Quotes by Maria Monk - Page 1

I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time.
Maria Monk / Writer
Short Time
John
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The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me.
Maria Monk / Writer
Confirmation
Distressing
Received
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The manufacture of wax candles was another important branch of business in the nunnery.
Maria Monk / Writer
Branches
Candle
Important
Branch
Candles
Manufacture
Wax
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The only recreation there allowed, however, is that of the mind, and of this there is but little.
Maria Monk / Writer
Recreation
Allowed
However
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I have, I think, afforded every opportunity that could be reasonably expected, to judge of my credibility.
Maria Monk / Writer
Opportunity
Credibility
Judging
Thinking
Afforded
Judge
Every Opportunity
Reasonably
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Some of the priests from the Seminary were in the nunnery every day and night, and often several at a time.
Maria Monk / Writer
Day And Night
Night
Priests
Seminary
Time Night Day
Several
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A number of girls of my acquaintance went to school to the nuns of the Congregational Nunnery, or Sisters of Charity, as they are sometimes called.
Maria Monk / Writer
Girl
Sister
Acquaintance
Charity
Numbers
School
Sisters
Number
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On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience.
Maria Monk / Writer
Church
Conscience
Numbers
Reproach
Confirmed
Suffered
Extremely
Therefore
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The Bishop, as I have remarked, was not very dignified on all occasions, and sometimes acted in such a manner as would not have appeared well in public.
Maria Monk / Writer
Bishops
Occasions
Sometimes
Wells
Acted
Appeared
Bishop
Dignified
Manner
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I often remembered also that I had been told, that we shall have as many devils biting us, if we go to hell, as we have unconfessed sins on our consciences.
Maria Monk / Writer
Biting
Devil
Go To Hell
Remembered
Sin
Devils
Shall
Sins
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Others too would occasionally entertain and privately express such doubts; though we all had been most solemnly warned by the cruel murder of Saint Francis.
Maria Monk / Writer
Doubt
Murder
Saint
Cruel
Doubts
Entertain
Express
Francis
Occasionally
Privately
Warned
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We were kept at work, and permitted to speak with each other only on such subjects as related to the Convent, and all in the hearing of the old nuns who sat by us.
Maria Monk / Writer
Hearing
Related
Sat
Subjects
Convent
Nuns
Permitted
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Standing near the door, we dipped our fingers in the holy water, crossed and blessed ourselves, and proceeded up to the sleeping-room, in the usual order, two by two.
Maria Monk / Writer
Blessed
Doors
Fingers
Holy
Sleep
Standing
Usual
Crossed
Door
Near
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We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember, that we were solemnly and irrevocably devoted to God.
Maria Monk / Writer
Devoted
Hearing
Looks
Remember
Irrevocably
Repeated
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I really believed that the priests were acquainted with my thoughts; and often stood in great awe of them. They often told me they had power to strike me dead at any moment.
Maria Monk / Writer
Fear
Awe
Moments
Priests
Strikes
Acquainted
Believed
Thoughts
Stood
Strike
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My parents were both from Scotland, but had been resident in Lower Canada some time before their marriage, which took place in Montreal; and in that city I spent most of my life.
Maria Monk / Writer
Canada
Cities
Montreal
Parent
Scotland
Life Time Marriage
Lower
Resident
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So far as I know, there were no pains taken to preserve secrecy on this subject; that is, I saw no attempt made to keep any of the inmates of the Convent in ignorance of the murder of children.
Maria Monk / Writer
Children
Ignorance
Pain
Secrecy
Taken
Attempt
Convent
Pains
Preserve
Subject
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She gave me another piece of information which excited other feelings in me, scarcely less dreadful. Infants were sometimes born in the convent; but they were always baptized and immediately strangled!
Maria Monk / Writer
Baptized
Convent
Dreadful
Immediately
Infants
Piece
Scarcely
Strangled
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I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the stress laid on confession. It is one of the great points to which our attention was constantly directed.
Maria Monk / Writer
Confession
Giving
Impression
Long
Reader
Stress
Great Enough Long
Detained
Directed
Hardly
Laid
Subject
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I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I soon learnt, to my utter astonishment and horror, was to live in the practice of criminal intercourse with them.
Maria Monk / Writer
All Things
Astonishment
Criminals
Intercourse
Practice
Priests
Utter
Criminal
Duties
Informed
Learnt
Obey
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Great dislike to the Bible was shown by those who conversed with me about it, and several have remarked to me, at different times, that if it were not for that book, Catholics would never be led to renounce their own faith.
Maria Monk / Writer
Bible
Book
Catholic
Different
Different Times
Dislike
Renounce
Catholics
Led
Several
Shown
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All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by experience they would soon give place to true knowledge, and an advance in religion; and I felt something like indecision.
Maria Monk / Writer
Experience
Knowledge
Religion
Doubt
Giving
Ignorance
Indecision
My Own
True Knowledge
Advance
Around
True
Doubts
Give
Insisted
Place
Proved
Soon
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Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wished, was of course right. She hoped I would see the reasonableness and duty of the oaths I was to take, and be faithful to them.
Maria Monk / Writer
Faithful
Impossible
Priests
Sin
Hoped
Insisted
Oaths
Wished
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Unfortunately, I was not wise enough to listen to her advice, and hastily married. In a few weeks, I had occasion to repent of the step I had taken, as the report proved true - a report which I thought justified, and indeed required, our separation.
Maria Monk / Writer
Wise
Advice
Justified
Married
Repent
Separation
Steps
Taken
Report
Weeks
Few
Unfortunately
Indeed
Occasion
Proved
Required
Step
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Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used on such occasions; and placed not far from the altar in the chapel, in the view of a number of spectators who had assembled, perhaps about forty.
Maria Monk / Writer
Belonging
Ceremony
Chapel
Dresses
Forty
Numbers
Spectators
Views
Altar
Clothed
Convent
Placed
Veil
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