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- 21 April 1918
Note bequeathing £100 from Charles J. Blake, Heath House, Maryboro[ugh], County Laois to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Note bequeathing £100 from Charles J. Blake, Heath House, Maryboro[ugh], County Laois to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Note indicating the Nos 23 & 25 Gardiner Street are under lease from 1877 for a period of 900 years and details yearly rent.
Article from ‘The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin’ by Christine Casey
Article from ‘The Buildings of Ireland: Dublin’ by Christine Casey, Yale University Press, pp 131 - 133, in which St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street is described relation to the architecture and art inherent there.
Status Temporalis book for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) book which contains accounts for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Irish Jesuit mission to Australia.
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Note on Dr John Esmonde who was hanged on 14 June 1798 for having taken part in the fight at Prosperous.
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ , St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ appointing him (on behalf of Fr General) to investigate and repel attacks made against the Society in the Irish Province.
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Gives news from Clongowes in relation to both the Community and school, including the progress of the Sodality, plays staged by the students, a meet of the provincial consultors etc. Also reports on Gardiner Street; the progress of building work in St Francis Xavier Church, and the Community there.
Also reports on political and social issues, including Daniel O’Connell’s activities in relation to Repeal, the campaign against landlords, the Lord Lieutenant’s policies, Peel’s new taxes. Refers to Belvedere, which he visited on a recent trip to Dublin, as ‘a splendid Mansion’. Also refers to a letter received from ‘Mr. Cooper of Calcutta’, which gives news of that part of the world.
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Rev. Peter Kenney SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
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Letter from Fr Henry Young to Charles Young SJ and discusses the matter of the Stations of the Cross and asserts that there should be a fixed form of erection of the Stations, i.e., from left to right. Refers to Gardiner Street as ‘your Xavier Church’.
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Copy of letter from Fr Patrick Hughes SJ, writing from St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr William McCartan. Thanks the latter for purchasing the two milch cows, but explains that his (Hughes’) superior, the Provincial Fr Brown, did not want the two store heifers that were purchased at the same time, and that he had already made this fact clear to Fr McCartan. Sends the latter a cheque for the cows.
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Letter from Fr William McCartan, writing from the Parochial House, Dromore, County Down, to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. Objects to the latter having found fault with his purchase of cattle for Fr Hughes’ community, and claims that he would profit by the purchase.
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Document laying down rules for the community in SFX, Upper Gardiner Street in relation to diet and the daily timetable for prayer etc.
Regulations in relation to mealtimes, times of confessions, prayer, and Masses, dining out, accounts, cases of conscience etc.
Invitation card which admits John Bury to ‘A Course of Spiritual Exercises’
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Invitation card which admits John Bury to ‘A Course of Spiritual Exercises’ given to the members of the Society of St Vincent De Paul by the Jesuits from 26 March - 1 April 1860.
Historical and biographical sketch of Reverend Thomas Kelly SJ
Historical and biographical sketch of Reverend Thomas Kelly SJ, late of St Francis Xavier’s Church, Gardiner Street in ‘The Lamp’, Vol. LIV, Number 336 entitled ‘A Loss to Catholicity and the Late Rev. Thomas Kelly SJ’. With photograph on front cover.
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Souvenir Programme of the Pioneer Excursion to Killarney
Souvenir Programme of the Pioneer Excursion to Killarney which included an address by Fr Joseph Flinn SJ, Central Spiritual Director of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association.
Notes relating to the history of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Handwritten notes relating to the history of St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street (note: not in chronological order and incomplete), starting in 1849.
Notebook containing Lists of Preachers of Novena to the Sacred Heart (1899-1957) and Sodality Day (1940-1954).
Souvenir of the Jubilee of the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
Membership card for the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
Illustrated Souvenir of the Triduum for the coming of the reliquary containing the right arm of St Francis Xavier to Gardiner Street Church, 9-12 December 1949.
