Accompanying the Dear Neighbor
In this Lent, I am sensitive to Jesus’ invitation to follow Him. As a part of this invitation, I am called to be more aware of “my desert”, the reality of life in my neighborhood, my town, my nation.
Sister Zaida Pérez Peralta was received into the congregation in 1980. She currently serves as a member of the Peru Vice Province Leadership Team and as a spiritual director. Sister Zaida is a retired educator with diverse experience in elementary, secondary and religious schools.
In this Lent, I am sensitive to Jesus’ invitation to follow Him. As a part of this invitation, I am called to be more aware of “my desert”, the reality of life in my neighborhood, my town, my nation.
En esta Cuaresma estoy sensible a la invitación de Jesús de seguirlo. Un primer deseo es ser más consciente de “mi desierto” la realidad de vida de mi barrio, mi pueblo, mi nación.
ペルーは多種多様な自然栽培された野菜、果物、穀類等があるお陰で持続可能かつヘルシーな食生活ができるので大変ありがたく思っています。更に、大自然の牧草地では様々な動物が育つので、私たちは牛肉、豚肉、羊肉、鶏肉と魚も食べる習慣があります。
En Perú nos sentimos bendecidas por la diversidad de vegetales, frutas, menestras y otras plantas que produce la Madre Tierra para gozar de una alimentación sostenible y sana.
In Peru, we feel blessed by the diversity of vegetables, fruits, menestras (grains) and other plants that Mother Earth produces to help us to enjoy a sustainable and healthy diet.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are a congregation of Catholic sisters. We, and those who share our charism and mission, are motivated in all things by our profound love of God and our dear neighbors. We seek to build communities and bridge divides between people. Since our first sisters gathered in 1650, our members have been called to “do all things of which women are capable.” The first sisters of our congregation arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1836, and we now have additional locations in St. Paul, Albany, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Japan and Peru. Today, we commit to respond boldly to injustice and dare to be prophetic.