Becoming A Sister Of St Joseph
As, Sisters of St. Joseph, we are women of the Church, attentive to the needs of the world. As women religious, God invites us into a relationship which expresses the possibility of life lived to the full.
Through the vows, we enter into right relationship with God within, with others and with our world.
The clarity of our Founders’ vision and charism impels us to:
- identify and walk with those who are today’s poor: those who are isolated, deprived, marginalised and rejected, those abused and lacking opportunity and choice
- harmonise all our energies for God’s Mission
- have a heart for Mission to our last breath.
For those experiencing a sense of call to embrace the Josephite Charism as a vowed Religious, they need to demonstrate that they have the potential to be able to participate in this expression of the Mission of Jesus, they are invited to enter into a process - a ‘Come and See’ experience - which is intended to assist in developing their understanding of Religious Life, and, in particular, of Josephite Religious Life and Ministry.
Becoming a Sister of St Joseph involves an extended time of discernment in which a woman, through the power of the Holy Spirit and with the help of the congregation, discovers where God is leading her - in order that she may grow more fully into the person God created her to be … ‘I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full’ – John 10:10
For those who discern that their call is to enter more deeply into Josephite vowed life, the journey will proceed through a number of stages, during which they will be ‘accompanied’ by Josephite mentors.
For more information about these stages and the nature of the process, we invite you to visit the following websites and then make the contact suggested if you feel drawn to further explore the possibility of joining any of these Josephite Congregations:
