14 APRIL 19, 2018 • THE CATHOLIC LIGHT Consecrated Life Scranton. Ridge sectionof for girlsintheGreen Marywood Seminary IHM Sistersestablish Scranton -The foundress Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt Pauline vonMallinckrodt foundress Blessed inWilkes-Barre.including Saint Nicholas In parishes, immigrant inGerman to serve America the community for 86years. whichserved Carbondale, Saint Joseph’s1926, the Sisters opened in Hospital andin Catholic college for womeninPennsylvania, the College, first Marywood opened Congregation In1915the IHM intellectual with disabilities. adults for andprograms children and and adoptionservices, pregnancy, children, nowprovides family abandoned bythe IHMSisters founded to for care which was Saint Joseph’snumerous andcities. towns Center, in for their children schools were opened workers, mine,mill,andrailroad as where worked parents areas Bishop ofPennsylvania In (nowSaint) JohnNeumann. Pennsylvania in in Northeastern having ofScranton, arrived aDiocese was there even Mary justice and doing the work of the Gospel ofJesus. justice anddoingthe work ofthe Gospel to ministering the poor,institutions, for advocating care health sponsoring inourschools, teaching days, earliest its from ofScranton the Diocese have served Women numerous andmenreligious from orders first came to to first came Charity ofChristian The Sisters of Heart oftheImmaculate Servants The Sisters, 1902 of Scranton lived and served in the region before before inthe region andserved lived of Scranton Women Religious at the request of 1858 atof the request 1873, of ministry in health care that care inhealth wouldextend toof ministry the acentury in Wilkes-Barre Hospital and began Mercy of the doors andneedy. opened In1898they sick, to andministered the poor, schools numerous parish taught in the They firstBishopofScranton. O’Hara, in1875,atarea the invitation ofBishopWilliam G. inWilliamsport. Hospital William Providence to Divine establish J.Hafey Bishop TheSisters inspired ofthe Diocese. areas invarious ministry apostolateteaching andpastoral in the serving began Motherhouse. TheSisters new Wilkes-Barrethe site chose as ofthe personally transportation of the era. of mode 1913, the in using Hazleton in school teach Sisters of Saints and Cyril Methodius, on their way to are here pictured people; to the faith the brought that pioneers the among were Sisters Religious Sisters ofMercy The Sisters found SaintGabriel’sMonastery. Clarks Summit Serve Church inManyCapacities Women Religious andMen -ThePassionistNuns 1926 became involved in the local inthe involved local became Sisters) open amission atSaint Anthony of Padua Parish. Dunmore -TheReligious Teachers Filippini (TheFilippini initially for young women and now co-educational. initially for youngwomenandnowco-educational. Misericordia College inDallas, of higherlearning, County’s Luzerne established firstfour-year institution In1924,the inScranton. Sisters Hospital Mercy Carmelite Sisters for the Aged andInfirm forthe Aged Sisters the Carmelite programs. catechetical parish in andworked for orphans the Sisterscared also many to Whileestablishing Danville. schools, moved John the Convent Baptist it inPittston; eventually Saint Motherhouse ofthe Sisters was first (temporary) The andhospitals. inhomes sick anddestitute aged for cared the also They schools. inparish immigrants the children ofSlovak ofeducating purpose CyrilandMethodius of Saints the founded ofScranton, ofthe Diocese priest Father 20th centuries, aSlovak Matthew Jankola, to the UnitedSlovakia States inthe late 19th and early formation. the “Juniorate” as for Little Sisters in serving and to over100residents, hospitality providing Home onthe sameproperty, thereplaced Maloney In1976,Holy Familyelderly inthis area. Residence Home, the firstCatholic institution to for care the the Maloney as then known administer what was In 1908 At the invitation of Bishop J. Carroll McCormick, At McCormick, the invitation ofBishopJ.Carroll from ofimmigrants to the influx In response , the Little Sisters ofthePoor Sisters Little 1940 Student volunteersassistfooddistributionbyFriendsofthePoor,aministryfoundedSisterAdrianBarrett,I.H.M.(farleft) |SisterEllenFischer,S.C.C.andstudentsataFirstCommunionRetreatSaintJude,MountainTop. for the in1909 for the arrived to to arrived Images shownabove:MercyHospitalinScranton,establishedbySistersofMercy.|PilgrimsareblessedattheannualNovenatoSaintAnnconducted bythePassionistsofSaintPaulCrossProvince.| Sisters Sisters

