. Pages from a hundred years of Dominican history : the story of the Congregation of Saint Catherine of Sienna / by Anna C. Minogue . and was regretfullyabandoned to meet the need of the eastern schools. About the same time, the Rev. Father Creary,pastor of Saint Bridget Parish, Louisville, peti-tioned Mother Regina to send him sisters for hisschool. Sister Angela Lynch, Sister M. StanislausDavis, Sister Columba Ryan, Sister Raphael Huberand Sister Martina Nealy responded. The sisterslabored with great earnestness and charity in thisparish. But the increase in parochial school work in noway in
. Pages from a hundred years of Dominican history : the story of the Congregation of Saint Catherine of Sienna / by Anna C. Minogue . and was regretfullyabandoned to meet the need of the eastern schools. About the same time, the Rev. Father Creary,pastor of Saint Bridget Parish, Louisville, peti-tioned Mother Regina to send him sisters for hisschool. Sister Angela Lynch, Sister M. StanislausDavis, Sister Columba Ryan, Sister Raphael Huberand Sister Martina Nealy responded. The sisterslabored with great earnestness and charity in thisparish. But the increase in parochial school work in noway interfered with the work of the academies of theCongregation, as the annual increase in pupilsevinced. At Saint Catharine this was notably high,and the spacious dormitories had few vacant beds,the class rooms were crowded with pupils some ofwhom were from distant parts of the country, forSaint Catharines educational fame was Rosary Academy in Louisville was outgrowingits quarters and the necessity of a larger building,in more suitable environment, was evident. SaintAgnes Academy, Memphis, was continuing to enjoy. Main Entrance to Saint Catharine Missionary Wobk Among Colored Children 157 a patronage that represented almost all the south-ern states. Mother Regina OMeara had, in 1879, been re-called to the office of prioress of Saint for three other consecutive terms, she hadthe distinction of serving the Order longer than anyother superior of Saint Catharine. Each of her termsjustified the confidence the Congregation reposedin her ability. During her term of 1885-1888, andwhile her sister, Sister Mary Thomas OMeara, wassuperior of Saint Agnes Academy, Memphis, anevent notable in the history of the two houses tookplace, in the re-union of Saint Agnes with SaintCatharine. The death of many sisters during the yellowfever, the drain occasioned by the founding of otherhouses, the falling off of applicants to the novitiate,with other reasons, pointe
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