In Mary Sewell’s memory, her mother Della was a supportive “cane” for Lillian Reilly, an older neighbor who worshiped with her at St. Ann parish at Greenmount Avenue and 22nd Street. Mrs. Reilly was known for her regular walks to church with her pocketbook and, someone said, “her little hat.”
Like the church they loved, both women are gone, passing many years ago and spared the heartbreak of seeing the church shut down by the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
“After Mass, Mrs. Reilly and some other women would leave together, chatting on the way home,” said Mary, daughter of Adella Greene Whaley. “I would walk behind them and mom would steady Mrs. Reilly. She always told her ‘get some rest tonight.’”…