Brian Condon: Diary of James Alipius Goold, 1848-1886

Wednesday June lst. Morning prayers - being still unwell and having to take medicine I did not celebrate this morning.

The Vicar-General goes to Daylesford to inquire into certain complaints - made by an anonymous writer - against the resident Clergyman, if on getting there he thought there were grounds for them. Drove to St Francis - where I remained transacting business though suffering great pain till l1. Returned home and wrote and studied when not having to attend to business alternately till 1.30. Took a short drive - on my return read till 4. Then recited Vespers and Compline. Had to answer letters. At 4.30 dinner. In the evening - attended the devotions in the Church - Benediction of the Most Adorable Sacrament and Litany. Heard Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Night prayers. Returned home about 8. Read till 9. At 9.30 to bed. (Recited Matins and Lauds before the evening devotions in the Church).

Thursday June 2nd. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. At 7 or a little after celebrated Mass in the College Chapel. Thanksgiving made, I went to St Francis. Heard a few Confessions - recited Hours - made my meditation - but not to my liking, being still unwell and not able to give the necessary attention to the subject. Business up to ll in the office. On getting home, wrote in reply to Bishop Wilson. Read - when not engaged with business. Between 2 and 3 visited the Convent of the Good Shepherd to advise with the Revd. Mother as to the preparations to be made for the accommodation of the children who may be sent to them to be reformed. Returned home by Richmond. Read till 4 - then recited Vespers and Compline. Dinner at the usual hour. About 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins and Lauds for the following day. Attended Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament - heard Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Night prayers. It was 8 when I returned home.

Read till 9 then prepared for bed. Mornings cold and foggy - Midday and afternoon up to 5 fine. Nights cold and foggy.

Friday June 3rd. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. At 7 or a little later Mass in the College Chapel. After thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard Confessions and Mass - made my meditation - recited Hours. Business in the office up to ll.30. Read and studied when not engaged with business till past l. Then attended a meeting of the Catholic School Committee. This lasted a half hour. None of the lay members were present. Called to see the Revd. Mother of the Convent of Mercy, who has been ailing. Before this called on a Catholic family who live a short distance from Melbourne. It was about dinner time when I got back. Recited Vespers and Compline. The Vicar-General returned from Daylesford - he pronounced the complaints to be groundless - he saw enough to convince of this without questioning the Clergyman, who is doing good. About 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins and Lauds. Attended night prayers - heard Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Posted my reply to the Bishop of Hobarton. Returned home about 8 - conversed with the Vicar-General till 9. Then to bed. (Before going to St Francis this evening I wrote to the Revd. Mother of the Convent of Mercy to say I would on tomorrow celebrate Mass at the Convent for her intention).

Saturday June 4th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass - Prima. At 8 celebrated Mass at the Convent of Mercy - after thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard a few Confessions - recited Hours. Thank God I feel much better today. I received a letter from the Archbishop in which he gives particulars of Fr. Therry's last moments. It seems he was conscious of his approaching death - which he met with great calmness and self possession. I wrote a few lines to the Bishop of Hobarton giving some items of the news conveyed in this letter. Made my meditation. Business in the office till ll.30. Drove home and studied from l2 to l.30. Before going to St Francis I called at the Convent of the Good Shepherd for a few minutes on business connected with the proposed Reformatory. Went to St Francis and was busy hearing Confessions from 2 to 4 - excepting the short time it took me to recite Vespers and Compline. Dinner at 4.30. A little after 6 went to St Francis and recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow - heard confessions from 7 to l0. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Night prayers. Home. Before going to bed - studied for a short time in preparation for my instruction to the people at Mass tomorrow.

Sunday June 5th. Rose at 6. After the Angelus washed and dressed - morning prayers - preparation for my instruction to the people. About 7.30 went to St Francis. Preparation for Mass. At [...] commenced Mass. After administering the Holy Communion I read, as is my wont, the Epistle and Gospel and then delivered a short discourse on the latter. It was 20 minutes past 9 when all was over. Thanksgiving. Sat a short time in the Confessional. Returned home - recited Hours - meditated for a short time on a chapter in the Imitation of Christ. At l0 breakfast - then a half hour's meditation and a half hour's spiritual Reading. Wrote for an hour. Weather squally and wet.

