Sr. Mary MacDonald
Born In: Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed in: Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: April 25th, 2018
Sister Mary MacDonald of Nazareth, 102, a Sister of St. Martha of Antigonish, died at Martha Place/Mary’s Court, Parkland, Antigonish on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in the 82nd year of her religious life.
Born in Inverness, NS, Sister Mary of Nazareth was one of five children of the late Allan R. and Mary Anne (Gillis) MacDonald. Sister entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha on September 8, 1934, pronounced her first vows on August 15, 1936 and her perpetual profession of vows on August 15, 1939. After her profession of vows, Sister spent most of her life in ministry as a social worker and as pastoral care worker in hospitals operated by the congregation.
In Nova Scotia Sister Mary of Nazareth served at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Glace Bay, St. Charles Convent, Dominion, St. Mary’s Hospital, Inverness, Villa Madonna, Bras d’Or, Little Flower Institute, Sydney, New Waterford Consolidated Hospital, New Waterford, St. Martha’s Hospital, Antigonish and St. Rita Convent, Sydney. In Western Canada she served at Martha House in Regina, SK, and Mineral Springs Hospital, Banff, AB.
A graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and St. Paul’s University, Ottawa, Sister Mary of Nazareth was a member of the Canadian Association of Social Workers. In 1976 she received Certification as Chaplain in Public Institutions, awarded by the Canadian Council of Churches, Toronto. The last number of years Sr. Mary of Nazareth ministered to her Martha Sisters, and all who served in Extended Care at Bethany and Enhanced Care in Mary’s Court at Parkland, Antigonish, through her life of prayer. Her love of all things Scottish never waned.
Sister Mary of Nazareth was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by brothers, Angus, Alexander, Roderick Joseph and Rev. Hugh A. MacDonald.
The remains will be resting at Martha Place, Parkland Antigonish, beginning Monday, April 30, 2018 at 1:15 p.m., where a Celebration of Vigil will be held on the same evening at 7 p.m. Liturgy of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in St. Martha Chapel at Martha Place, Parkland, Antigonish.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.L. Curry Funeral Services, Antigonish. www.clcurry.com.
