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Letter enclosing copy of constitutions.

Note informing of the approval of the house of studies in Dublin by the Archbishop there.

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My dear Father,
Just as I should have been arranging for Christmas, I was kept busy over the all-important question. T.G. after days of great anxiety, we have received permission from His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin to open a house of studies, but we may not use it as our Novitiate House

I am very grateful for This permission it makes my work much harder, not being allowed to have it as a Novitiate, but it is God’s Will, so He will help me through all, as He has always done.

Pray God to guide what is best to do about the Novitiate. I am renting Rosemount for the first year till we see our way.
All my best Christmas wishes sent to you and all the Community,

Note requesting the proper translation into latin of some ammendments made in the Constitution by Msgr Riberi.

My dear Father Prior,
I call upon your great charity to come to my aid in an urgent need. I have just returned from France where I met Mgr. Ribere. He has made some alterations in Chapter 1 of the Constitutions. Also, he did not think to Latin expressed the English version.

May I ask you please to put Chapter 1 and 4 into good Latin and post them back to me as soon as possible. When you have Chapter 1 done, post it back. I shall have it printed. Mgr. Ribere is to be in Rome in the first week of December. It is absolutely necessary I have them with him as soon as possible, as he has promised to present them personally to the Sacred Congregation Propaganda for me.

I saw Dom David and he says you are the one that could put this into really not overworked. I can send you Miss Leyden at any time to help with the packing, etc., at the end of the term so as not to overstrain Nurse, put Miss Feeney at work too soon.

Please thank Dom Matthew for his letter. I shall be only too happy to look over bills and mark some.

Dear Father, if the enclosed is impossible for you to do within the next few days, please return them at once to me, as it is very urgent and important to have them done at once.

Please thank Mary for her letter. I shall write in a day or so, the sale was a great success

Good Latin we are anxious to have the Chapters of our own well done

all the Art: of the Company of Mary. They have already good French to refer to; if they are in doubt.

No official news from Dublin yet. May God grant me patience. Miss Kean goes to Africa at the end of December. I missed Miss Feeney. I hope she is better and that Nurse is

Note requesting the school prospectus for a friend.

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Dear Father Prior,
This is just a hurried line to ask you to send me a few prospectuses of Glenstal School when you next write.

A married schoolgirl friend of mine has two boys at school at Ampleforth the 3rd is at Wicklow and will probably leave this summer. She spoke to me of Glenstal but understood it was a preparatory school.

I understand they are considering sending this boy to an Irish school. I shall be seeing her again on Tuesday afternoon; she is to come and see me.

I wonder, will it be Dublin or Galway that will see you next week?

Has Father John heard anything more from Clerys? It is such a long time ago, they find it hard to trace it.

Mother returned the steamer with a letter from Dom Columba for an order of ten cups. If he has heard nothing more from them, I shall arrange for it to be deducted from the bill and settle things up with them.
Remember me to all.
yours in Jesus,
Sr. Mary

Letter to Dom Bede thanking for retreat.

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My dear Dom Bede,
Very many grateful thanks for your letter, all to thanks and gratitude, is on my side for all you did for us during our retreat. I did not forget you and asked the novices and with specially to Prior of Glenstal for the Annunciation, and intended doing the same thing myself, but my time has not been my own lately.
I think it would be excellent if we were present in the----- an article could be published in the magazine, but to find a writer and the time). I enclose Photo if you will send it on for me.
I have been very anxious to get M.M.M. now in Belgium and Holland. Have you any contact with the latter? It is a great country for doctors and nurses. Many thanks for much forwarded on letter to Mother Edith.
Please pray much for me. I am very overwhelmed at present with anxieties and work. Remember me especially on to April the day I renew my vows.
In union of prayer in the hearts of Jesus and Mary,

General letter