the"Filioque"clauseinthe NiceneCreed-thedoctrine

TheUnionofferedthese suggestionsonbehalfoftheoftheefOcessionofthe community whileHolyGhostfromtheSon declaringthattheCatholicaswellasfromtheFather, Churchforbidsalldivorce.whichtheRussianOrthodox Catholicsparticularlywelcomedthereport'srefusal toapprovedivorcebyconsent,anditsrecommendationsregardingpre-marriagetrainingandtheinterestsofthechildren.

Upto1857theonlymeans ofsecuringadivorcein BritainwasthroughanindividualActofParliament, arareandexpensiveprocedurewhichcutdivorce downtolessthantwoa year.In1858whenthefirst divorcelawswereapproveddivorcestotalled244;and in1954theynumbered 28,347inEnglandandWales plusanother2,200inScotland. Statisticsgiveninthereportshowthatdivorcesper 1,000ofthepopulationin 1953totalled2.48intheUnitedStates,1.49inDenmark, 1.17inSweden,0.67inEnglandand0.41inCanada.

Presentgroundsfor divorceinBritainareadultery,cruelty,wilfuldesertionforthreeyears,insanityafterfiveyears'confinement,andunnaturaloffences.

RadioPriest

ForN.Zealand

London,March26.-Father AgnellusAndrew,O.F.M., Britain'sradiopriest,is leavingLondonforNew Zealandwherehewill preachattheopeningon April8ofaCatholicuniversityhostelatChristchurch.

Hewillpreach,lecture andbroadcastineachof NewZealand'sfourepiscopalSeecities,Christchurch, Auckland,Wellingtonand Dunedin.

Washington.-TheSpanishAmbassadortotheUniFirstScout tedStatessuggestedthree reasonswhySpainhas ChapelHere littleesteemsbteoeond`a`inndg.en!ralmisunderMelbourne,March26.-e Australia'sfirstCatholicJoseMariadeAreilza,in BoyScoutChapelwasandaddresstoabreakfast blessedbyRt.Rev.Mgr.J.meetingoftheJohnCarHannanatopen-aircere-rollSocietyhere,gaveas monieshere.Dedicatedtoonereason"thetremendous OurLadyoftheScouts,theinternationalconspiracyand chapelwaspartiallybuiltuntruths"thathesaidhave byBoyScouts. 11736n.directedatSpainsince Churchdoesnotaccept.

TherewillbediscussionsTheirStudents

onthenatureoftheChurch, includingtheplaceoftheL laity,andonpracticesofthe tworeligions.

andedJobs

Nagoya,Japan,March26 -Eightypercentofthe 312membersofthegraduatingclassoftheCatholic ChurchofEnglandsaidtheUniversityofNazanhere invitationcamefromthehavealreadylandedjobs. MetropolitanNikolaiKur-ThisisconsideredouttitskyofMoscow.Itfollowsstandingbecauseofthe avisitmadetoBritainlastcurrenteconomicslumpin JulybyaRussianChurchthiscountry,Fhichoften delegationledbytheMetro-makesitdiffictil1forJapanpolitanPitirimofMinskesegraduatestogetthat andByelorussia. "firstjob."

d"byAmericans.

ValidOrders

Initsstatementthe

Hesaidthesecondreason wastheProtestantsinthe UnitedStateswho"resentedthememoryofthetraditionalhistoryofCatholic Spain"andopposedthe country'spoliticaldesigns.

Without.Precedent Athirdcause,hesaid, wasthefightforindependencemadebySpanishAmericancountries,which left"alegendofadespotic Spainopposedtothelibertiesofsister-nations."

TheOrthodoxChurchIsThefifthcommencement schismaticanditsclergyre-ceremonywasheldon ceiveHolyOrdersfromMarch21attheuniversity, validlyconsecratedbishops, enablingthemtoofferthe trueMassandadminister theSacraments. Anglicanorders,however, weredeclaredinvalidby PopeLeoXIII,whoissued thebullApostolicaeCurae in1896withtheintentionof closingthecontroversy.

BranchTheory

Butalaygesegmentof Anglicanspersistinholding theso-called"branch theory"-theconceptthat theCatholicChurchconsistsofthreebranches,the Roman,theEasternOrthodoxandtheAnglican.

ThenewArchbishopof York,Dr.A.M.Ramsey,is anardentAnglo-Catholic andhasbeenbitterlyattackedbyProtestantextremists insidehisownChurch.

BycoincidencetheAnglicanpartyarrivesinMoscowonJuly14,feastofSt. Bonaventure,theSeraphic DoctorwhowasoncenominatedArchbishopofYork butinhishumilityasked thePopetoreleasehim fromthehonour.

