The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-17
Glowing Eulogy Paid
 Sister By Clergyman
Rev. John J. Sullivan Claims st. Thomas Children Lost Great Friend in Passing of Nun Julia Vincent

A glowing eulogy of Sister Julls Vincent late member of the Sisters Of Charity teaching stan at St Thomas' parochlal school. was given at Masses at st. Thomas church Sunday by Rev. John l.. sullivan assistant pastor
 Many requests have been received for the publication Of the text ot Father Sulllvans sermon, and today The Democrat offers it in full;
 During the past week the children of this parish lost great friend and the parish itself lost benefac- tor in the death of Sister Julia Vim cent. After long years of service God took back the soul He had created for himself. Come, o Bride of Christ. receive the crown which the Lord has prepared for thee for eternity. Come, my chosen one. and 1 will place my throne near thee"
 One week ago last Friday I stood In front of the school as Sister Julia dismissed her class for the week end, She walked to the edge of the curb and watched her boys and girls as they walked down to the corner, just as she had been watch- Ing them for the last fourteen years. On that day, as on every other day, she had given them the best that Was in her. For five days Of the week Catholic parents trusted her with their children, knowing that aer efforts would make them bet er men and better women both for God and their country When she walked over to the convent on that Friday afternoon Sister Julia had every intention of returning to her class on Monday. She cid not know that even as she walked across tho street, Our Lord was pronouncing a final benediction on her work. "Well done. thou good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful in few things. will set thee over many; enter into the Joy of thy Lord.
 Sister Julia's work with the chil- dren was done. and With it her lifeS work was complete, Her whole life was wrapped up in children ano fin God, in innoeen,e and holiness. She was always sorry to see the va- cation periods come along, because that meant separation from her children: and although the boys and girls themselves might not have liked the loss of their vacations, they would have seen through to the love which prompted her desire to be al- ways with them. And yesterday those boys and girls joined in filling the church to pay a final tribute to a good and faithful servant.
 Pefhaps most of you did not know SistS@ Julia; that is typical Of her and her companions in the service of God. Our sisters and nuns are the forgotten women in every age of the church. and 1t is only upon some such occasion as this that we find an excuse to tell them of our grati- tude. The success of parish is usuatiy attributed to the priests and the people, but behind the spiritual prosperity of so many parishes through the world there is a small group of women living in a convent, who by their prayers and their sacrifices obtain graceS for the priests and people which only Gos. can know of.
 The world laughs at those who give their lives up to God. but that same world seldom thinks of the calamities which the prayers of our sisters avert. We hear only of the great evils which befall our world, but Gnly God knows Of the punish