Letter from +Gerald O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding dispensations from the Eucharistic Fast. He outlines the situation to date regarding Catherine Sheeley and his annoyance at Mgr. Glennon’s lack of co- operation. He explains the dispensation process in minute detail and hopes the matter will be rectified very quickly.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £9 which will be forwarded to Rome as taxes due on the rescripts.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that he agrees that the contents of the telegram received from the Holy Father should be publicised as much as possible and hopes all the Archbishops and Bishops agree.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid asking him and other members of the Irish Hierarchy participate in the creation of a spiritual bouquet for Bishop William D. O’Brien, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and President of the Catholic Church Extension Society who is due to celebrate his Golden Jubilee. He believes this would be the most striking gift which will be received. Bishop O’Brien’s parents came from Ireland and he has much affection for the country.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £5500 being the total of the Peter’s Pence collection for the Diocese. This will be forwarded to Rome.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara forwarding the Annual Report for the Scared Congregation of Religious.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that a Papal Encyclical issued in Rome that day has ordained that special prayers be offered all over the world for the persecuted Catholic Church of the Oriental Rite on the Church Unity Octave, 18-25 January.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara stating that the High Altar at the Pro Cathedral will be reserved for him at the anniversary Mass of Mgr. Felici.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara regarding the microfilming of parish registers by the National Library of Ireland. He encloses a copy of the letter sent to him by Bishop Staunton, Secretary of the Irish Hierarchy in relation to the project.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding the Imprimatur for the new Legion of Mary handbook. He agrees that the handbook ‘…should not involve itself in purely speculative questions and should not contain forthright statements on controversial aspects of Mariology’. He also thanks him for a copy of the letter which will be forwarded to Cardinal Montini.