Withpermissionofthe hierarchy,FatherAgnellus isafulltimememberofTennisRacquetsRestrungby expertspot,14atBoVrfirriNgrelArcade.sirts theBritishBroadcastingbe Corporationstaff. Phone132219.

whichwasestablishedseven yearsago.Thefirstyear therewereonly14graduates.The312graduates thisyearestablished a recordfortheuniversity.

TheAmbassadordeclared the"campaignoffalsehood" launchedatSpainatthe beginningoftheSpanish CivilWar"issomething withoutprecedentinthe episodesofhatredagainsta givencountryinrecent years.°

Paris,

Paris,

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RomeExaminesTwoMiraclesTop

Mathematician DiesInBritain

BoxerMourns

ManHeKilled

VaticanCity,March22:His

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50"lampsofbrotherhood"destinedformilitary cemeteriesinItaly. Attendingtheblessingwere 50mothers,widowsandsisters ofwartimedeodwhowill.corn the',ampstothevariouscemeteries.

Onthewaytothecemeteries, thewomenwillstopforcommemorativeceremoniesat MonteCassinoAbbey,which waspartiallydestroyedduring WorldWarII.

Thelampswillburnassymbolsofpenceandfellowship amongallpeoples.Lampsare burninginothercountries.

Carthusian's ArtExhibition

Lisbon,March22.-Archbishop FernandoCento, PapalNunciotoPortugal, hasopenedanexhibitionof theworksofBrotherMichael,aCarthusianlaybrother,oftheCharterhouseof JerezdelaFronterain Spain. TheworksdepictBrother Michael'sfellowmonksand scenesofthelandscapenear theCharterhousewherehe lives.

BrotherMichael,known intheworldasSergioGuedesdeSousa,wasbornin 1897andstudiedunderthe painterCarlosReis.After leadingasomewhatdissoluteyouthhebecameconvertedtoreligiouspractice in1924andlaterentered theCarthusianorder,one ofthestrictestcontemplative ordersintheChurch.

RELICSOFFRENCH SAINT-KINGTOBE INTERREDATST. DENIS.

Paris,March22(NC):Descendantsofthe13thcentury Saint,KingLouisIXofFrance, willbepresentwhenhisrelics aretransferredtotheBasilica ofSt.Denis,burialplaceof Frenchkingshere.

Theceremony,whichis scheduledforMay8,will alsobeattendedbyHis EminenceMauriceCardinal Feltin,ArchbishopofParis, andhighreligiousandcivil officials.

DuringtheFrenchRevolution'sReignofTerror in1793thebonesofthe Frenchkingsweretaken fromtheirtombsandscattered.AfewhonesofSt. Louisweresavedandpreserved.

InCauseOfDamienTheLeper Edinburgh, Scotland March26. Edrall

Louvain,Belgium,March24.-Abeatification processinthecauseofFatherDamien,"Apostleof theLepers,"hasbeenintroducedherebyHis EminenceJosephCardinalvanRoey,Archbishop ofMalines..

FatherDamien'sbody, whichwasbroughtbackto BelgiumfromtheIslandof Molokai,inHawaii,in1936, isexpectedtobeexhumedin Julyforidentificationbya canonicaltribunalatthe churchoftheSacredHeart FathersinLouvain.

FatherDamienisoften calledtheMartyrofMolokai becauseofhisworkamong thelepers. Afterhehad workedfor16yearsamong thelepersinthecolonyat KalaupapaontheIslandof Molokai,hecontractedthe diseasehimselfanddiedon August15,1889.

Thebeatificationcauseof FatherDamienwasformally introducedinRomeinFebruary,1955,Afewweeks ago,BishopJamesJ.Sweeney,ofHonolulu,beganinvestigationsofthepriest's cause.

TheSacredCongregation ofRitesinRomeisnowexaminingtworeportedcures attributedtotheintercession ofthepriest,whichmaybe consideredasmiraclesfor hiscause.

RussiansGiven

SincerityTest

UnitedNotions,N.Y.,March 22:TheAssemblyofCaptive EuropeanNotionsstatedhere thattheRussianGovernment couldprovethesincerityofits anti-Stalinistpolicybyfreeing HisEminenceJosefCardinal Mindszenty,PrimateofHungary.

Sincehis"conditionalrelease"fromprisonbytheHungariancommunistslastJuly, thePrimateofHungaryhasnot beenallowedtoreturntoEsztergom,hisSee.

Heisreportedtobeliving underhousearrestinadense forestinthevillageofPuespok SzentLaszlo.TheCardinal wassentencedto12yearsimprisonmentbytheRedregime in1949.

