Castella, Countess de, Wallenreid, Switzerland, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell of, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1876 July 5

The Countess thanks Purcell for sending her the account of the celebration of his 50th year of priesthood. She loaned the account to the Countess de Pourtalè who is spending several weeks in his neighborhood; Pourtalès' health is astonishing in spite of her 85 years. Pourtalès is going to make a pilgrimage to Einsiedeln after a stay with her sister at the Visitation Convent in Fribourg. For more than 3 months Castella has had a fever; she became ill in Paris and the return here was very difficult. She hopes to be able tomorrow to attend at Fribourg the first Mass of their future chaplain. He is a brother of the one who just left to become a Canon at the collegiate at Fribourg. Their chapel seems deserted with the Blessed Sacrament but It will be back next week. Purcell is surely worried, as they are, about the events in Turkey. Their poor Switzerland, her dear France, have great need of a revival. She has hopes because of the devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Devotion to the Sacred Heart is spreading in a marvelous way. The life of Mother Barat will certainly contribute to its spread. Castella's husband joins in regards. :: II-5-f A.L.S. French 4pp. 12mo.