Nun sees interest in Our Lady of America gaining momentum

Published: 2007-08-14

ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- As the last surviving member of the Contemplative Sisters of the Indwelling Trinity, Sister Mary Joseph Therese Fuller said she is happy to see that the devotion to Our Lady of America is gaining momentum. Today, Sister Mary Joseph Therese serves as director of the Our Lady of America Center in Fostoria, Ohio, which promotes the devotion. A new official image of Our Lady of America is on display at the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (Old Cathedral) through Sept. 8. The statue is then expected to visit other U.S. cities through the rest of the year. Sister Mary Joseph Therese had known Sister Mary Ephrem (Mildred) Neuzil, to whom Mary revealed herself as Our Lady of America. The two nuns met in 1964 and lived side by side for about a quarter-century until Sister Mary Ephrem's death in 2000.

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