Sister Devota LaVoie, OSB, celebrated her 101th birthday with Sisters on Benet Hall on Wednesday afternoon, July 27. Sisters from throughout the Community came to sing Happy Birthday and enjoy cupcakes and other snacks with their second oldest member (Sister Thea Sandusky is 102 or 103 or . . . well, who’s counting anymore?).Sister Devota tests the French of new Affiliate Paule Barbeau as Sister Mary Catherine Shambour, Vocations Director, looks on.A special moment came when Paule Barbeau, who recently “knocked on the door” to become an Affiliate with St. Scholastica Monastery, stopped by to chat with Sister Devota. One of the oldest Community members found something in common with one of the potentially newest members—French was the first language for both of them.Thank you, Sister Devota, for sharing your life and delightful humor with us!
“Our humanity comes to its fullest bloom in giving. We become beautiful people when we give whatever we can give: a smile, a handshake, a kiss, an embrace, a word of love, a present, a part of our life...all of our life.”
