Provincial Chapter 1956 — Convocatory Letter

--- Page 1 --- Tenth provincial chapter Saint Patrick's province . interform # of the 1956 . letter of convocation 1907 1908 0 f. 6/1/0/1 . --- Page 2 --- ( should beseech ... . Argus , on the evening of Tuesday , 15th May . to mar the guidance of God . With selfish consideration cast greater confidence prayer : " Precede , O Lord , our actions by religious that no unworthy motive may enter in at such a ' time grateful to the Holy Spirit , and the Capitular Fathers may with ance that all our deeds may begin from Tree and through Tree be decisions of the Chapter are to be made , at the Pentecostal week- morning of Wednesday , 16th May , and the customary Triduum will molly miles . As the time of the Chapter was decided upon without study a human or worldly view-point . It is not accident , but rather begin on the evening of the same . The Canitular Fathers . elections of Superiors are due to take place , and the important of occurring feast-days . it is by a havoc coincidence that the design , in the mind of God . For such a signal blessing we are lappily ended . " It should be the fervent prayer of every ply inspirations , and carry them on by Thy gracious assist aside , and seeking only the true welfare of our Province , we Such an arrangement may be seen as accidental only from The first meeting of the Chapter will take place on the # # --- Page 3 --- should beseech Almighty God to give us suitable Superiors the present generation of religious to make firm this foundation is clear . Shall we prove ourselves men of faith , of vision , and won for us a respected name among the discerning faithful . All this and much more of so commendable a nature might pass beneath Do we live in spirit in the present or the past , at home or beyond our scrutiny . But our game must be directed to the present and of courage such as were the religious of 1856 ? ' Have we profitted ions beyond the seas : the eminent holiness of so many priests rather than such-and-such a Father by name . " May the Province with one accord and with purity of intention co-operate in God's the future even more than to the past and we must see ourselves by the experience gained in the years that have passed . to such an the spirit of homely charity and the missionary zeal which have will be built . " The challenge to the Capitular Fathers and to established in what is now St. Patrick's Province ; the foundat- reither essential nor suited to our ways . ' Have we reached the abolition , or modification , of various continental practices the seas ? Are we endeavouring to halt , or even delay ; the labours of our valiant predecessors , reflecting on the foundations exploring what Irish and Scottish Passionist life should be ? We might delay with honest pride to review the lives and The century now gone has rightly witnessed the legitimate ( and new problems . life and spirit apply to us in this Irovince ? turning wheels of time ? designs , thus ensuring that the acts of this 10th Provincial These are but a few of the questions which conscientious anniversary year of the foundation of Chapter be a faithful expression of God's Holy Will in our regard . commencement of the century to come . the end of a century and of an epoch ; d' brothers apart from the shining example of Father' Charles ; e where our customs are our own , or are we yet studying and religious ask themselves , and which ought not lightly to be that a provincial Chapter should take he existing foundation on which the Province of tomorrow right and duty of a provincial Chapter to concern itself with then since such a body is primarily suited to understand our conditions it also marks the place in the centennial It is true that in the quickly It may also seem to some a happy disposition of Providence In a special manner , it is the spurned or left unanswered . and to express our views . extent that we now know precisely how the principles a Mount Argus . 1956 marks at that we now know precisely how the principles of Passionist It may also seem to some a happy changing kaleidoscope of life our fitting reaction to new patter Mount Argus . disposition of Providence . ad to express our views . It is true that in the quickly turned or left unanswered . In a special manner , it is the --- Page 4 --- all the priests except the Rector or Superior . the Rector or Superior and Vicar . the Rector or Superior and Vicar . Capitular Fathers for the Chapter . not later than 18th April . together with the following documents : to bring with them their " Litterae Patentes " and seals of office Following the statement made in Par. 26 of our Book of borrowed without interest ; all outstanding debts and those 2 ) Certificates of the faithful celebration of Masses signed by income and expenditure since the last Provincial Chapter , Customs and relying on the correctness of the same . We hereby 4 ) I correct financial statement of the Retreat showing the We remind the Capitular Fathers , in so far as it applies , Munniate , to be Superiors and interim after the departure of the Religious who wish to propose matters for discussion in the 5 ) " correct statement of the debts of the Retreat : " movies 3 ) Inventory of the Retreat , Church , Sacristy , Furniture etc. Chapter should send their propositions in writing to the Provincial nominate the existing Vicars . and the assistant Superior of the ( Certificates of the exact keeping of the archives signed by ting any extraordinary income and expenditure , sign notine any extraordinary income and expenditure , signed by for the success of the Chapter . our Province . versicle and prayer . During the Tridum the clerics and brothers Peter , live and Gloria with the respective antiphon , versicle and Only earnest and sustained prayer can justify our hope of beginning of evening meditation from Wednesday 7th March . a the Veni Creator and the Litany of Our Lady with the respective problems must be found if we are not to stumble confusedly ahead . St. Joseph : St. Patrick : St. Paul of the Cross ; St. Gabriel . In our striving towards what is right and what is true may the Holy Spirit of Jesus Crucified be our Guide . " May the mani- ivine assistance . For this reason we prescribe that at the From Wednesday . 2nd May . the above prayers shall be preceded by we find it must be courageously faced and solutions to occurring and problems may not always be immediately evident . but life as are exhorted to pray , especially when they receive Holy Communion , r. be recited in honour of our Holy Patrons : St. Michael ; gifts and blessings of Pentecost be upon our Chapter and --- Page 5 --- aul's Retreat , Mount Argus , 17th day of religious being present . ) To be read in the choir or refactory , all the by the Rector or Superior and Vicar . the last Provincial Chapter . finally , the amount of balance in Hand or in Bank , signed 3 ) " record of the Chapters and Examens held in Choir since recent to date including rent , rates , taxes etc. ; and Provincial .