The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-03-14

crossed her lips and her eyes lighted
with heavenly fire.
Here is the story of the little sister
who gave up her life in Denver last
week a the Regina COeli orphanage,
conducted by the Missionary Sisters of
the Sacred Heart on the outskirts of
the city.
A long time ago in Italy. where she
was born twenty-seven years back, she
! conceived the idea of being a nun. She
was a timid, retiring woman, the sort
! that generally find their way into the
| peace and rest of convent life. She en-
tered the order of Missionary Sisters of
! the Sacred Heart and soon came to
| Denver. That was only last year that
! she came out into the Rocky mountain
region, but the humble little home the
sisters had provided in Denver for
homeless Italian children appealed to
her and never did she work so ener-
| getically.
| But it was such hard work. The Mis-
sionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
had come to Denver when times were
hard, when every charitable institution
was holding out its hand for more help
The various aid societies had more
work than they could do, and it was
poor pickings for the Italian sisters for
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hearted women got together and
formed the Regina Coeli Aid society.
They worked on and on, but the Ital-
ian orphanage being the newest in the
field, received only what was left after
the other institutions had been provid-
ed for.
However, there was enough to take
care of the children by constantly
sending the sisters to the homes where
charity awaited them. 1t fell to the
lot of Sister Anastasia to take the
wagon out every day and bring back
the provisions which were donated.
A few days ago she was attacked
with pneumonia and only fingered for
a week.
Her funeral was held on Friday
morning from the little chapel of the
orphanage, and the sister was laid to
rest in Mount Olivet cemetery. There
was no money to send the body back
east to the mother house, SO in the
state of her adoption she was buried.
Father Montell of the College of the
Sacred Heart chanted the requiem
mass with the little orphans singing
the responses. There were priests of
all orders and sisters from all schools,
hospitals and converts gathered there.
The little Italian children to
whose service Sister Anastasia devoted
her life mingled their tears over her
bier, and the sisters who had worked
with her, dried their eyes repeatedly
while they prayed.
Sister Anastasia's s work was done,
and she was laid to rest.
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Miss Ethei kearns, the young dauSh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs George T. Kearns,
was operated on at st. Anthony's hos
pital on Monday for appendicitis. She
is now on the road to recovery.
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Mrs. Redmond, the mother of Mrs. |
Katherine Murray of the Cathedral |
parish, was struck by a tramway car
at the corner of ColfaX and Logan av-
enues Saturday, but was not seriously |
injured. She was incapacitated for a |
few days from the shock.
A collection for the Indian and Negro
missions of the country, ordered by
Cardinal Gibbons. was taken up
throughout the diocese last Sunday.
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So determined are the Queens
Daughters to open a home for young
where the comforts of a pri-
7ate house will be afforded at moder-
lte expense TO those who are enlisted
With the working masses. that they
lave decided to rent building in the
lear future and furnish it for the pur-
,ose.
The monthly meeting held last Sat
lTday afternoon at the home of Mrs
William Sayer. one of the honorary
Members. was given over entirely to a
discussion of the projected home and
means of raising the necessary funds.