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Pastoral care of listening in Buenos Aires

Listening to each other, getting to know each other. We would like to unite with each one of you in the joy and hope that comes from Jesus the Servant and Saviour, and wish you PEACE! How good it is to be able to be with you, in community, to share what moves us in…
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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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Jubilee pilgrimage of the Hospitalité Notre-Dame-De-Salut (HNDS) to Rome

In April, a phone call led… to Rome! We got the surprise of a phone call from Fr Vincent Cabanac A.A., organiser of the jubilee pilgrimage of the Hospitalité Notre-Dame de Salut (HDNS) to Rome between the 2nd and the 6th of May 2023. I subsequently received written confirmation: “Given your constant dedication to the…
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From New York to Paris – our shared roots

Jonah and his family (his wife and three children) moved to the parent company in July. He is the director of a LSA agency in the USA. Bernie and Nathalie met him during their visit to the USA. Here’s what he had to say about his visit to Grenelle: Hello!  I wanted to share a…
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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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