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Letter to Father Prior from Mary Martin regarding the cancelled visit of Father David. Though the date is marked 1935 in the letter by someone else afterwards, it is most likely 1934 because of the context.

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• Leeson St
  Caritas
  Dublin
  Dear Father Prior
  Many thanks for your
  letter + Post card only received
  this Morning Naturally I
  was disappointed when Dom
  David did not turn up
  Yesterday but on the other
  hand they, at least these
  things T.P. do not effect me
  much now We had arranged
  to have no visitors so as
  to be well strong for his
  visit. now I have it still
  to look forward to + I hope
  in two weeks time
  A pare
  my toes healed enough to be
  able to go home but God alone
  kwows these things for certain.
  D.Quinlan returned on Sunday
  he came yesterday + the St
  have decided it is better
  to take of the tops of the 1st
  toe + part of the big toe
  this little separation ￡ will
  probably be done on either
  Thursday or Friday next if
  My rheumatism chases us
  Last Friday I got rather an
  acute attack of Rheumatism
  which has left me rather
  more weak + tried. To-day
  I am better but slept badly
  I know once more you will
  all pray for me that in all
  recovery
• that the sickness will
  not go further afield. the
  boys keep well_ I hope Matron
  will see light soon about Rose
• that Fr John has her
  insured + the card stamped
  up to date in case she has
  to go to hospital or is
  unable to work for some
  time.
  All the cards should
  be kept stamped up to
  date.
  Ask Matron
  to write
  if there is any thing.
  she needs
  from Dublin
  to help her for Rose
  I am also sorry to hear the
  boys are not eating well
  I remember at breakfast they
  used to eat a very good
  plate of porridge ( which must
  be made thick) I plenty of known
  Sugar + Milk a cup of tea
  Bacon + Egg but hardly any
  bread + butter
  For dinner the smaller boys
  eat little but they all used
  to eat a very big
  plenty of bread + butter +
  Jam Supper was another
  meat they did not eat much
  at but then they have a
  glass of milk.
  forgot to
  tell Matron Frank Mc Cann
  used to have a glass
  Milk at 11 am if he is
  inclined to loose weight
  They all should eat well
  now especially if there are
  colds going about the
  house
  I regretted very much having
  to send you this further burden
  Miss claims I may
  confess honestly all the suffering
  of my accident is nothing
  compared to the first few
  months but it all had to be
  to bring things right for Glenstal
  Both Srs say I am going
  on slowly + surely. I am
  naving Beers treatment now
  for my toes + start infectio
  to.morrow. I am not suffering
  so much now + with a
  pill I sometimes get 3 to 4
  hours sleep. so am feeling
  better.
  I believe Our Lord will
  let me grow here apart from
  you all in the spirit of
  St. Benedict I read +
  study his Rule + Christ the
  Life of the Monk + pray +
  May become more + more
  Christlike.
• Davids visit gave me
  great joy for which I thank
  you . Mother + my sister were
  charmed with the News _
  His Excellency The Nuncio
  ts coming to see me to.morrow
  thanking you again I shall
  allways remain your grateful
• unworthy child in Jesus + Mary
  Sr Mary
  ( S. Tell Fr. David I shall
  arrange as he directs for
  Nun to meet Sister
  M. M

Letter commenting on an upheavel in Glenstal, and expressing sadness at no longer having the Benedictine influence over her life.

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Medical Missionaries of Mary
Rosemount, Booterstown, Co. Dublin

Sunday 20th 1938

My dear Father Prior,

It was good to hear your voice again on the phone. How I should have liked to have seen you, but I know this was impossible owing to the feast tomorrow.

We can all be united in prayer and i say suffering, for I do not think there is anyone in authority who has not a great deal of this. One great thing about suffering is that it leads us to God.

It would be difficult for me to express how much I miss the influence of St. Benedict's Fathers, but I suppose this must all be in God's plan.

Father O'Driscoll has been extremely kind to me. Is it not a strange thing how they Augustinians will be working in ?? Nigeria

I very nearly went down to the boat to see Father Abbot and you, but I feared I might have been in the way, as I would have been, as things turned out.

I am sorry to hear you are going to have another domestic upheaval. If Dom Mathias is in charge of this department, I think it is better for me to keep out of things and let him get his own staff.

If it were you who were in charge, I would do anything to help you get someone.

Say a Low Mass please Father, for both our intentions.

Your devoted and ever-grateful child,
Sr. Mary

... from writing rooms in Grafton Street

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From Mary Martin to Father Prior mentioning two possible vocations.

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Caritas
Dear Father Prior
It was good to see you
again + better still to hear
the Doctor found nothing seriously
wrong .
I have The permission ( with
a promise not to kneel or
stand from me) to attend
the ceremonies to-morrow +
Friday. Thank God even though
it means resting afterwards

• do not want to trouble
  you now all I want to let
  MONKSTOWN
  Spy Wednesday

you know
is that Miss O' Rourke
your direction
will takes cooks
place whenever you wish to
give .er a few days holidays
It might be well for Miss O Rour
to have a few days with Cook
before she goes if you think
well of it_ I told Miss O'Rourke
to arrange all with you.
It was very good of you to
arrange for Miss Clery to stay
hope she will be much impressed
by the ceremonies at Glenstal

• also with the life + spirit
  my two daughters_
  Two likely vocation may
  down for the day on Monday.

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