25th Profession

Sister Mary Triana, SSpSAP

Birth name: Ma. Teresa A. Cortes

Birthplace: Quezon City, Philippines

Entrance: May 1, 1992

First profession: 1995

Education: College graduate course in child development and education, Maryknoll College, Quezon City, Philippines

Service in the archdiocese: Contemplative missionary sister, Mount Grace Convent, St. Louis. In June 2017, she received her mission mandate to Mount Grace Convent, assuming the duties as organist, house official, works in the correspondence room and as a Sunday portress.

Service outside the archdiocese: Right after graduation from college and before entrance to the congregation, she taught for six years in Maryknoll College, Quezon City, Philippines.

Contemplative missionary sister, in St. Joseph’s Convent, Quezon City, Philippines

Contemplative missionary sister, Convent of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Baguio City, Philippines as second councilor and as choir organist.

65th Profession

Sister Mary Cordula

Birth name: Hedwig Maas

Birthplace: In a little village near Cloppenburb, Germany, in the diocese of Munster

Entrance: June 5, 1952 in the convent in Bad Driburg, Germany

First profession: 1955 in Bad Driburg, Germany

Service in the archdiocese: Contemplative missionary sister, Mount Grace Convent, St. Louis, 1969-present

Service outside the archdiocese: Contemplative missionary sister, Convent of Divine Love, Philadelphia

Missioned to be one of the pioneers to begin an adoration chapel and convent in Austin, Texas, for 11 years assigned in the kitchen, laundry, ironing and host baking.

About Sister Mary Cordula: She has been a faithful perpetual adorer of the Most Blessed Sacrament and fervent in her intercessory prayers for the Church, for the Congregation, for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, for the world and for all people in need of spiritual assistance. In the convent, she was of great help in the kitchen, baking and at present she is helping in the dining room.