Welcome to our province ...
Called by the French Charitable Society of the time, four Sisters of the Congregation of Saint Joseph of Cluny arrived in Lima on June 8, 1870 to take charge of the "Maison française d'Asile" (French House of Asylum), in order to help families of French origin in need of care and assistance.
After a few years, this Asylum Home became the " Health Centre" . For almost a century, the Sisters were responsible for the administration and were present in all the clinic's departments.
Their work was recognised and the sisters were able to extend their outreach by founding a school in Lima, also for the children of French families.
The number of pupils grew rapidly, as in addition to the French children, a large number of Peruvian families asked to have their children enrolled so that they could learn a foreign language and also benefit from the study methods recommended in France.
Guided by this same missionary spirit, the sisters responded to the invitation of the Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba, through the Mother House, and in 1997 the first community was founded in San Miguel de los Baños. Then, in 2001, the second community was founded in Colón. The two communities of six sisters serve this diocese through pastoral care.
Peru
9 communities
40 sisters
founded in 1870
Cuba
2 communities
6 sisters
founded in 1997
Let's share love and hope with our world ...
Anne-Marie Javouhey's words resonate in the hearts of her daughters: "Be courageous, serve God with joy and generosity... You have to be of your time to win it for Jesus Christ... I would like to be wherever there is good to be done... May God be glorified... In everything and always His Holy Will."
Today ...
The apostolic works in Peru are :
- Education
- 3 schools with three levels (nursery, primary and secondary).
- Health
- a dispensary with an alternative medicine centre (reflexotherapy).
- Social Action
- Crèche (for children aged 0 to 3).
- A boarding school for girls from the countryside.
- Two canteens for students and the elderly (sick and abandoned).
- Visits to families and neighbouring villages.
- Accommodation for people coming to Lima from the interior of the country for medical treatment.
- Pastoral care
- A spirituality centre offering its premises for spiritual retreats as well as for human, Christian and spiritual development groups.
- Catechesis and preparation for the sacraments. Celebration of the Word.
In Cuba, six sisters work in the following ministries:
- Social Action :
- Two canteens for the elderly in need.
- Family visits.
- Pastoral care :
- Catechesis and preparation for the sacraments.
- Celebration of the Word.
Missionary disciples ... to this call from God, we respond with total availability, ready to leave our country to go where God calls us to serve our brothers and sisters.