Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £4000, being the annual offering of the Archdiocese to the Holy Father’s Relief Fund for victims of the recent flood.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £20 which will be forwarded to the Holy See.
Note from Rev. Dr. J. McConnell in connection with the reception for the new Nuncio which is to be held in Maynooth. On the last occasion there was a certain amount of confusion regarding the event when the Archbishop of Dublin never told that a special Ordo Recipiendi had been sent to the Hierarchy.
Letter from +McQuaid to Rev. G.P. O’Hara, acknowledging the date of his arrival. He states that the President, Taoiseach and other dignitaries have been invited. He encloses a sample of the invitation card and hopes the arrangements will meet with his approval.
Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy to Chris enclosing a timetable for the Liturgical Reception.
Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy, Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, to +McQuaid regarding Canon 269.
Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy to +McQuaid stating that Mgr. Benelli had phoned to say he was glad everything had been settled. He says the Nuncio will give an Indulgence of 200 days and asks if someone would read out the announcement. Mgr. Benelli also wishes to know where he and Mgr. Kirk should go in the procession and whether the Nuncio enters the Pr Cathedral directly from his car or from the presbytery?
Letter from Most Rev. G.P. O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for him for the arrangements he has made in relation to the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of the Holy Father. He is looking forward to meeting the dignitaries afterwards. He also discusses previous celebrations he attended in Bucharest.
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Letter from +Gerald O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for all he has done since his arrival in Ireland including his kindness at the airport, the Liturgical Receptions at the Pro Cathedral and Maynooth College. He extends an invitation to visit him at the Nunciature if ‘…he ever has a free moment’. With envelop.