Provincial Chapter 1869 - Acts

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Julian 1869 14 No 35 7/3/6/2 20. J. V. P. Acts of the Fifth Provincial Chapter of the Auglo Hibernican Province of the Congregation of the Rapson of the Lord Lesser Christ, under the title of Sd Joseph held in the Retreat of Sd Anne Satton from the 15th to the 17th of June 1869 Convocatory Letter On the 17th day of March 1869 Our Very Red Father Provincial Eugene of Sd Authony, directed according to our Holy Male his Convocatory letter to all the Very Red Father, (Vocal) and all the Religious of the Congregation in this Province, appointing the Retreat of Sd Anne Satton on the place of Capitular meeting for this the 5th of June 1869 (4th) Chapter of the Province, and fixing for its opening the 15th day of June, He at the same time directed the Vocal Father to be in attendance at the usual preludiary meetings and Fiducium, which would commence on the 12th and continue on the 13th and 14th inst. on which days all the Clerk and Lay Brothers should be nourished with The Holy Communion - He moreover prescribed that beside the prayers which each Religious was exhorted to offer privately to God there should be recited by the entire community during the time of everying meditation. The Veri Creator Spiritus, The Letany of the Belged Voyers. The prayers Concede Lesserman, Paterlawe and flora Fabi in honor of Sd Michael Sd Joseph and Sd Paul of the Gross together with their respective prayers — apenabling of the F. P. Cap Fathers In accordance with which the Very Red Vocal Fathers were all assembled at the appointed time except the Very Red Father Sgnature (Paoli) of the Infant Lesser, who having been appointed and having voluntarily renounced, his right of being present & giving his vote, at the General Chapter 2d Gen. Consultor, was therefore absent - Besides the Capitular Fathers of the Province there was present The Very Red F. Mermandine of the Belged Sacrament Provincial of the Belgian French Province who came, destined by the Most Red Father General to preside at our chapter All asserted at the Fiducium —