It is with humble acceptance of God’s will that the Congregation of Sisters of Saint Felix of Cantalice (Felician Sisters) announce the passing on of Sr. Mary Purity Wawira Ireri, which occurred at Mater Misericordiae Hospital on Monday 12th October 2026, after a short illness heroically fought. Sr. Mary Purity was the Vice Provincial Minister of the Felician Sisters, a member of the AOSK Executive Governing Council, a member of B.COM Consolata Girls Kavota, and Consolata Hospital Kyeni.
Sr. Mary Purity hails from Irangi village, Mugui sublocation, Embu County. She was the daughter of the late Salesio Ireri Ndegwa and the late Mary Gorreti Gicuku Mwavita. Sister of Jacinta Muthoni, the late James Kariuki, Pauline Wanja, Benson Gronga, the late Albert Njue, Felister Njeri, Charity Kamiri, Catherine Ruguru, Joseph Macharia, Caroline Murugi, Daisy Karimi, Millicent Muthoni, Pamela Wanjiru, Stephen Mucoki, Florence Gakenia, Pius Munyaka and Immaculate Gakii. Aunt of Sr. Maria Gorretti Mumbi (Felician Sisters) among others.
She is mourned and celebrated by the Felician Sisters, her family, relatives, friends and collaborators.
The Clergy and the Religious, family and friends are meeting at Felician Sisters formation house Muthatari -Embu daily for prayers, Mass and funeral arrangements at 4:00pm.
The Funeral Mass will take place on Wednesday 21st October, 2026 at 11.00am at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral Embu then she will be interred at the Felician Sisters Cemetery-Muthatari.
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21)
May the soul of our beloved Sister Mary Purity rest in Eternal Peace. Amen.
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