Seed and Growth by Sister Mary Thomas Lillis is the simple and
courageous story of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose from
the foundation of their religious congregation in San Francisco,
California, in 1876, to its outreach to both Germany and Mexico.
Rooted in the late19th century and extending to the beginning of
Vatican II (1962), the book gives a feel for religious life over
this expanse of time and chronicles the difficulties of
establishing foundations for the service of the poor, the young and
the vulnerable. Following in the spirit of St. Dominic, three young
women (the oldest was 24) traveled by train from Brooklyn, New
York, to San Francisco, to work among the German immigrants.
Meeting financial difficulties and opposition from several clergy
with unparalled trust, the young founder Mother Maria Pia Backes
started schools and orphanages in northern and southern California
and Oregon. While the desire of this small band of sisters was to
stay connected to their original foundation in Amityville, New
York, the distance, given travel and communication at the time,
proved too difficult. Over time the Congregation's outreach would
extend to large and small cities in California, Oregon, Texas,
Mexico, and Germany, never without challenges. The book gives
insight into the lives of the sisters in the early days as they did
their own weaving and sewing, printing and farming, making of olive
oil and harvesting of honey. The community would be enriched by
artists in the making of church vestments and sculptures, masters
of Gregorian chant, and scholars. The book also shows the sisters'
dedication to education. And all of this was done against the
background of a rich liturgical and private prayer life and a
strong sense of community. The book is a strong testament to Mother
Pia's legacy to this young congregation, a legacy that included the
gift of daily praying the Liturgy of the Hours, the Church's
official prayer., and papal approbation. Another part of it is
summed up so well in her often quoted words that filled all that
she did: "God alone."
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