The Record Newspaper 21 January 1988 by The Record

PERTH, WA: January 21, 1988

This week's RECORD is packed with special features to help Austra ia celebrate the Bi-Centenary with feature stories a d pictures of particu ar interest on pages 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 a d 11.

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prison. The · s ops says reco cil"ation betwee ions ·11 Aboriginal and non-Abo ·ginal not come about on y by govemm t action. ndividuals, parish , sc and c rch communities ave to play eir part. The fo lowing is the text re eased or next Monday, the eve of the colony's estab is m t.

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are challe ged b Christ King m of God, himself to ind just and lasting solu ions In 19 7 a ational Ref re um recoqnition to the rights and liberties of r mal citizens Unfortunate y, hey are still to fin a lcome in many of our towns a cities, m our clubs and societi s, e nm some of our Churc Abor ginal Contr bution Ov r th past t o hu dred ars ad m n Australian ethos and culture has portrayed in our wa of life. Aborigines hav contnbuted to this achiev ment, especially in offering culture a d th ,r feehn for the land. Their I pre d presenc throu out t and is remembered in t place names and owns ha are part of our very · ntitv. We are witne i g at his mom nt n rtist explosion of Aboriginal ry, drama, art a d music. It is already part of our national erita .

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Australia has merged from th e rly days of hardship and struggle to secure a pl ce mong the nations of th world as a land of fr m, ere migrants and r fug s from many countri s have found a s cure horn . Wen d tor cogms how ver, that th original inhabitants s the past two hundred years differently. While some communities have managed to pr s rv their traditional ways, for others th y have be n bitter y ars, marked by the dispossession of their lands and th fragmentation of their tribal communities. is letter is dated January 25, 1988. January 25, 1788 was the last day on which Aborigines were in total and unquestioned occupation of the land. The following day, January 26, the history of this country and it people changed dramatically with the first British s ttlement at Sydney Cove. The dislocation of Aboriginal ociety which sub equently occurred led to the disintegration of cultural and religious lrfe. It is reflected today in high levels of infant mortality, intractable health problems, wid spread unemployment, inad uate of education, poor housing, high rate imprisonment and m a eye e of po rty that crush s th human spirit. Let us hast n to say that many in th community hav r coqnised th senou n ss of the situation a d hav earn tly sought rernedi s uch has already b n achi ved by Governments, and pe I of 111, but n nginal ro enormous mount till n to no room for com I cency As Chri nan I co m tt to building u t

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from receiving religious publications, from participating in religious ceremonies during their spare time and from receiving visits from priests hen they are sick, th bishops complained.

Sequel to TV news show upr me Court h tru out O claim for damages made by Prof sor Edward nnerstein of Wison in niver ity a ai t Brian Pea he and TV 7 and awarded c ts again t nnerstein. onner tein ho · i d u tralia a a f the d t

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also ab t the wit drawal of passports. Some clergymen, in trying to get ew passports or renew expired ones, were subjected to intensive questioning and asked to collaborate w"t the government, the bishops said.

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On Monday afternoon the public can inspect the Sonshine studios at Boag Road, Morley from 2 to 6pm. Sonshine 98.5 aims to convey the message of Jesus in a \ a , that is culturally rel vant with conci e. non one-to-one, pious

Christian radio on the air! Spirit-inspired communication. Besides news, Sonshine will also cover events of significance, and interview visitors so the Christian comm unit r is better informed an the public are more aware of the impact by Christian

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SPECIAL BICENTENNIAL FEA URE In case the Bi-Centennial becomes - on evidence to date - no more than an inflicted cringe about 200 years of Australia history it may be convenient to have a scapegoat to blame for the celebration ever having been suggested at all. It would be convenient and a form of poetic justice to blame the parfiamentarians who famed the preparations but who are preening themselves only haft-heartedly just in case the Bicentennial lights fuse before the end of the year and it will be an event better forgotten. We might even blame the anonymous public servants who thought we would feel the b mps in the road less if signs littered the countryside telling us that road-building expenditure already syphoned out of the public at the petrol pumps - was being magnaminousJy handed back to the serfs as a Bi-Centennial gift from an ever solicitous government . . . A much more neutral scapegoat, and one much less sensitive to abuse will be Father Time, or even Creation itsetf which gave us ten fingers and toes and would have us frolicking uncontrollably as our decimals added up to centuries and mill nnia. This will also anti 'pate relief from those who are already frothing at the pro pect of reac · g the Second Millennium but who on th morning of January 1, 200 may find us wall wi g still in the same old cares and trials of yesterday. The Church is party to these comm morati ce ebrations becau it ·s a v ry vi instrument of Father/ other Tim . The vear's date - used virtual y by all m i d - i ied to th ncama ion of Je s Chri • So of God. Those wh 10 Ii g a littt squeamish over Anno Domini and BC are po · y moving to the more utral ground of Co Era.

