"I DEDICATE MY MANHOOD... ” -With the dramatic recitation of the pledge of the Holy Name Society came the epic moment at the Western Springs Stadium when the men's rally of the celebration of the Centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand was held. Through most of the service the arena was floodlit, but at this moment the lights were extinguished and from the area in front of the huge altar over ten thousand candles were upthrust-one of the most striking scenes ever, witnessed in New Zealand,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 82, 5 March 1938, Page 4
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87"I DEDICATE MY MANHOOD... ”-With the dramatic recitation of the pledge of the Holy Name Society came the epic moment at the Western Springs Stadium when the men's rally of the celebration of the Centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand was held. Through most of the service the arena was floodlit, but at this moment the lights were extinguished and from the area in front of the huge altar over ten thousand candles were upthrust-one of the most striking scenes ever, witnessed in New Zealand, Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 82, 5 March 1938, Page 4
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