DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 24 April 1919, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

■ * Tlie annual meeting of St. Joseph’s Catholic Men’s Club will be held on next Monday evening in St. Joseph's Hall. The Catholic men, generally, of the city, arc invited (o be present, and it is hoped that the club's remarkable success of last year will be maintained this year, and if possible, exceeded.

A garden fete was opened on Wednesday afternoon in the grounds of the Sacred Heart School, NorthEast Valley, and is to be continued on each of the following evenings, and on Saturday afternoon. The proceeds are to benefit the funds of the local Catholic school, and the promoters, who have worked earnestly to ensure the success of the undertaking, hope their efforls will be supported by the whole Catholic community. Mrs. M. A. Jackson, who for the past six. years (three terms in succession) has been a representative on the Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, will be a candidate for a seat on the board at the forthcoming elections. For the splendid social work Mrs. Jackson has, over so many years, accomplished in this city, she deserves well of her fellow-citizens, and it is hoped her useful services will be long retained for the benefit of the community.

At St. Joseph’s Cathedral the impressive ceremonies of Holy Week were participated in by a number of the diocesan clergy, and were attended by large congregations. At the Solemn High Mass on Holy Thursday the music was beautifully rendered by the Dominican Nuns’ Choir. The students’ choir of Holy Cross College sang most effectively selected parts each evening during Tenebrae, and during the Mass of the Presanctified on Good -Friday morning. On Holy Thursday evening the Very Rev. P. O’Donnell (Gore) preached on the institution of the Blessed Eucharist, on Good Friday morning the Rev. C. Morkane (Holy Cross .College) on the Passion of our Divine Lox’d, and on Good Friday evening the Rev P. J. O’Neill (Riversdale) on the Seven Dolors. There were crowded congregations at each of the early Masses on Easter Sunday, both at the Cathedral and suburban churches of the parish, and exceedingly large numbers approached the ,Holy Table. There was Solemn High Mass at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, commencing at 11 o’clock. Father Kaveney was celebrant. Father Burger (St. Bede’s College, Christchurch) deacon, ■ Father Spillane subdeacon, and Very Rev. J. Coffey, diocesan administrator, master of ceremonies. Father Coffey preached appropriate of the day festival. The music of the Mass, splendidly rendered by St. Joseph’s Choir, consisted of the “Kyrie” and “Gloria”' from Mozart’s Twelfth Mass, the “Credo” from Haydn’s Mass in B Hat, the “Sanctus ’ from Gounod’s Messe Solenuelle, and the “Benedictus” and “Agnus Dei” from Weber's Mass in G. The- motets “Ecce Sacerdos Magnus” (Elgar), and “Victime Paschali” (Bordonel) were also sung. The cantors were Messrs. A. Vallis, J. McGrath, and F. Heley. Mi’. A. Vallis presided at the organ, and Signor Squarise conducted. In the evening Mozart’s “O Salutaris,” with Mr. F. Woods as soloist, was sung, the "“Regina Coeli” was also beautifully rendered as a duet by Mrs. Sandys and Miss E. Murphy. The ‘Mlaec Dies” was sung both at Mass and Vespers. After the, evening- devotions the members of the choir were entertained by Father Coffey, who warmly complimented them on their continued good work. Mr. Vallis replied on behalf of the choir.