Dominican nun from Our Saviour dies

By Gary Scott on February 4, 2016 at 8:27am

Parishioners at Our Saviour Catholic Church in Jacksonville are mourning the loss of a Dominican nun this week.

Sister M. Cecilianne Duello died on Tuesday at Sacred Heart Convent in Springfield. Duello served at Our Saviour Parish for 20 years and directed the religious education program and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.

Services will be at Sacred Heart convent in Springfield, with visitation beginning 3 p-m Sunday. That will be followed by a wake at 5:30 Sunday evening. A prayer service will be conducted 9 a-m Monday, followed by a funeral Mass an hour later. Our Saviour pastor Tom Meyer will celebrate.

There will be a memorial Mass at the church 11 a-m on February 13th.