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It is always a joy for a religious Family and it is an opportunity to thank the Lord when new young girls begin one of the stages of their initial formation journey.
And so, in Keng Tung, Myanmar, on 6 August, six novices pronounced their yes with the first profession of vows: Sister Agnese, Sister Angela, Sister Christopher, Sister Veronica, Sister Pasqualina, Sister Martha in a joyful atmosphere of having among them Sister Sandra, the superior general.
The following day on 7 August, the feast of our special Protector, St. Cajetan, in Lomé, Togo, Déborah, Laurice Diane, Ninon, Marie Reine Denise, Nadège, Thérèse, began their postulancy.
And on 15 August, on the feast of the Assumption of Mary, three postulants Aubine, Nina and Olga, also in Lomé, entered the novitiate.
We express our fraternal wishes and prayers to each of these 15 young girls: may their hearts be increasingly inflamed with the love towards the Lord who called them to the life of consecration, and that, by the example and intercession of our Founder, Saint Luigi Scrosoppi, they know how to love Him and serve Him in their brothers and sisters.
Have a good life, dear sisters!
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The anniversary of religious profession is always an opportunity to give thanks to God of life for his grace.
Recently some sisters celebrated their 25th anniversary of profession:
- Sister Rosilene da Silva Brito, Sister Cleusa Aparecida de Oliveira and Sister Teresinha Ferreira Silva in the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, in Brazil, on 19 June 2023
Sister Elisabeta Butnaru in Udine, Italy, on 11 June 2023;
All are unanimous in affirming with joy: "What made us persevere in responding to the vocation were not our abilities or our strengths, but the experience of the mercy and faithfulness of God, who never abandons those who trust in Him , as our Father Saint Luigi reminds us".
Their fervent prayer, on this day of joy, is that there are other young people who have the courage to respond to the desire that lives in the depths of their hearts and through which God speaks and also calls them to a life totally given for the Kingdom.
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On 8 September, together with the sisters of India, we experienced a day of joy and thanksgiving to the Lord for having given to the religious Family some young girls who have begun or continued their journey of initial formation.
Indeed:
- 7 aspirants have started the POSTULANCY: Immaculate, Jobalin, Jospa, Pinki, Prativa, Reshma, Sedekhono
- 5 postulants have begun the NOVITIATE: Anugraha, Baiahunlin, Bashilda, Divya, Elizabeth
Their smiling face is a manifestation of a serene heart that desires to respond to God's grace with a life of commitment and coherence.
Let us pray for each of them, entrusting them to the maternal intercession of Mary, Mystical Rose, the mother of every vocation, She who always accompanies the steps of those who want to follow her Son Jesus on the path of holiness.
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We share with the visitors of our website the joy of the recent events that have marked the formation journey of some young girls who are experiencing life according to the charism of the Institute, in the spirit of the Founder, St. Luigi Scrosoppi.
Lomé-Togo: 7 August - Feast of St. Cajetan Thiene, protector of the Congregation
BEGINNING OF THE POSTULANCY FOR 5 young girls: AGNES, THERESE, BERNADETTE, EDITH, THERESE
Lomé-Togo: 15 August - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mary.
BEGINNING OF THE NOVITIATE FOR 6 postulants: DEBORAH, DIANE, NINON, MARIE REINE, NADEGE, THERESE
Roxas City-Philippines: August 22 - Memory of Mary Most Holy Queen
BEGINNING OF THE NOVITIATE FOR 4 postulants: AGNES, BENEDETA, CECLIA, MADALENA
Barrackpore-India: 8 September - Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mary
BEGINNING OF THE POSTULANCY FOR 8 young girls: GENEVIEVE, IADASHIHA, KILSE, NIKITA, RACHEL, SANJANA, SUSHMA, SUSHMITA
Barrackpore-India: 8 September - Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mary
BEGINNING OF THE NOVITIATE FOR 6 postulants: IMMACULATE, JOBALIN, JOSPAM PRATIVA, SEDEKHONO, TANISHA
May our prayers and affection accompany them. We invoke abundant divine grace upon each of them for a joyful and faithful journey.
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MARCH 19, 2022
The religious Family of the Sisters of Providence is celebrating on this day because it celebrates SAINT JOSEPH as its spiritual guide and entrusts itself to him with great love and confidence. Also because thre are new young girls begin or continue their path of formation in religious life.
In Lome, Togo, two novices, Sister Solange Nikuze and Sister Florence Amoussou made their First Profession, committing themselves, for a year, to live in poverty, chastity and obedience.
