Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, born in South Carolina on March 14, 1931 was the fourth of Cecilia Riley and Joseph Gorski's five children.
She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1949, bringing with her a love of reading, music, ballet and opera as well as the practical skills of cooking and sewing that her mother taught her.
Without much teacher training and while completing her college degree, Caritas taught grades 4 through 11 in Catholic schools in California and West Texas.
Her strongest inclination, with God's help, was to do whatever she could to reduce the amount of misery and poverty on the face of the earth. When a multitude of Vietnamese people were relocated from South Vietnam to Camp Pendleton in 1975, Caritas helped them to resettle where they could practice their faith and be treated with dignity and respect. In the 1980s, with other Sisters of St. Joseph, she worked with a team of Franciscans in Guaymas, Mexico, to improve living conditions in an impoverished area and to bring people closer to God, especially through the Cursillo movement and prayer groups.
Caritas had a life-long friendship with her younger brother, Donald Gorski, a Catholic priest. They worked together in rural Peru for 12 years.
She was grateful for God's kindness and for being in a loving Community. Donations may be sent in Sr. Caritas' name to the Mission Advancement Office of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange for their Ministry Fund at 440 S. Batavia Street, Orange CA 92868.
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Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, entered eternal life on January 15, 2021.
A native of South Carolina, Sister Caritas was born March 14, 1931, in Charleston, to a mother of Irish descent and a father of Polish descent.
After the family moved to San Diego, Caritas attended Cathedral High School, where she joined the Legion of Mary, which was run by Sister Benedict—and the sister brought some of the students to Orange to meet Cathedral alumni who had entered the convent. Sister Caritas joined them in September 1949.
After her canonical year, she was assigned to teach a class of 50 students—and joked that she looked forward to the recess bell more than the students did. Ultimately, she taught school for 19 years, in addition to giving piano lessons and taking college classes during the summer and on weekends. Then she got permission to work with the poor in Lubbock, where she helped establish a center to help disadvantaged students enter college.
After several years there, she spent her vacation with her younger brother, Don, a diocesan priest then with the St. James Society in Negritos, Peru. That visit made her want to minister in developing countries—and introduced her to the Charismatic movement, which was a life-changing experience.
In the 70s, she worked with Sisters Rose Marie and Henrietta at Camp Pendleton, ministering to the refugees who had fled South Vietnam, and worked hard to raise $136,000 to print Bibles in Vietnamese. She later worked as a nurses’ aide in San Diego, and spent nine years working the night shift in the Regina Residence infirmary.
In 1987, she traveled to Mexico with Sisters Genevieve and Sue to work with the Franciscan priests there, helping expand the church, bringing Cursillo to the parish, and starting a library and playroom for the children.
When she felt God calling her to move on, she joined her brother Don in Peru.
The funeral Mass for Sister Caritas will be celebrated January 28, and burial will follow immediately at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1949, bringing with her a love of reading, music, ballet and opera as well as the practical skills of cooking and sewing that her mother taught her.
Without much teacher training and while completing her college degree, Caritas taught grades 4 through 11 in Catholic schools in California and West Texas.
Her strongest inclination, with God's help, was to do whatever she could to reduce the amount of misery and poverty on the face of the earth. When a multitude of Vietnamese people were relocated from South Vietnam to Camp Pendleton in 1975, Caritas helped them to resettle where they could practice their faith and be treated with dignity and respect. In the 1980s, with other Sisters of St. Joseph, she worked with a team of Franciscans in Guaymas, Mexico, to improve living conditions in an impoverished area and to bring people closer to God, especially through the Cursillo movement and prayer groups.
Caritas had a life-long friendship with her younger brother, Donald Gorski, a Catholic priest. They worked together in rural Peru for 12 years.
She was grateful for God's kindness and for being in a loving Community. Donations may be sent in Sr. Caritas' name to the Mission Advancement Office of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange for their Ministry Fund at 440 S. Batavia Street, Orange CA 92868.
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Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, entered eternal life on January 15, 2021.
A native of South Carolina, Sister Caritas was born March 14, 1931, in Charleston, to a mother of Irish descent and a father of Polish descent.
After the family moved to San Diego, Caritas attended Cathedral High School, where she joined the Legion of Mary, which was run by Sister Benedict—and the sister brought some of the students to Orange to meet Cathedral alumni who had entered the convent. Sister Caritas joined them in September 1949.
After her canonical year, she was assigned to teach a class of 50 students—and joked that she looked forward to the recess bell more than the students did. Ultimately, she taught school for 19 years, in addition to giving piano lessons and taking college classes during the summer and on weekends. Then she got permission to work with the poor in Lubbock, where she helped establish a center to help disadvantaged students enter college.
After several years there, she spent her vacation with her younger brother, Don, a diocesan priest then with the St. James Society in Negritos, Peru. That visit made her want to minister in developing countries—and introduced her to the Charismatic movement, which was a life-changing experience.
In the 70s, she worked with Sisters Rose Marie and Henrietta at Camp Pendleton, ministering to the refugees who had fled South Vietnam, and worked hard to raise $136,000 to print Bibles in Vietnamese. She later worked as a nurses’ aide in San Diego, and spent nine years working the night shift in the Regina Residence infirmary.
In 1987, she traveled to Mexico with Sisters Genevieve and Sue to work with the Franciscan priests there, helping expand the church, bringing Cursillo to the parish, and starting a library and playroom for the children.
When she felt God calling her to move on, she joined her brother Don in Peru.
The funeral Mass for Sister Caritas will be celebrated January 28, and burial will follow immediately at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, born in South Carolina on March 14, 1931 was the fourth of Cecilia Riley and Joseph Gorski's five children.
