Sister ELizabeth Lennon, MFIC

Sister Elizabeth Lennon, MFIC was born to her parents, Pat and Annie Lennon and her siblings, Jimmy, Tommy and PJ (now all deceased) at Derry Neil, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, Ireland. She entered the Missionary Franciscan Sisters on Sept. 18, 1956, and made her novitiate in Bloomfield, Ireland. She was professed in 1959 and came to the United States in 1963. She made her final profession on Aug. 6, 1964 (The Feast of the Transfiguration!). In addition to her fellow sisters and the parish family at Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter, she leaves behind her nephew James and his wife Sinead, her nieces, Ann Marie Flynn and Carmel Healy and many grandnieces and grandnephews and extended family in Ireland who will lovingly remember her. Sister Elizabeth ministered at her motherhouse in Rome, Italy. She also ministered in Brooklyn, NY; Roslindale, MA.; Statesboro, GA; Augusta, GA.; Tenafly, NJ; Binghamton, and Syracuse. In our diocese alone, Sister ministered for over 30 years. She found her joy working among the people of God. Throughout her years of service, she engaged in educational, catechetical, and healthcare ministries, and was also well known to serve pantries of Syracuse's north side caring for the hungry. She was a familiar and friendly face to many, and she was even a regular member of the choir. Though, overall, like her Lord, Sister Elizabeth’s heart was always attentive to the sick and homebound. She cherished bringing the Eucharist to the elderly and to the sick. She was always found visiting nursing homes and hospitals, and she was so present to grieving families in their time of loss. Her presence has been missed since she returned to her sisters in Tenafly NJ, and while we are deeply saddened at her passing, we take comfort in now being able to draw closer to her in our celebration of the Eucharist here, and we pray that she may now be able to enjoy the fullness of friendship with God in heaven that was her motivation, hope, and source of strength for all her life. Please join us for a Memorial Mass, Saturday February 1, 2025 at 10am at Our Lady of Pompei/St. Peter Church. Come and share your memories of Sister!

Sister ELizabeth Lennon, MFIC

February 27, 1940 - January 15, 2025