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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 13, 27 March 1902, Page 7

The Very Bey. Father Gregory, Provincial of the Papsionist Order in Australia, is now quite recovered from his illness. On the 14th of next month he goes to Publin to attend the Provincial Chapter of the Order, which is to be held at the head house, Mount Argus. This Chapter is held every three years. Its object is to discuss affairs connected with the various paits of the province, of which Australia is a portion. Father Gregory is Fir&t Provincial Consultor to the Chapter about to be convened. The fiftieth anniversary of tho ordination of Right Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, occurs on to-morrow (Good Friday.) As it ia impossible on the day to have any auy celebration. Dr. Murray, in a letter to the clergy of his diocese, pays : — ' I trust the clergy of the diocese will not forget me in their Masses on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, 20th, 21at, and 22nd of April, and that your people will be good enough, at your suggestion, to offer up their Holy Commurions for my intention on any of these days, as well as on Sundjy, the 27th ; also that the faithful will be kind enough to recite the rosary for my intention every duy from the 20th of April till the 27th, either in their homes or in their respective churches. The Expobition of the Blest-ed Sacrament I intend to be an act of reparation as well as of thanksgiving. I want all the priests nuns, and people to join me in atking pardon of God for any Masses which I may have said negligently. The time cannot be far distant when I shall have to render an account to the Eternal Judge for those omissions and negligences that I may have been guilty of. In the next place I want you to join me in returning 1 thanks to God for having protected me while a young inexperienced priest from the dangers of the world, and for having here in Australia placed me over a devoted clergy and faithful people, distinguished for their piety and devotion to religion,