Sisters of St. Casimir Celebrate 111th Anniversary and Creation of the Legacy Rooms by Sister Margaret Petcavage
One hundred and eleven years ago, at Marywood in Scranton, PA, a young woman and her two companions professed their love for God and their commitment to a life of service to their brothers and sisters. A new Congregation was founded—the Sisters of St. Casimir. The young woman was Casimira Kaupas, now Venerable Mother Maria. The seed planted in the heart of Mother Maria continued to A view of the Legacy space panel depicting the Visitors at the Legacy space blessing included grow and blossom into Lithuanian heritage of the Sisters of St. Casimir. Maria's grand nieces, Josephine Brazen a tree that bore fruit in the lives of Mother (middle), and Theresa Burger (right). many people by over 500 Sisters of St. Casimir, who were missioned in Msgr. Michael Boland, CEO within the Motherhouse, now 14 states and 3 cities in Argentina; all and President of the Archdiocese known as St. Casimir Center. within the ministries of education, of Chicago Catholic Charities, had The SSC congregation has health care, pastoral work and much suggested a space to enshrine and contracted with EWTN to cremore, including the establishment of preserve the memory and ministry ate a documentary about the life a congregation of the Sisters of St. of Mother Maria and her Sisters in of Mother Maria. When comCasimir in Mother Maria’s home- their historic Chicago Motherhouse. pleted, this story of responding to land, Lithuania. Today the Sisters’ legacy contin- God’s call will be memorialized in On August 25, this story of ues through the people of Catholic an EWTN series known as “They love and dedication was celebrated Charities as they minister to so many Might Be Saints." with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by the blessing of the newly created Legacy rooms, which includes the office/bedroom of Mother Maria. The founding and the unfolding life story of the Sisters of St. Casimir congregation is gracefully and meaningfully displayed in pictures and words. A committee of SSCs and three talented laywomen created a space that not only captures the key moments of the SSC congregation’s story, but also inspires those who walk through Sr. Regina Dubickas welcoming friends and guests on August 25, 2018, at the entrance to those rooms to hear the call in their the Legacy rooms. Standing to the left of Sr. Regina, Sr. Margaret Petcavage, vice postulator own lives to make the world a better for the cause of Mother Maria, Monsignor Edmond Putrimas, Sr. Lawrence Puishys, and a crowded room of guests. EWTN filmed the Mass and the Blessing of the Legacy Rooms. and holier place. w w w. ssc 2601. com
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