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Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid enclosing documents from the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on the Missionary Role of the Laity. 2 items

Copy of letter from + Alibrandi to + William Cardinal Conway concerning the questionnaire used to gather information on candidates for the Episcopacy.

Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid regarding the Questionnaire he sent him from the General Statistics Office of the Church. This needs to be completed and returned as soon as possible.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Alibrandi stating he can release Fr. John Jones to assist at the Nunciature. Fr. Jones will act as Chaplain to St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park and he can assist in the parish with youth work.

Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid thanking him for his assistance to meet the needs of the house. He expresses his deep gratitude for his kindness.

Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid enclosing a copy of the Apostolic Exhortation addressed by the Holy Father to all Bishops, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council.

Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid stating that the Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Bishops, Cardinal Confalonieri, has directed him to inform the Archbishop that the Holy Father has praised his spirit of faithful submission and supernatural adherence to God’s will, with which he accepted the communication regarding the acceptance of his retirement. This will not be made known until after the next Synod of Bishops. The Holy Father also conveys his Paternal Apostolic Blessing.

Letter from Cardinal J. Villot, Secretariat of State, to +McQuaid regarding his retirement. He states the Holy Father has granted permission for him to govern the Archdiocese until after the next Synod of Bishops. Annotated by +McQuaid stating ‘Handed to me after lunch to Card. Daniolar in the French Embassy by the Nuncio, Mgr. Alibrandi, 16 January 1971’.

Letter from Mgr. Paul Tabet stating that +Luciano Storero, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Dominican Republic, is arriving in Dublin. He is seeking Sisters to teach in a High School in Baltimore. If Sisters cannot be found, then the school may have to close down. He is also willing to hand over the school to an Order if more than two Sisters are sent. +Alibrandi has already spoken with the Dominican and Mercy Sisters, neither of which are willing to undertake the work. There is the possibility that +Storero will mention this to the Archbishop during his visit.

Letter from J. Cardinal Villot to +McQuaid stating that the Holy Father wishes him to know how much he values his devoted sentiments and full obedience. He prays that all the Dublin clergy will be fortified to live more effectively the paschal mystery of Christ’s redemptive love, especially during the Lenten season.