On December 2, 1980 three Catholic sisters, two Maryknollers and one Ursuline from nearby Cleveland, were murdered in El Salvador where they were ministering to the oppressed poor of that country which was in the beginnings of what was to be a 12-year civil war. They were all in their 40s. A young laywoman, Jean Donovan, age 27, was working with them and was also martyred.
To mark this 35th anniversary we held a beautiful, yet very sobering and sad holy hour in their honor.
The life of Jean Donovan was recounted in the book and movie
Roses in December. This rose, with numerous buds surrounding it, is blooming in one of our gardens today.
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