A Little Sister share an aspect of this mission : Mother Saint Theresa said on several occasions that loneliness is a very common condition in the Western world. Well that is certainly true here in New Zealand. There is an organisation called “Age Concern”. She endeavours to remedy this situation by having volunteers visit elderly…
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Content On May 4th and 6th, 2019, we share the fruits of the Assembly of the Congregation with the Sisters of Spain and Portugal in Barcelona the which took place in April 2019 The sisters welcomed with great interest the information received on the different territories as well as the report of Marie Françoise Phelippeau…
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The Church of Vietnam is still known today as young, vibrant and dynamic, yet it has suffered greatly under six reigns of Vietnamese kings during three hundred years of persecution. We cannot count all our martyrs, who died because of their faith in Jesus Christ. We wondered if the fire of faith had been extinguished…
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A call A long time ago, and yet a time that is of the present, the dazzling light of the Gospel called me. What was to be done? The question for me: such a radical step would be lived out better with others, but with whom? After looking in the direction of the Carmelite…
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The Assembly of the Congregation which took place from April 5-15, 2019 flows in continuity from the theme of our General Chapter 2017 — To Go Out To Encounter – the experience of The Visitation with Mary and Elizabeth. This Visual summary gives a colorful expression to the hope-filled beauty of what the Gospel calls…
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Minas Gerais : It is the state in Brazil where there is the greatest concentration of iron ore. A state that is rich in natural resources and explored in all its aspects, especially the political aspect, due to the concentration of the wealth. Inserted in the reality of the workers of this state since 1963,…
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Sr. Annette will be attending the Assembly of the Congregation in Paris from April 5-15, 2019. Today she had the joy of attending the Celebration of the 120th Anniversary of Fr. Pernet’s death. April 3rd is also the date of his ordination. There were 3 special moments at Mass: 1. The offertory procession had a…
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FIRST LITTLE SISTER OF THE ASSUMPTION FROM VIETNAM The Charism is updated with the fresh air of the new generations and cultures THE CALL I was born in 1980, in a Christian family, in Central Viet Nam, on the coast… My mother died quickly after an illness. My dad was 37 years old, my older…
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I always knew that God and the poor would have an important place in my life; but as for how, it’s another story … My name is Lucia; I was looking for God and wanting to give my life for the poor when I discovered that as a Little Sister of the Assumption, I could…
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The vocation: a response from God to the excluded A call I entered the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in 1992 in order to follow the ideal of Jesus which our founders translated as follows: “To procure the glory of God by the salvation of the poor, the workers and of their…
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