Castella, Countess de, Fribourg, Switzerland, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1866 December 18

Although her last letter remains unanswered, she has many things to tell Purcell. Their chaplain is giving Forty Hour's Devotion in their little chapel. The fathers of the College of Fribourg have come to help the chaplain. At least she had the happiness of receiving Communion at the side of her dear husband. She attributes it to the protection of the Blessed Virgin. She is going to pass a few days in retreat at the Ursuline convent. She wonders if the convocation for the anniversary of the death of St. Peter really will be held. Purcell will come no doubt if it is held and they will receive him at Wallenried. She read with much interest the accounts of the Council of Baltimore. Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley no longer writes but they still remember him in their prayers. The Countess de Pourtales is at Geneva; she avoids Berlin because of Prussian politics. The cousin of Countess de Carella visited her recently. :: II-5-c A.L.S. French 6pp. 12mo.