DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 10 September 1914, Page 35

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

At the Dunedin Competitions last week the pupils of the Christian Brothers’ School were successful in carrying off the first and second prizes for club-swinging. Rev. Father O’Sullivan, C.SS.R., will conduct a week’s retreat for the Children of Mary, South Dunedin', in the convent chapel, commencing on Sunday next. On the closing night of the retreat there will be the ceremony of consecration of new members. Sunday last being the first Sunday of the month, there was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s Cathedral from the 11 o’clock Mass until after Vespers, when the usual procession took place, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. After the procession the choir sang the ‘ Te DeUm ’ in honor of the election of the new Pope, Benedict XV.

At the nine o’clock Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday his Lordship the Bishop referred to the news of the election of his Eminence Cardinal Della Chicsa as Pope, ills Lordship said it was the duty of the congregation, in common with Catholics throughout the world, to offer, their prayers in thankfulness forth© election of a new Sovereign Pontiff, and in supplication that his reign might be useful and glorious to the Church. His Lordship briefly reviewed the previous history of the new Pope, remarking on the fact that although he had only for .a few months been a Cardinal, he has as an official at the Vatican had a long and intimate experience in the government of the Church, that he had been elevated to the position of Archbishop of the important see of Bologna, and had distinguished himself in this position by his virtues and his prudent and capable government.