Aston, PA—Sister Marie Juliana Damhosl, OSF, 92, died in Assisi House on Sunday, January 21, 2024. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 69 years. Sister Marie Juliana was born Theresa Caroline Damhosl in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she was a member of Holy Ghost Parish and a graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School. She entered the congregation in 1952 and professed her first vows in 1955.  She earned a BS in Education from Villanova University and a MA in Religious Studies from St. Charles Seminary. She ministered primarily in education.

Sister Marie Juliana ministered for 40 years in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia where she taught at St. Ludwig School, St. Benedict School, and St. Bonaventure School, all in Philadelphia.  She also taught at St. Aloysius School in Pottstown and St. Stanislaus School in Lansdale. In 2019 she moved to Assisi House, the congregation’s retirement residence in Aston, where she served in prayer and hospitality ministry until her death.

In the Diocese of Allentown, Sister Marie Juliana served for 28 years where she taught and served as CCD director at St. Francis of Assisi School and Parish in Allentown. She also taught for one year at Holy Ghost School in Bethlehem.

All services will be held in Assisi House on Friday, January 26, 2024, and will be livestreamed. A Christian Wake Service will be held at 9:30 A.M. followed by viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 A.M. Burial will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery in Aston. Sister Marie Juliana is survived by her brother Frank Damhosl, her nieces and nephews, and her Franciscan family. Donations in her name can be made to the Sisters of St. Francis Foundation, 609 S. Convent Road, Aston, PA 19014.

For a more personal write-up on Sister Marie Juliana, click here.

The livestream will begin at 9:30 A.M. To access the livestream, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SJjG3U1C1k.