PERTH, WA: October 19, 1989
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ARCHBISHOP FOLEY TELLS 160: YOU HAVE MORE TO DO THAN HELP AT COMMUNION The role of the acolyte is not primarily to assist with the distribution of communion and their presence should not lessen the full participation of others at Mass, Archbishop Foley said last Sunday. Addressing the 160 acolytes whom he instituted into the ministry, Archbishop Foley said the acolyte had an important role to assist the deacon or priest at the ministry of the altar. Last Sunday's ceremony was the eighth large intake into the lay ministry since Archbishop Goody instroduced the first acolytes in 1974, in order to cope with the priests' need for assistance to cater for the growing number of communicants. In the 14 years since then, ArchbiIn St Mary's Cathedral last Sunday, Archbishop Foley institutes 160 acolytes as in groups of eight they place their hands on the chalices and shop Foley said, the introduction of the patens on the altar. acolytate had seen growth in and the Sunday liturgies in the pastoral care of the sick and elderly in homes hostels and hospitals. Clarifying the role of acolytes he said they have a responsibility towards others who also are called to serve in the sanctuary: He said: • Acolytes should not latest they had come lookPerth's take over the tasks of malgamated ing for. a altar servers. Catholic school will She suffered much "It may be harder to carry the name of a in the power struggle recruit servers but easier pioneer religious between Bishop is not always better," the sister in the colony Brady and his Benearchbishop said. Western of dictine co-adjutor • Acolytes should not Australia. Serra, and had to call be called to be readers of on Dublin for funds in Ursula Frayne Colthe scriptures; others place the 29 of the Propagahonour will lege should be called to read tion of faith money year old Dublin woman the scriptures. her bishops would who with her five • The acolyte should chim's High School. not pass on. She and of Mercy Sisters not take the place of the Ursula Frayne was her group hung on arrived in Perth's then deacon and therefore almost a pioneer Sisonly because Salvado surroundings in bleak does not stand with the ter of Mercy herself. of New Norcia fame four weeks 846 and 1 priest at the altar during When she entered the eventually brought later opened a school mass. at the age of 18 order them peace and one only for which • Too many acolytes respite. child appeared on in 1834 the congregawere present at some tion was only three opening day. Eight They had set up Masses, one should be Mystical Body they serve. years old. By the age The recent Synod of the Church, he said. months later they had works of mercy, adequate at most Masses Bishops on the role of the of 26 she had already "All are called to be one Out of the laity a 100. instruction for illiterand two in larger laity had re-affirmed the number are called to with a diversity of minisbeen out to Newcollege will ate women, a cottage new The churches. foundland to make a task of the laity to renew assist in building up the try and this is true of Aborigines and two result from the amalThe ongoing formation the temporal order in Church, through instruc- development of disciplefoundation there. more schools when 11 gamation in 1990 of St and education of acolytes their homes, workplaces, tion, worship and works ship," the archbishop Her troubles were High years after her arrival Joachim's had been left mainly in and neighbourhoods, to of charity. In this context concluded. only beginning when Ursula School, Xavier ColFrayne the hands of parishes so reflect God's love to those the acolytate becomes a Earlier in a comment on Bishop Brady recrudecided in 1857 it was lege and St Joachim's far, the archbishop con- around them and to reality. the gospel reading on the ited the nuns to time to move on. She primary school. The Foley grateful Samaritan, he tinued, but in line with bring God's values to the Archbishop educate the 4000 next established the college will enrol the recommendations of world. urged the new acolytes to said it was the mark of a children he said were first group of teaching 1200 students from the Diocesan Assembly This applied to acolytes grow in commitment to true disciple to receive a waiting for them in nuns in Victoria pre-primary to Year more attention would be and should not be forgot- their families, to increase gift with gratitude and to WA. For two years where in Melbourne 12 and will be under given to this work on a ten when they are called their love for the Eucha- recognise God's goodness they were too poor to she lived for another the charge of Mrs parish or regional level. to a further ministry in rist and love for the to us. open the school for 28 years until her Anne Parker, current Aboriginal children death at 69 in 1885. princirel of St Joa-
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