In Yangon, Myanmar, three postulants, Cecilia Ya Aye, Giovanna Su Su Chit and Rose Mary Kit Mu began their Novitiate.
Also in Yangon, four aspirants, Agnese Ngai Mu, Benedetta Amplate, Cecilia Ling Awi and Maddalena Mar Dar began the first formative period which is the Postulancy.
Let us pray for each of these sisters, invoking on their journey the blessing of the Virgin Mary, Rosa Mystica and Mother of Providence, and the intercession of our Father St. Luigi.
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“Without memory we lose our roots and without roots we cannot grow”Pope Francis
On 1 February we remember the origins of our religious Family, the Sisters of Providence.
To commemorate the 185th anniversary of the birth of the Congregation (1 February 1837), a simple exhibition was set up at Fr. Luigi Center in Udine to tell, even visually, this wonderful story of charity and providence.
The documents are collected in four groups; the first two tell significant historical facts and the other two underline the educational activity carried out by our sisters.
For each document there is a caption with: the date, the author and the recipient, a small summary, a partial or full scan of the text.
WE INVITE ALL OF YOU TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION VIRTUALLY, by downloading the attached PDF immediately after the photos (see ATTACHED DOWNLOADS).
We hope that these images can help relive the spirit of the Institute's origins and give our hearts an extra touch of warmth, trust and hope.
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Rome, 2 January 2022 - 22 January Lomé (Togo)
These two dates mark the day of theperpetual profession ofSister LEONARDA (in Rome) and ofSister PAULINE,Sister FRANCOISE andSister FLORENCE (in Togo).
Their 'yes' to the Lord, which began in the early years of formation, is now pronounced before the Church and welcomed by the religious Family in which they are fully hinged: thus it has received the sealFOREVER, as a faithful response to the fidelity of God.
For Sister Leonarda, the distance from her homeland, Bolivia, was made up for by the affection of so many sisters, as well as by the great honor of having His Eminence, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, as the main celebrant.
As is customary, Sister Florence, Sister Françoise and Sister Pauline, during the ceremony, each manifested to the assembly their commitment to follow the Lord through symbols: the ash to express the fragility of the creature placed in the hands of God, the lamp as an expression of the love that must enlighten the brothers and sisters even from afar, the clay pot which, in the hands of the great Potter, lets itself be modeled according to His project.
We invoke abundant blessings from the Lord on each of these four newly professed sisters.
We wish them that the feast they lived, with so many other sisters and with the joyful participation of the people, be a pledge of a long journey of charity, holiness, fraternity.
May the enthusiasm of self giving to the Bridegroom Jesus remain in their hearts and may they be bearers of goodness and serenity wherever the Lord calls them to serve Him in their brothers and sisters. -
PROVINCE OF AFRICA 'SAN GAETANO' - LOME '/ TOGO
On 15 August 2021, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is marked byentrance to novitiate of five postulants, Bernice, Clémentine, Charlotte, Félicia and Thérèse.
During the short ceremony, a sign that distinguishes this stage of the formative journey was given to them: the crucifix. It is an invitation to conform to the Word of Jesus who asks to always follow Him, even when it can cost sacrifice, and it can only be done with love, as He did. The words of the Father also resounded in the hearts of the five new novices. St. Luigi who urges them to make their love grow for the Lord, by fixing their gaze on the Crucifix.
On 22 August 2021, three young aspirants, Aubine, Nina and Olga, began the first stage of their formation, the postulancy.
This is the stage in which one learns to become a disciple. A disciple is the one who listens to the Master, lets himself be instructed and guided by him; he learns to know his Master better and to love him. For the journey of Aubine, Nina and Olga, the most suitable tool that helps them to become good disciples of Christ is the Word of God that was given to them, together with a medal of Mary, the disciple par excellence, to guide them to his Son Jesus.
On 11 September 2021 was the day of the first profession of Sister Marie Christine and of Sister Marie Sosthène Sévérine.
The ceremony began the previous evening with a vigil that emphasizes the importance of the event: offering of life to the Lord by professing the three vows of chastity, poverty, obedience, before the Church.
On the day of the first profession our tradition of choosing a 'religious surname' that is both an expression of the spiritual experience lived and an orientation for life in the following of Christ, is significant. Sister Marie Christine chose to call herself 'of the love of the Good Shepherd' and Sister Marie Sosthène Sévérine 'of the Divine Will'.