Brother Robert Lee OSM (BELOW) at his weekly task of preparing the for St liturgy Anthony's parish Wanneroo. He is originally from Chicago, where his grandmother was married by Servite clergy, where he was educated by the Servites at St Phi rp's High School and where e joined the order in 1961. He came to Western Australia in 1967 and until 1980 taugh at Servite and l.iwara College Catholic school. , At St An ony s ar s e 1s ow re 910 s coordi nator o e s ate schoo c ildren, leade o liturqical music, in c rge servers of so e 40 2 and p am o a ior St co

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Australian society," just released, Australian heads of Churches have issued a challenge for "reconciliation and justice" between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal

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Australians, in order to "shape a new future and become a nation in which we all belong." 'We need to seek forgiveness from each other, change of heart and new hope," they write, "acknowledging our history of conflict and division ... " to receiving joyfully the blessings and insights offered through Aboriginal culture and spirituality," they say. In the joint statement, a key contribution to the bicentennial year, the Church ead rs issue a strong call for a secure land base for Aboriginals, more power for them in political processes, and a guaranteed future for their culture. Signatories to the statement are: Archbishop E ward Clancy, Archbi hop of Australi n

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e f I text of the statem t iss ed by the hea s of Chu re es is: "How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me?" (Psalm 116, vers 12) was the scripture for the first public Christian worship recorded on the Australian con inent. The Reverend Rich rd Johnson led the white male congr gation in pray r on F bruary 3, 1788, the second Sunay ft r th rrival of th First Fl t. Th m n id not dis mbark until thr d ys later.

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scriptures add some variety I never could understand why my mother \I so interested in the obituary column of the d paper. Now that I have reached a certain (1 uncertain) age, I understand. One's friends at acquaintances turn up here much more fr. quently than on the front page. One interesting development is that the noti "Scripture service at 7pm" frequently seems to repla the fomer notice: "Rosary at 7pm". It is not that the rosary is non-scriptural. After I the Our Father, and the first part of the Hail M� come directly from the Gospels. But the Scripru service offers variety and answers a need people feel, seek strength by listening to the word of God. There are so many marvellous passages to speak], the hearts of men and women encountering once ag the mystery of death in their lives. This is only one sign of a growing realisation of · tremendous potential of Scripture as a source of pesonal devotion.

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During a recent visit with my father in a nursing home, he and I prayed a decade of the rosary together. Because of a stroke he suffered last he was year, unable to pray more. But that single decade of the sorrowful mysteries was filled with all the suffering and hope that he and my family have gone through during the last 15 months. It reflected human our experience. It was not the first time that Dad and I have prayed the rosary. Growing up in the 1950s our family was among many that gathered for a daily rosary. I recall eagerly waitto be old ing enough to lead some of the prayer. Years have passed since then. Churr.h devotions and family prayer styles have changed. Y1•t devotions still have their place when they provide a bridge between one, life experienr es and the me-sage of the faith that is, celebrated bv the

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personalised prayer in which one or several people participate. Devotions can be developed and adapted by anyone. Most frequently, devotions are at their best when celebrated in conwith the j u net ion church's liturgical cycle. Families have told me that they regularly involve members in home expressions of the church's seasons: • Advent wreaths are used with a short Scripture passage as the candle for each Sunday of the season is lit. • The home Nativity scene is completed with children adding the figurines of the \lagi on the feast of the Epiphany and singing "We Three Kings." • .-\ Lenten calendar IS followed, and certain

BY FATHER HERBERT WEBER - are collected around Easter and brought into a family prayer session. To these family celebrations of the church's liturgy, people can add their personal faith remembrances. For example, on the anniversary of someone's baptism. that person 's candle, first lit at the baptismal ceremony. can be used together with a reading of an account of Jesus sending his disciples out on mission.

What remains important is to keep in mind that devotions do not replace the Mass. lnsteod, devotions are a weekday way of keeping in touch with what lhe liturgy is soying on

Sunda}·, Futhermore, because devotions can refer specifically to the worries, fears and hopes an individual or family is facing on any given day,

DOD At the time of the recent revolution in the Philippines, I observed a small group of university students from the Philipines praying the Stations of the Cross together. I did not disturb them, but I am sure that the devotion had special meaning beca use of the cross of fear and uncertainty that they were bearing.

