Little Sisters of the Assumption

Sister Brenda is a native of Farranfore and is a proud Kerry woman, she  has lived in College View since 2005. She did her nursing training in Cork and worked in many places including East Harlem, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Cork and Kerry.. When she retired from nursing she did chiropody and had many happy clients....

Pilar-Bernie-Nathalie-Luz Myriam- Dominique Nathalie Lafforgue: I am a discreet, persevering, cheerful person, attentive to others. My favourite relaxation: walking. One of my most beautiful experiences: the road to Santiago de Compostela and reaching Fisterra. On the day of my election as Superior General, the words of Father Pernet “My God, what do you want me...

THE LIFE STORY OF SIDONIE, MADAGASCAR At Madagascar, the 27th November is the date of the official opening of the Special Tribunal for recognising the miracle of healing of Sidonie, for the process of the beatification of the Venerable Father Etienne PERNET. Who is Sidonie? Sidonie was born on the 1st of January 2001. She...

Open Letter, Beijing+25: The Road to Gender Equality begins with Girls’ Education Together, we* call on the Generation Equality Forum convenor, UN Women, and the host countries of France and Mexico, along with the Global Leaders of the Generation Equality Action Coalitions, to ensure that quality girls’ education is part of efforts to deliver game-changing...

Statement of the Little Sisters of the Assumption’s JPIC Commission Ireland on the callous killing of George Floyd. We, the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption (Ireland) through our Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission (JPIC) condemn the callous killing on camera of George Floyd in Minnesota, USA and the racism...

On 12th May we celebrated Paul Helene’s anniversary, remembering her martyrdom on May 8th 1994 and her beatification on Dec 7th 2018. We met in the community centre in Blackpool, Cork, a great gathering of sisters, co-workers and friends. Paul Helene was shot while working in a library in the Kabash in Algiers, Henri Verges,...

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...

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...