Little Sisters of the Assumption

It is with great joy that we celebrate the beatification of the Algerian Martyrs on December 8th. Sister Pauline LSA is one of the martyrs, on May 8th 1994 she gave her life in the service of Muslim youth in Algiers. We also remember Brother Henri Verges, a Marist brother who was assassinated with her....

This article was found on the Vatican website: Pope recalls nuns’ witness to charity in preface to new book Pope Francis has recalled childhood memories of the care given by the “silent angels” of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in a forward to a biography of the order’s founder By Richard Marsden Pope Francis...

There was an International meeting of JPIC in the Mother house during January. This letter is from the International secretary, outlining the outcome of the meeting, with some suggestions and websites of interest. Dear friends, Little sisters of the Assumption, laity, members of JPIC commissions; We have just finished our SIJPIC and we would like...

Two weeks in Chios, an experience with migrants.   Mary is second from the left, Lena is sixth   Sisters Lena Deevy and Mary Malone of the Anglo-Celtic Territory felt inspired by the 2011 General Chapter’s focus on Migrants – “This reality demands that we have a new outlook and also an active presence that...

  Bernie met President Higgins on his recent visit to Peru. Bernie writes: ” the photo was taken by  Fr Joe McCarthy from Bantry……The President visited the Society of St. James house in Barranco,Lima it was taken in their garden on Feb 8th. He spoke very simply of the men and woman religious and their work...

  At our assembly on September 16th we celebrated 125 years of our presence in Ireland. Introducing morning prayer and the day Nellie Curtin said: “During this morning’s prayer together, we are marking the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the Little Sisters in Ireland. And we are giving thanks that the journey continues. It...

  On May 14th 2016 forty-seven people met at the Margaret Aylward Centre in Glasnevin, Dublin, to begin conversations on ‘Exploring Interculturalism’.  The  workshop  marked  a new step for  the  Little Sisters  of the  Assumption   (LSA)  and their  interest  in interculturalism. As their first event on the topic, it is important to document the learnings and...

The Little Sisters have had a community in Bohermore in Galway for 37 years. It is a housing estate on the outskirts of Galway city, with a large population, many of whom were impoverished in education, in home-making skills, and in social skills; a population that suffered a lot of exclusion and marginal-isation. In many...

  The Little Sisters of the Assumption in Ireland recently invited the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) to carry out an audit of our policy and procedures in relation to safeguarding children. We welcome the report of the NBSCCCI which is published today, December 4th 2015( littlesistersoftheassumption.org/safeguarding )...

 The sisters in Cork celebrated 150 years on July 23rd in Blackpool church. The Evening Echo’s reporter Ann Murphy wrote: The people of Blackpool honoured the 150th anniversary of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in Cork last night.  The order has 3 small communities in Cork city- with six nuns in the Respond housing...