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It is not what you are nor what you have been that God sees with
all merciful eyes,
but what you desire to be.
The Cloud of Unknowing
There
is something wanting in education where a child has not had its share of
leisure, to be rapt in silence and alone…
Janet Stuart rscJ
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Pauline Verschaffelt, RSCJ
03.11.1914 - 12.10.07
Born in Wellington, Pauline lived and worked there, as
well as at Baradene and Loreto Hall. In A ustralia she was at Burke Road,
Rose Bay, Sancta Sophia and Kerever Park, and has been remembered with
affection, appreciation and gratitude at all these places.
In 1974 Pauline followed a course in Religious Studies at
Barat College in Chicago. In 1989 she spent time overseas in Italy
(mainly Florence), the Holy Land, England and Scotland.
Pauline's love of the beautiful things in life - art,
music and literature - was evident in all that she did.
Pauline moved into a Nursing Home after she
broke her hip last year. She was very unhappy there. By a miracle she was
able to move to the OLSH sisters Nursing Home two doors away and was able in
those lovely surroundings and with the best of care to walk again, with the
help of a walker. The desire to return to Karlaminda never left her,
although she finally accepted that this was impossible and was more at
peace.
A few months ago Pauline succumbed to the very
bad 'flu that hit Sydney and although at one stage she seemed to rally and
was in good form for the interstate and overseas religious who visited at
the time of the Chapter, her condition deteriorated and it became obvious
that she was near her end. Pauline died very peacefully shortly after 2am
on October 12th,
Nancy Fitzrgerald, RSCJ
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