Caption: The novice becomes a nun at the end of 2 1/2 years. Her vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and zeal for souls become perpetual vows three years later. Here Msgr. Markham, representing the B..
Caption: The novice becomes a nun at the end of 2 1/2 years. Her vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and zeal for souls become perpetual vows three years later. Here Msgr. Markham, representing the Bishop of the diocese, crowns her with roses, symbol of "a crown of glory in Heaven." Arthur Lapp, Post photographer. Description by Betty Donovan.