The Association Jeanne Jugan was established in 1998 as a contemporary response to the prophetic intuition of our foundress, Saint Jeanne Jugan. She envisioned hospitality as a humble, charitable service uniting in one family the Little Sisters, the elderly and lay collaborators who wished to serve Jesus Christ in the person of their needy brothers and sisters. (https://www.littlesistersofthepoor.org/)
The Association Jeanne Jugan (AJJ) is an integral part of helping the Little Sisters of the Poor fulfill their mission. Associates all over the world make an annual promise to share in the spirituality and apostolic mission of the Little Sisters, and renew it yearly on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
This year we were honored to have Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre celebrate the feast day Mass. The celebration continued with the Associates enjoying lunch with the Little Sisters.