On Pentecost Sunday, May 28, Sister Mary Magdalen of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus McMinn, HPB, passed away with two Sisters praying by her side, “Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, I love you!”
Sister Mary Magdalen joined the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in 1978 and was a professed member of the community since 1981.
The Sisters wish to thank all of her kind and gentle caregivers, nurses, doctors, and all the staff and especially the priests who made extra efforts to see that Sister Mary Magdalen received the sacraments, the anointing of the sick and holy viaticum as well as blessing her after her death.
Sister Mary Magdalen is preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary McMinn, and a brother, Bill McMinn.
Sister Mary Magdalen is survived by her sister, Caroline McMinn-Murphy; the Handmaids of the Precious Blood community that loved her very much; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass for Sister Mary Magdalen was celebrated on June 2 at the Handmaids of the Precious Blood’s Cor Jesu Monastery in New Market, with Bishop Richard F. Stika serving as the celebrant. Interment followed the funeral Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cemetery.
Donations in Sister Mary Magdalen’s memory are being encouraged to aid in the construction of a new chapel and infirmary within the Cor Jesu cloistered monastery where the Handmaids of the Precious Blood reside in Jefferson County.
Donations may be sent to:
The Handmaids of the Precious Blood
596 Callaway Ridge Road
New Market, TN 37820.
Online donations in Sister Mary Magdalen’s memory and to the Handmaids of the Precious Blood also can be made by visiting www.nunsforpriests.org.
