Accompanying the Sisters Servants of the Visitation Missions Worldwide
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"Bring to all the smile of God."
~ Ma. Vincenza Minet, SSV
"Missionaries of Hope Among all Peoples"
“Missionaries, in fact – of whom Therese is patroness – are not only those who travel long distances, learn new languages, do good works, and are good at proclamation; no, a missionary is anyone who lives as an instrument of God's love where they are. Missionaries are those who do everything so that, through their witness, their prayer, their intercession, Jesus might pass by.” ~Pope Francis, June 2023
U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
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The Feast of the Visitation
May 31st, we celebrate the FEAST DAY OF THE VISITATION! This day, the resounding JOY of St. Elizabeth's announcement that salvation has come into the world echoes, in a special way, throughout the global spiritual family of Sisters Servants of the Visitation. The Guardians of the Visitation share great excitement and humility: St. Elizabeth's sudden knowledge of the reality of the presence of our Savior in Mary's womb.
‘Pilgrims of Hope’/‘ Spes non Confundit – Hope Does Not Disappoint’,
~Romans 5:5).
"Missionaries of Hope Among all People."
MCP 2025
The Sisters Servants of the Visitation are pleased and excited to greet the people of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, and the Archdiocese of Chicago during the USCCB Mission Cooperative Plan (MCP) during June and July. The Sisters are grateful for the invitation from the Mission Offices to share their Charism, the joys and challenges of the people they serve, and the needs of their missions in Brazil and the Philippines.
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The Guardians of the Visitation will host Sr. Rubi Arellano, SSV from Brazil, and Sr. Jean Marie, Cabatingan, SSV from Kenya, during their stay in the US. Magnificat!!
Diocese of Buffalo, New York
Three Catholic Sisters of the Foothills:
(Parish Family 25)
June 8 &29, 2025
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Holy Name of Mary
Ellicottville. NewYork
St. Philomena
Franklinville, New York
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Our Lady of Peace
Salamanc, New York
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Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois
February 6th Pope Francis released his message and gave the world the theme for World Mission Sunday Day 2025: "MISSIONARIES OF HOPE AMONG ALL PEOPLE".
​​​​​​​​​​We joyfully embrace this beautiful theme generously given to us in this Jubilee Year. The Sisters of the Visitation as a Missionary Congregation dedicated to serving the needs of the ultra-poor in forgotten places in our world embrace Pope Francis' message as they live out their Charism to "go with haste" in the spirit of the Magnificat! The SERVANTS OF THE VISITATION are dedicated to bringing the HOPE of Christ to those in need by animating the closeness and love of Jesus amidst the lives of the poorest of the poor they serve through their fourteen missions.
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As Guardians of the Visitation, we seek the grace of God to answer the Holy Father's call to be "Bearers and Builders of Hope"...To Pray, To Give, and to GO!
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SS. Peter and Lambert Parish
Skokie, Illinois
July 5 &6, 2025
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St. Gertrude Parish
Chicago, Illinois
July 12 &13, 2025
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St. James Parish
Chicago, Illinois
July, 13, 2025
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GIVING TUESDAY GREENHOUSE PROJECT, OL MORAN, KENYA
MISSION DAYS
To pray, to give, and to GO!
GIVING TUESDAY
"RAISE THE ROOF" PROJECT,
BORONGAN , PHILIPPINES
"G#O AND INVITE..."
AIN KARIM WALKWAY ROOF PROPOSAL:
RENEWING THE MISSION OF HOPE
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"This is precisely why the work of missionaries ad gentes—those who leave their homelands to bring the Gospel to others—remains vital. Pope Francis expresses deep gratitude to these missionaries, men and women, religious and lay people alike, thanking them for their witness to the universal call to evangelization: “For this, I thank you most heartily! Your lives are a clear response to the command of the risen Christ, who sent his disciples to evangelize all peoples.” ~Pope Francis, 6 February 2025
FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE VISITATION
SSV MOTHER HOUSE, SANTA MARINELLA, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 2-11, 2024
Guardians of the Visitation
Borongan City, Eastern Samar,Philippines
SSV MISSION AID BATO, BORONGAN CITY, ESTERN SAMAR, PHILIPPINES
Ain Karim Children's Home is operated by the SSV Sisters as the only Catholic licensed home for children ages newborn to six and young girls and women to age twenty-one in Eastern Samar. The SSV Ain Karim Home welcomes vulnerable children and girls in crisis: abandoned, neglected, orphaned, disabled, and those in need of short-term and long-term help due to family crises. With love, sensitivity, and compassionate care the SSV Sisters nurture the children in a secure family atmosphere and according to their particular needs including medical and nutritional interventions, therapy, education, and spiritual direction.
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SSV MISSION OL MORAN,KENYA
celebrates twenty-two years of service to the parish of St. Marks Catholic Church, Ol Moran, Kenya. MAGNIFICAT!! The SSV Sisters care for and serve the children and young adults in their mission home, Magnificat House, and visit the sick in their homes, especially giving care to those in remote areas, providing food and support to help families. The SSV Mission also operates a free Catholic Dispensary to provide medical aid and medicines to those who cannot pay for such services.
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THE GREAT BABY BLANKET PROJECT
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The Great Baby Blanket Project collects new and gently used baby swaddling blankets for distribution through the SSV Sisters' Missions to very poor mothers and families welcoming a child into the world!
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Dec 2021-today we collected nearly 500 blankets! Learn more here:
GREAT BABY BLANKET
PROJECT UPDATE:
The baby blankets collected by St. Petronille Parish in Glen Ellyn, Illinois during Advent 2022 were wrapped in gift bags to ship to the SSV Mission in PH. The swaddling blankets will be gifted to mothers and families in need who are welcoming a child in the coming year.
EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM ASSEMBLES #GBBP GIFT PACKETS, JANUARY 2023
Your support of the SSV Sisters and the children is so very much appreciated.
Thank you for reaching out to sustain the SSV Missions,
Ain Karim Children's Home and Magnificat House.
GUARDIANS OF THE VISITATION
Guardians of the Visitation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization in the United States, EIN #83-3849590. The Guardians of the Visitation in Italy, the Philippines, Brazil, and Madagascar are Lay Catholic Associations following the Charism of the Sisters Servants of the Visitation Congregation.
American missioners, wishing to offer assistance to the Sisters Servants of the Visitation in their work with the poorest of the poor in Borongan, Eastern Samar, Philippines, established a new branch organization in the United States on February 21, 2019. The Sisters Servants of the Visitation extend love, care, healthcare, and educational services to poor children in their care facility, Ain Karim Children's Home, and to the impoverished families in the surrounding communities. In 2021 the Guardians of the Visitation expanded the scope of their efforts of support to include the SSV Mission in Ol Moron, Laikipia County, Kenya which operates Magnificat House, a home for abandoned children and rescue home for young girls and women, a Catholic Health Dispensary, and many apostolates that serve the large and widespread community of St. Marks Catholic Parish, Ol Moran, Kenya.
"BRING TO ALL THE SMILE OF GOD"
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JOIN IN SPREADING THE JOY OF THE VISITATION!
