Sister M. Cleophas Lynn, IHM

Sister M. Cleophas Lynn, IHM, of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Sunday, November 24, 1957, at the Marian Convent in Scranton, PA.

She was born on August 24, 1867 in Scranton, PA, and given the name Mary. She was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Catherine McHale Lynn. She entered the IHM Congregation on May 3, 1887, received the religious habit on October 4, 1887, and made profession of her vows on May 13, 1890.

Sister Cleophas served as a teacher at the following schools: St. John the Evangelist Elementary School in Pittson, PA; St. Cecilia Academy in Scranton, PA; and St. Patrick Elementary School in White Haven, PA.

Sister also served in child care for resident children at St. Patrick’s Orphanage in Scranton, PA, and St. Joseph’s Shelter in Scranton, PA.

She was preceded in death by four sisters, Anna Lynn, Bridget Lynn, Ella (Nellie) Lynn and Catherine Lynch, and two brothers, John and Walter A., Jr.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews, including Mother M. Loyola, mistress of novices at Visitation Monastery in Wilmington, DE; John Russell Lynn and Joseph Alphonsus Lynn, both of Scranton, PA.

The funeral will be Tuesday, November 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Marian Convent, followed by interment at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Moscow, PA. Friends may call on Monday after 2:00 p.m. at the Marian Convent.

Below is a prayer from her funeral:

In this month dedicated to the Holy Souls, we are especially mindful of the devoted the Sister whom God recently called to Himself, Sister M. Cleophas. This beloved Sister had borne the burden of ill health for long years; and she lovingly awaited the call of her divine Spouse and judge. She spent her days at Saint Patrick’s Orphanage, where her piety edified all.

In the doctrine of the Communion of Saints, heaven, earth, and purgatory form one great family, the Church. In the family of our Congregation, our deceased Sisters are our best beloved members. On them, let us lavish our fervent prayers and our generous acts of sacrifice. Above all, let us breathe their names in our memento for the dead, as we assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Our holy Mother, the Church, never forgets these Holy Souls. While these loved ones were with us, we spoke with them, and they spoke with us. They are our friends. Let us continue to speak to them now, and thus keep open the wall of separation that death has built between us and them. “They that have done good shall come forth unto resurrection of life.” God grant eternal rest to this dear Sister who has “gone before us with the sign of faith, and rest in the sleep of peace.”