July 17to 26. site the with annual from novenaconducted Saint Ann’sestablished apublicpilgrimage as The next year Endler,Father JohnJoseph C.P., to Saint Annin1924. novenadevotions and began Saint built Ann’sThey in Monastery Scranton, West ofScranton. ) to the Diocese (the Passionists Christ LordJesus ofOur ofthe Passion Congregation to doso. inthe country High School the firstJesuit in1971andwas co-educational became school The boys. 1944 for highschool in doors its whichopened School, Preparatory University. Scranton operate also the TheJesuits oncampus to administer the ) arrived Jesuits (the ofJesus J. Hafey, ofthe Society 19members 1942 when,at the invitation ofBishopWilliam Brothers andthe until Christian Xaverian Brothers, the andseminarians, priests byDiocesan staffed was in1888byBishopO’Hara, College Thomas Christ to those they serve. tothey those Christ continue they as their missionto bring facilities to the ofallthree residents offer support spiritual itSaint Luke’srenamed Villa. Carmelite Sisters The Housenursing Heritage homeinWilkes-Barre and acquiredthe former 1998. In2011,the Diocese in that care facility opened on-campus personal Residence, an Saint Therese with expanded facility in1975.The firstresidents its received Manor, anursing homeinWilkes-Barre that toLittle staff Flower the with Diocese partnered from from Joseph ofSaint In 1929the first Oblates In 1902,Bishop Michael the J.Hobaninvited Saint as The Scranton, University of founded

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. Joseph ofSaint andSisters Rite), (Byzantine theGreat Mother, Basil ofSaint Sisters andtheSorrowful Crucified ofJesus Sisters ofMercy, Poor Lady ofOur Daughters Sisters, Maryknoll Saint Order of Francis, of theThird Sisters Heart, oftheSacred Sisters Missionary oftheHoly FamilyShepherd, Sisters ofNazareth, oftheGood ofCharity Lady ofOur Sisters Casimir, ofSaint Sisters ofNotreDame, Sisters Teachers oftheHoly Child, Filippini, Sisters Peter, Fraternity ofSaint Priestly Religious Contemplative, Christ LordJesus ofOur Passion Nuns ofthe Sisters, Holy Cross Joseph, Saint of Hermits Missionary Franciscan of Nazareth, Sisters Capuchin Sisters, Franciscan Bernardine include: also overthe years inthe Diocese served advancementfor to educational all. andnowoffers co-educational the opportunity be to thesaw College the need developed, events As the ofcoal minersto sons have acollege education. in1946bythe Community toestablished enable King’s inWilkes-Barre College was parishes. andin ofeducation Church inthe ministry of life. themselvesintointegrated way the American they as immigrants andstruggling thewith poor themselves andquicklyassociated parishes several TheOblate Pittston area. to Fathersassigned were inthe Greater —specifically ofScranton Diocese the ofItalian within number immigrants growing O’Reilly to ministerC. to the Bishop Thomas invitation by to theItaly personal responded Communities of religious who are serving or have orhave Communities ofreligious whoare serving theserves ofHoly Cross The Congregation staffed by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters. staffed bythe Bernardine Poconos Retreat Center isestablished and Mount Pocono-TheVillaofOur Ladyofthe 1953 Q Q onOctober18,1997. Rededicationasanationalshrinebasilicaoccurred InAugust1996,PopeJohnPaulIIdeclared the Q developments,andhelptocareforelderlyresidents. tochildrenwholiveinlow-incomefamilyhousing childreninneed.Theyalsoofferacademicassistance theSistersofMercy providehousingtowomenand foundressCatherineMcAuley, Q bytheHolySeein1909. CyrilandMethodius,approved foundedtheSistersofSaints and religioussisters,brothers priests. a Q IRUWKH$JHGDQG,QÀUP  Faith Facts: Father MatthewJankola,a Care fortheelderlyisamongcharismsof Passionist-run SaintAnn’sChurch aminorbasilica. that bearthenameoftheir Through severalfacilities Slovak priestoftheDiocese, to celebratetheChur In 2015,PopeFrancisproclaimed Sisters Little SistersofthePoorandCarmelite Year ofConsecratedLife Catholic HigherEducation June 7Issue: www.DioceseofScranton.org h u e ers rc d L ch’s h’ if s e

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