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“To serve God, to love God, to enjoy God
is the sweetest freedom in the world.”
— Thomas F. Wilson
Soft-Spoken Spirituality
Summer is the time when our community celebrates our Sisters’ milestones in religious life. Over the coming weeks, we will introduce you to each of our 2021 jubilarians and share their special stories of faith and service. Today, get acquainted with the soft-spoken spirituality of Sister Marietta Bankos, as she marks 75 years of religious life.
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October 9
THIS WEEK IN SIS-TORY
June 20, 1948
The first Sisters' retreat
is held at our new
St. Francis Retreat House in Bethlehem, Pa.
June 25, 1955
St. John Nepomucene Convent opens in Guttenburg, N.J.
June 27, 1944
The Sacred Heart statue
is solemnly enthroned
at Mount Assisi Convent
in Pittsburgh, Pa.