THE PAPAL LEGATE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 260, 25 June 1932, Page 5

THE PAPAL LEGATE

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GOVERNOR EETORTS BY IGNORINQ MR. DE VALERA PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS

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Rec. June 24,.. 7 p.ni. DUBLIN, Friday. The principal event of the second ay of the Eucharistic Congress was lie celebration of pontifical high mass y the Cardinal Legate (Cardinal auri) at the Pro-Cathedral. The Ler ate made an other triunxphal tour irouglx the cheering nxultitude, in erfcct midsxxmmer sunshine to the athedral, attended hy many notables tui by the present and former Mintry, seven cardinals, including archisliops, 100 bishops and clergy of all itions. TJu1 whole service was relayed and •oadeast through loud spealcers. The Legate, during the service, ;ed the magnificent gold chalice, hieh the Pope himself used last Friy. The chalice was a present of the L'chbishop of Dublin. It is beautilly embossed and depicts the scenes the life of Christ; it is inscribed Latin, "Presented to our Irish sons Christ in memory of the Euchar:ie Congress." New Zealand Section Tho first meeting of the New Zeaid section listcncd to papers by Miss leen Duggan and Mr. P. Kavanagh, New Zealand pioneer Ronian Gathc families. These included a movr story of an Irish settler, Thonxas ynton, a. priest for the pioneers. ynton reached New Zealand in 1828 d crossed the Tasman Sea in a Baling boat, before the Bishop of ■dney was able to supply the priests, Idwood and CleUi-y. ■The spealcers added tliat Poynton 1(1 a thorough knowledge of the lovi hvnguage and was able to dis»de the natives from attacking the nt I'oman Catholic missionary. ■k'ithor Mr. de Yalera nor any of I Ministers was invited to the Gov-■or-General, Mr. James McNeill's, ■nor in honour of the Papal Legate.