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Jesus, Light of the World, shines in WA parishes
Archbishop Hickey blesses the holy oils
By Peter Rosengren Easter 1996 celebrations for the Archdiocese of Perth began this year with hundreds of Catholics responding to Archbishop Barry Hickey's invitation to attend the Chrism Mass held in St Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday evening. As celebrations commenced in parishes the length and breadth of the archdiocese to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, nearly 2000 years ago, Catholics also flocked to the Cathedral for the traditional Easter observances of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. Hundreds gathered in St Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday night to participate in the annual Chrism Mass at which the
The light of a thousand candles proclaim the resurrection of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ
Oils of the Sick and the Catechumens Archbishop Hickey said during his were blessed and the Oil of Chrism was homily it was important to consider what consecrated. kind of image was presented of the Father Tom MacDonald, Dean of St priesthood today. Mary's, said he was pleased by the "I ask my priests tonight to consider turnout which he estimated was made up what image they and I give. An awkward of approximately 800 laity and 150 question, because we're only too aware priests. of our faults. But if we want other young They had been invited there by men to follow and if we want other peoArchbishop Hickey to witness the special ple to respect the priesthood, then, what ceremony which occurs only once a year. Is the image that we give?" Each of the three oils, to be distributed He said priests today needed to be effito parishes throughout the Archdiocese, cient managers with the multiplicity of was presented to the Archbishop by rep- events connected with their parishes but resentatives involved in the ministries the if this was the only image that was preoils will be used in. sented of the priesthood then "we will The Chrism Mass is a rare annual attract people who want to be managers, example of when bishops, priests and not priests." laity come together at the same time to On Good Friday the Cathedral was express the unity of the Church. packed at 3pm for the traditional rememDuring the Mass priests and laity also brance of Christ's passion read by the renew their commitments to the Church. Archbishop and Cathedral priests Father
Gerard Dickinson and Father Kas Stuglik. The ceremonies concluded with hundreds coming forward to display their adoration of the Cross. The Easter Vigil on Saturday night saw ' Archbishop Hickey and laity gather outside St Mary's Cathedral for the relighting of the Paschal candle while hundreds more sat in silence inside the darkened Cathedral waiting for the lighted candle to be brought in As the flame was transferred from the Paschal candle the Cathedral was gradually lit by an eerie but beautiful light from approximately one thousand candles. At Saturday night's Vigil ceremonies at the Cathedral the new life of Christ was also highlighted by the baptism of baby Keegan Trevor Ross of Bateman, and the baptism and confirmation of Dr Allen Quigley of Fremantle. Easter in the parishes - Page 5
Freezing little human beings treats them like 'TV dinners'
Perth citizens putting social justice into action
Protesters declared the freezing of Mr Egan said the majority of embryos human embryos contrary to human would not survive the freezing, thawing dignity and that people were meant to and implantation process, while some live in time instead of being kept like a would be deliberately discarded as TV dinner in the freezer at a rally out- "sub-standard" or "surplus to requireside King Edward Hospital for Women ments." earlier this week. He said the protest marked not only the The rally, organised by the Coalition third anniversary of the Human for the Defence of Human Life, called Reproductive Technology Act which for a ban on all further freezing of banned experimentation on human embryos in Western Australia but also human embryos in Western Australia. Coalition secretary Richard Egan said served as a public memorial for the many the stockpile of human lives in frozen tiny human lives lost through the IVF storage had dramatically escalated by industry. "About 25 per cent of all human about 1,000 over a twelve-month period "so that now we have about 3,000 embryos fertilised in the laboratory are washed down the sink because they are tiny human beings in cold storage." "Only a handful of these will ever judged not to be 'up to scratch' by IVF make it to live birth - probably less technicians," he said. - Peter Rosengren than a hundred," he warned.