This special feast was instituted in 1955 by Pope Pius X11 as a counter-celebration to the communist May Day. It celebrates the dignity of work and gives us an opportunity to acknowledge, pray for and express gratitude to all workers, especially those who are employed in our congregation and in our various ministries.
Thank you for your many and varied contributions to the congregation’s life and mission.
May 1 is also known as International Workers’ Day and in some countries, it is celebrated as Labor Day.
May St. Joseph, patron of workers, bless and protect all workers!
Esta fiesta especial fue instituida en 1955 por el Papa Pío X11 como contra-celebración del Primero de Mayo comunista. Se celebra la dignidad del trabajo y nos da la oportunidad de reconocer, orar y expresar gratitud a todos los trabajadores, especialmente a los que trabajan en nuestra congregación y en nuestros diversos ministerios.
Gracias por sus muchas y variadas contribuciones a la vida y misión de la congregación.
El 1 de mayo es también conocido como el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores y en algunos países se celebra como el Día del Trabajo.
Que San José, patrón de los trabajadores, bendiga y proteja a todos los trabajadores!
In a world experiencing tremendous challenges – “a third world war fought piecemeal; the flood of migrants…; the burgeoning numbers of the poor; the threat of irreversibly compromising the health of our planet. To say nothing of all the difficulties we encounter each day, which at times risk plunging us into resignation or defeatism”, Pope Francis calls all of us “to embody and communicate the Gospel message of hope”.
El tema de este año es una “llamada a las armas” a toda la comunidad mundial -personas, organizaciones, gobiernos, países- para que trabajen con diligencia en la eliminación progresiva de todos los plásticos de un solo uso para 2030 y en una reducción del 60% en la producción de plásticos para 2040.
We invite you to dowload and use our Reflection for your inspiration.
Our sisters and brothers in these areas and in other parts of our world are experiencing profound suffering on a daily basis. In his Easter message, Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” and made a strong appeal for Gaza’s access to humanitarian aid and for an immediate ceasefire in the area.
She was received into the novitiate and given the name Sister M. Camillus Joseph on the feast of Our Lady of Mercy in the same year. Her novitiate companions were Sister M. Ligouri Carmody and Sister M. Ignatius Guinane, two young women from Limerick, Ireland, along with another Newfoundlander, Sister M. Clare Tarrahan, who haentered the community a year earlier.