Labourers being sent to Glenstal

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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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Desmond(4)
Each(2)
Little(2)
Power(1)
Doran(1)
Long(1)
Clear(1)
Bishop(1)

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Gave your letter to Desmond, I do not think he understood you wishing further plans sent on to humaness. he was to have all in room on your return when he understood the work at fl…
Desmond thinks this is impossible to do during
Desmond & I feel so intuitively for you

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2021-11-04/208 prembank broketstown. 24th June 1939. + Caritas My dear Father in Abrot, I do not know where to legen. I cannot repeat all details in my letter for your fast day which went astay. We all important was that my visio + patetude went out to you through the Holy Sacrifice on that norning. I left after leaving flematal prayer + fool pace was what we to the reached next. Our task seems so beyond all human power, he alone can make each one of us the pursuit instrument. Personally I do not know where to turn, all is in darkness, doing all that seems possible at the moment trusting in fool for the success in the future + the light to see his will at each step. So much has to be done without this clear

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light, for seems to reward in a special way this faith & all works to the good of the the the in the end. As to approaching a Bishop, His Backliness has advised me to wait. Lake await'd Copies of the letter from the Sacred Corporation of Propaganda that were sent to Mrs. Mogach authorising my profession & the erection of the the the in a trying time and life is really hard. V. P. Gave your letter to Desmond, I do not think he understood you wishing further plans sent on to humaness. he was to have all in room on your return when he understood the work at fluster is really only to start. Little can be done I father until a few practical questions have been discided 1) Can you accommodate 10 to 12 men & feed them, meet the weekly salaries which come couply to £50 or £60 per week. Desmond thinks this is impossible to do during

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the term but it should all de so arranged that these men could have a dormitory as soon as the school has broken up? - All these matters will have to be decided by you - You ask me about the petting of money to my mind, with you, this is a point on which Doran Harphy could advise you that, as it means burning money & start, with & then afterwards judging means to make money to pay off the debt. I was really a great petty you had & I away yout now when all these things should be paid & discussed both you as Prior - so there remained nothing to do than & await your return. Desmond & I feel so intuitively for you we long to help you in every way we could, after Desmond has sniced only which I had the money to start off & do finished for the Prior that he has not - as you know he brought Resumount for us last year - has not

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