Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, April 1917

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Letter from Fr Francis M. Shaw to Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan, April 1917

1 Middle of April '17 Dear Reverend Father Provincial, P. C. I have had a most successful voyage so far,
but have not yet got to my destination. The skipper of my boat
is an Irishman and a Catholic. We have a chat every evening
up on the bridge. I have not many Catholics on board. During the first bit of the voyage I could not say Mass daily,
as there was no place to say it in, and I had not a cabin to
myself. Now however I am alone in my cabin as we landed
a number of officers. The weather has been splendid. There is
nothing to write about, really, as we have not touched at
many of the places we passed in our journey. I say Mass
at 10.0 a. m. on Sunday in the Saloon, and also on Wednesdays
at 6.30 so that those on board may have Holy Communion. The
Captain serves Mass for me, and led off in the receiving of Holy
Communion. Out of about 40 Catholics we had 13 communions
the first Wednesday and 21 the next. I am delighted now because
I can say Mass in my cabin. I shall continue to say it once in
the Saloon each week for the men. Please pray for me that I may be some good. Very sincerely yours in Christ, F. M. Shaw S.J.

Letter from Francis M. Shaw (1881-1924) to the Father Provincial Thomas V Nolan (1867-1941) regarding Shaw's recent voyage. Francis, or Frank, Shaw SJ was born in Ennis, county Clare. He was ordained on 31 July 1916 at Milltown Park, Dublin. Fr Shaw joined the war early in 1916, working in the 16th General Field Hospital at Le Tréporte. In 1917, possibly due to his nationalistic views, Fr Shaw was dispatched to India, and later to Mesopotamia.Fr. Thomas V. Nolan was the Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus (1912-1922) and was a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of the Belgian refugees who arrived in Ireland as a consequence of the First World War.

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Place: Dublin, Ireland
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