Pat Taylor was born in 1939 into a very wonderful family in the heart of Brooklyn. Her parents, John and Teresa, were hardworking , very devout people who taught their children how to live a good life filled with joy and good works. Pat had two brothers, John, whom she called Junie and Thomas. She had only one sister, but…
Carmella Anne Rapillo was born in Brooklyn to Margaret and Andrew and she attended St. Joseph’s parish school. After attending the Juniorate in high school,, Millie entered our congregation in 1953 and her faith in God’s unconditional love guided her life as she became a teacher. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from St. Joseph’s College and a Masters…
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 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…
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…
We celebrate the Life of Sister Theresa Ann Grant, a Sister of St Joseph for sixty-four years. All who knew Theresa experienced that light of Christ in her kind and patient ways, mirroring a deep joy from her relationship with a loving God. Theresa was born in Brooklyn to Josephine and Roger and she attended St. Anthony’s Parish school. After…
Today is the first full day of autumn and today we celebrate the fullness of life Margaret Mary Fearon, a sister of St. Joseph for seventy one years. Born in Brooklyn to Mary and Stephen, Margaret attended St. Charles Borromeo elementary school and Bishop McDonnell High School. She entered our congregation in 1948. Margaret earned a BA in Business Management…
Any time I met Therese at a congregational meeting or event, she would always say: “Helen, what a wonderful congregation.” In recent times, she would look at me with that warm smile and say: “Helen, I am so grateful to the congregation; I really mean it.” Well Therese, we are all here today to say: Therese we are grateful to…
We celebrate the life of Sister Mary Josephine Keyes (S. Raymond de Sales) a Sister of St. Joseph for 67 years. Today, Sept. 4, is the actual anniversary of Mary Jo’s entrance into the Sisters of St. Joseph. Mary Jo was a girl from Queens. She was born to her Irish parents, Bridget and Richard, joining her older sister Antoinette…
Sister Rosemary Anne Kern, CSJ died on August 26, 2019 in the 64th year of her religious life.