Sr. Mary Motte, FMM

Sr. Mary went home to God on Friday, March 12 at Fatima Hospital.

She was born in Providence, December 4, 1936 and entered the

Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1954. She studied in Boston College

receiving a Doctorate in Mission Theology and Research.

She was assigned to be a member of various teams including writing

documents for the FMM. This included working in Rome until 1982.

Sr. Mary continued her work at the National Mission Office and later

at the Mission Resource Center at Fruit Hill. In 1999, she was

elected Provincial for eight years.

Sr. Mary collaborated with other groups and organization such as the

Mission and Evangelism of the World Council of Churches, an ecumenical

group. This included presentations and workshops on mission trends

from a Franciscan perspective. She worked at the Mission Resource

Center from 1989 until recently as well as Bethany Retreat House for

ongoing formation related to the charism of our foundress, Blessed

Mary of the Passion. Mary shared her wisdom and knowledge on the

spirit of the FMM vocation.

Sr. Mary was a true gift to our FMM Institute and to the Church.

Wake and funeral arrangements are with Boyle Funeral and

will be in private.