RELIGIOUS RECEPTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6384, 29 July 1882, Page 3

RELIGIOUS RECEPTION.

The Tablet reports that a religious reception took place in tho Dominican Convent, Dunedin, on Tuesday last. Tlio young ladies admitted to the Dominican habit wero Miss Mary Genevievo Saundorson, of Ayrshire, Scotland, and Miss Mary O'Noil, of Limerick, Ireland, sister to tho 1 lev. Father O'Noil, St. Josoph's Church. Tho young ladies were admitted by tho Most Roy. l)r Morun, who was celebrant. Tho clergy invited to assist wore tho Yen. Archdeacon Colomnn, ((amaru ; tho A rery Rev. Father Ginaty, S.M., Oliristclmrch ; the Very Rev. J. O'Malloy, S.J., St. Aloysius' College, Wakari: tho Roy. J. Goutonoire, S.M., Waimate : tho Rev. T. M'JCuroo, S.J., and tho ltev. N. Fitzgerald, Invoicargill; tho Roy. 10. Colfoy, Ashburton ; the Rev. M. Walsh, Adm., Dunedin; tho Rev.W. \i. Piirton.St. Patrick's, Dunedin South ; tho Rev. P. Lynch, Dunedin ; tho Roy. W. Newport, Port Chalmers; the Rev. P. Traeoy, Lyttelton ; the Rev. J, O'Neil, St. Joseph's, Dunedin; the Rev. W. Burke, do. Tho Mother Prioress led the postulants, clothed in elegant and richly-em-broidered whito satin dresses, and preceded by twobeautifully-dressedandangelic-lookinglittlc children scattering iiowora along tho choir as they passed, to the feet of tho Bishop, seated upon the predella of the altar. Having asked those presented as to th»ir wishes, ho reminded them at considerable length of tho grave and severe obligations thoy were taking upon themselves, especially of the throo groat obligations of tho religious stato—viz., poverty, chastity, and obedience. Tho postulants, having assured the colebrant of their willingness to undertake these obligations, wore, whon a prayer had boon said and tho first verse of tho Veni Creator sung, conducted by the Mother Prioress and the Mothers of Council from the chapel, to be clothed iv the religious habit, during the completion of the singing of the hymn by tho choir. This done, they were again conducted back to receive their now names in religion. Thoy wero told to spend a year in learning tho duties of the religious state, and axperiencing the rules and observances of tho Order before presenting themselves for solemn profession. Appropriate prayors and vorsicles having been recited and the Te Deuin sung r the ceremony concluded with Benediction of tho most Holy Sacrament. The community in this city numbers 35, of whom 14 are novices. The special work allotted to the Dominican nuns is teaching.