We pray for the Sisters of St. Joseph ministering in Pakistan and for the people of that country. The Chambéry congregation has 13 sisters whose works include: education, family visits, pastoral care, and promotion of women. From: Gulf News Asia - Saylani Welfare International Trust is a Pakistani charity focusing primarily on feeding the homeless. It was established in May 1999 and is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded and headed by famous spiritual and religious scholar Maulana Bashir Farooq Qadri. The charity provides free food to needy thrice a day. For full article see: https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-pledges-to-provide-free-food-and-shelter-to-the-poor-and-homeless-1.66968932

Today we celebrate the Sisters of St. Joseph and the people of Norway.

Greg Humbert has been working on The Great Canadian Catholic Hospital History. This edition he explored the history of Elliot Lake Hospital which was started by The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie.

This week we pray for the two Sisters of St. Joseph ministering in Nicaragua and for the people of that country. The Sisters are from the Congregation of St. Joseph, and the Carondelet Congregation. They minister in the neighbourhoods, in natural medicine and missionary work. In July, 2018 the US Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph issued a statement condemning the violence occurring in Nicaragua. In a lengthy statement released September 19, 2019, “Crimes that demand justice: an urgent call to the international community,” the Conference of Jesuit Provincials of Latin America and the Caribbean called for justice and an end to the violence in Nicaragua. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2019/09/20/jesuit-provincials-call-for-international-action-on-nicaragua/