Julia Tristan, also known as Sister Bertha Tristan, joined the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1962 in San Antonio, Texas. Sr. Bertha made her First Profession in 1964 and her Final Vows on October 16, 1970 in Barstow, California. During her lifetime Sister ministered to the People of God through Evangelization and Catechetical process in the early years of San Antonio in various parishes and towns as well as in California. Sister maintained herself busy by meeting with neighborhood groups in Bible studies and Small Ecclesial Communities. Sister Bertha was born in Matehuala, San Luis Potosi on June 20, 1926. Her parents, Atanasio Tristan and Maria Concepcion Torres Tristan also had ten children and Sister was the sixth in that number. Both parents and seven of her brothers and sisters have gone before her. She is survived by her sisters, Taide T. Mata from Hollister, California and Francisca T. Llames from Ft. Lupton, Colorado, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. During her struggle with her illness this past year and being bed ridden, Sister Bertha never let a day go by without praying for peace and love in the world. Her prayer life was intensified as she got weaker but never failed to offer her prayers for the young men and women who are discerning their lives to Religious Life or the priesthood. FUNERAL SERVICES On Tuesday, October 21, Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM and Mass of the Resurrection will take place on Wednesday, October 22, at 9:00 AM. Services and visiting hours will take place at the Mercedarian Convent on 227 Keller St. from Tuesday 4:00 PM until the following day. May she rest in peace!