Religious of the Sacred Heart. Born in Eltham, London, Mary was one of three biological sisters to enter the Society of the Sacred Heart in England. Educated at the Convents of the Sacred Heart in Hove and Tunbridge Wells, she entered as a novice in 1922, and made her profession in 1930. Gaining a Master's in English at St. Anne's, Oxford in 1933, she was evacuated to Stanford with the Roehampton school and community during the Second World War.
First serving first as Mistress of Studies and then Mother General, successively she was Mistress General at Woldingham and then, between the years 1947 and 1971, was Superior, first at Oxford and subsequently at Newcastle, Woldingham, Hove, St. Julian's (Malta) and Roehampton. Beginning in 1970, and together with Elise Brooke RSCJ., and Grace Hammond RSCJ.,, Mary published translations of the two volumes known in English as "Letters of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat to Our Religious". From 1971 till 1974, she helped with the novices and then worked as sacristan and librarian for the community at Surbiton; she was then back at Woldingham working as coordinator, then sacristan and teacher. In 1975 she attended a course of lectures in Scripture and philosophy at Heythrop College. From 1982 till 1985 she was part of the parish apostolate at Durham, before moving to Duchesne House.
Religious of the Sacred Heart. Born in Eltham, London, Mary was one of three biological sisters to enter the Society of the Sacred Heart in England. Educated at the Convents of the Sacred Heart in Hove and Tunbridge Wells, she entered as a novice in 1922, and made her profession in 1930. Gaining a Master's in English at St. Anne's, Oxford in 1933, she was evacuated to Stanford with the Roehampton school and community during the Second World War.
First serving first as Mistress of Studies and then Mother General, successively she was Mistress General at Woldingham and then, between the years 1947 and 1971, was Superior, first at Oxford and subsequently at Newcastle, Woldingham, Hove, St. Julian's (Malta) and Roehampton. Beginning in 1970, and together with Elise Brooke RSCJ., and Grace Hammond RSCJ.,, Mary published translations of the two volumes known in English as "Letters of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat to Our Religious". From 1971 till 1974, she helped with the novices and then worked as sacristan and librarian for the community at Surbiton; she was then back at Woldingham working as coordinator, then sacristan and teacher. In 1975 she attended a course of lectures in Scripture and philosophy at Heythrop College. From 1982 till 1985 she was part of the parish apostolate at Durham, before moving to Duchesne House.
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