100th Celebrations
The Columban Sisters of Meagheramore celebrated 100 years of first profession in St Patrick’s Church Wicklow today. Columban sisters and priests and friends from all over came for the celebration. The main celebrant was Bishop Donal Roche ( Photo below with Fr Tim Mulroy, Fr Ray Husband and Fr Aquinas Duffy).
The Sisters’ history started
in 1917 when Fr John Blowick
talked about the urgent need
for women collaborators in the
mission in China. From that
moment, the Sisters’ history
saw some years of preparation
with conversations to discuss
the nature of the new mission
ary group and some more years
to teach the new nuns.
Novices studied in Cahira
con, Co. Clare and their history
coincided alongside the establishment of the Irish Free State.
“The Civil War raged in the
background, often disrupting
the flow of letters, supplies and
personnel to the Motherhouse,”
a document telling the Sisters’
history explained.
Their first profession hap
pened on September 29, 1924,
and the congregation was offi
cially incorporated into the
Church. In 1957 the Columban
Sisters moved to Magheramore,
Co. Wicklow where they are
located presently.
The Hanyang Mission (1926
1951) was the first mission the
sisters took part in abroad, but
throughout the past century,
they worked in many countries
worldwide. Assisting the local
community with education,
healthcare, social services and
pastoral care, amongst other
projects.
Read the Article in The Irish Catholic HERE
