This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Patricia of Jesus, Sr., D.C.".
Sr. Patricia of Jesus writes from a Carmelite monastery in New York.
See also the "Wasserman, Anita of Jesus" file.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1951/01/28 |
TLS to Merton |
The very best gift I offered the Infant Jesus on Christmas morning this year was the sacrifice |
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«detailed view» |
| 2. |
1951/05/17 |
HLS to Merton |
During the past month, we have been reading and rereading your conferences, and on more than one |
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«detailed view» |
| 3. |
1951/07/09 |
TALS to Merton |
Your letter and challenge reached us at a most propitious moment, just as we were about to enter our |
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| 4. |
1951/08/30 |
TALS to Merton |
This letter would have gone to you today even if your own letter to Rev. Mother had not reached us |
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| 5. |
1951/10/07 |
TLS to Merton |
"Thomas, thou hast written well of Me!".... The ASCENT TO TRUTH was not even two days old when |
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| 6. |
1951/10/17 (#01) |
TALS to Merton |
Please do not blame the 'ordinary' mail for the delay in sending Sr. Elizabeth's and Peggy Madden's |
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| 7. |
1951/10/17 (#02) |
other[x] to Merton |
Carmelites schedule-- [-] Winter [-] 6-7 Mental prayer [-] in com. [-] 7 can hours day |
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| 8. |
1951/10/28 |
TALS to Merton |
Rev. Mother wants me to answer the questions in your last letter. I will try to be concise although |
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| 9. |
1952/no/no? (#01) |
HLS to Merton |
Surgery was, indeed, in order, but not on the foot! |
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| 10. |
1952/no/no? (#02) |
HNS to Merton |
These are not the relics I promised to |
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[also includes holy cards for "The Carmelites of Guadalajara" (Spanish nuns killed by Communists in 1936) and for Sr. Elizabeth of the Trinity (Elisabeth de la Trinité), and a piece of cloth that touched Sr. Elisabeth de la Trinité]
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| 11. |
1953/02/13 |
TLS to Merton |
Your letter reached us on January 27, and then the SIGN OF JONAS came on Feb. 2. (No need to tell |
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| 12. |
1953/06/12 |
TALS to Merton |
You received my last letter just before Lent, and I really expected no answer until after Easter- |
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| 13. |
1954/02/04 |
HLS to Merton |
Although I had assured you there were no strings on your Christmas billets this year, |
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| 14. |
1955/01/23 |
TALS to Merton |
You know, without my telling you, how much spiritual profit I always derive from your poetry, even |
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| 15. |
undated/no/no |
HNS to Merton |
Father, it so happened that when you wrote asking for the leaflets the supply was low. |
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[includes a leaflet: "Novena in honor of the Seven Sorrows and Joys of St. Joseph"]
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| 16. |
undated/no/no |
HLS to Merton |
Father, you can enclose this picture in your next letter to us. Rev. M. at Williston allowed it to |
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[includes holy card, "True Likeness of the Most Holy Face of our Lord Jesus Christ" and black and white photograph of fellow sisters: Sr. Mary Madeleine of the Heart of Jesus (Margaret Brown), Sr. Mary Gertrude of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sally), and Sr. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrow (Peggy Madden)]
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| 17. |
undated/no/no |
HL to Merton |
Little Jesus must have enjoyed it all. In our day, the best we did was to use our best penmanship |
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| 18. |
undated/no/no |
other to Merton |
Où règne Jésus-Christ on voit fleurir la Paix . [-] Le rège de Jésus s'établit par la Croix . |
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| 19. |
undated/no/no |
TL to Merton |
Rev. Mother held this letter back because she wanted to have it rewritten (for obvious reasons! she |
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