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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Mother Agnes of Jesus, O.C.D., on Thursday,
4 October 28, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, She was the founder and longtime leader of the
6 Monastery of St. Joseph Discalced Carmelite Nuns in Des
7 Plaines; and
8 WHEREAS, She was 90 years old when she died; in August of
9 1998 she celebrated her 70th anniversary as a cloistered nun;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, She was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania, on January
12 25, 1909, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Costello, the
13 youngest of nine children, all of whom have preceded her in
14 death; and
15 WHEREAS, She entered the religious life in 1928, after
16 hearing a talk by the Rev. Fulton Sheen, who later became
17 archbishop; Mother Agnes was moved by his description of the
18 quiet, contemplative life that is the hallmark of the
19 Carmelite order; and
20 WHEREAS, She entered the Carmelite order in New Albany,
21 Indiana; the nuns were later relocated to Indianapolis, where
22 she later would be chosen prioress; in 1947, she founded
23 another monastery in Terre Haute; and
24 WHEREAS, After serving in Indiana for 30 years, Mother
25 Agnes founded a Carmelite monastery in Des Plaines at the
26 invitation of Cardinal Samuel Stritch; the monastery was the
27 first group of Carmelite nuns in Illinois; and
28 WHEREAS, The life and service of Mother Agnes of Jesus
29 are a shining example of the love of God to all people;
30 therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mark with sadness
3 the death of Mother Agnes of Jesus and extend our sincere
4 condolences to the Monastery of St. Joseph Discalced
5 Carmelite Nuns; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the Monastery of St. Joseph Discalced Carmelite
8 Nuns in Des Plaines.