OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, 29 August 1912, Page 31

OBITUARY

SISTER M. ST. STANISLAUS (STOKES), MOUNT MAGDALA. _ - On Thursday, August 22 (writes our Christchurch correspondent), death claimed from the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, at Mt. Magdala, a much revered member of the community, Sister Mary of St. Stanislaus Stokes. Forty-six years ago, answering the call of her Divine Master, she entered the provincial convent of the Order at .Abbotsford, Melbourne. Her self-sacrific-ing devotion is still a cherished memory in her first convent home. Later, as first Prioress of the Convent at Oakleigh, . near Melbourne, her spirit of prayer and zealous toil, during a period of seven years, gave evidence of her saintly life. Since her arrival in Christchurch in 1891, all who came under the influence of her great charity witnessed her strong piety kindly sympathy, with the lowliest, and her sterling religious virtues. In the departed Sister, the community has indeed lost a pillar of strength in its mission. The regretted deceased Sister was in the 66th year of her age, and the 44th of her religious profession.' . On Saturday, the 24th inst., a Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated in the new church at Mount Magdala. The celebrant was the Very Rev. Dean Hills, S.M., Y.G., Rev Fathers Dignan and Hanraban being deacon and subdeacon respectively. The Very Rev. Father Price, D. G., Adm was master of ceremonies; others of the clergy were in the sanctuary. At the conclusion of the Mass the remains of the deceased nun were borne by the Marist Brothers to the little cemetery within the enclosure of the convent. The visiting priests, the bisters of the community, the children and all belonging to the institution formed, the funeral cortege R.I.P. "1 ' «■ V G