DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 20, 15 May 1902, Page 6

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND.

(From our own correspondent.) May 8. From a private letter received here I gather that on Sunday March 23, two students at 'ihurles College, County Tipperary intended for the "Wellington archdiocese, were ordained deacons. His Lordship Dr. Lenihan rode over the whole of the Takapuna Orphanage estate last week, and expressed his pleasure at the general advancement and good care shown all around, a state of affairs which reflected much credit on the steward, Mr Colgan. One of the Government Inspectors recently expressed himself in very flattering terms regarding one of our schools, averring that he had rarely inspected one its superior. Thia is good and encouraging news A correspondent, ' X,' in last Monday's Herald, took its London correspondent to task for his repeatedly bitter attacks upon Ireland and the Irish people generally. The letter was ably written and cut deeply. But, when the Irish Parliamentary Party ia assailed b o venomously and continuously their fellow-countrymen know the the reason, and rest assured the Party is doing its duty. The four Vincentian Fathers left Auckland foi the Thames by steamer last Monday morning, thence they proceed to the Thermal Springs at Rotorua, where they will seek a much-needed rest, which they have earned after giving missions which have excended from last May, commenoing in Australia and terminating in this Colony last month. They purpose resting at Rotorua for a month, after which they will leave for Sydney. At St. Benedict's Church on last Sunday night there was a procession of the Blessed Sacrament after Vespers, in which the Confraternity of the Children of Miry mustered largely. In the front of the procession was borne a beautiful statue of Our Blessed Lady Key. tather McEnroe, CM . preached a very fine sermon. The congregation was very large. A word of praise is due to the Sisters of St. Joseph for the great taste dinplayed in decorating the altars and also in arranging the details of the procession nT^ Th u Very Rev - Father Boyle aQ d the Rev. Fathers MoE'.roe, McCarthy, and Henry, who, for the la^t five month?, have been giving missions in the Dunedin diocese, arrived ht're bp the Waikare last bunday morning. The two first-named celebrated Ma*s at St Patrick a Convent, and Fathers McCarthy and Henry at the Cath( - dral. At the 11 o'clock Mass Father Henry preached on ' Prayer' and showed its absolute necessity for all Christians It was a most instructive discourse. At Vespers Rev. Father McCarthy pieached an eloquent sermon on the power and efficacy of Prayer After the sermon there was a procession of the Ble-sed Sacrament His Lordship the Bishop was presi nt. r l hi congregation was very large toe cathedral being taxed to its utmost capacity. The choir, under' Mr. P. F. Hiscocks, rendered the music in a finished manner.