Perseverance in Religious Life - How Old Can You Go?

[BarbTherese]

On 12/7/2022 at 3:47 PM, Luigi said:

“Don't be discouraged. Look what God did with Moses. . . and he was a basket case!”

[Nunsuch]

You'll recall that I posted in this thread about Sister Charlotte Walby, IHM, who was 106 years old. Well, dear Charlotte died last Thursday, after experiencing nearly 88 years of religious life (more, if you count her postulancy). She died peacefully, after a wonderful life.

 

[Luigi]

One of the Trappist monks at Gethsemani in Kentucky recently turned 100. He still working, too! https://monks.org/br-frederic-celebrates-100-years/

[Luigi]

This showed up in my Facebook feed. The oldest religious in the US is a Dominican sister of the Amityville, NY congregation - 110! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=624333703068412&set=a.569552138546569 

[Luigi]

The Sparkill Dominican sisters recently published the list of their 2023 jubilarians. I have an aunt in the congregation. But the big news is that one of their sisters is celebrating her 90th jubilee this year - the first in the congregation's history. And another is celebrating her 85th jubilee - only the second in the congregation's history (the first was Sr. Mary Ninetieth). https://sparkill.org/news/sparkill-dominicans-celebrate-an-unprecedented-jubilee/

[Nunsuch]

Another venerable sister--who just went to God at age 102. 

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2023/07/23/sister-melanie-victoria-kambic-cdp-nun-mccandless-providence-convent/stories/202307230086