Anna Zavadil was born at Menominee, Nebraska, on January 1, 1895. Her father was from Austria, her mother from Wisconsin. She was graduated from our St. Joseph's Academy with a teacher's certificate, and taught school in her home state a few years before entering as a postulant on May 16, 1916. She was invested with the religious habit on August 24, 1916 and professed as Sister M. Sennorina on August 24, 1917. Perpetual vows followed on February 11, 1923.

At Clyde, Sister taught in surrounding district schools staffed by the Sisters, and later in the Academy, where she held the office of Principal for some years. She was an excellent teacher—specially gifted, it seemed, in imparting knowledge in a clear, interesting way.

Being intensely interested in the Liturgy (and in the Liturgical Movement then in its ascendancy) Sister devoted much time to study and research in this field and did some translating from German sources. She also conducted classes in Scripture and Liturgy for whoever of the Sisters might be interested. She also taught Scripture classes to the Postulants and Novices. Those who attended these classes still speak of them with enthusiasm.

Sister's monumental contribution to the community was the preparation of an English translation of the entire Breviary in collaboration with Sister M. James. Sister M. Demetria also helped. However, Sr. M. Sennorina assumed the greater burden of the work. Mimeographed copies were made and bound with soft covers in the book-bindery, so that each Sister had the entire set of four volumes for her personal use. This was a great help toward praying the Office with greater understanding, and formed a bridge to the change-over to praying the Divine Office in English.

For a time Sister was interested in making a foundation in New Mexico. However, the project failed and Sister returned to our convent at Mundelein. There her health began to decline, and just before Christmas of 1955 an emergency operation at St. Therese's Hospital in Waukegan revealed an advanced stage of cancer.

Sister was brought back to the convent and died there on January 4th after intense suffering, borne with patience and resignation. Interment was at Mt. Calvary cemetery at Clyde. Sister was sixty-one years old.