Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 24 April 1924, Page 28

Diocesan News

|g|: ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON * ■ ..(From ; our-own • correspondent.). ;J/' I ‘ f , . April 17. , •3f*- On Sunday there will be a special service in the Basilica 'in the afternoon for the students after the street procession. I Benediction will be given and the Rev. Father Gilbert, : M'A.,' will preach a short sermon. A great, many Catholic ex-students will be marching and the academic dress parade will be an echo of the mediaeval days when such processions were common. . ’ ■ ' ‘ Rumor of a bazaar in Newtown. Newtown never refuses a helping--. hand and it is to bo hoped that it will got : good support. Its functions are always homely and : much enjoyed. Mr. Mick Walsh has been chosen to represent his branch at the TrienniaHHiberhian Conference to be held at Westport. He is becoming well known abroad through these delegations. • Another feather in; the cap of Tasman Street. In the recent, amateur athletic competitions the Blundell Cup, donated the winners of the four chief events, was carried off by the boys of the Tasman Street School. Suas Marists! Is there any department in which the Brothers do not excel as teachers? In music, in sport, and in learning they 'show their heels to the rest. And it is a labor of love only. ; That is the secret of their success. Brother Justin, it is ; rumored, ,is to leave for his second novitiate. He was a true guide and an excellent Head, and Wellington hopes for his return. Holy Thursday was celebrated by a Solemn Mass at the Basilica this morning. His Grace Archbishop Redwood was, the celebrant and was attended by Dean Regnanlt, Fathers Connolly, O’Reilly, Fallon, and Spillane. The beautiful procession closed the ceremony. Father Kane’s speech to the Marist Old Boys’ was full of ' sense and moderation. He made a fine appeal to them to continue followers of the fine old Rugby game in spite of everything and trusted the country would soon return to the 'fin© old Rugby tradition- of fair play. There is of course feeling here concerning the Christchurch dispute. Father' Kane’s statement dealt only with facts and rules of procedure and was a fine and restrained example for-the team . here. , Marists have begun the season well by their defeat of Berhampore.

' MASTERTON (From our own correspondent.) ;*■'> .. April 12. At the present time the parishioners are uniting in a great effort for an. up-to-date method of heating St. Patrick’s School., The church committee met some time ago and it was decided to hold a grand entertainment at the Opera House on May 7. A ladies’ committee was formed on Sunday, and' the enthusiasm manifested should encourage the organisers- in this good work. On Saturday, the sth inst., the Friendly Societies’ football tourney was held at Carterton. , The Hibernian team put up a great fight and were only defeated in the final _ : V^^Aidnrce i downh after a very fine exposition.of seven-a-sido Rugby. ; tv .. . . At the meeting . of the Hibernian Society on Monday evening, the proceedings were enlivened by Bro. H. O’Leary, . whose extensive .knowledge of the rules made the meeting most interesting. • His presence will. be looked forward to JJn-the future, and he will certainly be an asset to the • newly-formed literary and debating club. ' - - - . "

DIOCESE OP AUCKLAND J ;• ' (From our own correspondent.) ~ V’* .-/ - - . April 17. The Right . Rev. Dr. Cleary, Bishop of Auckland, is making his visitation at Opotiki and the Maori Missions of the East Coast. He will be about three weeks’ absent from' the 'city., •„, S : - *

y Vn Tuesday, April ' 15, the Sacred -Heart- College was visited by ■ Mr. Kidson, Assistant-Inspector of Secondary Schools. ;After seeing all- the classes at work the-Inspector-expressed f his'; appreciation-1 of • the splendid organisation in the school and the high Efficiency of the teaching. He was somewhat surprised when he read the brilliant" record of successes. in the examinations of last year,- especially when he noted that the college students had won two University Entrance Scholarships; four Senior National Scholarships, and one Junior National Scholarship—all in 1923. ■■>>'

Archdeacon Smyth, parish priest of Bunbury, ; West Australia, and Father Reidy, parish priest of Katanning in the same State, passed through Auckland during the week. They were on their Way to Ireland.

As Bishop Liston had to preside at the ■ opening of the new Convent in the Good Shepherd parish on Sunday, April 13, the meeting of the Catholic Students' Guild had to be postponed until the first Sunday after "Easter. A big muster of members and friends is expected to hear Bishop Liston's address, as -his Lordship's lecture last year on Evolution was a masterpiece of clear exposition. The meeting will take place in St. Benedict's Hall, and new members will be enrolled. - : '' '■'■'"-

The Rev. Father Gondringer, S.M., arrived in Auckland recently, with the object of opening the new- Marist foundation in the suburb 'of Mt. Albert;' The Marist Fathers are also taking charge of Whangarei parish. It will be a great spiritual boon for the Catholics of Auckland to have priests belonging to. a religious Order residing in their midst..

The Very Rev. Dean Van Dyk and the Rev. Father Janssen left by the S.S. Makura last Tuesday en route, for Europe. They will represent the ' Mill Hill Fathers of New Zealand, at the conference of the society, to be held in London shortly. During the absence of Dean Van Dyk the Rev. Father Spierings will replace him as parish priest of Dargayille.

[Our report of the opening of the new Convent in the Good Shepherd parish, .. and farewell to Mgr. Cah'ill, are unavoidably held over till next week.—Ed.V.Z. T.

Tim am (From our own correspondent.) April 21. An illustrated lecture on the Holy Land was given on the 13th . inst. in St. Patrick’s Hall, to an overflowing audience, when Mr. M. J. Doyle presided. The rev. lecturer was followed with great interest, and a cordial vote of thanks was carried by acclamation on the motion of Rev, Brother Virgilius and Mr. J. B. Crowley. The lecturer heartily thanked the operator of the lantern (Mr. Cuthbert Knight) for his valued services, and promised to give another lecture at an early date on old English Cathedrals. The lecture provided a fitting introduction to the ceremonies of Holy Week. - At 6.30 on Holy Thursday there was Solemn High Mass, celebrated by Rev. Father Barra; S.M., and after the Mass a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose. During the day a large number visited the.church for adoration. In the evening the Rev. Father W. Buckley, S.M. (of St. Patrick’s College, Wellington), preached on the Blessed Eucharist to a large congregation. The members of the Hibernian Society kept watch throughout Thursday night. On Good Friday -Mass of the Presanctified commenced at nine o’clock, followed by Veneration of the Cross. Stations of the Cross were held at 3 pirn, and a . fac-simile of a nail used in the Crucifixion was exposed during the' day for the veneration of the faithful. A sermon on the Passion was preached at the Devotions in the evening by Rev. Father Barra. The ceremonies commenced on Holy Saturday at 6.30, when the Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Hurley. On Easter Sunday the Church of the Sacred ' Heart was thronged at the., early Masses when a record number approached - the Holy Table. ■ Rev. Father Buckley celebrated High - Mass at 10.30 and preached on the Resurrection. The altar and sanctuary were chastelyr. decorated for the occasion, and the music during the day was devotionally rendered-. rr