Caritas
Dear Father Prior
Many many thanks for your letter of
New Years day +returning I.
Letter so promptly.
Ishall deal with all that relates to
Glenstal + the reopening of The College first
Iwrote to Miss Leydon to return to Glenstal
on Monday the 17th if she has any difficultie
about which she wishes to see me to come
by 9.15Am train to Dublin, she ought to
catch the 5 pm to Limerick, if Ohe does
not need to see me, she may go direct to
Glenstal. I told her to find out cheapest
route.
It would be well for Mary to have fires
set in Dormitories, + if possible have the floors
waxed + teachers. rooms + Matrons in order.
Cook says she can spare Mary_
Mai will have plenty of time to have
her department in order.
Matron wrote me a very good letter, she seems
Epiphany Sunday
1935.
full of joy and energy for the next term.
I shall certainly send a companion to Miss
Leyden- but ir will not be for a few weeks.
If I send Miss O' Rourke it means she must
give up her office + resign_ she will have to give
them a couple of weeks notice. She ofcarse is the
only one of the four earning and unless things
were very definite as to he possibility of
continuing at Glenstal to would be very unwise
for her to resign. On the other hand if they
have a fairly regular life + start religious
instructions on the vows, she will be one of
the ones that would benefit most from them
- would be a help to Miss Leyden and
someone I would feel great confidence in
having there
Miss Moynagh would be a good worker
humble + spiritual but not of the same character.
More Miss Leydons type. As her teeth were all
very bad, I advised her to have them all
out. This she had done before Christmas. I
am awaiting a letter from her in which she
will tell me how soon she would be fit to
go to Glenstal if I needed her
Thank you very much for granting me
The material request I wrote about. I agree
with you in all you say on these matters
- feel just as you do about these money
matters. I shall do as you request + hope you
will also draw up your own ideal then we
can discuss the whole question .
Naturally I am sorry we shall not see
you this month. hon The other hand for The College
I am glad you are not leaving Glenstal so
soon after The opening. Also this gives no
all more time to pray + reflect over all matters
so important only because they are dealing with
Gods Eternal Will.
I think till my return it is just as
well to give my room to Miss Leydons
companion that would leave Cook + Mai
Mary + Miss Leydon. If you think it better
to have Mary + Cook well + good or if
you think Lizzie would like it + that it
would do her good, she + Miss Leydon
could share the front. room It is better for
you + Matron to arrange this matter but
certainly I prefer to have my room used
it will make things more comfortable + healthy.
Dear Father now I come to thank you for
what I must value, the special course of
instructions to my daughters, as you so nicely
put it, if you find it convenient + necessary
I shall of course have no objection to them being
increasid It is a excellent plan to allow
them to confere with Dom David for
explanations + counsel if they need them
I shall leave things reen as they did at the
end of last term till the companion arrives
then we shall maps out things for the two
(there is alway a little danger of a Matron
getting +putting in one thing after another on
Her work is not heavy as things are at Glenstal
at prisent) I have written to Matron stating
Miss Leyden returns but that it is absolutely
necessary she has certain + regular time for
her spiritual exercises
.
Like you. at present I feel overwhelmed
wrth responsibilities a religious life is such a
high ideal, we shall be united in prayer for
The same great end, our own individual
perfection + them that as wished by God in
Glenstal + the future M.M.Mr .
I shall not speak of your coming.
I am grieved to hear Dom Gerard has received
Lerch reports, certainly they were not from me
or any of my subjects. I am ashamed.
