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OUR LADY OF GETHSEMANI
TRAPPIST,KENTUCKY

4".ng o 1-2 ’1959

Victor 3

Here are some offprints of the Pasternak article. Some are for you
and the rest for the library. The article was a small insert in a large
two page spread. I am having the 511.15: editors send some copies of Jubil-
down to the library.

On looking over the Desert Fathers book at leisure, I am confirms
in all my admiration ci‘ it. Certainly it is one of your very finest
works, and comes just about as close to perfection as one would hope.
It is a most beautiful book and everyone is in adr‘iration of it. I
repeat that I am happy and proud to have been the occasion for such
a work and to have provided the material for it. It makes me very
happy, and I think it is reafly something of lasting value. That is
what a monk should want“; and it is not often that the desire is
fulfilled. I do not .7: el that I have done ,emytifing to deserve this,
but emu-Jay, the charity of Christ explains it. So, thank you.

No need to add that everyone is in adztiration oi‘ the book.
I haven't got Brother Giles' explicit reaction yet but he is very
grateful. He will probably be writing me a note about it. I never
see him, hardly see him more than I see you. He is {3.1173378 in another
part of the monastery, the business end, from which I an extraordinaril
and I hope pem1anentiizy remote.

Are you sendi H a copy to Kurt and Helen iful'fi'? If not, let
me know, I can send them one of mine. I know they ~will greatly
appreciate it.

Your visit the other day was a pleasure. I hope that when the

broadside gets under way you will be down again. Keepwell, and
God bless you. both.

Faithfully yours in Christ

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