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Our
Departed
Brothers
and Sisters...
We Recommend Our Departed Brothers and Sisters
to the Prayers of the Monks and Nuns of the Order
09/2010 - 12/2010
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Neiges
December 18, 2010 : Father François-Régis Terme. Born in 1925 in Doulay (France), he entered Neiges in 1936 and made his solemn profession in 1948. He was ordained a priest in 1950. Father was 85 years old, had been in monastic vows for 68 years and was a priest for 60 years when the Lord called him.
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Alloz
November 29, 2010 : Sister Roberta Carazo Calderón. Born in 1918 in Escuderos (Spain), she entered Alloz in 1933 and made her solemn profession in 1939. Sister was 92 years old and had been in monastic vows for 75 years when the Lord called her.
Nasu
November 12, 2010 : Sister Alain Yamamoto Kiyono. Born in 1925 in Kibachi, Nagasaki (Japan), she entered Nishinomiya in 1947 and made her solemn profession in 1953. She had been a foundress of Nasu in 1954. Sister was 85 years old and had been in monastic vows for 60 years when the Lord called her.
Nunraw
November 8, 2010 : Father Luke McNally. Born in 1921 in Dundee (Scotland), he entered Nunraw in 1952 and made his solemn profession in 1957. He was ordained a priest in 1959. Father was 89 years old, had been in monastic vows for 56 years and was a priest for 51 years when the Lord called him.
Les Gardes
November 8, 2010 : Sister Jean de la Croix Blanchard.Born in 1921 inLa Roche-sur-Yon (France), she entered Gardes in 1949 as a choir nun and made her perpetual vows as extern sister in 1963. She later made solemn profession in 1969. Sister was 89 years old and had been in monastic life for 61 years when the Lord called her.
Roscrea
November 7, 2010 : Father Bonaventure Melvin. Born in 1934 in Ballinasloe, Co. Gal. (Ireland), he entered Roscrea in 1953 and made his solemn profession in 1958. He was ordained a priest in 1960. Father was 76 years old, had been in monastic vows for 55 years and was a priest for 50 years when the Lord called him.
Roscrea
November 2, 2010 : Father Nivard Kinsella. Born in 1927 in Dublin (Ireland), he entered Roscrea in 1944 and made his solemn profession in 1949. He was ordained a priest in 1951. Father was 83 years old, had been in monastic vows for 64 years and was a priest for 59 years when the Lord called him.
Tenshien
November 1, 2010 : Sister Martina Sato Mitsue. Born in 1915 in Jonokoshi (Japan), she entered Tenshien in 1945 and made her solemn profession in 1954. Sister was 94 years old and had been in monastic vows for 51 years when the Lord called her.
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Glencairn
October 4, 2010 : Sister Anthony Kerins. Born in 1918 in Riverstown Co.Sligo (Ireland). She entered Glencairn in 1939 and made her solemn profession in 1944. She had been a foundress of Abakaliki and returned to Glencairn in 1993. Sister was 92 years old and had been in monastic vows for 69 years when the Lord called her.
Gethsemani
October 4, 2010 : Brother Thaddeus Palechek. Born in 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio (USA), he entered Gethsemani in 1979 and made his solemn profession in 1984. Brother was 69 years old and had been in monastic vows for 29 years when the Lord called him.
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Assomption
September 25, 2010 : Sister Bernadette Johnson. Born in 1924 in St Joseph de Carleton, QC (Canada), she entered Assomption in 1943 and made her solemn profession in 1950. Sister was 86 years old and had been in monastic vows for 63 years when the Lord called her.
Genesee
September 21, 2010 : Father Raymond Fournier. Born in 1924 in Detroit, Michigan (USA), he entered Genesee in 1978 after having been professed as a de La Salle Brother. He made his solemn profession in 1980 and was ordained a priest in 1981. Father was 86 years old, had been in monastic vows for 30 years and 29 years a priest when the Lord called him.
Maria Frieden
September 12, 2010 : Sister M. Franca Nefkens. Born in 1915 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), she entered Koningsoord in 1943 and made her solemn profession in 1948. She had been a foundress of Maria Frieden in 1952. Sister was 95 years old and had been in monastic vows for 65 years when the Lord called her.