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.
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Yolanda Arribasplata asks to become a novice. Pictured with her are Sisters Maria Ribina, Sally Harper, and Zaida Perez.
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Novice Yolanda Arribasplata and new professed sisters, Mary Luz Salazar and Mery Soncco celebrate being Sisters of St. Joseph.
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About the fleur de lis:
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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.
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Its glowing center represents the spark/energy of the Creator.
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The cross within the glow represents the CSJ's Christian origin.
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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 horizon line suggests the continuum of the CSJ story.
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The falling leaves represent the seeds laid by the congregation.
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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.
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