Little Sisters of the Poor withdrawing from St. Louis residence
Aug 24, 2016 at 10:30 am
Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker
The Little Sisters of the Poor are withdrawing from their ministry of caring for the elderly poor in the Archdiocese of St. Louis after 147 years of service.
The sisters cited a decrease in sufficient vocations to effectively staff the residence in north St. Louis, in the spirit of the community's foundress St. Jeanne Jugan.
"We are eternally grateful for the support and love we received during our many years in St. Louis," said Mother Gonzague Castro, local superior. "We love the city nearly as much as we love the people we work with and care for."
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