Association Jeanne Jugan

Approved by the Church on September 5, 1998, the Association Jeanne Jugan offers to lay men and women the opportunity:

• To share in the spiritual riches of the Little Sisters of the Poor,
• To participate in the Little Sisters’ apostolic mission of hospitality to the aged poor, and
• To help spread the charism of Jeanne Jugan where they live and work.

The Association is open to Catholic men and women of at least eighteen years of age.

Following a time of initial formation, membership is sealed by an annual promise:
"In your presence, Lord Jesus, with your grace and through Mary's intercession, I commit myself to the Association Jeanne Jugan of the Little Sisters of the Poor, for one year. I promise to serve you in the elderly with joy and love, by following the example of humility and confidence left to us by Jeanne Jugan."

Each member of the Association is called to develop personally the spiritual attitudes which Jeanne Jugan lived:

• Lively faith and confidence in Divine Providence;
• Personal love for Christ, recognized in the aged poor;
• Forgetfulness of self, joy and a spirit of praise.

Forms of service are diverse and may include participation in certain tasks of hospitality; helping with pastoral, recreational and cultural activities; assistance with projects in support of the mission; direct service in a mission house of the Congregation; or the offering of one's prayers and sufferings for the intentions of the Congregation.

For more information, please contact:

Little Sisters of the Poor
Holy Family Home
5300 Chester Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143-4993
215-729-5153

or you can search the Directory of Homes link on this website for the location of the Home nearest you.