Our Lady of Mercy School - Lore Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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,. ' 'V r-'7'i'1f '?K Il' V, 'lf We celebrated the l25th Anniversary i050 Mother Catherine Mc Auley, foundress of the Congregation of the Religious Sisters of Mercy. December l2, l956, we reioiced with the Sisters of Mercy throughout the world, on the 125th anniversary of their found- ing in Dublin, ireland, by Mother Mary Catherine McAuley. The long record of service of the Sisters in almost every country of the world is a lasting monument to that first group of consecra- ted women. Solemn High Mass offered by Reverend Father Thomas Bres- nahan in the presence of His Eminence Edward Cardinal Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, opened the day's festivities. The Seniors, eager to help the Sisters enioy their anniver- sary to the fullest, served them a full course steak dinner. In the evening, a completely student written and directed program was presented in the gym. The entertainment included a parody on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas , an enioyable scene in a Classroom , and a play about the life of Mother Mary Cather- ine McAuley. For the Sisters, it was the perfect end to a perfect day. Edward Cardinal Mooney, accompa- nied by his attendants, Msgr. McPhillips, Rev. Fr. Boniface Lucci, O.S.B., Roger Steel, trainbearer, and Rev. Fr. Clement Esper, is shown as the procession leaves school for McAuley Auditorium for the celebration of a Solemn High Mass. C Did your mother come from lreland? These words, referring to Mother Catherine McAuley, introduced the sermon of the Foundation Day Mass delivered by Father Albert M. Huttin

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of . Foundation Day. -r-v 3,5 als Service with a smile was the motto of the Seniors who helped make the Founda- tion Day Banquet a real success. L. to R., Standing: Lois Carroll, Brenda Eriksen, Elizabeth Marcotte, Janet Mack, Carol McGeough, Kathleen Ondre, and Agnes White. Seated: Sisters of the Faculty: Back Row: Sisters M. Boniface, Beata, Hugh, Madonna, Inez, Third Row: Sisters M. Laurentina, Isadore, Caietan, Rebecca, Second Row: Sisters M. Jeanne, Carmen, Lucy, Kilian, Ignatius, Victorineg Front Row: Sisters M. Protase, Albertina, Margaret, Leocadia. Mother Catherine McAuley in Heaven The life of this outstanding woman was presented in a series of flashbacks inter- spersed with narration by Catherine to the little angel, guardian of the newest Sister of Mercy. Mother Catherine McAuley lNan Hent- Catherine lDonna Belianl pleads with Mother McAuIey's Sisters lAnne Bracken scheli relates her life story to the little her guardian, Mrs. Callahan Uoan Finne- and pafricia wieghoffy minisfered to the angel iK37lYY T0m50nl- Sanl fo 5Pe3k to the Pflesl- needs of the wounded lGloria Pattock and Charlene McKennai during the Crime- an War. iX,?vIqAe'j W Q! J W, ly 1 my , gh ., Y WSF'