Sister of Christian Charity Lucia Sanchez makes first profession of vows
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August 25, 2022
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIFIRST VOWS Sister Lucia Sanchez kneels before Sister Maria del Rosario Castro, general superior of the Sisters of Christian Charity, to profess her vows as a Sister of Christian Charity on Aug. 16 in the Chapel of Mary Immaculate in Mallinckrodt Convent in Mendham. Sister Joann Marie Aumand (left), provincial superior, witnesses the profession, as Sister Mary Elizabeth Robbins (right), novice director, hands Sister Lucia a candle.Sister of Christian Charity Lucia Sanchez makes first profession of vowsMENDHAM Sister Lucia Sanchez made her first profession of holy vows as a Sister of Christian Charity on Aug. 16, 2022, in Mendham at the Chapel of Mary Immaculate in Mallinckrodt Convent, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Christian Charity. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated the Mass.
Sister Lucia was born in Riga, Latvia, and graduated from Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, N.J. She entered the Sisters of Christian Charity from St. Genevieve’s Parish in Elizabeth. She is a student at Assumption College for Sisters in Denville, N.J. She will also serve as an aide at Divine Mercy Academy in Rockaway, N.J. while living at St. Cecilia’s Convent in Rockaway.
Prior to her first profession, Sister Lucia was a postulant for two years and a novice for two years. After first profession, all Sisters of Christian Charity renew their vows annually until perpetual profession.
