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During the fall of 2001 hundreds of Providence pilgrims–sisters, Associates, family and friends–traveled to Rome to witness the beatification of our foundress, Emilie Tavernier Gamelin. In the homily of October 7, at St Peter’s Cathedral, they listened Pope John Paul II’s concluding words: “Dear pilgrims who have come from different countries for today’s beatifications: May […]
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As part of the World Day of the Deaf, September 27, we invited Sister Yvette Renaud, S.P., to tell us about her experience as a teacher of deaf people. While hesitant to describe my personal journey, I asked Sister Jacqueline St-Amant, SP, a former teacher of deaf people herself for some help. Her first reaction […]
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The Sisters of Providence are an apostolic religious congregation, a community of persons, whose primary orientation is mission, the concrete expression of their radical commitment to Christ, to the poor and to the Church as people of God. The self-identity of the religious congregation emerges from an awareness of the origin and continuity of its […]
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Our Mother of Sorrows or Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is one of many titles by which the Catholic Church venerates the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. The title emphasizes the unity of the mother to her suffering son, who sacrificed himself to give people a new life. Mary remains strong and steadfast despite the […]
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The United Nations General Assembly met in 2012 to establish the 5th of September as the International Day of Charity. In doing so, the UN was inviting all the States Members, other UN agencies and any other international and local organizations to celebrate this day by encouraging acts of charity, notably through different educational and […]
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What we have experienced these past days has become one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in the history of Canada. According to the Canadian government, more than 15 million hectares have been scorched and there are more than a thousand fires that are still active. Wildfires have spread throughout Canadian territory, from the Atlantic […]
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As far as I can remember, I have always wanted to travel the world caring for the wounded, the poor and those in need. As I became older, I felt in me this desire growing stronger. After reflecting upon it, I chose to be nurse because I wanted to stand by the sick, stand by […]
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During the spring of 1847, thousands of women and men from Ireland set sail to Montreal, fleeing from the famine that plagued their homeland. Many of them contracted typhus during their journey. To stop the contagion, the new immigrants were confined to structures known as “fever sheds”. Ignace Bourget, the Bishop of Montreal, then asked […]
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On August 25, 1970, four Sisters of Providence arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Their group included two experienced teachers, Sisters Fleurette Lasalle and Jacqueline Lapalme, and two well-trained nurses, Sisters Henriette Arseneau and Juliana Larouche. They were sent by the Mother Cécile Fournier, General Superior, who had promised Montréal Archbishop Paul-Émile Léger to respond to the […]
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Organized for the first time in Rome in 1986, the World Youth Day (WYD) is a celebration of the Catholic youth that promotes the values of justice, charity, union and fraternity among peoples and nations. It takes place at the diocesan level on Palm Sunday, and every two, three or four years, the Pope chooses […]
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