Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap.

Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., St. Francis Hospital, Santa Barbara, to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap., referring to his weakening condition and suggesting that the end is near. He writes ‘I know my dear mother and sisters will feel my death – won’t you write and console them’. He asks to be remembered in a lengthy list of family members and friends. Bibby writes 'Remember me to all the brethren – for no one have I the smallest particle of bitterness, though alas I have often said bitter

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Level of description: Item
Date: 24 Jan. 1925
Reference: 26
Extent and medium: 2 pp; Manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap., St. Francis Hospital, Santa Barbara, to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap., referring to his weakening condition and suggesting that the end is near. He writes ‘I know my dear mother and sisters will feel my death – won’t you write and console them’. He asks to be remembered in a lengthy list of family members and friends. Bibby writes 'Remember me to all the brethren – for no one have I the smallest particle of bitterness, though alas I have often said bitter things for which I in heartily sorrow'.
General note: Held in CA DB/28
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. > Correspondence > Correspondence with other Capuchins

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

Brien(2)
Power(1)
Grace(1)
Barry(1)
Curran(1)
Clare(1)
Paul(1)
BERNARD(1)

Places

Roy(1)
Curran(1)
John's(1)
Clare(1)
Molly(1)

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Remember to mother attend & community of St Clare, College Rd. Tell her I felt on her Holy Prayers & those of community for me, as all only finds to pay for me. Again forewell to m…
This note will probably come as a surprise to you. Thanks for mantle which arrived safely at Sa Ynez. I am in Hoop for over 5 weeks & at ist was making some progress but past few n…
This note will probably come as a surprise to you. Thanks for mantle which arrived safely at Sa Ynez. I am in Hoop for over 5 weeks & at ist was making some progress but past few n…

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Incluse it may be a interest Mr Francis Hoop. Santa Barbara. Calif 24, I 25. my drawed Ir Bani. This note will probably come as a surprise to you. Thanks for mantle which arrived safely at Sa Ynez. I am in Hoop for over 5 weeks & at ist was making some progress but past few nights have thrown me back so much, that humanly speaking there doesn't seem any hope of recovery so I am doing all in my power to be behaved for God's call. Naturally I feel tending to far away from home, country, friends, but God's Holy will be done. This boutile has developed in much mysterious way, considering I was so thoroughly examined at great Roosevelt Hoop. N. York when result was practically negative. I know my drove mother & sisters will feel my drath - won't you write & console them, I haven't ten able to pay mass for some time but I receive it from every morning, have made general confer with Reclor, S.I. & received all last paraments. I place all my trust in infinite mercy of our Blessed parrow, under cassin of B.V. Mary & Saint's of God - in a special way Saint's of Ireland. Oh if I die in grace & love of God won't be glorious to meet Remember to mother attend & community of St Clare, College Rd. Tell her I felt on her Holy Prayers & those of community for me, as all only finds to pay for me. Again forewell to meet in Haven. Beauvez Ten Murph lease 1 lib. & 30 lap. so care 30 sec. an ed's Silber in Haven before those of God & Company of B.V. & Saint's all our dear friends, oh how I regret I haven't served God better, but I trust them who forgeve Pentent Seiner, won't you pay for me, especially at mass. Remember me to all the Bothern - for no one have I the smallest particle of bitterness, though alas I often said better thing for which I in heartly sorrow. Remember me in a very special manner to my renewable & felowed master of N.S. Ir Paul, also to Ir Fidelis. Ir Augustine (write latter a note, I in scarcely able) Br Crispin, my old fellow novice; Br Fidelis who looked aft me so well for Bonaventure - tell latter to remember me to Br John's people - Home & next door; Remembrance to poor Sr Bernard, Passage, always so loyal & good to me; Sr Brigid so kine to our friends; P. Kroghan kills, the mist of friends; to Donal & Mrs Curran; to Anne Barry; to Mrs O'Brien & Miss O'Brien; to your 2 drove Sisters & Molly's husband as well as to main & mihal, to Sean French & young Albert. to the me curtain family to friends in Glen & shortly people who visited us before I left. to mr Hurston of Rub Roy - they ant cond for Donas. Good bye & God tless you my drave Ir Bani - one of my most strict friends. God tless a thousand fold for all your Rundriss Hoodness.