January - December Notices of meetings of Hierarchy with some minutes. Includes information on primary and post primary education and changes to the Leaving Certificate. File also includes communications from the Holy See, information on ‘Humanae Vitae’, World Communications Day, sodalities, Justice & Peace, Apostolate of the Laity and annual reports from Universities. Finances of Maynooth College discussed by Maynooth Trustees as well as college and faculty business. 1969

Correspondence relating to the Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Peace.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Hugh S. Roberton, Australian Ambassador, seeking permission to ask Mgr. Cassidy to say a prayer at an inter-denominational service to commemorate ANZAC Day.

Dunne, John, Chief Medical Officer, St. Brendan’s Hospital, Upper Grangegorman, Dublin, seeking permission to include the talk by + McQuaid in the Booklet of the proceedings at the World Mental Health Day.

‘Message of His Holiness Pope Paul VI for the observance of a “Day of Peace”’. 2 copies.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from G. Boland, Minister for Justice. He has received the Archbishop’s letter regarding Flag-Day Collections.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Fr. Deery. He does not know why Mother Vicar had to seek any sanction for a Day Secondary School. He just put it where he thought it was needed.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from the Apostolic Nuncio enclosing a copy of the Message of Pope Paul VI for World Day of Peace.

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for copies of the communication addressed to the clergy of Dublin regarding World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

Typed letter to Parish Priests from +McQuaid requesting them to celebrate Mass on 1st January on the Day of Peace. 4/30/b. 28 December Invitation from +McQuaid to the World Day of Prayer for Peace Mass in the Pro-Cathedral.