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Congregation Welcomes New Members in Peru

Sisters Mary Luz Salazar Leon and Mery Soncco Mamani pronounced vows for the first time and Yolanda Arribasplata Vargas was received as a novice. This joyful ceremony took place on March 20, 2010, in Lima, Peru, with family, friends and community members in attendance.

Yolanda: Sisters with cakes:  
Yolanda Arribasplata asks to become a novice. Pictured with her are Sisters Maria Ribina, Sally Harper, and Zaida Perez.
Novice Yolanda Arribasplata and new professed sisters, Mary Luz Salazar and Mery Soncco celebrate being Sisters of St. Joseph.
 
 

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  • Historically significant, the image represents the seed/origin of the Sisters of St. Joseph. From it grows a life-giving, bustling tree that nurtures diversity and seeds new possibilities.
  • Its glowing center represents the spark/energy of the Creator.
  • The cross within the glow represents the CSJ's Christian origin.
  • The tree growing from the fleur de lis represents the evolving changes that have and continue to occur within the congregation as they respond to the needs of the times'
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  • The bird represents all that takes flight from the diversity that grows from the congregation.
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Vowed Membership/Becoming a Sister

A woman who wants to share deeply in loving God and serving the "dear neighbor" by becoming a vowed member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, does so through one of the provinces or vice provinces. In a prayerful context, the process begins with candidacy and continues through a two-year novitiate program, at the end of which a women makes profession of the vows of poverty, chastity (celibacy) and obedience. For more information on how to become a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, contact one of the following vocation offices.