The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio, Texas: A Brief Account of Its Origin and Its Work

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Catholic University of America, 1925 - 232 pages
 

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Page 170 - Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Page 34 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, suffering in the persons of a multitude of the sick and the infirm of every kind, seeks relief at your hands.
Page 17 - The south window of the baptistry is considered by good judges to be the finest gem of architectural ornamentation existing in America today. Its curves and proportions are a perpetual delight to the eye, and often as the writer has seen and examined it, it is of that kind of art which does not satiate, but ever reveals some fresh beauty in line or curve.
Page 32 - Although conditions were serious it must be admitted that the sufferings of the Texans were slight in comparison with those inflicted on the Southerners of other States. True, there was a drain on the strength of the citizens, and on material resources, but Texas saw little of the horrors of invasion.
Page 32 - Convent, which was then nearing completion, was offered to the authorities for hospital purposes, and several Ursulines volunteered their services as nurses. They served during the years 1861 and 1862, but their principal ministrations were performed after the battle of Galveston, which occurred on January 1, 1863.
Page 139 - ... the vernacular, every year within the octave of the Feast of Corpus Christi. 9. Finally, after the publication of this decree, all ecclesiastical writers are to cease from contentious controversies concerning the dispositions requisite for frequent and daily Communion. All this having been reported to His Holiness Pope Pius X by the undersigned Secretary of the Sacred Congregation in an audience held on December 17, 1905, His Holiness ratified and confirmed the present decree and ordered it to...
Page 80 - Matel, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of the Diocese of Galveston, is situated in Houston.
Page 17 - ... surpassing workmanship. The south window of the Baptistry is considered by good judges the finest gem of architectural ornamentation existing in America to-day. Its curves and proportions are a perpetual delight to the eye, and often as the writer has seen and examined it, it is of that kind of art which does not satiate, but ever reveals some fresh beauty in line or curve.
Page 79 - However, we were grateful for the shelter and were wondering what we should do for supper since we had forgotten to provide ourselves with something to eat when we abandoned the wagons. Fortunately, Father had some meat in his buggy ; this he brought and one of us summoned enough courage to ask for a frying pan. In response to the request a woman stood in the doorway and at arm's length handed Sister the pan.

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