Typescript note regarding a private requiem to be held at the Pro Cathedral for the late Nuncio. His Grace will preside and Mgr. Benelli will celebrate the Mass. The date and time suits Mgr. Benelli.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to McQuaid acknowledging receipt of a petition which will be transmitted to Rome.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid forwarding a newspaper cutting, from L’Osservatore Romano’, which gives a report on the funeral of the late Nuncio. In Italian.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid thanking him for a copy of his letter addressed to the clergy of Dublin.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid thanking him for the kind attention he has given in relation to questions posed to him by the Nunciature. They greatly appreciate his ‘prudence and experience’ and ‘in such a cordial manner’.
Letter from +McQuaid to Mgr. Benelli thanking him for the information on ‘Sponsa Christi’ and the subsequent instructions of the Sacred Congregation for Religious.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to McQuaid thanking him for his personal offering of £1000 for the relief of the unfortunate victims of the Italian floods.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to McQuaid acknowledging receipt of his letter concerning the ‘Irish Catholic Film Society’.
Notice sent by +McQuaid to Mr. MacSweeny of the ‘Independent’ and Mr. O’Farrell of the ‘Irish Press’ with regard to the relief of the Italian flood victims. Following a letter read out in the churches, over £3000 has already been sent to the Vatican. A list of contributions will be published at a later stage.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to Mgr. Benelli, relating to the arrival of the new Nuncio. He states that the Liturgical Reception at the Pro Cathedral has deep significance for the faithful while the presentation of letters of credence at the Aras ‘…scarcely touches the people’.