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The revised Liturgy of the Word m the Mass with its introduction of three readings every Sunday in a threeyear cycle, also draws attention to the magnificent variety and inexhaustible riches of the sacred books. With curiosity and interest aroused by Sunday readings, more and more people have formed Bible study groups. They meet informally to read and reflect together on Scripture, to share insights and to respond ma practical way to what God is saying to them. Imperceptibly study leads to prayer. Soon the discussion group has become a prayer group, characterised by sincere dialogue with God and with each other. A happy by-product of this is a heightened sense of belonging, of sharing. This can be hard for people to come by in a huge parish of a thousand or more families.

Such people personalise what they read, realising that the text is speaking to them. They answer from their hearts, entering into a dialogue with Jesus or Paul or Isaiah and ultimately with God. This is what prayer is about. In the process, people are getting to know Jesus. More and more he becomes a real person to them, a dialogue partner. It shows in their lives. They find for themselves, with the help of God's grace the answer to Paul's impassioned cry: "I want to know Christ" (Phillippians 3: 10).

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Even devotion to a samt still can hold lots of meaning for people. But it may be necessary to spend some time searching for those whose lives reflect what one is experiencing. Perhaps that is the genius of the patron saint concept. Persons of virtually any occupation can look to someone who has shared their experiences.

The way to make sense of de,·otions toda, is neither to Irr lo rccroote what was going on 30 rrors ago nor to disN'gard the post. D<·mlions remain a vehick: of

proyer for those who try to keep in touch with their faith. But devotions have to be timely and appropriate. People have to keep one ear to the sound of whatever is going on in their lives and the other ear to the thrust of the church calendar and the liturgical message,

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This was summed up when a woman told me she used to light blessed candles whenever there was a storm. She asked if that was still acceptable, I, in tum. asked what the

candle meant to her and what it was about storms that led her to seek some protection. Soon our discussion changed to the use of the Easter candle lit in the darkness of Holy Saturday night. She decided she would continue to light a candle during storms. but it would not be a near-magic ritual of warding off evil. Instead. it would be a prayer of thankfulness that Christ is a light in the dark. For her, a new meaning had been resurrec led from an old devotion.

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Reahsucally aware of their own lack of background § in biblical studies, these study groups often avail them- § selvesofoneofthemanyexcellentaidsnowavailable. � Occasionally, after a lecture on the Bible in a parish, someone will approach me to confide that a passage I § was discussing is one of his or her favourites. One thing � leads to another and I soon learn that people like this E regularly use Scripture as a source of personal �

"When it is difficult to pray, the most important thing is not to stop praying, not to gove up the effort. At these times, tum to the Bible and to the church's liturgy, Meditate on the lrfe and teachings of Jesus as recorded m the Gospels. Ponder the wisdom and counsel of the apostles and the challenging messages of the prophets. Try 1D make your own the beautiful prayers of the Psalms " (Pope John Paul II addressing youth in New Orleans; September 1987}

DISCUSSION POINTS Our writers suggest that devotions can be linked to the church's liturgy and its spirit. In this way the liturgy of Sunday is extended into the week. • What are some of the great themes of the liturgy? Of the seasons of the church's year? • How is God heard during the Mass? What image of God is communicated? • What view of oneself and of others does the Mass foster?

• What. in your own words, is "the spirit of the liturgy"? • How can the spirit of the liturgy be extended into all the prayer that occurs during the week? • What are some ways for people to use Scripture in their devotional life?

Dropping in on Sunday Mass for the first time, a visitor from outer space moght not grasp what is happening very well He would see that the people listen to words read aloud to them. He would hear the people bring numerous .-Is of thetrs to the attention of Someone not plainly seen in the room. And he would discover that when the people speak, they often speak in unison, uttering phrases prepared for them in advance.

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What our visitor from another galaxy moght conclude is that � are passive hearers; that with all their requests to God they aren't very self. reliant; that they possess a mass identity without personality - lacking a real spark. As we said, this visitor hasn't grasped the whole picture. What he hasn't grasped is the spmt of the liturgy. Because of this spirit, the listening that takes place here can be active. The people �sten as people do in an intimate rela tionship, a two-way communication process occurs that draws out the best on them.

