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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Marie-Aurelie, Sr., R.P.B.

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1967-1968

Volume: 13 item(s); 20 pg(s)

Scope and Content

In these letters, Sr. Marie-Aurelie asks for Merton's assistance in evaluating what reforms should be made to her order's contemplative and monastic life. She and her community were reviewing the constitution of the order, and wondered what changes should be made to religious formation and to the daily horarium of work and prayer.

Biography

Sr. Marie-Aurelie is writing from the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Hamilton, Ontario. According to Sr. Marie-Aurelie's first letter, the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood were the first contemplative order in Canada, founded in 1861 in St. Hyacinth, Quebec.

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This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/07/19 TALSto MertonOn July 14, we received a copy of a letter sent to our Motherhouse by their Ordinary, Bishop G.   
 1967/07/26 TL[c]from MertonIn regard to the changes that may be necessary for you to maintain your contemplative life, I would   
 1967/08/06 HLSto MertonThank you for your reply to my letter re the changes suggested by Bishop Carter. Your letter was   
 1967/09/03 HLSto MertonThank you for the article that you sent a few weeks ago. We read the one on Dom Vital in the  3rd page of questions enclosed - "1. Can you comment on the value of rising during the night for prayer? 2. Can study…"
 1967/09/08 TL[c]from MertonCertainly you may keep the mimeographed papers and I will be glad to send other copies if you can  Merton provides answers to the 4 questions posed in typed attachment from 1967/09/03 letter
 1967/09/19 TLSto MertonThank you for the answers to the list of questions that I had sent. Your letter was most helpful -   
 1967/09/29 TL[c]from MertonI have made two or three tapes on the contemplative life, and there are plans for establishing a   
 1967/10/15 TLSto MertonThank you for your last letter and for all the advice that you have given me in the past weeks. I   
 1967/11/21 HCSto MertonThe enclosed clipping is from our Hamilton paper and one I thought you would be interested in. The  front of card - "Alleluia! Christ is Risen"
 1968/04/08 TALSto MertonThe Directress of the Junior Professed has asked me to write you and request a copy of your book on   
 1968/04/20 TL[c]from MertonI am busier than ever and far behind with correspondence but the other day I sent off a copy of the   
 1968/05/01 TALSto MertonEnclosed is a poem that was quoted by Dr. Barnard (of South Africa) when he spoke in London, Ontario   
 1968/05/23 TL[c]from MertonSorry for the delay in answering: you understand my predicament, I am sure. I am grateful for the   
        

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