DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 15 April 1909, Page 583

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The ~Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, of Gore, leaves for a trip to Europe on next Monday. During his absence his duties will be taken- up by Rev. Father Delany. The Hibernian Defence Cadets under Lieutenants J. B. Callan, jun., and S. Colunib, went into camp at the Heads on Thursday evening. On Easter Sunday Mass was celebrated at the camp by the Rev. Father Liston, when, in addition to the Hibernian Cadets, there were, numbers I> resent from the other corps. The arrangements for the opening ceremonies in connection with the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Cromwell, on next Sunday are now completed. As previously mentioned the ceremony of blessing and opening will be performed by his Lordship the Bishop, who will also preach in the morning. The sermon in the evening will be preached by the Rev. Father Murphy (Riverton). A report of the opening ceremony, with an engraving of the new church, will appear in our nest issue. On Easter Sunday in addition to the early Masses at St. Joseph's Cathedral there was Pontifical High Mass at eleven o'clock, his Lordship the Bishop being celebrant, Rev. Dr. Cleary assistant priest, Rev. Father O'Rei^v deacon of the Mass, Rev. C. Collins (Holy. Cross College) subdeacon, Rev. Father Delany and Rev. H. Woods (Holy Cross College) deacons at the throne, and Rev. Father Coffey master of ceremonies. Tlie music, Gounod's No. 3 Mass, was rendered in a finished manner by the choir under the conductorship of Mr. Vallis.. ' In the evening there wcre^Pontifical Vespers, when his Lordship officiated, Rev. Father Corcoran being deacon, Rev. H. Woods subdeacon,, and Rev. C. Collins ehantor, At the conclusion of Vespers the members of the choir were entertained by ' his Lordship, who thanked them for their services, and congratulated them on the efficient manner in which they had rendered the Inusic at the day's ceremonies. There were large congregations at all the Masses and devotions at St. Joseph's Cathedral during Holy Week. His Lordship the Bishop was celebrant of the Mass on Holy Thursday, Right Rev. Mgr. Mackay (Oamaru) being assistant priest, Rev. Father O'Reilly deacon of the Mass, Rev. C. Collins (Holy Cross College) subdeacon, and Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., master of ceremonies. The sermon in the evening on tlie Blessed Eucharist was preached by the Rev. Father Lynch (Palmerston). His Lordship the Bishop celebrated the Mass of the Presanctified on Good Friday, the Very Rev. Father O'Donnell (Gore) being assistant priest, Rev. P. O'Neill (Wrey's Bush) deacon; and Rev. M. Scanlan (Holy Cross College) subdeacon. The occasional sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Mor- __ kane (Lawrence). The Rev. Father D. O'Neill (South ' Dunedin) preached in the evening on the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On Saturday the Rev. Dr. Cleary was celebrant of 'the Mass, Rev. Father O'Reilly being deacon, and Rev. Father Corcoran subdeacon. His Lordship the Bishop presided at Tenebrae on the evenings of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and in addition bo the clergy of the Cathedral the following were present in the sanctuary during the Holy "Week ceremonies: — Right Rev. Mgr. Mackay 3 Very Rev. Father O'Donnell, Rev. Father Lynch, Rev. Father Howard, Rev. Father Hear-n, Rev. Father O'Malley, Rev. P. O'Neill, Rev. Fathers Ryan, Liston, and Buckley (Holy Cross College), Rev. D. O'Neill, Rev. Father Morkane. . The beautiful singing of the ' Benedictus ' and ' Miserere ' by the students of Holy Cross College, aiid their rendering of sacred psalmody at Tenebrae were pleasing features of the impressive ceremonies of Holy Week.