TheAssemblysuggestedalso thatthousandsofotherpolitical prisonersheldbehindtheIron Curtainshouldbefreed.

FriendOfPoor InIndiaHas BeenRecalled

Brussels,Belgium,March24 (NC):Thecentenaryofthe birthofJesuitFatherConstant Lievens,Belgianmissionaryto India,willbecelebratedinthis countryandinIndiaonApril 11.

FatherLievenswascalled "theApostleofChotaNagpur,"nowthedioceseof Ranchi,India.WhenhearrivedinChotaNagpurin 1895therewereonly2,000 Catholicsinthearea.

Inthesixyearsthemissionaryworketherethis numberincreasedto100,000.

FatherLievenshelpedto freethepoorfarmersofthe areafromoppression.He studiedthenativelawsand hiredlawyersinRanchito defendthefarmersagainst usurersandunscrupulous landowners.

In1901,themissionaryreturnedtoLouvain,Belgium, wherehediedoftuberculosis.

AgroupofnativeIndian priestswillofferaMassfor themissionaryonApril11 inachurchatRoelerswhere FatherLievensattendedhigh school.

BishopEmileDeSmetof Brugeswillbepresentat theMass.Thebishopwill placeaplaqueinhonorof placeaplaqueinhonourof schoolinRoelers.

STATIONSOFCROSS ONGOODFRIDAY.

London,March30:Stations oftheCrossfromtheDominicanChurchatHoverstechHill, London,weretelevisedtothe nationonGoodFridaymorning. AspartofitsEastertideprogramme,theBritishBroadcastingCorporationalsotelevised avisittoChartresCathedralin France.

TaylorWhittaker,oneofthe world'stopauthoritiesin pureandappliedmathematics,died'hereonMarch 24attheageof82. SirEdmund,amathematician,astronomerandphilosopher,wasreceivedinto theCatholicChurchin1930. SixyearslaterhewasnomMatedamemberofthe Pontifical Academyof Sciences. In1935hewasawarded thePapalmedalProEcclesiaetPontifice. He participatedinlastyear's PaxRomanaCongressat Nottingham.

EducatedatTrinityCollege,Cambridge,heserved asRoyalAstronomerofIrelandfrom1906-12.In1912 hebecameprofessorof mathematicsattheUniversityofEdinburgh,retaining thispostuntil1946.Hewas knightedin1945.

Johannesburg,SouthAfrica: March23:Atragicandlonely figureatMassinthepro-cathedralherewasWillieToweel, formerSouthAfricanbantam and featherweightboxing champion.

Hewasprayingfor HubertEssakow,whodied earlythesamedaywithout regainingconsciousnessafter Towedknockedhimout.

Thefatalboutinthe Johannesburg auditorium shockedthecountry.The SouthAfricanpresshasbeen featuringeditorialswhich questionthemoralityof professionalboxing.

Towel'himselfhasbeen distraughtsincehisfatal blowtoEssakowinthe11th roundoftheircontest.He keptlongvigilsatthenursinghomewheredoctors soughtfor52hourstosave thelifeoftheJewishfighter. WillieToweelifabrother ofVicToweel,worldbantamweightchampionfrom 1960to1952.BotharedevoutmembersoftheMaroniteCatholiccommunityof Johannesburg.

OnMay8theywillbeinterredinareliquaryofsilverandcrystalapproximatelythreefeethigh.Thereliquaryisshapedtoresemble thefamedSainte-Chapelle, ParischurchbuiltbySt. I,ouistohouseOurLord's CrownofThorns.

TheCrownofThorns,accordingtotradition,waspreservedintheHolyLandfor anumberofcenturies.In 1063itwastakentoConstantinopleandin1238was offeredbytheByzantine EmperortoKingLouis.

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CUBANPEASANTSTO

READ,WRITE.

Havana,Cuba,March23.

-LaQuincena,Catholic magazinepublishedhere, hasappealedtogovernment andprivatebroadcasting companiestohelpteach Cubanpeasantstoreadand writebygivingtheminstructionsovertheradio.

Themagazineurgedthe companiestofollowtheprogrammes conducted in Colombiabytheradio schoolsunderthedirection ofMsgr.JoaquinSales& TheColombiaprogrammes havebeensuccessfulinhelpingthepeasantsofthat countrytoreadandwrite.

Initsappealtoprivate radiostationsandtheMinistryofEducation,themagazineaskedifthey"couldnot alsosupportaruralstation onbehalfofthetwoanda halfmillionCubanswholive inruraldistricts."

