[December 1958] Draft invitation to Month’s Mind of the late Nuncio.
Letter from Mgr. Gerada to Rev. James Ardle MacMahon thanking him for the invitation cards for the ‘Month’s Mind’ of the late Nuncio. He also thanks him for the information on the new church in Killyon.
Annotated ‘Press Release’ from +McQuaid congratulating +Riberi on his appointment as Nuncio to Ireland.
Letter from +Mageean, Down & Connor, to +McQuaid enclosing a cheque for £1145 towards the hospital in Iran.
Letter from Mgr. Gerada to +McQuaid stating that Mgr. Enrico Dante, Pro Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Rites wishes to relate changed made to the liturgical prayer ‘pro conversione Judaeorum’ by the Holy Father. These changes need to be inserted in the ‘Ordo Hebdomadae Sanctae’.
Letter from Mgr. Gerada to +McQuaid informing him that all documents published in the dioceses throughout the world should be made available in the Pastoral Institute, Rome. This suggestion has been made by Rev. Raimondo Spiazzi O.P., Regent of the Pontifical Pastoral Institute and has been approved by the Secretariat of State.
Letter from Mgr. Gerada to +McQuaid stating that the Secretary General of the United Nations has asked for the Holy See’s cooperation in the World Refugee Year. He is asked to draw the attention of the faithful to the difficult situations faced by refugees, to their spiritual and material needs and the necessary cooperation that will ensure a good outcome. He asks that any information given in the Diocese on this subject should be sent to the Secretariat of State.
Copy of letter from + McQuaid to Mgr. Gerada Regarding the arrival of Mgr. Storero.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to Mgr. Gerada stating he can cancel his trip to Lourdes is necessary. September is the only month when he can ‘…get some rest’ and he had planned to go to Paris after Lourdes to meet with the Cardinal- Archbishop. That is one of the main reasons he wishes to know the arrangements for the new Nuncio.
Letter from Mgr. Gerada to +McQuaid stating that the Department of External Affairs is aware of the changes to the programme regarding the arrival of the new Nuncio and they have amended their plans to reflect these changes. They have also changed the date for the presentation of the Nuncio’s credentials.