Month: December 2019

In this Advent time we wait in hope for the coming of Emmanuel, God with us, who will free us from whatever oppresses us. Today we celebrate the life of Maria Jane Frewen, who is now with her loving God free and at peace for all eternity. A Sister of St. Joseph for seventy two years, Maria Jane was born in Ireland to Johanna and Thomas. She came to Brooklyn…

In this season of Advent, a time anticipation and hope, we gather to celebrate the life of Theresa Molphy, a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy two years. Theresa was born to John and Theresa in Queens, in Incarnation Parish. There were no parochial schools in the area so, Theresa attended public school and then The Mary Louis Academy.  After graduation,Theresa entered the congregation joining her sister, Sister Theresa Elizabeth.…

We come together today to celebrate the life of Marie Teresa Jensen, a Sister of St. Joseph for sixty-six years. Born to Harold and Bridget, Marie grew up in Brooklyn attending Our Lady of Guadalupe elementary school and St. Brendan High School. After entering the congregation she was given the name S. Mary Humbeline, after a Benedictine saint. Marie would live her life in a spirt of gentleness and kindness,…