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

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

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

Every year, in November, the parish community of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Payneham, gathers to commemorate the anniversary of the death of our Founder, Blessed James Alberione. This year’s celebration, held on 21 st November, was combined with the 70 th  anniversary of the Pastorelle Sisters' arrival in Australia. The first three Pastorelle arrived in Port Melbourne on 14 November 1955. Fr Michael Romeo, parish priest of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Payneham, where the Sisters h

Together with our local parishes, Loyola College Watsonia invites families and students to be part of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Sacramental Program—a shared journey of faith and community. In conjunction with local parishes, the program helps prepare participants to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation. At Loyola College, we warmly embrace each student’s unique faith journey. Some may have already been baptise

Our community at Bundoora joined the Vocation Awareness, which is usually celebrated annually in Australia during the feast of Mary MacKillop. The event was dedicated to promoting vocations to religious life and the priesthood through prayer. Young people from different youth organisations in St Francis of Assisi Parish were invited, and 10 young men and women from Assisi Young Adult, Life Teen, and Jesus Youth accepted the invitation. The half-day gathering began with a “cup

St Martin’s parish, Greenacres-Walkerville   St Martin’s parish, Greenacres-Walkerville, joined the universal Church in celebrating the Jubilee of Migrants this year, organising two events that brought together the community, made up of people from different nationalities who now call Australia home. On Sunday, 28 September, we had a multicultural Mass with Readings, Prayers, and songs in different languages. People came wearing their traditional clothes. During the Mass, a g

On September 21, 2025, Hsinzhu Diocese hosted the First National Gathering of Migrants and Immigrants in Taiwan with the theme: "Journeying in Hope with love, gratitude and joy."  Most Rev. John Lee, the Bishop of Hsinchu and President of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan pursued this big event to take place in oneness with the late Pope Francis invitation to be "Pilgrims of Hope". Migrants and immigrants are considered to be at the "heart of the Church" beca

The Pauline Family Jubilee Pilgrimage 2025 is an initiative of the Superiors General of the Pauline Family. The theme for this year is: “...

As part of the Jubilee Celebration of the Stella Maris–Manila Seafarers’ Wives Group, a Jubilee Mission Exchange was held at Divine Mercy...

From July 30 to August 2, we, the junior sisters – Mila Rose Abenis, Bea Collados and Emilyn Palma – experienced a grace-filled time of...

“Sia lodato Gesù Cristo!”   The members of the Pauline Family met July 12 and 13, 2025 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Pasay City,...

On Sunday, 29 June, in communion with the universal Church, we gathered in our chapel to celebrate the solemnity of Saints Peter and...

On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, we - Srs. Naema, Julie, and I - renewed our vows, for the third time, drawing inspiration from...

Pamilyang Sama-sama, Puno ng Pag-asa On 17 May 2025, the Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd “Pastorelle” of the Philippine-Australia-Saipan-T...