Sisters of St. Joseph – A New Congregation!
*Sisters of St. Joseph TOGETHER in God’s hope and joy! Recently, four of the Canadian communities of the Sisters of St. Joseph from the Dioceses of Hamilton, London, Peterborough and Pembroke amalgamated to form a new Congregation, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada. This step was taken following a prayerful period of discernment by the Sisters of these communities in order to garner their combined energies and diverse gifts for God’s ongoing mission in the Church and the World. The gathering at which this coming together took place was marked by deep joy, peace and hope in the future of religious life. As one Sister remarked “God’s Spirit with us is palpable”.
The installation of the new Congregational Leadership Circle will take place on the Feast of St. Joseph, March 19, 2013 at the Cathedral of St. Peter’s-in-Chains in Peterborough, Ontario. The Sisters of St. Joseph, founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France in 1648 are rooted in a mission of unity and reconciliation. Their charism calls them to a living out of Christ’s mission, “That all may be one as You, Father, are in me, and I in You. I pray that all may be one.” (John 17: 21) As Sisters of St. Joseph in the 21st century that mission continues across the world as the various Congregations of St. Joseph strive with God’s grace and love to respond to the deep hungers of peoples’ hearts and the critical and unmet needs of our world today.