Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Eucharia Doherty, MM

“Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the realm of God.” These words, in today’s second reading from Saint Mark’s Gospel, describe very much the life of Sister Eucharia Doherty, whose Eucharistic...

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Sister Marie Estelle Coupe, MM

We are gathered together this morning in our Eucharistic celebration of Sister Marie Estelle’s faithfulness and love in service of God and mission. A love that touched all our lives in a special way. A love that strengthens us...

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Sister Rita Clare Comber, MM

Sister Rita Clare Comber died quietly and peacefully at 5:30 p.m. on December 26 in Taichung, Taiwan. Helen Rita Comber was born in Lawrence, MA on February 21, 1911, the eighth child of the five girls and four boys born to...

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Mother Mary Colman Coleman, MM

We gather this morning to celebrate a moment that is both personal and historical. For Sister Mary Coleman, April 7, 1984, was the moment of transition to the new life for which she had been preparing herself and us these last...

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Sister Anne Clements, MM

On December 17th, the second day of our Christmas Novena, we prayed with the universal Church, “O Wisdom, O Holy Word of God, you govern all creation with your strong yet tender care, transform all humankind that we may...

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