Man proposes, God disposes

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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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M. M. M. - May feel quite no
It may all le that veggie
you see the Holy Short sent

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+ Caritas 2021-08-31/154 GREENBANK, MONKSTOWN. 25th April 1935 Dear Father Puor, Man proposes, food disposes. I had planned to spend my morning writing to you, Dom David & my daughter but it has been I done spent well for foods work. Let a visit from Fa Whitney who has given me two likely vocations

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for M. M. M. one in her 3rd yr NASEER Medicine, the other I worked in her 4th year - so you see the Holy Short sent me a great gift but ? hope the greatest were healed & intimate. This is always a very special time of prace for me, as I was born on the feast of H. Mark - Baptised within a Low day & confirmed on the 30th April - all in the month of the Holy Short - How am I so thank you for the very happy Easter you gave my daughters & their friends - they were all much

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2 25 April 35 GREENBANK, Monkstown. impressed & their visit has definitely left a spiritual mark - I have only seen Miss Breen so far - she is more thanever attracted to M. M. M. - May feel quite no loth to do His Holy Will in her regard - I saw Miss Sugent & was very much impressed I feel she would le very helpful to you during my assence. She is not free at present to decide as to the question

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of young M. M. M. but would like very much to help as housekeepers WASHINGTON swing etc fluster in any way she can, & fall in with the spiritual life, without seny in any way attacked to M. M. M. - She has seen 5 yrs in Carmel, her health gave way & soth her spiritual director, who sunks a great clear of her, & the Doctor advised her not to take her funct Vows, as she was not fitted & an enclosed brother, & advised her after some time to join a more active brother - There are yet a few hurried details, Gehall

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write more fully & morrow & aka I shall have to [25 am 35] make inquiries GREENBANK. MONKSTOWN. from Nothus Superior of Carmel etc. - aka I am playing much over it. She impressed me very favourable & in absolutely straight, capable, intelligent with a sound spiritual foundation - The whole question now rest on whether you would like to have her to do my work under your direction for the reset month or so - I have told her about M. M. M. Here are so many things & crucial

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