Archives: Deceased Sisters

Sister Michel Seyffert, MM

“Gentle woman, quiet light — Morning star, so strong and bright… Blessed are they with peaceful spirits, Blessed are they with gentle hearts….”(From: HAIL MARY:GENTLE WOMAN-Rev. Carey Landry) These sentiments from...

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Sister Marjorie Schnellinger, MM

On the morning of May 7, 2003 our Sister Marjorie Schnellinger passed through that “utter darkness” into “the dawn of God.” She died peacefully at home supported by Sisters Rita Nixon and Helen Scheel. She had been a Maryknoll...

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Sister Gemma Shea, MM

We are gathered here today to celebrate a very Holy and Historic moment, Sister Mary Gemma’s final journey home to her loving God. In the last hours of her life, Sister Gemma seemed to know and feel the presence of God beckoning...

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Sister Marie Pierre Semler, MM

As we gather here today for the Liturgy of the Resurrection, we take this graced opportunity to contemplate on a life that took 92 years of God’s patient and loving, artistic care to complete. Story is told of Sr. Marie Pierre...

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