This is an excerpt from a rather lengthy article that traces some of the blessings that Sr. Yvette Demers, SP, and Vice Postulator for the cause of Emilie Gamelin, has seen over the years. She begins her article in 2001 talking about new vocations, the evolution of the Associate Movement, an International Formation meeting, and a congregational retreat. This is [...]
Sr. Yvette Demers, SP, Vice-postulator of the Emilie Tavernier Gamelin Cause write about the 170th Anniversary of the Death of Mother Emilie Tavernier Gamelin and the 20th anniversary of her beaitification 1851-2021. "History tells us that at the end of August 1851, there were reports of an outbreak of cholera in Montreal. Even though this made it risky to undertake [...]
This is a reflection on the Gospel of this Sunday, August 29, 2021 by Sr. Danielle Charron, SP of the Emilie Gamelin Province of the Sisters of Providence in Montreal. “The Word of God of this Sunday helps us understand that the true defilement that makes us impure for God, is not so much what we touch or what we [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Four: Interdependent. " We recognize that God created us to be in a relationship. The Trinity, Father, Son, and Spirit, or said another way, Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier is the perfect [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Three: Intergenerational. "As Sisters of Providence, we are well aware that our community is blessed to be intergenerational as well as international and intercultural. We have sisters who are centenarians, [...]
This is a continuation of Sr. Karin Dufault's presentation for their International Associate Gathering this past May on the four I's (International, Intercultural, Intergenerational, and Interdependent). Today's topic is Part Two: Intercultural. "In the 1992 resolution, the term 'multicultural congregation' was used. The resolution called the community to conduct a theological and practical reflection process on the international and multicultural [...]
In May the Sisters of Providence from Montreal and their four provinces had their first international virtual experience with their Providence Associates. The complete theme of this gathering was: "Bearers of the Providence Flame in our International, Intercultural, Intergenerational and Interdependent World." At that meeting Sr. Karin Dufault, the Congregational Leader, gave a presentation on the history of the four [...]
Sisters of Providence live our mission in new ways during the pandemic This article appears in the Coronavirus: One Year Later [1] feature series from Global Sisters Report. Our very own Sr. Karin Dufault wrote the article and I wanted to share it with all of you. Sisters of Providence held a banner to let other sisters in the community who were [...]
"Have faith and trust in Divine Providence; whatever happens, happens, we have God and with God we have everything". Mother Bernarda Morin, 1921. This post comes from a pre-novice with the Sisters of Providence from the Emilie Gamelin group. I thought it had some good words to reflect upon during this pandemic time. Fabiola Reyes, SP wrote this reflection [...]
One day long ago, maybe 20 years ago, during a guided tour of the Sainte-Anne de Beaupré Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, a Sister of Providence exclaimed: “But, Mother Gamelin is not here among the Founders of the Church of Quebec!" and the guide replied: "Well, it is up to you to submit a request.” This is how, more than [...]