What the visitor doesn't grasp immediately is that the liturgy does not intend to reduce the personality of these people to the lowest common denommator. Instead, this communal activity can heighten self-awareness and attentiveness to the true identity of others. Finally, it w,ll take time for this visitor to see that while people in this assembly often pray out of a recognition that they do not control the outcome of most events, their petitions .-1 not reduce them to passrvrty and Inaction. Instead, their petitions can lead to mtensified action to resolve problems and meet .-Is - but not action isolated from God and the rest of the Christian community. The spirit of the liturgy fosters awareness of God and trust in his goodness. The liturgy creates an atmosphere where honesty with God and oneself leads to personal growth; where the mandate to recoglllSII Chnst in others stirs people to action that spreads God's love. In the viSIOfl of the Second Vatican Council. all prayer can be knked to the liturgy and to 11s Sl)lnt.

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pastor always ended the week's announcements with the same conclusion. We knew he was about to leave the pulpit when be said, "Novena to the Sacred Heart Friday after Mass and devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Monday night at 7.30." I used to wonder what these devotions were. But since our family's church attendance never varied from the second pew at the llam Mass I never found out. Today interest in religious devotions that the complement church's regular worship is growing, Attendance at Mass still forms the solid core of Catholic worship and is clearly the principal form of piety for most Catholics. But other kinds of piety, more individual and personal, also maintain their appeal. What is their appeal? Let me answer bv describing two friends who have verv different approaches. to private devotions.

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Mark is a lawyer, a young man with big responstbilincs in a major law firm. He works long hours on high pressure case, As a result moments for quiet and reflection are a luxury. Near his office is a church which regularly has religious devotions at lunch time. There are

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occasion of their annual feasts, special devotions during Advent and Lent and periodic exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Mark drops into the church at lunch time, at least fora few minutes, several times a week. "I have to admit that my reasons are as much tied to peace and quiet as to devotion," Mark told me. "But in my work the

pressure is so constant vou have to make an

effort to give spiritual matters some quality time." The devotions m the church meet the personal religious needs of this busj young man prnverful, "They'rn the) 're peaceful and I find them religiously nourishing."

BY FATHER DAVID O'ROURKE Mark added another he values, quality "They're also dependable. All I have to do is show up and I know that a prayerful rite will be scheduled. And when you're practically commuting between your client's office and the superior court that means so much."

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Another friend who is semi-retired takes an active part in a Biblecentred prayer group. Marilyn tells me that her group does not gather to study the Scripture, group although members do that on their own. "We just read the passages from the Sunday liturgy and then pray about whatever the readings bring to mind or whatever seems important." Devotions traditionallv differ from the church's official public worship. Theologians point out that the church's public

liturgy is grounded in the creature's duty to honour tbe Creator and in the community's need to foster its human and religious well-being. Because of its public nature, the liturgy has a communal and a formal quality. Religious devotions can be tied more greatly to individual needs, to local practices or cultural traditions. Marilyn's active role and regular participation in her group are very different from Mark's pressured attempt to catch whatever devotional moments he can. But their devotions have notes in common. They come in response to personal needs. They are added to public worship, not substituted for it. The breadth of spiritual needs created bl' our societv. which moves so fast, ·is greet. So we witness people trying to find way, to bring spiritual meaning into our lives. For many, the rediseoverv of traditional religious devonons and the development of new ones is proving a means to that spiritual renewal,

Liturgy of the Hours BY FATHER UWRENCE MICK

The church's liturp of the Hours is making its way into the lives of more and more lay people. Many parishes are beginning to meet people's needs to pray together in settings beyond official worship by celebrating some form of the Liturp of the Hours or Divine Office. Following the church's ancient tradition, groups of Catholics have begun to gather for morning or evening prayer, using adaptations of the liturp of the Hours that priests and deacons are expected to pray daily. In one parish I once sened, we celebrated Vespers or Evensonc every Wednesday evening in church. Parishioners were encouraged to gatller for this prayer before they went to the p risk meetings scheduled that niglrt. Other p risllioners came just for the chance to be

supported by others in their prayer. We began with the lighting of the Easter Candle and an evening hymn. During the singing of Psalm 141 ("My rise like prayers incense"), a minister incensed the candle and the congregation. This standard evening psalm was followed by one or two psalms recited by the assembly in alternating verses. Each 1J$1lm was followed by a pause for silent prayer and a collect, a short prayer. A reading from the Bible, or occasionally from another spiritual writer, was followed either by silent reflectiOII or a brief komily. Then we sug th Magaificat, Mary's hymn of praise. A series of petitions for tile needs of the community and of the world was Cont page 10

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From page 9 followed by the Lord's Prayer. A blessing and final ymn concluded the service. T is Vespers service proved very popular with a ignificant number of paris ioners. It seemed to meet a felt need for common prayer, the same need some other devoti s met in earlier times. Like those devotio s, it w s relatively unchanging in struct re, it co • tained music that became very familiar, it included ritual ctions (lighting of the candle, use of i ce se, blessing) and it fostered a se se of c mmunity among those w o gathered to pray together.