About 2 visited the Convent of Mercy - saw the poor sick Sister - she is fast leaving this wicked world for the heaven above.

Returned home a quarter past 3. Wrote a little. Then read a part of the life of St Francis of Assisi. This occupied till 4. Then read a little of the Old Testament with annotations for a half hour. Dinner at 4.30. A little past 6 went to St Francis. Assisted at Vespers and Benediction. The person - a young Priest - ordered to preach tonight disappointed - he had to read. Recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow. About 9 returned home. Conversed with the Vicar-General for some time. Night prayers - bed.

Monday June 6th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. At 7.30 celebrated Mass. After thanksgiving recited Prima - then went to St Francis. Heard Mass - recited Hours - heard a few Confessions - made my meditation. After breakfast saw several of the Clergy on business. Left the office a little past ll. Got home by ll.30. Read for an hour the Imitation of Christ. Then wrote for a short time. After this studied Theology for a half hour or more.

About l.30 visited the Orphanage. The children were at play. The institute is crowded. I hope we shall soon be able to prepare the addition for them - it is very much needed. From the Orphanage I drove to Prahran - visited the Church and schools. The attendance in the boys school was very poor. I advised the Teacher to visit those parents who keep their children at home or send them to Protestant schools and to persuade them to send their children to their own school. Returned home about 3.30. Saw Fr. O'Hea with regard to a retreat I propose giving in his Mission. We shall fix the time tomorrow. Wrote a little. Read an essay of Slavery. Wrote to Fr. Fennelly postponing to the 6th July the Mission I promised Carisbrook in consequence of my being previously engaged to open the Prahran Church on the first Sunday in July. Told him to send me his reply to my last note about the missing memorial of Inglewood.

Recited Vespers and Compline. At 4.30 dinner. At a little past 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins and Lauds - attended night prayers - heard Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned home a little before 8. Read till 9. About 9.30 to bed.

Tuesday June 7th. Morning prayers. Hours - meditation - preparation for Mass. Recited the Office of the Dead with the Clergy for V[enerable] Archpriest Therry, after which I offered up the Solemn Requiem Mass for his happy repose - gave the absolution. After thanksgiving - breakfast. That over, presided at a meeting of the Clergy - proposed the names of the Catholics I wished them to support at the coming Parliamentary elections. That meeting was over [by] a quarter past l2. Returned home. Read till l.30. Visited the Convents of Mercy and Good Shepherd. The Revd. Mother of the former was not in. Returned home about 3. Wrote a letter - read a little Theology. Dinner at 4.30. A few of the Clergy dined with us. About 6 after the Angelus went to St Francis. Recited Matins and Lauds for the following day. Attended night prayers - heard Confessions - visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned a little before 8. About 9.30 - to bed.

Wednesday June 8th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. About 8 celebrated Mass at the Convent of Mercy. After Mass administered the Last Sacraments to Sister Mary Austin. Went to St Francis from the Convent. Here business kept me till l. A meeting for the relief of the College Creditors was held at l2.30. None but the Clergy attended. I hope next month we shall be rid of this ugly business. On my return home I made preparation for a trip into the country to examine a site for an Industrial School in the neighbourhood of the Yan Yean. We only go as far as Heidelberg tonight.

I visited the Yarra Bend on my way out. I stopped a half hour in this abode of the greatest human misery that can befall man in this his state of trial and preparation for a better life. The whole place - dwellings and grounds - are quite unfit for the relief of this high misery. My friend Bishop Wilson, so experienced in what tends to alleviate it, has in just and eloquent indignation condemned the Asylum and its site. It has been somewhat improved since he last saw it, if it be possible to improve building badly arranged and a site utterly unfit for our insane fellow creatures. God help them, and reward them in the future life for all they suffer in this. It seems that the classes furnishing the greatest number to this asylum are the immigrant and mining classes.

