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She assures McMaster that he is being taken care of by God as ever, and his eross is only of an unexpected kind. At the convent they have processions and chanting of the litany every day in these times of earthquake. Next Tuesday, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, she will renew her vows for the first time. P.S. The Mother sent a box of scapulars for him on Sept. 11., and also the package for Mrs. Garesche. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Sister Gertrude includes a line, with the "list" Mother is sending, to remind him that Saturday is Sister Saint John's birthday, and that they all enjoy a letter from him. She reports hearing from Mother M. Walburga S.H.C.J. that Sister Saint John is well. She is glad McMaster enjoyed his visit with Sister Saint John. They are all praying for him. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She received McMaster's letter last week, and feels somewhat as he over the 29th psalm. Sister Teresa feels much better of late. She has received a letter from Mother M. Walburga. May Clarke is going to Sharon. They all are anxious to see him. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She was glad to hear of his improvement in health, and urges him to take good care of himself. They have had a busy week at Carmel, and now again she is playing the part of "little mother" this time to Eulalia Tuckerman, whose father, a convert, has known McMaster a long time. She is from Boston; her mother remembers Sister Gertrude's mother. Sister Gertrude hopes McMaster can come to Carmel by St. Gertrude's feast day. He has received, and is receiving many prayers from Carmel. Eulalia...

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Sister Gertrude wonders at not hearing from McMaster. She hopes he is taking good care of himself, for four weeks is a long time to be in bed. They would all like to see him at Carmel, but he must not come until he is well enough. She assures him of their prayers and sends regards. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She is sorry he is ill, and knows it is hard for him to bear the cress God has given him. She is glad he is staying with the Keiley's, for he needs the nursing and care. Dobbin is ill, but he is a good boy, and Sister Gertrude asks McMaster not to worry about him. She regrets that she will not see McMaster on St. Gertrude's day. She sends regards. P.S. She sends regards to Mrs. Keiley and the whole family. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Sister Gertrude and all at Carmel look forward to seeing McMaster again. The trip will be good for him, provided he is strong enough to undertake it. The novices are preparing for their feast. Her charge is nice. She has been thinking of Pho and would like to talk with him. She sends love to Pho and Mrs. Keiley. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Getting well is slow work and McMaster should be comforted in his illness, since his suffering will be rewarded. The Lord will come for him when his work is done, meanwhile he should save himself and take good care of himself, for their sake, since they look forward to seeing him when he is well enough to come. Sister Gertrude asks McMaster to pray for the Mother who has a sore knee. Regards to Pho and the Keileys. P.S. Sister Teresa is well and offers him love and sympathy. :: I-2-g...

Scope and Contents Sister Gertrude thanks McMaster for his letter to the Mother, who is still in the infirmary but goes on working day and night regardless. She is glad he has been Deeling better, and looks forward to seeing him, although it is perhaps a good thing that he could not come the last week, since the Mother was ill. It has been a busy week, and she is ashamed that she has not written Mrs. Keiley. She often thinks of McMaster, knowing he is generous, hoping he is well. She looks forward to the...

Scope and Contents She is afraid her letter of Thursday would not do for her regualr Sunday letter, so she writes again. Father Michael Muller, who said Mass at Carmel this morning, sends regards to McMaster, and asks to be notified next time he is ill. Father Peter Paul Fitzpatrick, S.J . is ill of either Typhoid or malaria fever. The Reverend Mother is still in the infirmary and asks McMaster to continue praying for her. Sister Gertrude sends regards to John Alphonsus McMaster and to McMaster from all....

Scope and Contents Father Peter Paul Fitzpatrick, S.J., died very suddenly, Dec. 10, 1886 of paralysis of the heart, and not of the fever of which he had been ill for two or three weeks. Sister Michael feels his death keenly, but is bearing up bravely. She gave Sister Gertrude some notes from which McMaster can make a notice of Father Fitzpatrick's death. Sister Michael would appreciate a kind letter from McMaster, since Father Fitzpatrick was so fond of him and prayed constantly for his recovery when he...

Scope and Contents They are all glad McMaster is going out to St. Mary's Hospital, and they will not worry because they cannot see him just yet. Mrs. Keiley says he will have every attention there, and ill be under the same roof with the Blessed Sacrament. Sister Gertrude feels gald that he is so courageous in submitting to hospitalization. She urges him not to overtire himself by praying too long and too often. Mother Louise is making him a chest protector which will have special virtue in it since it...

Scope and Contents The Mother asked her to write him. Mrs. Keiley has sent a few lines promising to write again after seeing McMaster, meanwhile she keeps wondering what he does all day. It is good to think that he is under the same roof with God and can recieve fresh graces daily. Sister Teresa is looking very well. McMaster used to be so worried about her, but this shows that we need not be anxious about anything. Sister Gertrude sends her love to him and John Alphonsus McMaster. :: I-2-g A.L.S. 2pp....

Scope and Contents Sister Gertrude has offered her Holy Communion for McMaster this morning. She is very anxious to know McMaster, hoping he can come to Carmel soon. She is well liked by the nuns and seems to have a strong vocation; she will probably be clothed next week. Sister Gertrude had hoped McMaster could come for the ceremony. McMaster is alone much of the time, but he always has God with him, who is drawing him ever nearer himself. P.S. The Mother is better but still needs care. :: I-2-g A.L.S....

Scope and Contents Christmas will find him at St. Mary's Hospital, which is his Home for the time being, but his happiness lies within, and he can be happy anywhere. He is dear to them all. She looks forward to that Christmas Day when they will all be together in Heaven. They have loved God, and God loves McMaster so much that he is taking everything from him, so that McMaster must lean on God alone. They are all praying for him at Carmel, and all unite in sending Christmas greetings. Pho has written...

