Letter with reply from Fr. Paschal Robinson O.F.M

Mother Mary Martin writing to Father Prior about the withdrawing of an application for setting up her order in the diocese of Cork. She attaches two letters to show the Prior what is going on.

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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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  • The suggestion and advice you gave me on Wednesday as regards the procedure for the formation and erection of M.M.M. which I am anxious to follow, changes entirely the idea we had…
  • Many thanks for your kind letter. Let me hasten to say in reply that, pending some reply from the Bishop of Cork, I do not think it expedent to inform him that you wish to withdraw…
  • religious life - the of the little
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+ Caritas Glenstad Priore Murroe - Our Sudy of Mt Carmel 45 36. 2021-09-08/17/ My dear Father Prior I have left you longer than I intended to without a letter, I was serene & yesterday interreprested all morning so contact not sit down to write & have copies of letters ready for you. J. J. there was nothing wrong as you will see from the inclosed. I am sending you a copy of the reply from His Becelince which only arrived on treading & then a copy of the answer I sent D. Clay, which I showed to me David before sending. I am perfectly happy as regards the decision for Mr. Mr. Mr. & Lehwei it is fools Will sent I feel remind leaving here especially just at present when I know your deficientness

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& the uphill work you have ahead of you - Dask god & accept our sacrifice which we all feel of having & leave fluster for the success of the foundation here & Mrs. M. they shall never departed in my mind oprayers - We had a large party of eight on Monday they had a grand day the only complaint was they found it too short. Mr. C. doughlin sought a stool & gave me 10 f. offering for the Art School. He engraded her stay & is very happy about her daughter but regrets she is not satisfied for religious life - the of the little Says (7 yrs), asked & departed & stay, so I thought of what you would say so I kept him & sent him back with Miss Deyden Yesterday morning - He did not want & leave we row then - Miss Deyden left we yesterday in her usual serene spirits, reach to face anything with fools help.

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There continues to be very good news from Miss G. Rooke. She is in the Dabous Hard & has brought two Labies into the world. She is proptimed of nothing now haveing helped the S. S. bring a monster into the World. This was one of the sad things I felt so much when nursing there. Miss Nichols' Fother has a got to to to so she is ansious to go in we on the 15th August. Seing a feast of bus dudy, I think she will be a grand vocation & I think she will have another following her soon - All these things are in foeh Lands as we are ourselves - Miss Moynards sister is with us, she is a run school girl she & Vencent Marray want for a great roots yesterday morning. Father David is as wonderful as we although he is not too well having come back with a heavy

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Cold. I often wonder what 4 fluster would see without him, so is so earnest over all he does - & see things so clearly - He I think repets no sadny & leave here but I think agrees it is the only way of getting the work erected under the circumstances as they exist here - Genelose also a copy of Now. Noynaghs Setter. As I can do little till Gear from you in reference to Uniform & Lists etc. I am trying & put things into order & if possible put Yrs John & start the painting of Window & mending of lead in roof, we were flooded again these last fws days - Yesterday Genelose 33 Hs Black Currant Jam & we sope & make hore - I am trying & make all we can for the College reset year

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