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House of Providence

This week, we’d like to take a look at the building that housed the second Mother House of the Sisters of Providence. Its construction dates b ack to 1888. Located at 1431 Fullum Street in Montreal, it ceased to serve as the Mother House in 1962, but continued to host various ministries and works of […]

53rd anniversary of the reunion of the Sisters of Providence in Chile with the Mother Congregation

As this year is one of celebration for our Congregation, particularly for the Chilean sisters of our community, we commemorate the day when the Sisters of Providence in Chile reunited with the Mother Congregation in Montreal. Every reunion implies a separation. The first chapter of this story, impossible to summarize in a few lines, dates […]

170th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Providence in Chile

This year marks the anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Providence in Chile. It was 170 years ago that five women religious , Victoria Larocque as superior, Sister Amable Dorion, Sister Marie du Sacré-Cœur Bérard, Sister Denise-Benjamin Worwoth and Sister Bernarda Morin left Montreal to settle in western United States. But there was […]

Saint-Jean Baptiste Day and the Sisters of Providence

Saint-Jean Baptiste Day, a well-known popular celebration, is also Quebec’s National Holiday and even the Canadian Francophonie. “Its origins date back to the dawn of times when people celebrated the summer solstice. During this pagan festivity a large bonfire would be lit to symbolize that light was at its peak. Later on, in Europe, especially […]

Journey to Oneness at the Providence International Center (PIC)

On May 30, the staff of the Providence International Center gathered in a friendly meeting to listen to the members of the Congregational Leadership Team of the Sisters of Providence, and be informed about the progress attained towards the new governance model for the Congregation. Listening to our congregational leader, Sister Alba Letelier’s was very […]

Unveiling of Emilie Gamelin Memorial 2000-2023

Emilie, Spiritual and Human Mother

Following the example of other blessed foundresses, Émilie Gamelin had previously experienced the joys and sorrows of married life. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother. During some years of sheer happiness, dividing her time between her husband, her little children, her family, and her childhood friends, she never forgot her beloved poor […]

Jubilee Day, Emilie-Gamelin Province

On June 1, 2003, like every year, Sister Claire Houde, provincial leader, alongside with the members of the Provincial Leadership Team and other sisters from the Émilie-Gamelin Province gathered at the chapel of the Mother House in Montreal, to honor 21 jubilarians. Among them, six were celebrating their Diamond Jubilee (60 years of religious life), […]

How not to Praise You, Provident God, in the Midst of an Ice Storm!

With these words I want to testify what I recently experienced here, at Maison Providence Saint-Joseph (PSJ), a care centre (CHSLD) in eastern Montreal. On Wednesday, April 5, an ice storm hit southern Quebec and the city of Montreal in particular. As the layer of ice that formed on the tree branches became heavy, many […]

World Day for Cultural Diversity – Providence Family

UNESCO defines cultural diversity as the “manifold ways in which the cultures of groups and societies find expression. ” Pope Francis has insisted on the importance of this diversity in the life of the Church: ” Our differences are not a detriment or a danger; they are a source of richness. As when an artist […]