Letter from Fr. Isidore Kennedy
Letter from Fr. Isidore Kennedy OFM Cap. to Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. mainly regarding Mass obligations in St. Anthony’s Mission in Mendocino, California. Reference is made to Fr. Leo’s Mass book covers 1 September 1923, to 22 April 1925. During this time, he received 899 Masses and celebrated 809. Fr. Isidore explains that earlier records (pre-September 1923) should be found in the books at Fort Bragg, where Fr. Leo was previously stationed. He also mentions giving a ‘little talk from the alt
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- 8 May 1925
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- 12
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- 2 pp; manuscript
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- Letter from Fr. Isidore Kennedy OFM Cap. to Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. mainly regarding Mass obligations in St. Anthony’s Mission in Mendocino, California. Reference is made to Fr. Leo’s Mass book covers 1 September 1923, to 22 April 1925. During this time, he received 899 Masses and celebrated 809. Fr. Isidore explains that earlier records (pre-September 1923) should be found in the books at Fort Bragg, where Fr. Leo was previously stationed. He also mentions giving a ‘little talk from the altar’ and was surprised by how well it went. He notes that his ‘impediment’ did not cause him trouble, giving him courage for future preaching.
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- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Financial Records
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- May 8th - 12th
- I hope you are very well as we are here (T. L.) I gave a little talk from the altar here last Sunday and was surprised that I got on so well. The title impediment did not give me a…
- of my own personal inclination and needless to say I will be quite content to fill as well as I can any duties which my superiors judge fit to assign home.
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St. Anthony's Mission MENDOCINO, CALIF. May 8th - 12th of my own personal inclination and needless to say I will be quite content to fill as well as I can any duties which my superiors judge fit to assign home. I Remain Fraternally Yours in Glority Mr. Mr. Davidson. Dear Mr. Joseph, Mr. Leo's Masso book dates not from the last Chapter but only from September 1st 1923. Besides for your last visitation here he prepared his books for you up to April 22nd inclusive. Between these two dates viz September 1st 1923 and April 22nd 1925. Mr. Leo received 899 Masses and said 809. I am sure the masses which intervened between the last chapter and Sept 1st 1923 must be registered on the books in Fat Bragg (and Mr. Anthony is away at present) I hope you are very well as we are here (T. L.) I gave a little talk from the altar here last Sunday and was surprised that I got on so well. The title impediment did not give me any trouble at all worth while and so I have got courage for the future. I think if I was free from teaching that I could devote much more time to learning how to preach re. Besides I have not been very well recently and find the widow life of teaching pretty hard. If cause this is only the effort of