This week we are invited to pray for the 462 Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, and 352 Associates. These represent the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste Marie, the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Vallier, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. A little history about the sisters of St. Joseph of St. Vallier: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Saint-Vallier were instituted in 1683 at Saint-Vallier, France by the Abbey of Saint-Vallier, who would later become Quebec City’s second bishop. They had originally been part of the large Congregation of St. Joseph that was founded in 1650 at Puy en Velay. Upon the creation of their order, the Sisters took charge of the small hospital in Saint-Vallier. When they arrived in Quebec in 1903, they were given responsibility for 80 elementary schools and high schools, two seniors’ residences, two hospitals, a house of prayer and a student residence.