The two newly professed sisters were given the Rule of Life, the text on which they will be called to model their life of fraternity and mission, and the religious habit, a sign of belonging to the religious family.
To the five postulants, Bernice, Clémentine, Charlotte, Félicia and Thérèse, to the three novices, Aubine, Nina and Olga, and to the two newly professed, Sister Marie Christine and Sister Marie Sosthène Sévérine, we wish that they may grow with joy in love of the Lord and in fidelity to His call.
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"Get out of your land and go where I will show you...". These are the words of a song that for years accompanied the missionary mandate of priests and sisters who left their homeland to go on missions in another country.
And this is what we have experienced in recent days, almost simultaneously, in Rome, Lomé and Cochabamba.
Yes, because Sister Delia Breton and Sister Prisca Polo, both nurse-sisters just over forty, left the general house in Rome on August 16 and 17 for their new missionary destination: Sister Delia, a Bolivian, is the new gift for the mission in Togo and Sister Prisca, from Togo, is for the mission in Bolivia.
This is the fruit of the path of internationality that the religious Family has been carrying out for some time. Several sisters, in fact, have already lived their service of charity for years in a geographical and cultural context, different from that of origin, precisely by virtue of one mission to which we are all called with religious profession, but it is the first time that a Bolivian sister goes to Togo and a Togolese sister goes to Bolivia and it is the first time that this exchange takes place in same days.
In the attached photos we can see, in addition to the greeting of departure, the festive welcome reserved for the two sisters, a tangible sign of joy and fraternity; Sister Delia and Sister Prisca are clearly recognizable, one among the African faces and the other among the Bolivian faces.
Now that we know they have happily reached their destination, we leave them, as Father Luigi wrote at the end of his letters, 'in the Most Holy Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph', begging them to bless, guide and guard them. -
According to the history of the time, we know that on January 15, 1737, and then for several days, the statue of "Maria Rosa Mystica sweated and prodigiously moved her eyes".
The voice of the prodigy and of the graces obtained by the people who addressed her in their needs, immediately spread around, attracting at the feet of the Virgin an uninterrupted flow of faithful from various locations in Friuli. It continued more than a century, while the statue received a particular location in the Church of St. Catherine, later called "Santuario Rosa Mistica", which was restored and embellished over time, until it assumed its current appearance.
The Sisters of Providence in January 23, 1866, came to Cormones accompanied by their founder St. Luigi Scrosoppi.
The chronicles affirms that on January 15, 1890 the first feast of Rosa Mystica had been celebrated accompanied by a tridum of prayers, preaching and administration of the sacrament of confession. The chronicles says “we all were happy to see the beautiful feast and the great demonstrations of affection which the Cormonesi testify to Rosa Mystica.
The same chronicles of 1892 underlines the feast of Rosa Mystica as a precious occasion to foster in the faithful the devotion to Mary and for a spiritual renewal, also through the tridum of preaching and availability for confessions.
The same chronicle states: "Also this year the Cormonesi were distinguished by piety and devotion and were also generous with candles, because the altar of the prodigious effigy seemed dressed in the sun, so many were the lights that embellished it!"
In 1898 it is stated that there were so many people so that the Sisters were busy to call priests for confessions, "in our Church there were six confessors and seven in the Duomo".The previous year, as the immediate result of the tridum in which the preacher had strongly recommended participation in the Sacraments, especially to men and young people, the priests"hadto hear confessions until midnight on Saturday and, if there were as many confessors, they all would have done it “.
Over time the tridum was extended to embrace six days and then eightas itis in current situation, thus becoming the "Octave of the Mystical Rose".Even today this period is expected and attended by the faithful of the parishes of the DeaneryofCormònsand other neighbors, each of which is organized with moments of prayer, confessions and Eucharistic celebrations.
Even our Community, gathered at the feet of Maria Rosa Mistica during the entire Octave, reserves the time of prayer in which the community entrusts to the Blessed Virgin the needs of the religious Family, of the Church, of benefactors, of the people who recommend themselves to our prayers and of the whole world.
With the words of a song composed in honor of Rosa Mistica by the Friulian composer NarcisoMiniussi, we all turn to Maria:
In the great garden created by God
themost beautiful flower, Maria, it's you.
You are Mystical Rose, which spreads over the world
sweetscent of excellent virtue.
Oh! Mystical Rose, clementintercede
forus sinners You with the Lord.
Listen to the pleas of supplications, o Mother,
of thechildren who afflicted, turn to You.
