In a spirit of prayerful discernment and communion, we, the Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd “Pastorelle” of the Philippine–Australia–Saipan–Taiwan Province, gathered at the Provincial House in New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines, for our Provincial Assembly from 28 to 31 December 2025, followed by the Annual Spiritual Exercises from 2 to 9 January 2026. These two significant moments were lived as a single journey of listening, renewal, and recommitment, deeply rooted in the p

“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

"The novitiate is the most important time of initiation into our life consecrated for the mission..." (RdV 69)   On the afternoon of January 5, 2026, the eve of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, we: Amelia Costantino, Filomena Alcino, Carmelita Remigio, Lucia Lemos, Rocio Pérez, and Wilmary Romero, gave thanks to God for our entry into the novitiate. This date was very important for us. Joy and gratitude were the feelings that accompanied us. The celebration was pres

Let us become integrated communities for the mission In the joy of Christmas, on the evening of the feast of St. Stephen (Friday, December 26, 2025), we gathered in Ariccia, convened for the extended Council. Three demanding days, immersed in the greenery of the Casa Divin Maestro. The Extended Council is the "participatory body" envisioned by our Rule of Life as a valuable opportunity to meaningfully exercise co-responsibility in the Province's journey. These days are marked

The Seongso Team opened the Advent season by holding an Advent wreath-making event with young people at the headquarters in Gilum-dong on November 29th and 30th under the theme of “Advent, Shining the Light of Hope.” 이번 행사는 청년들이 대림 시기를 시The event was designed to foster a deeper understanding of the meaning of the Advent wreath and to share the diverse emotions felt while making it. Participants filled their own waiting with hope by making their own Advent wreaths. The "First

On December 24, 2025, at the São Pedro e São Paulo Parish in Terceira Légua – Caxias do Sul/RS, we celebrated the birth of Jesus, our Christmas. Present were families and communities from the Parish and people from other communities. It was a very beautiful and participatory moment; the Mass was presided over by Friar Affonso Costela, OFMcap. Along with the celebration of the Lord's Christmas, we remembered the lives of our Italian immigrant brothers and sisters, who 150 year

On December 20th, as Juniors of the Pauline Family present in Rome, along with our formators, we met to experience and celebrate the joy of Christmas together. The meeting took place at the general community of the Society of St. Paul, on Via Alessandro Severo, and was a significant moment of communion, fraternity, and formation. Members of the various Congregations of the Pauline Family were present: the Society of St. Paul, the Daughters of St. Paul, the Pious Disciples, th

The Association of Pauline Cooperators of Lingayen and Alaminos (Pangasinan) joyfully gathered on Gaudete Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Jesus Good Shepherd Development Center in Lingayen for a meaningful Advent Recollection and Christmas Program/Party, celebrated in the warm company of the Pastorelle Sisters. The day unfolded as a sacred pause from the busyness of life itself, to experience silence, to reflect on the holy season of Advent, to “prepare Him room”, express grati

The Jubilee of Hope of the Pastoral da Criança (Children's Pastoral) took place in Curitiba, Paraná, on December 6th and 7th, 2025, bringing together approximately two thousand volunteer leaders from all over Brazil to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Pastoral's founding. The central theme, "Jubilee of Hope," aligned with the Jubilee Year of the Church, aiming to celebrate faith, mission, life, and unity, renewing the commitment to service in the care of children and pre

Founded on Christ, we build our Pauline “House” for the World On December 6th, at the São Benedito Community – Vila Nova Esperança neighborhood, in Eldorado/SP, the last Pauline Cooperators Meeting of the year 2025 took place, with the participation also of the group preparing for their promises. The meeting was led by the Pauline Cooperators from São Paulo, Ivete and Toninho, and Sister Bertila Picelli – a Little Shepherdess, with the presence of Sister Ângela Biagioni, also

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

If we want to represent Jesus' lifestyle with an image, we have no difficulty finding it: Jesus himself offers it to us, speaking of himself as the Good Shepherd, the one who—he says—"lays down his life for the sheep" (Jn 10:11). This is Jesus. Indeed, being a shepherd wasn't just a job, requiring time and much commitment; it was a true way of life: twenty-four hours a day, living with the flock, accompanying it to pasture, sleeping among the sheep, caring for the weakest. Je

“Christmas! Days of Light, days of Peace! Days of abundance. Before the Nativity scene: the historical event that marks the beginning of the Christian era; the spiritual birth of Jesus Christ within us! From the grotto of Bethlehem comes the salvation of humanity!” (Blessed Father James Alberione Founder of the PastorelleSisters) On December 13, 2025, at 7 PM, the 5th edition of the Christmas Cantata took place in the hall of the São Pedro e São Paulo Parish in Terceira Légua

As we look back on the Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2025 , held in Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 30 to December 2, our hearts are filled with gratitude. Over three days, thousands of young people walked together as Pilgrims of Hope , celebrating faith, friendship, and the joy of being part of the wider Church. Walking together from St Patrick’s Cathedral  to the festival venue, they felt the weight of tradition in the World Youth Day Cross and