Regis College - Mount Regis Yearbook (Weston, MA)

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In 1650, when Jean-Peter Medaille, S.J., founded the Sisters of St. Joseph at Le Puy, France, he little knew that his first duty in a small orphanage would some day expand to embrace and cherish . .. Regis. After 1650, rules were given to the Com- munity for its spiritual and temporal de- velopment and the Community was placed under the patronage of St. Joseph. During the French Revolution the Sisters were not left unscathed. It was a period of havoc and chaos. Their property was confiscated and their companions were exiled or guillotined. In 1807, Mother St. John Fontbonne zealously trained new postulants under the rules of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Old communities were restored and new communities or- ganized in Italy, England, Asia, Africa, India and Scotland. A second upheaval in France did not darken the outlook of our indomitable Mother St. John. In 1873, the Archdiocese of Boston wel- comed its first Sisters of St. Joseph led by Mother Mary Regis. For 75 years, as if by some celestial sign, the Sisters of St. Joseph have spread their iridescent glow. Through the lights and shadows of time they have progressed and will continue to do so, for theirs is the work of God. Eternity ' s Roots in St. Joseph Hall

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Campus Beauty Springtime Laughter Spills Its Joys

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Magic Touches Foyer Friendships Blend In Evening ' s Lull