The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-03

sistent wish to be fully received in the
Catholic Church, there was scene in
her family. But, at last, the deter
mination of the seeker after light was
rewarded. She had learned the essen
tials of the faith. She knew it's prin-
ciples. The priest, satisfied of the re-
ality and lastingness of her desire, of
the freedom of her volition and that
she had an inner light, baptized her.
Forthwith she was removed from
the school and sent to New York where
she attended one of the public high
schools. Although she was timed and
restricted as to hours, little Molly
managed, from time to time, to steal
away to ST. Stephens Church, where
she would pray and make confession.
She would often hurry in the morning
to the church, while fasting, go to con-
fession and then attend Mass and re-
ceive Communion, and then rush to
the high school. 1t would be the lunch
hour before the girl would break her
fast. Her ardor for the faith could
not be checked. Guarded as she was
by relatives, with her recreation time
likewise watched, she stole away, at
times, and prayed and worshiped in
the Catholic Church. The good Bish-
op, who was pastor of ST. Stephens,
learning of her efforts and of the con-
ditions which surrounded her, advised
her against further recourse to Con-
fession and Communion under such
conditions. He, too, thought it best to
leave Molly's case to the Lord Him
self.
In time she went back to the city
on the Hudson. She dwelt with her
family.
But it was not enough for Molly
merely to be a Catholic. She wished
to serve God in the hard and humble
ways of religion. Hard, indeed, had
been her pathway to the Sacrament of
Baptism. When her mother had learn.
ed of the intention of her daughter to
become Religious, tremendous out.
burst of grief, despair, lamentation
and rage, by the frenzied mother, was
a spectacle that for many months was
talked of in the little CITY, To the
door of the parish church went the
distracted mother Standing there,
she wept and lamented She literally
tore her hair, strewing handfuls of it
upon the ground. She fell down in a
paroxysm of grief and despair She
resisted proffered comfort. She was
emotionally disturbed in such vic
lence that nothing but the most ex-
travagant words and actions could re-
lieve her. Her words and deeds terri.
fled some of the beholders.
When, at last, she was led away,
she resolutely set the family against
little Molly. None might speak of the
outcast daughter None might>write to
her. The girl was as one dead
But Molly sought to serve God in
the hard and humble ways She
sought to become Sister of Sion,
that order founded by the Jew, Rats
bonnie. He, the free-thinking Jew, who
especially hated Catholicity, was in
Rome, not for worship or for the
search of the truth, but for pleasure.
He stood in the Church of San Andrea
dele Fratte. For time he was alone.
When his companion returned, Rats
bonnie was PROSTATE. He murmured,
Il know all" In time he told how,
while standing there, the Blessed Vir-
gin appeared to him, and miraculously
he knew and believed the Catholic
doctrine. He became priest. He
founded the Sisters of Sion.
Molly's wish was fulfilled. She
sought admission to the order, was re-
ceived and professed in due time. But
to her never word came from her