Stuk 8 - Chronicle Record of Community Events at the Hospice of St. Brigid and Capuchin College, Rochestown

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A chronicle sheet summarizing three distinct liturgical, community, and administrative events that occurred at the Hospice of St. Brigid and the adjoining Capuchin College in Rochestown between April and June 1941. The first entry details the First Annual Retreat in Hospice held from 8-12 April, noting that the spiritual exercises were conducted by Rev. Fr. Basil Cryan OFM Cap. and that subsequent Holy Week ceremonies followed the liturgical rubrics for small churches. The second section logs the Fr. Provincial’s visitation on 16-17 April, marking the arrival of the Minister Provincial, Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., and the Provincial Secretary, Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., for their annual canonical review. The final entry documents the inaugural Corpus Christi Procession on June 12th, recording that High Mass was celebrated by the Rector and President, Fr. Eugene Carroll OFM Cap., who led the Blessed Sacrament procession along a specified path down the main stairs, out the East door, and across the front lawn.