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A common passion, God and poor people

Fabrice, who became a nurse in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Fabrice, a local youngster, benefited from nutritional support at the Little Sisters of the Assumption Centre during his childhood; he then joined the pre-school class in 2003 and remained in the tutoring programme until his third year. In 2019, he obtained his baccalauréat with honours after high school. He then followed the paramedical course at…
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Our 2024 graduates are talented!

Presentation of certificates after 3 years’ training at the Mère Marie de Jésus Centre in Masina Sans Fil, Kinshasa (DRC) On 13 June 2024, four women received their sewing certificates. After 3 years of training in Sewing : Ruth, Niclette, Thérèse and Léonie now have a trade in hand and are able to live independently.…
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The Bicentenary on video!

Today, we are almost at the end of 2024, the bicentenary of the birth of our founders, Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage.As we come to the end of this special year of celebration and thanksgiving, we are delighted to share with you a video featuring various images of celebrations, publications and initiatives that have taken…
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Stories of the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service

Carey Kasten and Brenna Moore published a moving account of our mission as LSA in East Harlem.   Before the book launch on May 20th, Sr. Margaret and Julie Garay had a lovely visit in front of our house where Margaret presented the book, Mutuality in El Barrio, to her. Enjoy this delightful moment. May…
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Paul-Hélène Saint-Raymond, première des dix-neuf Martyrs d’Algérie

Paul-Hélène Saint-Raymond, first of the nineteen Martyrs of Algeria

Hélène Saint-Raymond was born at Paris in the 17th district into a deeply Christian family, the eighth of ten children. After her studies at the college Sainte-Marie de Neuilly, she prepared for a degree in physics and chemistry at the Sorbonne and participated at the Centre Richelieu (a centre for Catholic students created by the…
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1824-2024 : Bicentenary of the birth of our Founders

2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of our two Founders: discover the Bicentenary video!

The  Our Lady of the Assumption  Fraternities

A short history : From the first years of the founding of the Congregation, 1865, the Little Sisters had their mission.in the working-class families, they were also attentive to accompanying  the faith journey of thepeople after they stopped regular visits within the family. Father Etienne Pernet, founder of the Congregation, listened to the Sisters who shared…
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Migration and Hospitality in Tunisia

At a time when the entire media, European media in particular, is pointing the finger at Tunisia in denouncing the situation of sub-Saharan migrants in that country, it is important to highlight how much hospitality is valued in Muslim society. It avoids the confusion between political interests including all the associated inconsistencies and the daily…
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SAO MAI SCHOLARSHIP GROUP       

With the Little Sisters, supporting young people in their studies in Vietnam! In 2017, after participating in the apostolic mission of the Phu Tuc parish, a part of the diocese of Kom Tum in Vietnam, our Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption helped six young people from the Gia Rai ethnic group so…
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“The film Lumière des Hommes (The Light of Man”)

The large reels in these photos, contained in easy-to-carry cases, comprise a film produced in 1962 at the instigation of the congregation, entitled Lumière des Hommes (The Light of Man).. The film’s narrative It’s a 45-minute-long narrative film presenting the congregation’s mission and spirituality. It was made by professional film-makers, Mr. Dolmaire and Mr. Lorsay,…
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