Little Sisters of the Poor in Hexham and Newcastle Diocese

 

The Challenge

  • Have you the courage to do something completely different and stand out in a crowd?
  • Are you called to a life of intimate union with Jesus in prayer?
  • Could you bring joy and happinness to the elderly?
  • Can you meet the challenge of being a Little Sister of the Poor today?

The Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor, an international community, was founded in 1839, when Blessed Jeanne Jugan opened her home and her heart to Jesus Christ in the person of a poor, blind and paralysed elderly person.

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   Becoming a Little Sister - a
   special vocation