TheAssemblywasformedin 1954byexilesandbyformer statesmenfromEuropeancountriestakenoverbythecommunists.Itactsasaforumfor theexilestokeeptheplightof theircountriesbeforethefree world.

MissionaryVisas HarderToObtain

NewDelhi,India,March22:

VisasforforeignCatholicmissionarieswhowonttoservein Indiahavebecomesteadily herdertogetduringthepast threeyears,accordingtostatisticsreleasedbyArchbishop JosephFernandezofDelhiSimla.

TheArchbishopnotedthat outof77applicationsformissionaryvisasduring1955,only 19,orlessthan25percent., weregranted.

Thiscompareswithnearly40 percent.ofvisarequestsapprovedinthepreviousyearand morethan50percent.in1953. Inboththeseyearstherewere manymoreapplicantsthanin 1955,thefiguresshowed.

ArchbishopFernandezrevealedthatinthepostyearas manyas26applicationswere turneddownbytheGovernment.Actionontheremaining 32waspending.

Theincreasingroteofvisa refusalsfollowsthepublication ofwhathasbeendescribedasa revisedIndianpolicytowards foreignmissionaries. Thenewpolicy,whileprofessingreadinesstowelcome foreignpriests,stipulated

Mere

notbeallowed,itwasstated.

SirEdmunddeliveredthe HitchcockLectureatthe UniversityofCalifornia in1934. Survivors widow,three daughters.

GENERALWHOUPSET PERONDIESAT60.

includehis sonsandtwo

NATIVEAFRICAN PRELATEATCONSECRATIONOF EUROPEANBISHOP.

Kabgayi,BelgianEastAfrica, March25(NC):AnativeAfricanprelatehasofficiatedat ceremonieshereraisingaEuropeanpriesttotheepiscopacy. Itwasthefirsttimesuchan eventhastakenplaceinBelgianAfrica.

BishopAloysiusBigirumwami,VicarApostolicof Nyundo,wastheconsecrator inthecathedralherefor BishopAndrewPerraudin,a SwissWhiteFatherwhois thenewVicarApostolicof Kabgayi.

BishopBigirumwami,a descendantofAfricanroyalty.isthesonofoneofthe WhiteFathers'firstconvertsinRuanda,anarea eastoftheBelgianCongo.

Hewasconsecratedon June1,1952,barely50years afterthefirstbaptismin thispartofAfrica.

BuenosAires,March23: FormerPresidentEduardoLonardiofArgentina,wholedthe revoltagainstDictatorJuan PeronlastSeptember,diedhere March22attheageof60.

Gen.Lonardiwasinstalledos provisionalpresidentofArgentinalostSeptemberafterPeron wasousted.Hewassucceeded twomonthslaterbyGeneral PedroAramburu,nowthepresident.

Theex-presidentwasassociatedforalongtimewiththeundergroundrevelutionorymovementtooverthrowthePeronregime. Hefirstcomeintoprominencein1951,whenhewrote alettertoPeroninwhichhe denouncedaproposaltonominatethelateEvoPeronasvicepresident. ForseveralyearsGen.Lonardiwasincommandofthe ArgentineThirdArmy.

Inhisbriefterminoffice, theformerpresidentestablishedmorecordialArgentinerelationswiththeChurch. His Governmentrevokedseveral anti-religiousmeasuresadopted bythePeronregimeandpermittedthereturnofseveral prelateswhowereexiledby Peron.

THERECORD

Schools'Blow AvertedAgain

Paris,March22:AthirdattempttoforcetheFrenchParliamenttodebaterepealof Governmentsubsidiestoparents ofCatholicschoolchildrenhas beendefeatedbyvoteof290 to275.

Parliamentinsteaddecidedtodiscussothermatters, includingtherevisionof electorallaws.

Spearheadingthemovementtorepealthesubsidies werethecommunistsand Socialists.

REMAINSOF FREDERICOZANAM

TRANSFERRED.

Paris,March23(NC):The remainsofFredericOzanam, founderoftheSocietyofSt. VincentdePaulwhosecause forbeatificationisbeingconsideredinRome,wereexamined inthepresenceofthevicepostulakrofhiscause.

_eftandthebody,which hadpreviouslybeenexaminedin1929,wastransferred toanewcoffin.

Attendingtheexamination wereCanonLeflonofthe CatholicInstituteofParis, Vice-postulatorofthecause; BishopEmileBlanchet,rectoroftheCatholicInstitute; severaldescendantsofFredericOzanam,andmembers oftheCentralCouncilofthe St.VincentdePaulSociety. FredericOzanamdied September8,1853,atMarseilles.France,attheageof 40.Hiscauseforbeatificationwasintroducedin1929.

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POPEBLESSESFIFTY LAMPSOF BROTHERHOOD.

