OBITUARY

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 22, 17 June 1925, Page 35

OBITUARY

SISTER MARY ALBERTUS (HALL), 0.5.0. On Wednesday, June 10, Sister Mary Albertus (Hall) died at St. Dominic's Priory, Dunedin. The deceased Sister, who was in her 78th year, was born at Nottingham, England, and came to Adelaide- with her parents when quite young. After a few years spent there, the family came to Dunedin, when this city was practically in the making. Her recollections of the early days, which were wonderfully vivid, were a source of neverending interest to her many friends, and for some years before her death, she had been occupied, at the express desire of his Lordship Bishop Whyte, in writing up the annals of the Church in the diocese of Dunedin. Previous to this, Sister Mary Albertus had taken a deep interest in the education of the young, and, in an especial manner, in the welfare of the pupils who had passed through her hands. This interest in them she retained to the end, and her thoughts and prayers were constantly with them, helping them, we may be quite sure, in many a spiritual crisis. Truly did she weigh' all things in the balance of eternity, and, having weighed, she very deliberately, chose the safe path of humility and self-effacement. May her spirit abide to theij end amongst those whom she loved to call her "Sister's" and may one and * all • of -the hundred souls

she trained, be animated to follow in her footsteps < and to understand the lesson-ex-pressed in her whole life" God Alone!" At last she has satisfied her; quenchless thirst at the fountain head of Life Eternal. May the sweet mercy of God be poured out on her soul! To her dearly loved sister (Mrs. Mary Ca mer : of Auckland), to her brothers, arid to the Hall family, heartfelt sympathy is extended. Solemn- Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral on Friday morning, his Lordship Bishop Whyte presiding. Rev. Father Kaveney, Adm., was celebrant, and Rev. ' Fathers Delany, Spillane, Monaghan; Rooney, Marlow, Tylee, Dally, and McMahon were present on the sanctuary. After the Mass the remains were laid to rest in the Southern Cemetery.— r.t.p.

SISTER MARY BRIGID (DIAMOND)-o.s,i|. On Timay last (the Feast of Corpus Christi) Sister Mary Brigid (Diamond) died at St. Dominic's Priory, Dunedin. The deceased Sister was born at Ballynian, Co. Derry, Ireland, and to the last, she kept fresh and green in her heart all that love for Ireland that is so marked a characteristic of Erin's exiled children. Her death, like her life, was most edifying. She had lived for Our Divine Lord veiled in the Tabernacle, and her great soul winged its flight to Him on the solemn feast of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. She had the simplicity and unpretending humility of a child, and in her humble, hidden life was a true imitator of the Holy Family of Nazareth. God gave her the cross of physical suffering, but with the cross He poured out a profusion of spiritual blessings and privileges—the "good measure, pressed down and running over" which He ever delights in bestowing on those who are generous towards Him. May her dear soul rest in peace! To the relatives of the deceased Sister in Ireland and to the Quinn family we extend heartfelt sympathy in their loss. Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral on Saturday morning, his Lordship Bishop Whyte presiding. Rev. Father Kaveney, Adm., was celebrant, and Rev. Fathers Dclany, Spillane, Monagban, Rooney, Tylee, Hally, and McMahon were present on the sanctuary. After the Mass the remains were laid to rest in the Southern Cemetery.—R.l.l'.