Archives: Deceased Sisters

We gather today to celebrate the Liturgy of Resurrection for Sister Claire Downes who was called to the fullness of life with God on Easter Sunday, March 30, 1997, at 12:10 p.m. Claire was born in Manhattan, New York, on January...

Sister Ann Dowling loved birthday celebrations. Last year Ann’s family threw a birthday party for her in the auditorium of the Maryknoll Sisters Center, such a large space needed for the many who wanted to have fun with Ann. And...

It is with a mixture of joy and sorrow that we gather to say goodbye and celebrate the Liturgy of the Resurrection. Sister Margaret Dowd, known to all as Meg, died at 5:45 a.m. on November 10, 1995. Our sorrow is that Meg is no...

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the water, I will be with you; in the rivers you shall not drown. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned;...

During these past weeks, the Sisters here at the Center and the Staff of our Maryknoll Nursing Home saw the gradual decline of Sister Reparatrice’s physical condition. It was, therefore, not a surprise when Sister died...