The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-24
MAKE PERPETUAL vows
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY AT CON-
VENT or THE GOOD SHEPHERD
six YOUNG LADIES RECEIVE
THE HABIT, AND TEN PRO-
FEsSED SISTERS MAKE PER-
PETUAL vows.

An edifying and impressive cere-
mony took place at the Convent of the
Good Shepherd, Mount Eudes, st. Paul,
Thursday afternoon, February Is. The
chapel was tastefully but simply dec
grated, lending grace and beauty to
the scene and the Brides of Christ ex-
ulted in a joy known only to those
who have left all for God and His holy
service.
The ceremony was none other than
the admission of six candidates to the
holy Habit of the Order, and the MAX
ing of perpetual vows, after a five
years probation, by ten young pro-
fessed Sisters.
At three o'clock the Community en-
tered the chapel in solemn procession,
while the organ pealed forth a melo-
dious accompaniment to the ave
Maris Stella, sung by the religious.
The candidates and young Sisters
about to pledge themselves forever to
their Divine Spouse entered last and
were conducted to the Altar by the
Mother Superior of the Convent-the
Most Reverend Archbishop, with the
assisting clergymen, being already in
the sanctuary.
The Most Reverend Archbishop pre-
sented each of the privileged ones
with lighted candle, emblematic of
the celestial light of the Divine call to
which they were responding.
The "Veni Creator" was sung by the
Sisters choir and at it's close the
Archbishop, in an eloquent discourse
portrayed the advantages, duties and
rewards of the religious life in gen.
eral and dwelt upon the special call
ing of the religious of the Good
Shepherd-the great work of the sal
vation of souls.
At it's conclusion the young ladies
advanced to the altar and were ques-
toned by the Archbishop as to their
motives and desires of becoming mem
bers of the Order They then with
drew to lay aside their bridal robes
and put on the religious habit previ-
ously blessed at the altar During
their absence the Sisters Choir sang
the psalm Guam Dilecta," and upon
their feturHtlo The chapel, the newly
clothed novices sang the response
"Regnum Mundi." The Most Rever-
end Archbishop presented each with
the veil, rosary and mantle worn by
the religious, and the noyices ad-
vanced to the altar to receive the
names by which they will be known
in religion: Miss Pauline Kleyla of
Omaha, Nebraska, Sister Mary of
Saint Adelaide; Miss Alice Harkin of
Des Moines, Iowa, Sister Mary of st.
Augustine; Miss Elizabeth eastman,
of Renville, Minnesota, Sister Mary of
st. Rosalie; Miss Catherine Maher of
Seattle, Washington, Sister Mary of st.
Adrienne; Miss Margaret Molitor of
Seattle, Washington, Sister Mary of
Mercy; Miss Mary Hope of St. Paul,
Minnesota, Sister Mary de Chantal.
Then followed the solemn profession
of the final vows of: Sister Mary of
the Holy Redeemer Fitzgerald, from
Pendleton, Oregon; Sister Mary Dom.
itilla Jones, Sister Mary of the
Incarnation Collier, Sister Mary of st.
Sebastian Moran, from Seattle, Wash.
ington; Sister Mary of ST. Charles
Burns, Sister Mary of st. Germaine
Walsh, from Denver, Colorado; Sister
Mary of the Good Shepherd Quinlan
Sister Mary of st. Glare Quinlan, Sis
ter Mary of st. Francis Xavier Flem
ing, Sister Mary of st. Benigna Coffey
from Ireland. After pronouncing the
solemn vows, each was crowned with
wreath of flowers, symbolic Of the
eternal crowning of those who ''leave
all to follow Him.
The Most Reverend Archbishop was
assisted by the Reverend N. C. Odone
Chaplain of the Convent, Reverend
William eastman, Reverend r. J. Fitz
gerald, and Reverend Cyrinus Schneid
er, o. F. M. A large number of rela
tives and friends of the Brides o
Christ witnessed the impressive serv
ices which closed with solemn Bene
diction of the Blessed Sacrament.