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ST. JOSEPH NURSING HOME
EDENMORE ROAD
RAHENY,
DUBLIN.
I Most Reverend Archbishop John C. McQuaid.
Archbishops House
Drumcondra
Co. Dublin
Eire
Dear Archbishop McQuaid
Your Grace
It is with pleasure that I send these
few lines to you trusting that your health is in
good form as they say in Ireland. I know very well
that you have a heavy schedule at this time of
year in particular and I dislike encroaching
on your time but St. Josephs Feast is coming and
I was wondering if you could spare the time
to quietly bless "Our Nursing Home. I shall state my
reasons and they are as follows

1. We are Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery and in our
   Congregation we have special devotion to our Holy
   Father, St. Joseph
2. March 19 is in a very special way His Feast Day.
   3.Our Reverend Mother General in Rome as well as
   Mother de Pazzi are very anxious to have the
   blessing that day or if that is not possible near
   to that date, March 19.
   TEL. 334766.
   TEL. 334766.
   The reason we wish to have it blessed quietly
   as little publicity as is possible is because the
   nursing Home is not as yet ready to function but
   once it has been blessed and can have Holy
   Mass celebrated there the Sisters who leave and
   are now living in the Gate Lodge will be able to
   take up their residence on the third floor of the
   nursing Home, and carry on final preparations for
   a formal opening perhaps on May 1-1958 Feast of
   St. Joseph the workman
   During the past week a very beautiful hand
   carved wooden crucifix was sent to us from our
   eneralate in Rome, It had been richly indulgenced
   by our Holy Father aill well leang in the new
   chapel of our Nursing Home which we Americans
   are looking forward to with much joy.
   We trust you are well and we are looking
   for an answer from you at your earliest convenience
   assuring you of our deep respect and gratitude for your
   kindness to us since have come to Ireland
   We are your three adopted American Sisters
   of St. Joseph
   Mother Alice Mary O'Leary
   ST. JOSEPH NURSING HOME,
   EDENMORE ROAD
   RAHENY,
   DUBLIN.