The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-10
SISTER MARY ROSE MYLES
CELEBRATES SILVER JUBILEE.

! ,bosc moro exalted. The sermon through
nut spoke words OF announcement from
| ,rhich any earnest Christian might draw
I nrorlt and inspiration. though. OF course.
/ ,nnl,.ing more particularly TO the life de-
! voted 10 the service OF God in the bosom
! of n religious community.
Sister Mary Rose has been true
| Nisitandinc. carrying out. in her gener-
/ Gus. unubtrusivc way. the spirit of seT-
| effaccmcut which Characterizcs the
! daughters of Saint Francis dc Sales. Her
. religious life has been spent in devoted
! untirine labor for the glory OF the mas
, ter she choose to follow. and in deeds OF
kindness. too numerous to recount. in DC
! half Of her sisters in religion.
! Many friends and relatives of the Jul
! hiiarian wcrc present for the celebration.
and numerous gifts were received tcsti-
fving TO the esteem i'll which she IS held.
Her aged parents. MIR. and Mrs. Jerry
, Mvlcs, of Wheeling. had the happiness
! Of being with Sister on this happy day
! to renew. the offering made to God on
the eighth of November, twenty-five
years ago.
/ Jubilee Sermon.
Father wrbcr's sermon, in the jubilee
, said. in part:
MY Soul hath stuck close 10 the Lord;
His right hand hath received mo. -~'
,rTom the Psalms Of Darid.)
Dear sisters. dearly beloved brethren
l nv dear children: We arc celebrating
today the silver jubilee Of member or
this community. We have assembled
here this morning i'll order 10 participate
in this f.stivity and partakc OF the bless
inES conferred upon her this day. we
4 shall unite our prayers with hers during
! the Holy Sacrifice Of the Mass and shall
! offer I'D our communion for her that We
may he united with her and share. with
the members Of the community, in tho
good works she has performed during
these Twenty-Five years. We llSo offer
her our SINGER" congratulations upon
this happy occasion. Our right reverend
| bishop. who was unable 10 be present
this day on account Of other pressing en-
Eagrments in IN" diocese, has asked mo
! 10 extend 10 sister his best wishes and
blessing.
Twenty-Five years OF faithful service
! in the house Of the Lord, twenty-five
| years away from the world and her
| home 10 devote herself exclusively to the
! service Of God she has the consolation
; and the happiness Of seeing her parents
7 here with her at the celebration of this
frs,ivity Of her silver jubilee. The words
which We have taken from the psalmIst
disclose 10 US the real attitude on the
part Of the religious. David. III INC
! Dsalms praises the Lord although he IS
deprived of every comfort-My soul ;,as
hN Whom mis-
soul was aspiring 10 God he felt great
consolation and happiness because HIS
right hand ahth received HIM. And So,
! twenty-five years ago today th!s rcIIg'-
Gus whose jubilee VIC arc celebrating. Was
: received by the right hand OF the LORD.
She has given twenty-five years or her
Iifr 10 prayer, exclusive prayer. because
III virtue of her vows Of obedience ana
! poverty all her works. no matter no"
| urnial (and Indeed, We cannot speak Oh
ulyuial works III the lie Of religious
because they arc ali .sanctificd and Hlaac
holr--digniticd because they bring upon
us the blessing Of God and they merit
Hcaycn are received b. God rs prayers.
Indeed 81 Teresa. herself. tells US that
: lhrcs works are the greatest prayer De-
cause She says when 4 religious lihuS
rnr rules are. too easy, that IT is not hard
Irr her 10 kcrp the rule OF silence. 10 do
III, works assigned to her but Graves Tot
special sacrifices, special pcnanccS. Sact
a religious will not pcrScNcre: sooner or
later she wlll drop The one because IL j.
too easy and III" other because Al - Too
difficult. 81. Frances de- Sales tells us
that the rul" OF tn. religious life IS nor
REPRESENTATION. Through her rule >h" IL
rred"St!nci TO eternal salvation. She
heard the voice Of God calling |" h"f
and she answered i saying: 1 am here
rrcscnt O Lord 10 do Thy holy Will She
found the will If God expressed IN the
rule Of her community and cXcmplificd
by IT'S members and sl:c could IN no
other way do Gods holy will IN L more
pleasing manner than 10 answer and fol-
Iuu, His call We who arc united with
i her in this community r"J"ir" with her
today because Of the great privilege thai
has hc-n granted her Of celebrating her
SILVER iubilco. Sh" entered this CONF
uupi,,. children. before som, of you
W..rn horn. barring the tim" of prayer.
during III" tim" Of Divine service. our
minds are distracted. tho time hanss
! rha,v..-- our souls do not asplr" To the
/ Lord and bcCeuS" Of thiS.-bcctuS" our
souls do not stick close 10 the Lord. The
| right hand ot the Lord has not received
us. The hand Of the world is reaching
out to us cruwdIng in upon us and W."
| have not chosen that desert land tho
/ ROYAL prophet speaks of: We cannot m"dl-
| tate upon III" truths and the glory "1
| God: because Of all this IN" tim" seems
| long before the Lord. Tt is not so with
| the rcligious-hcr Who'll" life is devoted
! 10 God and her soul sticks fast 10 Him.
! And while We have today a Sister ceic-
| brating her silver jubilee. while 1t seems
! q long pcriod to us as we become older
tho wears become shorter ard after ALL
! even after twenty-five years. she may
! bc called novice jubilarian for there
arr in this community sisters who .haNc
! celebrated their golden jubilee. some who
! hov,. even celebrated their diamond Jubi-
! l,c--vc trust after twenty-five years
! Sister may he profcsScd rs I golden Ju-
! hiIariIu. We wish her many happy re-
turns of this day and in wishing her
| return Of the jubilee We certainly arc
| u.isbirg her eternal reward. We wish to
| extend to her this day our best wishes
! for n long and happy life, continuing IN
| this community in the service or the
| Lord. receiving for her portion that pre-
! destined reward il she shall continue 10
| sanctiry her works in the Lord ana We
hone by her CXaInpl" We may also NC
| brought closer 10 the Lord: that IN
| twcnty-rivr years of faithful service our
! souls too. may be strengthened in the
! homo or the Lord. When We find this
service pressing heavily upon us We