VaticanCity,March22:His HolinessPopePiusXIIhas blessed50"lampsofbrotherhood"destinedformilitary cemeteriesinItaly. Attendingtheblessingwere 50mothers,widowsandsisters ofwartimedeadwhowill.carry thelampstothevariouscemeteries.

Onthewaytothecemeteries, thewomenwillstopforcommemorativeceremoniesat MonteCassinoAbbey,which waspartiallydestroyedduring WorldWarII. Thelampswillburnassymbolsofpeaceandfellowship amongallpeoples.Lampsore burninginothercountries.

Carthusian's ArtExhibition

Lisbon,March22.-ArchbishopFernandoCento, PapalNunciotoPortugal, hasopenedanexhibitionof theworksofBrotherMichael,aCarthusianlaybrother,oftheCharterhouseof JerezdelaFronterain Spain.

TheworksdepictBrother Michael'sfellowmonksand scenesofthelandscapenear theCharterhousewherehe lives.

BrotherMichael,known intheworldasSergioGuedesdeSousa,wasbornin 1897andstudiedunderthe painterCarlosReis.After leadingasomewhatdissoluteyouthhebecameconvertedtoreligiouspractice in1924andlaterentered theCarthusianorder,one ofthestrictestcontemplative ordersintheChurch.

RELICSOFFRENCH SAINT-KINGTOBE INTERREDATST. DENIS.

Paris,March22(NC):Descendantsofthe13thcentury Saint,KingLouisIXofFrance, willbepresentwhenhisrelics aretransferredtotheBasilica ofSt.Denis,burialplaceof Frenchkingshere.

Theceremony,whichis scheduledforMay8,will alsobeattendedbyHis EminenceMauriceCardinal Feltin,ArchbishopofParis, andhighreligiousandcivil officials.

DuringtheFrenchRevolution'sReignofTerror in1793thebonesofthe Frenchkingsweretaken fromtheirtombsandscattered.AfewbonesofSt. Louisweresavedandpreserved.

RomeExaminesTwoMiracles

InCauseOfDamienTheLeper

Louvain,Belgium,March24.-Abeatification processinthecauseofFatherDamien,"Apostleof theLepers,"hasbeenintroducedherebyHis EminenceJosephCardinalvanRoey,Archbishop ofMalines..

FatherDamien'sbody, whichwasbroughtbackto BelgiumfromtheIslandof Molokai,inHawaii,in1936, isexpectedtobeexhumedin Julyforidentificationbya canonicaltribunalatthe churchoftheSacredHeart FathersinLouvain.

FatherDamienisoften calledtheMartyrofMolokai becauseofhisworkamong thelepers.Afterhehad workedfor16yearsamong thelepersinthecolonyat KalaupapaontheIslandof Molokai,hecontractedthe diseasehimselfanddiedon August15,1889.

Thebeatificationcauseof FatherDamienwasformally introducedinRomeinFebruary,1955.Afewweeks ago,BishopJamesJ.Sweeney,ofHonolulu,beganinvestigationsofthepriest's cause.

TheSacredCongregation ofRitesinRomeisnowexaminingtworeportedcures attributedtotheintercession ofthepriest,whichmaybe consideredasmiraclesfor hiscause.

RussiansGiven SincerityTest

UnitedNotions,N.Y.,March 22:TheAssemblyofCaptive EuropeanNationsstatedhere thattheRussianGovernment couldprovethesincerityofits anti-Stalinistpolicybyfreeing HisEminenceJosefCardinal Mindszenty,PrimateofHungary.

Sincehis"conditionalrelecse"fromprisonbytheHungariancommunistslostJuly, th,3PrimateofHungaryhasnot beenallowedtoreturntoEsztergom,hisSee.

Heisreportedtobeliving underhousearrestinodense forestinthevillageofPuespok SzentLaszlo.TheCardinal wassentencedto12yearsimprisonmentbytheRedregime in1949.

TheAssemblysuggestedalso thatthousandsofotherpolitical prisonersheldbehindtheIron Curtainshouldbefreed.

OnMay8theywillbeinterredinareliquasyofsilverandcrystalapproximatelythreefeethigh.Thereliquaryisshapedtoresemble thefamedSainte-Chapelle, ParischurchbuiltbySt. LouistohouseOurLord's CrownofThorns.

TheCrownofThorns,accordingtotradition,waspreservedintheHolyLandfoy anumberofcenturies.In 1063itwastakentoConstantinopleandin1233was offeredbytheByzantine EmperortoKingLouis.

