Sister Veronika Teresia Rackova of the Congregation of the Sisters Servant of the Holy Spirit and Medical Director of St Bakhita Health Centre in will be buried today Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya.
Yei Catholic Diocese Secretary-General, in the death announcement, said the late Sister died on Friday in pain for the service of the poor in South Sudan as a martyr.
A requiem mass for the soul of the late nun was celebrated on Monday in Nairobi.
Communication officers of World Sisters Servant of the Holy Spirit thanked all people for sharing in their grief in the past days at the tragic loss of Sister Veronika.
Yei Catholic Diocese held a Holy Mass at Christ the King Cathedral in memory of the late Sister Veronika over the weekend.
Sister Veronika, a medical doctor at St Bakhita Health Centre in Yei, died of her wounds after being shot by SPLA soldiers last week.
The 58-years-old Sister from SLOVAKIA dedicated her life and services for the poor and the needy in South Sudan.
May her soul rest in eternal peace, Amen!