“A new world is being prepared …” “In Mary we contemplate a perfect response to the call of God… Her assumption gives us the certainty that a new world is being prepared…” 15th of August 2020! This feast of the Assumption gathers us once again, and in a very particular manner. All our communities in…
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A day at the Family Health Service of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in East Harlem As I was getting off the elevator, going to get some supplies for the nursing program, the door opened and Kathy, the receptionist, called out in a loud voice: « I need some help here, we have an emergency!…
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Testimony of a blind Little Sister of the Assumption in a Nursing Home Confined! It is not easy for many to live through this pandemic, in the EHPAD (Residence for Dependent Old People), especially because we did not know how long it would last! Personally, I entered with the conviction that I had to face,…
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A mission in Italy, among our fragile brothers On the occasion of one of our meetings with a group of the Fraternity, we listened together to this extract from the Multiplication of the Bread (Mt. 14:15,21), and we had a common reflection on it.Why did Jesus say to his disciples “Give them something to eat…
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A long history It’s a very long story. It all began in 2014, on the occasion of the visit of the Superior General to Madagascar. We, the Little Sisters of Madagascar, wanted to give our participation in the resources of the Congregation through self-financing. We are interdependent in the Congregation, so we want to give…
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On this Blessed Sacrament Sunday, we, the young professed sisters from Congo want to share with you the fruits of our weekend. The topic was on Pope Francis’ Exhortation “Querida Amazonia”. To experience this, we shared together the richness of our preparatory work. After the opening prayer, we welcomed with joy a video of Sister…
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We could say that we live “locked in”, we have brought the two communities together, we go out only what is necessary… we live with insecurity because of our ever-changing reality, because of the reality of people who do not know what is going to happen. Sickness is increasing and poverty is getting worse. Living…
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From Argentina we want to share our experience during the COVID 19 pandemic. What was happening in China and some European countries was an alert for our countries. At the beginning of March we had the first cases through people returning from their trips to affected countries. The government called for the opposition and together…
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I would like to share with you a little of my experience with the FRATER (Christian Fraternity of Sick and handicapped people). My mission at the Frater began in 1978 in Cochabamba (Bolivia) with two handicapped persons and one Little Sister of the Assumption, Anna Renelde van Destraten (of Belgium nationality) who is now in…
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The Ascension (Matthew 28, 16 – 20) “And remember, I’m with you always, to the end of the age” The texts of St. John, which have been suggested recently,we have been encouraged to meditate, to pray to God the Father and to renew our Faith in his Love.Stéfan Thériault reminds us in the Hymn to…
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