The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-03-31
MOST SOLEMN and
SACRED CEREMONY
HELD IN ST. PAUL
Thirty-three Young Women Received
the Habit Of the sisterhood Of st.
Joseph and Ten Novices Made Their
Religious Profession at st. Joseph's
Novitiate on March 10 at st. Paul.

In conformity with the time-honored
custom Of the Sisters of st. Joseph,
the solemn and impressive ceremony
of religious reception and profession
was held at St. Joseph's Novitiate in
st. Paul on Monday, March 10, the
Feast of st. Joseph, patron of the con-
gregation. Thirty-three young women
who had spent the customary period
of probation in the novitiate were
clothed with the habit of the Sister
hood, and ten novices made their sim
dicative Of their admission to the
ranks of Sisterhood.
The ceremony, which began at 10
O'Clock, was attended by the Most
Reverend Archbishop ireland, forty
priests and large number of Sisters
from the different houses of the COM
munity in st. Paul, Minneapolis and
neighboring towns.
In preparation for this important
day the postulants and novices passed
ten days in retreat, under the direc.
tion of Father Bour, o. M. l., of AL
bertville, MINI. At the hour set for
the ceremony, the postulants, dressed
in bridal robes, entered the chapel in
procession, followed by the novices.
Then came the Reverend clergy and
the Most Reverend Archbishop, at
tended by the Very Reverend ]. c..
Byrne, v. G., and the Very Reverend
F. ]. Schaefer, rector of st. Paul Semi
nary. When all were seated Mass
was celebrated by Reverend P. O'Neill
of st. Paul. "..--s..,
After Mass the Sisters Choir sang
the "Veni Creator" and the Most Rev.
erend Archbishop preached sermon
in which he drew salutary lessons
from the cageer of st. Joseph and
made application of them to the life
Of religious.
The postulants then knelt at the
sanctuary rail, expressed desire to
lay aside their worldly finery and put
on the habit Of the Sisterhood of St..
Joseph, and received permission to
do so from the Most Reverend oftici-
ant. AS they withdrew to make the
change the novices took their places
before the altar, made the simple
vows of poverty, chastity and obedi-
ence and each received crucifix, the
outward sign of full membership in
the congregation.
When the newly admitted novices
returned, wearing the habit of the Sis
terhood, they knelt for moment be-
fore the tabernacle to give thanks for
the privilege accorded them and re-
ceived the blessing of the Most Rev.
erend Archbishop. At noon dinner
was served to the clergymen and aft
erward the newly professed Sisters
and the novices received the congrat-
ulations of their friends.
The following are the names and
addresses of the young women who
received the habit and the names by
which they will henceforth be known
in religion:
Miss Katherine Wilwerding, Free
port, Mimi, Sister Mary Charity; Miss
Anna Thibodeau, Hamel, Mimi, Sis
ter MARY Georgina; Miss Lillian Con-
nell, Chippewa Falls, Wis, Sister
Mary Leontia; Miss Rose Wurm,
Northfield, Minn., Sister Mary Cert
rudis; Miss Agnes Kneip, St. Paul,
Minn., Sister Marguerite Marie; Miss
Laura Harrington, Jamestown, N. D.,
Sister Mary inertia; Miss Helena Gan
non, Cass Lake, Minn., Sister Mary
Dorina; Miss Grace Devereaux, Kelly's
Cross, P. E. l., Can, Sister Mary Ro.
sanna; Miss Agatha Gillis, St. Louis,
P. E. l., Can, Sister Mary Dionysia !;
Miss Bertha Gillis, Richmond, P. E.
l., Can, Sister Mary Donata; Miss
Mary Devereaux, Kelley's Cross, P. E.
l., Can, Sister Mary Cecil; Miss Faus.
tina Gallant, Newton, P. E. l., Can,
Sister Frances Marie; Miss Emily Nc
liver, Newton, P. E. l., Can, Sister
Mary St. Hugh; Miss Pauline Foley,
Alberton, P. E. l., Can, Sister Mary
Clarilla; Miss Margaret Neaton, Wa
tertown, Minn., Sister Mary Brigida;
Miss Isabel Hughes, Minneapolis
Minn., Sister Mary Petra: Miss Anna
Bettinger, Pennington. Minn., Sister
bernard Joseph; MISS EnZaDetn Bet
finger, Pennington, Mimi, Sister
Margaret Cortona; Miss Rose Rein
artz, Rose Creek, Minn., Sister Mary
Philip; Miss Bertha Forstner, New
Ulm, Mimi, Sister Mary Olive; Miss
Margaret Malone, Quidi Vidi, New
foundland, Sister Mary Cyrinus; Miss
Mary johnson, Northern Bay, New
foundland, Sister Mary Artemia; Miss
Katherine Sinnott, Stephen, MINI.
Sister Mary Stephen; Miss Margare
Mevissen. Burns, Mimi, Sister MARY
Germana; Miss Florence Riley, Min
neapolis, Mimi, Sister Mary Mona
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