Provincial chapter 1908 - Convocatory Letter

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Attribution: Passionist Archives, St Patrick's Province

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Power(1)
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St John(1)

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Peter's(1)

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Table on the days of the Tridecum preceding the Chapter & on the day of the Opening of the Same. But the Religious should not be content with the recitation of these prescribed pub…
We felt it a great privilege to be present recently in Rome at the Solemn Beatification of Confr. Gabriel of the Addolorata. It was indeed a touching moment when, the Decree of Bea…
To the Very Revd F. F. Consultors, Rectors, Master of Novices, Superiors, & all the Priests, Students & Lay-brothers of the Anglo-Hibernian Province of the Congregation of the Most…

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7/3/19/1 Jesu Christi Passio. Philip of the Immaculate Conception, Provincial of the Anglo-Hibernian Province of St Joseph. To the Very Revd F. F. Consultors, Rectors, Master of Novices, Superiors, & all the Priests, Students & Lay-brothers of the Anglo-Hibernian Province of the Congregation of the Most Holy Cross & Passion of our Ford Jesus Christ — Health & Peace in the Lord. Having obtained the requisite permission of the Mosh Revd Fr. General we have now to announce to you the Convocation of the Eighteenth Provincial Chapter of our Province. We appoint the 25th day of July next as the day of the opening of the Chapter, & St Joseph's Rebreak Highgate, London as the place for holding the said Chapter. We beg of you to pray fervently that the Holy Spirit may guide the deliberations of the Chapter. For this end we order that from the receipt of this letter until the 22nd day of July the Religious shall recite, during the time of the evening Meditation, the following prayers — Three Palers, Aves & Glorias in honour of our Holy Palers, St Michael, St Joseph & Our Holy Founder St Paul of the Cross, with the respective antiphons & prayers. And further more from the 1st of July until the 22nd of the same month, the "Veni Creator" with versicle & prayer, & the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, with antiphon & prayer "Concede", shall be recited in addition to the above prayers. We eschort the Clerics & Lay-brothers to approach the Holy

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2. Table on the days of the Tridecum preceding the Chapter & on the day of the Opening of the Same. But the Religious should not be content with the recitation of these prescribed public prayers. Everyone should consider it his bounden duty to beseech with continual prayer the Giver of all Good Gifts to power forth. His blessings on the Coming Chapter so that men may be elected who by word & example may guide those committed to their Care. We felt it a great privilege to be present recently in Rome at the Solemn Beatification of Confr. Gabriel of the Addolorata. It was indeed a touching moment when, the Decree of Beatification having been read, the picture of the new Beats appeared luminous & radiant before the bast congregation which thronged St Peter's. The earthly life of B. Gabriel was marked by no extra ordinary events or incidents. He wrought no miracles, he was not invested with the sacred character of the priesthood, but he attained such perfection in a few brief years that after his death God was pleased to show the holiness of his Servant by many wonderful miracles wrought through his interession. He was acceptable to God because he made a perfect sacrifice of self to the Divine Majesty, & kept his bones & rule with friendly even in small things. The such a life lesson of n is especially valuable to us in this Province where the inner spiritual life stands in jeopardy from the many

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