4 - Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon to Bishop John Joseph Cantewll

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Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon to Bishop John Joseph Cantewll

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Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Bishop John Joseph Cantewll conveying that the Capuchin leadership view the bishop’s communication regarding Santa Inés Mission with ‘very deep concern’ and intend to appoint an active superior to revive the mission into a spiritual centre. However, due to summer supply duties and some fathers traveling to Ireland for a couple of months, Fenelon notes it may take a few months to fully execute these plans. The writer highlights that the Old Mission is a ‘most treasured sanctuary’ intended to serve as the Mother-House of their future Western Province, where future members of the Irish American Province will ‘imbibe the real Franciscan spirit’. The letter concludes with an expression of profound appreciation to the bishop for giving the Order charge of the Old Mission and an assurance that his expectations will be realized.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition