After 55 years of ministry in schools in California, Sister Breege Boyle went home to God on July 6th.
Sister Breege was born on December 5, 1938 in Dublin, Ireland and entered the Sisters of St. Louis on October 3, 1956. Breege was the eldest of eight children, so she delayed entering the convent by a month – she wanted her youngest brother to know and remember her. Breege was missioned to the U.S. in 1959. She taught elementary school at St. Cyprian, Long Beach; Our Lady of Malibu, Malibu; Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles; St. Robert, Sacramento; and St. Pancratius, Lakewood. Breege returned to Cathedral Chapel, Our Lady of Malibu and St. Cyprian as Principal before spending her final fifteen years of ministry in the Diocese of San Diego as Associate Director of Schools. She is remembered as being extremely supportive of the teachers. Breege retired to Louisville Convent in 2015 due to serious illness, and when her health declined further she moved to Holiday Manor skilled facility, where she passed away peacefully.
Breege was a true lover of the Irish language and poetry. Every night she would bless those around her, making the Sign of the Cross on their foreheads and giving the blessing in Irish. Breege was also extremely committed to anti-trafficking. She supported Mary’s Guest House in San Diego, where women who have survived trafficking find a place to rehabilitate and return to health and life. Even when Breege left San Diego, she continued to make sure this project could be supported.
The morning Sister Breege was called home to God the first reading of the Mass was from the prophet Hosea: “Thus says the Lord: I will allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak to her heart. She shall respond there as in the days of her youth…I will espouse you to me forever…and you shall know the Lord.” God has lured her home.
The Celebration of Breege’s Entrance into Eternal Life will be held sometime in the future when restrictions on travel and larger gatherings are eased.
May she Rest In Peace.
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