The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-05

RECEIVED NUNS HABIT
Bennington Young Woman Becomes
Sister of St. Joseph.


The following from the Rutlan.
Evening News of Friday will be of in
terest TO many Bennington people.
"A most impressive ceremony was
that Of profession and reception
held at Il O'clock his morning al
the chapel of immaculate Concell
tlon at st. Josephs convent when
Miss Catherine Mulln of Pennsyl
vania and Miss Yvonne Roy of Ben
nington received the habit OF the
| Sisters of st. Joseph, and Sisters
Mary Regis, Mary Basil, Mary
Claude and Mary Louise, formerly
OF Pennsylvania, and Sisters Mary,
| Evangelist and Mary Chrysostum,
formerly OF Brooklyn, n Y, who
had formerly received the habit,
took their first VOWS and were Civ
en- the cross of the order
Bishop Joseph J. Rice Of Burling
ton received the. vows lie was as
sisted in the service by Rev j. NJ.
Brown, pastor of St Peters church.
Rev. B. W. Mcmahon, assistant Of
81, Peters. Rev W. n Lone gan,
pastor OF the Clutch OF the Holy In
nocents, Rev. j. d. Shannon Of Bel
lows Falls and Rev NJ. J. OBrien of
Castleton, who preached the sermon.
The portion OF the chapel devoted
to the audience was crowded and
chairs were placed along the aisle to
accommodate those who witnessed
the ceremonies. The procession en-.
tered from the convent lead by Miss
Grace Thompson as cross bearer,
and followed by Mary Foley and
Mary Pilling. as flower girls. 1t
passed up the aisle which was toward
the altar, beautifully decorated with
flowers ana alight with candelab a.
Following the cross OF flowers. borne
by the white-rohed and white
yelled bearer, and the little flower
girls, in white frochs and wreaths,
were group Of siste-s of S. 10
scph's with lighted candles. in hold
ers Of white blossoms the brides
maids in white gowns and wells.
ana Misses Mullin and Roy in brid.
a satin, wearing long voils and
wreaths
AT the end Of the procession were
the priests. Blshop Rice in cassock-
and mitre and the oro2ier Of oIice
being a pc sonagc second in inter
esi only to those taking the vows
after the blessing Of the habits
and the request Of The young women
TO be given them Misses Mulln ana
Roy, with their attendants. retired
to don the black and white cos
tunes During their absence Bish-
op Rice conferred the crosses upon
The Sisters who had already served
thei' novltiate, each Sister repeat
ing the VOWS and passing forward
to kneel in front OF the church dis
nitary to receive the cross
Returning along the chapel aisle
in their black habits, Misses Mullin
and Roy, knelt for the final oere-
mony Of entering the sisterhood, be-
ing given the names Of Siste Mary
Aloysus and Sister Mary Andrew.
respectively Sister Mary Aloysious
is also q sister by birth OF Sister
Mary Claude, one OF those who took
the first vows.
Father OBrian preached the scr
mon modern in its style and sub
Jeot matte. He congratulated The
Sisters upon the step they had tax.
Ell, showing that what are usually
considered sacrifices made in enter.
ing Il religious life are in reality Of
small impo tance in comparison with
the great compensations recciy.
cd, and exhorting them to continue
in the way they had chosen, in "en-
tesing the household of the Lord
which was but q forerunner Of their |
actual entering into the presence
of the Lord, when their work should |
be done,
Father O'Drian characterized Tho
upbuildng of Catholic schools !
America as the most I'M
portaut work Of the church.
"lrather Lonergan gave benedic- |
tion which ended the service, after
which a reception was held in the |
convent.
These who acted as bridesmaids |
were Misses Wnifred Mclaughlin, |
Margaret Herman, Catherine ,Maho-
ney. Mary Healey, Agnes Tully, |
Anna Monahan, Olivine Bacon and
Irene Dunn. The acolytes were Ed
ward Burke and Geo-ge Cannon"
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