WOMEN OF PROVIDENCE
Blessed Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence, a catholic religious community, in Montréal in 1843, in response to the needs of the poor, the sick and the marginalized.
Thousands of women of different origins and social status joined the Community over the years, inspired by the mystery of the Providence of God and the compassion of our Mother of Sorrows (Mary at the foot of the Cross). As “Women of Providence”, they invested their spiritual energy and anchored their actions in the realities and the needs of the society of their time, always choosing to live in solidarity with the most destitute … “The charity of Christ impels us!”
Today, we are present in Canada, the United States, El Salvador, Argentina, Chile, Haiti, Cameroon, Egypt and the Philippines. Our active apostolic life engages us in charitable and pastoral commitments in the areas of health, education and social service and in the promotion of social and ecological justice.
The offices of the General Administration of the Congregation are located at the Sisters of Providence International Centre, in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montréal, Canada.
CURRENT EVENTS
2011-11-18
Sister María Antonieta Trimpay, SP, General Councilor for the Sisters of Providence, began in September, 2011, a three-month internship program with UNANIMA International in New York City. As an intern at UNANIMA, Sister María Antonieta brings the Providence Charism and Mission to the objectives and commitment of UNANIMA on behalf of marginalized persons, in particular women and children, and for the protection of life on planet earth. Here she shares her experience in the first weeks of her internship:
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2011-11-18
"An atom of humility is worth more than a mountain of good works."
(Quote of the Servant of God Bernarda Morin, Foundress of the Sisters of Providence in Chile). At the Bernarda Morin Center in Santiago, Chile, the figure of Mother Bernard projects itself like a timeless beam of light. With the closing of the diocesan process in 2010, the next step in her process is now opening in Rome.
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2011-10-07
10th ANNIVERSARY - Beatification of Émilie Tavernier-Gamelin
Under bright sunshine, on October 7, 2001, thousands of pilgrims from around the world filled St. Peter Square in Rome to attend the beatification of seven persons, including the foundress of the Sisters of Providence, Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin, Montreal's first to be beatified.
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