Draft introductory leaflet

Draft for a pamphlet introduction the Medical Missionaries.

Full Title: Draft introductory leaflet

Catalogue number: 2021-11-30/240

Extent and Medium: Typed draft document. A4, four pages.

Detailed description: Draft for a pamphlet introduction the Medical Missionaries. AI CLEANED TEXT THE MEDICAL MISSIONARIES OF MARY The Vicar of Christ having expressed a wish for a Society of Religious willing to undertake medical work in the Missions, Eire, through God's Grace ever attentive to the wishes of Rome, immediately responded to the call. From the days of Columcille and Gall the missionary apostolate in foreign lands ever enthralled the sons and daughters of Eire. Now the call seems novel. Novel because Catholics have forgotten the famous Papal Medical Schools of Bologna and Salerno and the saintly medical men and women Religious who taught in them. Some forget even that St. Luke and Saints Cosmas and Damian were Medicals. The Medical Missionaries of Mary were founded by Mother Mary of the Incarnation Martin of Dublin. The Apostolic Delegate to Africa, His Excellency Mgr. Riberi, Archbishop of Dara, appealed to Mother Mary to start her Society and immediately return to Africa in 1936. Her Society undertakes all forms of Medical, Surgical and Obstetrical work. The Sisters are qualified medical women, doctors, dentists, chemists, radiographers, laboratory technicians, nurses, dietitians, public health workers and non-medical members trained in Tropical Domestic Hygiene and other Social Services. They will work in any Mission field where they may be called, but especially in areas directly under the Congregation of Propaganda Fide, as the Society was expressly called into being by the wish of His Eminence Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda Fide. The Sisters will be fully trained for any work undertaken, and specialization will be encouraged. The Society has two aims: the highest Religious perfection of each of its members combined with the highest technical skill in their medical and social works for their neighbour. The Missionaries from Eire have no interest in any earthly Empire. They have no desire to establish any special form of government, and they have a keen natural sympathy with all peoples anxious to keep their native arts and languages. Their only desire is to spread the Kingship of Christ. They remember the long years of preparation, St. Patrick coming obedient to Rome—as a foreign Missioner to Eire. They recall how carefully he learnt Eire's own native language before he raised the Standard of the Cross in Royal Meath, in 432 A.D. Knowing the urgency for building up Catholic home life in Mission countries, their particular care in their hospital work and in their social services is the Mother and Child. Through these services they will guide the young girls round their Mission houses into truly Christian movements, and encourage busy minds and fingers in adapting native arts and crafts to Christian Liturgy. Knowing the ravages to life and health wrought by malnutrition and ignorance among many native races, native foods will be studied and used. The spread of foreign foods and customs so detrimental to the native peoples will be discouraged. The Sisters are true Religious with public vows. The requirements for admission to the Society are those laid down by Canon Law and the Constitutions. Their Spiritual training follows that usual for all women Religious. The Constitutions are built on a Benedictine framework and allow the professed Sisters to be at the service of the sick day and night. They are specially framed to avoid any possible conflict between loyalty to a religious superior and loyalty to professional duties. In their sphere the claims of professional duties are especially recognised as paramount in all medical work. They will be at liberty to undertake work in University Surgical and Obstetrical Clinics, Isolation Hospitals, Leper Settlements; also in village Dispensaries in China or India, or in African Kraals. They hope too to run Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics on the banks of the Tigris or Euphrates, or where Mother Ganges takes life from the Himalayan snows or, dare we say it, within call of the temple bells of Kathmandu, or that of the Muezzins of Kabul. The training of the Sisters is such as to specially form their interior life. For them many external religious practices will be absent: no choir, no enclosure, no religious habit. The dress worn is a simple professional one adaptable to time and place. The Novitiate House of the Society at Collon, Co. Louth, was opened with the approval of Cardinal McRory, Primate of all Ireland. At the opening ceremony His Eminence attended in person, and His Excellency the Nuncio Apostolic, Most Rev. Dr. Pascal Robinson gave Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The House of Studies for young Sisters attending University and Hospital courses was opened with the approval of His Grace The Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev. Dr. Byrne. It is at Booterstown, Co. Dublin, about 3 miles from the University College and the Catholic Teaching Hospitals. The Society was given their hospital in Nigeria by His Excellency Mgr. Moynagh, Prefect Apostolic of Nigeria. It is a General Hospital, with 120 male and female beds. There the first band of professed Sisters are working. Every kind of Medical and Surgical work is undertaken, and all classes of European and Tropical diseases are treated. It is St. Luke's Hospital, Anua, Southern Nigeria. In Northern Nigeria the Sisters have formed a chain of mobile dispensary units. The motto of the Society is taken from St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians (c. iii, v. 17)—in caritate radicati et fundati ("rooted and founded in charity"). Knowing the need for Catholic Medical colleges to train the native women doctors and nurses of China, India and Africa, Mother General is anxious to supply all the demands made on her Society. To do this vocations are urgently needed. Many more medical women and nurses are needed, also young girls with suitable education to train in some form of medical science. The harvest indeed is great, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest