Welcome to our website

The Little Sisters of the Assumption are an international congregation living in 21 countries.

We are committed to working with families and individuals to create a more just and caring world - to reach out to the least advantaged people on the margins of society.

Spring General Assembly

Welcome to this gathering of lay companions,friends and sisters ,to this day of sharing and encouraging one another

There will be input fro Fr Gerard Maloney CSsR on The Reality of the Church Today and the calls in it for each of us. Geraldine van Dam will give input from the Laity Commission.

'in situations we find ourselves in ,let us be rooted in a spirituality that is inclusive and outward looking..

'may Your Kingdom come'

Recent News

About Us

We are a group of sisters living in 21 communities in the Anglo-Celtic Province. Our vision is to bring about the Kingdom of God through simple acts of service.

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Our History

In 1865 Fr. Etienne Pernet together with Antoinette Fage founded the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. Their mission was to ‘nurse the sick poor in their own homes’, to be with them in times of need, worries, sickness and family upset and through simple acts of service alleviate suffering.

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Read more about Etienne Pernet

Read more about Antoinette Fage

A little timeline...

The Charism

The Little Sisters of the Assumption are called to be both prophets and prayerful sisters in today’s world. Following Jesus Christ Servant and Saviour we are sent to the poor and those on the margins of society “may your actions speak Jesus Christ”

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Justice & Peace

Justice and Peace are at the heart of the mission of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. Faced with the dire poverty of the workers’ families in the 19th century, our Founders, Etienne Pernet and Antoinette Fage, had the courage to offer a response based on Gospel values.

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Partnership America Latina

We are a group of lay people assisting the Little Sisters of the Assumption with their work for the poor of Latin America. Our Vision is to assist our brothers and sisters in Latin America attain a life free from all forms of poverty, inequality and injustice.

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Vocations:Called and Sent to

Our religious life as Little Sisters of the Assumption is based on Jesus Christ. From Augustinian spirituality we take the model of community as a place of friendship, encouragement and support where God is sought.

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