Waihi

New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1911, Page 2515

Waihi

(From an occasional correspondent.) a December 5. The devotion of the Forty Hours’ Adoration commenced at St. Joseph’s Church -last Sunday morning at the 10 o’clock Mass. The Rev. Father Wright, .of Auckland, assisted the Very Rev, Father Brodie. There were very large congregations at the Masses and evening devotions, and all through the day of both Sunday and Monday large numbers of men spent some time in the church in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Great numbers received Holy Communion. In preaching his farewell sermon the Rev. Father Wright said that he was highly delighted with the way that the men had responded to the appeal of

the great attacks made on our holy religion during the past year, there was still a great living faith among the men of the parish. Anyone who witnessed the number of men receiving Holy Communion, and at Adoration through the day, would receive a sufficient reply to the statement that the Church and the working man had parted company.