THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH.

New Zealand Tablet, 29 May 1919, Page 23

THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH.

c - - 01 Amongst the passengers by the Ventura from Sydney on May ’.?' were two Sisters of St. ’ Joseph—Sister Mary Anne Joseph and Sister Mary Eercbmans. 7, They will do much travelling in America (says the-Sydney Catholic Press , as' some. of the bishops over ? there are anxious to ‘ have branches of ,this noble, Australian .community in various parts of the Republic. , For some years now pressing invitations have been coming, to the MotherGeneral of the Order ; but it was not ‘ possible ,to take any definite steps sooner. The two Sisters now leaving have already done some travelling. ' When ,quite young they left Ireland to devote themselves to a religious life. * Sister Mary Anne Joseph, who for many ‘ years was', Superior of the Kincumber Orphanage for Boys, is M known throughput the / Commonwealth f .as, a , great organiser, and a tactful business ‘woman,’, full , of zeal, with the true missionary spirit. Of late she-has been Superior at Bondi. Sister Mary Berchmans was these latter years in Queensland, forwarding, in. her , own retiring, unselfish way, the interests, of religion and education. Prior to going there, she was in South Australia, . where, as Mistress of Novices, she did great work for God. - In Ireland the nuns hope to get many young candidates for the religious life. They will be absent for about a year. A large number of priests and other friends assembled at the wharf : to bid them bon voyage. r .. .' V, ..