Photograph of the congregation in St Francis Xavier's Church at the annual Novena of Grace
Photocopy of photograph from 'The Evening Herald 'of the congregation in St Francis Xavier's Church at the annual Novena of Grace.
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Prayer card for the souls of deceased members of the Garda Síochána Sodality
Prayer card for the souls of deceased members of the Garda Síochána Sodality, based at St Francis Xavier's Church, and calendar of names of deceased members.
Leaflet for a Jesuit Mission in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Leaflet for a Jesuit Mission in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Notice advertising a retreat for men engaged on night work in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
List of sermons and the names of the priests who preached them at St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Estimate for bricks and tiles from Courtown Harbour Brick and Tile Works, Gorey, County Wexford
Estimate for bricks and tiles from Walter Wardrop, Proprietor Courtown Harbour Brick and Tile Works, Gorey, County Wexford.
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Daily prayer for souls in purgatory
Daily prayer for souls in purgatory, with list of names (Bagot, Dease, Nangle and O'Ferrall) and dates (1810-1860).
Lease for plot of ground containing a chapel on the west side of Hardwicke Street, Dublin
Parties:
James Charles Bacon, Merchant, City of Dublin, Rev. Bernard MacMahon
Property:
Plot of ground containing a chapel on the west side of Hardwicke Street.
Terms & Conditions:
Seven years from 1 November 1814 at a yearly rent of £65.10.0.
Other:
Signed and sealed by both parties.
Account book relating to the expenditure on the extension to the presbytery at St Francis Xavier's
Account book relating to the expenditure on the extension to the presbytery at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. With note from Willam Patrick Ryan, 1, Albemarle Street, London explaining that he found it in his father's effects (the late John Ryan, architect) (3 May 1919).
Fr William Doyle SJ, Chaplain - by Keogh Brothers Ltd
Fr William Doyle SJ, Chaplain - by Keogh Brothers Ltd., 124 St Stephens Green West and 75 Lower Dorset St, Dublin. On reverse is written Rev. C. Doyle, Presbytery, Upper Gardiner Street.
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Erraught SJ concerning the availability of rooms in Gardiner Street for retreats. Remarks that there is a shortage of space in the house. Continues that it may be necessary for Rathfarnham to 'cede' some rooms.
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Memoriale of Irish Fr Provincial's visitation to St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Memoriale of Irish Provincial Fr Laurence Kieran SJ, visitation to St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
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Notebook (XXXII) belonging to Fr John Curtis SJ containing the accounts of the property of the Irish Vice Province of the Society of Jesus and other details including title deeds etc.
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Memorial hymn book of the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception, B.V.M. St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin in devout memory of the Rev. Thomas Murphy SJ.
Notebook containing details of collections made in order to help paying off the debt of the church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
Notebook with lists of preachers of the Seven Words of Good Friday and the Novena of Grace from 1842-1957.
Notebook belonging to Fr Henry King SJ containing spiritual notes
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Notebook belonging to Fr Henry King SJ containing spiritual notes.
Lists of writers of the Restored Society and their publications compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ
Lists of writers (arranged alphabetically) of the Restored Society and their publications (1832-1925, 38pp, ). Compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ of Gardiner Street, (Custodian of the Irish Province Archives, 1924-1930). Typed list of Irish Jesuit authors and title, 20th century (1900-1939, 6pp).
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Account book of the Jesuit Vice Province of Ireland detailing income and expenditure
Account book of the Jesuit Vice Province of Ireland detailing income and expenditure. Includes an alphabetical index at the back of the volume.
Register of the Sodalities, Confraternities and Associations of the Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Benediction music by Robert O'Dwyer, Organist, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street
Benediction Music Number 1 in E-Flat by Robert O'Dwyer, Organist, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
Printed list of the benefactors of the Church of Saint Francis Xavier, Gardiner Street for the years 1829, 1830, 1841 and 1850.
Calendar for St Francis Xavier’s Church for June and July 1904
Calendar for St Francis Xavier’s Church for June and July 1904.
