Sr. Cathleen M. Going

Sr. Mary of the Savior, O.P. (Cathleen M. Going), age 90, died peacefully at home in the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, mid-afternoon, Christmas Day, December 25, 2020. Sister's parents, Russell and Margaret (Grandfield) Going predeceased her. Her sister, M. Patricia Going, also predeceased her. Sr. Mary of the Savior was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1930. Raised in a rural area, both Sister and Patricia grew up surrounded by music. As youths, they attended the Vermont summer music camps hosted by the famous Von Trapp family. Sister was an accomplished organist and violinist. She was also an avid student, in her own words, "Studies always went well and easily." So it was not surprising that after graduating from Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, Sister pursued and obtained a Doctorate in Theology from St. Mary's of Notre Dame in Indiana, one of the first women in the country to do so. She became a life-long student of Bernard Lonergan's teachings. Sister Mary of the Savior was also associated with the Thomas Moore Institute of Montreal, Canada for which she worked for many happy years. It was during these years, that an earlier inclination for the Dominican Cloistered Life reawakened in her. After becoming aware, through a friend, of the Monastery of Dominican Nuns in Farmington Hills, Michigan, she applied and was accepted for entrance in 1983. After her Solemn Profession in 1989, Sister served in a number of capacities - chiefly: organist, liturgist, infirmary assistant, and novitiate instructor. Sister was also a valuable contributor, translator, proofreader for a number of publications both within and outside the Monastery. Having a missionary spirit, Sister also generously shared her talents for several years each at Dominican Monasteries in Nicaragua and in India. Funeral Mass and burial will be private, due to the coronavirus crisis. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament, 29575 Middlebelt Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334, would be gratefully appreciated. Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home in Royal Oak, MI has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Sr. Cathleen M. Going

January 11, 1930 - December 25, 2020