Sister Mary Patricia Cummings, taught at Ascension school in 1950s, dies at 96 April 21, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries Sister Mary Patricia Cummings, a Sister of Providence who taught at then-Ascension Catholic School in Halethorpe in the 1950s, died on Apr. 12 in Mother Theodore Hall in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. She was 96. Born in Indiana in 1925, Mary Patricia Cummings entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence in 1942 and professed her final vows in 1949. For 32 years, she taught at schools in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Washington, D.C. She served several years as a principal. Later, Sister Mary would serve as a pastoral associate in parishes in Indiana and Illinois. “Sister Mary Pat was a woman with a deep commitment to principle. She worked hard, giving wholehearted service in every ministry,” an obituary from her order read. A private funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. on April 22 in Indiana. More obituaries Betty Contino, a giant in empowering Baltimore’s Catholic school students, dies at 81 Sister Marian Joseph Baird, R.S.M., dies at 87 Mary Pat Stoval, longtime archdiocesan fiscal services director, dies at 67 Sister Mary Laurentilla Back, S.S.N.D., dies at 93 Sister Maria Soledad Gutierrez dies at 101 Delores ‘Dee’ Silverman, co-founder of Pregnancy Center North, dies at 85 Copyright © 2021 Catholic Review Media Print
