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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Bernard, Fr., O.C.D.

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Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1954

Volume: 3 item(s); 5 pg(s)

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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Bernard, Fr., O.C.D.".

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1954/10/29 TALSto MertonThank you very much for your letter of the 16th. Indeed I was surprised! In fact I am rather  changing orders and international confusion with Abbeys on both sides of the Atlantic / "contemplation and action" - ideals of Cistercian pure contemplation vs. Carmelite mixture of contemplation and action / convert background / mixture is not for him - wants to be Cistercian / asking help in finding an abbey
 undated/no/no (#01)other FRIARY ON MEDWAY BANKS: Saint's Relics Brought From France To England - One of the most  newspaper clipping describing the transfer of relics of St. Simon Stock from the Bordeaux region of France to Aylesford Carmelite Abbey in the Kent village of Aylesford, England.
 undated/no/no (#02)other A TRIDUUM OF PRAYERS IN HONOR OF ST JOHN OF THE CROSS.  a prayer service with parts for a priest to pray and for the congregation to respond with a Benediction to follow
        

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