individual items
'Voice from Worcester' Tracts
Other booklets
Father
William Beattie
Monahan
1867-1948
Rector of Saint Swithun's
with
Old Saint Martin's
WORCESTER
1902-1948
The Ministry of Father Monahan, which spanned almost the entire first half of the twentieth century, had a profound effect on worship at Old Saint Martin's. Indeed his influence is still felt today.
In this section of the site we make available a number of items from the Monahan archive. This had been passed down Father Monahan's family through his daughter Bridget who worshipped at Old Saint Martin's until 2008 when, aged 99, she moved to Malvern. The archive is now in the possession of Father Monahan's Granddaughter Sheila who has kindly agreed to allow us to make it available here.
You can access individual items in the collection either fom the menu at the top left of this page or from the dark blue bold text links in the descriptions below (these turn red when you pass your mouse pointer over the text.) Titles not in bold are documents which we intend to add at a later date.
1. Biographical Booklet:
The Ministry of William Beattie Monahan. This short booklet examines how Father Monahan came to the church before going on to explore some detail of his ministry at Saint Swithun's and Old Saint Martin's. The text is available here and a printed booklet from the church.
2. Altar Card:
This elaborate illuminated Altar Card was in use at Old Saint Martin's during Father Monahan's Ministry.
3. Book Commemorating Father Monhan's Golden Jubilee.
A wonderful tribute to Father Monahan which was presented to him in recognition of 50 years in the priesthood. The Book gives a real impression of how loved Father Monahan was by the parishioners of the 1940s.
4. Tracts.
Father Monahan was a great teacher of the Catholic faith and wrote a number of Tracts under the pseudonym 'The Voice from Worcester.' Here we present the text of the Tracts as originally published. The following Tracts are available:
i. Rome the Goal of the Oxford Movement
ii. Loyalty to the Church of England
iii. The Cart of Abinadab
iv. Benediction in the Church of England
v. Canterbury and York: Two Provinces of Rome
5. Other booklets.
i. Meditations on the Spiritual Life
ii. The Sacrament of Orders
iii. What is Catholic Authority?
iv. The Holy Ghost the Source of Infallibility
v. The Popes and The Bible
6. Memorials.
There are a number of Memorials to Father Monahan in the Church. For more details of each, click on the links:
i - Stations of the Cross
7. Photographs.
A range of photos from the period of Father Monahan's Ministry.
8. Walsingham.
Father Monahan and his family were regular visitors to the shrine at Walsingham. His daughter Bridget has recorded her memories of those days which you can read on the Walsingham Archives web site.
May he rest in peace
And rise in glory
Amen.
And rise in glory
Amen.