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CUBANPEASANTSTO READ,WRITE. Havana,Cuba,March23. -LaQuincena,Catholic magazinepublishedhere, hasappealedtogovernment andprivatebroadcasting companiestohelpteach Cubanpeasantstoreadand writebygivingtheminstructionsovertheradio.

Themagazineurgedthe companiestofollowtheprogrammes conducted in Colombiabytheradio schoolsunderthedirection ofMsgr.JoaquinSalcedo. TheColombiaprogrammes havebeensuccessfulinhelpingthepeasantsofthat countrytoreadandwrite.

Initsappealtoprivate radiostationsandtheMinistryofEducation,themagazineaskedifthey"couldnot alsosupportaruralstation onbehalfofthetwoanda halfmillionCubanswholive inruraldistricts."

TheAssemblywasformedin 1954byexilesandbyformer statesmenfromEuropeancountriestokenoverbythecommunists.Itactsasaforumfor theexilestokeeptheplightof theircountriesbeforethefree world.

MissionaryVisas HarderToObtain

FriendOfPoor InIndiaHas BeenRecalled

Brussels,Belgium,March24 INC):Thecentenaryofthe birthofJesuitFatherConstant Lievens,Belgianmissionaryto India,willbecelebratedinthis countryandinIndiaonApril 11.

FatherLievenswascalled "theApostleofChotaNagpur,"nowthedioceseof Ranchi.India.WhenhearrivedinChotaNagpurin 1895therewereonly2,000 Catholicsinthearea.

Inthesixyearsthemissionaryworkedtherethis numberincreasedto100,000.

FatherLievenshelpedto freethepoorfarmersofthe areafromoppression.He studiedthenativelawsand hiredlawyersinRanchito defendthefarmersagainst usurersandunscrupulous landowners.

In1901,themissionaryreturnedtoLouvain,Belgium, wherehediedoftuberculosis. AgroupofnativeIndian priestswillofferaMassfor themissionaryonApril11 inachurchatRoelerswhere FatherLievensattendedhigh school.

BishopEmileDeSmetof Brugeswillbepresentat theMass.Thebishopwill placeaplaqueinhonorof placeaplaqueinhonourof schoolinRoelers.

STATIONSOFCROSS ONGOODFRIDAY.

TopMathematician

DiesInBritain

Edinburgh,Scotland, March26.-SirEdmund TaylorWhittaker,oneofthe world'stopauthoritiesin pureandappliedmathematics,died'hereonMarch 24attheageof82. SirEdmund,amathematician,astronomerandphilosopher,wasreceivedinto theCatholicChurchin1930. SixyearslaterhewasnomMatedamemberofthe PontificalAcademyof Sciences. In1935hewasawarded thePapalmedalProEcclesiaetPontifice. He participatedinlastyear's PaxRomanaCongressat Nottingham. EducatedatTrinityCollege,Cambridge,heserved asRoyalAstronomerofIrelandfrom1906-12.In1912 hebecameprofessorof mathematicsattheUniversityofEdinburgh,retaining thispostuntil1946.Hewas knightedin1945. SirEdmunddeliveredthe HitchcockLectureatthe UniversityofCalifornia in1934. Survivorsincludehis widow,threesonsandtwo daughters.

NATIVEAFRICAN

PRELATEATCONSECRATIONOF EUROPEANBISHOP.

Kabgayi,BelgianEastAfrica, March25(NC):AnativeAfricanprelatehasofficiatedat ceremonieshereraisingaEuropeanpriesttotheepiscopacy. Itwasthefirsttimesuchan eventhastokenplaceinBelgianAfrica.

BishopAloysiusBigirumwami,VicarApostolicof Nyundo,wastheconsecrator inthecathedralherefor BishopAndrewPerraudin,a SwissWhiteFatherwhois thenewVicarApostolicof Kabgayi.

London,March30:Stations oftheCrossfromtheDominicanChurchatHoverstockHill, London,weretelevisedtothe notiononGoodFridaymorning. AspartofitsEastertideprogramme,theBritishBroadcastingCorporationalsotelevised lavisittoChartresCathedralin France.

NewDelhi,India,March22:

VisesforforeignCatholicmissionarieswhowanttoservein Indiahavebecomesteadily hardertogetduringthepast threeyears,accordingtostatisticsreleasedbyArchbishop JosephFernandezofDelhiSimla.

TheArchbishopnotedthat outof77applicationsformissionaryvisasduring1955,only 19,orlessthan25percent., weregranted.

Thiscompareswithnearly40 percent.ofvisarequestsapprovedinthepreviousyearand morethan50percent.in1951 Inboththeseyearstherewere manymoreapplicantsthanin 1955,thefiguresshowed.

