DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 20 April 1911, Page 723

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

His Lordship Bishop Verdon, who is going on a visit to Rotorua, left for the north by the Monowai on Tuesday. The Rev. J. Tobin, who was ordained last December at Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, has been appointed assistant priest at Gore. On Easter Sunday ninety pupils of the Sisters of Mercy, South Dunedin, made their First Communion in the Basilica. The majority of the children were barely seven. After Mass and thanksgiving the happy little ones were entertained at breakfast in St. Patrick's Schoolroom, and received mementoes of the day's impressive ceremony. At the competitions held recently in Christchurch, Miss Daisy Hall, a student of St. Philomena's College, South Dunedin, took the first prize for the soprano solo. The remarks of iierr J. Yv'ieiaert, the judge, as reported iii the Lytteltun Times and Press are as follow: — 'The song chosen for this case was far from being an easy one. The competitors gave a generally excellent rendition of the song, and three sang the difficult music artistically. Miss Daisy Hall, a very, young performer, undoubtedly showed to the best advantage, and with more tuition, she will develop into a. really line soprano. In adddition to the early Masses in St. Joseph's Cathedral on Easter Sunday there was Pontifical High Mass at 11. o'clock, his Lordship the Bishop being celebrant, Rev. Father Cahill (Huiitly) assistant priest, Rev. Father P. J. O'Neill deacon, Rev. Father Scanlan (Holy Cross College) subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., master of ceremonies. The sermon on the day's festival was preached by the Rev. Father Coffey. The music was rendered in a _ finished manner by the choir, under the conductorship of Mr. Vallis, Mr. Stokes presiding at the organ. At the early Masses unusually largo numbers approached the Holy Table. In the evening the preacher was Rev. Father P. J. O'Neill. After Vespers the members of the choir were entertained by his Lordslnp the Bishop in St. Joseph's Hail. His Lordship and Rev. Father Coffey eulogised the work of the choir, and Mr. Vallis briefly replied. The high altar on Easter Sunday and the Altar of Repose on Holy Thursday were decorated with much taste by Misses White and Murphy. There were large congregations at all the Masses and devotions in St. Joseph's Cathedral during Holy Week.. His Lordship the Bishop was celebrant of Pontifical High Mass on Holy Thursday, Right Rev.. Mgr. Mackay, V.G. (Oaniaru) being assistant priest, Very Rev. Father O'Donnell (Gore) and Rev. Father P. J. O'Neill deacons at the throne. Rev. Father Delany (South Dunedin) deacon of the Mass, Rev. Father Woods (Oamaru) subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., master of ceremonies. The music was rendered by the Dominican Nuns' choir. His Lordship the Bishop "was celebrant of 'the Mass of the. Prcsanctified en Good Friday, Very Rev. Father O'Donnell being assistant priest, Rev. Father Delany deacon of tho Mass, Rev. Father Woods subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey master of ceremonies. The Passion was sung by the Rev. Fathers Liston and Morkane (Holy Cross College) and Rev. Father Collins (Lawrence). The Rev. Father Buckley (Holy Cross College) was celebrant of the Mass on Holy Saturday, Rev. Father P. J. O'Neill being deacon and Rev. Father Corcoran subdeacon. . The music of tho Mass was sung by the Dominican Nuns' choir. The sermon on the Blessed Eucharist on Holy Thursday evening was preached by the Rev. Father Morkane, that on the

Passion on -Good Friday .morning by Rev. Father Collins, that in the evening on the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Rev. Father Buckley. His Lordship the Bishop presided at Tcnebne on the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and in addition to the Cathedral clergy, the following were present in the sanctuary during the Holy "Week ceremonies:—Right Rev. Mgr. Mack ay, V.G., and Rev. Father Woods (Oamaru), Very Rev. Father O'Donuell (Gore), Rev. Father Lynch (Wrev's Bush), Rev. Fathers Delany and D. O'Neill (South Dunedin), Rev. Fathers Liston, Buckley, Morkane ,and Scanlan (Holy Cross College), Rev. Father Collins vk&wrence). The students of Holy Cross College assisted at the ceremonies during the week. The Christian Brothers' choir sang the ' Benedictus' and ' Miserere' each evening at Tenebne.

THE A.M.D.G. GUILD. ASSOCIATION PERPETUAL ADORATION. The Guild held an exhibition and sale of vestments and altar requisites in St. Dominic's Priory on the afternoon of Holy Thursday. His Lordship Bishop Yerdon, in N opening the exhibition/which was the first of the kind in New Zealand', congratulated the members on the very fine display. The Guild, he said,, had been in existence only about two years, and during that time had made very great progress. It had his full approval, and he trusted it would be generally encouraged and generously supported by the clergy and laity of the diocese, and hoped many of the latter would join and assist in the good work. Among the exhibits were some beautiful specimens of lace and embroidery, notably that of the Good Shepherd nuns, Mt. Magdala, Sisters of Mercy, Kinsale, Ireland, religious of the Perpetual Adoration, Balham, England, amongst whose exhibits was a Pom an ciborium cover presented by his Holiness Pius X. Sonic very fine Maltese and Spanish work was sent from the Sacred Heart Convent, Auckland, and a beautiful specimen of gold embroidery from Miss Hayward, Christchurch. The A.M.D.G. Guild presented a handsome tabernacle veil to St. Joseph's Cathedral ana a tabernacle veil to a country church, and several small linen requisites, stoles, pyx-bags, and girdles to the clergy of Dunedin and country districts. The exhibits made and shown bv the Guild consisted of albs, surplices, altar cloths, all linen requisites, girdles, ciborium covers, preaching stoles, tabernacle curtains, birettas, stocks, and altar lace. The proceeds of the sale with orders received amounted to £7O. The. Guild give their labor gratuitously, and only charge cost of materials. They desire to return their sincere thanks to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Magdala, and Sisters of Mercy, South Dunedin, for their gifts to the exhibition, and also to the Dominican Nuns for their many acts of kindness.