Catholic yearbook and calendar of St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street
Catholic yearbook and calendar of St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street.
Poem entitled 'The Pious Painter'
Poem entitled 'The Pious Painter'.
Notes by J.J.C. on the life of St Peter Canisius
Handwritten notes by J.J.C. on the life of St Peter Canisius (incomplete).
Instructions for the organisation of temporary pledge work
Instructions for the organisation of temporary pledge work.
Photocopy from 'The Irish Press' reporting on the annual meeting of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association.
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Programme for a charity concert in aid of the boy's club of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Sherrard Street.
Lines on St Francis Xavier.
Calendar of the Young Men's Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Souvenir of the Novena of Grace, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Souvenir of the Novena of Grace, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Register of the Sodalities, Confraternities and Associations of the Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, detailing name, when founded, whom for, time of meetings, dates of retreats and location of meetings.
Souvenir of a Men's Mission at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Souvenir of a Men's Mission conducted by Jesuits Timothy Halpin, Daniel Roche, Michael Garahy and Michael Saul at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Leaflets of the Bona Mors confraternity, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Leaflets of the Bona Mors confraternity, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Copy letter from Fr Superior (Fr Robert Tyndall SJ), St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to the Sodalists concerning the Annual Sale of Work to raise money for the missions in Canton and Hong Kong.
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Letter from Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the number of Holy Communions for the year [1956] taken in St Francis Xavier's Church.
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Photocopy of report from the 'Daily Nation' regarding the end of the annual retreat for the Dublin Metropolitan Police held in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Calendar for the annual retreat for the officers and men of an Garda Síochána, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Photocopy of newspaper report of the Golden Jubilee of the Young Men's Sodality at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Notice and prayer leaflet of the annual retreat for the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force held in the Church of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Commemorative prayer card for the silver jubilee of the sodality of Our Lady of Christians
Commemorative prayer card for the silver jubilee of the sodality of Our Lady of Christians, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Album of black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of St Francis Xavier's Church
Album and envelope of black and white photographs of the exterior and interior of St Francis Xavier's Church.
Invitation to attend the commemoration of encyclicals 'Rerum Novarum' and 'Quadragesimo Anno'
Invitation to attend the commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' and the tenth anniversary of the encyclical 'Quadragesimo Anno' in St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Poster detailing the times of Easter ceremonies in St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
History of St Joseph's Penny Dinners
History of St Joseph's Penny Dinners at Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin from 1892-1963.
Description of the new grand organ in the church of St Francis Xavier's
Description of the new grand organ in the church of St Francis Xavier's by John White.
Drawing depicting a design for the string course in St Francis Xavier's Church
Drawing depicting a design for the string course in St Francis Xavier's Church.
Account book for the building of St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street
Account book for building supplies and craftsmen's fees for the building of St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street.
Letter from Sr Beatrice [ ] Delahunt, St Joseph's, Carmelite Convent, Ranelagh to Fr [ ] concerning a book on Devotion to St. Joseph translated by some members of the order. Asks for Fr [ ]'s sanction for the book. Remarks that they are waiting for the Cardinal's imprimatur for the book.
Memorandum on food served to the community, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Memorandum on food served to the community, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
Notice relating to the relics of King Edward the Confessor
Notice relating to the relics of King Edward the Confessor.
Prayer entitled 'My Favourite Solitude'
Handwritten prayer entitled 'My Favourite Solitude'.
Letter from [Superior], St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick J Morris SJ, Rector, Belvedere College concerning the supply of priests.
Prayer to Our Lady by E.C Donnelly from the 'Ave Maria', J Schafer Publisher, 23 Barclay St, New York.
Prayer of the Church against famine or pestilence
Prayer of the Church against famine or pestilence.
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC, Carmelite Convent, Moate, County Westmeath to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society.
Note from Paul Newell OSA, R.C. Clergyman recommending Patrick Read as a lay brother in the Society
Note from Paul Newell OSA (Augustinian), R.C. Clergyman recommending Patrick Read as a lay brother in the Society.
