The Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm are proud to announce that on June 28, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome to promulgate the decree of Heroic Virtues of our Foundress, Mother Mary Angeline Teresa, O.Carm. (Bridget Teresa McCrory).
Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa was born in Ireland in 1893 and entered the Little Sisters of the Poor in 1912. While stationed in the Bronx, New York, Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa began a new Congregation for the care of the elderly, the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, in 1929 which is dedicated to giving high quality service to the Aged with a special reverence for the sanctity of life.
The Carmelite community conducts 17 homes for the Aged in the United States and one in Ireland.
“Now that her ‘Heroic Virtue’ has been declared by the Church, we pray that this will eventually lead towards her Beatification.” noted Sister Jeanne Haley, administrator of St. Patrick’s Residence. “We are blessed that our Mission is embraced by all who are a part of our Home.”
On behalf of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Patrick’s Residence, Sister Jeanne expressed gratitude to the wonderful community of Naperville for opening its hearts to their Mission. St. Patrick’s is located at 1400 Brookdale Rd., Naperville.
