Sunday 14 August 2011

Comment: Precious photo of the monks of Tibhirine in 1996

Dear William,
As with much toil searching in hidden copies of the ATLAS MARTYRS Volumes 1 & 2 they have come to the surface and saved them securly.
It should be easily available in Word Documents and may be attached at request (presently). 


Thank you for your great interest of the Atlas monks.


The kind Birthday greetings are a happy marker of the perfect number, 77 years, as the Psalmist, "Our span is seventy years
or eighty for those who are strong". Ps.89.  

Yours ...
Donald

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From: WILLIAM ...
To: Fr Donald ...
Sent: Thu, 11 August, 2011 9:30:02
Subject: Re: [Blog] Precious to remember the monks of Tibhirine

Dear Father Donald,
 
What a deep delight to 'possess' this photograph of the monks of Tibhirine which I will place in your Vol 2 at p.16 beside the one you obtained and scanned (which I like now to imagine was taken moments earlier before Br. Michel responded to the photographer's request to 'bunch up' by moving down to the front row!).
 
There is always something special to hold one's thoughts and inspire one to reflect and to pray whenever your volumes are opened. The article you reproduce in your Blog contain words that so inspired me 'all those years ago' and which I have always remembered:
 

From experience we know that littlthings often coslotparticularlwhen we have to go odointhem daafter dayIt's all right to have to wasone's brothersfeet on Maundy Thursday ... buhowabout doing it everyday?...
 
We have given our hearto God once and for all, and we find it hard when htakes it piecemeal.
Taking up an apron, as Jesus did, can be as serious and solemn an acas tlay down one's life ...What is so wonderful about your Blog is that we can all together share in the wonder of these things.
 
With sincere thanks,
...  in Our Lord,
William
 
[Dom Donald's Blog] Precious photo of the monks of Tibhirine in 1996
Heritage Too BiFor Us Vol II : article pp 6-8 : Th"martyrdomof charitChristian de Cherge
 
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