The Sister Ignatia Collection · Book 01
The Following of Christ
A personal blessing, preserved in a devotional book.
PERSONALLY INSCRIBED · OCTOBER 31, 1948
A closer look at this copy
Sister Ignatia’s message to Harry Steiner is both spiritual encouragement and a personal request for prayer.
- Book
- The Following of Christ
- Edition
- 1941 edition
- Inscribed by
- Sister Mary Ignatia Gavin
- Date
- October 31, 1948
- Recipient
- Harry Steiner and family
“Please say a little prayer for me.”
The personal message
The message invokes the Sacred Heart and closes with a request that Steiner remember her in prayer. Its tone offers a personal view of the woman known for caring for others.
Historical context
The book and the person
This inscription dates from her years working alongside Dr. Bob at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron. The devotional setting gives her words their immediate context: faith expressed through a blessing for another family.
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Part of the Sister Ignatia Collection
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