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Kommcmoraliug the Gsufsunial of sur religious faculty the Sisters af Mercy in the Discsss of Hufala . February ll, 1858-Heaven. There is an awesome silence. It is the moment decreed by the Triune God for the Queen of angels and of men to beg again for prayer and penance from her subjects. It is the moment decreed by the Triune God for the daughters of Catherine McAuley to begin their work of mercy in the Diocese of Buffalo. February ll, 1858-Europe. The large brown eyes of a frail peasant girl look up intently toward a lovely maiden. Then, from the rocks and rubble of Massabielle, Bernadette Soubirous gazes back upon this world to relate the message of the Lady of Lourdes. February ll, 1858-America. Four Sisters of Mercy walk down Fulton Street eagerly watching for the first glimpse of St. Bridget's. From this vantage point in Buffalo, New York, they will proclaim the self-same message of the self-same lady then appearing in Lourdes-the message of mercy. Eight months before, Mother M. Francis Xavier Warde, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy in the United States, accom- panied by five young nuns, left Providence to journey to Rochester. Stopping in Buffalo, they observed the feast of the Blessed Trinity in St. Joseph's, the newly erected cathedral. The following day they visited Niagara seminary and made a tour of the land bordering the Niagara River. With great awe they looked upon the mighty cataract-heard the terror of its voice. Late that same afternoon they reached St. Mary's in Rochester to begin their works of mercy. Seven months later, at the request of Bishop Timon, Sister Teresa Austin Carroll and three Sisters came to take charge of St. Bridgct's School in Buffalo. The works of mercy were begun at once. A school and academy were establishedg the sick poor were cared for in their homesg a kitchen was set up to provide soup and bread for impoverished families. The little community was blessed by God in a striking manner. St. joseph's, Batavia, was founded from Rochester in 1862. In 1898 the two filiations united. In 1902 the Sisters of Mercy purchased the Choate estate, Windermere, in South Buffalo for their new motherhouse. What wonderful changes have been wrought in a century! Then there were fourg now there are four hundred and two Sisters of Mercy in the Diocese of Bulfalo exemplifying the all-absorbing charity of their foundress, Mary Catherine McAuley. ...W M. N.. -.wmse-.wfffv-5. 1 - -gg-1,.,,.,.s.fs,.S::-mffszwfglg-Q. V qL,v,,,.pfe,.r . 1 mf 'fc' 3-ik? a32 3 5i?gQ, agen att... ni-be
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