Homily for Fr. Albeus McQuillan OFM Cap. (1912-1989). He died in Cape Town, South Africa, on 10 August 1989. The homily was preached in the Welcome Estate Church by Fr. Wilfred Aherne OFM Cap. It was noted that Fr. Albeus ‘spent almost thirty years a missionary in Zambia and the past eighteen years ministering in the Capuchin parishes of the Cape Town Archdiocese. His brother Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap. died in 1968, also in Cape Town’.
Souvenir booklet for the 50th anniversary of St. Theresa’s Church, Welcome Estate, Cape Province, South Africa. The booklet includes a year-by-year history of the parish church (and adjoining school) and photographic prints of various Capuchin friars who served as parish priests including Fr. Alban Cullen OFM Cap., Fr. Ronald Grace OFM Cap. (1931-1984), and Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. (1923-2004).
Copies of ‘Our Pact: Newsletters of the Damietta Peace Initiative’ from June 2010 (Vol. 3, No. 6) to Aug. 2010 (Vol. 3, No. 7). The latter issue refers to the death of Fr. Donal O’Mahony OFM Cap., the founder of the Damietta Initiative.
Reports on school inspections in the Northern Rhodesian mission compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. The reports are chronological and give information on the physical condition of the schools, the numbers of pupils and teachers, attendance, and the catechism and subjects taught in the schools. Reference is made to schools in Lusense, Schuckmannsburg (now Luhonono in the Caprivi Strip), Sichili, Kasika and Twambo.
Two copybooks containing notes by Fr. Alfred O’Mahony OFM Cap. on the history of Barotseland and the Lozi, the cultural group of peoples inhabiting the western province of Zambia. The notes refer to the impact of European colonization, to the work of religious missionaries in the area, and to the Zambian independence movement.
A chronological history (from 1931-81) of the Irish Capuchin mission in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. Particular attention is given to the arrival of the Capuchin missionary friars, the work of clerical and lay mission personnel, relations with local communities, evangelisation, the construction of mission stations, schools and hospitals in Barotseland (later the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia) and the general administration of the mission.
Information booklet explaining the history and work of the Irish Capuchin missionaries in the Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Barotseland, Northern Rhodesia.
Souvenir of an Irish-Zambian reunion luncheon held in Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin, on 20 Aug. 1966. Endorsed with autographs of some of the participants. This is the copy belonging to Fr. Alfred O’Mahony OFM Cap.
Ceremonial for the consecration of Monsignor Adrian Mung’andu as Bishop of Livingstone on 9 Feb. 1975 at the Church of Christ the King, Maramba Mission, in succession to Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. At the mass, Fr. Alfred O’Mahony OFM Cap. preached a sermon on the history of the Irish Capuchin presence in Zambia. With a flier re the ordination written by Fr. Edwin Flynn OFM Cap.
