The UNVEILING...

[pipesndrumsnun]

OOPS! For any of you who recognize the Sister of St. Joseph habit, the reason you don't see the large profession crucifix that most of your Sisters probably wore is because they would not have received it until first profession of vows...I was a postulant playing a novice!

[pipesndrumsnun]

P.S. again...I actually DO wear a profession crucifix in real life (very similar to our old ones, but a smaller version), but I just noticed in the jubilee photo that you can't see it...it must have slipped inside my collar.

[Galician]

OOPS! For any of you who recognize the Sister of St. Joseph habit, the reason you don't see the large profession crucifix that most of your Sisters probably wore is because they would not have received it until first profession of vows...I was a postulant playing a novice!

Then why were you not wearing a white veil? btw, I did recognize it as an authentic habit. I remember seeing the guimpes on your Sisters bouncing up and down in strong winds, and wondering why they still bothered to wear them in the 70's!

[demobud]

I remember seeing the guimpes on your Sisters bouncing up and down in strong winds, and wondering why they still bothered to wear them in the 70's!

I have to say it, because old habits die hard.

Please don't hurt me too bad......

[Galician]

I'm not going to say a word, no, I'm not. Truly, truly, I'm not.

[pipesndrumsnun]

I have to say it, because old habits die hard.

Aint that the truth!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

Then why were you not wearing a white veil?

The Joes have actually never had the tradition of a white veil...postulants wore a postulant "uniform" that included a short black veil, novices wore the full identical habit that the professed Sisters wore, except for one difference: no profession crucifix. Then, you'd recieve your profession crucifix at first vows and looked exactly the same as the perpetually professed.

[Galician]

The Joes have actually never had the tradition of a white veil...postulants wore a postulant "uniform" that included a short black veil, novices wore the full identical habit that the professed Sisters wore, except for one difference: no profession crucifix. Then, you'd recieve your profession crucifix at first vows and looked exactly the same as the perpetually professed.

Really? Hmmm, was that universal among the various congregations? I thought I used to see photos of local novices in white. but then, at my age......

[pipesndrumsnun]

Really? Hmmm, was that universal among the various congregations? I thought I used to see photos of local novices in white. but then, at my age......

I'm pretty sure it was universal for Sisters of St. Joseph. Lots of other groups of nuns had white veiled novices, though!