HENRIETTE DELILLE, FOUNDRESS

HENRIETTE DELILLE, FOUNDRESS - 16 NOVEMBER

VENERABLE HENRIETTE DELILLE, FOUNDRESS

Venerable Henriette Díaz DeLille was born on March 11, 1813 in New Orleans. Born and raised Catholic, her family expected her to stay in the world, but the young lady felt called to serve God. In 1836, with some inherited wealth, she founded a small congregation or Order of nuns, called the Sisters of the Presentation, which are known today as the Sisters of the Holy Family.

The original members consisted of Henriette and eight other young women. They cared for the sick, helped the poor, and instructed children and adults. They took into their home some older women who needed more than visitation and thereby opened the United States' first Catholic home for the elderly.

In 1837, the new congregation was formally recognised by the Holy See. Henriette was given the position of Superior General (Mother Superior). She had adopted the name Sister Mary Theresa; however, everyone called her Mother Henriette.

After a life dedicated to selfless service to God and neighbour, Mother Henriette went to her eternal reward on November 16, 1862. Her death occurred at the time of the American Civil War, when the city was occupied by Union troops.

In 1988, the Order formally opened Mother Henriette's cause of canonisation, and in 2010 Pope Benedict XVI declared her to be "Venerable." A miracle attributed to her intercession was approved by a medical board in 2013.

Sources: https://www.henriettedelille.com/ -https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_DeLille -https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/42139/healed-aneurysm-investigated-as-possible-miracle-for-creole-nuns-beatification

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