Rule of St. Benedict
Mary Martin to Father Prior. On the rule of St. Benedict.
Details
- 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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- Miss O'Rourke will be down by the early morning train on November and anything unforeseen turns up. Shop she will be a great source of yoy as well as help to the little staff at fl…
- definite now that I know your wishes - I thank you with all my heart for everything & the arrangements you have made, all shops is, that it is in so way over sardining you or Don D…
- & make things a little more
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You will pay mine to Conke her domestic duties when she arrives - with prayers - all hastenings - H. King [Feb. 1936] GREENBANK, Monkstown. 2021-09-23/200 Dear Father Prof. How am I to thank you for your letter of yesterday & corrections etc. My intention as you say was yest to give a few principles & then to direct them to the Rule of St. Benedict on the matter of Humility, blediness silence etc as I want them to be promoted in His Spirit. I shall now improve & make things a little more
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4. You will be very welcome here on Thursday if that proves the best day for you - Miss O'Rourke will be down by the early morning train on November and anything unforeseen turns up. Shop she will be a great source of yoy as well as help to the little staff at fluster. Will you please tell Leggie I look forward to her next letter & shop it will come soon - Spiritually & physically I am going through a time of great depression. I am trying though failing often to accept all in a spirit of love & yoy & Faith, with no other disease but his body will for me - The getting up to get out to get the air we are me peatly, so am not allowed to do much writing etc. definite now that I know your wishes - I thank you with all my heart for everything & the arrangements you have made, all shops is, that it is in so way over sardining you or Don David now that you are short of staff - of course so to his cheer & his O'Rourke unchristened the extra conformer with only to give if & when condemned to you - by Don David - I have already instructed his L. & O'R. that you are their superior during my absence now I shall explain the nature very fully to this O'Rourke - For heath they
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Should seek your permission & consult Matton during my attence if they are not feeling well. I lave also asked them to be very simple, child-like with you in all matters pertaining to the manage- ment of the house-work & esterior permissions. And for all things relating to their religious life, spiritual reacting, vortigeations etc to obey You David. I am greatly graved & dear of your new cross & pray much for you & that things will not prove too serious. I look forward with grey to your visit when it is continued