Peruvian Providence Associates.BY SISTER UNA BYRNEFor Sister Sara Jimenéz and our Associates in Peru, the celebration of the feast of St. Vincent de Paul is a very important event. Fortunately for us, Sister Gayle Desarmia and I arrived in Carabayllo, Peru a few days...
Sister Bonnie MacLellan, CSJ, Pontifical CommissaryValerie Kelly, Providence Associates DirectorBY ANN BONIFERRO, DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL LITURGY & MUSIC As is tradition, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul and the Providence Associates gathered to renew...
the high point of the Liturgical Year BY ANN BONIFERRO, DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL LITURGY & MUSIC The Paschal Triduum is one great festival recounting the last days of Jesus’ life on earth, the events of his Passion and Resurrection. Though chronologically three days,...
BY ANN BONIFERRO, DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL LITURGY & MUSICThe Jubilee of the Year 2025 began on December 24, 2024 with Pope Francis knocking on the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, and will end on January 6, 2026. The Jubilee Year is an opportunity...
From left: Providence Associate Carmen Alomia, Sister Gayle Desarmia and Sister Sara Jiménez.BY SISTER GAYLE DESARMIA, SPPhotos courtesy of Sister Gayle Desarmia From November 17 until December 11, 2024, I had the privilege of visiting Sister Sara Jiménez and the...
BY SISTER GAYLE DESARMIA During the Fall of 2023 I had the privilege of making two trips to Peru. The first was from October 18-25 and the second was from November 12-29. During these times in Peru, I had a variety of experiences that enhanced my understanding of the...
We are entering the Season of Creation. This Friday, September 1, with the Feast of Creation, we begin this ecumenical season of prayer and action for our common home. At the General Audience on Wednesday, August 30, Pope Francis stressed the urgent need to “end the...
Photos by Sister Jeannette Filthaut BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY For about 20 summers now, I have been involved with the historic Half Moon Sunday evening services in the St. Lawrence River in a bay shaped as a crescent moon on Bostwich Island in the middle of the St....
Providence Village is a community of hope, belonging and wellbeing for the vulnerable where diverse partners offer compassionate care and support services to honour and continue the spirit and Catholic legacy of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. The...
New monthly webinar series With over 1400 registered participants, the first webinar in our new monthly series, Journeying with the Laudato Si´ Action Platform, was a huge success! You can watch a recording of “Wonder and Awe: How Eco-Spirituality Can Inspire Us in...