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She sends him an Easter greeting. and gives a quotation from Father Faber. John is seemingly alone, but loving hearts both here and beyond care for him. They shall be glad to see him; it seems so long since his last visit. She sends regards. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She thanks him for his letters, whose contents were such good news. She is glad he has taken the step he has, although it was hard to take. But he will be glad to have been a comfort to his father. What John says about friends, that old friends are best, is true, too, especially, of their friends. She will pray for him, and will ask the Sisters at Carmel to do so. Perhaps he and his father would like to join her in making the seven Sundays of St. Joseph. She sends regards. P.S. She is...

Scope and Contents John's letter and the papers have been received and she is glad he had such a pleasant visit with his uncle. Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J. must have been glad to see him. She is sure Mrs. Keiley did all in her power to make John's birthday a happy one. The death of Major John J. Keiley's mother makes Sister Gertrude feel that the old people are slipping away, and makes her feel anxious about their Aunt Brown. She asks John to enlist Mrs. Keiley's help, and see that their Aunt makes...

Scope and Contents She has been looking at the photographs of John which his father brought. It is a long while since his letter came, but he may be sure he is not forgotten. When he writes to her he should tell her where he spent Easter Sunday. Their father looks well, but misses John, and is afraid that his letters did not reach him. The nuns liked the photographs of John which she showed them. She thanks him for the nice letter he wrote, and bids him be of good courage. She sends regards. :: I-2-m A.L...

Scope and Contents She wishes him a happy birthday, and, Knowing he is already equipped with scapulars, Agnus Deis, etc, sends him only her love and her prayers. Their father had a letter from John, just as he was leaving Memphis; She is sorry she did not tell him to look up Marie Larned, now Mrs. Nutall, while there. She wonders if her last two letters reached him, and urges him to write to her if he can. His affairs will always be of concern to her, and she wonders when they will see him again. She is...

Scope and Contents Gertrude hopes his cold has diminished, but that his spirits remain high. She is glad he can make fun for his newly adopted sister, who is good to him. Gertrude has a commission for him from Mother Louise D.C. who is putting him in her nine Wednesday communions, and who congratulates him on his decision to remain near his father. Mother Louise wants him to find out if the letter and the relic she sent to Mother de Chantal in Brooklyn arrived safely. He can find out from his father where...

Scope and Contents She has received his letter and thinks he has turned over a new leaf in letter writing. She trusts he will not let her slip from his daily life, for she will always be interested in his affairs. His extended trip, she hopes, will be pleasant, but when he returns he should stay with his father in New York. She does not think his old love of roving will return again, and when he gets back home he will realize what a dear father and friends he has. Although she will not see him until...

Scope and Contents She has not forgotten him, as he can see, for she writes the day after receiving his letter. She will be glad to see him if he can come, and she is also glad that he is still with his father. She urges him to be kind and appreciative of his father, and when he is on a trip, he must not forget his daily rosary. The weather this summer has been warm. She is pleased that he has met Father Neil N. McKinnon. Time goes by swiftly, and when she thinks of eternity she knows they must begin...

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His letter was very welcome, and she will always be glad to write him whenever he needs a little love or sympathy to help him on his way. She will always pray that he may do what is right. She hopes that he will decide soon to stay with his father continually, since that arrangement would be best. She can well imagine Sister St. John McMaster, S.H.C.J.'s surprise when John visited her. She asks him to give regards to the Browns and Keiley's. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She wishes him a happy Christmas, and is glad he is with his father again. She asks when he will come to see them. It has been a long time since she saw him, and remembers what a dear good boy he always was to her. She has not time to write a long letter, and he must imagine all the things she would like to say. She is glad he is such a comfort to his father, and prays that he may be a worthy son. She again wishes him a happy Christmas, reminding him that some day they will all be...

Scope and Contents His letter came this morning. The Mother Superior asked Sister Gertrude to tell John that they have been praying that he may retain control of the Freeman. Major John D. Keiley is a man of much experience and a true friend; but John should tell him his views on the subject frankly. She does not want to worry him, but she wants him to be perfectly satisfied with whatever agreement is reached with Maurice Francis gan . They shall go on praying. The Mother Superior would like a copy of...

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He has been very good about writing lately, and it is a comfort to know that he is all their father wished him to be. She reports which books belong to the Carmelite Convent, and which they would like to have. Feb. 15. She thanks him for the mortuary cards, and commends his thoughtfullness in having some picture cards printed. She prefers the plain ones, however, and asks him to send another hundred. The Mother Superior is getting better slowly. :: I-2-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents The Mother Superior says that their letters are to continue during Lent, for John needs their love and sympathy now that he is more than ever alone. The Mother Superior was much touched by John's thoughtfulness about the palms. Their father used to send twenty-five beads, and John will be rewarded for his thoughtfulness if he can send them, and he will be rewarded for his good intention if he cannot. John is asked to tell Major John D. Keiley that they appreciated Mr. Anthony Keiley's...

Scope and Contents John's note reached her safely. She is glad John went to visit Uncle Will. The April 2, 1887, issue of the Freeman contained an account of a public consecration to Mary according to De Montfort's method. The article mentioned a popular edition of De Montfort's book which Father McKenna, O.P., has brought out. John is asked to send them a condensation of De Montfort which he will find among his father's books. She is glad he enjoyed his visit, and urges him to come again soon. They will...

Scope and Contents She wishes him a happy birthday. She is glad that he will visit Sister St. John McMaster, D.C. who must give him the twenty-one "hugs" for them all. She cannot realize that twenty-one years have passed since John was born. Their long talks must wait until Heaven, but he is more dear to her than ever. She is glad he is spending May 2, 1887 with Uncle Will. John should not clip articles from the Freeman, but just send the whole paper. If John finds a relic of St. Paul of the Cross among...