Chapter 11

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Religious Communities

31 Congregations

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Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes (OSB)

Sister(s): Tukuza Mpangara

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Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart (CSC)

Sister(s): Angela Cardoso, Francisca Geminiano, Rosa María Diaz

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Chaldean Sisters, Daughters of Mary Immaculate Conception (DMIC)

Sister(s): Lourde Khoshaba, Agnes Daniel, Osabia (Madeline) Shayota, Barbara Hanna, Alexandra Matti, Hiba Yousif

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Community of the Holy Spirit (CHS)

Sister(s): Linda J. Lutz, Mary Bartosh, RayMonda DuVall, Mary Jo Anderson, Ruth Marie Barreda

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Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, US Region (RSM)

Sister(s): Noreen O’Connor, Alyce Waters, Susan DeGuide, Mary O’Connor

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Discalced Carmelites (OCD)

Sister(s): Xuan Pham, Esther Chikati, Leonie Williams, Stella Maris Dacumos, Maria Fideles Musiko, Maura (Helen) Coakley, Alberta Curran, Michaela Gresko, Jane Joppa, Ancilla Murray, Joanna Baker, Justina Kim, Ara Marie Young, Carolyn Nguyen

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Dominican Sisters, Sparkill, NY (OP)

Sister(s): James Louise Downey

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Eudist Servants of the Eleventh Hour (ESEH)

Sister(s): Viola Ramírez, Lourdes Reyes

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady of Peace (MFP)

Sister(s): Maria Eugenia (Maru) Espinoza

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Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (OSF)

Sister(s): Veronica (Maria Isabel) Sanchez-Carvajal, Josefina Valencia-Moreno, Elizabeth Ann Waldron-Felix

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Missionaries of Charity (MC)

Sister(s): M. Monica Andresen, M. Dorothy Bly, Maria Jojo, M. Gethsemane Zavaletta Chumbillungo, M. Kateri Wilkie, M Tessy Jose, M. Clara Vilchis Gonzalez, M. Catherine Joseph, M. Hilarina Francis, M. Catherine of Siena Riley, Ann Marie Nguyen, Mary Grace Medina Chavarria, Gabriela Paz y Puente Rodriguez, M. Joy Bourgeois, M. Carmelita Carrillo Perez, M. Czestochowa Kaczor, Mary Agnes Emanuel, M. Rose Kerketta

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Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary (SMSM)

Sister(s): Marie Lucie Tolojanahary, Christina Mac Lean, Kathleen Ruck

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A purple emblem featuring a cross and the letters "IHS" framed by a crown of thorns. Below the letters, there's a heart containing the words "Amor Meus." The background is black.
Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament (OVISS)

Sister(s): Judith Mosera, Mary (Maria de la Paz) Mejia, Monica del Hoyo, Sofia Rivera, Hellen Wawira Muchira

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Religious of Jesus and Mary (RJM)

Sister(s): Natalia Mejia, Rosemary Nicholson, Martha María Torres, Sandra Salazar

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School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND)

Sister(s): Cora Weismantel, Adrienne Taitano, Virginia (Gloria) Sturgeon, Mary Dietz, Guadalupe Valdez

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Sister Servants of the Blessed Sacrament (SJS)

Sister(s): Irma Leticia Campos, Maria Cruz Solorzano, Martha Enriquez, Eva Rodriguez, Lilia Vega, Patricia Rodriguez, Margarita Gallardo-Rodriguez, Katia Chavez, Maria Elvia Gonzalez, Maria Esther Nunez, Bertha Meza, Adriana Rebeca Zuro, Abigail Chavez Gonzalez, Luz Maria Jimenez, Eva Lujano, Maria Luisa Pelayo, Hilda Angelica Barrera, Ana Rosa Aceves, Brigida Ornelas Esmeralda Razo, Alma Celina Davalos, Maria Casas, Ana Maria Guzman, Susana Del Toro Vargas

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Sisters for Christian Community (SFCC)

Sister(s): Christine Bellefontaine, Patrice Bennett, Maria Dowhaniuk, Carmen Figueroa, Gloria Galvan, Guadalupe (Lupe) Moore

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Sisters of Mercy of Americas, West-Midwest (RSM)

Sister(s): Guia Jimenez, Mary Waskowiak, Rosanne McGrath

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Sisters of Nazareth (CSN)

Sister(s): Madonna Fido, Marie McCormack, Loreta Matila, Margaret Mary Brody, Rose Hoye, Anne Connors, Vera Anne Chan, Catherine Maree Rea, Chitondezyo Nyoni