Sermon preached by Rev. John Hughes SJ entitled 'Waste Products of Modern Civilisation'
Text of a sermon preached by Rev. John Hughes SJ entitled 'Waste Products of Modern Civilisation' on behalf of The Magdalen Asylum, Gloucester Street, Dublin'.
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Group photograph of the St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street community on a picnic
Group photograph of the St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street community on a picnic (found in the papers of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ).
Letter from Thomas Stone, Galway to Fr [ ] SJ concerning his wish to join the Society
Letter from Thomas Stone, Galway to Fr. [ ] SJ concerning his wish to join the Society.
House history for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
House history for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
Minutes of house consultations, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Bound volume containing the minutes of house consultations, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
Letters from Michael Walsh, Skibbereen, County Cork to Fr Robert Haly SJ concerning his wish to join the Society as a lay brother.
Memorandum concerning the custom and practice of poverty in St Francis Xavier's
Memorandum concerning the custom and practice of poverty in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Note concerning long table days at St Francis Xavier's
Note concerning long table days at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
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From Fr William Stack Murphy SJ, St Mary’s, Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S.A. to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Thanks him for the books that were brought out by Dr Litton. Refers to the fact that Fr Peter Kenney SJ had been appointed Rector of Palermo. Asks Fr Bracken to arrange for a subscription to be made to the 'London Tablet'. Refers to the Teetotalism and Partial Abstinence campaign in the US. Answers Daniel O'Connell’s views on America’s tradition of slavery. Gives a brief outline of the establishment of the school (St Mary’s in Kentucky).
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Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ, writing to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ Church of St Francis, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Suggests that the latter hold his Consultation at Clongowes, and that it be deferred until after Easter. Refers to the books brought back from Paris by Mr O'Grady, and asks Fr Bracken to let him know which ones to keep. Reports on a Novena he participated in, and also on the exercise he has been taking recently.
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Letter from Fr Patrick Meagher SJ, writing from Gardiner Street, Dublin, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Vice Provincial, St Stanislaus College Tullabeg, King's County (County Offaly). Refers to the case of a young [novice] – ‘H.T.’, who is suffering from some sort of illness. Reports that he (Meagher) consulted a surgeon on the state of the man’s health. Reports that he received a letter that morning from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ in Rome, who wrote about the church re-decoration in which he was involved, and also, more extensively, about a lecture given in Rome, which cast aspersions on the Catholic clergy of Ireland. Also refers to a letter he received from Fr Aylmer. Describes preparations for the ‘Festival’, including the recruiting of clergy to say Mass. Reports on the progress of building work also.
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Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr Devane
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Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr. Devane. Remarks that it is '...just what I wanted and have been wanting for quite a long time...'
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Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting
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Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting. Remarks that he should call at Gardiner Street.
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Postcard from [ ] to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ granting permission to him to acquire a new typewriter
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Postcard from [ ] , St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Hurley granting permission to him to acquire a new typewriter.
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Letter from Thomas Cook and Son, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers etc., 118 Grafton Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the suspension of sailings through the Suez Canal.
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Letter from Fr John Roney SJ to Fr Brown SJ concerning the ordo and some mistakes he has discovered
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Letter from Fr John Roney SJ, St Francis Xavier's, North Sydney, NSW to Fr Michael Browne SJ concerning the ordo and some mistakes he has discovered.
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Gardiner Street ‘excursion’ to Lough Tay
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Gardiner Street ‘excursion’ to Lough Tay. L-r: Fr Frank Browne SJ, P McGlade, N J Tomkin, Charles Farley, John Fahy, Matthew Devitt, J Keane and M Phelan taken at Mrs McGurk’s cottage, Lough Bray, Wicklow.
Flower seller, St Francis Xavier Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Flower seller at , St Francis Xavier Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, with little girl.
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Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin expressing his concern, after visitation to Clongowes, at the lack of regularity in the spiritual life of Matthew Bodkin.
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