DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 3 July 1913, Page 35

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) The week's retreat for the members of the archconfraternity of the Blessed. Sacrament \vh-:- nought, to a close in the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Alter a powerful sermon on ' Frequent Communion and final perseverance,' the Rev. Father Creagh, C.SS.E., said that he could not close the arch-confraternity retreat without thanking the Administrator (the Very Rev. Chancellor -Price), not only for personal kindness to him, but also for his great kindness, at all times, to the Fathers of the Congregation. He congratulated the people of the Cathedral parish on having such good priests with them, on having an Administrator so full of zeal for souls and. the beauty of God's House, and possessed of such administrative ability. He knew that no work was nearer or dearer to the hearts of his Lordship the Bishop and his Administrator than that of the arch-confraternity, and he felt sure that, under its new director (the Rev. Father Murphy) the traditions of the sodality would be fully maintained. He thanked the clergy from his heart for their generous help, and he had no hesitation in saying that in no apostolic work had he met with greater co-operation than that which he had received from the Cathedral clergy during his missions and retreats in Christchurch. He also thanked the secretaries, prefects, and sub-prefects for their untiring efforts since the arch-confraternity was established.