ArchbishopFernandezrevealedthatinthepastyearas manyos26applicationswere turneddownbytheGovernment.Actionontheremaining 32waspending.

Theincreasingrateofvisa refusalsfollowsthepublication ofwhathosbeendescribedasa revisedIndianpolicytowards foreignmissionaries. Thenewpolicy,whileprofessingreadinesstowelcome foreignpriests,stipulatedthat missionariescomingtoIndio qualifythemselvesasdoctors, educatorsorsocialworkers. Mere"gospel-preachers"would notbeallowed,itwasstated.

BoxerMourns

ManHeKilled

Johannesburg,SouthAfrica: March23:Atragicandlonely figureatMassinthepro-cathedralherewasWillieToweel, formerSouthAfricanbantam and featherweight boxing champion.

Hewasprayingfor HubertEssakow,whodied earlythesamedaywithout regainingconsciousnessafter Toweelknockedhimout.

Thefatalboutinthe Johannesburg auditorium shocked'thecountry.The SouthAfricanpresshasbeen featuringeditorialswhich questionthemoralityof professionalboxing.

Towellhimselfhasbeen distraughtsincehisfatal blowtoEssakowinthe11th roundoftheircontest.He keptlongvigilsatthenursinghomewheredoctors soughtfor52hourstosave thelifeoftheJewishfighter.

WillieToweelisabrother ofVicToweel,worldbantamweightchampionfrom 1950to1952.BotharedevoutmembersoftheMaroniteCatholiccommunityof Johannesburg.

GENERALWHOUPSET PERONDIESAT60.

BishopBigirumwami,a descendantofAfricanroyalty.isthesonofoneofthe WhiteFathers'firstconvertsinRuanda,anarea eastoftheBelgianCongo. Hewasconsecratedon June1,1952,barely50years afterthefirstbaptismin thispartofAfrica.

BuenosAires,March23: FormerPresidentEduardoLonordiofArgentina,wholedthe revoltagainstDictatorJuan PeronlastSeptember,diedhere March22attheageof60. Gen.Lonordiwasinstalledas provisionalpresidentofArgentinalostSeptemberafterPeron wasousted.Hewassucceeded twomonthslaterbyGeneral PedroAramburu,nowthepresident. Theex-presidentwasassociatedforalongtimewiththe underground revelutionarymovementtooverthrowthePeronregime. Hefirstcomeintoprominencein1951,whenhewrote alettertoPeroninwhichhe denouncedaproposaltonominatethelateEvaPeronasvicepresident. ForseveralyearsGen.Lonardiwasincommandofthe ArgentineThirdArmy. Inhisbriefterminoffice, theformerpresidentestablishedmorecordialArgentinerelationswiththeChurch.His Governmentrevokedseveral anti-religiousmeasuresadopted bythePeronregimeandpermittedthereturnofseveral prelateswhowereexiledby Peron.

NATURALLYRELIGIOUSNATIVESHAVERITESSTEEPEDINMYSTERY pearlingindustrycanbenefitfromcheaplabour. Alreadythelackofnativelabourismakingitself felt.Howeverthedeclineissomewhatretardedby theemergenceofanewclassontheAustralian scene-thehalf-caste.

Incontrasttothefull-bloodedaboriginalthehalfcastecanmorequicklyadapthimselftotheEuropean wayoflifeandcanofferastrongerandmoresuccessfulresistancetoimporteddiseasestowhichthe nativemoreeasilyandmoreoftenfatallysuccumbs, Thecolouredpeoplearereadilyandeasilyattractedbysuchthingsofquestionableculturalvalueas thecinema,games'ofchanceandalcohol.'Intowns likeBroome.wherehalf-castesformthegrekerpart oftheparish,the*missionariesarefacedwithnew problems.ThepresenceofnumerousChinese, MalaysandJapaneseengagedinthepearlingindustrydoesnotrendertheproblemsanylighter.

Thenativesoffernoparticularresistancetothe preachingoftheGospel.Infacttheirwholelifeis steepedinmystery.Fromtimeimmemorialthey havehadsomeideaoftherebeingoneGodandthat supernaturalbeingsexist.Thesupremebeingbears thenameIniorMamuwhichmeans"father,"also Gnaolangalan"thefatheroflight,"andGalalang "TheShadow"or"TheSpirit,"isakindlylaw-giver andclosefriendwhosenameisknowneventowomen andchildren.

Inlatertimespairsofwanderingheroes,groups ofspiritsandabovealltheRainbowSnakehave takentheirplacealongsidehim.Thesearefeared andtheirnamesknownonlytotheinitiatedmenfolk whomaynotutterthemsaveinawhisper.These beingsaresymbolisedbyspirallinesscratchedon Theirinstrumentsofworship.

