Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory celebrated a Mass Aug. 14 to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival in Washington of the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order whose service to the elderly poor in the nation’s capital began just after the Civil War and continues in the digital age. “Arriving here in the United States 150 years ago from France, most had to learn English and American customs and ways,” Cardinal Gregory said in his homily during the Mass celebrated in the chapel of the Little Sisters’ Jeanne Jugan Residence in Northeast Washington. When they arrived in Washington, they “found hundreds if not thousands of neglected poor people,” he said. “They went right to work and quite successfully to become sisters of these forgotten individuals. They continue to do so 150 years later.” The cardinal noted the religious order chose Little Sisters as its name.
Little Sisters mark 150 years of loving care of elderly poor in Washington – The Catholic Sun
Little Sisters mark 150 years of loving care of elderly poor in Washington – The Catholic Sun
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