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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Gethsemani Abbey novices

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1957

Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This file contains one card signed by the members of the Gethsemani Abbey community who were novices or postulants under Thomas Merton as Father Master, or Master of Novices. This places the date of the letter between 1955 and 1965 and was given on occasion of the Feast of St. Louis, Merton's patron (Fr. Louis being his name in religion). There were two letters added from 1957 from Merton to his novices (added June 2016).

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1957/11/21 TL[c]from MertonI wish I were enjoying a nice quiet feast day with you. I hope you will sing some nice antiphons  [written from Flaget Hospital, Bardstown, KY - Merton was recovering from dental surgery and hemorrhoid surgery and shares his observations on the noise of the hospital and experience of being a patient / transferred from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2]
 1957/11/22 TL[c]from MertonAt a time when both the medical and dental profession have vied with one another in visiting upon me  [written from Flaget Hospital, Bardstown, KY - Merton was recovering from dental surgery and hemorrhoid surgery and shares his observations on the noise of the hospital and experience of being a patient / transferred from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2]
 undated/08/no? HCSto MertonOn the holy feast of St. Louis, and of their Father Master, The novices celebrate with prayers.  [signed by fr. Aelred, fr. Tarcisius, fr. Matthew, fr. Methodius, fr. Martin, fr. Alberic, fr. Cathbert, fr. Aquinas, fr. Placid, fr. Regis, fr. Columban, fr. Liam, fr. Gerard, fr. post. Eddie Graves, fr. Anselm, John E. McKilley, fr. post. Joseph Lims, Jim McMurray, fr. Timothy, fr. post. George, Francis Bara, Andy Wright and David Grewe]
        

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