We arrived in Heidelberg about 4.30. I read an amusing and instructive [book] on the way. Recited Vespers and Compline before dinner. Dined at 5. Walked for some time in the garden after dinner. Read a good part of the night. Went to my room about 9.30. Night prayers - bed.

Thursday June 9th. Morning prayers. We breakfasted early. About 8 we left for the Yan Yean. The Vicar-General joined me in the Divine Office, which we recited as we travelled the first few miles. Made my meditation. The[n] read an interesting work during the greater part of the journey. A few of the Catholics met us and accompanied to the section which I hope to obtain for a Reformatory School. It is well and healthily situated, having a frontage to the reservoir. The land is good and fairly timbered. The tramway is about 2 miles from it. Having taken some refreshment we returned to Heidelberg. Whilst riding back from the proposed site my horse stumbled, which caused me so to move in the saddle as gave me considerable pain, from which I am still suffering. We arrived in Heidelberg earlier than we expected. It was only 4. Dined at 4.30. Read a good deal during the evening. About 9 retired to my [room]. Night prayers - bed.

Friday, June l0th. Morning prayers. At 8 heard Mass. Recited the Divine Office. I am still suffering a good deal from the injury of yesterday. After breakfast made my meditation in the Church. Left at l0 for Melbourne. Read as we went along one of the daily newspapers with the Telegram of English news from Adelaide. Read and answered letters on arriving home. Saw Dr Brownless concerning the accident of yesterday - he advised bathing. About l o'clock I took a bath - it did not relieve me much. The Clergyman in charge of the Portland Mission is in town. This I did not expect. I hope nothing has gone wrong there. It is difficult to provide for that Mission - it is so lonely - so isolated - no Priest being within 50 miles of it - so that the resident clergyman is entirely to himself - a dangerous position.

Read for a considerable time before dinner. Wrote reply to Bishop Wilson's letter received this morning. Sent it to the post. Dinner at the usual time. Owing to my unfortunate accident I could not go to St Francis tonight. Recited Matins and Lauds - then read till near 9. Conversed some time with the Vicar-General Retired to my room a little before l0. Night prayers. Took a bath, as ordered by my medical adviser, then to bed.

Saturday June llth. Remained in bed this morning till 8.30 owing to my not feeling well. I regret that I could neither celebrate nor hear Mass. Morning prayers over, I recited Hours usque ad Nonam, then took breakfast. Recited the last Hour. Business occupied me for some time. When I had a leisure half hour I made my meditation. Had a visit from the Dr. - Brownless. Arranged the order of duty for tomorrow. After this wrote a little. Then studied till 2, when I went to St Francis. The Divine Office for tomorrow and Confessions occupied me till 4. Drove home - dined at 4.30. Went to St Francis about 6. Heard Confessions from 6.30 to 9. Weather showery and cold. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Night prayers - home. About l0.30 to bed.

Sunday June l2th. Morning prayers, read for a short time in preparation for my instruction to the people - preparation for Mass. At 8 commenced Mass. After administering the Holy Communion I read the Epistle and Gospel of the day, then delivered a short discourse. Thanksgiving - heard a few Confessions. Returned home a little before l0. Recited Hours. Breakfast. From ll to ll.30 meditation, spiritual reading. Heard the Sermon preached in St Patrick's. From l2 to l spiritual reading. Scripture from 1 to 2. Visited the Convent of Mercy to inquire after the Revd. Mother, who is ill. Visited the Christian Doctrine classes assembled in St Francis - the attendance was thin - but it was rather early. Walked home. Wrote for a quarter of an hour. Read from 4 to 4.30 the life of St Francis Assisi. Dinner at the usual hour. About 6.30 went to St Francis. At 7 assisted at Vespers, Sermon and Benediction, recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow. Returned home about 9. A little before l0 retired to my room. Night prayers - to bed.

Monday June l3th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. At 7 celebrated Mass in the College Chapel. After thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard a few Confessions - recited Hours - made my meditation. Remained in the office until ll.30. Returned home. Had to take a hot bath, not feeling recovered from the strain I got last week. After the bath I visited the Convents of Mercy and Good Shepherd. Returned home about 3. Read for some time, then wrote till near dinner hour. In the evening attended night prayers in St Francis - heard a few Confessions - visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel and I recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow - returned home. Read for a short time. Conversed with the Vicar-General on matters connected with the Missions. About 9.30 to bed.

