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Missionaries

Religious [strikethrough} [?] [strikethrough] Ejerciocios in lent


Under the prudent government in Mexico missionaries need have little fear except in very isolated places as the authorities will be very prompt in affording protection & stopping disturbances while at the same time they do not care to interfere unless obliged to do so as they do not desire to give any deeper offence to the clericals than is necessary.

During Lent each year the Catholics of Guadalajara have what they term "Exercises" (Ejercicios).

The men go to the old church of San Sebastian and the women mainly to the church of the "Santuario." The custom of the devout is to go to one of these churches pay a certain sum for the rent of a cell for a period of 8 days and then to retire there for that time from all intercourse with the world. It is during this time that the "disciplinas" or scourges are used upon the [bare?] back. Fomerly the scourges wer made of a handle and several strands

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I was unsure how to include the editing marks in pencil so they have not been included.