She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1949, bringing with her a love of reading, music, ballet and opera as well as the practical skills of cooking and sewing that her mother taught her.
Without much teacher training and while completing her college degree, Caritas taught grades 4 through 11 in Catholic schools in California and West Texas.
Her strongest inclination, with God's help, was to do whatever she could to reduce the amount of misery and poverty on the face of the earth. When a multitude of Vietnamese people were relocated from South Vietnam to Camp Pendleton in 1975, Caritas helped them to resettle where they could practice their faith and be treated with dignity and respect. In the 1980s, with other Sisters of St. Joseph, she worked with a team of Franciscans in Guaymas, Mexico, to improve living conditions in an impoverished area and to bring people closer to God, especially through the Cursillo movement and prayer groups.
Caritas had a life-long friendship with her younger brother, Donald Gorski, a Catholic priest. They worked together in rural Peru for 12 years.
She was grateful for God's kindness and for being in a loving Community. Donations may be sent in Sr. Caritas' name to the Mission Advancement Office of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange for their Ministry Fund at 440 S. Batavia Street, Orange CA 92868.
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Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, entered eternal life on January 15, 2021.
A native of South Carolina, Sister Caritas was born March 14, 1931, in Charleston, to a mother of Irish descent and a father of Polish descent.
After the family moved to San Diego, Caritas attended Cathedral High School, where she joined the Legion of Mary, which was run by Sister Benedict—and the sister brought some of the students to Orange to meet Cathedral alumni who had entered the convent. Sister Caritas joined them in September 1949.
After her canonical year, she was assigned to teach a class of 50 students—and joked that she looked forward to the recess bell more than the students did. Ultimately, she taught school for 19 years, in addition to giving piano lessons and taking college classes during the summer and on weekends. Then she got permission to work with the poor in Lubbock, where she helped establish a center to help disadvantaged students enter college.
After several years there, she spent her vacation with her younger brother, Don, a diocesan priest then with the St. James Society in Negritos, Peru. That visit made her want to minister in developing countries—and introduced her to the Charismatic movement, which was a life-changing experience.
In the 70s, she worked with Sisters Rose Marie and Henrietta at Camp Pendleton, ministering to the refugees who had fled South Vietnam, and worked hard to raise $136,000 to print Bibles in Vietnamese. She later worked as a nurses’ aide in San Diego, and spent nine years working the night shift in the Regina Residence infirmary.
In 1987, she traveled to Mexico with Sisters Genevieve and Sue to work with the Franciscan priests there, helping expand the church, bringing Cursillo to the parish, and starting a library and playroom for the children.
When she felt God calling her to move on, she joined her brother Don in Peru.
The funeral Mass for Sister Caritas will be celebrated January 28, and burial will follow immediately at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in 1949, bringing with her a love of reading, music, ballet and opera as well as the practical skills of cooking and sewing that her mother taught her.
Without much teacher training and while completing her college degree, Caritas taught grades 4 through 11 in Catholic schools in California and West Texas.
Her strongest inclination, with God's help, was to do whatever she could to reduce the amount of misery and poverty on the face of the earth. When a multitude of Vietnamese people were relocated from South Vietnam to Camp Pendleton in 1975, Caritas helped them to resettle where they could practice their faith and be treated with dignity and respect. In the 1980s, with other Sisters of St. Joseph, she worked with a team of Franciscans in Guaymas, Mexico, to improve living conditions in an impoverished area and to bring people closer to God, especially through the Cursillo movement and prayer groups.
Caritas had a life-long friendship with her younger brother, Donald Gorski, a Catholic priest. They worked together in rural Peru for 12 years.
She was grateful for God's kindness and for being in a loving Community. Donations may be sent in Sr. Caritas' name to the Mission Advancement Office of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange for their Ministry Fund at 440 S. Batavia Street, Orange CA 92868.
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Sister Caritas Gorski, CSJ, entered eternal life on January 15, 2021.
A native of South Carolina, Sister Caritas was born March 14, 1931, in Charleston, to a mother of Irish descent and a father of Polish descent.
After the family moved to San Diego, Caritas attended Cathedral High School, where she joined the Legion of Mary, which was run by Sister Benedict—and the sister brought some of the students to Orange to meet Cathedral alumni who had entered the convent. Sister Caritas joined them in September 1949.
After her canonical year, she was assigned to teach a class of 50 students—and joked that she looked forward to the recess bell more than the students did. Ultimately, she taught school for 19 years, in addition to giving piano lessons and taking college classes during the summer and on weekends. Then she got permission to work with the poor in Lubbock, where she helped establish a center to help disadvantaged students enter college.
After several years there, she spent her vacation with her younger brother, Don, a diocesan priest then with the St. James Society in Negritos, Peru. That visit made her want to minister in developing countries—and introduced her to the Charismatic movement, which was a life-changing experience.
In the 70s, she worked with Sisters Rose Marie and Henrietta at Camp Pendleton, ministering to the refugees who had fled South Vietnam, and worked hard to raise $136,000 to print Bibles in Vietnamese. She later worked as a nurses’ aide in San Diego, and spent nine years working the night shift in the Regina Residence infirmary.
In 1987, she traveled to Mexico with Sisters Genevieve and Sue to work with the Franciscan priests there, helping expand the church, bringing Cursillo to the parish, and starting a library and playroom for the children.
When she felt God calling her to move on, she joined her brother Don in Peru.
The funeral Mass for Sister Caritas will be celebrated January 28, and burial will follow immediately at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
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