Redemptoristines cherish community as ‘living memory of Jesus’

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By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org

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<p>Redemptoristine Nuns pray the liturgy of the hours in the chapel of their cloister in Ligouri.  Sister Janice Marie Klein, Sister Mary Helena Aquino and Sister Barbara Armstrong sat in their choir seats together.

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Sister Janice Marie Klein remembers the time when she was shopping in a local store. A young boy, about 6 years old, approached the red-habited Redemptoristine and asked with a wide-eyed innocence: "Are you a nun?"
 

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