An Ordinary Nun: The Life and Letters of Sister Veronica (Ila Mae) Roy, CSJ
by Linda Roy Cross
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The Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kansas are the beneficiaries of any profits
by Linda Roy Cross
$24.95 includes shipping and handling
The Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kansas are the beneficiaries of any profits
Cover: Photo taken the day Ila Mae Roy was given the name, Sister Veronica Mary Roy - 1959.
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Foreword by Most Reverend George K. Fitzsimons, Bishop of Salina, Kansas.
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Back cover: 1939 - 1995. "Sister Veronica was born in the post-depression war days, to a farm family of French Canadian immigrants. She became a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, during the pre-Vatican II era. As a nutrition specialist with modern ideas, and as pastoral agent of a renewed church, her mission took her back to her own people in rural Kansas." (photo 1995.)
The following four photos are among the 25 included in An Ordinary Nun.
The Postulancy. Sixteen Prophert and Nine Junior Angelicas. 1958-1959. Ila Mae Roy, back row, third from the left. Bishop F.W. Freking at center back.
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The magnificient St. losephs Catholic Church, in Damar, Kansas stands as a spiritual beacon on the Kansas plains. This was the place of Ila Mae's baptism in 1940 and her parent's marriage, in 1932. Grandfathers Philisime Roy and Stanislas Morin, and great-grandfathers Leon Hebert and Jean-Archille Saindon, helped to construct this church, which began in 1912.
Book Details:
Paperback; 497 pages. 25 illustrations. End notes, 2,000 Index Entries. Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 Shipping weight: 1.5 pounds ISBN: 0-9718824-0-1 |
Nazareth Convent - the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse, Concordia, Kansas. Established in 1883. Sister Veronica is bured here on the grounds at Mount Calvary Cemetery.
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