The four-day celebration for the 1 OOth anniversary of the Statue of Liberty in America came to a closing climax on July 4 with the chorus over and over again repeating the refrain - Remember, Rejoice, Renew. Flashed in neon lights and sung with emotion and expression these three words summed up the theme of that secular history. Is it an idle wish that the whole of Australia will unite to remember, rejoice and renew in a more sacred liturgy for their Bi-centennial celebrations. A dream has been given to our Southern Land of the Holy Spirit. It is the dream presented by the Gospels, the teaching of the Church and our Tradition - to live life to the fullest in Christ Jesus, Our Lord. On the night before he died, Christ shared his dream with his followers by action:- he washed their feet; by his words:- : "Do for one another what I have done for you"; and by prayer "Father make them one as you and I are one". Then to guarantee that every age would be inspired by his dream and carry on his work he handed over in symbolic words and actions the rite re-presenting his suffering and d ath. He gav us His Mass. And the Mass is a challenge to all men and women of every age. Remember - Rejoice - Renew.

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An incredible smorgasbord of events marking our Bicentennial Year stretches out before us in 1988. Is there room for any further suggestion? Has anything been over ooked? I have earched through the beautifully produced Bicentennial Diary, looking at the official list of weekly event .

Bless our homela forever

great mission to this "B utiful Country a brief but noble messaaea to our Governor General v rords that peak to ll of

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INCS, Richard John. Stan and Norma sincerely thank their friends, neighbours and pari hioners of St Bernadette's, Cl ndalough for their kindness and support. cards, floral tributes, expressions of sympathy and their attendance at Requiem Mass and funeral of their d arly loved son. Lastly we say a special thank you to Father O'Halloran, Broth r J m nd John Kel II.

Josie LEEDEN, South Perth Sir, Paul Donnelly (The Record, January 14) tries to frighten us into another 'yellow p ril' hyst ria, trying to prove that Asians will take ov r Au tralia by the y ar What rotl If Australian abortion loss s hav to replaced by migrants we should be very happy n grateful and n t build walls around ourselv s 'to guard for strange influ n s', On the whole, migrants ma e an exce lent contribution to our w y of if ; they are well-mannered, well-educated, wellassimilated (nearly too good, at he cost of their own culture) n arly no prison convictions, av rse to d monstranons and riots. They are very hospitable and gen rous, willing to try our west rn way of life, most probably to t d trim nt of their children. I don't thin a New Y, ar's Ev in Fremantl would have been possible in Singapore or Ban ko . The fact that they inv st in Au tralia in hou

and business rs a direct re ult of our own for I nd imrruqrauon policies th t favours and entices th rich to the exclusion of the v rag and poor. If Australian men shun moth rhood h n he d p r reasons, such as· no respect for women, no nghts of housewives to their husband's wages, supermascuhnity in all media, not enough child end wm nt or u nt h Ip, t catholic Church's ·g oring the female in oc, ty and church, etc, should be examined. It is also tim that s rious studies ar ma of he lat nt, insidious and iniquitous influences of th pop culture and songs, films and vid os mostly from America are dissected and held responsible for the whol sal deg neration of Australian youth.

from Mary BOYD, MT Hawthorn Sir, Three rousing cheers for Professor Patrick O'Farrell's "a new language need for the Church",(The Record, January 14) and a bouquet to your paper for the edited version of his address. ' It's the best article you have published for many a long day.

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OBITUARY

The Columban prie t who made the fir t We t Australian foundation of the Society, in Clifton Crescent aunt Lawley in 1962, died in Ireland on January 12, aged 87.

