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Letters and Documents Concerning England and Ireland Blessed EUGENE DE MAZENOD Collection Oblate Writings III Letters and Documents Concerning England and Ireland 1842-1860 Translated by John Witherspoon Mole, O.M.I. General Postulation O.M.I. Via Aurelia 290 Rome 1979 Numerical Table 1842 1. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, July 27, 1842 1 2. To Fr.Casimir Aubert, September 26, 1842 2 3. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, December 25, 1842 3 1843 4. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in Ireland, February 19, 1843 . 5 1844 5. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at Penzance, February 1, 1844 . 7 6. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at N.D. de l’Osier, March 21, 1844 9 7. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at N.D. de l’Osier, April 17, 1844 10 8. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at N.D. de l’Osier, May 17, 1844 12 9. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at N.D. de l’Osier, June 11, 1844 13 10. To Fr. Casimir Aubert at N.D. de l’Osier, July 1, 1844 14 1845 11. To Fr. Perron at Grace-Dieu, August 25, 1845 .... 17 12. To Fr. Daly at Penzance, December 6, 1845 ............... 18 1846 13. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, July 15, 1846 ........................... 19 14. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in England, August 7, 1846 . 20 1847 15. To Archbishop John McHale of Tuam, April 14, 1847 23 16. To Miss O’Connell at Killarney, April 15, 1847 .... 24 17. To Bishop Wiseman at Rome, August 17, 1847 .... 25 1848 18. To Fr. John Naughten in England, May 1, 1848 . 27 19. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor in England, July 17, 1848 28 20. To Fr. Charles Bellon in England, September 15, 1848 29 21. To Fr. Charles Bellon, October 18, 1848 30 22. To Fr. Charles Bellon, December 15, 1848 31 1849 23. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, February 24, 1849 33 24. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at N.D. de Lumieres, April 25, 1849 34 25. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, May 12, 1849 35 26. To Fr. Charles Bellon in England, May 12, 1849 . 36 27. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, May 22, 1849 37 28. To Fr. Charles Bellon at Mary vale, June 13, 1849 . 39 29. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at Maryvale, July 20, 1849 . 41 30. To Fr. Charles Bellon at Maryvale, July 21, 1849 . 42 31. To Fr. Charles Jolivet at Maryvale, July 21, 1849 . 42 32. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, August 9, 1849 44 33. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitorto England, November24,1849 45 1850 34. To Fr. Charles Bellon at Maryvale, January 18, 1850 47 35. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, January 19, 1850 49 36. To Fr. Charles Bellon at Maryvale, February 4, 1850 50 37. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, March 4,1850 52 38. To Fr. Charles Bellon at Maryvale, April 21, 1850 . 52 39. To Fr. Tempier at Marseilles, June 19, 1850 ................... 54 40. To Fr. Tempier at Marseilles, June 23, 1850 ................... 55 41. To Fr. Tempier at Marseilles, July 1, 1850 ................... 57 42. To Fr. Tempier at Marseilles, July 10, 1850 61 43. To Fr. Tempier at Marseilles, July 20, 1850 63 44. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in England, November 19, 1850 . 64 45. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in England, December 6, 1850 . 65 46. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in England, December 24, 1850 . 66 1851 47. To Fr. Casimir Aubert in England, January 20, 1851 . 69 48. To Bertrand Talbot at Palermo, May-June 1851 .... 71 49. To Fr. Tempier in England, May 27, 1851 ....................... 72 50. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Provincial in England, July 3, 1851 76 51. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Provincial in England, July 14, 1851 78 52. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Provincial in England, August 28,1851 81 1852 53. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux in England, January 24, 1852 . 85 54. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, August 22, 1852 87 55. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, October 19, 1852 88 56. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, November 11,1852 89 57. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux in England, November 29, 1852 . 90 58. To Fr. Gustave Richard at N.D. de l’Osier, January 7, 1853 93 59. To Fr. Gustave Richard in England, March 1, 1853 . 94 60. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, March 4, 1853 96 61. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, June 22, 1853 97 62. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, July 11, 1853 98 63. To Brother Calixte Mourier at Sicklinghall, August 3, 1853 100 64. To Fr. Gustave Richard at Sicklinghall, August 3, 1853 100 65. To Fr. Charles Bellon, Visitor to England, August 20, 1853 101 66. