Novena of the Sorrowful Mother: St. Mary's Hospital, 1950-01

This folder contains a letter from Father Gerard Calkins, OSM, chaplain at St. Mary's Hospital in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, addressed to the Bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin. The letter requests permission to inaugurate the Perpetual Novena to Our Sorrowful Mother in the hospital chapel. Included are details about the proposed novena, its significance, and the need for ecclesiastical approval. The documents date back to 1950 and reflect the spiritual initiatives undertaken at St. Mary's Hospital during that period.