Sister Melissa Rose Gernon professed her final vows as a Sister of St. Joseph during a May 2 Mass at Rochester’s St. Monica Church. “It’s a glorious thing for me to be able to answer God’s call the way he’s called me, and I’m so happy. I’m so glad I can call myself a Sister of St. Joseph for the rest of my life,” Sister Gernon told the Catholic Courier.
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Friends, family and well-wishers gathered at Rochester’s St. Monica Church May 2 to celebrate as Sister Melissa Rose Gernon professed her final vows as a Sister of St. Joseph.
Sister Melissa Rose Gernon (center) and Father Ray Fleming (left) process into St. Monica Church at the start of the Mass.
Father Ray Fleming (center) offers a prayer during the Mass.
Sister Melissa Rose Gernon smiles during the profession of her final vows at Rochester’s St. Monica Church.
Father Ray Fleming (from left,) Sister Anne Alderman, Sister Melissa Rose Gernon and Sister Mary Lou Mitchell join hands during the Lord’s Prayer.
Sister Melissa Rose Gernon (center) hugs Sister Anne Alderman (left) during the Mass. Congregation president Sister Mary Lou Mitchell looks on at right.
