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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 10 July 1902, Page 6

The Co.<r jutor Archbishop of Sydney and tho Bishops of the Province ha\e issued a joint Pastoral Letter n luring to the Pontifical Silvir Jubilee of his Holiness Le >. Xl'l , ;>ni the annual collection of Peter's Pence. After describing the position of the Pope, the Bishops Fay : 'Thanks to God, the wants of the Supreme Pontiff are not forgotten. The peo;>le willingly and generously furnish a 1 they can towards the support and dignity of the.r pr-stors. They do so for the Pope (the Holy Father) above all. Some nationalities deserve honorable mention for their contributions to Peter's Pence. They send their offerings annually, and thty do co devotedly. Catholic Ireland and Catholic i e'g.uui have been fo queLtly accorded this distinction by the fr-upreme Pontiff in his Allocutions. He has also spoken in pra.se of the United States, and of Aubtralia, where the Catholic population mainly consists of Ireland's exiles and of their heirs, both alike faithful to the traditions of St Patrick. Thus, we may remark, a double triumph tas been the reward of the fortitude and fidelity of Inland during historic persecution. At home, peace finds her more than ever confirmed in loyalty and devotion to cretd and country. Abroad, wherever the language of the oppressor la spoken, Erin's children have implanted, with marvellous frui'fulnesp, their own tharacterihtic zeal for all religious works, and especially for attachment, m obedience and love, to the Chair of Peter. The sum of £1600 is contributed annually, as au ordinary collection of Peter's Pence, by the Archdiocese of Dublin alone.'