The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-09
THE DOMINICAN NUNS.
POUR posrULANTs RECEIVE THE WHITE VEIL AM

FOUR PosTULANTs RECEIVE THE WHITE VEIL AND
SIX NovIcEs MAKE THEIR VOWS.
The little community of Dominican Nuns in East
street celebrated yesterday the feast Of
the Immaculate Conception in the most solemn and
impressive manner six Of their novices making their
solemn for three years. while four postulants
received the white veil. The chapel. which is small
and plain simply decorated for the OCCASION the
affairs were covered with pale blue muslin,
which white lace artistically draped. Flowers
filed the vases and candles cast mellow light
over the scene.
choir Of little girls beguiled the time by singing
the hymns of the Virgin Mother while the little pro-
cession slowly glided into the chapel. Four little
girls dressed in white, wearing quaint little manles
OF white serge and with blue ribbon and medal Of
the Immaculate Conception on the breast. acted as
maids Of honor to the candidates and led the process
sion. Then came the postulants. dressed in black.
with their neat white muslin caps; then the novices
and lastly the candidates for the white VEIL dressed
in their simple black dresses and each one wearing
large veil Of white net and carrying lighted CANDLE
They FRUSTRATED themselves for few minutes in
silent prayer. and the candidates then knelt before
the altar and the Rev. Father Dunn. q. p, asked:
'What do you demandY
THE mercy Of God and the holy habit Of St. Domi-
mic"
The Prioress then conducted them from the chapel
while the priest blessed the religious dress. When
they presented themselves before the altar while the
choir sung the "yeni Creator Spiritus." Again
knceling before the altar the officiating priest in
vested each candidate with the white serge scapnar
and broad leather belt, which the distinctive
features Of the Dominican habit, saying 'The Lord
grid thee with the belt OF justice and with the grdle
of purity whereby thou mayest have strength to
gather up the manifold attachments of this world into
the love of God and hold thy rebelio,s
bound and subject under the yoke Of and the
dominion of the divine WILL" After special bless
inc and PRAYERS the noyices retired a few stems and
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before the altar As they knelt before the priest he
asked OF them -
The mercy of God and grace TO be received to pro-
fesson Each candidate then read aloud her written
vows promising to practise the evangeic counses Of
poverty chastity and ODE ience according to the rule
of 81. Dominic. a. observed by the religious of the
third order
The black veil put upon the head of each one of
the six newly professcd, and gold ring was put upon
the third finger Of the right hand to show that they
who wear 1t are "esponsed TO Jesus Christ"
The "Te Deum' then sang by the choir, while
the Mistress OF Noviccs led the newly clothed and
the newly professcd to the Prores<. who tenderly
embraced each of her spiritual children.
The names OF the white yelled noyiees are Miss
Annie Riordan. Sister w. Catherine of Sienna; Miss
Nellie Hennessy sister NJ Margaret of cortona; Miss
Minnie Donohoc. Sister NJ. Clare immaculate, and
Miss Marcca Fay, Sister NJ Bernardetta.
The professed sisters Miss Maggie Herman.
Sister NJ. OF st. Lgorius; Miss Maggie Cack sister
Mary Rose; Miss Mary sullivan, Sister NJ. Magdalen;
Miss Alice Hughes. Sister NJ Aoysus; MISS Mary
Murphy, Sister Mary Vincent and Miss Margaret
U'Kacfc, Sister NJ. Monica. Rev. Father DE Fine
who otciated at the ceremony Of reception baptized
ayoung lady convert TO the Catholic faith and re-
ceived number OF little children into the sodality
Of the Blessed Virgin.
The Sisters OF St. Dominic. who are located at No.
100 East Twenty eighth street. devote much OF their
time TO private nursing and are highly recommended
by many physicians to families requiring the SER
vices of experienced nurses. They ask only q mod
crate compensation for their labors in the sick ROOM
They remain constantly with their patients, and IL
necessary provide and bring their own simple meals
with them, so that their employers need have no
extra trouble. They also prepare food for invalds
and, far as their means permits, they give gra-
tuitous aid and nursing to the sick poor.