Tuesday June l4th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. Celebrated Mass in the College Chapel about 7. After thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard Mass - recited Hours - heard a few confessions. Remained in the Office until 11.30. On my return home I had to take a hot hip bath. Walked to the Convent of Mercy to inquire after the Revd. Mother - who is seriously ill. On my return home I wrote letters to the Clergy - this correspondence occupied till dinner time. Mr O'Shanassy dined with us. Having to speak to him on important business I did not attend the night devotions in St Francis. He left about l0. Recited Vespers and Compline. Night prayers - to bed.

Wednesday June l5th. Morning prayers. Not feeling quite well I did [had] to decline celebrating the holy Mass. I heard the 8 o'clock in St Francis and recited the Divine Office and heard a few Confessions. Wrote several letters to the Clergy and transacted business in the office till l2. Walked home. By advice of the Doctor I applied twelve leeches to the injured part which is still giving trouble. This occupied me more than an hour. I drove to Abbotsford and returned by Richmond. Studied for my discourse this evening to the people in St Mary's on the opening of the Mission. At 5.30 went to St Mary's - gave out night prayers - delivered a short discourse - announced the order of religious exercises during the Mission viz. 7.30 and 8.30 Mass. Confessions from 7.30 to 9. Confessions from l2 to l and from 4 to 5. In evening at 7 night prayers - instruction and Confession. We were engaged - 4 priests and myself - hearing Confessions till 9. The attendance during the prayers and at the Confessionals was large. On my return I recited Vespers and Compline. About l0 - to bed.

Thursday June l6th. Morning prayers - Divine Office - preparation for Mass. About a quarter to 8 I went to St Mary's - at 8.30 celebrated Mass - delivered a short discourse. After Thanksgiving drove home. From l0 to l2 occupied with letters and other pressing business. Attended at St Mary's about l2 to hear Confessions. There were but few penitents. Studied from 2 to 4 for the evening instruction. Returned to St Mary's about 4 for Confessions - remained nearly a half hour. Dinner a little after the usual time. Studied a short time before going to St Mary's. At 7 recited night prayers - after which I gave instruction - the Chapel was very full. We were all busy hearing Confessions till past 9. Returned home - recited Vespers and Compline. About l0 to bed.

+ Made my meditation as usual.

Friday June l7th. Morning prayers - Divine Office - preparation for Mass. Went to St Mary's about 7.30. Heard Confessions. At 8.30 commenced Mass - delivered a short discourse. I had to alter the hours for hearing the Confessions to the morning and night. After thanksgiving returned to St Francis - got breakfast there - made my meditation. Engaged in business in the office till l2. Walked home. Read till l.30.

Visited Abbotsford. On my return home - read till near dinner time. Recited Vespers and Compline. About 6.30 went to St Mary's - recited night prayers - Fr. Bleasdale preached. Heard Confessions till late. Returned about 9.30. A little past l0 - to bed.

Saturday June l8th. Morning prayers - Divine Office. Went to St Mary's about 7.30 - preparation for Mass. Confessions. At 8.30 commenced Mass - thanksgiving. Took breakfast at St Francis - made my meditation. Arranged the order of Masses and other sacred duty for tomorrow. Busy up to l2 - when I returned to St Mary's and heard Confessions till 2. Returned to St Francis where I recited Vespers and Compline - Matins and Lauds for tomorrow - after which I heard Confessions till 4. Dinner at the usual hour at home. Went to St Francis soon after 6. Engaged hearing Confessions without interruption till l0 or near it. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned home. Retired for the night about ll.

