We sadly announce that Sr. Monica died on March 7, 2019. Her obituary is listed here. Sr. Monica Ste-Marie, 102, a beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully on March 8, 2019 at Andrus-on-Hudson. The former Marguerite Gladys Ste-Marie was born to Rosalba Laroche and Alphonse Ste-Marie in Malone, NY on January 19,1917. She entered the Ursulines on July 24,1934, shortly after graduating from St Joseph’s Academy in…
NEW ROCHELLE, Sister Ann Duggan, OSU, also known as Mother Cornelius, beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully Jan. 28th at Andrus, Hastings on Hudson, NY. Born in Orange NJ and raised in New York City, she was the daughter of Anna McKeon Duggan and Cornelius Duggan. Sister Ann entered the Ursuline Order in Beacon, NY in 1945 and professed her vows in January 1948. Sister Ann is predeceased…
St. Angela Merici’s story… The Ursuline Sisters (aka “The Ursulines”) were founded by St. Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy in 1535. St. Angela’s vision offered a new kind of religious life for women to dedicate their lives to God and to the service of others while living among the people. This new company of women, placed by Angela Merici under the special patronage of St. Ursula, spread throughout Europe and…
(Photo of Sr. Jeanne Brennan with Mother Cecilia Wang, Prioress General of the Ursuline Sisters taken in 2018) Sr. Jeanne Brennan, a beloved member of the Ursuline Community, died peacefully January 21, 2019 at Andrus-on-Hudson, Hastings, New York. Born Mary Louise to Ruth Provost and John Brennan in Stamford, CT…
We wish all of you a very blessed New Year! “In this light, I see What I see is Light itself. The Light is a single Word. I will not cut the diamond; the stone is too precious.” – Sr. Irene Mahoney, OSU (1921-2015) Artwork by Sr. Anne Therese Dillen, OSU
Our Lady of Guadalupe – Guadalupe, Mexico (1531) Patroness of the Americas Feast Day in the USA – December 12th Click on the link below to read the story. https://www.catholic.org/about/guadalupe.php Here are some photos of staff at the Ursuline Province Center in New Rochelle, NY dressed up in celebration of this special day!
A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” Luke 3:1-6
