{"id":6192,"date":"2026-08-21T22:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/?p=6192"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T03:52:30","slug":"five-tertiary-sisters-celebrate-jubilee-anniversaries-in-shisong-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/five-tertiary-sisters-celebrate-jubilee-anniversaries-in-shisong-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tertiary Sisters Celebrate Jubilee Anniversaries in Shisong, Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Witness this Solemn Lectionary Procession I Franciscan Convent Shisong\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BNI8jh5JSwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On August 2, 2026, The Tertiary Sisters of Saint Francis (TSSF) came together in prayer, gratitude and celebration at Shisong Convent to mark a milestone of faith as five sisters celebrated their Diamond, Golden and Silver Jubilee.<\/p>\n<p>The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo.<\/p>\n<h3>A Liturgy Marked by Joy and Franciscan Spirit<\/h3>\n<p>The Mass was beautifully animated with a solemn entrance and a lectionary procession in the Nigerian Ibo style. Voices raised in songs from across Cameroon filled the chapel, creating a relaxed and festive atmosphere of conviviality that reflected the Franciscan joy at the heart of TSSF life.<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Serve and Love Until It Hurts&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In his homily, Bishop Nkuo congratulated the jubilarians and paid special tribute to Sr. Anna Nyuydini, pioneer indigenous Provincial Superior of the erstwhile Cameroon Province and first African to serve as a General Councillor of the TSSF Congregation. Quoting Mother Teresa of Calcutta, he urged the sisters &#8216;to serve and love till it hurts&#8217; .<\/p>\n<p>He celebrated the congregation\u2019s enduring impact through the services of Sisters Anna Nyuydini, Hedwig Vinyo, Breda Shiyghan, Clementine Chia and Ilyn Wiysanyuy in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healthcare \u2013 bringing healing and dignity to the sick<\/li>\n<li>Prison Ministry \u2013 giving hope to prisoners<\/li>\n<li>Service to the Poor \u2013 empowering the underprivileged and marginalized<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drawing from the charism of St. Francis, the Bishop called the sisters and all present to lives of simplicity, authenticity, and genuine friendship.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned against \u201cpopularity achieved on the altar of selfishness\u201d and thanked the jubilarians for 60, 50, and 25 years of hidden sacrifices. He prayed that they continue to be \u201csources of inspiration to the young.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6197 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/shisong-jubilee-2026-lead-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Everything is Grace&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>In their speech, the jubilarians rendered gratitude to God, acknowledging that vocation is a seed planted by God. They equally rendered thanks to God, whose grace has been sustaining them.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating within the Extraordinary Franciscan Jubilee Year, the sisters made a concrete pledge to &#8221; feed the hungry&#8221;in a special way until the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year.<\/p>\n<p>They observed that Jubilee is a time of thanksgiving and looking forward to the with renewed hope and generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They expressed gratitude to Bishop Nkuo for his pastoral care, to the General Leadership Team (GLT) and Provincial Leadership Team(PLT) for their accompaniment, to fellow sisters for fraternal support, and to their families for generously offering them to work God\u2019s vineyard .<\/p>\n<p>The Superior General, Sr. Theodosia Baki reflected that Jubilee years represent \u201ca generous pouring of life for the service of God and love to humanity\u201dand affirmed that \u201cGod\u2019s grace is sufficient for the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She hailed Sr. Anna Nyuydini (Diamond Jubilarian) as a living testimony of faithfulness and endurance, praised the Golden Jubilarians (Sisters Hedwig and Breda) for their lives that speak of God\u2019s generosity, and urged the Silver Jubilarians (Sisters Clementine and Ilyn) to remain open to God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Celebrating 25, 50 &amp; 60 Years of Religious Life I Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AL2t9VuP4xo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>A Celebration of Commitment<\/h3>\n<p>The celebration concluded with photographs, friendly encounters and a fraternal meal.<\/p>\n<p>As TSSF looks to the future, the witness of these 5 jubilarians renews the congregation\u2019s commitment to live the Gospel in simplicity, serve the poor with joy, and be faithful instruments of Christ\u2019s peace.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tertiary Sisters of Saint Francis (TSSF) came together in prayer, gratitude and celebration at Shisong Convent to mark a milestone of faith as five sisters celebrated milestone anniversaries.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6192"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6221,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6192\/revisions\/6221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tertiarysisters.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}