Letter 1854. To a Bishop

LETTER 1854 To a Bishop.

Vive > Jésus!

My Lord,—The gracious and fatherly welcome you have given our sisters inspires me with confidence to offer you our very humble thanks. Sister Superior tells me that the gentlemen of your town are extremely desirous that we should undertake the education of young girls. Did our circumstances permit of it, I assure you, my Lord, we should do it most willingly, and solely out of deference to your Lordship, notwithstanding the great distraction it would be to us. As far as we can conform to their wishes in this matter without contravening the intentions of our holy Founder we most certainly will do. I am writing on the subject to our sisters, your daughters, my Lord, and I feel

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LETTER 1864 4II sure you will be of opinion that these gentlemen ought to be satisfied with what we propose.

Once more I beg the divine Majesty to shower His most precious treasures of grace upon your worthy person, my Lord, and upon all your dear flock, above all upon this new plant which in your goodness you have planted in the garden of His Church, so that it may bear fruit to His glory and for your consolation.