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Obituary
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May: Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. SR IRENE
PINTO (born 1933) Sister of the late Fr Tony, the
late Fr Innocent, Dominic, Eric, Bonnie, Angela, Linda
and Claude. Sister in law of Olga, Emily and Kate.
Funeral was on 15 May in Dublin. Mass in Nairobi to be
announced later.Sr Irene was born in Goa then moved to
Nairobi where she taught at a Loreto Convent in
Nairobi and later in Makadara, Nairobi and several
institutions in Kibwezi and other parts of Ukambani.
Moved to Ireland in 2006.Loved and missed by many.
[Info from Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi].
The Late Sr. Irene Pinto's Story
From:
http://www.sistersofmercy.ie/stories/story_display.cfm?story_id=14
Dedicated to my Divine Spouse, my loving parents, my
family, fiends, my mercy family and all those who
journeyed with me and encouraged me on my life's
journey.
My name is Irene Celestine.
I was born in Goa, India in 1933 and baptized in Tivim.
My early education was in Goa, then in Nairobi, Kenya.
I graduated from Highridge Women's Teachers Training
College and taught for nine years before I joined the
Sisters of Mercy, Ireland.
From my earliest years I had felt the desire to be a
religious sister. My mother's parting words at the
airport have always been an inspiration to me:" You
are leaving me but I am handing you over to our
heavenly Mother Mary"
In 1961, I was interviewed in the first Kenyan mercy
Convent, Makadara, opened in 1956, and joined the
novitiate in Carysfort, Dublin. My postulancy lasted
six months and then I was received and given the name
Mary Euphrasia. After formation, I made temporary
profession.
I taught for two years in a Dublin school and took my
Diploma in Education there. In 1966 I celebrated Final
Profession with great joy and returned to Nairobi the
following year. For twenty-five years I taught at
Huruma High School, then at Mbooni T.T.C. and school
for three years, at Mercy Commercial School for a year
and a half and at St, Joseph's girl's High School for
three years. Later I did formation work for two years.
I celebrated my silver jubilee in our Lady Queen of
Peace Church in 1988.
God has enabled me to realise my two dreams. Firstly,
Bishop Kioko blessed St. Emmanuel's Chapel, Kibwesi,
Kenya in 1995 and later, Bishop David blessed the
Perpetual Adoration Chapel, which I had initiated. It
is now a place of prayer for the Christians of Our
Lady of Visitation Parish, Nairobi.
Lastly, I pray God's blessing on all who have
supported me in my journey |
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+DIAS, Martha Of
Bombay and Goa, India. Died peacefully by the grace of
God in her 94th year, on May 1, 2007, in Goa. Loving
wife of the late Vincent M. Dias. Mother of Olga (Placido
Madeira), Yvette (Frank McCourt), Rosario (Juliana),
and Armando. Grandmother of 10 and doting
great-grandmother of 4.
Date Posted:
2007-05-23 |
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