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Aitheas an Athar Elair, Biocaire Provincesh.
but one
that is never the lens wind
today
Aitheas an Athar Elair, O.F. M. Cap (ina scribtum fem) ag rangh na "Aitheacha Aithe agus Dominic, Baile an Roistigh, MRitheanh 1958. Fuarthas in Athair Nearan, M. Fomhara 1981. POC
These words, long since favourites of mine kept going thro my mind as we stead on the Larmac waiting the return of the nortal remains of Lathan Albert and Lathin Dominic. The Gael has a surpring going far into the misty frash but ra nevid one today. — Bas in Eckinn. It is not just a fair wish but an eager one — with a note almost of urgency — that desires for bas in Eckinn. Surely it is not only the wish of the Gael to die surrounded by kindly faces, made strong by the last rites of Mother Church but with the true Catholic reverence for the sanctity of the human body with a yearning to be buried in the seactified sod of Stely Ireland ania wisty the whistered travers of a good people, thriv many processions and manifestations of their Faith. And so not only "death is Ireland, but burial in Irish Ground.
Was it that hunger of the Gael that mored those two humble friars to express reveal their lash wish of burial in Ireland. In life they had never sought anything. Being hoor they perceased not can give it stead; nothing wanted nothing but to do the

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with of their Superiors. They had made many sacrifices, angerously borne the heads of the day and the burdens thereof, they had served faithfully and well. None of our Prince friais in America or Africa have ever empressed such a wish but these two children of the Province did but forward a humble wish. The Province listen to their request, cherished that request and when the time was opportune and circumstances reminded the Latin of the Province, as it were commanded them, by Stoly Obedience to come home, and take their final restoring place with their deceased brothers in region in Rocheston cemetery. There is something here reminiscent of St. Francis injunction that the truly obedient friais should be like a lifeless body. So we have the acting Superior of the Province, surroundered by some of the brothers waiting to welcome home the two children who had made that last request.
The first to speak the remainder on Irish ground was the acting Superior of the Province accompanied by some of the Prestbrew. Though official moved forward for with the intention that the

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To welcome them home.
hear the Caroseach, heard of the Government sloud he
the fish still with that innate Contery and Suae
of what most is feeling he quietly removed remarking
feet this own Prodies in religion
"It is more abbreviate becoming that their
Prodies in religion see he the first to receive them
In added act of thoughtfulness, he had a w
formally received the pilot, Captain Hampman
and spoke the gratitude of the nation for the task
he had performed.
Franco can
there was a gentleness in the
manner the processions formed and to the chair
of the Misera slowly wended it way to the
Sherport Chapel. These the live bodies were
placed requartly before the Labernade and fr.
a slight transit in his voice revealing how deeply
moved he was by the occasion spoke the
beautiful tourners of the Church the responses
coming deep and low-load from the
assumbled friens. It short delay and the college
made he gave the journey to Cart.
There are no words to describe
that journey. It was not a Sad process
nor was it a trampshant march.

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Rattin was it
It was a forageful journey
It was simply two humble trains morning quietly through the people while the people trouped and at times gave a wishful little smile at arresting and forewell.
We, Prothins of Lathi Stlunt and Lathi Staninic handed our heads in ane before sack a superb manifestation of a peoples simple lath and loxly loyalty. On the hearts and on the lept of money of us was a Franciscan forager
"Man lad reward you for your goodness to us and to ours, lath loving and dead!"
Along the way, at each horse and train roads there is high stood little groups praying. Yours mothers lefted up their children (battleroos to see the barning heaves. Nor did the little ones look frightened they seemed to knock meading feeling of happiness. It was all so morning. WWW Tears at times came to one eyes, but they were lears of Gratitude to God for such aspledid people. It was a forageful journey like a round of the heads, the small heads the scattered grounds the large heads finnerick, Bullen and etc. where the people gathered in the numbers

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then came back, that Queen among Altin whose
pulsating heart beats with an affection to be
found in no other city. I am an after own
two deserties that seemed.
On the Quart'side * * * *
The launch of the Friends must still from the friends was limited
by Father Matthew - the Aspents of Lamperance
on the Quarts as that the Friends emerged could leave
Iceland for friends with the Successors and the Mass
the Mass on Saturday morning June 18 the was
celebrated for two returning missions. The
both launch with its own feet developing being
the was a perfect selling for the Regains Mass
on that morning. The whole scene was like
a representation of Sir John Javerjo minoritate
training of Service Mt Sumarp also quite at
Spectator Cathedral. It gave there was a
Franciscan gentleman about the way that
the Sacred Ministers and Servers moved around the
Sacred way guttle too was the singing of
the student choir their fresh young voices
muted to a tone of reverence, almost a song
the final procession down the aide with
his hereditary. Rev. Lucy. the herd Brooks