Author: Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption

Drilling for a source in Bobo Dioulasso

The Little Sisters of the Assumption community in Sector 24 of Bobo Dioulasso has begun to develop a plot of land with a view to building premises for the community and mission. To do this, before starting construction work, it was necessary to first find water. The Sisters called in a dowser to identify the…
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A French sister at the service of the elderly poor in Chile

Chantal Berthelin with residents of the El Rosario-Punta home in Tralca What was her childhood like? How did her vocation appear? Chantal Berthelin was born on 29th May 1928, in Paris, in a large family (14 brothers and sisters). Her family passed on their faith to her. She was in the scout movement and several…
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First foundation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in New York in April 1891

April 1891. Six Little Sisters of the Assumption pose on an ocean liner. The wind swells their veils and heavy skirts. A priest accompanies them. Where are they going? And who are they? They are leaving for America: it was the first time Little Sisters were leaving Europe and crossing the Atlantic. They left on…
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Summon, Assemble, Walk Together…. Colombia

“The charism goes where it wants, as it wants. It is up to us to take the time to listen and to open ourselves to new ways of being together.” (GC 2022)  Driven by this desire and by our passion for the Kingdom, we arrived here over a year ago, after the crisis of the…
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Sister Paul Hélène- Little Sister of the Assumption – 8 May

She was 67 years old on 8 May 1994 when she was murdered in Algiers.  She was in the library where she worked and welcomed young people with Brother Henri Vergès. “No one has greater love than the one who gives his life for his friends. St John 15:13 We are invited to contemplate this…
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World Day Prayer for Vocations 30-04-2023

Pope’s message-2022: “We are called to be guardians of one another, to strengthen the bonds of harmony andsharing, and to heal the wounds of creation lest its beauty be destroyed. In a word, we arecalled to become a single family in the marvellous common home of creation, in the reconcileddiversity of its elements. In this…
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Easter 2023

Easter message to LSA, friends and families In the narrative of the disciples of Emmaus (Luke 24: 35-48), perhaps the most beautiful passage of the Gospel of Luke, is the following: “the disciples are under the impression that the death of Jesus has put an end to what they perceived as an enthralling ideal that…
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Rural exodus and immigration in the second half of the 19th century in France

During the second half of the 19th century, as a result of the industrial revolution, France witnessed the arrival of many immigrants in its cities as well as a significant rural exodus. At the time, while France needed manpower, it was experiencing a major demographic slowdown. Immigration was all the more important as most of…
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Pope Francis’ visit to Kinshasa (DRC)

Pope Francis was been able to connect very well with the people, with his 86 years and in a wheelchair, he did not waste time in these 4 days of stay in Kinshasa. It seems that he did not even need to rest, he wanted to see everything and listen to everyone. The arrival was…
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Arrivée de Céline Hirsch-Poynard aux archives des Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption

The New Archivist at the Little Sisters of the Assumption

Céline Hirsch, the new lay archivist of the Little Sisters of the Assumption, presents the archive serviceand the exhibitions that were organised for the General Chapter of summer 2022. I started working in the archives of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in March 2022, taking over fromSr Madeleine Rémond as an archivist. I have…
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