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Among New Orleans most compelling stories is that of the Sisters
of the Holy Family, which was founded in the 19th century and still
thrives today. The community s difficult early years are portrayed
in a remarkable account by one of the sisters, Mary Bernard Deggs.
While Deggs did not officially join the community until 1873, as a
student at the sisters early school she would have known Henriette
Delille and the other founders. It was not until 1852 that the
sisters were able to take their first official vows and exchange
their blue percale gowns for black ones, and it was 1873 before
they were permitted to wear a formal religious habit. This
community of mixed race faced almost insurmountable obstacles, but
the women remained unflagging in their dedication to the poor, to
education, and to the care of the elderly and the orphaned to the
needs of "their people."
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