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Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods (SP)

Sister(s): Doreen Lai, Josephine Bryan, Mary Jo Piccione

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Sisters of Social Service (SSS)

Sister(s): Elizabeth Lopez, Diana Sabia, Grace Boys

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Sisters of St. Clare (OSC)

Sister(s): Madeline Fitzgerald

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Sisters of St. Francis Clinton, Iowa (OSF)

Sister(s): LaVern Olberding, Patricia Weldon

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An oval emblem with a blue border containing the words "Sentire Cum Ecclesia" at the top and "Sisters of St. Francis Xavier" at the bottom. In the center is a gold anchor with a red flame on top.
Sisters of St. Francis Xavier (SFX)

Sister(s): Nant Shwe

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Sisters of St. Francis, Philadelphia (OSF)

Sister(s): Mary Kiely

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A circular emblem divided into four quadrants with symbols: a cross and anchor, chi-rho with a lamb, a star, and a tower. It bears the phrases "Deus Meus et Omnia," and "Pax et Bonum" with surrounding text indicating a religious order.
Sisters of St. Francis, Rochester (OSF)

Sister(s): Kathleen Warren

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A logo featuring a turquoise circle divided by a cross, with the text "Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Los Angeles Province" in blue lettering.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Los Angeles (CSJ)

Sister(s): Maureen Evelyn Brown, Frances Michele Francese, Suzanne Ensminger, Dolores Anchondo, Charlene Del Bianco, Sally Koch

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Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange (CSJO)

Sister(s): Joyce Anne (Joy) Thomas

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Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ)

Sister(s): Ann Durst

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Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ)

Sister(s): Lisa Buscher, Juliet Mousseau, Ruth Cunnings, Theresa (Terri) Monroe, Mary Kay Hunyady, Virginia Rodee, Mary Hotz, Anne Wente, Marina Hernandez, Annette Schmeling, Mary Bernstein

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About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pulido’s coat of arms is divided into four quarters with wavy horizontal lines from top to bottom. The blue and white lines represent the Blessed Virgin Mary. They also suggest water, which alludes to Jesus washing the feet of His disciples and to the waters of baptism. The red and gold lines represent the Holy Spirit and fire. The colors also can be seen as referring to the Blood that (along with water) poured from Jesus’ side at His crucifixion, as well as to the bread (gold) and wine (red) transformed into the Eucharist. At the center is a roundel featuring a symbolic representation of the “mandatum” (washing of the feet), which he believes exemplifies service to all humanity. The roundel’s outer edge is a line composed of small humps; it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Diocese of Yakima, where Bishop Pulido served as a priest before being named a bishop.

About the Coat of Arms

Bishop Pham’s coat of arms depicts a red boat on a blue ocean, which is crisscrossed by diagonal lines suggesting a fisherman’s net. This symbolizes his ministry as a “fisher of men,” as well as how his own father had been a fisherman. The boat is also a symbol of the Church, which is often referred to as the “barque of Peter.” At the center of the sail is a red beehive (a symbol of the bishop’s baptismal patron saint, St. John Chrysostom, who was known as a “honey-tongued” preacher). The beehive is surrounded by two green palm branches (an ancient symbol of martyrdom; the bishop’s ancestors were among Vietnam’s first martyrs). The eight red tongues of fire around the boat are a symbol of the Holy Spirit and a representation of the diversity of ethnic and cultural communities. The red of the boat, the beehive and the tongues of fire allude to the blood of the martyrs.

About the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms combines symbols that reflect Bishop Bejarano’s spiritual life and priestly ministry. The main part of the shield shows four wavy vertical lines on a gold background. These represent flowing waters. This alludes to his chosen motto and also symbolizes the graces that come from the Divine life to quench our thirst for God. The upper third of the shield is red because it is borrowed from the coat of arms of the Order of Mercy, of which the Bishop’s patron saint, Raymond Nonnatus, was a member. The central symbol resembles a monstrance because St. Raymond is often depicted holding one. The Eucharist is Bishop Bejarano’s inspiration for his vocation. It was through the Eucharist that he received his call to the priesthood at age seven and which keeps his faith and his ministry going. It represents the call to offer oneself as a living sacrifice. The monstrance is flanked on either side by an image of the Sacred Heart, alluding to the mercy of God and echoing the idea of a sacrificial offering of oneself united to the sacrifice of Christ, and of a rose for Our Lady. It is an allusion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and highlights the bishop’s Hispanic heritage.

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