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05/09/24

International Day of CHARITY

“Charity is much more than material and social assistance. It has to do with the whole person; it strives to put people back on their feet with the love of Jesus: a love that helps them to recover their beauty and their dignity. Offering charity means having the courage to look into people’s eyes.”[9] Pope […]

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09/08/24

International Youth Day

The 12th of August the world commemorates the International Youth Day. And for this year, pope Francis has chosen the message of the prophet Isaiah as its main theme: “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary” (Is 40:31). As he explains in a letter sent to mark the occasion: As young […]

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01/08/24

Sisters of Providence in the Philippines, a Mission is Born.

      From March 19 to 22, a discernment session took place in Portland, Oregon, to select the first fie missionaries. The members of the three provincial councils participated in the session with fifteen of the sisters who had volunteered for the mission. At the end of the process, the missionaries chosen were Sisters […]

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26/07/24

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Human trafficking disfigures dignity. Exploitation and subjugation limit freedom and turn people into objects to use and discard. And the system of trafficking profits from the injustice and wickedness that oblige millions of people to live in conditions of vulnerability. As pope Francis has clearly stated: “Trafficking is a terrible reality, affecting too many people: […]

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12/07/24

To Give Unconditionally

The venerable figure of Mother Bernarda had already become the symbol of a model Church, welcoming and concerned with helping the poor and underprivileged […] Young orphan boys and girls always accompanied her whenever she was invited to participate in some event. […] Her actions far from being limited to promoting large gatherings, set in […]

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05/07/24

Gala Concert for Education in Haiti.

On Sunday June 2, 2024, Sisters Karin Dufault, Diane Sarrasin, Josie Lerios, Hélène Mamert Nga Amogo, Maria Nagui and Francine Blanc, took part in the gala evening organized by Father Asnigue Merlet.  The purpose of the concert was to raise funds for the children of the Notre-Dame-de-Fatima bicentenary school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  The concert took […]

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28/06/24

Mother Bernarda and a presidential recognition

It was 99 years ago that Mother Bernarda was awarded a medal by the President of Chile to acknowledge her contribution to the Chilean nation. Mother Bernarda and a presidential recognition On June 27, 1925, the president of Chile, Don Arturo Alessandri Palma celebrated Mother Bernarda Morin’s boundless love for the poorest and most abandoned […]

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21/06/24

World Refugee Day – June 20

“For I was a stranger and you welcomed me …”. (Mt. 25:35) I belong to the international congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, founded in Lyon (France) in 1876 for the mission in Africa. In the early 2000s, I came to Quebec during my sabbatical. I took the “Discover your […]

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13/06/24

The unique destiny of Moïse Loiselle

Moïse Loiselle was born in 1819 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu on the south shore of Montreal. How can this common man, born more than 200 years ago, be related to the sisters and the great Providence family? As it turns out Moïse met Mother Gamelin, Mother Bernarda Morin and Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Not many […]

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07/06/24

World Oceans Day – June 8

This day ” reminds us all of the major role the ocean plays in everyday life. It serves as the lungs of our planet, a major source of food and medicine, and a critical part of the biosphere. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on […]

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