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Today we remember an important part of Émilie Tavernier Gamelin’s spiritual journey. Since 1827, after the death of her husband and children, she had devoted herself to caring for those most in need, especially poor elderly and disabled women but also to orphans and political prisoners. She trusted in Providence and was inspired by Our […]
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August 14 Day of Prayer and Fasting In a world torn apart by war and inhumanity – in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, Myanmar, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo and in so many other countries wounded by both visible and invisible conflicts – we cannot remain silent spectators. Each day we see faces marked by pain, lives […]
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Soon, we’ll be commemorating 172 years since the arrival of the Sisters of Providence in Valparaiso, Chile. Among those who arrived on June 17, 1853, a young woman stands out. She had abandoned her home, her family and her country just as her companions had done. All of them finally arrived in Chile following the […]
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Tribute to Sister Yolande Gagnon, s.p. Sister Yolande was born in Matane, Gaspé, Quebec, in 1932, the sixth of 13 children. She attended school in her native village and went on to high school and the Teacher training college at the Sisters of the Good Shepherd convent, also in Matane. From an early age, Sister […]
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1942 – 2025 Yes, all Providence women are exceptional, that is an indisputable fact, because their sense of self-sacrifice is always alert. However, Sister Claudette Chénier – or sister Claude-René, using her religious name — excelled in several fields. Born in Ville Saint-Pierre, on the Island of Montreal, on June 25, 1942, she was the […]
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As a young child, Emilie, was initiated by her mother to welcome beggars and all those who knocked at the door and asked for “charity for the love of God.” She was always attentive to God’s will for her. She married, at the age of 23, Jean-Baptiste Gamelin, who was 50 years old, and the […]
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The Lord did wonders for me, holy is his name. Luke 1:49. Perpetual vows of Sister Jude Merline Bernard, SP January 26, 2025 – Sainte-Véronique de Welch Church, Haiti By allowing myself to be impregnated and touched by the love of Christ, I have the feeling that I have always nourished this inner desire to […]
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Roberta Rorke and her two brothers and a sister were born in Yakima, Washington, to a Bohemian mother and an Irish father. “I have a curious mind; I always have had,” she said. As a very young child, she asked her mother why water froze. Her mother’s response was, “because that’s how God did it.” […]
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Pilgrims of Hope is the theme that Pope Francis invites us to live in this Jubilee 2025. “The Jubilee can do much to restore a climate of hope and trust, (…) that is why I chose the theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. It will be possible if we are able to recover the sense of universal […]
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Dear Providence Family, From this place of grace and blessing, this weekend, let us join to accept the invitation to celebrate the World Day of the Poor and renew our commitment to accompany the lives and hopes of the most vulnerable. As Catholics and Sisters of Providence, it is time to renew our commitment to […]
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