Dom David advice spiritual duties

Dom David advice spiritual duties

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Monastery
Glenstal Abbey, Murroe
Subject
Monastery, Monks, Religious Life
Creator
Glenstal Abbey
Place
Murroe, Limerick, Cashel Diocese, Diocese of Cashel
Language
English
Glenstal Abbey
Morther Mary Martin Collection, Religious Sisters, Correspondence, Medical Missionaries of Mary Foundation, Foundation, Sister Novices
Glenstal Abbey
Letters, Prior, Medical Missionaries of Mary
Religious Sisters
Medical Missionaries of Mary, Mother Mary Martin, Foundation
Subject
Nuns, Sisters, Religious Congreations, Religious Life, Foundation of a Congregation, Monastic Life, Mother Superiors
Date
1930-40, 1930's-1940's, 30's, Thirties
Place
Murroe, Monkstown, Dublin, Limerick, Cashel, Diocese of Cashel
Topic
Religious Life, Religious Formation, Spiritual guidance

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T Caritas At April 1935- 2021-11-29/221 Dear Father Prier, Many thanks for your little received this morning. I did not write to you on Saturday as I was not sure of when you were coming - I shall have layer now to book forward to your visit, when you say Friday night, does that mean we are to have the phase of you staying with us that night. You know you will be very welcome if it proves convenient to you - It will be a great goy for me to see you again & to hear your views on Mr. M. I love the lord Attor still approves of his thoughts helping us - Strange no matter how much one wishes to be away from the question of money one has always to be thinking of it, nothing can be done without it. Probably the very fact of starting to build will help you financially, as it will give implement & this will react well with people yet at present, also I love the College will increase in numbers so as to help you in every way -

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As you will not be up before Miss G'Rowke goes down - I'm enclosing for you & Don Davids advice on the Spiritual duties & a very few common rules more on principles than detail - As I want this spirit to goes in great freedom & to lave sound principle ruling their lives more than rule. I would appreciate very much your criticism on the enclosed - as I am only a noice in all these matters - Perhaps Matron could lit me lave an idea as to the division of work. Then I can goes Miss G'R. clear instructions before going while without drawing any attention from outsiders of them aiming at a religious life. I would like in their intro life that this is being cultivated with great interest. I think you will finish Miss G'R. even more helpful for the general spirit of the place, she will get the secular staff interest in something that will help to elivate & pass what few times they may have. Mr Toolin & Mr Guinlan were out yesterday as my toe has not been so well, Mr D. agrees with Mr Guinlan it is Letter D have it Cragul again, so I shall D.V. be going

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4. — She speaks very well of Miss O'Rowke and Miss Deyden as regard their cluties that are under her supervision - I feel absolutely confident fool. The Holy Short will hear our prager, a little more trust & patience and He will send me the right subjects. Vocations are coming sarely one will come along capable of the cooking. He will not refuse me to write this request if it is for His freater flore. I prefere that Diggee would leave of her own accord for very many reasons. I feel probably to the Summer she will see treed of being at fleustal. He could get so much worse. She will work away well now having had a few days rest, she will see a year with you on the 16th May. You have arranged everything possible spiritually for the Staff, if they wish to airit of it. "You can bring a horse to the water sat you cannot make him drink" It is the same way with them, they will not & do not airit of the great graces. It Mary has got slack, it is due to Cooks had example of not getting up in the

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