OvercomingImmoral,MagicRites

Inveryremoteplacestheymaybefoundpictured onrocks,wallsandbyflatwoodenfigures.Woeto thewomanwhoevenunawareapproachesthesesecret places.Shewillbespearedorclubbedtodeath.

FamousaretheAustraliantjuringas,roundorlancet-likepiecesofwoodwhichoccasionandindicatethe presenceofthesupernaturalbeing.Beforeandduringthesecretceremoniesthesetjuringasareswung inacircleandresultant"whirr"isthevoiceofthe spiritfromwhichwomenandchildrenhidethemselvesinterror.

Otherssecretcults,attimesimmoral,aswellas magicalconjurations,arealsoconnectedwiththese supernaturalbeings.

Themainobstacletothemissionaryisnotsomuch theacceptanceoftheCatholicFaithonthepartof thenativesbutrathertheovercomingofblackmagic andimmoralpractices.Eventodaynewsecretcults pressintotheKimberleysfromCentralAustralia.

Wheretheseexactlyoriginate,cannotbeascertainedyet.Tostemthiswaveofpagansuperstitiona missionstationhasbeenerecteddespitecolossaldifficultiesinthedesertlandoftheGogadjanear GregorySaltLake.Itisalmost700milesfromthe mainmissionstation.

Tomaintainorderinthetribe,theaborigineshave laiddownstrictrulessuchasacomplicatedsystem ofmarriageclasses,lawsregardingtheavoidanceof certainpersonsandfoods,rulesofpublicbehaviour, longperiodsofinitiationcorrespondingasoneadvancestoagradualgrowthintheknowledgeoftribal mysteriesandfinallyagegroups.

Inthetribalstructureandorganisationonecan discerntheyearningofthesoulthatisbynature Christianforawayoflifemoreworthyofman.

Alltoooftenonehearsitsaidthattheaborigines arebestleftalone.Ifanybodythinksthis,hebetraysabysmalignoranceofthecommandofChrist aswellasofthecultureofthenatives.

Themorepractisedeyeofthemissionarydetects inthesouloftheprimitivemuchdissatisfactionand uncertaintywhichescapestheeyeofthesuperficial observers.Nodeathoccursbutthatithasbeen broughtaboutbymagic.Alwaysthethreatispresent ofbeingaccusedofmurderorbeingputunderaspell. Thereisalsothefearofrousingtheireofthespirits ofthedeadwhichroamaboutfromplacetoplace.

ContrastOfWildAndMissionNatives

Theinstabilityofthemarriagebond,theexchange cfwomenandpolygamyisthecauseofmuchstrife. Finallythereisthepovertyoftheirideaofparadise whichmeansforthemacoolislandintheWest wherefriendswillmeetafterasuccessfulhuntbut onlyforashorttime.Apersonaleternityisunknown.

Thespiritualoutlookunderlyingsuchideasmanifestsitselfinthetangledskeinandconfusionoftheir mythsandmysteries,inthewild,oftenviolent,ways ofthemen,intheoppressionandsubjectionof ccomenandinthebluntdullexpressionoftherace itself.

Onthecontraryavisitortothemissionscan observeaspiritofjoyandcheerfulness,theliberationandfloweringofwomen,largefamilies,aninclinationtoconfession(whichtheycall"murmuring")andanenviablecarefree,generousspiritwhich hasnotyetbeenspoiltthroughtoomuchcontact withourmoderncivilisation.

Hewhoknowsthehumanheartandwhoisconversantwiththenonetooimmaculatehistoryofhis ownraceisnotsurprisedthereforethateven50years afterthearrivalofthefirstmissionaries,paganinfluencesarestilltobefound.Topurifythesoulofa pagantakestime.

Themissionarymuststillstandbythesideofhis chargestoturnthemfromtheirpaganways,towarn themoftheharmfulthingsinthewhiteman'sculture andtoadvisethemhowtoadaptthemselvesbestto theirnewwayoflife.

ThePallottinestookovertheKimberleymissionin 1901fromtheFrenchTrappistswhohadbegun BeagleBayMissionnineyearsearlier.Todaythey havefivemainstationswhicharepartiallysurroundedbylargenativereservesamongtheDjabarDjabar, NyolNyol,Nimnboro,Njigina,BadandGaradlari onthecoastandtheWalmadjeriandGogadjatribes intheinterior.

BishopRaiblefromWurtembergisincontrolofthe Vicariate.Thepioneersare nowineternityandtheir placetakenby10Fathers andeightBrothersassisted bytheSistersofSt.John ofGod.

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