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attracted large crowds. In 1826, Father Terme was distressed when he saw the disorder that often accompanied the pilgrimages. Since there was no suitable place for the women pilgrims to stay, he took the initiative and opened a hostel to welcome women and girls, entrusting it to some of the
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had left people with a deeply disturbed faith, few religious leaders, and little, if any, education in faith. In the early decades of the nineteenth century, seminaries were being re-opened and mission bands roamed the countryside in an effort to rekindle the faith.
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in these circumstances. She managed, with a bit of difficulty it appears, to convince him that from then on, only those women who were willing to make their stay a time of serious prayer would be given lodging.
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of Saint Regis. In 1828, Thérèse
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Generalate is in Rome. The apostolic service of the Cenacle Sisters takes the form of retreats,
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before purchasing property at W 140th St. in
Manhattan, where they established the Convent of St. Regis. The Lake Ronkonkoma land was donated by stage actress
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