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The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart, 1890 - ca. 1920

Letters and Articles from the Mission Helpers in Puerto Rico

Title: Mission Helpers, Mo. De Sales to Mo. Demetrias from PR in 1905

Description: Mother De Sales in 1905 describes Sr. Catherine going to a local prison in Puerto Rico to minister to an inmate there. She performed the fuction due to her advanced Spanish and ability to communicate with the inmate.

Contributor: The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: 1905
Title: Mission Helpers, Demetrias to Joseph, July 10, 1905

Description: Mother Demetrias's letter to Mother Joseph describing conditions and events in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico shortly after her arival there in July 1905.

Contributor: The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: July 10, 1905
Title: Mission Helpers, Demetrias to Joseph, August 3, 1905

Description: In this August 3, 1905 letter to Mother Joseph, Mother Demetrias gives her eye-witness account of a riot which erupted in San Juan.

Contributor: The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: August 3, 1905

Title: Mission Helpers, Demetrias to Joseph, October 16, 1905

Description: In this 1905 report to Mother Joseph about the mission in Aquadilla, Mother Demetrias describes the condition of their house there as well as their methods in countering Protestant missionaries.

Contributor: The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: October 16, 1905

 

Title: Mission Helpers, Demetrias to Joseph, September 20, 1905

Description: Mother Demetrias writes a report to Mother Joseph about the Mission Helpers' activities in Puerto Rico on September 20, 1905.

Contributor: The Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: September 20, 1905
Title: Mission Helpers, Article by Mo. Demetrias about Puerto Rico, 1910

Description: This 1910 article by Mother Demetrias describes the early work and conditions of the Mission Helpers in Puerto Rico, including their physical struggles, as well as their efforts to counter the preaching of Protestants and Spiritualists. A note attached to the article states: "A.R.T. - This was in Mo. Demetrias' home. It was given to us by Teresa."

Contributor: Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart

Date: 1910