THE LATE FATHER DORE, M.C.

New Zealand Tablet, 24 July 1919, Page 19

THE LATE FATHER DORE, M.C.

The Anniversary Requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Father Dore, Foxton, was celebrated in St. Mary’s Church, Foxton, on Wednesday, July 16. Amongst the priests present were Fathers Doolaghty (celebrant of the Mass), Bowe (deacon), Hegarty (subdeacon), Harnett (master of ceremonies), MacManus, Bergin, Cashman, Kennedy, Y. Kelly, and Forrestal. Father MacManus was the preacher, and in the course of his sermon spoke of the late Father Dore’s great devotion to duty, not only in the parishes where he labored, but most particularly amongst the boys in Gallipoli. Father Dore’s memory (he said) needed no panegyric, his name was a household word amongst the people of New Zealand. He referred in particular to the Christian fortitude of the deceased priest in his great sufferings; never an impatient word escaping his lips in the midst of most excruciating pain. We had thus a lesson to learn from his devotion to duty and patience in suffering. The church was crowded by the friends of Father Dore, from not only Foxton, but also Palmerston North, Tokomaru, and Shannon. R.I.P.