SisterMarilyn Holmes

This is what I will keep in mind: the Lord’s love never ends; God’s mercies never stop. They are new every morning. - Lamentations 3:21 -23

What a wonderful ray of hope! How good my God has been to me … all my life and especially these past 50 years. Golden indeed! I am very grateful for the abundance of gifts I’ve received. The gift of life blesses me with challenge and adventure. Thanks be to God!

Pleasanton, California is the place I was born to Bill and Grace Holmes on March 24, 1945. I began my life there because my Dad was stationed at a Navy base. When the war ended, we came back to Grand Rapids. Our family grew with the addition of three more children. St. Francis Xavier Church was very much a part of our community, education, and faith life.

I graduated from Catholic Central in 1963. Feelings of giving more with my life had been tugging at my heart, off and on for a while and I decided to enter the community on September 8, 1963.

After attending Aquinas College I began my 43 year teaching ministry. When reflecting on those years, my joy always came when the students “got it”; when they had their “aha” moment. It was such an enriching time. The last couple of years I have been blessed to serve our Sisters and to learn from their wisdom which continues to be a source of strength and inspiration.