DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 9 January 1913, Page 34

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Rev. Father Smyth, S.M., Timaru, who had been on a brief visit to Dunedin, left for'the north on Tuesday, The annual retreat of the clergy of the diocese, which opens on Monday, January 20, will be conducted by the Rev. Father Barry, C.SS.R. On New ear’s Day, the Feast of the Circumcision; Masses were celebrated at 6,7, 8, and 11 o’clock at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Very large numbers approached the Holy Table at the early Masses. On Sunday last there was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s Cathedral ■ from the last Mass until after Vespers. In the evening there was the usual procession, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The Rev. Father Smyth, S.M. (Timaru), preached an impressive discourse in the evening.