Sunday June l9th. Morning prayers - preparation for instruction to the people - Preparation for Mass. About a quarter to 11 left for St Mary's. At ll read the English prayers usually said before Mass. Then Mass. After the Holy Communion I preached - Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament after Mass. Though the weather was wet the Chapel was well filled. It was past l when all was over. About 700 approached the Holy Communion. Mass was celebrated at 8 - 9 - and ll. During the day walked to the Convent of Mercy - saw a poor sick Sister who is dying and the Revd. Mother who is not well. Thence I walked to St George's. The children were assembled for Catechism. The attendance was not as good as usual owing to the weather. It was near 4 when I returned home. Read a little before dinner. About 6.30 went to St Francis - gave out Vespers - after which a sermon was preached by one of the Clergy attached to St Francis - Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament concluded the evening devotions. Recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow. Returned about 9. Read and conversed for a short time. Retired - night prayers - bed.

+ Meditation was made in the afternoon.

Monday June 20th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. A little past 7 commenced Mass. After thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard Mass - recited Hours - heard a few Confessions - made meditation. After breakfast looked over one of the daily Journals - wrote several letters - gave interviews to several of the Clergy and a few of the laity. Left the office about ll.30. Engaged writing from l2 to l - with a short interruption of a few minutes. Told Fr. Courtney of his appointment to Woods Point and the Jamieson. Advised him to be careful of himself and do all the good in his power. Busy up to l.30. Visited the Orphanage. On my return home read till the time for dinner. About 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow - attended night prayers - heard Confessions - visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Got back home about 8. Read till 9. About 9.30 to bed.

Tuesday June 2lst. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. At 7 Mass in the College Chapel - after Thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard Mass - recited Hours - made my meditation - heard a few Confessions. After breakfast - business - wrote in reply to letters. Saw persons on business concerning the diocese and themselves. Left the office a little before l2. Walked home. Studied till l.30. About 2 called at Abbotsford and on my return I called for a few minutes at the Convent of Mercy.

Read till 4.30 - then dinner. About 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins and Lauds for the next day - attended night prayers - heard Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned home - read for some time - about 9.30 to bed.

Wednesday June 22nd. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass. A little after 7 - Mass in the College Chapel - after thanksgiving went to St Francis - heard Mass - recited Hours - made my meditation. Heard Confessions. After breakfast commenced writing my English letters. With these I was occupied nearly the whole of the afternoon except the short time it took me to go to Prahran and visit the schools there. On my return resumed my correspondence. Dinner at the usual hour. About 6.30 went to St Francis. Recited Vespers and Compline. Attended night prayers - heard Confessions - made my visits to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned home at 8. Read till 9. About 9.30 to bed.

Thursday June 23d. Morning prayers - did not celebrate this morning but heard Mass in St Francis - recited Hours and made my meditation. After breakfast wrote several letters to the Clergy and finished my correspondence for the English mail. Returned home and wrote till 2.30. I leave for Epping in a few minutes to give a mission there. Arrived in Epping a little past 4. Recited Vespers and Compline. Dined. At 6.30 recited night prayers - gave instruction. Appointed 9 and l0 for the Masses - from ll to l p.m. for Confessions, and from 2 to 4. At 6 prayers and instruction and Confessions afterwards.

Friday June 24th. Morning prayers - preparation for Mass - Prima. At l0 commenced Mass - gave instruction - breakfast - Hours - Confessions till 2 - Meditation - wrote letters - heard Confessions at the appointed time. Dinner at 4.30. Night prayers at 6 - preached. Confessions till 8. A [few] Clergymen from Melbourne assisted us in hearing Confessions. Recited Vespers and Compline. About 9 retired to my room - read the life of St Francis Assisi for some time after going to bed.

Saturday June 25th. Morning prayers - matins - Lauds - Prima - preparation for Mass - Confessions. At l0 commenced Mass. Announced the hours when Mass would be celebrated tomorrow. Thanksgiving - breakfast about ll. Recited Hours - heard Confessions during the day. From 2 to 2.30 meditation. Confessions till 4. Dinner at 4. About 6 wrote a little. Weather cold and showery. Confessions from 6.30 to 8. Recited Matins and Lauds for the following day. About 9.30 night prayers - bed.

