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The Beginnings of the Catholic Church in Tonga – Part 1

Based on the writings of Fr Joseph Deihl SM, adapted by the editor. Italics are used where Fr Deihl is quoted directly and at length. The first Mass On the evening of the Feast of the Visitation on 1 July 1842, the first Catholic missionaries arrived in Tonga. The group on board the Sancta Maria […]

MM 50 Years Ago

Uphill struggle of Catholic magazines The Australian Messenger of the Sacred Heart – the vital little magazine with the spiritual punch – has lately been forced by rising costs to lift its annual subscription to $2.60. When Fr K I McGrath SM founded the Marist Messenger in 1929, it was the Australian ‘Messenger’ that he […]

Liturgy and the early Catholic missionaries to New Zealand (2)

This article was first published in the Auckland Diocese Liturgy magazine. It is used with permission. Karakia, prayer and chants, were already part of Māori culture. The innovation brought by the Catholic Missionaries was a new set of prayers, not the idea of prayer. Fr Forest tells Fr Colin about a missionary trip in the […]

Liturgy and the early Catholic missionaries to New Zealand (1)

“We Worship God Better than in the Finest Churches” This article was first published in the Auckland Diocese Liturgy magazine. It is used with permission. The topic of the early Missionaries in New Zealand and the liturgy is worthy of serious study. The  ideas presented in this article are based on the translations of the […]

Saturday 24 May

Acts 16:1-10, Ps 100, John 15:18-21 Mary our Mother As he led Marists, following in the footsteps of Mary it was no wonder that Bishop Pompallier put NZ under the protection of Mary. Later another Bishop placed Aotearoa New Zealand under the korowai of Mary Help of Christians. We are Mary’s special citizens. She will […]

Monday 6 February

Waitangi Day 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13; Psalm 132; Mark 6: 53-56. Bishop Pompallier was asked by the Hokianga chiefs, relying on his neutrality as a Frenchman, whether Maori should sign the Treaty. Rewa was pleased with the Bishop’s reply. Whether we should remain New Zealanders or become English was your business, Pompallier said. He was […]