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From our friends in Denmark
Dear Sisters of the Assumption,At the end of September 2024, four of the Leadership of Rygaards School in Copenhagen, Elsebeth Trap (Principal), Kasper Stæger (Head of Danish Primary School), Brad Baudach (Head of International Secondary School) and myself, Shirley Jacobsen (Head of International Primary School), set out on the long journey almost halfway around the…
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A missionary in Japan prays…
Dear God,Today marks my 2nd anniversary as a religious missionary here in Japan—a place I never imagined nor asked for. I remember when I was asked where I saw myself serving my apostolic assignment after completing my theological studies. My answer was quick and firm: “Wherever!” After a day or two, my superior asked me…
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Sr. Mary Ignatius, “Migs” shares her personal experience of the General Chapter 2024
A PIECE IN A STAINED-GLASS WINDOW(My experience of the General Chapter 2024 by Sr. Migs Vedua, ra of Asia Pacific Province)I came to the General Chapter 2024 (GC24) conscious to enter it like it is a new chapter of my journey. As I relish the many encounters of the past 30+ days, it’s a challenge to…
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Welcome to the Philippines, Sr. Marthe Marie and Sr. Irene Cecile!
From April 18 to May 7, 2024, the communities in the Philippines had the joy of welcoming our 2 General Councilors, Sr. Marthe Marie and Sr. Irene Cecile for a Complementary visit. We share with you glimpses of their visit, short but sweet!
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70 Years of Educational Mission in Japan
As we celebrate 70 years of our Educational Mission in Japan – we are in communion with the whole Congregation celebrating 185 years of our Foundation! Indeed, “the PRESENCE of the Lord, the Holy One is HERE”…
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Assumption’s Beginning in the Philippines
On November 13, 1892, four Religious of the Assumption in Barcelona, boarded the steamer Isla de Panay bound for the Philippines. They represented the first batch of Assumption Sisters who reached the Philippines’ shores and opened the first Assumption school: a Superior Normal School for women. Last November 18, 2023, over 130 years from that…
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Environmental Youth Conference (EnviCon) 2023, igniting climate awareness and bold action among youth leaders in some schools in Rizal.
“Everything that exists ceases to be a gift for which we should be thankful,esteem and cherish, and instead becomes a slave,prey to any whim of the human mind and its capacities.”- Pope Francis in Laudate Deum, 22To heed the call of Pope Francis to be bolder in our actions in being stewards of our common home,…
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Deepening the Assumption Spirit
Bridging Cultures: Deepening the Assumption Family Spirit (Assumption Learners Exchange Program) From August 19 to September 2, 2023, Assumption Iloilo extended a warm welcome to a group of Japanese learners from Assumption Kokusai, Osaka, Japan as part of an Assumption Learners Exchange Program. Accompanying them were Miss Cecile Adrias, our former English Teacher here, now,…
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A Missionary ends her many years of service in Thailand
Sister Catalina has been in Thailand since its foundation in 1980 and this year 2023, 43 years after she will be going back to the Philippines to continue her journey. Sr. Catalina spent some weeks putting a closure to her missionary experience. She said goodbye to the people she has served and grown to love. …