Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia Annual Pilgrimage

The Philadelphia Sisters of St. Joseph have been coming to Le Puy for several years. As more and more lay people serve in various congregational ministries, the sisters are providing them with opportunities to understand and incorporate the SSJ spirituality into their work so that they may carry on the charism. During May 20-26, the group came to Le Puy to learn more about the foundation with on-site visits to the Kitchen, the Tree of the Martyrs, the church where Father Médaille preached, and the rectory where he stayed on his visits to Le Puy. The group also went to Bas-en-Basset and Lyon to see Mother St. John Fontbonne’s birthplace and the motherhouse she founded, respectively. Ryan Murphy has just been appointed coordinator of Mission Integration for the Congregation. He was in-training with Sr. Dolores Clerico (in white) to conduct this pilgrimage in the future. The group is pictured here during one of their last nights in Le Puy at a restaurant for a special French “mystery” meal.