SISTER
FRANCES MARIE GALLANT, CSJ - 1900-1987
Died
Friday, April 10, 1987, 5:30 a.m., Bethany Convent, St.
Paul, MN
Born at Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 20,
1900
Joined the Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Paul, September
1, 1916
Made first vows August 15, 1917; final vows August 15,
1922
"It is good for me to be near to God, to put my trust
in God.
God takes my right hand and accepts me in glory."
-
Psalm 72
Sister
Frances Marie (Faustina) Gallant died Friday morning,
April 10, at Bethany Convent, St. Paul. She was 86 years
old and had been in declining health since a fall earlier
in the year.
In
1900, Faustina Gallant was born into the Francis Gallant
and Frances McIver family. She was one of eight children
and spent the first 15 years of her life on the family
farm in Newton, near Kinkora, Prince Edward Island.
At
age 15, Faustina left Prince Edward Island in the good
company of two aunts - Sisters Mary Charles and Damien
McIver. The group's destination was St. Joseph's Novitiate,
St. Paul, where in 1917, Faustina received the habit of
the Sisters of St. Joseph and her religious name, Sister
Frances, after both parents.
Never
shying from hard work, Sister Frances Marie put her hands
to many tasks: teaching, bookkeeping, and cooking. The
pride she took in her work was obvious in the ever gracious
manner with which she approached her tasks. Through the
work of her hands, Sister Frances Marie blessed God and
brought God's blessings to others.
The
simplicity and freedom of her early rural days stayed
with Sister Frances Marie throughout her life. She found
that spirit again in Bethany's chapel. There she lifted
her hands and heart to God who now welcomes her into glory.
-
Sister Mary Kraft
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