Sister Rose McHugh, SHSP died peacefully at her home, Convent of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate in San Antonio, Texas on January 13, 2022. Born on April 7, 1936, Rose was the sixth of seven children born to John and Ellen McHugh in Mullaghmore, Moylough, County Galway, Ireland.

She entered the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in 1954 with a deep desire to be a missionary. This zeal for mission fueled every day of ministry for the rest of Sr. Rose's life. For 33 years, she served as a teacher and parish minister in Texas and Louisiana and relished the relationships that she formed at each of her assignments.  In San Antonio, Sr. Rose taught at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School on the Eastside.

In 1988, Sr. Rose was part of the first group of Holy Spirit Sisters to minister in the Western Province of Zambia.  During her 25 years in Zambia, Sr. Rose trained RCIA teams, ran feeding programs for orphan children and the elderly and ministered to those ravaged by the AIDS pandemic.

In addition to her religious community who deeply loved her, Sr. Rose is mourned by her siblings, Sr. Annette McHugh, SHSp and Sr. Magdalen McHugh, D.C. and her niece and nephews in Ireland whom she cherished.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Because of the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19,

a private Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Motherhouse.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Donations can be made in Sister Rose's memory to the ministries of the

Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate.