Sister Teresita Catalano, OSU Celebrates 60th Jubilee

On my post of July 14th I spoke about the influence of Sister Teresita on my life.  Sister celebrated her 60th Jubilee of entering the order of the Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk on September 8th of this year.  I sent her a dozen roses and had another wonderful conversation with her that night on the telephone.  Unfortunately, the official celebration at the Mother House in Blue Point, New York will be in October while I'm away on my trip to Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia.  There was also a celebration of all the jubilarians on September 14th at St. Agnes Cathedral in her diocese.  Below is a tribute which was published in the Sunday Bulletin of Saint William the Abbott Church where Sister Teresita currently resides.


From the Pastor’s Desk:  Saint William the Abbott Church (Seaford, Long Island)

Our other honoree is Sr. Teresita Catalano, OSU, who will be celebrating her sixtieth year in religious life at a special Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral this Tuesday, with other jubilarians from the diocese.  Sr. Teresita has a great fondness for the Feast of the Nativity of Mary because it was the name of her home parish; she began her religious life on the Feast of the Nativity (Sept. 8, 1950); and her first teaching assignment was at Nativity School in Ozone Park. In later assignments, Sister taught at Our Lady of Victory in West Haven, CT, at St. William the Abbot School (1966-68), at Our Lady of Grace School in Howard Beach, and again at Nativity, where she served as principal. Before coming again to St. William’s in 1979 to teach music, she also served at other Ursuline institutions, such as their retreat house in Oyster Bay and a home for the mentally handicapped. Throughout these years, Sr. Teresita also taught in the Religious Education programs of her parishes. After retiring in 2002, she continues to give piano lessons at the convent here in the parish. Sr. Teresita has made many friends and admirers after her many years at St. William’s, and on behalf of the parish she has served so well, I congratulate her and ask God to continue to bless her.

Sister Teresita (standing)

60th Jubilee Celebration October 16, 2010

Sister Teresita (seated far left)

60th Jubilee Celebration at St. Agnes Cathedral

May 19, 2012 The Nativity BVM Alumni Association held a luncheon honoring Sr. Marguerite Torre's 60th Anniversary as an Ursuline Sister.  Sister Teresita Catalano, OSU is on the far left.