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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

Mary Martin to Prior. Discussions of bringing in another maid and Martin's continued health troubles.

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[Postscript]
Please remember me to all the Fathers, Matrons & replain it is hard to come to all at present.
I shall let you know
The result
Your obedient child
In Jesus smary
Marié

Monday
2021/08/31-157 May 35

Dear Father Prior,
I was indeed
pleased to receive your
letter this morning & all
it contains. I am pleased
to here all goes on well at
Glenstal & that May is satisfactory
so far. Now I can easily get
another maid but I had hoped
to be able to manage with
the staff we have with the help
of a boy for the fire, boots
& coal during this term as the
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brothers are able to give a
hand at some of the heavy
house-work on Wednesday
& Saturdays - However as
there is difficulty with Fr. John
over this question & I am
not on the spot to get my
own boy for a few hours
each day, it is better to get
the extra maid especially if
you wish it -
I am writing to-day to
Sr M. Paul to see if she still
has the between maid she
wrote about last week. If you
do have the extra maid, it
will le well to give Miss Leyden
some mending for the fathers.
This need to do the boy’s boots for
me last time & very well, they
only take ½ hr at most. He asks
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is supposed to bring in the coal

• sticks for the fires- the maid
  of the different department looks
  after the fires. I did not think
  they would be needed for some
  time yet. I am sorry you are
  having these domestic worries with
  all the real work you have on
  your hands -
  I am sending you two estimates
  for beds one from Clerys &
  the other from Arnotts - I fear
  from what I dear you cannot
  get exactly to same pattern
  Bed as we have in the large
  size. Also they are in black we
  shall have to enamel them white
  ourselves - You can either write
  direct yourself or if you let
  me know I shall have them
  sent down at once - Is it 3 you
  need?
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  The Doctors were to have come
  this morning to discuss whether
  it is well to leave here or not
  but have not turned up as yet.
  It is still very painful at night
  & I get little sleep even
  with drugs, just pray God gives
  me this grace of patience & that
  I grow in sanctity, nothing else
  matters. Till the toes come back
  to life & the Leg are healed
  they cannot feel sure of things
  so I fear I shall not be
  fact in a few days -
  When does Dom Feard leave?
  I suppose he will go to Lei Tusthn
  then I shall see him -
  We used to put paper in the
  drawers & over the clothes one
  of their towels before they used
  to do nothing. We thought of curtains
  last term & think it a good plan.

Letter from Anvers. No author. Handwritten, in french to Fr. Prior.

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Short note regarding Rome. Sent from the Bishops house in Cavan.

undated letter with general content.

Caritas
Glenstal Priory
St. Joseph’s
Sunday

My dear Father,

Miss Murphy arrived safely, and I was glad to see her and to hear of you all. Things, I know, have not settled down, but I thought it looked very well when I heard Miss Hayes had gone to bed. I hope she is not relying too much on my children and that she will win her new girls for the love of God.

I have written fully to Dom David with reference to Miss Nichols. She can, of course, remain as long as charity demands it, but I think it would be wrong to give Miss Hayes the idea they could remain indefinitely. It would not be a good policy for the incoming staff.

A few conferences from Dom David on unity of spirit, and the family spirit of humility and love would help greatly at this point—something supernatural must bind them together, seeking them in a spirit of great love and kindness tempered with firmness will keep girls at Glenstal. If we get May back, he will work well for you.

It just struck me that I did not point out to you the housemaid is free from 3 or 3-30 so as to give Nora a little work in the refectory in the afternoon while she goes along with the scrubbing, as Nora has a lot of work and may not get so much help as she does now from the new cook.

I feel very much for Miss Moynagh, and I have asked Dom David to keep an eye on her. She is selfless as far as work and all are concerned.

What is the date of the Profession?

You will have the ----- at 10 tomorrow. I wonder, has Matron the list of boys that need sheets for Sunday, this term and the tweed coats? I will wait till I hear from you how many pullovers you require with sizes, and then I shall order 1 dozen gr--- stockings of each size for you to have in stock. You have the pattern of shirts to order.

This is a very beautiful and practical retreat and very helpful to Miss Murphy. She finds it hard returning here, but I am glad all that is allowed by Divine Providence. We both washed up after the meals today.

I shall write to Miss Fee and arrange to see her sometime in case anything happens to the present Matron—I hope not.

If she seems suitable, I shall explain you are settled till Christmas, and if there is a change, then you will let her know.

I pray much for you all. I know you do not forget your unworthy and ever grateful child for God.

Marie

From Colman O' Driscoll in St. Augustine's Priory, Limerick.

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