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Pat spent most of her life in Dorchester. She attended St. Gregory School from grade 2 through high school. When she was four, and after attending daily Mass with her fraternal grandmother, she was told the ladies in the black veils worked for God, and she decided right then to become a Sister. All through grammar and high school this desire stayed with her. Fascinated by the lives of the saints, she avidly read their stories from the fourth grade on. After high school, she tried to enter a convent, but was not accepted because of poor health. After college, she tried to join the Cenacle sisters, with whom she had volunteered during her college years. But they were aware that she had suffered six hospital stays in four years and she was refused entry. Pat suffered from Crohn's disease, considered incurable but treatable.
After a period of anger and upset at being rejected, Pat settled down and met her husband Ed at church. Ed had been in the seminary, but left to take care of his mom after his father died. They found common ground quickly in their love for God. They married and raised their seven live children and buried the little boy they lost at birth. Ed passed away suddenly from a heart attack when their youngest son was 11 years old. Pat continued her role as parent and grandmother as their children built their own lives. She also enrolled in the MAM program, earned her Master in Ministry degree and completed training to be a certified Spiritual Director with the Oblates of the Virgin Mary.
Pat and Ed often talked about what each one would do if the other died and they concluded that, when the kids were raised and on their own, whoever was left would fulfill their desire to commit totally to the Lord and His Church.
"I love my work as a Spiritual Director, and I believe Our Lord is leading me to make this consecration so that I can better serve Him and His People."
Linda grew up in Medford, MA, and was educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. After graduating from college in 1971, she married her husband George, and also began a career in advertising and marketing. In 1973, they moved to Saugus, where Linda still lives. In 1986, after an eighteen year hiatus, she returned to the Catholic Church, guided by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. Soon after, she was diagnosed with the first of her four cancer experiences. By 1992, she had opened her own advertising agency, which she operated until 2017. George passed away in 2013 and Linda enrolled in the MAM Program at St. John's Seminary in 2015. She earned her Masters Degree in Ministry in 2020. In 2017, Linda joined the staff at the Saugus Catholics Collaborative as Ministry Manager, a position she still holds today.
So why a consecrated widow? "In 1986, looking back at my life, I realized that God had guided and protected me every day and every step of the way, whether or not I was aware of His watchful eye. He has used every event, every relationship, and every situation to move me compassionately and gently to this point in my life. As a widow, I am able to offer myself back to Him with no reservations, to give the rest of my life to God and His Church."
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