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from Fr Dan FOLEY Osborne Park Dear Sir, I see no grounds for the pessimism of Arnold Jago (The Record, January 7) when I look at. present lay involvement in the Church, and its potential for the future. There are a lot of good things happening around the average parish, and these indicate to me that the Spirit is at work in the lives of the people of the Church. To speak of the present lay involvement in the Church as 'a flower withering rapidly on the stem' is not looking realistically at the Church today. The fact that a number of publications have ceased circulation in recent times is no reflection of the laity, much less does it mean that the Church is about to collapse around us. Many new publications have come into circulation in recent years and these no doubt better serve the needs of people. I sense a good deal of fear in the lives of some of our catholic p ople. It is a fear of what is ha penmg in the Church, a fear of leaving behind the so-called security of t e past and moving out into un nown territory. And yet, this 1s what t journey of faith is all about. Looking back throu history, all the gre t pl of faith wer asked to leave the security of th

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All are gifted past and Journey in faith, trusting in God. I think this is what we are being challenged to do as Church today. Arnold Jago says: 'charism talk is meaningless jargon'. The people of the church are all charismatic. This has been true of the Church since its inception. It is traditional teaching regardLng the Church. St Paul goes to great length to make this point in his first letter to the Corinthians. Being charismatic means that the people of the Church are gifted by God to do the task He calls them to do as church. It is important to the life and vitality of the Church that each person believe this and recognise his or her God-given gifts. As a leader in the community of the Church, I see one of my roles as affirming people in these God-given gifts, so that people will recognise their gifts, use them and develop them. Once we have recognised these gifts m ourselves, we are empowered in a very sp cial way through the sacraments, to use them for the building up of the Body of Christ. I would Ii e to reassure Arnold Jago with the words of Christ: 'It rs I. Do not be afraid.' Christ rs m the mi le of what is hap ning in the Church. He has called you and gifted you as a mem r of the Church. You are a beautrf ul rson. Your urity in the Church is not to fou in structures, but rn your faith in Christ. who rs he v ry h art of th Church. night fol-

From Arnold JAGO, Mtldura Sir, Archbishop Faul ner's front ge message about how " bortron rs d straying our future" r cord, January 7) wa ood, ry tru and v ry timely. Th C tholrc Church 1s th only force in soc, ty committed to rev rsmg that d truction on a coherent and rational basis But w 'd be letting our society down if ALL tell th m is the evil of abortion. We must al the messa abortion m ntality follows the contrac ptive

I G Pictured at Sunday course preparing for their marriag are: Left: Ru sell Dawson of Bunbury and Linda Melling of Belmont who were married in St Joachim's church Victoria Park on January 16. Below: Warren Crick and Valerie Richardson of Alinjarra who are to b married in Our Lady of Mercy church Girrawh en on January 23.

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From National Liturgy Commission the liturgy approved for use in Australia on Australia Day, January 26, 1988. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Ill White vestments are wom. 114 lord, may th· sacrifice,

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For Australia Day 1988 ayor Ray Findlayson of Kalgoorlie offers a few reflections. How did a self confident Aurtralia of the 1950s doubt its direction and its own goodness so deeply n the next 3 decades? Are we now starting to believe in ourselves ag in' In the beginning history took sh with Australi 's founding with strong st bli link of politi I d freedom with r, ligious v lu s bonds. In th last two d.

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Introductory Rites: (Ps 56:9-10) I will thank you, lord among the peoples, praise you among the nations; for your love reaches to the heaven and you truth to the sk" .

psychologists, and so called "sex therapists". When released around the world the cumulative impact was staggering. What has been the results of this onslaught on our national selfconfidence? So far as the family was concemed they were unprecedented and enormous. The last two decades have seen the number of children annually affected by divorce as horrific. The illegitimacy ratio staggering with the incidence of hum n bortion unbelievable. By the early 1980s, how many children were living on the streets in Australian capital cities, with the police believing that m ny of them supported themselves through prostitution, would shock most adults. Parental love was advanced in order that p rents should be free to live their livesevenifitme tsp nding ssorlittle time with their children. What can be done'

OPENING PRAYER: Let us pray (pause for "lent prayer)

Father ever g nerous. enlighten us with new vision to see your shaping hand at work in a the gifts to our country with which your providence frames our · this through our lord Jesus Christ We and reigns with you nd your Son, who r the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

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world. Strengthen ·n faith d love your p"lgrim Church on earth; your servant. Pope N .• our bishop N .• and a the bishops. with the rgy and th entire people your Son has ga·ned for you. Father, hear the prayer of the family you have gathered here before you, who celebrate with gratitude your blessings on our country Austra · . In mercy nd love unite al you ch' ren wherever may be.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV 123 lord, remember those for whom we offer th" sacrifice. especia . our Pope. d cl rgy N. our bi o . nd everywh re. e part in th" Remember th offeri g, with present who

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