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First of all we would like to thank God for His great goodness towards each one of us on the day of our “Yes forever”.
The joy we shared with our family and with our Religious family was indeed great.
Thank you so much for all the resources we have received for our growth from our religious Family during the preparation.
Thanks a lot for the gift of the Sisters of Providence.
Thanks to all the sisters in different parts of the world for the unity of prayer and for having welcomed us forever as members of this wonderful Family.
Thanks to each one of you.
We humbly ask you to accompany us with your prayers so that we may be able to live everyday as true daughters of Fr. Luigi in the availability to the Will of God.
sr.Cecilia Bu Mi, sr.Elizabetha Be Ta, sr.Maria Assunta, sr.Maria Ne Co, sr.Monica MayThu
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The days which have preceded the arrival of our dear Mother General, Sr. Sandra Del Bel Beluz, were of preparation, of intense prayer and of great joy to welcome her, to know her and finally to be able to communicate with her.
Now the visit is over. Thank you Sr. Sandra for being among us like a mother, teacher and shepherdess. We felt immediately accompanied and united like sisters of the same family of Father Luigi by the gift of your presence. You left the footsteps of God in our hearts and in the hearts of all who have met you. We have shared a lot during this short time and travelled together a piece of road of life, history of unity. We know that the mission that God has given you is great, therefore together with all the lay brothers and sisters who are around us, support you with the prayers.
We wish you to be a true pilgrim of God in the world, spreading peace and joy. We, the sisters of the province of St. Luigi remember you with lots of gratitude.
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We all feel united with the sisters in Myanmar who in these days live the unique experience of having Pope Francis “at home”! it is the first time ever in the history, a Pope visits this nation.
All our communities have prepared for this event with lively involvement and gathered together in Yangon to welcome him with the joy of dance and the beauty of their characteristic costumes.
Together with this young church we pray so that this may be a journey of hope and of providence, which marks a fruitful stage in the country’s journey towards harmony, love and peace.
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On 12th November, an interesting vocation camp took place in the community of Atibaia, in Brazil. We welcomed 6 girls prepared to live one day together with us for a brave experience of life. After a moment of welcoming which helped them feel at ease, we created some dynamics to facilitate integration between them. For the personal reflection a provocative theme has been proposed, through which each has been invited to become aware of the "thirst" that it carries within itself.
During the moments of Eucharistic adoration we have meditated together the Gospel passage where Jesus encounters the Samaritan woman (Jn.4: 1-42) the youth spent a significant moment of prayer guided by some questions which helped them to open up to the reality of the gospel in the life of each one; we shared the resonances and, later, to express better this experience and to bring home a beautiful memory of the lived experience, the young people received a clay pot to color, expressing with their colors, their research and even some answers "Find" during the Eucharistic adoration.
After watching the film on the life of Saint Barbara, we considered the theme of the Christian vocation and the testimony of this young - like them - who lived her Yes to God to the last consequences, paying the price of life. At the end of the day, one could feel the joy and satisfaction of each one, together with the desire to realize a path of discernment on one's own vocation.
We raise our gratitude to God for having used us like simple instruments to announce His Word and His call to every youth: the project of love is in His hands!
Community of Atibaia
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The 5th of November a day on which the church of Brazil celebrates the feast of everyone.
We, Sisters of the Province "Nossa Senhora Aparecida" met around the Eucharistic Table to praise God for the 25 years of his fidelity in guiding, day by day, Sr. Pushpa and Sr. Moly in the path of Religious Consecration and also to thank Him for their daily 'yes' to the Lord through the service of their brothers and sisters.
We had the joy of having our Archbishop, Dom Julio Endi Akamine, who presided over the Holy Eucharist and who helped us reflect on the saints, icon of the incarnate Word of God, and on the beauty of consecrated life, in which God takes the initiative to consecrate ourselves for Himself and gives us the grace to consecrate ourselves to Him.
On this feast day we also had the joy of having Sr. Sandra, the superior general,in whose presence we felt the communion with the religious family more alive. Sr. Pushpa and Sr. Moly have been missionaries in Brazil for five years; in fact, they left their beloved India to announce and witness the Gospel of charity in Brazil.
Dearest Sisters, we bless the Lord for the wonders He has accomplished in and through your life given for the Kingdom of God. We wish you a long life of commitment and generous giving, with all the graces of the Divine Spouse Jesus.
