Sr. Mary Magdalen Fitz-Gerald, 1931 – 2025

Our beloved Sister Mary Magdalen of the Sacred Heart (Julia Marie Rose) was a Poor Clare for 70 years, serving as Vicaress, Directress of Novices, secretary, seamstress, receptionist, cook, and wherever she was needed.

The day before her Jubilee celebration she fell and had to be hospitalized. We were arranging to bring her home when sister entered into God, quietly and peacefully, as she had lived, on February 11th, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, at the age of 94.

Sister Mary Magdalen is the first person to be buried from our new monastery here in Westwood. Following the Mass of Resurrection, sister joined all the deceased sisters of our community at our plot in Mount Benedict Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA.