28 Jan January 28, 1945

To Franz von Tattenbach SJ

Dear Tatt,

This week has been the hardest of all these many weeks….I’m taking his hard week as an obligation to believe, pray and hope even more.  It was like that on January 11, and now on Tuesday again.  Perhaps this is the bridge that’s placed over the marshland in order to provide a good passage.  Perhaps it’s also simply the link to the fruitfulness of your enterprises….

God protect you.  And thanks for all your loyalty and love.

Bullus [a nickname from Delp’s teaching days]