Provincial Chapter 1959 — Convocatory Letter

--- Page 1 --- 6/1/1/1 --- Page 2 --- for yours . The Capitular Fathers will please as to have the beginning of the Triduum the evening semble at Mount Argus not later than supper time of that day , and the first preliminary session signed by the Rector and Vicar ; held in the month of May . I am naming May 14th In a letter dated November 15th , 1958 , Most Reverend " Your Charter and the one in England are usually signed by the priests of the community ; income and expenditure from the last Provincial Chapter to the end of April of this year , signed by will be on May 15th . It would be well to arrange We remind the Capitular Fathers , in so far as it In conformity with the wishes of Father General , and of the 14th after supper . " sacristy ; the Rector and Vicar ; 3 ) An inventory of the Retreat , and of the Church and and seals of office together with the following documents : Retreat , Mount Argus , Dublin , on the evening of May 14th , 1959 . those mentioned in the same paragraph who enjoy the right of suff- l ) Certificates of the exact keeping of the archives , ( A financial statement of the Retreat showing the 2 ) Certificates of the faithful celebration of Masses lies to then , to bring with them their " Litterae Patentes thorized by Paragraph 258 of our Holy Rules , we now summon all Father General states : Father Genera . vene for our Eleventh Provincial Chapter at Saint Pau ge to convene for our Eleventh Provincial Chapter at of a total-distablished . toto potato totatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatats jesu . Grace and Peace in the Lord . The province of Saint Patrick To the Capitular Fathers and to all the religious wi . --- Page 3 --- the other . While seeking adjustments in the accidental structure of abuses , if such exist , and with such new legislation as may be X11 , stressed the twofold need of fitting adjustments and of the in our communities it is the right and duty of the Provincial years adaptations be made in the code of life which governs us . On vativism must be avoided on the one hand and a mania for novelty or concern itself with the election of Superiors , with the abolition many occasions and over many years our late Holy Father . Pope Pius adaptation may be made not only at the level of a General Chapter spirit of the Order adapted to the needs of the present day . Such our life we must ever remember the exhortation made at the Congress is undertaken and the challenge rightly answered our light will but also , with due approval of higher authority , at that of a in the knowledge that our regulations are still capable of making and the difficult nature of the work to be accomplished . shine yet more brightly before God and men , we shall rest secure renovatio of Religious Institutes , the revival of the primitive renewal of the particular spirit of each Order and Congregation . to refashion the means to the end so that we do not become atrophic chapter to concern itself with such a state , to reform our structure judged opportune . These are tasks which are not rendered more easy us saints . Our daily prayer should be that of the chastened and Experience merely serves , indeed , to emphasise both the importance apostolate , all combine to demand that with the passing of the Provincial Chapter . If there is a danger that we do not think with the or because the Province is now established more than thirty years either scope or object from those which have preceded it . It will proper to our times , the effort entailed in withdrawal from men The Eleventh Provincial Chaster will not differ in tractable Saul : " Lord , what wouldn't Thou have us to do ? " their Holy Founder and also with modern advancement . If the task mind of St. Paul of the Cross or that his spirit is languishing A challenge has been made to Religious Superiors , 1950 had for its central theme , as we are all aware , the accomods in Rome : " Renew your spirit or die " . whether singly or collectively as in Chapter . to keep in step The hurried pace of the world around us , the tensions The General Congress on the States of Perfection held in Rome in to the Capitular Fathers by reason of familiarity with proceed ay attach ourselves to God , the desire for a suitable or malignant cells in the Mystical Body of Christ . Extreme c cells in the Mystical Body of Christ . Extreme conser- ar Fathers by reason of familiarity with procedure that we may attach ourselves to God , the desire for a su the last Provincial Chapter . the Bank , signed by the Rector and Vicar ; borrowed ; the amount of the Balance in hand and in A record of the Choir Chapters and Examens held since A statement of the debts of the Retreat and of money --- Page 4 --- religious being present . ) ( To be read in the choir or refactory , all the following the statement made in Par.26 of our Book of We prescribe that at the beginning of evening on the 13th day of February , 1959 . departure of the Capitular Fathers for the Chapter . His Sacred Passion and Death . We began Our Divine Lord through the intercession of His Religious who wish to propose matters for discussion when they receive Holy Communion , for the success of the Chapter . as to what is intended . Given at St. Paul's Retreat , Mount Argus , Dublin , an abundant measure of the traces which he has merited for us by the Triduum the clerics and brothers are exhorted to pray , especially in the Chapter should send their propositions in writing to the Patrick ; St. Paul of the Cross : St. Gabriel . From Friday , He Customs and relying on the correctness of the same , we hereby Litany of Our Lady with the respective versicle and prayer . During nominate the existing Vicars to be Superiors and interim after the with the respective antiphon , versicle and prayer , be recited Iorrowful Mother to enrich all the religious of our Province with these proposals be clearly expressed so that there be no doubt in honour of our Holy Patrons : St. Michael : St. Joseph : St. IULL HOU . Provincial not later than the middle of April . We request that the above prayers shall be preceded by the Vent Creator and the meditation from Thursday , March 12th , a Pater , Ave and Gloria Provincial .