The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-22
TEN BRIDES or THE CnURCH
The Taking Of the Veil in the Convent OF the
Good shepherd.

The Sisters Of the Good shepherd added
ten lab rcrs to their fold yesterd W. At A. NJ.
the chapel, in Ninetieth street, was conf rtibly
alled with the near relatives of the cdndida'cs
AMI few per unal friends OF the sisters Inc
altars wcrc neatly decorated with flowers and
wax candles shed a mellow light over tho scene
~ the procession entered. the ~ ter ch"lr
singing HYMN to the liicsscd virgin. First IN
the recession was the cross bearer then tue
noyi .cs. clothed IN white from mead 10 t'"t
then the urofcssed nuns. also clad in white, with
the exception e their black wells then tho
three nanny novlccs who were soon tn don the
hi,rl VOL md last the L,dv superior and her
NOVICE n 'stre-s leading some and followed by
others 81 the seven Young ladies' VINO red 10
the white veil. These last were derkcd IN ex.
oufsife white cashmere dresses. round pts "
the situe ~ a'crih Isl reaching the waist, and
wlitr II Vtil-, fastened with scr VS. aud
w-saths of white flowers adorned each head.
and fell In gently undulatinR folds To the door.
a 4 write Kid gloves aud slippers completed
Aftrr III the nuns had taken their places In
tn hieh-oack"d stalls that are ranged on both
sides the chapel. the young ladies knelt before
the iron grating that curloscs the sanctuary, IN
which tno relstrinf. Tn fun canontca' robes. sat
ana tntoncd the ttavers AMI respnrs =. and
blessed the caLdle that he gave 10 each uostu-
I NJ ssa sign that q h II ken her from the
datkncss - the world. Every p1stultnt kissed
her uClc IA he rec tVcd It, After sermon,
eli. ir OF the 81 ters sang GONE iioly Spirit
and the celchrant n rcd a PRAYER. 1hc siu.
tho usual question g. 80 theiT demand. aud thy
answered that they wished to receive the huy
habit OF the Sis crs OF I q Good Shepherd, aud
to make the noyitiato tina, might ca hlr mem
tu m Ike solemn profession. Inc celrl rant re-
| peat"d his questions three times, and avint
sfti-ned himself thit the candtd"t's really I'm
| der-tuod the OBJECTS 81 the Order, he turned
| wud the altar 90 pray while the Lady Siipe-
! rinr and her assistants led the young l dies
Willie he rments were being blessed the
Choir sang IN" eighty io rtn psalm. The pos
laf ruf IT, cd N n a.
! hul h. II liriun. with a white clio ID over her
| hea and a lighted candle In her hand, " g
| cciebrnnt then W. etch the white v ~, the
scauular. the rI.aiy thu large white cloak, To bc
w'rn my I'm the ch pei an last ~ AZ tue n '''ie
re, spcc,iy'E. sisters Mary S. Agnes, NJ. 81.
| Priscilla. VI. Aux TIA. ". -. Alovsius, y. =.
! thomas Aquinus, NJ. IT. hmeide. and VI. s.
! LNcic. Inc tNurN mes OF the YOU Ia les.
! IN th" order rect cI above, re- Misses Iars ret
! II nnican, Kate He w. feres' Hickey, Catha-
J une keou. Anne Baxter, Ann Giilooly, AMI
The : l'mn rr fcs'ion was made by. Sisters
| ". of fhe cred Heart Ci's koIul. VI. Of st
| Ryan, Tnev were closely aud rene itenly ques-
| II ned by the cclehraut. and the Lady superior
sister. the cechr,nt invited the nuvices O take
their VOWS, ami. kueehng before the tar. they
| repeated the obhgftiun that Will bird them
| uniii de tn sewers 1t, T. serve tue n forum ue
| aud t"len VINO amply To them iur h'lu, not
| spiritual and temporal Each novice having
signed her vow, the celrbran, gave h'ra silver
heart. Whlcn Is To be worn n the bosom Of hei
hahit while she lives and last OF all the h'nct
veil aud then the Lady Superior and her assist
ans placed a crown at whi,e nowcrs over thu
and the three new nuns lay prone on the iiuo
while y II was hc ID over taciu aud TIA IT sister,
In religion On lnted iatt of the IN 20 tnr the
deaf. They then rose and each received a cru
elk from the celebranf, and all were dismisse,
with the blessing.
The SISTER Assistpn. then took the seven new
n"vlces and the three new Sister from TIA. Lid'
superior to each chair and they saluted the
compan ons with the X ~ Of peace. and forming
IN ptoce sion heS moved out OF the chapel sing
ing tue q Deum -