An edition of The life of Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball
(1881)
The life of Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball
foundress in Ireland of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Henry James Coleridge
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The life of Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball: foundress in Ireland of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
Introductory Letter of His Grace the Most Rev. the Archbishop of Dublin v
Preface by the Author xi
CHAPTER I.
A GREAT ARCHBISHOP.
Vicissitudes in Church History 3
Recent growth in Ireland and England 4
Ireland at the beginning of the century 5
Great servants of the Church 6
Daniel Murray 7
His Episcopate 7
Religious Institutes 9
Great part of Dr. Murray 10
Scanty information concerning him 11
His birth and education 12
First labours as priest 13
Made Coadjutor 13
His characteristic virtues 14
Opposition to the Veto 15
Sermon on Good Friday 16
His protest against the
Ecclesiastical Tides Bill 17
His preaching 19
His work as Archbishop 20
Congregations and Associations 21
All Hallows College 21
State of Dublin when he began 22
And of the Catholics 24
Revival during his Archiepiscopate 25
His zeal and saintliness 26
CHAPTER II.
FRANCES BALL.
Birth of Frances 28
The Convent at York 29
Frances and Anna Maria 30
Her schooldays 31
Her friends 32
Her father's death 33
Her return home 33
Her acquaintance with Dr. Murray 34
Life with her mother 35
Dr. Murray's discretion 36
Obedience 37
Frances at a ball 38
Her desire to enter religion 39
Dr. Murray's advice 40
Foundation of the Sisters of Charity 41
Frances advised to wait 43
CHAPTER III.
LEAVING HOME.
Frances preparing herself 44
Frequent prayer 45
Dr. Murray writes to York 46
Opposition of Mrs. Ball 47
She is moved by a sermon 48
Withdrawal of her refusal 49
The religious of The Bar 50
Letter of the Superior 51
Frances visits her sister at Cork 52
York Minster 53
Frances in the convent 53
CHAPTER IV.
SEVEN YEARS AT YORK.
Frances as a postulant 55
Her clothing 56
Perfection of observance 57
With the children 58
Severe trials 58
Her profession 59
Desires to remain at York 60
Letter of Dr. Murray 61
Chances of the Irish Foundation 63
Another Letter 64
Delay in the execution of the plan 67
First recruits 68
Anne Therry and Eleanor Arthur 69
Third letter from Dr. Murray, 70
Preparation for leaving York 71
Purchase of Rathfarnham house 72
Mary Teresa and her companions at Dublin, 73
With the Sisters of Charity 74
CHAPTER V.
BEGINNING AT RATHFARNHAM.
Condition of the house 75
The Sisters at Stanhope-street 76
Removal to Bathfarnham 77
The chapel 77
First novices 78
Beginnings of the school 79
Opposition 80
Early crosses 81
The poor-school 8a
Happiness of this time 83
Death of M. Baptist Therry 85
First friends and helpers 86
Father Kenny 86
Two letters from him 88
CHAPTER VI.
THE FIRST SISTERS.
Character of Mary Teresa 96
Her first companions 97
Mary Ignatia Arthur 98
Mary Baptist Therry 100
Mistress of Novices 103
Rules on entering any office 104
Her first novices 105
Her death 107
Mary Catharine Corballis 107
Her zeal 108
Skill in affairs 109
Great sufferings 111
Mary Bernard Blake 112
Her death 114
Mary Aloysia McCarthy 115
Mary Paul Finn 116
Mary Xaveria McCarthy 118
Mistress of Schools 119
At Navan and Harcourt street 120
The fear of death 122
Her death 123
Mary Gonzaga Corballis 124
In the novitiate 125
Mistress of Novices 126
Charge of the schools 127
Assistant and Mistress of Schools 129
Meekness and firmness 130
Love for her Superior 131
The Jubilee 132
Last illness of M. Gonzaga 133
Her death 134
CHAPTER VII.
THE MOTHER SUPERIOR.
Mary Teresa's life uniform 135
Merged in that of the Institute 136
Her thoughts as to God's Greatness 137
Presence of God 138
Observance of silence 138
Devotion to the Sacred Heart 139
Love for Church feasts 140
Special devotions 141
Care for religious Instruction 141
Love for the poor 142
Religious poverty 143
Exactness of observance 145
Care for charity 145
Love of humble occupation 145
Dignity of manner 146
Tender compassionateness 147
Some of her spiritual notes 148
CHAPTER VIII.
SOME LETTERS.
To a spiritual child 151
To the same 152
To the same 153
To the same 153
To the same 154
To the same 155
To the same 156
To the same 157
To the same 158
To the same 159
To a former pupil 159
To the same 169
To the Superior at York 161
To the same 162
To the same 164
To the same 165
To the same 166
To the same 167
To the same 169
To the same 171
To the same 172
To the same 174
To the same 176
CHAPTER IX.
PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTE AT HOME.