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at N.D. de l’Osier, October 22, 1853 103 67. To Fr. P. J. Amisse at Liverpool, December 1, 1853 . 104 68. To Fr. Gustave Richard at Lys-Marie, December 6, 1853 105 1854 69. To Fr. Gustave at Sicklinghall, April 2, 1854 ................... 107 1855 70. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, July 15, 1855 ...............................109 71. To Fr. Casimir Aubert, Visitor to England, August 9, 1855 110 1856 72. To Fr. Gustave Richard, April 17, 1856 113 73. To Fr. Gustave Richard, August 22, 1856 115 74. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux, August 22, 1856 116 75. To Fr. T. H. Pinet in England, October 29, 1856 .... 117 76. To Fr. Gustave Richard at Sicklinghall, December 6, 1856 119 77. To Fr. Gustave Richard at Dublin, March 28, 1857 . 121 78. To Fr. Tempier at Montolivet, July 15, 1857 124 79. To Fr. Joseph Fabre at Marseilles, July 18, 1857 .... 126 80. To Fr. Joseph Fabre at Marseilles, July 23, 1857 .... 128 81. To Fr. Tempier at Montolivet, August 1, 1857 131 82. To Fr. L. Soullier at Nancy, August 2, 1857 134 83. To Fr. Tempier at Montolivet, August 5, 1857 135 84. To Fr. Tempier at Montolivet, August 13, 1857 .... 137 85. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at Sicklinghall, November 5, 1857 . 138 1858 86. To Fr. P. Boisrame at Sicklinghall, June 25, 1858 . 141 87. To Fr. J. Noble in Scotland, July 21, 1858 143 88. To Fr. Robert Cooke, Provincial in England, July 30, 1858 144 89. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at Inchicore, July 30, 1858 .... 147 90. To Fr. P. Boisrame at Sicklinghall, September 30, 1858 . 148 1859 91. To Mr. Hope-Scott in Scotland, January 17, 1859 . 153 1860 92. To Fr. P. Boisrame at Sicklinghall, February 18, 1860 . 155 93. To Fr. J. F. Arnoux at Dublin, May 2, 1860 ................... 156 94. To Fr. P. Boisrame at Sicklinghall, July 7, 1860 .... 157 95. To Fr. P. Boisrame at Sicklinghall, November 11, 1860 . 159 Documents 1. Circular Letter ordaining public prayers for the return of England to Catholic unity, December 21, 1845 ............... 161 2. Circular Letter ordaining a collection for the poor of Ireland, February 24, 1847 ............................................................. 174 3. Circular Letter enclosing the Encyclical Letter of Pius IX requesting aid for Ireland, June 12, 1847 ....................... 180 4. Act of Visitation of the Province of England, July 22, 1850 185 5. Act of Visitation of the Community of Inchicore, July 26,1857 192 Table of Contents Photograph of Bishop de M a z e n o d ...................................... XV Photograph of Casimir Aubert .......................................... XVI Photograph of Robert Cooke .......................................... XVII Geographic map of the Anglo-Irish Province ................... XVIII Introduction by Fr. Yvon Beaudoin ................................... XIX Letters of 1842 1 Letters of 1843 5 Letters of 1844 7 Letters of 1845 17 Letters of 184-6 19 Letters of 1847 23 Letters of 1848 27 Letters of 1849 33 Letters of 1850 47 Letters of 1851 69 Letters of 1852 85 Letters of 1853 93 Letters of 1854 107 Letters of 1855 109 Letters of 1856 113 Letters of 1857 121 Letters of 1858 141 Letters of 1859 153 Letters of 1860 155 Documents ....................................................................................161 Index of Letters ............................................................................VII Index of Names ............................................................................ 195 Index of Subjects ........................................................................201 M gr Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod (1782-1861). Founder o f the Ohlates o f Mary Immaculate on the 25 th o f January, 1816. Con secrated Bishop o f Icosia the 14th o f October, 1832. Named Bishop o f Marseilles the 7th o f April, 1837. Senator from 1856 to 1861. Casimir Aubert, O.M.I. (1810-1860). Founder o f the Anglo- Irish Province in 1842. Visitor extraordinary in 1843-1844, 1845-1850, 1850-1851, 1855, 1857. Provincial from July to November, 1851. Robert Cooke, O.M .l. (1821-1882). Provincial o f the Anglo- Irish Province, 1851-1867, 1873-1877. Introduction The year 1841 will ever remain memorable in the history o f the Congregation o f the Oblates o f Mary Immaculate as well as 1816, the year of foundation, and 1826, the year of pontifical approbation. After twenty-five years of existence, the Institute founded by Eugene de Mazenod still comprised only fifty-nine religious distrib uted in eight houses in southeastern France and in Corsica. As priest and later as bishop, Eugene de Mazenod always believed that it would become necessary to go farther afield in order that, said he, "we may not ripen and die." The saint liest o f his sons, Fr. Albini, and the most farsighted, Fr. Guibert, shared his view. The latter implored the Superior General several times after 1830 to send missionaries to Algeria or better still, to Asia or America. "We need this element o f zeal in a budding Congregation. Repose would be fatal to us,” he wrote to Bishop de Mazenod in 1832.