the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet ... Originally written in the Irish language, the prayer – the author is unknown – has three main images, namely wind, sun, and rain.

While the transcribed words have long been known, it was extraordinarily moving to read, in Sophia's own resolute and straightforward hand, her vision for the college that would be "a perennial ...

Lord God, as I celebrate Easter and the triumphant victory of Jesus Christ over death and hell and sin, I fall ... bright blessing of peace and life. We pause in the midst of this prayer to ...