BY
SISTER MARY AGNES, O.S.B.
EDITED, WITH PREFACE,
BY THE REV.
W. LANCELOT HOLLAND, M.A.,
Vicar Of All Saints’, Hatcham.
FIFTH THOUSAND.
London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON,
27, PATERNOSTER ROW.
MDCCCXCI.
Butler & Tanner,
The Selwood Printing Works,
Frome, and London.
CONTENTS.
| PAGE | |
| Preface | [ix] |
| Introduction | [xxv] |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| My Reasons for Becoming a Sister | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Convent Life Entered Upon | [17] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| The Vow of Poverty | [28] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| The Vow of Chastity | [34] |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| The Vow of Obedience | [42] |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| The Dawn of Spiritual Light | [49] |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Life at Feltham Convent | [57] |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| Convent Life at Slapton, in Devonshire | [64] |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Convent Life at Llanthony | [79] |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Daily Routine at Llanthony | [108] |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Ill-Treatment of Children | [115] |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Some of the Llanthony Rules, with Accompanying Penances | [121] |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Of What Religion is Father Ignatius? | [128] |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| My Departure from Llanthony | [136] |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| At Llanthony Again | [146] |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Apparitions and Miracles | [158] |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| Liberty | [176] |
| Appendix A | [193] |
| ” B | [197] |
| ” C | [199] |