that He send forth labourers into the harvest. All interested should apply to: Rev. Mother General, ORIGINAL OCR TEXT The Medical Missionaries of Mary The Vicar of Christ having exoressed a wish for a a Society of Religious willing to undertake medical work in the Missions,Kire, through Gods' Grace ever attentive to the wishes of Rome, immediately responded to the call. From the days of Columeill and Gall the missionary apostalate in foreign lands ever enthralled the sons and daughters of Mire. Now the call seems novel. Novel because Catholics have forgotten the famous Pabal Medical Schools of Bologna And Salerno and the saintly medical men and women Religious trained in Tropical Domestic Hyghiene., and other Social Serv1ccss SThey will work in any Mission field where they may be called, hat especially in areas directly under the Congregation of /5 Propaganda Fide, as the Society was expressly called into being by the wish of His Eminence Cardinal Fumasoni-Biondi,, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation of Propaganda ride. Thg Sisters will be fully trained for any work (//ex/ undertaken, And specialization will be encouraged. The Society has two aims, the highest Religious perfection of each of its members combined with the highest technical skill in their medical and social WOTLS fOT tHeIF RGIFHDOuE. The Missionaries from Mire have no interest in any carthly Mmnpire. They have no desire to establish any specidl form of government, and they have a Keen natural sympathy with will guide the young girls round their Mission houses snto truly Christian movements : and encourage busy minds and fing6e in adapting native arts and crafts to Christian Likutgy.. Knowing the ravages to life and health wrought by malnutrition And ignorance among many native races, native foods will be studied and used .The spread of forzsgn foods and customgs wlll/beso detrimental to the native (atas peoples will be Ai/ discouraged. The sisters are true Religious with public vows. The requirement for admission to the society are those laid dowr by canon Law and the Constitutions. Their Spiritual training fotMows that usual for all women Religious. The Constiutions are built on a Benedictine frame workand allow the professed Sisters to be At the service of the sick day and night . They are specially framed to avoid any possible conflict between 1oyalty to a religious superior and 1oyalty to professional duties. In their sphere the claims of professional duties are E5 especially. recognised as paramont in all medical work. They will bg at liberty to undertake work in University Surgical and Obstetrical Clinics, 1solation Hospitals Leper Settlements .Also in village Dispensaries in China or India, or in African Kraals. They hope too to run Maternity And Child Welfare Clinics on the banks of the Tigris or Muphrates, or where Mother Ganges takes 1ife from the Mjmrsldim snows or dare we say it, with in call of the temple bells of Kathmandu, er that of the Muzzin s of Kabul. The,trainins of the Sisters is such as to specially Jutu af form their interior life. Por them many external religious practices will be absent: no choir, no enclosurcmo religious habit. The dress worn is s simple professional one adaptable to time and place. mhe noviciate Mouse of the socidtpal collon Co. Louth was opened with the approval of Cardinal McRory Primate of all Ireland. At the opening ceremony His Eminence Attended in person, and His Excellency the Nuncio Apostolic, Most Rev. PAzixl Dr. Pascal Robinson gave Benedection of the Most Blessed Sacrament.. The House of Studies for young Sisters attending University and Hospital courses was opened with the approval of His Grace The Archbishop of Dublin, Most Rev. Dr. Byrne. 1t is at Booterstown Co. Dublin, about 3 miles from the University College and the Catholic Teaching Hosoitals. The S5ociety was given their hospital in Migeria by His Axcellency Mgr. Moynah .Prefect Apostslic of Migeria. 1t is A Genekral Hosoital,with 120 male and female beds. There the first band of professed Sisters are working. Every kind of Medical and Surgical work is undertaken.and all cllsses of European and Tropical diseases are treated. Tafadaregs/it is St Lukes Hoscital. Anua . Southern Nigeria. In Morthern Nigeria the Sisters have formed a chain of mobile dispensary units.. The motto of the Society i s taken from St. Pauls Epistle to the Eohesians C iii. V.19 -in caritate radicati et Pundati.andknowing the need for catholic Medical colleges to train the native women doctors and nurses of China .India And Africa Mother General is anxious to suoply all the demands made on her Society. To do this vocations are urgently needed. Many m ore medical women and nurses are neede Also young sirls with suitable education to train in some forc of medical science.. EE The harvest indeed is great . but the Mbourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest that He send forth Labourers into the harvest. All interested should apoly to Rev Mother General M.W.M All peoples anxious to Kaep their native arts and languages. Their only desire is to spread the Kingshio of Christ. They remember the long years of preparation ,St. Patrickncomins, Sleat(y Hefrr E obedient to Rome - as a foreign Missioner to Kire - They recall how carefully he learnt Eires own ative language before he raisdd the Standard of the Gross in Royal Meath, in 132 A.D. Knowing the urgency for building up Catholic home 1ife in Mission countrie M. Ardrt thain particular care in their hospital work and in their social services is the Mother and Child. Through these services they who taught in them. Some forget even that St. Luke and Saints Cosmas and Damidn were Medicals. The Medical Missionaries of Mary were founded by Mother Mary of the Incarnation Martin of Dublin. The Aoostolic Delegate to Africa,His excellency Mar. Riberi, Archbishop of Dara , appealed to Mother Mary to (5 start her Society and immediately returruto Africakn 1936. Her Society undertakes All forms of Medical, Surgical and Obstetrical work. The Sisters are qualified medical women, doctors, dentists, tHe chemists, radiographers, laboratory technicians, nurses, dietetians, public health workers and non-medical members 9. Hc

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