[Baggot Street]
[October 7, 1841]
Sister Mary Joseph Joyce
Galway
My Very Dear Sister Mary Joseph
How sincerely, how joyfully, I congratulate you on the completion of your ardent hopes and wishes.1 What a sweet and blessed union you have formed. Now it is that you must prove your love and gratitude by going hand in hand with your Divine Redeemer, nothing to interest you but what relates to His greater Glory. May He grant you every grace and blessing, and make you one of His dearest and best beloved.
Pray for your ever affectionate
Mary C. McAuley
1 The Profession of her Vows in early October 1841