Sunday June 26th. Morning prayers - preparation for instruction to the people - preparation for Mass. Heard a few confessions before Mass. At ll commenced to recite the English prayers before Mass. After Mass preached -then administered Confirmation to about 60 persons. Held a meeting at the conclusion of prayers in order to get the people to adopt active measures for the erection of a Church, which they need very much. The subscriptions promised and paid amounted to £l10. I advised that collectors should be appointed and furnished with books with the authorization written on the inside of the cover and signed by the resident clergyman.

It was 2 when I got breakfast - after which I left for Melbourne. Recited Vespers and Compline. Dinner at 4.30. About a quarter past 6 went to St Francis - recited Matins. Assisted at Vespers - sermon and Benediction. Recited Lauds. Returned home about 9. Read a few pages of the life of St Francis Assisi. A little past l0 night prayers - bed.

Monday June 27th. Morning prayers - heard Mass in St Francis - recited Hours - made my meditation. After breakfast looked over one of the newspapers. Read my letters - had one from the Archbishop - replied to some. Business in the office up to l2. Fr Downing declines the charge of the Reformatory. I hope a fit person will soon turn up in order to start this much needed Institute. Returned home from the office about 12.30. Wrote till l. Walked to the Convent of Mercy - where I remained a few minutes. At 2 drove out to make a few indispensable visits. I got home a little before the dinner hour. Recited Vespers and Compline. Dinner. About 6 drove to St Francis - recited Matins for next day. Attended night prayers - heard a few Confessions - made my visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. On reaching home I read a few pages of the life of St Francis Assisi. About 9.30 to bed.

Tuesday June 28th. Morning prayers. Drove to Abbotsford where I celebrated Mass at 8 - recited Hours - left for St Francis after thanksgiving. Heard a few Confessions and made in part my meditation. Wrote to the Archbishop in reply - sent him a copy of our Reformatory and Industrial Schools Act. Left the office about l2. Met Mr Archer as I walked and had a long conversation with him as we walked along concerning [the] Flannery case and the opposition just now given to the Board. Added a few sentences to the Mandatum [Instruction] issued in l862 against collections made without authority by strange priests and religious for charitable and religious purposes outside the diocese. These men are giving great scandal. The Mandatum with this addition will be republished in time to be read next Sunday in the several Churches and Chapels throughout the Diocese. After giving directions for its being reprinted I was engaged writing up to close on 3. Visited the Orphanage. Returned a little past 4. Recited Vespers and Compline. About 6 went to St Francis - commenced hearing Confessions at 6.30. Night prayers were a little late. It was 9 when I ceased hearing Confessions. Visit to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady's Chapel. Returned home about 9.30. To bed a little past 10.

Wednesday June 29th. Morning prayers - Divine Office - had to go to St Francis a little before l0 in order to allow the priest who had to celebrate l0 o'clock Mass in St Francis to go to Richmond to give the Congregation there Mass - having through forgetfulness omitted in the arrangements made yesterday to appoint a clergyman to officiate there in the absence of the resident. I celebrated the 10 and 11 o'clock Masses in St Francis. The 11 o'clock Mass was a Solemn Pontifical Mass. Got breakfast about l. After breakfast saw persons on business - read my letters and replied to some. Returned home about 2. Looked over one of the daily papers. Wrote a few lines to one of the clergy - enclosing 2 copies of the Mandatum. Then jotted down a few things in the diary. Studied Theology for a short time. At 4.30 dinner. I was too unwell to go to St Francis tonight. Recited Vespers and Compline with Matins and Lauds for tomorrow. Read till 9 the life of St Francis Assisi. About 9.30 retired to my room. Night prayers. With little hope of finding rest I went to bed.

Thursday June 30th. Slept little last night - suffered great pain the whole night. Rose late - washed and dressed. Morning prayers - recited Hours - breakfast - meditation. Was not able to stir out during the day. When not engaged in business - I read a religious book. Wrote a little and answered a letter. I fear I shall be confined to the house for some time. Recited Vespers and Compline at 4. Dinner at 4.30. I was not able to go to St Francis this evening. Recited Matins and Lauds for tomorrow - read during the remainder of the evening up to 9 the life of St Francis of Assisi. About 9.30 retired to my room - said night prayers - to bed.