Gradual growth 179
Filiation to Navan 180
The first colony 182
Harcourt-street, Dublin 183
Stephen's-green 184
North Great George's-St., Dublin 184
The church at Rathfarnham 184
Miss Arthur 185
First stone laid 186
First Mass 187
St. Columba 187
Mary Teresa's Silver Jubilee 188
Death of Mary Magdalene Lalor 189
Of Mary Gonzaga Corballis 190
Of Mary Xaveria Mooney 191
Of Lucy Conlan 191
Dedication of the church 192
New foundations 162
Dalkey I94
Gorey 195
Mary Benedicta Somers I96
Superior at Gorey 197
Zeal of Mary Benedicta 198
Love for spreading devotion 199
Her last illness and death 200
Conversion of a Protestant lady 201
Of a Protestant clergyman 203
Letter from the same 204
CHAPTER X.
THE INSTITUTE IN INDIA.
Necessity for Teaching orders 206
Invitation to India 208
Father Haly and Dr. Backhaus 209
Application refused, then accepted 210
The voyage 211
Arrival at Calcutta 212
Dr. Carew's Sermon 212
The convent and church 214
School begun 215
Chandernagore 216
School opened 217
The orphanage 2l8
A pagan 219
The Miraculous Medal 220
The first death 221
First reception of novices 222
Cholera 222
The general hospital 222
Sister Veronica Fox 224
Chittagong 221
Dacca 225
Darjeeling 226
Boarding-school and orphanage at Calcutta 227
Asylums 228
Convents 229
Death of Mary Teresa Harper 230
Death of Dr. Carew 232
Sufferings in Bengal 233
CHAPTER XI.
MISSIONS IN THE MAURITIUS, GIBRALTAR, BOMBAY AND CADIZ.
Catholics in the British Empire 234
Colony to the Mauritius 235
Gibraltar 236
Bombay 238
Cadiz 239
CHAPTER XII.
CANADA.
Sisters asked for Toronto 241
At Liverpool 242
Arrival at Toronto 243
Difficulties on landing 243
Gloom of their reception 244
First friends 245
Death of the bishop 246
The first Christmas 246
Sister Mary Gertrude 246
Amputation 248
M. De Sales 248
Removal to Simcoe-street 249
Death of Mary Gertrude 250
Mgr. de Charbonnel 251
Death of Mother Mary Ignatia 251
M. Mary Teresa Dease, Superior 251
Letter of the bishop 252
Fresh recruits from Ireland 252
Letter on their arrival 253
Letter from Sister E. M. Dease 255
Death of Sister M. Magdalene Shea 256
Foundation at Guelph 257
Foundation at Niagara 258
At Hamilton 259
At Lyndhurst 260
CHAPTER XIII.
SOME MORE LETTERS.
To Mother Mary Teresa Dease 263
To the same 264
To the same 265
To the same 269
To the same 270
To the same 272
To the same 273
To the same 274
To the same 275
To the same 277
To the same 278
To the same 279
To the same 279
To the same 281
To the same 282
To the same 283
To the same 283
CHAPTER XIV.
OTHER FOUNDATIONS IN IRELAND AND ENGLAND.
Progress of the Institute 286
House at Clontarf 286
House at Bray Head 287
House at Hulme, Manchester 288
Archbishop Murray 288
Beginning of 1852 290
His practice of daily Mass 291
Last visit to Rathfarnham 292
Sudden illness on Shrove Tuesday 292
His death 293
The blow to Mary Teresa 293
Loss to the Institute 294
His heart at Rathfarnham 296
CHAPTER XV.
LAST FOUNDATIONS.
Character of the Institute 297
Trials of Mary Teresa 298
Kindness of Cardinal Cullen 299
Foundation at Lough Cooter 300
Ultimately abandoned 301
Fermoy 301
Bishop Timothy Murphy 302
Mother Eucharia? Dease 302
Mother Mary Gertrude Lambert 303
Letterkenny 303
Raphoe 305
Mother Concepcion Lopez 306
Account of her 306
House at Omagh 312
Killarney 313
Death of Mary Scholastica Clarke 313
Of Sister Mary Baptist McDonnell 315
CHAPTER XVI.
SUNSET.
Mary Teresa at sixty-six 316
Feast of St. Teresa 317
Celebration in i860 318
Message from Dr. Moriarty 319
Accident to Mary Teresa 320
Prayers and Novenas 321
Great sufferings 322
Mass in her room 322
Gleam of hope in December 323
Christmas Day 324
The Purification 324
Last gifts 325
Mary Bernard Blake 325
Her death on Holy Saturday 326
Great trials at Easter 327
Holy Communion 328
Month of Mary 329
Removal to Dalkey 330
Her arrival 331
Friday before Whit Sunday 332
Parting from Father Burke 336
Whitsun Eve 334
Whit Sunday 335
Father Fortescue 335
Last moments 336
Removal of remains to Rathfarnham 337
The Funeral 338
Month's Mind 339
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin 339
Its gradual growth 340
The Convent at York 341
Irish spirit 341
List of the Houses 343
Confirmation of the Institute 349
Conclusion 350
Appendix.
Sermon preached by the Rev. Thomas Burke, O.P., June, 1861 357
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