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At all her varied missions, English and Spanish speaking, Lillian’s spirit of love and her joy made her much loved. She longed to be with Jesus.” Her best friend, Sister Carol Dwyer, wrote of her, “Her gifts of sensitivity, intuition, attunement to the nudging of the Holy Spirit, and her care and interest in the wellbeing of the other made her a powerful presence in her ministries.”
Sister Doreen’s spiritual life and dedication to community were foremost. She was always pleasant, serene and smiling. Helping others in various ways was important to her. Being mechanically skilled, she was often called upon to fix and repair everything from boilers to plumbing. In 1964 she became certified as a Stationary Engineer, the first woman in Ontario to be certified! To quote Bob Hudson, our devoted engineer, “Sister Doreen worked from dawn to dusk and never complained.”
Sister Thomasine Ryan spent her years devoted to and caring for others. She she enjoyed visiting the sick and elderly bringing “a gentle showing of kindness, compassion and love of the Lord shone through interaction with seniors.” May Sister Thomasine rest in the arms of God.
In death, we say our ultimate human yes to God. Trusting in God’s power to bring us to the fullness of life, we conclude our earthly life with an act of worship: in the action of death we proclaim God as God, and ourselves as God’s creatures. We are called by God and sent by the community; we go in joy!
- You Are Sent, Constitution of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