Sisters of the province of Brazil – Provincial House/Sorocaba
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Domenica, 6 agosto, abbiamo aperto una nuova comunità, a Raghabpur, nella diocesi di Krishnagar, nello Stato di West Bengal.Raghabpur è una piccola parrocchia con 250 famiglie cattoliche. La gente è per lo più povera, semplice e accogliente.Le sorelle che formano la nuova comunità sono: Sr. Suma, Sr. Teresa, Sr. Sugyani e Sr. Nibedita.Ringraziamo il Signore per il dono di questa nuova comunità, perché ci concede di servire la gente più povera secondo lo stile e il carisma del nostro padre Luigi. La nostra missione a Raghabpur sarà l’animazione pastorale, l’accoglienza delle bambine della strada, l’insegnamento nella scuola, la visita ai villaggi.Abbiamo fiducia che Dio, Padre provvidente, continuerà a sostenerci nella nostra missione di carità. Chiediamo anche le vostre preghiere e vi ringraziamo di cuore per la vostra vicinanza.Con affetto, le sorelle della provincia San Giuseppe - INDIA
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Eu sou a irmã Angela Sha Let Phyu. No dia 13 de novembro festa de Nossa Senhora da Providência eu fiz a minha primeira profissão em Keng Tung, Mianmar.
Escolhi como sobrenome religioso: do Menino Jesus, porque eu quero viver a grande virtude da humildade e manter os olhos fixos em Jesus, pobre e humilde em Belém, como diz a nossa Regra de vida.
Eu sou a irmã Mary Zar Ne Nyein que também no dia 13 de novembro, festa de Nossa Senhora da Providência, fiz a minha primeira profissão em Keng Tung Myanmar.
Eu escolhi como sobrenome religioso: do Sagrado Coração, porque eu quero aprender com Jesus a mansidão e humildade de coração e, ter os seus próprios sentimentos.
Sabemos que o caminho é longo, mas estamos felizes por nossa consagração, contando com a bondade de Deus vos recomendamos as orações.
Obrigada. -
Eu sou a irmã Angela Sha Let Phyu. No dia 13 de novembro festa de Nossa Senhora da Providência eu fiz a minha primeira profissão em Keng Tung, Mianmar.
Escolhi como sobrenome religioso: do Menino Jesus, porque eu quero viver a grande virtude da humildade e manter os olhos fixos em Jesus, pobre e humilde em Belém, como diz a nossa Regra de vida.
Eu sou a irmã Mary Zar Ne Nyein que também no dia 13 de novembro, festa de Nossa Senhora da Providência, fiz a minha primeira profissão em Keng Tung Myanmar.
Eu escolhi como sobrenome religioso: do Sagrado Coração, porque eu quero aprender com Jesus a mansidão e humildade de coração e, ter os seus próprios sentimentos.
Sabemos que o caminho é longo, mas estamos felizes por nossa consagração, contando com a bondade de Deus vos recomendamos as orações.
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Sono suor Angela Sha Let Phyu e il giorno 13 novembre, festa della Madonna della Provvidenza, ho fatto la prima professione a Keng Tung, in Myanmar.
Ho scelto come cognome religioso: di GESU' BAMBINO, perchè desidero vivere la grande virtù dell'umiltà e tenere fisso lo sguardo su Gesù, povero e umile a Betlemme, come dice la nostra Regola di vita.
Sono suor Mary Zar Ne Nyein e anchi'io il giorno 13 novembre, festa della Madonna della Provvidenza, ho fatto la prima professione a Keng Tung, in Myanmar.
Ho scelto come cognome religioso: del SACRO CUORE, perchè voglio imparare da Gesù la mitezza e l'umiltà del cuore ed avere i suoi stessi sentimenti.
Sappiamo che la strada è lunga, ma noi siamo contente della nostra consacrazione e ci affidiamo alla bontà di Dio. Chiediamo di aiutarci con la vostra preghiera. Grazie. -
The religious Family of the Sisters of Providence participates in the mission of the universal Church and does its work in the service of evangelisation and human advancement wherever the need is greatest.
From the land of Italy, where it was born (1837) and grew, has expanded to other countries.
Today it is present from:
- 1927 in Brazil
- 1929 in Uruguay
- 1973 in Ivory Coast
- 1977 in India
- 1980 in Bolivia
- 1985 in Togo
- 1992 in Romania
- 1998 in Argentina
- 2000 in Moldova
- 2002 in Myanmar
- 2005 in South Africa
- 2005 in Benin
- 2011 in Thailand.
