Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration (OSB)

60th First Profession

Sister Ramona Varela

Entrance: 1960

First profession: 1963

Final profession: 1968

Service in the archdiocese: St. Louis Monastery, 1968-73

Prioress, St. Louis Monastery, 1992-98

Service outside the archdiocese: Prioress General, Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, 2002-08

Prioress, Tucson, Arizona, Monastery

About Sister Ramona Varela: She plays the piano and organ and has written several compositions. While in St. Louis, she studied under Dr. Mario Salvador, famed organist of the Cathedral of Saint Louis.

70th First Profession

Sister Dawn Vercellino

Entrance: 1951

First profession: 1953

Final profession: 1958

Service in the archdiocese: Pastoral Minister, BSPA Healthcare Center, 1981-85

Prioress, St. Louis Monastery, 1985-91

Administrator, BSPA Healthcare Center, 1996-2001

Service outside the archdiocese: Director, Clyde, Missouri, Monastery Printery

Prioress, Tucson, Arizona, Monastery

Bookkeeper, Tucson Monastery

Organist and liturgist for the St. Louis and Tucson monasteries