Category Sister: R

Sister Marguerite Retter, MM

One of the refrains sung during the Palm Sunday Liturgy, “I wait for God with all of my heart, the presence of God shall set me free” expressed Sister Marguerite Retter’s deepest desires. Those desires were realized...

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Sister Agnes Marie Roach, MM

We are gathered here today to “remember” and to celebrate the life of Sister Agnes Marie Roach. A time to cherish her life with us in Maryknoll that came quietly to an end on February 12th when Sister was called home...

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Sister Maria Pia Remmes, MM

January 6th and the Feast of the Epiphany are special dates for every Maryknoll Sister. We remember January 6th as our Foundation Day and the Feast of the Epiphany, in the words of Mother Mary Joseph in 1937, as a...

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Sister Margaret Virginia Rust, MM

“Remember your mercies, Lord, your tenderness from ages past.” This was the entrance antiphon for the Mass on February 15, 2005, the day of our Sister Margaret Virginia Rust’s entrance into new life. Around 2:00 p.m....

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Sister St. Mary Roach, MM

Father Cappel had just entered the Sanctuary for the eleven thirty Mass, Sunday, July 14, when we received word of the sudden and unexpected death of Sister St. Mary Roach, at St. Bernard’s Hospital, Chicago. This news came as a...

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