Shaped by the LOVE of Jesus the Good Shepherd After the beautiful experience of communion that we were able to experience this January, with the 1st Provincial Assembly and the Celebration of the jubilees of religious consecration, the Brazil Province experienced profound moments of prayer and listening to the Lord, with the annual spiritual exercises. There were two groups, one in Caxias do Sul, whose news has already been published, and another in São Paulo, at Jardim das P

Christ the Good Shepherd, the Risen One, who shapes us each day. Building fraternal relationships and a synodal church. From January 10th to 18th, 2026, the Annual Spiritual Exercises took place at the Bom Pastor Inn, Terceira Légua – Caxias do Sul/RS. Seventeen sisters from various communities of the Province participated. The theme was: “In the Synodal Church”, guided by Friar Laércio Duminelli da Luz, OFMcap. This theme was chosen in light of the General Objective of the s

“YES” – let it be done to me according to Your Will. Here I am to bear witness... On January 11, 2026, at the Chapel of Mary Mother of the Good Shepherd, Jardim das Pastorinhas in São Paulo, the Jubilees of the Sisters were celebrated: Caritas Zamonaro – 60 years; Angela Soldera, Rosa de Paula and Seli Rico – 50 years; Rosilene de Lima – 25 years of religious life consecrated to Jesus the Good Shepherd. On this day when the liturgy calls us to pray the Baptism of Jesus, Fathe

God is weaving His work in the simplicity of walking together... At the beginning of this new year, the Shepherdess Sisters of Brazil gathered at the House of Prayer of the Pauline Sisters, from January 3rd to 9th, 2026, in the city of São Paulo, for the First Provincial Assembly, after the unification of the two Brazilian Provinces into the single Province of Brazil, which took place on January 1st, 2026. This is a historic milestone, preceded by moments of fellowship during

After a long and fruitful journey of reconfiguring the presence of the Shepherdess Sisters in Brazil, it was decided that, starting January 1, 2026, we will form a single Province. Having appointed the new Provincial Government team, formed by Sisters Cristiane Ribeiro, Maria Sueli Berlanga, Ângela Soldera, Rejane Maria Deluchi and Rosilene de Lima, we met from December 8th to 14th in Caxias do Sul/RS, at the Pousada Jesus Bom Pastor – Terceira Légua, with the presence of all