October 6
Marie Rose Durocher, virgin (1811–1849)
Founding religious educator
Practical advice
Without seeking recognition, teach a truth of faith with clarity and affection and offer that effort for someone who needs help.
Biography
Born in St. Antoine, Quebec in Canada, Eulalie Durocher was the youngest of ten children. She assisted a brother, a parish priest, for 12 years and helped establish the first Canadian parish by forming a Young Women's Society. She lived a life of great poverty, her concern for the poor always being firm in her. In 1843 he founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, specialized in Christian education. This Order came to the USA in 1859.
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