Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior

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Congregation of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior
Formation1984;41 years ago (1984)
Founder Clarence Kelly
Type Catholic religious congregation
HeadquartersSt. Joseph's Chapel
Hearts Contents Rd,
Round Top, NY 12473
Members86 (2019) [1]
Mary Bosco
Website daughtersofmary.net

The Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior are a congregation of Traditional Catholic religious sisters founded in 1984 by Father Clarence Kelly. The motherhouse and novitiate are located in Round Top, New York, in the Catskill Mountains, with additional houses in Melville, New York, and White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where they operate schools and are involved in various forms of charity work. The congregation is led by Mother General Mary Bosco, and is associated with the Society of Saint Pius V. [2]

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History

In 1984, shortly after founding the Society of Saint Pius V, Father Clarence Kelly (now Bishop Kelly) founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior. Fourteen acres of property in the Catskill Mountains were designated to serve as the grounds for a novitiate and motherhouse. The novitiate opened its doors in the summer of 1984, and was named after Saint Joseph in the likeness of Saint Teresa of Avila, who named her first foundation of the reformed Carmelites after Saint Joseph. [1]

The congregation began with three novices and seven postulants, but throughout the years has grown steadily. As of 2019, there were over eighty members in the community. [1]

The convent in Melville, New York, was established on August 16, 1987. The sisters there teach at Saint Pius V School and assist with the needs of the parish. There are currently twenty sisters assigned to this convent. [1]

As of May 2018, St. Joseph's Convent in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, is the organization's newest foundation. In August 2003, five sisters moved into the convent attached to St. Anne's Church and Academy to serve there as school teachers. [1]

Daughters of Mary v. LaSalle

In August 2008, the Daughters of Mary Mother of Our Savior and St Joseph's Chapel said that art dealer Mark Zaplin, and Mark LaSalle, a New York State art appraiser, colluded to defraud them of $1.7 million they believe could have been obtained from selling Notre Dame des Anges, an 1889 artwork by William-Adolphe Bouguereau that depicts Mary standing in the clouds with the Christ Child surrounded by angels. [3]

Notre Dame des Anges by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889. Notredameanges W-A Bouguereau.png
Notre Dame des Anges by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1889.

In the complaint filed in the New York Supreme Court that year, the Daughters, represented by New York City attorney Bruce Goldstone, said that LaSalle and Zaplin "intentionally, deliberately, wantedly, maliciously [and] with evil motive … perpetrated fraud" against the congregation. [3]

In May, 2006, LaSalle sent a proposed purchase agreement to congregation founder Bishop Clarence Kelly. The $450,000 check was also sent to Bishop Kelly around this time. In response, Bishop Kelly explained that he had consulted an attorney and proposed several revisions to the terms of the agreement without adjusting the purchase price. The Daughters consulted a parishioner, Mr. Erdelyi, and independently researched the value of Bouguereau paintings on the internet prior to the sale. LaSalle forwarded a revised agreement on June 20, 2006, which included Bishop Kelly's revision that a transfer would not occur until the $450,000 check was deposited. Bishop Kelly deposited the check in early August, 2006. [4]

In his deposition, Zaplin said that he spent an additional $45,000 to apply a lining to the back of the painting and for a frame. After arranging to have the painting displayed at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (although the painting remained in New York), Zaplin sold the painting in 2007 for $2.15 million through a Texas art dealer. After expenses, the net profit was distributed as follows: $150,000 to Paul Dumont, a third-party defendant, with LaSalle and Zaplin each receiving $750,000. Zaplin said that the distribution was only determined after the Texas sale. [4]

Goldstone said that LaSalle's "lowball" appraisal, in concert with Zaplin's "straw purchase," constituted negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, express or implied warranty, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive business practices and violation of the penal law regarding stealing property. The requested wages for those causes of action, amounted to $1.75 million, plus $50 million in punitive damages. [3]

The case went to jury trial in December 2011. Before Justice Michael C. Lynch of the Albany County Supreme Court on January 6, 2012, closing arguments were presented to the jury after a brief hiatus during the New Year’s holiday. The case went to the jury on Monday, January 9, and by Monday afternoon the verdict came back that the two men on trial for "scamming" the Daughters of Mary, Mark Zaplin and Mark LaSalle, were found not guilty. In addition to dismissing the complaint against Zaplin and LaSalle in its entirety, the jury awarded Mark LaSalle, compensatory and punitive damages against Kelly and Dumont. [3]

Apostolate & Works

From the beginning of our inception, our first work as the Daughters of Mary is reparation to the Sacred Heart...The Sisters consecrate their lives and their work to the Sacred Heart. Every day we make a Holy Hour of reparation to the Sacred Heart in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament. On Thursday nights this hour is made between eleven o’clock and midnight. The principal intention of the Holy Hour is to seek to comfort Our Lord, Who during His Agony in the Garden felt so keenly the indifference of men. No matter how pressing are the duties of the Sisters, the Holy Hour is never set aside. It is our most important work. Every work done by the Daughters of Mary is done for the purpose of comforting the Sacred Heart of Jesus. To make a return of love to Our Lord, to make reparation for the ingratitude of men is the intention behind every deed and the very meaning of the life of a Daughter of Mary.

— Daughters of Mary, About Us

Though contemplation is fundamental to the religious life, few of the Daughters remain exclusively cloistered; most venture out into the community to provide services and maintain the self-sufficiency of the congregation. Many sisters teach and are secretaries at affiliated schools, some cook and take care of the houses where others teach, while still others visit and offer prayer to the residents of local nursing homes. At the Motherhouse, there are sisters who sew habits, make vestments, hosts, and rosaries, do book-binding and other necessary office work. [5]

Music

As of 2023, The Daughters of Mary have also recorded 10 albums, beginning with Rejoice in 1994, and their most recent being Cor Jesu in 2018. [6] [7] The songs sung are often traditional prayers or Christian music [8] being revised and reenacted by the sisters, as opposed to being an original piece. Their music has been used in modern media, with the song Ave Maris Stella being used at the end of season 11 episode 9 of The X-Files in a scene taking place at a church. [9]

Discography
Album nameRelease yearNumber of songsAlbum lengthCitation(s)
Rejoice199420N/A [10] [11]
De ProfundisDecember 8, 1995201 hour, 1 minute [12] [13]
Gregorian HymnsDecember 8, 1995201 hour, 5 minutes [14] [15]
Angelic Voices199619N/A [16] [17]
I Need TheeFebruary 2, 1998211 hour, 2 minutes [18] [19]
Mary of GracesFebruary 2, 1998201 hour, 2 minutes [20] [21] [22]
A Traditional ChristmasNovember 1, 2001141 hour, 7 minutes [23] [24]
A Day in the CloisterDecember 1, 2010281 hour, 14 minutes [25] [26]
CaritasOctober 27, 20141748 minutes, 20 seconds [27] [28]
Cor JesuNovember 17, 20181456 minutes, 16 seconds [29] [30]

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