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Columban Martyrs of Malate Copyright Š 1995 Missionary Society of St. Columban
This book is dedicated to aU the Columbans and their lay companions in mission who have given their lives to bring the good news of forgiveness and reconciliation to our wounded world. May the flame they lit never die.
Cover design by Rolando Pangan Edited by Fr. Niall O'Brien Printed by Kadena Press, Inc. All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher.
COLUMBAN MARTYRS of MALATE ~~ . ". ~
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Fr. Niall O'Brien
Preface By Fr. Donal Hogan Regional Director of the Philippines
This little book celebrates the offering of their lives, by the Columban Martyrs of Malate. They are symbols of those Columban Fathers all over the world from our founding in 1918 who have given their lives for the love of Jesus Christ and in their efforts to make His name known and loved everywhere. Malate parish was the first commitment of the Columban Fathers when they came to the Philippines in 1929. From Malate they spread throughout the Philippines building churches and schools and strengthening the faith. Today many young Filipinos have joined the Columban fathers and are set to bring this faith to Asia and throughout the world. We hope that you, our readers, will support us and them; in doing so you become companions in mission and indeed missionaries yourselves.
Fr. Donal Hogan December 8th 1994
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Table of Contents Foreword of Cardinal Sin Preface of Fr. Donal Hogan Introduction Fr. Miguel Bernad, SJ Table of Contents We Will Never Forget Them! The Story of the Malate Martyrs Fr. Arthur Price Life of St. Columban Fr. Liam Griffiths Prayers and Sayings of St. Columban Fr. Pat Sayles The Columbans in the Philippines Fr. James McCaslin Malate of Yesteryears Carlos Quirino More Than 60 Years-The Columban Fathers in Malate Fr. James McCaslin The Our Father (An Extract) Fr. John Henaghan xiii
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Down Memory Lane: Recollections and Reflections Rev. Stephen Deegan, MHM
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Remedios Hospital-Pedro Picomell's Story: 1943-45 (Extract from His Book: A Saga of Malate) with Commentary by Fr. Martin Noone Fr. Gary Cogan's Story, with Commentary by Fr. Martin Noone Ultimo Adios, The Farewell Letter of Fr. Edward Galvin to His Mother Prayer to St. Columban
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'Some follow Jesus to the breaking of the bread, but few to the drinking ofthe chalice. When the supreme chalice came to his lips on that February day in 1945, Fr. Henaghan walked up the last road, it is remembered, with head bowed down. Those who knew him have no doubt that it was bowed in prayer. What prayer? It is not given to one man to see into another man's soul, but I can have no doubt that near the heart of that moving prayer there was what he himself had called, "that prayer ottire- thy will be done." He had learned it well in a garden of olives.'
Fr. Anthony 0' Brien Former Superior General of the Columban Fathers